Francis Sealey
@globalnet21.bsky.social
I am an ex-BBC producer who is now retired but active in creating channels of engagement around climate change, global conflict, and the challenges to democracy. Originally from Bridgwater in Somerset
‘A silent majority’: MPs underestimate support for green policies, study reveals
Exclusive: From solar subsidies to meat taxes, minority rightwing voices appear to drown out the consensus
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Exclusive: From solar subsidies to meat taxes, minority rightwing voices appear to drown out the consensus
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘A silent majority’: MPs underestimate support for green policies, study reveals
Exclusive: From solar subsidies to meat taxes, minority rightwing voices appear to drown out the consensus
www.theguardian.com
January 6, 2026 at 7:10 AM
‘A silent majority’: MPs underestimate support for green policies, study reveals
Exclusive: From solar subsidies to meat taxes, minority rightwing voices appear to drown out the consensus
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Exclusive: From solar subsidies to meat taxes, minority rightwing voices appear to drown out the consensus
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
US ‘has no right’ to take over Greenland, Danish PM says after renewed Trump threats
Mette Frederiksen responds to president amid febrile atmosphere after US actions in Venezuela
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Mette Frederiksen responds to president amid febrile atmosphere after US actions in Venezuela
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
US ‘has no right’ to take over Greenland, Danish PM says after renewed Trump threats
Mette Frederiksen responds to president amid febrile atmosphere after US actions in Venezuela
www.theguardian.com
January 5, 2026 at 7:15 AM
US ‘has no right’ to take over Greenland, Danish PM says after renewed Trump threats
Mette Frederiksen responds to president amid febrile atmosphere after US actions in Venezuela
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Mette Frederiksen responds to president amid febrile atmosphere after US actions in Venezuela
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
‘It’s frightening’: How far right is infiltrating everyday culture
Extremist messaging now woven into music and YouTube videos, with one expert saying: ‘You can be radicalised sitting on your couch
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Extremist messaging now woven into music and YouTube videos, with one expert saying: ‘You can be radicalised sitting on your couch
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
‘It’s frightening’: How far right is infiltrating everyday culture
Extremist messaging now woven into music and YouTube videos, with one expert saying: ‘You can be radicalised sitting on your couch’
www.theguardian.com
January 5, 2026 at 7:07 AM
‘It’s frightening’: How far right is infiltrating everyday culture
Extremist messaging now woven into music and YouTube videos, with one expert saying: ‘You can be radicalised sitting on your couch
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Extremist messaging now woven into music and YouTube videos, with one expert saying: ‘You can be radicalised sitting on your couch
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Scientists urge governments not to wait for global plastics treaty as pollution continues to grow.
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Scientists urge governments not to wait for global plastics treaty as pollution continues to grow
Scientists are urging governments to act immediately on plastic pollution, warning that waiting for a binding Global Plastics Treaty could mean years of damaging delay while plastic waste continues to...
phys.org
January 5, 2026 at 7:06 AM
Scientists urge governments not to wait for global plastics treaty as pollution continues to grow.
phys.org/news/2025-12...
phys.org/news/2025-12...
Researchers issue dire warning about looming threat to coastal communities: 'Decisive'
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Researchers issue dire warning about looming threat to coastal communities: 'Decisive'
The scale of the threat can scarcely be exaggerated.
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January 4, 2026 at 7:13 AM
Researchers issue dire warning about looming threat to coastal communities: 'Decisive'
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www.yahoo.com/news/article...
A comprehensive scientific assessment from the United Nations warned that the world could be nearing a series of tipping points — but we can still choose which path to take
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Scientists issue stark warning as world nears critical tipping point: 'Will dramatically worsen'
A comprehensive U.N. report warns that the world could be nearing a series of environmental tipping points.
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January 4, 2026 at 7:11 AM
A comprehensive scientific assessment from the United Nations warned that the world could be nearing a series of tipping points — but we can still choose which path to take
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www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/glo...
