Jonathan Fox 🇺🇦
@jon-elsa.bsky.social
Paramedic, now retired. Over 35 years in NHS/union and media. Wonderful dog. Miss our horse! No longer platform diving due to injury; 43 years wasn't a bad gig! We ignore the climate at our peril!
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Jonathan Fox 🇺🇦
@jon-elsa.bsky.social
· Sep 29
Labour’s troublesome relationship with its ‘green’ manifesto
The Labour Party appears to be backing down on its pre-election pledge to not assign new gas and oil drilling licences
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My piece today. What really is Labour's position on the future of a just transition to a green future?
Labour’s troublesome relationship with its ‘green’ manifesto bylines.scot/news/scotlan...
Labour’s troublesome relationship with its ‘green’ manifesto bylines.scot/news/scotlan...
Developers are trying to profit from turning greenbelt into housing estates.Many residents have submitted an objection to City & Country's plans for Birchanger and Stansted – it took less than a minute - but we need 347 more to hit our Community Majority target! Add your voice: saveourvillages.co.uk
Save Our Villages - Stop Green Belt Development
Campaign against 480-home development on Green Belt between Birchanger and Stansted. Join our evidence-based opposition.
saveourvillages.co.uk
December 5, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Developers are trying to profit from turning greenbelt into housing estates.Many residents have submitted an objection to City & Country's plans for Birchanger and Stansted – it took less than a minute - but we need 347 more to hit our Community Majority target! Add your voice: saveourvillages.co.uk
Farage and the Tory right will unite because they want power. Will the left just stand by? | Neal Lawson www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Farage and the Tory right will unite because they want power. Will the left just stand by? | Neal Lawson
It’s time for a harsh reality check. A progressive bloc of parties refusing to see a common threat risks disaster, says Neal Lawson of Compass
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Farage and the Tory right will unite because they want power. Will the left just stand by? | Neal Lawson www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Let's face it, if Labour was being assessed by the Strictly judges for its current performance, there wouldnt be a 10 in sight.
However,in this bill, they should be congratulated; especially on the abolition of anti-union laws and unfair dismissal legislation!
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
However,in this bill, they should be congratulated; especially on the abolition of anti-union laws and unfair dismissal legislation!
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
It’s under fire from left and right – but Labour’s workers' rights bill is a huge achievement | Polly Toynbee
It makes no sense for union leaders to cry betrayal when it will be their members who benefit from these sorely needed reforms, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Let's face it, if Labour was being assessed by the Strictly judges for its current performance, there wouldnt be a 10 in sight.
However,in this bill, they should be congratulated; especially on the abolition of anti-union laws and unfair dismissal legislation!
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
However,in this bill, they should be congratulated; especially on the abolition of anti-union laws and unfair dismissal legislation!
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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🐝 The @biggive.bsky.social’s #ChristmasChallenge is LIVE!
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December 2, 2025 at 12:03 PM
🐝 The @biggive.bsky.social’s #ChristmasChallenge is LIVE!
🌎 This #GivingTuesday, donate once to Zero Hour and make twice the impact.
🎁 From 2-9 December, every £ you donate to help build our urgent climate and nature campaign will be DOUBLED!
💚 Donate here 👉 donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
🌎 This #GivingTuesday, donate once to Zero Hour and make twice the impact.
🎁 From 2-9 December, every £ you donate to help build our urgent climate and nature campaign will be DOUBLED!
💚 Donate here 👉 donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
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“A death rate five times higher than the East Asian states that took rapid action to suppress and control the virus. Three times more deaths than in the Blitz. The bereaved families need accountability. They won’t get any from the medical establishment.”
November 29, 2025 at 9:58 AM
“A death rate five times higher than the East Asian states that took rapid action to suppress and control the virus. Three times more deaths than in the Blitz. The bereaved families need accountability. They won’t get any from the medical establishment.”
