James Hitchcock
@jameshitch.bsky.social
Work at Rewilding Britain - Advocacy and Policy.
Vice-Chair of Tir Natur
Systems not silos.
Love all things nature.
Running and hillwalking.
Views my own.
Vice-Chair of Tir Natur
Systems not silos.
Love all things nature.
Running and hillwalking.
Views my own.
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this is brilliant satire:
“Given what I took to be the anti-Trump nature of the Sketch, I of course assumed there would be a similar, balancing Sketch discussing the possibility that the Capitol building had attacked the rioters....."
“Given what I took to be the anti-Trump nature of the Sketch, I of course assumed there would be a similar, balancing Sketch discussing the possibility that the Capitol building had attacked the rioters....."
Crisis at the Critic Sketchcasting Corporation!
Crisis at the CSC | Robert Hutton | The Critic Magazine
From the desk of Lord Kronsteen, founder and proprietor of the Critic Sketchcasting Corporation. To all staff, It is with a heavy heart that I take pen in hand to inform you of the resignation of both…
thecritic.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 5:54 PM
this is brilliant satire:
“Given what I took to be the anti-Trump nature of the Sketch, I of course assumed there would be a similar, balancing Sketch discussing the possibility that the Capitol building had attacked the rioters....."
“Given what I took to be the anti-Trump nature of the Sketch, I of course assumed there would be a similar, balancing Sketch discussing the possibility that the Capitol building had attacked the rioters....."
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"To ensure the BBC’s independence, impartiality and trust, Robbie Gibb should have no role in appointing the new director general"
Good call by @eddavey.libdems.org.uk:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Good call by @eddavey.libdems.org.uk:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The first step towards saving our precious BBC: remove Robbie Gibb from the board | Ed Davey
The BBC belongs to all of us, and it is under attack as never before. The government must defend it from its enemies, within and without, says Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:02 PM
"To ensure the BBC’s independence, impartiality and trust, Robbie Gibb should have no role in appointing the new director general"
Good call by @eddavey.libdems.org.uk:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Good call by @eddavey.libdems.org.uk:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Sanity. Thankfully.
How far we've slipped that this appeal even came to be needed.
I feel relief and joy for Marcus and his family.
With a lack of leadership on climate in the face of widespread public support, what else are people supposed to do?
How far we've slipped that this appeal even came to be needed.
I feel relief and joy for Marcus and his family.
With a lack of leadership on climate in the face of widespread public support, what else are people supposed to do?
Jailed climate activist wins appeal against deportation from UK: Marcus Decker was served with deportation order while in prison for unveiling Just Stop Oil banner over Dartford Crossing A climate activist who served one of the longest prison sentences in modern British history for peacef...
Jailed climate activist wins appeal against deportation from UK
Jailed climate activist wins appeal against deportation from UK: Marcus Decker was served with deportation order while in prison for unveiling Just Stop Oil banner over Dartford Crossing A climate activist who served one of the longest prison sentences in modern British history for peacef...
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Sanity. Thankfully.
How far we've slipped that this appeal even came to be needed.
I feel relief and joy for Marcus and his family.
With a lack of leadership on climate in the face of widespread public support, what else are people supposed to do?
How far we've slipped that this appeal even came to be needed.
I feel relief and joy for Marcus and his family.
With a lack of leadership on climate in the face of widespread public support, what else are people supposed to do?
The populist right can be beaten when people are offered hope and a vision of a fairer future.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
How did we beat Nigel Farage and Reform in Caerphilly? We stood by our convictions | Rhun ap Iorwerth
Welsh voters have rejected Labour and Starmerite managerialism. By offering hope and not division we showed the populist right can be beaten, says Rhun ap Iorwerth, leader of Plaid Cymru
www.theguardian.com
October 31, 2025 at 10:35 AM
The populist right can be beaten when people are offered hope and a vision of a fairer future.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Bromsgrove South (Worcestershire) Council By-Election Result:
🔶 LDM: 51.9% (+20.3)
➡️ RFM: 33.4% (-1.5)
🌳 CON: 11.3% (-5.8)
🌹 LAB: 3.4% (-4.1)
No GRN (-5.5) or Ind (-3.4) as previous.
Liberal Democrat GAIN from Reform.
Changes w/ 2025.
🔶 LDM: 51.9% (+20.3)
➡️ RFM: 33.4% (-1.5)
🌳 CON: 11.3% (-5.8)
🌹 LAB: 3.4% (-4.1)
No GRN (-5.5) or Ind (-3.4) as previous.
