Lifeboats To Be Removed From Cruise Ships Because They Remind People Of Titanic Sinking

There are really good reasons to want a system & culture that restrains the mad whims of kings. #NoKings

"The damage has already been inflicted: on extraction, capacity, distribution. It will not be restored in months, it will take years. & in that time we will all suffer, to some extent or other. All because the emperor woke up one morning & decided to start a war."

As we stare down these energy price shocks, we need to ask: why is the price of *all* electricity largely set by gas-fired power stations? This rigged system needs to change. Today, I wrote to Ed Miliband MP asking that we break the link between gas and electricity prices.

A cross party committee of MPs has warned that the UK and our allies need to prepare to defend Europe without the US. It's time to face up to the threats that we're facing - and we urgently need to end our reliance on the US. news.sky.com/story/uk-and...

It was great to meet with @costoflivingaction.bsky.social yesterday — a coalition of over 30 groups taking action against the cost of living crisis. We’re united in the fight to cut bills, cap rents and tax billionaires 💸

The fuel price shock we're seeing now demonstrates just how risky our continued dependence on oil and gas is for British households. The govt must do all it can to bring down energy costs - decouple the price of electricity from gas and wean us off dirty volatile fossil fuels.

There is nobody in the White House who can say no to Donald Trump. And that’s not an accident, they were hired precisely because they wouldn’t. The entry requirement for this administration was believing Trump was robbed in 2020. ➡️ Watch Page 94, the Private Eye podcast: youtu.be/goeCQ8ZM2f4

"Failures in IPC - particularly delays in recognising airborne transmission and providing appropriate respiratory protection - contributed to avoidable infections. This reinforces a critical message: Covid-19 is a preventable occupational hazard - not an unavoidable risk."

Read our press release following the Covid Inquiry Module 3 Report: shh-uk.org/failure-t... Covid is airborne. The science was there. Failure to act on it left healthcare workers exposed — and many now live with Long Covid. These were preventable harms. #SafeAir4All

"The report also identifies several evidence-based interventions that advocacy groups believe must be prioritised to improve patient outcomes and system resilience. This includes improving ventilation and implementing HEPA filtration across healthcare settings to prevent further transmission"

Sudan - the largest child displacement crisis in the world, yet it remains one of the most overlooked. 5 million children have been forced from their homes; 17 million children require urgent humanitarian assistance. Nearly half of Sudan’s children have lost between 15 and 18 months of schooling.

Too many children, young people & workers are now living with this devastating condition, & more join their ranks with every wave. Thanks for everything you do to raise awareness @greendarrenshipley.bsky.social 💚

Thanks @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social for your concern & compassion for the millions of children & workers whose lives have been devastated by #LongCovid 💚

After years of delay, the Future Homes Standard is finally out. Solar panels, heat pumps, and insulation standards are all welcome - but this still feels like half a plan, when the scale of the housing crisis demands the whole lot.

Despite having no viable plan or the consent of the Commons, the UK Government has once again allowed Trump to drag Britain further into his illegal war in the Middle East.

I’ve again written to @DefraGovUK asking when we’ll debate the Joint Intelligence Committee’s report on biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse and national security. The UN warns Earth is being pushed beyond its limits. Will this Government finally act?

A National security assessment, partially released in January, warns that “Every critical ecosystem is on a pathway to collapse”. The climate and nature emergencies are the most pressing issues of our time. So why isn't this top of the government's agenda?

"Like with many Maga men performing puerile stunts for the manosphere, the fragile ego inside seems incapable of facing up to the reality of what has been unleashed so thoughtlessly."

Yet another Labour MP freaking out because people don't support the slop they're serving. Telling on themselves with every post. Join.greenparty.org.uk

This is no time for half-measures. Protect families from the energy price hike. Paid for by: A tighter oil & gas windfall tax. Taxing income from wealth the same as from work. And double down on renewables and energy efficiency to protect us from future shocks.

We don't have to watch more young people fall victim to #LongCovid! Labour must implement Lady Hallett's recommendations in last week's UK Covid-19 Inquiry Module 3 Report ✅️ Clean Air in Healthcare Why don't CV kids have rights to reasonable adjustments? #CleanAir should be a basic right for all!

Dr Layla McCay "We urge the government to act swiftly on the Inquiry’s recommendations, especially as many of the challenges facing the NHS in 2019 still persist today, and some are even more severe..."

Starmer: "The Chair recommends measures to strengthen national preparedness for future pandemics, with clear accountability for the provision of guidance on infection prevention and control"...

