Jon Ungoed-Thomas
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Reporter. The Observer
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“There is no climate crisis,” Sean Matthews, leader of Lincolnshire council, posted on X last year. “We are all paying for these idiots to escalate their fantasies.”
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Climate-change denying Reform councils are axing net zero...
Environmental fears are being described as lies and fantasies to justify scrapping green policies
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October 3, 2025 at 1:51 PM
“There is no climate crisis,” Sean Matthews, leader of Lincolnshire council, posted on X last year. “We are all paying for these idiots to escalate their fantasies.”
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By my colleague @jonungoedthomas.bsky.social
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Unite created phoney job to prevent challenge to leaders, says whistleblower
Union gave a Heathrow baggage handler a ‘ghost post’ and let him keep his first job, according to claim
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Union gave a Heathrow baggage handler a ‘ghost post’ and let him keep his first job, according to claim
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September 28, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Unite created phoney job to prevent challenge to leaders, says whistleblower
Union gave a Heathrow baggage handler a ‘ghost post’ and let him keep his first job, according to claim
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Union gave a Heathrow baggage handler a ‘ghost post’ and let him keep his first job, according to claim
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What's gone wrong with our honey? My latest investigation in the Observer.
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August 26, 2025 at 12:19 PM
What's gone wrong with our honey? My latest investigation in the Observer.
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"I lived through the Troubles...I know what a terrorist organisation is." Interview with former magistrate Deborah Hinton, 81, OBE, arrested under Terrorism Act and held in cell for seven hours over Palestine Action vigil.
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Former magistrate, 81, faces six months in jail for Pales...
Cornish pensioner arrested at Truro cathedral falls foul of government’s labelling of direct action group as a terrorist organisation
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July 30, 2025 at 7:02 AM
"I lived through the Troubles...I know what a terrorist organisation is." Interview with former magistrate Deborah Hinton, 81, OBE, arrested under Terrorism Act and held in cell for seven hours over Palestine Action vigil.
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‘The most damaging thing for the sea’ … and 300 trawlers are at it in Europe
Conservationists call for action after tracking hundreds of vessels they suspect of harmful deep-sea fishing
Conservationists call for action after tracking hundreds of vessels they suspect of harmful deep-sea fishing
‘The most damaging thing for the sea’ … and 300 trawlers...
Conservationists call for action after tracking hundreds of vessels they suspect of harmful deep-sea fishing
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June 15, 2025 at 9:03 AM
‘The most damaging thing for the sea’ … and 300 trawlers are at it in Europe
Conservationists call for action after tracking hundreds of vessels they suspect of harmful deep-sea fishing
Conservationists call for action after tracking hundreds of vessels they suspect of harmful deep-sea fishing
More than 3,000 species are caught by bottom trawlers and at least 10% are critically endangered, endangered or vulnerable, including hawksbill turtle and Patagonian seahorse, reveals new research. In today's Observer.
Issue #12,183 Deep Trouble
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June 8, 2025 at 7:21 AM
More than 3,000 species are caught by bottom trawlers and at least 10% are critically endangered, endangered or vulnerable, including hawksbill turtle and Patagonian seahorse, reveals new research. In today's Observer.
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Issue #12,183 Deep Trouble
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June 7, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Issue #12,183 Deep Trouble
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Incineration plants for refuse undermine recycling and have been branded the country's dirtiest form of generating power - so why is England now burning more than half its rubbish? (Ed Miliband approved a new plant in March against planning inspectors' advice.)
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Dirty work: more than half of our rubbish is being incine...
More waste is being burned as fuel than recycled, releasing more carbon and other toxins into the atmosphere
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June 3, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Incineration plants for refuse undermine recycling and have been branded the country's dirtiest form of generating power - so why is England now burning more than half its rubbish? (Ed Miliband approved a new plant in March against planning inspectors' advice.)