Liberal Democrat GAIN from Reform.
Changes w/ 2025.
October 31, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Bromsgrove South (Worcestershire) Council By-Election Result:
🔶 LDM: 51.9% (+20.3)
➡️ RFM: 33.4% (-1.5)
🌳 CON: 11.3% (-5.8)
🌹 LAB: 3.4% (-4.1)
No GRN (-5.5) or Ind (-3.4) as previous.
Liberal Democrat GAIN from Reform.
Changes w/ 2025.
🔶 LDM: 51.9% (+20.3)
➡️ RFM: 33.4% (-1.5)
🌳 CON: 11.3% (-5.8)
🌹 LAB: 3.4% (-4.1)
No GRN (-5.5) or Ind (-3.4) as previous.
Liberal Democrat GAIN from Reform.
Changes w/ 2025.
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⏰It's time: the EU’s credibility on human rights & climate is on the line.
Ahead of the #Omnibus I vote, 140+ EU & non-EU CSOs urge MEPs to back a strong, fair deal that protects workers, communities & our planet, not corporate interests.
corporatejustice.org/publications...
Ahead of the #Omnibus I vote, 140+ EU & non-EU CSOs urge MEPs to back a strong, fair deal that protects workers, communities & our planet, not corporate interests.
corporatejustice.org/publications...
October 31, 2025 at 8:15 AM
⏰It's time: the EU’s credibility on human rights & climate is on the line.
Ahead of the #Omnibus I vote, 140+ EU & non-EU CSOs urge MEPs to back a strong, fair deal that protects workers, communities & our planet, not corporate interests.
corporatejustice.org/publications...
Ahead of the #Omnibus I vote, 140+ EU & non-EU CSOs urge MEPs to back a strong, fair deal that protects workers, communities & our planet, not corporate interests.
corporatejustice.org/publications...
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We don't just want 9 river walks, we want access to all rivers. 96% of rivers in England and Wales have no rights of access. Landowners have blocked public access to rivers for centuries. Labour's promise is just 9 new river walks. We say that's not enough.
October 22, 2025 at 1:31 PM
We don't just want 9 river walks, we want access to all rivers. 96% of rivers in England and Wales have no rights of access. Landowners have blocked public access to rivers for centuries. Labour's promise is just 9 new river walks. We say that's not enough.
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This is the third story in the past week detailing how natural carbon sinks are starting to falter. We don’t know nearly enough about how these tipping points could play out, but the potential for genuinely terrifying outcomes should be obvious by now.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
World’s oceans losing their greenness through global heating, study finds
Researchers say decline in phytoplankton suggests weakened planetary capacity to absorb carbon dioxide
www.theguardian.com
October 19, 2025 at 7:38 PM
This is the third story in the past week detailing how natural carbon sinks are starting to falter. We don’t know nearly enough about how these tipping points could play out, but the potential for genuinely terrifying outcomes should be obvious by now.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Something extraordinary is happening.
+6000 new members in ONE SINGLE day.
@greenparty.org.uk just hit 130,000 members and rising!!!
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+6000 new members in ONE SINGLE day.
@greenparty.org.uk just hit 130,000 members and rising!!!
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October 19, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Come on over …
“Food is at the heart of both human well-being and planetary health,” said co-chair Shakuntala Thilsted. “Transformation must go beyond producing enough calories. It must guarantee the right to food, fair work and a healthy environment for all.”
www.politico.eu/article/food...
www.politico.eu/article/food...
Food is wrecking the planet. And Europe has lost its appetite for change.
A landmark study says food systems are breaching Earth’s limits. Europe once promised to lead the way, but the revolution fizzled.
www.politico.eu
October 4, 2025 at 4:01 PM
“Food is at the heart of both human well-being and planetary health,” said co-chair Shakuntala Thilsted. “Transformation must go beyond producing enough calories. It must guarantee the right to food, fair work and a healthy environment for all.”
www.politico.eu/article/food...
www.politico.eu/article/food...
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Big news for beavers in Wales 🦫
We’re thrilled the Welsh government has legally recognised beavers as a native species requiring protection. This is a huge step forward in ensuring beavers — and the incredible ecosystem services they provide — are re-established in Wales.
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We’re thrilled the Welsh government has legally recognised beavers as a native species requiring protection. This is a huge step forward in ensuring beavers — and the incredible ecosystem services they provide — are re-established in Wales.
