Earl Russell LD
@earlrussell.bsky.social
🔶Liberal Dem 🔶 Spokesperson on Energy & Climate Change. House of Lords Hereditary Peer. Photographer. Environment and Social Justice. Walker & Mountain Biker. 🇺🇦🏳️⚧️
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Liberal Democrats are fighting to save the high street AND cut your cost of living.
Our plan would cut your energy bills, slash VAT for hospitality, and put £270 back in your pocket.
Our plan would cut your energy bills, slash VAT for hospitality, and put £270 back in your pocket.
November 19, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Liberal Democrats are fighting to save the high street AND cut your cost of living.
Our plan would cut your energy bills, slash VAT for hospitality, and put £270 back in your pocket.
Our plan would cut your energy bills, slash VAT for hospitality, and put £270 back in your pocket.
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Stealing refugees' jewellery won't make anyone's life better.
Deporting children won't make anyone's life better.
Making people wait 20 years to settle won't make anyone's life better.
If Government chooses hostility over helping communities, more division and racism are the only possible results.
Deporting children won't make anyone's life better.
Making people wait 20 years to settle won't make anyone's life better.
If Government chooses hostility over helping communities, more division and racism are the only possible results.
November 19, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Stealing refugees' jewellery won't make anyone's life better.
Deporting children won't make anyone's life better.
Making people wait 20 years to settle won't make anyone's life better.
If Government chooses hostility over helping communities, more division and racism are the only possible results.
Deporting children won't make anyone's life better.
Making people wait 20 years to settle won't make anyone's life better.
If Government chooses hostility over helping communities, more division and racism are the only possible results.
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Russian spy ship enters British waters and shines lasers at military pilots
Russian spy ship enters British waters and shines lasers at military pilots
Defence secretary reveals details of recent incursions as he warns UK is facing ‘new era of threat’ from hostile countries
A Russian spy ship has entered British waters and shone lasers at military pilots, the defence secretary has said, as he warned the UK was facing a “new era of threat” from hostile countries around the world.
John Healey said on Wednesday the Yantar surveillance ship had crossed in and out of the UK’s exclusive economic zone multiple times in recent weeks, not for the first time this year. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Russian spy ship enters British waters and shines lasers at military pilots
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I know that flooding is something which my constituents are worried about.
The rainfall over the weekend raised concerns, particularly in South Abingdon, which has been badly hit recently.
The EA have flood barriers ready to go in the event of future flood threats in the area.
The rainfall over the weekend raised concerns, particularly in South Abingdon, which has been badly hit recently.
The EA have flood barriers ready to go in the event of future flood threats in the area.
November 19, 2025 at 5:21 PM
I know that flooding is something which my constituents are worried about.
The rainfall over the weekend raised concerns, particularly in South Abingdon, which has been badly hit recently.
The EA have flood barriers ready to go in the event of future flood threats in the area.
The rainfall over the weekend raised concerns, particularly in South Abingdon, which has been badly hit recently.
The EA have flood barriers ready to go in the event of future flood threats in the area.
This illegal serious organised crime waste pile left feet from the the river Cherwell is a slow motion environmental time bomb. It must not be left to pollute our waterways. Defra must take charge, order immediate containment, & a full clean up of the site, by Ministerial Direction if necessary.
The River Cherwell is one of many sites at risk due to organised criminals dumping mountains of illegal waste.
The Environment Agency must clean up this mess and the National Crime Agency must crack down on this scourge.
The Environment Agency must clean up this mess and the National Crime Agency must crack down on this scourge.
November 19, 2025 at 5:04 PM
This illegal serious organised crime waste pile left feet from the the river Cherwell is a slow motion environmental time bomb. It must not be left to pollute our waterways. Defra must take charge, order immediate containment, & a full clean up of the site, by Ministerial Direction if necessary.
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Westminster Voting Intention:
RFM: 30% (-1)
LAB: 20% (=)
CON: 20% (+1)
LDM: 14% (=)
GRN: 11% (-1)
SNP: 3% (+1)
Via @moreincommonuk.bsky.social, 14-17 Nov.
