Robbie Gillett
@robbiegillett.bsky.social
Anti-advertising organiser with a passion for climate, cycling and railways. Co-founder of @AdfreeCities and @AdblockBristol
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Strikes, walkouts and protests are again planned for the Black Friday and Cyber Monday weekend at Amazon sites in 30 countries.
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Resisting Black Friday advertising hype
Strikes, walkouts and protests are again planned for the Black Friday and Cyber Monday weekend at Amazon sites in 30 countries.
theecologist.org
November 28, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Strikes, walkouts and protests are again planned for the Black Friday and Cyber Monday weekend at Amazon sites in 30 countries.
theecologist.org/2025/nov/28/...
theecologist.org/2025/nov/28/...
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🚨 Campaign win! 🚨
Mayor Sadiq Khan pledges to review Transport for London's ad policy on polluter ads. 🎉
Here is the brilliant Caroline Russell's question for the Mayor along with his commitment.
Scroll on for other key moments from Mayor's Question Time. 🧵 1/7
@carolinerussell.bsky.social
Mayor Sadiq Khan pledges to review Transport for London's ad policy on polluter ads. 🎉
Here is the brilliant Caroline Russell's question for the Mayor along with his commitment.
Scroll on for other key moments from Mayor's Question Time. 🧵 1/7
@carolinerussell.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 2:32 PM
🚨 Campaign win! 🚨
Mayor Sadiq Khan pledges to review Transport for London's ad policy on polluter ads. 🎉
Here is the brilliant Caroline Russell's question for the Mayor along with his commitment.
Scroll on for other key moments from Mayor's Question Time. 🧵 1/7
@carolinerussell.bsky.social
Mayor Sadiq Khan pledges to review Transport for London's ad policy on polluter ads. 🎉
Here is the brilliant Caroline Russell's question for the Mayor along with his commitment.
Scroll on for other key moments from Mayor's Question Time. 🧵 1/7
@carolinerussell.bsky.social
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I had a great conversation with the wonderful @zackpolanski.bsky.social on his podcast. Do please listen in. I don't think you'll have heard anything quite like it. And there's a LOT more here than the title suggests. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/h...
How Labour Negate Progressive Ideas Through ‘Divide and Rule’ | George Monbiot | Zack Polanski
Podcast Episode · Bold Politics with Zack Polanski · 19/11/2025 · 40m
podcasts.apple.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:14 AM
I had a great conversation with the wonderful @zackpolanski.bsky.social on his podcast. Do please listen in. I don't think you'll have heard anything quite like it. And there's a LOT more here than the title suggests. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/h...
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Polluting oil companies use ads on the underground to lobby Parliament. 📺💨
So we’ve flipped their trick and picked the station closest to TfL's main offices to ask Sadiq Khan to end ads promoting pollution. 😏
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So we’ve flipped their trick and picked the station closest to TfL's main offices to ask Sadiq Khan to end ads promoting pollution. 😏
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Revealed: Hundreds of Ad Campaigns by Oil and Gas Companies Have Appeared on London Public Transport Since Mayor’s Carbon Zero Pledge
Sadiq Khan faces calls to ban fossil fuel industry messaging from tube stations and buses.
www.desmog.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Polluting oil companies use ads on the underground to lobby Parliament. 📺💨
So we’ve flipped their trick and picked the station closest to TfL's main offices to ask Sadiq Khan to end ads promoting pollution. 😏
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So we’ve flipped their trick and picked the station closest to TfL's main offices to ask Sadiq Khan to end ads promoting pollution. 😏
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London’s ambition for cleaner air and climate action is getting undermined by ads for big polluters all over the transport system - things like oil companies, SUVs and frequent flights. 🛢️✈️
Find out about the campaign 👇
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Find out about the campaign 👇
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Fossil Ads — Badvertising
www.badverts.org
November 10, 2025 at 9:47 AM
London’s ambition for cleaner air and climate action is getting undermined by ads for big polluters all over the transport system - things like oil companies, SUVs and frequent flights. 🛢️✈️
Find out about the campaign 👇
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Find out about the campaign 👇
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Just when honest and truthful reporting on climate change is most urgently needed, Ofcom under its current chair has effectively suspended its accuracy rules on this life-and-death issue. /1
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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‘Enforced veganism’: Ofcom lets GB News flout accuracy rules, say climate campaigners
Exclusive: Regulator has received 1,221 complaints about UK broadcasters since 2020 but found no breaches of its code
www.theguardian.com
October 25, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Just when honest and truthful reporting on climate change is most urgently needed, Ofcom under its current chair has effectively suspended its accuracy rules on this life-and-death issue. /1
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Calls to up the levels of social housing in the new developments in Fishponds, Bristol : you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
Stop gentrification in Fishponds! Make Atlas Place 50% social housing
Social housing can ease the housing crisis
Bristol is in a deep housing crisis. Rents have risen by more than 60%, averaging over 45% of incomes. Higher interest rates have made mortgages more expensi...