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"There are bits of the environment being destroyed all along their supply chain." Food giant Cargill challenged over its soy supply chain from one of richest ecosystems in the world in South America to the catchment of the now blighted River Wye.
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High court to decide if 23 million chickens are killing the River Wye | The Observer
Poultry industry insists that phosphate-rich manure is not to blame, as 3,000 people join one of the biggest environmental legal cases ever seen in the UK
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May 23, 2025 at 8:47 AM
"There are bits of the environment being destroyed all along their supply chain." Food giant Cargill challenged over its soy supply chain from one of richest ecosystems in the world in South America to the catchment of the now blighted River Wye.
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The gambling watchdog has put 38 failing betting firms into special measures in the past five years under a secretive regime that prevents the companies being identified.
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The Gambling Commission is under fire for keeping the identity of troubled companies secret in return for charity payments
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May 21, 2025 at 7:01 AM
The gambling watchdog has put 38 failing betting firms into special measures in the past five years under a secretive regime that prevents the companies being identified.
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The Firm: Trump Inc. and the new age of corruption.
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May 10, 2025 at 8:35 PM
The Firm: Trump Inc. and the new age of corruption.
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How millions of consumers are misled over scale of 'dead zones' in UK's mobile network coverage.
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Millions of people misled over Britain’s mobile network ‘dead zones’ | The Observer
Trackers placed in bin lorries reveal mobile coverage in some areas ‘1,000 times worse’ than official data suggests
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May 11, 2025 at 12:19 PM
How millions of consumers are misled over scale of 'dead zones' in UK's mobile network coverage.
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One of the most toxic pesticides ever produced is banned for use in more than 50 countries. Still made in Britain (where it use is also banned) for export.
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The UK's toxic export: banned weedkiller
Daughter joins campaign to stop production of controversial pesticide at factory in Huddersfield after her father died with Parkinson’s disease years after spraying his farm
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May 6, 2025 at 10:11 AM
One of the most toxic pesticides ever produced is banned for use in more than 50 countries. Still made in Britain (where it use is also banned) for export.
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New: Gambling companies are secretly tracking visitors to their websites and sending their data to Facebook without consent. We visited 150 sites and found a third breaking the rules. In the days after the testing, we were flooded with gambling ads.
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Revealed: gambling firms secretly sharing users’ data with Facebook without permission
Betting companies secretly track visitors to their sites before sending data to parent company Meta
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February 8, 2025 at 6:20 PM
New: Gambling companies are secretly tracking visitors to their websites and sending their data to Facebook without consent. We visited 150 sites and found a third breaking the rules. In the days after the testing, we were flooded with gambling ads.
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With @jonungoedthomas.bsky.social
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‘Unwilling’ coroners failed us, say families of gambling addicts who took their own lives
‘Unwilling’ coroners failed us, say families of gambling addicts who took their own lives
Relatives of those who committed suicide claim betting industry is not being held to account, report reveals
Families of gambling addicts who took their own lives have told of being let down by the coroner service, which they say failed to properly…
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January 19, 2025 at 8:06 AM
‘Unwilling’ coroners failed us, say families of gambling addicts who took their own lives
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Clean water campaigners claim victory in Windermere sewage case
Clean water campaigners claim victory in Windermere sewage case
United Utilities has dropped legal fight to block access to data on the discharge of treated sewage in Lake District
The water company United Utilities has conceded defeat in its legal battle to block public access to data on treated sewage it is…
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January 18, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Clean water campaigners claim victory in Windermere sewage case
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Labour under fire over plans for 40 more ‘greenwashing’ waste incinerators
Labour under fire over plans for 40 more ‘greenwashing’ waste incinerators
Communities across the UK are fighting ‘catastrophic’ proposals to build new energy-from-waste plants
Labour faces a growing backlash across the country over proposals to build a new generation of more than 40 waste incinerators to burn household and…
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December 29, 2024 at 6:36 AM
Labour under fire over plans for 40 more ‘greenwashing’ waste incinerators
"Net zero farce": Labour under fire over plans to build more than 40 new incinerators to help burn more than half of household and commercial rubbish in England.
