Danny Chivers
@dannychivers.bsky.social
Freelance writer, carbon analyst and climate action flag-waver. Trying to mainly post useful and hopeful things. He/him.
My latest column in NI: resistance to fossil fuels is very much alive!
Africa Shows the Way
💪🏿 Coordinated protests against fossil fuels in 10+ countries
☀️ 20 African countries set new solar power records
+🔵 Pacific islanders' long campaign leads to ICJ ruling
Read 'Temperature Check' @dannychivers.bsky.social regular climate action column for New Internationalist:
💪🏿 Coordinated protests against fossil fuels in 10+ countries
☀️ 20 African countries set new solar power records
+🔵 Pacific islanders' long campaign leads to ICJ ruling
Read 'Temperature Check' @dannychivers.bsky.social regular climate action column for New Internationalist:
Temperature check: Power to the planet
From court rooms to solar panels, Danny Chivers gives us a round-up of global climate action.
newint.org
November 7, 2025 at 12:50 PM
My latest column in NI: resistance to fossil fuels is very much alive!
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Hello bluesky! Are you thinking about heading home on your commute? Here are 12 easy hacks to beat the Congestion Charge. Don't forget to share!
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Twelve easy hacks to beat Oxford’s congestion charge
Don't want to pay? We got you. Here's the tea on how you can avoid the congestion charge entirely, and still visit all your favourite places in the city centre. Here's the official website, but our ha...
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November 6, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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Looking forward to seeing more data on this, but it sounds promising!
Buses are getting around Oxford faster as a result of the congestion charge, according to Oxford Bus Company. MD Luke Marion said “We’ve already seen encouraging improvements to traffic flow and bus journey times in the scheme’s first week.”
November 4, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Looking forward to seeing more data on this, but it sounds promising!
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Nurse:
It’s become a real problem in this area
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Nurse:
We’ve seen the whole community lost to addiction
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Show a building sign posted:
Westminster ‘X’ Addiction Clinic
With various Westminster people or looking at their phones outside it
Nurse:
Ministers, Spads, Researchers…
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Nurse:
Most mornings we’ll get a call about someone acting strangely
[Nurse on phone taking a call]
Ok - we’ll be right over
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Nurse:
We just have a gentle chat
[Nurses approach a minister –Robert Jenrick? - standing in the Palace of Westminster
Minister:
I understand your concerns…
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Nurse:
Are you OK love?
Minister:
Yes I’m just hearing legitimate concerns from real voters
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Nurse:
That’s a robot, a Nazi and a poorly-disguised Russian
[Show that the people he is talking to are precisely these characters]
Nurse 2:
Give us your phone, love
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Nurse:
At the clinic we put them in a Grass-Touching Pod, with a real voter to talk to
[We see them back at the clinic, holding the minister's head and pushing him into a glass isolation booth with a grass floor. And it is a baffled looking woman, on a chair, ready to talk to him.]
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Minister:
YOU MUST BE WORRIED ABOUT THE COMING CIVIL WAR
[woman looks baffled]
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woman:
I just want a bus service
Minister:
LOOK AT MY FLAG
[produces a St George's flag]
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Glad to see Nigel Farage has finally remembered Nathan Gill, former leader of Reform in Wales - found guilty of taking bribes from Russia.
Maybe he'll now remember how much he took from Putin's propaganda broadcaster Russia Today for all his TV appearances when he was a MEP?
Maybe he'll now remember how much he took from Putin's propaganda broadcaster Russia Today for all his TV appearances when he was a MEP?
October 11, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Glad to see Nigel Farage has finally remembered Nathan Gill, former leader of Reform in Wales - found guilty of taking bribes from Russia.
Maybe he'll now remember how much he took from Putin's propaganda broadcaster Russia Today for all his TV appearances when he was a MEP?
Maybe he'll now remember how much he took from Putin's propaganda broadcaster Russia Today for all his TV appearances when he was a MEP?
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Excited that the Oxford Congestion Charge means that the 3/3A will now run to the station!! Amongst a whole host of other bus improvements.
Oxford Bus Co has announced more frequent bus services from November to coincide with the congestion charge coming into effect. The improvements mean Blackbird Leys and Cowley will have services to the city centre every 10 minutes, while Iffley Road gets a new night bus.
October 7, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Excited that the Oxford Congestion Charge means that the 3/3A will now run to the station!! Amongst a whole host of other bus improvements.
More of this sort of thing please.
September 16, 2025 at 7:20 PM
More of this sort of thing please.
Genuinely refreshing to hear a politician say these things.
No other party says the basic truth: migration is good for Britain.
The real problem? Inequality, soaring bills, underfunded public services.
That’s driven by the greed of the super rich and the Labour government who serve them - not by migrants.
The real problem? Inequality, soaring bills, underfunded public services.
That’s driven by the greed of the super rich and the Labour government who serve them - not by migrants.
September 10, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Genuinely refreshing to hear a politician say these things.