Trump and Putin share a craving for status. That’s why they both want to destroy Europe
Liberal democracies view Putin’s Russia as a bully – and Trump’s US as an angry drunk with a bazooka. The response is pure venom
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Liberal democracies view Putin’s Russia as a bully – and Trump’s US as an angry drunk with a bazooka. The response is pure venom
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Trump and Putin share a craving for status. That’s why they both want to destroy Europe | Henry Farrell and Sergey Radchenko
Liberal democracies view Putin’s Russia as a bully – and Trump’s US as an angry drunk with a bazooka. The response is pure venom, say Henry Farrell and Sergey Radchenko of Johns Hopkins
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January 3, 2026 at 6:47 AM
Trump and Putin share a craving for status. That’s why they both want to destroy Europe
Liberal democracies view Putin’s Russia as a bully – and Trump’s US as an angry drunk with a bazooka. The response is pure venom
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Liberal democracies view Putin’s Russia as a bully – and Trump’s US as an angry drunk with a bazooka. The response is pure venom
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Keir Starmer told closer EU trade ties ‘strategic necessity’ for UK firms
Labour urged to accelerate reset with Brussels as many exporters struggling to trade in the EU after Brexit deal
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Labour urged to accelerate reset with Brussels as many exporters struggling to trade in the EU after Brexit deal
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Keir Starmer told closer EU trade ties ‘strategic necessity’ for UK firms
Labour urged to accelerate reset with Brussels as many exporters struggling to trade in the EU after Brexit deal
www.theguardian.com
January 3, 2026 at 6:45 AM
Keir Starmer told closer EU trade ties ‘strategic necessity’ for UK firms
Labour urged to accelerate reset with Brussels as many exporters struggling to trade in the EU after Brexit deal
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Labour urged to accelerate reset with Brussels as many exporters struggling to trade in the EU after Brexit deal
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Fossil-fuel propaganda is stalling climate action. Here’s what we can do about it
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Fossil-fuel propaganda is stalling climate action. Here’s what we can do about it
New research highlights the role of fossil-fuel industry propaganda and suggests strategies to tackle false narratives about fossil fuels.
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January 3, 2026 at 6:44 AM
Fossil-fuel propaganda is stalling climate action. Here’s what we can do about it
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theconversation.com/fossil-fuel-...
These are the World's Best Cities for Walking and Cycling
Data from 11,587 cities show that, rain or shine, some places are just better for bikes and pedestrians
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Data from 11,587 cities show that, rain or shine, some places are just better for bikes and pedestrians
www.scientificamerican.com/article/glob...
These are the World's Best Cities for Walking and Cycling
Data from 11,587 cities show that, rain or shine, some places are just better for bikes and pedestrians
www.scientificamerican.com
January 3, 2026 at 6:43 AM
These are the World's Best Cities for Walking and Cycling
Data from 11,587 cities show that, rain or shine, some places are just better for bikes and pedestrians
www.scientificamerican.com/article/glob...
Data from 11,587 cities show that, rain or shine, some places are just better for bikes and pedestrians
www.scientificamerican.com/article/glob...
Thanks to Donald Trump, 2025 was a good year … for white-collar criminals
Why would the Trump administration choose to set aside consequences from criminals whose actions threaten the stability of the broader American economy?
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Why would the Trump administration choose to set aside consequences from criminals whose actions threaten the stability of the broader American economy?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
Thanks to Donald Trump, 2025 was a good year … for white-collar criminals
Why would the Trump administration choose to set aside consequences from criminals whose actions threaten the stability of the broader American economy?
www.theguardian.com
January 2, 2026 at 6:48 AM
Thanks to Donald Trump, 2025 was a good year … for white-collar criminals
Why would the Trump administration choose to set aside consequences from criminals whose actions threaten the stability of the broader American economy?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
Why would the Trump administration choose to set aside consequences from criminals whose actions threaten the stability of the broader American economy?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
UK asylum seekers not widely abusing modern slavery rules, report finds
Asylum seekers are not abusing the modern slavery system in a widespread manner that undermines statements from successive home secretaries.
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Asylum seekers are not abusing the modern slavery system in a widespread manner that undermines statements from successive home secretaries.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
UK asylum seekers not widely abusing modern slavery rules, report finds
Exclusive: Thinktank’s findings undermine successive home secretaries’ statements about misuse of system in England and Wales
www.theguardian.com
January 2, 2026 at 6:47 AM
UK asylum seekers not widely abusing modern slavery rules, report finds
Asylum seekers are not abusing the modern slavery system in a widespread manner that undermines statements from successive home secretaries.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Asylum seekers are not abusing the modern slavery system in a widespread manner that undermines statements from successive home secretaries.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
‘The anxiety never disappears’: Monmouth businesses recover from severe flooding
Restaurants, bars and shops are happy to be back after Storm Claudia – but there are fears for the future
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Restaurants, bars and shops are happy to be back after Storm Claudia – but there are fears for the future
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
‘The anxiety never disappears’: Monmouth businesses recover from severe flooding
Restaurants, bars and shops are happy to be back after Storm Claudia – but there are fears for the future
www.theguardian.com
January 2, 2026 at 6:45 AM
‘The anxiety never disappears’: Monmouth businesses recover from severe flooding
Restaurants, bars and shops are happy to be back after Storm Claudia – but there are fears for the future
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Restaurants, bars and shops are happy to be back after Storm Claudia – but there are fears for the future
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Food becoming more calorific but less nutritious due to rising carbon dioxide
Researchers noticed ‘dramatic’ changes in nutrients in crops, including drop in zinc and rise in lead
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Researchers noticed ‘dramatic’ changes in nutrients in crops, including drop in zinc and rise in lead
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Food becoming more calorific but less nutritious due to rising carbon dioxide
Researchers noticed ‘dramatic’ changes in nutrients in crops, including drop in zinc and rise in lead
www.theguardian.com
January 2, 2026 at 6:43 AM
Food becoming more calorific but less nutritious due to rising carbon dioxide
Researchers noticed ‘dramatic’ changes in nutrients in crops, including drop in zinc and rise in lead
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Researchers noticed ‘dramatic’ changes in nutrients in crops, including drop in zinc and rise in lead
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
'If we take action, we might survive'
Ecologist. 'This is no longer a risk, it is an emergency,' explain climate experts to more than a thousand British MPs and civil society leaders.
