So many myths about #PlasticWaste and #PlasticPollution. It can't really be recycled, only downcycled. Not for a #CircularEconomy. You can read my complete speech here: hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2025-1...

The Government Has Cut Air Pollution Funds to Councils by 99% as Illegal Levels of Pollution Shorten Lives New data shows just £1.5 million was given to councils in England in the past year to tackle air pollution - down from a high of £225 million in 2021

‘Too little, too late’: damning report condemns UK’s Covid response Report on handling of pandemic contains stinging criticism of ‘toxic and chaotic’ culture inside Boris Johnson’s No 10 www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged. Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.

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Great news coming out of China! apnews.com/article/chin...

Fascinating new paper from Joe Clarke et al., which addresses the question: could the climate-carbon system suffer a self-sustaining runaway feedback? @gsiexeter.bsky.social @ukceh.bsky.social @bolincentre.bsky.social esd.copernicus.org/articles/16/...

We're not doing a very good job of reducing CO₂ emissions from burning fossil fuels, but maybe we can do something about other greenhouse gases like CH₄ from leaky gas wells and pipes, belching cows, and rotting organic matter, N₂O from agriculture, and HFCs from refrigeration.

Chef's kiss for the Labour clowns if they end up destroying the NHS as well as their own party with their ruinous jackbooted approach to immigration. That's a very special level of failure. Starmer is rapidly nearing the top of the list of worst prime ministers. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

If you slow down, other people overtake you. Labour's backsliding means the UK is no longer leading the world in cutting CO2. Maybe Labour should be copying Denmark's climate plan, not their immigration policy. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

It's so important that we work together with the EU to protect our climate - and nature too!

Powerful article from Beth Mead on how the #climate crisis is already threatening the future of sport & the importance of investing in adaptation. If you agree please do sign & share the petition urging Ministers to act petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73... @climatemajority.bsky.social

The stakes: Trump’s anti-climate agenda could result in 1.3m more deaths globally, analysis finds - Fallout from increased emissions linked to president’s ‘America First’ policies expected to most affect those in poor, hot countries #COP30 #climatecrisis www.theguardian.com/environment/...

We must copy Denmark Social Democrats' hardline anti-asylum measures in order to win back voters' trust, says Shabana Mahmood. Meanwhile in Denmark:

Keeping promises on renewables, energy efficiency and methane ‘would avoid nearly 1C of global heating’ - Analysis @climateactiontracker.org shows adhering to pledges offers world hope of avoiding climate breakdown #cop30 #climatecrisis www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The real BBC bias story, narrated by Anna Ford

What does Trump’s legal threat against the BBC really tell us? 💭 Professor of Politics Angelia Wilson shares insight into what this means for balanced journalism, political communication and the growing alignment between right-wing movements in the US and UK. @uomhums.bsky.social #MeetTheExpert

What a shocking waste of opportunity this government has proved to be. It has squandered its time and attention on ridiculous fiscal rules, persecuting refugees and trashing ecosystems in the name of growth, while failing to deliver what we so desperately want. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Once again, world leaders (not including Trump) or their representatives are meeting at the UN's annual climate conference, this year called COP30. The future of the Earth depends largely on them. suenethercott.substack.com/p/cop30

Schumer: The Senate has now passed the Epstein bill as soon as it comes over from the House.

It’s almost like something dramatically changed after the Industrial Revolution! (figure via Ed Hawkins)

#COP30 live blog: First draft text revives shift away from fossil fuels #climatecrisis www.theguardian.com/environment/...

80 ministers from global north and south unite in call for a roadmap away from fossil fuels #COP30 #climatechange www.theguardian.com/environment/...

#ExamFactory schools are _particularly bad for SEND pupils. But they are bad for _all_ pupils. Great to join @sianberry.bsky.social getting the message out. With the reminder that @greenparty.org.uk policy is to abolish SATs

The Trump regime’s cuts to NIH grants disrupted more than 380 clinical trials, affecting over 74,000 participants. The cuts disproportionately impacted trials on infectious diseases and minority communities.

