Keir Starmer's PIP concessions aren't good news for anyone not yet disabled, because they will bear the price if and when they are. Labour should be ashamed if it falls for this. www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/06...

This is welcome and long overdue. MPs are now calling on the UK government to ban trawling and dredging in "Marine Protected Areas". It's outrageous that this wholescale destruction is permitted anywhere, let alone in these "reserves". It has to stop. committees.parliament.uk/publications...

There are 2 previous historical cases of countries destroying their science and universities, crippling them for decades: Lysenkoism in the USSR and Nazi Germany. The Trump administration will be the 3rd. It's not just budgets but research, institutions, expertise, and training the next generation.

Pride month starts today 🏳️‍🌈 What a perfect day to tell brands that they can't call themselves LGBTQ+ allies and fund GB News. Send them a clear message: back pride, not hate 👇 action.goodlawproject.org/pick-a-side-...

Footage shared by the director of Gaza’s health ministry and verified by the Guardian showed the burnt, dismembered bodies of Najjar’s children being pulled from the rubble of their house near a petrol station as flames engulfed what remained of the family’s home. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

It’s the last day of #NoMeatMay! And this hot and humid day is an ideal time to remind you of the vast amount of freshwater used to produce meat and dairy! Save water, eat plants. 🌱

It’s almost the end of #NoMeatMay! But there’s just time to remind you that vast amounts of antibiotics are used in animal agriculture, driving resistance.

There are great #plantbased alternatives for all your favourite meaty meals. Try them all this #NoMeatMay!

You don’t need to eat meat to get iron! There are many plant based sources. #NoMeatMay

Where did the weekend go? We got behind in our #NoMeatMay facts - here’s a catch up!

We cannot compete with the vast sums JK Rowling has to spend on her war on a tiny minority and civil society organisations that want to promote inclusivity. But @goodlawproject.bsky.social is the UK's biggest defender of trans rights. If you'd like to support our work there's a link in my bio.

It’s day 24 of #NoMeatMay! Protect the ocean & all the creatures that live there by leaving fish off your plate.

Your regular reminder that public ownership is popular in the UK. ⁠ vist.ly/3n559rc

The notion we should learn from the United States - where people are getting swept up off the streets and imprisoned by the state for their politically inconvenient speech - might be the most absurd thing the Financial Times has ever published.

Never take seriously those who ridicule low income people for having a smartphone or laptop. “If they’re so poor how did they buy an iPhone???” Because they’re trying to escape poverty, not the 1700s, genius. If you think basic tech access is unnecessary or a luxury, survive a month without it.

Oh boy. The recording of the debate I did with Jonathan Portes against Nadim Zahawi & Matthew Goodwin is up. It got pretty nasty, but we won by a long way, which is nice. @jdportes.bsky.social proving Goodwin was lying about OBR figures was a highlight for me 😅 www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXbQ...

It’s day 23 of #NoMeatMay! Reduce your risk of food poisoning by switching to plants!

Oops we missed a day! Don’t miss out on these alternatives to fish & leave marine life in the sea! #NoMeatMay

Current proposals on welfare reform will increase levels of poverty among disabled households. As part of the Disability Charities Consortium, we’ve written to Liz Kendall and Rachel Reeves to ask for a cross-governmental strategy to lift disabled people out of poverty.

NEW: Sure Start generated widespread, long-lasting benefits for children in education, health, absences, and SEND. Every £1 of up-front spending on Sure Start could generate around £2 in total benefits over the long run. THREAD on our new ‪@nuffieldfoundation.org‬-funded report: [1/11]

New analysis shows that lowering speeds on our roads is saving lives. Every death on our roads is one too many. Slower speeds not only protect the most vulnerable, but help create safer streets. We’ll continue working to eliminate death & serious injury on the transport network.

To carry 50,000 people per hour in each direction, a city needs a 175m wide road for cars. Even if those cars are electric. And then there’s all the parking. OR a city can move A LOT MORE people in a lot less space, with A LOT LESS public money and pollution. Via UITPnews

This is how the likes of Matthew Goodwin gets “polling” not worth the name that tells you 80% of us supposedly want immigeation reduced by a factor of ten, or whatever other total nonsense he’s been sharing lately. You can get polls to say almost anything. All depends on the question.

Powerlessness is a tide tonight. It’s not rage, not even grief. Just a profound silence where action should be. The house is quiet. The world is burning. And I am here, watching... ...useless.

There should be resignations at the top of the EHRC because of the way they have wantonly and purposefully misinterpreted this ruling.