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October 3, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Fur real good
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A big step forward for Wales.
Nice work Welsh Government.
Strong wording around their vital role in helping nature recovery, water quality and flow.
#beavers #nature
BBC News - Beavers set to become a protected species in Wales
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Nice work Welsh Government.
Strong wording around their vital role in helping nature recovery, water quality and flow.
#beavers #nature
BBC News - Beavers set to become a protected species in Wales
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Beavers set to become protected species in Wales under legislation
The changes bring Wales into line with England and Scotland in recognising beavers as requiring protection.
www.bbc.com
October 3, 2025 at 7:56 AM
A big step forward for Wales.
Nice work Welsh Government.
Strong wording around their vital role in helping nature recovery, water quality and flow.
#beavers #nature
BBC News - Beavers set to become a protected species in Wales
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Nice work Welsh Government.
Strong wording around their vital role in helping nature recovery, water quality and flow.
#beavers #nature
BBC News - Beavers set to become a protected species in Wales
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Kemi Badenoch's pledge to scrap the Climate Change Act has now been condemned by Theresa May, Lord Deben (John Gummer), Alok Sharma, the Confederation of British Industry, the Church of England, the Catholic Church - all previously mainstays of the Tory party: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Senior Tories dismayed at Badenoch’s ‘catastrophic’ vow to repeal Climate Change Act
Theresa May, Alok Sharma, business and church leaders say plan would harm UK and not even Margaret Thatcher would have countenanced it
www.theguardian.com
October 2, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Kemi Badenoch's pledge to scrap the Climate Change Act has now been condemned by Theresa May, Lord Deben (John Gummer), Alok Sharma, the Confederation of British Industry, the Church of England, the Catholic Church - all previously mainstays of the Tory party: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
“.as the climate crisis has accelerated, it is increasingly indefensible for 📰 of climate change not to make it clear that this crisis is driven by very specific human activities – primarily burning fossil fuels. And in 2nd place is food, agriculture, forestry.”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Meat is a leading emissions source – but few outlets report on it, analysis finds
Sentient Media reveals less than 4% of climate news stories mention animal agriculture as source of carbon emissions
www.theguardian.com
September 27, 2025 at 7:51 PM
“.as the climate crisis has accelerated, it is increasingly indefensible for 📰 of climate change not to make it clear that this crisis is driven by very specific human activities – primarily burning fossil fuels. And in 2nd place is food, agriculture, forestry.”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Diolch
We're logging on to say a big thank you to everyone who joined our panel discussion at the Climate Cymru Act Now Change Forever mass lobby 🐝
We also wanted to say a big thank you to the staff at @climatecymru.bsky.social, Bethan Sayed and Stanley Townsend for organising a brilliant day.
We also wanted to say a big thank you to the staff at @climatecymru.bsky.social, Bethan Sayed and Stanley Townsend for organising a brilliant day.
September 25, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Diolch
Lovely piece.
"As he drives off, waving, I wonder why this kind of interaction feels so rare, so unexpected, in the British countryside."
Well. Quite.
A Right to Roam and a Responsible Access Code could be the change.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"As he drives off, waving, I wonder why this kind of interaction feels so rare, so unexpected, in the British countryside."
Well. Quite.
A Right to Roam and a Responsible Access Code could be the change.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Country diary: Searching for sanctuary, we find something else entirely | Eben Muse
Drakes Broughton, Worcestershire: The scourge of rural litter is enough to bring anyone together, even a farmer and us, trying to camp for the night in his field
www.theguardian.com
September 13, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Lovely piece.
"As he drives off, waving, I wonder why this kind of interaction feels so rare, so unexpected, in the British countryside."
Well. Quite.
A Right to Roam and a Responsible Access Code could be the change.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"As he drives off, waving, I wonder why this kind of interaction feels so rare, so unexpected, in the British countryside."
Well. Quite.
A Right to Roam and a Responsible Access Code could be the change.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Very well said. 👏👏👏
I'd also add: food is a commodity that we pay for at point of sale. Our taxes should be spent on public benefits, delivering multiple targets and helping save money across departments.
amanwy.blogspot.com/2025/07/we-n...
I'd also add: food is a commodity that we pay for at point of sale. Our taxes should be spent on public benefits, delivering multiple targets and helping save money across departments.
amanwy.blogspot.com/2025/07/we-n...
