Nigel Quinton
@nigelquinton.bsky.social
Optimist, liberal, environmentalist. Life's complicated. The answer is usually 'It Depends'
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Beyond the Hype Geothermal in Context.pdf - Google Drive drive.google.com/file/d/1G9YC...
Beyond the Hype Geothermal in Context.pdf
drive.google.com
October 3, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Beyond the Hype Geothermal in Context.pdf - Google Drive drive.google.com/file/d/1G9YC...
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Kemi Badenoch’s plan to scrap climate law ‘catastrophic’, says former PM Theresa May
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Kemi Badenoch’s plan to scrap climate law ‘catastrophic’, says former PM
Theresa May clashes with the Tory leader over plans to repeal the landmark legislation
www.thetimes.com
October 3, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Kemi Badenoch’s plan to scrap climate law ‘catastrophic’, says former PM Theresa May
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Clean, affordable water belongs to all of us. I’ve told the new Environment Secretary to act on real evidence for public ownership and put people first. Join me:https://actionnetwork.org/letters/ask-emma-reynolds-to-base-water-policy-on-facts-not-water-industry-fake-maths?source=bluesky&
October 3, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Clean, affordable water belongs to all of us. I’ve told the new Environment Secretary to act on real evidence for public ownership and put people first. Join me:https://actionnetwork.org/letters/ask-emma-reynolds-to-base-water-policy-on-facts-not-water-industry-fake-maths?source=bluesky&
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www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Today formally marks the end of a 17 year cross-party consensus on climate change & an extremely dangerous moment in our history
Turning our backs on climate action is tantamount to accepting the full force of climate change. It is a self-imposed death sentence
Today formally marks the end of a 17 year cross-party consensus on climate change & an extremely dangerous moment in our history
Turning our backs on climate action is tantamount to accepting the full force of climate change. It is a self-imposed death sentence
Kemi Badenoch vows to repeal Climate Change Act
Tory leader says she would replace it with ‘cheap energy’ strategy, ending decades-long consensus on climate
www.theguardian.com
October 2, 2025 at 6:11 AM
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Today formally marks the end of a 17 year cross-party consensus on climate change & an extremely dangerous moment in our history
Turning our backs on climate action is tantamount to accepting the full force of climate change. It is a self-imposed death sentence
Today formally marks the end of a 17 year cross-party consensus on climate change & an extremely dangerous moment in our history
Turning our backs on climate action is tantamount to accepting the full force of climate change. It is a self-imposed death sentence
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Tory party’s long journey away from science, reason, responsibility, common sense and truth is complete
Kemi Badenoch vows to repeal Climate Change Act
Tory leader says she would replace it with ‘cheap energy’ strategy, ending decades-long consensus on climate
www.theguardian.com
October 2, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Tory party’s long journey away from science, reason, responsibility, common sense and truth is complete
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New YouGov polling. A monumental failure of our political class to educate, a monumental failure of our media to report fairly, for a generation
August 5, 2025 at 6:27 AM
New YouGov polling. A monumental failure of our political class to educate, a monumental failure of our media to report fairly, for a generation
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It is an absolute scandal that private equity companies are profiteering from the crisis in SEND education.
Liberal Democrats would cap these exorbitant profits at 8% to put money into the SEND system, not shareholders’ pockets.
It's time to put our children first, not corporate greed.
Liberal Democrats would cap these exorbitant profits at 8% to put money into the SEND system, not shareholders’ pockets.
It's time to put our children first, not corporate greed.
August 1, 2025 at 2:21 PM
It is an absolute scandal that private equity companies are profiteering from the crisis in SEND education.
Liberal Democrats would cap these exorbitant profits at 8% to put money into the SEND system, not shareholders’ pockets.
It's time to put our children first, not corporate greed.
Liberal Democrats would cap these exorbitant profits at 8% to put money into the SEND system, not shareholders’ pockets.
It's time to put our children first, not corporate greed.