In a win for polluters, the Trump regime proposed a rule to limit the EPA’s authority to regulate pollution in wetlands and waterways. This would strip federal protections from 55 million acres of wetlands (85% of all wetlands nationwide!), threatening lots of people's drinking water.

Last week #KickBigPollutersOut revealed that 1,600+ fossil fuel lobbyist have been representing the interests of oil and gas at #COP30 Now we find they were joined by 300 lobbyists from big agricultural - an industry that produces up to a third of emissions. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

I attended a talk by a scientist at a Chinese University and realized that all the background climate data that she used came from the US (CO₂ Keeling Curve, global temperature time series, etc.). Although China funds a lot of research, the destruction of US science will affect science globally.

Amnesty International has slammed Labour’s “divisive and cruel” asylum crackdown, warning that it marks a dangerous drift toward treating fundamental human rights as optional depending on who you are. www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/amn...

“They went for pensioners, they went for the disabled, and now they’re going for people fleeing war and conflict. I am furious — this government should hang their heads in shame.” Zack Polanski on Labour’s new immigration reforms on Newsnight.

As @glenpeters.bsky.social says, we're way off target for any 1.5°C scenario. To see how far off, each of the red/green bars represents the decrease in CO₂ emissions during COVID. Even if we achieved that from now until the end of 2030, we would still miss our 1.5°C target by a significant margin.

Excellent column from @stephenkb.bsky.social on what @alanmanning4.bsky.social refers to as the “infernal circle” of immigration policy www.ft.com/content/1144...

I would never have believed we would see a headline like this under a Labour government

Leaving the ECHR won't solve the refugee crisis, but instead would strip us of our human rights.

Please share this petition to call for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...

I just want a government that is morally *better* than this.

The Minister spoke about the value of experienced prison officers — yet 2,600 staff now face deportation because the Home Office has raised the salary threshold to £41,700. Why is the government forcing out the very people who keep prisons functioning? #PublicSafety

‘It’s Time for a Debate About Who Owns Our Media’ Says Leader of the UK’s Trade Union Movement TUC General Secretary Paul Nowak warns that tech and media billionaires are threatening our democracy, as they campaign to destroy the BBC bylinetimes.com/2025/11/14/i...

"A small tax on [multimillionaires and billionaires] would make a big difference to the money we have available." Ahead of next week's Budget, @adrianramsay.bsky.social makes the case for taxing the wealth of the richest in society to fund our public services.

We sold our water to foreign billionaires. Now we’re handing them our health data.

Another chilling aspect... The Tories simply passed a law declaring Rwanda "safe". Do we really trust that this govt or the next won't resort to similar tactics if this finds them politically convenient? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

ICE-style raids on Britain’s streets: that’s all Labour’s brutal asylum reforms will achieve Stella Creasy www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Your regular reminder that there is absolutely nothing "hard" or "tough" about targeting the poorest, most vulnerable, and least able to defend themselves groups of people on the entire planet

The government won’t achieve ‘decency’ over ‘division’ by trying to be Reform Lite and please remember this - the ECHR is much more than a treaty. It’s a quiet promise - a shield against abuse of power, a lifeline for the vulnerable, a declaration of who we are as a nation

NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen. Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.

#PoisonedPlanet, with #PlanetaryBoundaries exceeded and #PublicHealth facing so many threats www.dw.com/en/is-rare-e...

This is what many of us have been saying. Part 3 of the Planning & Infrastructure Bill is based on a myth: that we don't have enough homes because wildlife and green spaces are protected. It will solve nothing, and inflict terrible harm on our remaining ecosystems www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

The sun gives us light, warmth, a habitable planet, the winds, photosynthesis and vitamin D. We need a lot more of its energy. suenethercott.substack.com/p/solar-saves

A Labour Party has jettisoned plans to increase taxes on unearned income - disproportionately enjoyed by the wealthy - and is increasing them instead on the earned income of normal people. What a shocking indictment.

📍Senator Fetterman had a VFIB—the leading cause of cardiac arrest—he almost died if not for his implanted defibrillator, which can cost $34,000 to over $51,000. Days ago, he also just voted with GOP to gut health insurance tax credits for millions. Hope he has a change of heart.