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Ecologist. 'This is no longer a risk, it is an emergency,' explain climate experts to more than a thousand British MPs and civil society leaders.
theecologist.org/2025/dec/01/...
'If we take action, we might survive'
'This is no longer a risk, it is an emergency,' explain climate experts to more than a thousand British MPs and civil society leaders.
theecologist.org
December 31, 2025 at 6:48 AM
'If we take action, we might survive'
Ecologist. 'This is no longer a risk, it is an emergency,' explain climate experts to more than a thousand British MPs and civil society leaders.
theecologist.org/2025/dec/01/...
Ecologist. 'This is no longer a risk, it is an emergency,' explain climate experts to more than a thousand British MPs and civil society leaders.
theecologist.org/2025/dec/01/...
Conservative legal group aims to export its rightwing Christian mission beyond US borders
Alliance Defending Freedom has ramped up its global spending on litigation and other campaigns to push its ultra-conservative Christian values
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Alliance Defending Freedom has ramped up its global spending on litigation and other campaigns to push its ultra-conservative Christian values
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Conservative legal group aims to export its rightwing Christian mission beyond US borders
Alliance Defending Freedom has ramped up its global spending on litigation and other campaigns to push its ultra-conservative Christian values
www.theguardian.com
December 31, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Conservative legal group aims to export its rightwing Christian mission beyond US borders
Alliance Defending Freedom has ramped up its global spending on litigation and other campaigns to push its ultra-conservative Christian values
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Alliance Defending Freedom has ramped up its global spending on litigation and other campaigns to push its ultra-conservative Christian values
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Palestinians tell BBC they were sexually abused in Israeli prisons
Two Palestinian men have told the BBC they personally experienced the kind of beatings and sexual abuse highlighted in recent reports into the treatment of prisoners in Israeli detention.
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Two Palestinian men have told the BBC they personally experienced the kind of beatings and sexual abuse highlighted in recent reports into the treatment of prisoners in Israeli detention.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Palestinians tell BBC they were sexually abused in Israeli prisons
Two men say they experienced the kind of abuse highlighted in recent reports on Israel's treatment of prisoners, which Israel denies.
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December 30, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Palestinians tell BBC they were sexually abused in Israeli prisons
Two Palestinian men have told the BBC they personally experienced the kind of beatings and sexual abuse highlighted in recent reports into the treatment of prisoners in Israeli detention.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Two Palestinian men have told the BBC they personally experienced the kind of beatings and sexual abuse highlighted in recent reports into the treatment of prisoners in Israeli detention.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The seemingly unstoppable growth of renewable energy is Science’s 2025 Breakthrough of the Year
Renewable energy, most of it from sunlight itself or from wind, ultimately driven by the Sun, overtook conventional energy on multiple fronts.
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Renewable energy, most of it from sunlight itself or from wind, ultimately driven by the Sun, overtook conventional energy on multiple fronts.
www.science.org/content/arti...
Science’s 2025 Breakthrough of the Year: The unstoppable rise of renewable energy
Clean energy infrastructure is being deployed with unmatched scale and speed—and China is leading the way
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December 30, 2025 at 6:49 AM
The seemingly unstoppable growth of renewable energy is Science’s 2025 Breakthrough of the Year
Renewable energy, most of it from sunlight itself or from wind, ultimately driven by the Sun, overtook conventional energy on multiple fronts.
www.science.org/content/arti...
Renewable energy, most of it from sunlight itself or from wind, ultimately driven by the Sun, overtook conventional energy on multiple fronts.
www.science.org/content/arti...