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"My school saves thousands of pounds every year from those solar panels." The TUC directly takes on Reform, a party funded by the fossil fuel Industry. Posted on IG by tradesunioncongress
September 10, 2025 at 7:38 AM
"My school saves thousands of pounds every year from those solar panels." The TUC directly takes on Reform, a party funded by the fossil fuel Industry. Posted on IG by tradesunioncongress
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Nigel Farage is the biggest charlatan in British political history.
And here's what his constitutents in Clacton really think:
And here's what his constitutents in Clacton really think:
September 7, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Nigel Farage is the biggest charlatan in British political history.
And here's what his constitutents in Clacton really think:
And here's what his constitutents in Clacton really think:
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New draft guidance for UK museums calls for ‘transition away’ from fossil fuels sponsorship -
www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/09/05/n...
www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/09/05/n...
New draft guidance for UK museums calls for ‘transition away’ from fossil fuels sponsorship
The draft “Code of Ethics” was published by the Museums Association earlier this week
www.theartnewspaper.com
September 6, 2025 at 6:36 AM
New draft guidance for UK museums calls for ‘transition away’ from fossil fuels sponsorship -
www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/09/05/n...
www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/09/05/n...
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Yay! @zackpolanski.bsky.social new @boldpolitics.bsky.social is now on @bsky.app 🙌
Please give him a follow.
Also who do you want to see next on his #BoldPolitics? I choose @graceblakeley.substack.com 🙏
Repost and tag who you'd like to see in comments 👇
Please give him a follow.
Also who do you want to see next on his #BoldPolitics? I choose @graceblakeley.substack.com 🙏
Repost and tag who you'd like to see in comments 👇
September 5, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Yay! @zackpolanski.bsky.social new @boldpolitics.bsky.social is now on @bsky.app 🙌
Please give him a follow.
Also who do you want to see next on his #BoldPolitics? I choose @graceblakeley.substack.com 🙏
Repost and tag who you'd like to see in comments 👇
Please give him a follow.
Also who do you want to see next on his #BoldPolitics? I choose @graceblakeley.substack.com 🙏
Repost and tag who you'd like to see in comments 👇
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Do you want a railway that works for people not profit? 🚆
The good news is there’s lots of MPs who agree. 👍🏼
We were in parliament today with Chris Hinchliffe MP, Martin Wrigley MP and some fantastic rail experts to launch our vision for the railways bill.
Check out the report below 👇🏼
The good news is there’s lots of MPs who agree. 👍🏼
We were in parliament today with Chris Hinchliffe MP, Martin Wrigley MP and some fantastic rail experts to launch our vision for the railways bill.
Check out the report below 👇🏼
September 4, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Do you want a railway that works for people not profit? 🚆
The good news is there’s lots of MPs who agree. 👍🏼
We were in parliament today with Chris Hinchliffe MP, Martin Wrigley MP and some fantastic rail experts to launch our vision for the railways bill.
Check out the report below 👇🏼
The good news is there’s lots of MPs who agree. 👍🏼
We were in parliament today with Chris Hinchliffe MP, Martin Wrigley MP and some fantastic rail experts to launch our vision for the railways bill.
Check out the report below 👇🏼
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Fascinating paper using the unique circumstances of Starmer's "Islands of Strangers" speech falling in the middle of BESIP fieldwork to assess its impact.
Reduced Labour support + no evidence of reduced support for Reform UK.
The latest of many studies suggesting that accommodation doesn't work.
Reduced Labour support + no evidence of reduced support for Reform UK.
The latest of many studies suggesting that accommodation doesn't work.
Radical right accommodation really does not work.
New paper out with this exceptionally talented team
@katharinalawall.bsky.social @robjohns75.bsky.social @drjennings.bsky.social @sarahobolt.bsky.social @zachdickson.bsky.social @danjdevine.bsky.social & @jack-bailey.co.uk
doi.org/10.31235/osf...
New paper out with this exceptionally talented team
@katharinalawall.bsky.social @robjohns75.bsky.social @drjennings.bsky.social @sarahobolt.bsky.social @zachdickson.bsky.social @danjdevine.bsky.social & @jack-bailey.co.uk
doi.org/10.31235/osf...
September 5, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Fascinating paper using the unique circumstances of Starmer's "Islands of Strangers" speech falling in the middle of BESIP fieldwork to assess its impact.
Reduced Labour support + no evidence of reduced support for Reform UK.
The latest of many studies suggesting that accommodation doesn't work.
Reduced Labour support + no evidence of reduced support for Reform UK.
The latest of many studies suggesting that accommodation doesn't work.
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🚨New Research 🚨
Ahead of the release of Wave 30 of the BES Internet Panel, the team has examined Labour's decline since the 2024 GE.
Labour's support has splintered into mostly indecision or left-liberal parties, but they've also lost their few right-wing voters.
🧵⬇️
tinyurl.com/3m62exph
Ahead of the release of Wave 30 of the BES Internet Panel, the team has examined Labour's decline since the 2024 GE.
Labour's support has splintered into mostly indecision or left-liberal parties, but they've also lost their few right-wing voters.