Changes w/ 7-10 Nov.
RFM: 30% (-1)
LAB: 20% (=)
CON: 20% (+1)
LDM: 14% (=)
GRN: 11% (-1)
SNP: 3% (+1)
Via @moreincommonuk.bsky.social, 14-17 Nov.
Changes w/ 7-10 Nov.
November 19, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Westminster Voting Intention:
RFM: 30% (-1)
LAB: 20% (=)
CON: 20% (+1)
LDM: 14% (=)
GRN: 11% (-1)
SNP: 3% (+1)
Via @moreincommonuk.bsky.social, 14-17 Nov.
Changes w/ 7-10 Nov.
RFM: 30% (-1)
LAB: 20% (=)
CON: 20% (+1)
LDM: 14% (=)
GRN: 11% (-1)
SNP: 3% (+1)
Via @moreincommonuk.bsky.social, 14-17 Nov.
Changes w/ 7-10 Nov.
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🎧 Our recent episode of Counting the Earth focused on #wildfires and the latest State of Wildfires report. Hear co-author Dr Doug Kelley discuss the findings: audioboom.com/posts/879159...
#COP30 #podcast
3/3🔥
#COP30 #podcast
3/3🔥
November 19, 2025 at 10:44 AM
🎧 Our recent episode of Counting the Earth focused on #wildfires and the latest State of Wildfires report. Hear co-author Dr Doug Kelley discuss the findings: audioboom.com/posts/879159...
#COP30 #podcast
3/3🔥
#COP30 #podcast
3/3🔥
Does this mean Reeves is going to stop briefing the press ahead of her own budget?
UK's Reeves says leaks about the upcoming budget 'not acceptable' reut.rs/4ibDvoz
UK's Reeves says leaks about the upcoming budget 'not acceptable'
British finance minister Rachel Reeves said on Wednesday that leaks about the budget were "not acceptable" after a report last week that she had abandoned plans to raise income tax sent bond prices tumbling.
reut.rs
November 19, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Does this mean Reeves is going to stop briefing the press ahead of her own budget?
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The three worst English harvests in order - 2020, 2025, 2024
One year's worth of bread has been lost in the last 5 years
Not hard to see how shortages and ultimately rationing will become evident as climate breakdown bites ever harder
www.edp24.co.uk/news/2553206...
One year's worth of bread has been lost in the last 5 years
Not hard to see how shortages and ultimately rationing will become evident as climate breakdown bites ever harder
www.edp24.co.uk/news/2553206...
Drought and heatwaves lead to second worst harvest on record, analysis shows
England has suffered its second worst harvest on record after a year of heatwaves and drought, according to ECIU analysis of Defra figures.
www.edp24.co.uk
November 19, 2025 at 9:53 AM
The three worst English harvests in order - 2020, 2025, 2024
One year's worth of bread has been lost in the last 5 years
Not hard to see how shortages and ultimately rationing will become evident as climate breakdown bites ever harder
www.edp24.co.uk/news/2553206...
One year's worth of bread has been lost in the last 5 years
Not hard to see how shortages and ultimately rationing will become evident as climate breakdown bites ever harder
www.edp24.co.uk/news/2553206...
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Have you awoken to anything wintry falling out of the sky?
A band of precipitation is moving south and whilst this is mostly falling as rain, don't be surprised to see some wet snow flakes. Some slushy deposits of snow are possible in places, mainly over higher ground ❄️
A band of precipitation is moving south and whilst this is mostly falling as rain, don't be surprised to see some wet snow flakes. Some slushy deposits of snow are possible in places, mainly over higher ground ❄️
November 19, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Have you awoken to anything wintry falling out of the sky?