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Hard-hitting truth-telling from UCL Prof Anthony Costello….
“The Covid Public Inquiry is a devastating critique of medical advisers, civil servants and politicians who led the UK to the worst public health disaster in a century. More than 230,000 deaths.”
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/230000-dea...
“The Covid Public Inquiry is a devastating critique of medical advisers, civil servants and politicians who led the UK to the worst public health disaster in a century. More than 230,000 deaths.”
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/230000-dea...
230,000 Deaths and the ‘Calculated Silence’ of the Medical Establishment About the COVID Inquiry
The Covid Inquiry Report is a devastating critique of the medical establishment which led the UK to the worst public health disaster in a century, argues Anthony Costello
www.bylinesupplement.com
November 29, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Hard-hitting truth-telling from UCL Prof Anthony Costello….
“The Covid Public Inquiry is a devastating critique of medical advisers, civil servants and politicians who led the UK to the worst public health disaster in a century. More than 230,000 deaths.”
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/230000-dea...
“The Covid Public Inquiry is a devastating critique of medical advisers, civil servants and politicians who led the UK to the worst public health disaster in a century. More than 230,000 deaths.”
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/230000-dea...
A world leading benchmark in holding social media organisations to account over online safety.
Australia is leading the way, while others countries have appeared unwilling or unable to address the impact social media has on the under 16 demographic!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Australia is leading the way, while others countries have appeared unwilling or unable to address the impact social media has on the under 16 demographic!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Social media ban: Australia won't be intimidated by tech firms, minister tells BBC
Anika Wells says she is 'ready to help' nations that wish to copy Australia's social media ban for under-16s.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 2, 2025 at 6:35 AM
A world leading benchmark in holding social media organisations to account over online safety.
Australia is leading the way, while others countries have appeared unwilling or unable to address the impact social media has on the under 16 demographic!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Australia is leading the way, while others countries have appeared unwilling or unable to address the impact social media has on the under 16 demographic!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Hello, foreign oligarchs and corporations! Please come and sue the UK for billions | George Monbiot www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Hello, foreign oligarchs and corporations! Please come and sue the UK for billions | George Monbiot
The case of a planned Cumbrian coalmine shows how governments around the world are being threatened by litigation in shadowy offshore courts, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Hello, foreign oligarchs and corporations! Please come and sue the UK for billions | George Monbiot www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The OBR's more optimistic forecast about tax receipts
would certainly explain her decision not to raise income tax rates; withholding this information in that almost surreal pre-budget press conference,was ill advised. She might well come to regret that omission!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
would certainly explain her decision not to raise income tax rates; withholding this information in that almost surreal pre-budget press conference,was ill advised. She might well come to regret that omission!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Chris Mason: Why, in my judgement, Reeves was misleading on one specific point
The Chancellor chose not to share some information on tax receipts in an unusual press conference, given before the Budget.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 1, 2025 at 12:24 PM
The OBR's more optimistic forecast about tax receipts
would certainly explain her decision not to raise income tax rates; withholding this information in that almost surreal pre-budget press conference,was ill advised. She might well come to regret that omission!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
would certainly explain her decision not to raise income tax rates; withholding this information in that almost surreal pre-budget press conference,was ill advised. She might well come to regret that omission!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Ian Hislop, "The main thing was that Rachel Reeves said there would be no tax rises, and there aren't"
"It just means that everyone will pay more tax"
"Which is completely different"
"And that's not breaking a manifesto pledge at all"
"It just means that everyone will pay more tax"
"Which is completely different"
"And that's not breaking a manifesto pledge at all"
November 29, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Ian Hislop, "The main thing was that Rachel Reeves said there would be no tax rises, and there aren't"
"It just means that everyone will pay more tax"
"Which is completely different"
"And that's not breaking a manifesto pledge at all"
"It just means that everyone will pay more tax"
"Which is completely different"
"And that's not breaking a manifesto pledge at all"
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Fasil Regassa wipes away tears when he talks about Sarah Beckstrom, the 20-year-old National Guard member who was shot Wednesday just a few feet away from his store.