you.38degrees.org.uk
October 10, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Calls to up the levels of social housing in the new developments in Fishponds, Bristol : you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
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A few people control our power, our public services and our wealth.
It's time to take it back.
My longer chat with @owenjones.bsky.social about @greenparty.org.uk plans to build on our success.
youtu.be/SwZ0JcXsAhM?...
It's time to take it back.
My longer chat with @owenjones.bsky.social about @greenparty.org.uk plans to build on our success.
youtu.be/SwZ0JcXsAhM?...
He’s Got Starmer Scared w/. Zack Polanski
YouTube video by Owen Jones
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October 6, 2025 at 8:30 PM
A few people control our power, our public services and our wealth.
It's time to take it back.
My longer chat with @owenjones.bsky.social about @greenparty.org.uk plans to build on our success.
youtu.be/SwZ0JcXsAhM?...
It's time to take it back.
My longer chat with @owenjones.bsky.social about @greenparty.org.uk plans to build on our success.
youtu.be/SwZ0JcXsAhM?...
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This week, a family member going through chemo had to have all her hair cut off because she was self-conscious about it falling out.
The hairdresser shut the shop, cut my relative’s hair, then refused to take payment for it.
That’s my Britain.
The hairdresser shut the shop, cut my relative’s hair, then refused to take payment for it.
That’s my Britain.
October 6, 2025 at 6:26 PM
This week, a family member going through chemo had to have all her hair cut off because she was self-conscious about it falling out.
The hairdresser shut the shop, cut my relative’s hair, then refused to take payment for it.
That’s my Britain.
The hairdresser shut the shop, cut my relative’s hair, then refused to take payment for it.
That’s my Britain.
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🚨BIG news 🚨
Climbing pioneers, rising talents and major orgs have signed an open letter urging climbing federations and other pro climbers to take a stand against polluting sponsorship. 🧵 1/7
Full story. 👇
Climbing pioneers, rising talents and major orgs have signed an open letter urging climbing federations and other pro climbers to take a stand against polluting sponsorship. 🧵 1/7
Full story. 👇
Pro Climbers Urge IFSC to Swear Off Fossil Fuel Ties
An open letter associated with the Cool Down network of sports for climate action asks the IFSC and climbers to swear off fossil fuel ties.
www.climbing.com
September 26, 2025 at 9:41 AM
🚨BIG news 🚨
Climbing pioneers, rising talents and major orgs have signed an open letter urging climbing federations and other pro climbers to take a stand against polluting sponsorship. 🧵 1/7
Full story. 👇
Climbing pioneers, rising talents and major orgs have signed an open letter urging climbing federations and other pro climbers to take a stand against polluting sponsorship. 🧵 1/7
Full story. 👇
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Today the BBC reported on asylum seekers relying on home office-funded taxis to get around. But as I heard when I visited Bristol City of Sanctuary, this isn't the reality for many - it's being forced to walk for hours to get to appointments, sometimes with kids, or miss out on essentials.
September 23, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Today the BBC reported on asylum seekers relying on home office-funded taxis to get around. But as I heard when I visited Bristol City of Sanctuary, this isn't the reality for many - it's being forced to walk for hours to get to appointments, sometimes with kids, or miss out on essentials.
Curious to see that UK-headquartered fossil fuel giants Shell and BP have the highest number of marketing contracts globally - according to new research from @cleancreatives.bsky.social Major polluters require advertising and PR firms to maintain their social licence to operate.
The receipts are unrolling, and this industry's ties to fossil fuels are unraveling.
September 23, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Curious to see that UK-headquartered fossil fuel giants Shell and BP have the highest number of marketing contracts globally - according to new research from @cleancreatives.bsky.social Major polluters require advertising and PR firms to maintain their social licence to operate.