A band of precipitation is moving south and whilst this is mostly falling as rain, don't be surprised to see some wet snow flakes. Some slushy deposits of snow are possible in places, mainly over higher ground ❄️
A band of precipitation is moving south and whilst this is mostly falling as rain, don't be surprised to see some wet snow flakes. Some slushy deposits of snow are possible in places, mainly over higher ground ❄️
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OPPORTUNITY | More than HALF of global coal mine methane emissions could be avoided NOW by implementing cost-effective solutions we already have ✅
#COP30
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#COP30
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November 19, 2025 at 8:00 AM
OPPORTUNITY | More than HALF of global coal mine methane emissions could be avoided NOW by implementing cost-effective solutions we already have ✅
#COP30
🧵1/6 👇
#COP30
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Generally, the social-housing occupants expressed delight at the quality of the properties compared with their previous dwellings. “They were really, really happy to be in those homes,” said Mateo-Garcia. “They said: ‘Oh, we haven’t seen any damp and mould.’”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Heat-pump homes put less strain on grid than expected, study shows
Analysis of new-builds in Birmingham suggests all-electric homes not only use less energy but vary in peak usage
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Generally, the social-housing occupants expressed delight at the quality of the properties compared with their previous dwellings. “They were really, really happy to be in those homes,” said Mateo-Garcia. “They said: ‘Oh, we haven’t seen any damp and mould.’”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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#Agrivoltaics moving into the mainstream in #Italy
Would be good to see some horticultural production in the mix, beyond sheep.
Italy awards 2 GW in agrivoltaic tender backed by #EU funds.
#agsky #energysky
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/11/12/i...
Would be good to see some horticultural production in the mix, beyond sheep.
Italy awards 2 GW in agrivoltaic tender backed by #EU funds.
#agsky #energysky
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/11/12/i...
Italy awards 2 GW in agrivoltaic tender backed by EU funds
Italy’s Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security (MASE) says 747 projects have been selected under the nation’s first agrivoltaic program, backed by €1.7 billion ($1.9 billion) from European re...
www.pv-magazine.com
November 15, 2025 at 8:45 PM
#Agrivoltaics moving into the mainstream in #Italy
Would be good to see some horticultural production in the mix, beyond sheep.
Italy awards 2 GW in agrivoltaic tender backed by #EU funds.
#agsky #energysky
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/11/12/i...
Would be good to see some horticultural production in the mix, beyond sheep.
Italy awards 2 GW in agrivoltaic tender backed by #EU funds.
#agsky #energysky
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/11/12/i...
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It is not clear who has dumped the enormous mound of shredded plastic waste, but it is believed to have been dumped by an organised crime group or groups.⬇️
November 17, 2025 at 10:02 AM
It is not clear who has dumped the enormous mound of shredded plastic waste, but it is believed to have been dumped by an organised crime group or groups.⬇️
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How a grassy Oxfordshire field became an illegal mountain of waste in just months
How a grassy Oxfordshire field became an illegal mountain of waste in just months
Satellite images reveal how a grassy field in Oxfordshire was transformed into an illegal waste site in just a few months.
news.sky.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:46 PM
How a grassy Oxfordshire field became an illegal mountain of waste in just months
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A question on #Waste #Crime tabled by Earl Russell on 03-11-2025 has been answered by Baroness Hayman of Ullock. https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-11-03/HL11562
November 18, 2025 at 4:50 PM
A question on #Waste #Crime tabled by Earl Russell on 03-11-2025 has been answered by Baroness Hayman of Ullock. https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-11-03/HL11562
Please sign and pass on. 👇
Along with everyone else, I am shocked by the horrendous dumping of tonnes of illegal waste by criminals that now threatens to pollute the River Cherwell.
⏰ Time is ticking. Please sign this petition to let the Government and Environment Agency know they need to act now and clean it up.
⏰ Time is ticking. Please sign this petition to let the Government and Environment Agency know they need to act now and clean it up.