“I cried when I heard she died,” Regassa told CNN.
“I cried when I heard she died,” Regassa told CNN.
Bustling DC retail district in shock after shooting of National Guard members | CNN Politics
In the bustling downtown area of Washington, DC, blocks away from the White House and packed with tourists, chain restaurants, cafes, banks, stores and corporate offices, business community members ar...
www.cnn.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Fasil Regassa wipes away tears when he talks about Sarah Beckstrom, the 20-year-old National Guard member who was shot Wednesday just a few feet away from his store.
“I cried when I heard she died,” Regassa told CNN.
“I cried when I heard she died,” Regassa told CNN.
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At today’s National Emergency Briefing, Chris Packham delivered a clear message: act now. Decision-makers must step up and tackle the climate crisis before it’s too late. Add your signature to the open letter to Keir Starmer.
#climatecrisis #neb2025 #netzero
www.nebriefing.org/open-letter-keir
#climatecrisis #neb2025 #netzero
www.nebriefing.org/open-letter-keir
November 27, 2025 at 6:25 PM
At today’s National Emergency Briefing, Chris Packham delivered a clear message: act now. Decision-makers must step up and tackle the climate crisis before it’s too late. Add your signature to the open letter to Keir Starmer.
#climatecrisis #neb2025 #netzero
www.nebriefing.org/open-letter-keir
#climatecrisis #neb2025 #netzero
www.nebriefing.org/open-letter-keir
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What’s more expensive: investing in renewables, or dealing with the £38 trillion annual cost of unchecked climate damage?
Climate change: an expensive myth or a question of survival?
Calls to end decarbonisation efforts threaten to undermine a thriving economic sector and our chance of a safer planet
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 7:49 AM
What’s more expensive: investing in renewables, or dealing with the £38 trillion annual cost of unchecked climate damage?
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🏅Competition time! 📣 Help us spot hedgehogs in our camera images and you could win a @naturespy.bsky.social camera! The more images you classify between now and 31st December, the more entries into the prize draw.
Find out more 👇
www.hedgehogstreet.org/nhmp-spotting-competition
Find out more 👇
www.hedgehogstreet.org/nhmp-spotting-competition
NHMP spotting competition - Hedgehog Street
Counting hogs We’re using a combination of camera traps, AI and citizen science to monitor hedgehogs in our National Hedgehog […]
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November 24, 2025 at 6:54 PM
🏅Competition time! 📣 Help us spot hedgehogs in our camera images and you could win a @naturespy.bsky.social camera! The more images you classify between now and 31st December, the more entries into the prize draw.
Find out more 👇
www.hedgehogstreet.org/nhmp-spotting-competition
Find out more 👇
www.hedgehogstreet.org/nhmp-spotting-competition
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Sometimes you feel like you're being watched . . . thank you to @27rufus for today's #FoxOfTheDay
November 29, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Sometimes you feel like you're being watched . . . thank you to @27rufus for today's #FoxOfTheDay
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Rachel Reeves was frustrated that a Sussex development was delayed by “… some snails … a protected species or something, that are microscopic; you can’t even see them…”
The snail in question is one of Britain’s rarest and most endangered freshwater species, the lesser whirlpool ramshorn.
The snail in question is one of Britain’s rarest and most endangered freshwater species, the lesser whirlpool ramshorn.
Living alongside nature: humans must get better at it
The first of two articles inspired by COP30 explores some problems and the need to seek inclusive and nature-aligned solutions.
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Rachel Reeves was frustrated that a Sussex development was delayed by “… some snails … a protected species or something, that are microscopic; you can’t even see them…”
The snail in question is one of Britain’s rarest and most endangered freshwater species, the lesser whirlpool ramshorn.