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The ad industry has a dirty little secret. Well, actually, it's not little at all.
🌏 💰 Fossil fuels are responsible for 75% of carbon pollution, but less than 1% of global marketing spend.
🌏 💰 Fossil fuels are responsible for 75% of carbon pollution, but less than 1% of global marketing spend.
September 23, 2025 at 11:23 AM
The ad industry has a dirty little secret. Well, actually, it's not little at all.
🌏 💰 Fossil fuels are responsible for 75% of carbon pollution, but less than 1% of global marketing spend.
🌏 💰 Fossil fuels are responsible for 75% of carbon pollution, but less than 1% of global marketing spend.
Sian Berry MP opens today’s #CarSpreading conference in London discussing how we can reverse the dangerous rise of SUVs in our streets. Sian instigated the Campaign Against Urban 4x4s back in 2003.
September 16, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Sian Berry MP opens today’s #CarSpreading conference in London discussing how we can reverse the dangerous rise of SUVs in our streets. Sian instigated the Campaign Against Urban 4x4s back in 2003.
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"I think there should be a complete ban on fossil fuel advertising and sponsorship... this is a public health issue. I see the health consequences in my local surgery... When you stop advertising you reduce consumption... Its a low cost high impact intervention." Dr Simon Gopher MP & doctor
July 7, 2025 at 3:56 PM
"I think there should be a complete ban on fossil fuel advertising and sponsorship... this is a public health issue. I see the health consequences in my local surgery... When you stop advertising you reduce consumption... Its a low cost high impact intervention." Dr Simon Gopher MP & doctor
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"We are asking the fossil fuel industry not to dominate our public space with ads that obscure reality" says Jacob Collier MP
July 7, 2025 at 3:44 PM
"We are asking the fossil fuel industry not to dominate our public space with ads that obscure reality" says Jacob Collier MP
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We're live from the Parliament debate on fossil fuel ads: it's good to see @simonforstroud.bsky.social stating that “Fossil Fuel advertising isn’t just misleading, it’s dangerous", and that reducing advertising works to reduce consumption. We hope other members take this on board.
July 7, 2025 at 4:15 PM
We're live from the Parliament debate on fossil fuel ads: it's good to see @simonforstroud.bsky.social stating that “Fossil Fuel advertising isn’t just misleading, it’s dangerous", and that reducing advertising works to reduce consumption. We hope other members take this on board.
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Live from Parliament: Great to see @carladenyer.bsky.social quote our research on the links between outdoor advertising and inequality, and calling for national interventions on harmful advertising including gambling ads, given local councils' limited powers to address the harms
July 7, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Live from Parliament: Great to see @carladenyer.bsky.social quote our research on the links between outdoor advertising and inequality, and calling for national interventions on harmful advertising including gambling ads, given local councils' limited powers to address the harms
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We're live at the debate in Parliament on fossil fuel advertising and bringing you updates as they happen! @jacobcolliermp.bsky.social says of fossil fuel advertising that “We’re now in an era of compliant deception” and points to the harmful positive associations created through sports sponsorship
July 7, 2025 at 4:02 PM
We're live at the debate in Parliament on fossil fuel advertising and bringing you updates as they happen! @jacobcolliermp.bsky.social says of fossil fuel advertising that “We’re now in an era of compliant deception” and points to the harmful positive associations created through sports sponsorship
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Cars, especially SUV’s, are getting bigger every year – clogging streets, taking up space, and more worryingly putting lives at risk.
London must use every tool in the policy toolbox to reverse this dangerous trend - and the Assembly agreed this last week.
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London must use every tool in the policy toolbox to reverse this dangerous trend - and the Assembly agreed this last week.
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June 9, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Cars, especially SUV’s, are getting bigger every year – clogging streets, taking up space, and more worryingly putting lives at risk.
London must use every tool in the policy toolbox to reverse this dangerous trend - and the Assembly agreed this last week.
📹 👇
London must use every tool in the policy toolbox to reverse this dangerous trend - and the Assembly agreed this last week.
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We all want less advertising in public space but outdated planning rules mean the odds are stacked against us in favour of the billboard companies.
With your help we can change that. We can change the law so that new ads can be blocked on health and environmental grounds.
