@rossdunc.bsky.social
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Miles & miles of maize
but ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐น๐ฒ insectโin 2 days of ๐ดโโ๏ธ๐ดin Brittany.
Maize is mainly ๐ feed.
Linked to high pesticide useโand damaging soil erosion.
Governments must be honest about the hidden costs of meat.
@georgemonbiot.bsky.social warned about maize a decade ago ๐
but ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐น๐ฒ insectโin 2 days of ๐ดโโ๏ธ๐ดin Brittany.
Maize is mainly ๐ feed.
Linked to high pesticide useโand damaging soil erosion.
Governments must be honest about the hidden costs of meat.
@georgemonbiot.bsky.social warned about maize a decade ago ๐
August 2, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Miles & miles of maize
but ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐น๐ฒ insectโin 2 days of ๐ดโโ๏ธ๐ดin Brittany.
Maize is mainly ๐ feed.
Linked to high pesticide useโand damaging soil erosion.
Governments must be honest about the hidden costs of meat.
@georgemonbiot.bsky.social warned about maize a decade ago ๐
but ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐น๐ฒ insectโin 2 days of ๐ดโโ๏ธ๐ดin Brittany.
Maize is mainly ๐ feed.
Linked to high pesticide useโand damaging soil erosion.
Governments must be honest about the hidden costs of meat.
@georgemonbiot.bsky.social warned about maize a decade ago ๐
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#OtD 2 Aug 1939 Walter Altmann and Gunther Mann, two Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany, were deported from the UK back to Belgium where they had crossed the Channel in a small dinghy which capsized. Both were likely sent to the concentration camps stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9167...
August 2, 2025 at 8:35 AM
#OtD 2 Aug 1939 Walter Altmann and Gunther Mann, two Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany, were deported from the UK back to Belgium where they had crossed the Channel in a small dinghy which capsized. Both were likely sent to the concentration camps stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9167...
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๐ Huge welcome to three brand new Green Party councillors!
๐ In Bridlington, Tim, Rick and Andy have left the Yorkshire Party to join the Greens.
๐๐ผ Lots of new people joining us every single day:
Join.greenparty.org.uk
www.thescarboroughnews.co.uk/news/politic...
๐ In Bridlington, Tim, Rick and Andy have left the Yorkshire Party to join the Greens.
๐๐ผ Lots of new people joining us every single day:
Join.greenparty.org.uk
www.thescarboroughnews.co.uk/news/politic...
Join the Green Party
Join the Green Party from just ยฃ6 a year. Become a member today - join the only party with the policies needed to tackle the climate crisis.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
July 17, 2025 at 9:50 AM
๐ Huge welcome to three brand new Green Party councillors!
๐ In Bridlington, Tim, Rick and Andy have left the Yorkshire Party to join the Greens.
๐๐ผ Lots of new people joining us every single day:
Join.greenparty.org.uk
www.thescarboroughnews.co.uk/news/politic...
๐ In Bridlington, Tim, Rick and Andy have left the Yorkshire Party to join the Greens.
๐๐ผ Lots of new people joining us every single day:
Join.greenparty.org.uk
www.thescarboroughnews.co.uk/news/politic...
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Liz Truss called solar farms a โblight on the landscapeโ, but researchers have found they are actually better for birds than farmland
Solar farms in East Anglia had greater bird diversity & bird abundance than nearby arable land, a study finds
Paper here later www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Solar farms in East Anglia had greater bird diversity & bird abundance than nearby arable land, a study finds
Paper here later www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
February 13, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Liz Truss called solar farms a โblight on the landscapeโ, but researchers have found they are actually better for birds than farmland
Solar farms in East Anglia had greater bird diversity & bird abundance than nearby arable land, a study finds
Paper here later www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Solar farms in East Anglia had greater bird diversity & bird abundance than nearby arable land, a study finds
Paper here later www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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No comment necessary
By David Low, 1939
By David Low, 1939
February 13, 2025 at 2:15 PM
No comment necessary
By David Low, 1939
By David Low, 1939
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German elections in full swing: Stop Fascist Climate Denial
January 31, 2025 at 2:00 PM
German elections in full swing: Stop Fascist Climate Denial
Trump: fear and violence keeps compliance in the land of the mobster king
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Hereโs how Trumpโs vengeance machine works | Robert Reich
Trumpโs vengeance machine isnโt only about retribution. Itโs also intended to intimidate Trump critics
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Trump: fear and violence keeps compliance in the land of the mobster king
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Really nice thread, giving an idea of the direction a clean European electricity grid is heading towards.
Also makes a good point on nuclear: it can be a good complement to renewables, even if not a good replacement for them.
Also makes a good point on nuclear: it can be a good complement to renewables, even if not a good replacement for them.