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Labour under fire over plans for 40 more ‘greenwashing’ waste incinerators
Communities across the UK are fighting ‘catastrophic’ proposals to build new energy-from-waste plants
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December 29, 2024 at 8:21 AM
"Net zero farce": Labour under fire over plans to build more than 40 new incinerators to help burn more than half of household and commercial rubbish in England.
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Pensions turning to "rust": US multinationals accused of exploiting pensions law loophole to freeze increases in payouts to former UK employees.
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‘Heartless’ multinationals exploiting pensions loophole for UK workers
Hewlett Packard, American Express and Pfizer among firms to have frozen increases in payouts despite inflation
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December 22, 2024 at 10:07 AM
Pensions turning to "rust": US multinationals accused of exploiting pensions law loophole to freeze increases in payouts to former UK employees.
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‘Heartless’ multinationals exploiting pensions loophole for UK workers
‘Heartless’ multinationals exploiting pensions loophole for UK workers
Hewlett Packard, American Express and Pfizer among firms to have frozen increases in payouts despite inflation
Some of the world’s richest companies are accused of exploiting a loophole in pension law to freeze increases in payouts for many former UK…
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December 22, 2024 at 8:18 AM
‘Heartless’ multinationals exploiting pensions loophole for UK workers
Just 2% or fewer of trains on some of the busiest Avanti West Coast services between London and Manchester are leaving and arriving on time.
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Just 2% of some key trains on London to Manchester line run on time
Failing passenger service is a ‘national embarrassment,’ says Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham
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December 21, 2024 at 6:50 PM
Just 2% or fewer of trains on some of the busiest Avanti West Coast services between London and Manchester are leaving and arriving on time.
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Just 2% of busiest trains on key London to Manchester line run on time
Just 2% of busiest trains on key London to Manchester line run on time
Failing passenger service is a ‘national embarrassment,’ says Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham
Just 2% or fewer of trains on some of the busiest Avanti West Coast services between London and Manchester are leaving and arriving on time, analysis of…
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December 21, 2024 at 5:54 PM
Just 2% of busiest trains on key London to Manchester line run on time
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Labour condemned for allowing ‘new generation of slum homes’ in England
Labour condemned for allowing ‘new generation of slum homes’ in England
Government accused of permitting a planning ‘free-for-all’ by allowing developers to convert office blocks into flats without the usual controls
Labour has been accused of allowing developers to build a new generation of “slum” homes by converting office…
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December 14, 2024 at 6:29 PM
Labour condemned for allowing ‘new generation of slum homes’ in England
Labour warned over new generation of "slum" tower blocks in drive to build 1.5m homes in England by 2029.
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Labour condemned for allowing ‘new generation of slum homes’ in England
Government accused of permitting a planning ‘free-for-all’ by allowing developers to convert office blocks into flats without the usual controls
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December 14, 2024 at 6:44 PM
Labour warned over new generation of "slum" tower blocks in drive to build 1.5m homes in England by 2029.
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I am today joining my colleagues at the Guardian and Observer who are on strike for 48 hours over the sale of the Observer. I will be back at work on Friday.
For more information please follow @GoNUJ93 and @NUJofficial or visit nuj.org.uk/savetheobserver
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Not for Sale: Save The Observer
Journalists at the Guardian & Observer are taking strike action in opposition to the hurried sale of the title.
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December 4, 2024 at 9:01 AM
I am today joining my colleagues at the Guardian and Observer who are on strike for 48 hours over the sale of the Observer. I will be back at work on Friday.
For more information please follow @GoNUJ93 and @NUJofficial or visit nuj.org.uk/savetheobserver
For more information please follow @GoNUJ93 and @NUJofficial or visit nuj.org.uk/savetheobserver