🧵⬇️
tinyurl.com/3m62exph
Looking for Labour’s lost voters - The British Election Study
www.britishelectionstudy.com
September 3, 2025 at 10:15 AM
🚨New Research 🚨
Ahead of the release of Wave 30 of the BES Internet Panel, the team has examined Labour's decline since the 2024 GE.
Labour's support has splintered into mostly indecision or left-liberal parties, but they've also lost their few right-wing voters.
🧵⬇️
tinyurl.com/3m62exph
Ahead of the release of Wave 30 of the BES Internet Panel, the team has examined Labour's decline since the 2024 GE.
Labour's support has splintered into mostly indecision or left-liberal parties, but they've also lost their few right-wing voters.
🧵⬇️
tinyurl.com/3m62exph
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'This country needs migrants'
Zack Polanski, the new leader of the Green Party in England and Wales, speaks to #BBCBreakfast about his views on immigration
Zack Polanski, the new leader of the Green Party in England and Wales, speaks to #BBCBreakfast about his views on immigration
September 3, 2025 at 6:47 AM
'This country needs migrants'
Zack Polanski, the new leader of the Green Party in England and Wales, speaks to #BBCBreakfast about his views on immigration
Zack Polanski, the new leader of the Green Party in England and Wales, speaks to #BBCBreakfast about his views on immigration
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Those who can channel our anger at 15 years of misrule, who can speak the language of outrage and hope, are the politicians of the moment. They will contribute to what could be, in 2029, the greatest electoral reset in our modern history.
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Labour has succeeded only in strengthening Farage. The way is now open for Zack Polanski’s Greens | George Monbiot
By caving to the hard right and corporate greed, Labour has left a gaping hole the new Green party leader is best placed to fill, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
September 3, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Those who can channel our anger at 15 years of misrule, who can speak the language of outrage and hope, are the politicians of the moment. They will contribute to what could be, in 2029, the greatest electoral reset in our modern history.
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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📣We're calling on the government to make FULL public ownership the final destination of its rail reforms.
Read the full report today 👇
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Read the full report today 👇
vist.ly/445c2
August 21, 2025 at 3:23 PM
📣We're calling on the government to make FULL public ownership the final destination of its rail reforms.
Read the full report today 👇
vist.ly/445c2
Read the full report today 👇
vist.ly/445c2
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⏳Final week to sign up to the Green Party.
🗳️ Vote for Bold Leadership on August 1st.
🗳️ Vote for Bold Leadership on August 1st.
July 23, 2025 at 6:46 AM
⏳Final week to sign up to the Green Party.
🗳️ Vote for Bold Leadership on August 1st.
🗳️ Vote for Bold Leadership on August 1st.
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Steve Reed told Parliament his dep't provided the figure of £100bn to buy back water.
The DEFRA Under-Secretary and civil servants are on record saying the figure came from a report funded by water companies.
So...who's telling the truth? Time to #ComeCleanSteve
Sign our petition! vist.ly/3yyng
The DEFRA Under-Secretary and civil servants are on record saying the figure came from a report funded by water companies.
So...who's telling the truth? Time to #ComeCleanSteve
Sign our petition! vist.ly/3yyng
July 24, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Steve Reed told Parliament his dep't provided the figure of £100bn to buy back water.
The DEFRA Under-Secretary and civil servants are on record saying the figure came from a report funded by water companies.
So...who's telling the truth? Time to #ComeCleanSteve
Sign our petition! vist.ly/3yyng
The DEFRA Under-Secretary and civil servants are on record saying the figure came from a report funded by water companies.
So...who's telling the truth? Time to #ComeCleanSteve
Sign our petition! vist.ly/3yyng
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A citizens' assembly is recommending an advocate for nature at council meetings, equitable access to green spaces, and stronger protections for waterways. The Citizens' Jury met in February to answer the question “How can we make Oxford a city where people and nature thrive together?”
July 3, 2025 at 3:40 PM
A citizens' assembly is recommending an advocate for nature at council meetings, equitable access to green spaces, and stronger protections for waterways. The Citizens' Jury met in February to answer the question “How can we make Oxford a city where people and nature thrive together?”
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NO NO NO
The public doesn't want any of this
Thames Water has failed in private hands for 35 years
TAKE IT BACK and make the shareholders and creditors pay for their mess
news.sky.com/story/hong-k...
The public doesn't want any of this
Thames Water has failed in private hands for 35 years
TAKE IT BACK and make the shareholders and creditors pay for their mess
news.sky.com/story/hong-k...
Hong Kong giant CKI demands to rejoin auction of stricken Thames Water
CK Infrastructure, which already owns Northumbrian Water, wrote to Thames Water's chairman on Monday demanding to be allowed to rejoin the ailing utility's financial rescue process, Sky News can exclu...
news.sky.com
June 11, 2025 at 8:57 AM
NO NO NO
The public doesn't want any of this
Thames Water has failed in private hands for 35 years
TAKE IT BACK and make the shareholders and creditors pay for their mess
news.sky.com/story/hong-k...
The public doesn't want any of this
Thames Water has failed in private hands for 35 years
TAKE IT BACK and make the shareholders and creditors pay for their mess
news.sky.com/story/hong-k...
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