The past two days we seen something interesting in the European power market: continent wide balancing that is providing security of supply at the lowest prices driven by commercial incentivesโฆ
January 26, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Really nice thread, giving an idea of the direction a clean European electricity grid is heading towards.
Also makes a good point on nuclear: it can be a good complement to renewables, even if not a good replacement for them.
Also makes a good point on nuclear: it can be a good complement to renewables, even if not a good replacement for them.
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"If the world adopted a plant-based diet, we would reduce global agricultural land use from 4 to 1 billion hectares"
Imagine 3 billion more hectares for fully wild ecosystems.
Diet is THE elephant in the room when it comes to reversing nature collapse.
ourworldindata.org/land-use-diets
Imagine 3 billion more hectares for fully wild ecosystems.
Diet is THE elephant in the room when it comes to reversing nature collapse.
ourworldindata.org/land-use-diets
If the world adopted a plant-based diet, we would reduce global agricultural land use from 4 to 1 billion hectares
We could reduce the amount of land used for grazing and croplands used to grow animal feed.
ourworldindata.org
January 25, 2025 at 10:10 AM
"If the world adopted a plant-based diet, we would reduce global agricultural land use from 4 to 1 billion hectares"
Imagine 3 billion more hectares for fully wild ecosystems.
Diet is THE elephant in the room when it comes to reversing nature collapse.
ourworldindata.org/land-use-diets
Imagine 3 billion more hectares for fully wild ecosystems.
Diet is THE elephant in the room when it comes to reversing nature collapse.
ourworldindata.org/land-use-diets
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This example couldnโt illustrate more effectively the costly, inefficient madness of swapping triage by highly trained & skilled GPs with a whole cacophony of unnecessary scans, radiation, appointments & bureaucracy.
If this is really Labourโs vision of the future NHS, itโs wildly misguided.
If this is really Labourโs vision of the future NHS, itโs wildly misguided.
So this is the new great idea๐ค
Iโm pretty sure if Sarah had seen a GP she wouldnโt have needed to have a CT scan, no need to speak to the ENT registrar & yes it could be managed in the community
Why does NHS England always underestimate the skills of GPs?
www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/re...
Iโm pretty sure if Sarah had seen a GP she wouldnโt have needed to have a CT scan, no need to speak to the ENT registrar & yes it could be managed in the community
Why does NHS England always underestimate the skills of GPs?
www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/re...
January 6, 2025 at 10:06 PM
This example couldnโt illustrate more effectively the costly, inefficient madness of swapping triage by highly trained & skilled GPs with a whole cacophony of unnecessary scans, radiation, appointments & bureaucracy.
If this is really Labourโs vision of the future NHS, itโs wildly misguided.
If this is really Labourโs vision of the future NHS, itโs wildly misguided.
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Devastating from @liamthorp.bsky.social on the hellish conditions for patients & staff alike inside our A&Es.
This is why the crisis in social care needs fixing now. Not in 2028 - now.
Because when hospitals run out of beds, the results are catastrophic ๐
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
This is why the crisis in social care needs fixing now. Not in 2028 - now.
Because when hospitals run out of beds, the results are catastrophic ๐
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
'It is beyond broken' - inside our terrifying NHS crisis
Special report: Patients waiting in ambulances for 24 hours, exhausted and desperate staff feeling helpless and a health service now on life support
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk
January 5, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Devastating from @liamthorp.bsky.social on the hellish conditions for patients & staff alike inside our A&Es.
This is why the crisis in social care needs fixing now. Not in 2028 - now.
Because when hospitals run out of beds, the results are catastrophic ๐
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
This is why the crisis in social care needs fixing now. Not in 2028 - now.
Because when hospitals run out of beds, the results are catastrophic ๐
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
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Hugely important piece - please do read: โThrough his speeches, how he frames debates & most of all in his shrugging acceptance of how limited & slow his political powers are, time and again the Labour leader makes Farageโs case for himโ @adityachakra.bsky.social
All Starmerโs failings play into the hands of Farage โ the prime minister is the gift that keeps on giving | Aditya Chakrabortty
From rightwing rhetoric to a lack of action on the cost of living crisis, Downing Street is only fuelling the rise of Reform, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty
www.theguardian.com
December 20, 2024 at 9:25 AM
Hugely important piece - please do read: โThrough his speeches, how he frames debates & most of all in his shrugging acceptance of how limited & slow his political powers are, time and again the Labour leader makes Farageโs case for himโ @adityachakra.bsky.social
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On a day when house building is in the news, we publish a new report - LOST NATURE.
In it, we asked if housing developers have been delivering their ecological commitments.
Answer: NO.
Read the report here: wildjustice.org.uk/general/lost...