We need to re-set the debate on farming
Speech in the Senedd on 16th July 2025 Let me start with the obvious: Farming is hard. I am proud to come from a family of farmers, and I un...
amanwy.blogspot.com
July 18, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Very well said. 👏👏👏
I'd also add: food is a commodity that we pay for at point of sale. Our taxes should be spent on public benefits, delivering multiple targets and helping save money across departments.
amanwy.blogspot.com/2025/07/we-n...
I'd also add: food is a commodity that we pay for at point of sale. Our taxes should be spent on public benefits, delivering multiple targets and helping save money across departments.
amanwy.blogspot.com/2025/07/we-n...
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All power to @chrisgpackham.bsky.social and @wildjustice.bsky.social in pursuing this crucial case.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Sheep are destroying precious British habitats – and we taxpayers are footing the bill | Chris Packham
Large parts of Dartmoor have been denuded of wildlife, harmed by farming and a mess of government schemes that are costly in every way, says naturalist and broadcaster Chris Packham
www.theguardian.com
July 16, 2025 at 5:27 AM
All power to @chrisgpackham.bsky.social and @wildjustice.bsky.social in pursuing this crucial case.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Oh! His support for driven grouse shooting during Monday's debate now makes a lot more sense!
FYI, @oliviablakemp.bsky.social
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/07/03/p...
FYI, @oliviablakemp.bsky.social
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/07/03/p...
Pro-grouse shooting Labour MP Sam Rushworth received £10,000 donation from local grouse moor gamekeeper group
Perhaps the most surprising pro-grouse shooting voice at Monday’s Westminster Hall debate on driven grouse shooting was Sam Rushworth MP, the Labour MP for Bishop Auckland. Wild Justice descr…
raptorpersecutionuk.org
July 3, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Oh! His support for driven grouse shooting during Monday's debate now makes a lot more sense!
FYI, @oliviablakemp.bsky.social
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/07/03/p...
FYI, @oliviablakemp.bsky.social
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/07/03/p...
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We're at the Welsh Labour Party Conference this week, complete with exhibition stand and our Rewilding Manifesto, ready to talk about what rewilding could do for nature in Wales.
If you’re attending, please make sure to stop by and say hello – we're at Stand 37 in the Atrium.
Welwn ni chi yno! 👋
If you’re attending, please make sure to stop by and say hello – we're at Stand 37 in the Atrium.
Welwn ni chi yno! 👋
June 27, 2025 at 4:19 PM
We're at the Welsh Labour Party Conference this week, complete with exhibition stand and our Rewilding Manifesto, ready to talk about what rewilding could do for nature in Wales.
If you’re attending, please make sure to stop by and say hello – we're at Stand 37 in the Atrium.
Welwn ni chi yno! 👋
If you’re attending, please make sure to stop by and say hello – we're at Stand 37 in the Atrium.
Welwn ni chi yno! 👋
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We’re thrilled to see the @commonseac.parliament.uk report featured today on The Guardian, calling for urgent action to protect UK seas. It contains many bold and vital steps that we champion in our Wilder Seas report, launched yesterday in collaboration with @mcsuk.bsky.social.
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June 5, 2025 at 7:07 PM
We’re thrilled to see the @commonseac.parliament.uk report featured today on The Guardian, calling for urgent action to protect UK seas. It contains many bold and vital steps that we champion in our Wilder Seas report, launched yesterday in collaboration with @mcsuk.bsky.social.
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Join @oceanauk.bsky.social in demanding a ban on bottom trawling in Marine Protected Areas👇
act.for-the-ocean.org/act/protect-...
act.for-the-ocean.org/act/protect-...
🚨 BREAKING: 20,000+ HOURS of suspected bottom trawling WRECKED the UK’s offshore marine “protected” areas last year, our research shows! 🌊 That would score tracks on the seabed that would stretch EIGHT TIMES around the UK. All with the government's permission! 1/4 🔽
www.express.co.uk/news/politic...
www.express.co.uk/news/politic...
UK's marine protected areas face over 20,000 hours of bottom trawling
Bottom trawling is a fishing method where large, weighted nets are dragged across the seafloor by one or two boats to catch fish and other marine life that live on or near the bottom.
www.express.co.uk
May 21, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Join @oceanauk.bsky.social in demanding a ban on bottom trawling in Marine Protected Areas👇
act.for-the-ocean.org/act/protect-...
act.for-the-ocean.org/act/protect-...