The snail in question is one of Britain’s rarest and most endangered freshwater species, the lesser whirlpool ramshorn.
An appalling indictment of the fostering system in the UK. The treatment of some of the parents was scandalous!
BBC News - Parents threatened by authorities as 1,000 adopted children returned to care - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC News - Parents threatened by authorities as 1,000 adopted children returned to care - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Parents threatened by authorities as 1,000 adopted children returned to care
Families seeking help for their children’s complex needs describe threats of police action against them.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 6:59 AM
An appalling indictment of the fostering system in the UK. The treatment of some of the parents was scandalous!
BBC News - Parents threatened by authorities as 1,000 adopted children returned to care - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC News - Parents threatened by authorities as 1,000 adopted children returned to care - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Chris Packham kicking off the #NationalEmergencyBriefing making the simple point that ignoring scientific advice on climate, as are current government, costs lives, and that disinformation from fossil fuel interests is one of the biggest problems...
November 27, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Chris Packham kicking off the #NationalEmergencyBriefing making the simple point that ignoring scientific advice on climate, as are current government, costs lives, and that disinformation from fossil fuel interests is one of the biggest problems...
November 26, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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Despite worries about solar under Trump, the sector has not collapsed & prospects look good - hence surge in solar share prices
A lot of tax credits have been maintained, datacentres need power and solar is cheap &fast to deploy, rooftop promising as power prices rise
www.ft.com/content/af1f...
A lot of tax credits have been maintained, datacentres need power and solar is cheap &fast to deploy, rooftop promising as power prices rise
www.ft.com/content/af1f...
November 26, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Despite worries about solar under Trump, the sector has not collapsed & prospects look good - hence surge in solar share prices
A lot of tax credits have been maintained, datacentres need power and solar is cheap &fast to deploy, rooftop promising as power prices rise
www.ft.com/content/af1f...
A lot of tax credits have been maintained, datacentres need power and solar is cheap &fast to deploy, rooftop promising as power prices rise
www.ft.com/content/af1f...
Not exactly a conclusion filled with optimism. Yet again, the attending countries failed collectively to take on the the environmental imperative of the climate crisis. Lots of talking; little encouraging signs of action.
Cop30: another wasted opportunity!
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Cop30: another wasted opportunity!
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Cop30’s watered-down agreements will do little for an ecosystem at tipping point
Delegates made minimal headway on timetable for replacing oil and gas or on firm commitments to reducing carbon emissions
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Not exactly a conclusion filled with optimism. Yet again, the attending countries failed collectively to take on the the environmental imperative of the climate crisis. Lots of talking; little encouraging signs of action.
Cop30: another wasted opportunity!
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Cop30: another wasted opportunity!
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
UN warns world losing climate battle but fragile Cop30 deal keeps up the fight www.theguardian.com/environment/...
UN warns world losing climate battle but fragile Cop30 deal keeps up the fight
Reaching agreement in divisive political landscape shows ‘climate cooperation is alive and kicking’, says UN climate chief
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:13 PM
UN warns world losing climate battle but fragile Cop30 deal keeps up the fight www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Not only are our villages under threat from overdevelopment, but developers are trying to profit from turning greenbelt into housing estates. You can submit objection to City & Country's plans for Birchanger and Stansted Mountfitchet. Please add your voice to our campaign. saveourvillages.co.uk
Save Our Villages - Stop Green Belt Development
Campaign against 480-home development on Green Belt between Birchanger and Stansted. Join our evidence-based opposition.
saveourvillages.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Not only are our villages under threat from overdevelopment, but developers are trying to profit from turning greenbelt into housing estates. You can submit objection to City & Country's plans for Birchanger and Stansted Mountfitchet. Please add your voice to our campaign. saveourvillages.co.uk
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The real BBC bias story, narrated by Anna Ford
November 19, 2025 at 12:12 PM
The real BBC bias story, narrated by Anna Ford