👉👉👉 bit.ly/support-NC71
With your help we can change that. We can change the law so that new ads can be blocked on health and environmental grounds.
👉👉👉 bit.ly/support-NC71
Better without billboards: change the law for public spaces without corporate advertising
Outdoor advertising, like billboards and ad screens, is unpopular. Intrusive digital screens fill our streets with ads for junk food, gambling, alcohol and all kinds of polluting products. They block ...
actionnetwork.org
June 5, 2025 at 11:08 AM
We all want less advertising in public space but outdated planning rules mean the odds are stacked against us in favour of the billboard companies.
With your help we can change that. We can change the law so that new ads can be blocked on health and environmental grounds.
👉👉👉 bit.ly/support-NC71
With your help we can change that. We can change the law so that new ads can be blocked on health and environmental grounds.
👉👉👉 bit.ly/support-NC71
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We banned tobacco advertising because smoking kills .
Fossil fuels kill too – 5.1 million people a year according to one study in the British Medical Journal .
It's time to ban fossil fuel ads , just 13 days left to sign my petition govpetition.uk/700024
Fossil fuels kill too – 5.1 million people a year according to one study in the British Medical Journal .
It's time to ban fossil fuel ads , just 13 days left to sign my petition govpetition.uk/700024
April 29, 2025 at 12:53 PM
We banned tobacco advertising because smoking kills .
Fossil fuels kill too – 5.1 million people a year according to one study in the British Medical Journal .
It's time to ban fossil fuel ads , just 13 days left to sign my petition govpetition.uk/700024
Fossil fuels kill too – 5.1 million people a year according to one study in the British Medical Journal .
It's time to ban fossil fuel ads , just 13 days left to sign my petition govpetition.uk/700024
Chris Packham joins the UN, the World Health Organisation and Faculty of Public Health in calling for a ban on fossil fuel advertising and sponsorship. Seeking 100,000 signatures on this UK Parliament petition: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Petition: Ban fossil fuel advertising and sponsorship
Advertisements encourage the use of products and sponsorship promotes a positive reputation & creates a social licence of trust & acceptability. In 2003 a ban on all tobacco advertising was introduced...
petition.parliament.uk
May 6, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Chris Packham joins the UN, the World Health Organisation and Faculty of Public Health in calling for a ban on fossil fuel advertising and sponsorship. Seeking 100,000 signatures on this UK Parliament petition: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
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With the US trade war escalating, we call on the European Commission to introduce a digital services tax, or ‘Amazon Tax’.
Amazon benefits from a double unfair economic advantages in the EU: low tax rates and lucrative public contracts.
This has to end now.
Amazon benefits from a double unfair economic advantages in the EU: low tax rates and lucrative public contracts.
This has to end now.
UNI Europa urges EU to impose ‘Amazon Tax’ in response to US trade war - UNI Europa
Amazon continues to benefit from double unfair economic advantages in the EU: disproportionately low tax rates and lucrative public contracts funded by European taxpayers.
www.uni-europa.org
April 14, 2025 at 7:08 AM
With the US trade war escalating, we call on the European Commission to introduce a digital services tax, or ‘Amazon Tax’.
Amazon benefits from a double unfair economic advantages in the EU: low tax rates and lucrative public contracts.
This has to end now.
Amazon benefits from a double unfair economic advantages in the EU: low tax rates and lucrative public contracts.
This has to end now.
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The idea that new oil & gas fields are a key lever for economic dynamism in the UK is completely at odds with the reality of the North Sea basin's inexorably declining contribution to the UK's economic & energy security--not to mention the costs of escalating climate change. Some thoughts:
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New post just out
A timely guest post from John Kingman - chair of Legal + General and Barclays UK - on what Labour need to do if they're serious about getting the economy moving.
More important than ever given the impact of the Trump tariffs.
(£/free trial)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...
A timely guest post from John Kingman - chair of Legal + General and Barclays UK - on what Labour need to do if they're serious about getting the economy moving.
More important than ever given the impact of the Trump tariffs.
(£/free trial)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...
The Bazooka Revisited
Six ways for Labour to get the economy growing
open.substack.com
April 8, 2025 at 2:23 PM
The idea that new oil & gas fields are a key lever for economic dynamism in the UK is completely at odds with the reality of the North Sea basin's inexorably declining contribution to the UK's economic & energy security--not to mention the costs of escalating climate change. Some thoughts:
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