‘The pandemic shows us that workforce wellbeing should become a central strategic priority for the NHS’ Thank you @drkevinfong.bsky.social excellent article in today’s Observer. Can’t find a link yet #NHS

Laws of physics-1 IPC establishment-0 Aerosol-borne viruses swirl through the air like deadly invisible smoke in unventilated indoor spaces. Fix this & we can #StopTheSpread without lockdowns. Fix this & CV folks can rejoin society. Fix this & your kids might enjoy lives unblighted by #LongCovid

My thoughts are with Jewish communities across Britain today in the wake of the antisemitic arson attack on ambulances in London. This disgusting act of hatred and intimidation has no place in the UK.

UN Secretary General António Guterres has said "every key climate indicator is flashing red" as Earth's climate is further out of balance than at any time in recorded history. We cannot afford further delay in combatting climate breakdown. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

"We mark today as a victory. A real one, years in the making, achieved by people who were told to stay at home - instead we turned up and made ourselves heard." @larawong.bsky.social @cvcev.bsky.social

Britain's waterways are vital resources for our communities, local economies, and wildlife - they must be protected, for people and planet. That means taking a truly joined up approach to pollution, tackling sewage and agricultural pollution alike. #WorldWaterDay

I met a Ukrainian delegation last week as part of the Energy Security & Net Zero Select Committee and there is a lot to learn from them about energy security and distributed power networks.

Schrodinger’s bomber. Defensive when it takes off and when it drops its bombs. Offensive in mid flight. I feel for government lawyers having to advise on legality of this policy.

Tell me I'm right about this @sharonhodgsonmp.bsky.social! The Labour Party shares our values & promised to implement Lady Hallett's recommendations.

“The memories of Covid have not gone, and that was quite traumatic for a lot of people. But this is definitely not Covid – it’s not like a rampant, marauding virus that’s spreading around.”

Imagine the Church making a statement like this about clinically vulnerable families! @cvcev.bsky.social

I am extremely confident that there will be mandatory indoor air quality standards for all buildings, to stop the spread of airborne infectious diseases, in the future. The Green Party are right to campaign for this. The UK Covid-19 Inquiry Module 3 Report completely vindicates our position.

Nightclub owner at centre of meningitis outbreak says “something isn’t making sense”. “There's been a lot of talk about how hard it is to transmit… …but actually, it was transmitted a LOT more easily, by the looks of it, than they're suggesting.” www.lbc.co.uk/article/meni... 🧵

The Covid Inquiry Module 3 report has ordered that: “In future, guidance should assume that ALL plausible routes of transmission are possible until sufficient evidence proves otherwise.” There are no excuses anymore. The govt MUST NOT make the same mistakes again. We MUST learn from the past.

The Covid Inquiry Module 3 report published just this week made it clear that it is no longer appropriate to rely on the outdated dichotomy between aerosols & droplets. Where there is droplet transmission, there is also a high probability of aerosol transmission.

During the Covid inquiry, one of the independent expert witnesses was asked: “Is there any scenario or situation where someone could produce a droplet without also generating significant amounts of aerosols?” Professor Clive Beggs clearly replied: “NO”.

A key finding from the Covid Inquiry report published this week: “Guidance on preventing the spread of infection was flawed. It assumed the virus was spread by CONTACT transmission, failing properly to consider the extent to which it was also spread by AIRBORNE transmission.”

I think the science is known but the authorities are deliberately ignoring it. The practice of concealing information from the public so as "not to frighten the horses" is endemic. It's the same with climate and planetary tipping points. And it leads to stupid. It should be a criminal offence.

It looks like they're repeating the same mistakes as with covid. "Oh no it's not spread by aerosols. Just wash your hands. No need for masks." Why do they do this? People will die.

Brilliant to join the NFU, WWF and RSPCA in Parliament to discuss the need for core standards for agri-food imports - trade deals must not allow food imports produced to lower standards to undercut British farmers or offshore environmental impacts.

Module 3 Report of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry: "The Impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the healthcare systems of the United Kingdom."

Digital ID, restriction of jury trials, expansion of live facial recognition, extreme crackdowns on asylum seekers. Labour is building a toolkit for tyrants and gifting future governments the means to run an authoritarian state. Greens will continue to stand up against these sinister proposals.

We have warned from the start that the UK has to avoid being dragged into another war in the Middle East. Starmer must now let Parliament vote on the terms of the agreement with the US for their use of UK bases. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/ce...

This is exactly the mission creep I warned the Prime Minister against in Parliament. Britain should not be dragged into Trump and Netanyahu’s illegal war on Iran - a war that leaves the whole Middle East and all of us less safe. We should be pressing for peace and de-escalation.

Millions of people in the UK including myself have had their long term health impacted by COVID infections and @zackpolanski.bsky.social is the only political leader talking about it. We need treatments and indoor clean air policies to protect the public's health.

2 minutes on how the Trump administration tried to control the media narrative on the Iran war last week youtube.com/shorts/hUNKY...