It’s day 20 of #NoMeatMay already! Today we’re reminding you to make sure you get enough vitamin B12 - with a supplement if you’re on a plant based diet. Remember that animal products only provide B12 because it’s added to animal feed - so everyone is on a supplement somehow!

In March the Government released its Pathways to Work Green Paper, setting out welfare reforms that amounted to a net reduction in spending of £4.8 billion in 2029-30. By the end of the decade 7 million families will be affected by these changes, with nearly half losing out on support.

It’s day 19 of #NoMeatMay! We’re excited for the release of the update to the EAT Lancet report this year, but in the meantime the last one is still excellent! We can fold a global population of 10 billion within planetary boundaries - how amazing!

It’s day 18 of #NoMeatMay. We’re focusing on the unnaturally short & sad lives of animals produced for food. Industrial factory ‘farming’ is a horror show. Read more at: tinyurl.com/zerograzing

Oops, a little late for day 17 of #NoMeatMay! I was too distracted eating delicious plant based feasts! But it’s never too late to think about the vast carbon footprint of beef!

It’s day 16 of #NoMeatMay! High cholesterol is far too common & our food is a big reason. Swap out meat for beans, or even a meat replacement, to drastically lower saturated & trans-fat intake. Read more at: tinyurl.com/PBHPchol

It’s day 15 of #NoMeatMay! Don’t pay for pigs to live in misery before a traumatic death. Switch pork for a healthy & delicious alternative! @nomeatmay.bsky.social

“I would describe the EHRC statement as misinformation, which has had a very profound negative effect on the lives of, in particular, gender non-conforming women.” www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

Shame on the UK! Shame on us all!!

Under Starmer, @teamlabouruk.bsky.social has dragged the UK to the edge of the moral abyss When it comes to hostility toward Trans+ people, we're second only to a country where the Prime Minister is a neo-fascist leading a party that traces its lineage directly back to Mussolini’s fascist regime

There are still some decent people in the Labour Party - but the rarity of even modest comments like these 👇🏻 tells you how few they are. Ceaselessly amazed at what an ugly shitshow, indistinguishable from the Tories and Reform, Labour has become. www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...

‘Landlordism is the closest thing we have to a national industry. King Charles is a private landlord. John Lewis is a private landlord. The homelessness charity St Mungo’s is a private landlord. So are many MPs and doctors.’ Jack Shenker on the UK’s rental crisis: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

A sea of lab coats outside Parliament today As scientists asked politicians to listen to the science and act rapidly to combat the nature & ecological emergencies #ActOnFacts #ScientistsForSurvival @sciencetopolitics.bsky.social

It’s day 14 of #NoMeatMay & we’re sharing a recipe that’s a favourite of a colleague, from a great cookbook, The Green Roasting Tin. Would you try it? @nomeatmay.bsky.social

#BrexitReality - individuals trapped in chaotic situations not of their own making www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...

When the Home Secretary is having to argue that the Prime Minister's speech was "completely different to Enoch Powell's", it may be time to pause and reflect on ... lots of things.

PFI contracts have been a “quiet crisis happening in hundreds of schools across the country," says @maxmosley.bsky.social in @theipaper.com inews.co.uk/news/pupils-...

“These cuts are unlikely to make the NHS leaner and more efficient, and patients will inevitably be harmed.” @helensalisbury.bsky.social on the new round of belt tightening for the NHS just announced by the government www.bmj.com/content/389/...

It’s day 13 of #NoMeatMay & we’re thinking about good sources of calcium for healthy bones! @nomeatmay.bsky.social

It seems we missed day 11 of #NoMestMay on here! Oops! It’s day 11 of No Meat May! Although many of us grew up eating some animals & loving others, there is really no logical reason to continue this. Compassion should not have limits.

It’s day 12 of #NoMeatMay! There is enough food to feed a population of more than 10billion but it is distributed unequally, & rich nations use more than our fair share of global resources. A shift to more plantbased diet patterns would benefit everyone.

I will forever be haunted by this footage. Trawling has only been filmed underwater a few times in documentary history, and never with such clarity. What’s so heart-rending about these shots is watching how the animals don’t just get swept up — they swim for their lives. 🌎🦑🧪

🚨42 MPs have demanded that David Lammy come clean about evidence UK arms exports to Israel have continued despite Labour's suspensions. "The public deserves to know the full scale of the UK's complicity in crimes against humanity", they write.

It’s day 10 of #NoMeatMay. Did you know that animals reared for food produce vast amounts of waste & water pollution? Make a positive switch to meat free meals today. @nomeatmay.bsky.social