Heat, drought and fire: how extreme weather pushed nature to its limits in 2025
National Trust says these are ‘alarm signals we cannot ignore’ as climate breakdown puts pressure on wildlife
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National Trust says these are ‘alarm signals we cannot ignore’ as climate breakdown puts pressure on wildlife
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Heat, drought and fire: how extreme weather pushed nature to its limits in 2025
National Trust says these are ‘alarm signals we cannot ignore’ as climate breakdown puts pressure on wildlife
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December 29, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Heat, drought and fire: how extreme weather pushed nature to its limits in 2025
National Trust says these are ‘alarm signals we cannot ignore’ as climate breakdown puts pressure on wildlife
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
National Trust says these are ‘alarm signals we cannot ignore’ as climate breakdown puts pressure on wildlife
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
How climate breakdown is putting the world’s food in peril – in maps and charts
From floods to droughts, erratic weather patterns are affecting food security, with crop yields projected to fall if changes are not made
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From floods to droughts, erratic weather patterns are affecting food security, with crop yields projected to fall if changes are not made
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
How climate breakdown is putting the world’s food in peril – in maps and charts
From floods to droughts, erratic weather patterns are affecting food security, with crop yields projected to fall if changes are not made
www.theguardian.com
December 29, 2025 at 7:04 AM
How climate breakdown is putting the world’s food in peril – in maps and charts
From floods to droughts, erratic weather patterns are affecting food security, with crop yields projected to fall if changes are not made
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
From floods to droughts, erratic weather patterns are affecting food security, with crop yields projected to fall if changes are not made
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Massive disruption’: UK’s worst-case climate crisis scenarios revealed by scientists
Scientists say government must prepare for unlikely but ‘plausible’ 4C rise in temperature and a 2-metre rise in sea levels
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Scientists say government must prepare for unlikely but ‘plausible’ 4C rise in temperature and a 2-metre rise in sea levels
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Massive disruption’: UK’s worst-case climate crisis scenarios revealed by scientists
Scientists say government must prepare for unlikely but ‘plausible’ 4C rise in temperature and a 2-metre rise in sea levels
www.theguardian.com
December 28, 2025 at 6:48 AM
‘Massive disruption’: UK’s worst-case climate crisis scenarios revealed by scientists
Scientists say government must prepare for unlikely but ‘plausible’ 4C rise in temperature and a 2-metre rise in sea levels
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Scientists say government must prepare for unlikely but ‘plausible’ 4C rise in temperature and a 2-metre rise in sea levels
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
How to recycle your (real) Christmas tree
There are three options for recycling your real Christmas tree:
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There are three options for recycling your real Christmas tree:
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How to recycle your (real) Christmas tree
There are three options for recycling your real Christmas tree.
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December 28, 2025 at 6:47 AM
How to recycle your (real) Christmas tree
There are three options for recycling your real Christmas tree:
www.pgweb.uk/news/4270-ho...
There are three options for recycling your real Christmas tree:
www.pgweb.uk/news/4270-ho...
‘Lonely, terrifying and scary’: 70% of students in UK university halls feel isolated, poll shows
Students blame reliance on phones plus pressure of accommodation costs for lack of social life
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Students blame reliance on phones plus pressure of accommodation costs for lack of social life
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
‘Lonely, terrifying and scary’: 70% of students in UK university halls feel isolated, poll shows
Students blame reliance on phones plus pressure of accommodation costs for lack of social life
www.theguardian.com
December 24, 2025 at 6:51 AM
‘Lonely, terrifying and scary’: 70% of students in UK university halls feel isolated, poll shows
Students blame reliance on phones plus pressure of accommodation costs for lack of social life
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Students blame reliance on phones plus pressure of accommodation costs for lack of social life
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
A slow-motion water crisis is unfolding around the world
Many land areas are drying out as glaciers melt, soils lose moisture, and groundwater levels fall
yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/12/a-sl...
Many land areas are drying out as glaciers melt, soils lose moisture, and groundwater levels fall
yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/12/a-sl...
A slow-motion water crisis is unfolding around the world » Yale Climate Connections
Many land areas are drying out as glaciers melt, soils lose moisture, and groundwater levels fall.
yaleclimateconnections.org
December 24, 2025 at 6:49 AM
A slow-motion water crisis is unfolding around the world
Many land areas are drying out as glaciers melt, soils lose moisture, and groundwater levels fall
yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/12/a-sl...
Many land areas are drying out as glaciers melt, soils lose moisture, and groundwater levels fall
yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/12/a-sl...