Clean up illegal waste - Oxfordshire Liberal Democrats
www.oxonld.uk
November 18, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Please sign and pass on. 👇
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These are the voters that Labour strategists have made very clear over a long period of time that they don't want any more, and it's a message that has now been heard
I've been out canvassing quite a lot in London lately. Labour's vote has absolutely evaporated.... it is quite extraordinary to go to places where Labour were on 50-60% of the vote at the last locals and find nobody, or virtually nobody, supporting them.
The phrase 'I voted Labour last time, but...
The phrase 'I voted Labour last time, but...
November 18, 2025 at 12:03 PM
These are the voters that Labour strategists have made very clear over a long period of time that they don't want any more, and it's a message that has now been heard
Absolutely this. Industry needs certainty & stability above all else in the market to make the investments necessary. Consumers need confidence to transition to new technologies. Government is well behind on the targets for heat pumps which are essential for our Net Zero targets. We need more action
One week Ministers brief the press about cutting heat pump support and slashing energy efficiency budgets. The next, they’re urging people to apply for heat pump schemes they themselves have put in doubt.
#WarmHomesPlan #EndFuelPoverty #EnergyBills #HeatPumps
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#WarmHomesPlan #EndFuelPoverty #EnergyBills #HeatPumps
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November 18, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Absolutely this. Industry needs certainty & stability above all else in the market to make the investments necessary. Consumers need confidence to transition to new technologies. Government is well behind on the targets for heat pumps which are essential for our Net Zero targets. We need more action
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Labour peer Lord Dubs: "To use children as a weapon, as the home secretary is doing, is I think a shabby thing. I’m lost for words, frankly."
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/labour...
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/labour...
Labour Peer Who Fled The Nazis Condemns His Party's Immigration Crackdown
Lord Dubs said he was "lost for words".
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Labour peer Lord Dubs: "To use children as a weapon, as the home secretary is doing, is I think a shabby thing. I’m lost for words, frankly."
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/labour...
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/labour...
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Heat pumps news! DESNZ is expanding the Boiler Upgrade Scheme to cover air to air heat pumps and heat batteries.
Both will be eligible for a £2,500 grant if it fully replaces a gas or oil boiler…
www.businessgreen.com/news/4521952...
Both will be eligible for a £2,500 grant if it fully replaces a gas or oil boiler…
www.businessgreen.com/news/4521952...
Boiler Upgrade Scheme: Government set to expand scheme to include air conditioning heat pumps
Government expands heat pump scheme to include heat batteries and 'air-to-air devices' that can cool homes in summer, despite speculation over budget cuts
www.businessgreen.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Heat pumps news! DESNZ is expanding the Boiler Upgrade Scheme to cover air to air heat pumps and heat batteries.
Both will be eligible for a £2,500 grant if it fully replaces a gas or oil boiler…
www.businessgreen.com/news/4521952...
Both will be eligible for a £2,500 grant if it fully replaces a gas or oil boiler…
www.businessgreen.com/news/4521952...
Today I moved 3 amendments to the Police and Crime Bill on the £1bn a year problem of serious and organised waste crime. I also raised the Kidlington site and called for urgent action to clear the site, including a Ministerial Direction if required.
hansard.parliament.uk/Lords/2025-1...
hansard.parliament.uk/Lords/2025-1...
Crime and Policing Bill - Hansard - UK Parliament
Hansard record of the item : 'Crime and Policing Bill' on Monday 17 November 2025.
hansard.parliament.uk
November 17, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Today I moved 3 amendments to the Police and Crime Bill on the £1bn a year problem of serious and organised waste crime. I also raised the Kidlington site and called for urgent action to clear the site, including a Ministerial Direction if required.
hansard.parliament.uk/Lords/2025-1...
hansard.parliament.uk/Lords/2025-1...
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State-endorsed robbery is no way to fix the asylum system.
November 17, 2025 at 5:57 PM
State-endorsed robbery is no way to fix the asylum system.
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the synergy of solar and agriculture is so unexpected and inspiring. non-zero-sum games in action
November 17, 2025 at 8:22 PM
the synergy of solar and agriculture is so unexpected and inspiring. non-zero-sum games in action