1/8
In it, we asked if housing developers have been delivering their ecological commitments.
Answer: NO.
Read the report here: wildjustice.org.uk/general/lost...
1/8
December 12, 2024 at 8:25 AM
On a day when house building is in the news, we publish a new report - LOST NATURE.
In it, we asked if housing developers have been delivering their ecological commitments.
Answer: NO.
Read the report here: wildjustice.org.uk/general/lost...
1/8
In it, we asked if housing developers have been delivering their ecological commitments.
Answer: NO.
Read the report here: wildjustice.org.uk/general/lost...
1/8
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Gregg Wallace: why itโs so hard to challenge โcheeky chapsโ and โloveable roguesโ (even for middle-class women of a certain age)
Gregg Wallace: why itโs so hard to challenge โcheeky chapsโ and โloveable roguesโ (even for middle-class women of a certain age)
Gregg Wallace is only the latest example that illustrates the need for us to move beyond the โfew bad applesโ narrative.
dlvr.it
December 19, 2024 at 4:47 PM
Gregg Wallace: why itโs so hard to challenge โcheeky chapsโ and โloveable roguesโ (even for middle-class women of a certain age)
A focus on inputs and misplaced outputs when people want outcomes and meaningful change
www.theneweuropean.co.uk/james-ball-k...
www.theneweuropean.co.uk/james-ball-k...
Keir Starmer โ a man without a plan
First, Labour had โmissionsโ and then it came out with โmilestonesโ โ but what it doesnโt have is a plan for government, and it seems incapable of making one
www.theneweuropean.co.uk
December 19, 2024 at 10:28 PM
A focus on inputs and misplaced outputs when people want outcomes and meaningful change
www.theneweuropean.co.uk/james-ball-k...
www.theneweuropean.co.uk/james-ball-k...
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Britons favour proportional representation (PR) over first past the post (FPTP), with support highest among Reform UK and Lib Dem voters
All Britons: 44% PR / 23% FPTP
Reform UK: 62% / 17%
Lib Dems: 58% / 22%
Labour: 48% / 24%
Conservative: 39% / 41%
yougov.co.uk/topics/polit...
All Britons: 44% PR / 23% FPTP
Reform UK: 62% / 17%
Lib Dems: 58% / 22%
Labour: 48% / 24%
Conservative: 39% / 41%
yougov.co.uk/topics/polit...
December 4, 2024 at 4:19 PM
Britons favour proportional representation (PR) over first past the post (FPTP), with support highest among Reform UK and Lib Dem voters
All Britons: 44% PR / 23% FPTP
Reform UK: 62% / 17%
Lib Dems: 58% / 22%
Labour: 48% / 24%
Conservative: 39% / 41%
yougov.co.uk/topics/polit...
All Britons: 44% PR / 23% FPTP
Reform UK: 62% / 17%
Lib Dems: 58% / 22%
Labour: 48% / 24%
Conservative: 39% / 41%
yougov.co.uk/topics/polit...
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The only clue that it's a parody is that Johnson is too bone idle to write two articles in a week.
Wow. This Boris Johnson column about Gregg Wallace is absolutely wild.
December 2, 2024 at 9:34 PM
The only clue that it's a parody is that Johnson is too bone idle to write two articles in a week.
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507 signatures in last hour - we are (thanks to you) on a roll. petition.parliament.uk
Petitions - UK Government and Parliament
Official online petitions in response to issues of the day, listing the number that got a Government response, and those that have been debated in the House of Parliament
petition.parliament.uk
December 2, 2024 at 10:20 PM
507 signatures in last hour - we are (thanks to you) on a roll. petition.parliament.uk
The importance of social fabric in holding society together.
Towns that saw rioting last summer have โtorn social fabricโ www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
Towns that saw rioting last summer have โtorn social fabricโ www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
UK towns that saw rioting last summer have โtorn social fabricโ, report claims
Majority of areas where violence broke out have below-median scores on index of community cohesion and resilience
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2024 at 8:03 AM
The importance of social fabric in holding society together.
Towns that saw rioting last summer have โtorn social fabricโ www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
Towns that saw rioting last summer have โtorn social fabricโ www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
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Letโs join Amsterdam , Sydney , Edinburgh and France in banning fossil fuel advertisements and sponsorships , sign my petition to force a debate in Parliament on the issue .
lovera.ge/ban-ffa
lovera.ge/ban-ffa
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...
lovera.ge
November 24, 2024 at 9:00 PM
Letโs join Amsterdam , Sydney , Edinburgh and France in banning fossil fuel advertisements and sponsorships , sign my petition to force a debate in Parliament on the issue .
lovera.ge/ban-ffa
lovera.ge/ban-ffa