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Bonn climate conference shows #COP30 is already falling behind | Grist grist.org/internationa...
This year’s UN climate talks are already behind — 5 months before COP30 kicks off in Brazil
Thorny questions about who will pay for global climate action derailed a climate summit in Bonn, Germany, this week.
grist.org
June 27, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Bonn climate conference shows #COP30 is already falling behind | Grist grist.org/internationa...
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If you're one of Thames Water's 16 million so-called "customers" the money from your bills should be spent on investment to tackle sewage, not wasted on expensive creditors and shareholders
Here's how to end the rip off and get PUBLIC OWNERSHIP 👇
www.youtube.com/shorts/YIb9G...
Here's how to end the rip off and get PUBLIC OWNERSHIP 👇
www.youtube.com/shorts/YIb9G...
How to fix Thames Water
YouTube video by We Own It
www.youtube.com
June 27, 2025 at 5:38 PM
If you're one of Thames Water's 16 million so-called "customers" the money from your bills should be spent on investment to tackle sewage, not wasted on expensive creditors and shareholders
Here's how to end the rip off and get PUBLIC OWNERSHIP 👇
www.youtube.com/shorts/YIb9G...
Here's how to end the rip off and get PUBLIC OWNERSHIP 👇
www.youtube.com/shorts/YIb9G...
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As we build protections against rising sea levels and stronger storm surges on a warming planet, we might as well make clean electricity with them.
First full-scale wave-powered breakwater underway in France
Legendre Group has started constructing the first full-scale demonstrator for the Dikwe project in Boulogne-sur-Mer, northern France.
www.offshore-energy.biz
June 27, 2025 at 7:43 PM
As we build protections against rising sea levels and stronger storm surges on a warming planet, we might as well make clean electricity with them.
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💯 “A truly credible response to the climate crisis demands a whole-system approach. That means aligning climate goals with economic and social policy, and recognising the broader benefits — from improved health to reduced inequality — that come with reducing energy demand.”
How’s the UK attempt to reach net zero going? There’s good news and bad news
The UK’s latest climate change progress report highlights serious gaps.
theconversation.com
June 26, 2025 at 6:06 AM
💯 “A truly credible response to the climate crisis demands a whole-system approach. That means aligning climate goals with economic and social policy, and recognising the broader benefits — from improved health to reduced inequality — that come with reducing energy demand.”
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A long long time ago, in a far away galaxy... the US used to tax the rich
May 23, 2025 at 8:19 PM
A long long time ago, in a far away galaxy... the US used to tax the rich
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“Child poverty is the biggest cause of social division in Britain today, a scar on our national conscience, and a stain on the soul of the country”
Gordon Brown
www.newstatesman.com/politics/soc...
Gordon Brown
www.newstatesman.com/politics/soc...
Child poverty is a scar on our national conscience
A Labour government has taken millions of children out of poverty before. It can do so again.
www.newstatesman.com
May 23, 2025 at 11:22 AM
“Child poverty is the biggest cause of social division in Britain today, a scar on our national conscience, and a stain on the soul of the country”
Gordon Brown
www.newstatesman.com/politics/soc...
Gordon Brown
www.newstatesman.com/politics/soc...
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The Guardian, July 2016
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The Guardian, May 2025
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The Guardian, July 2016
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The Guardian, May 2025
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May 23, 2025 at 11:20 AM
The top image:
The Guardian, July 2016
The article:
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The Guardian, May 2025
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The Guardian, July 2016
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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The Guardian, May 2025
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After tireless campaigning from survivors and campaigners like @joshbabarinde.bsky.social, judges will finally be able to identify when a crime involves domestic abuse and formally record it at sentencing.
For every survivor who felt like the system has failed them, this change is for you.
For every survivor who felt like the system has failed them, this change is for you.
May 24, 2025 at 4:24 PM
After tireless campaigning from survivors and campaigners like @joshbabarinde.bsky.social, judges will finally be able to identify when a crime involves domestic abuse and formally record it at sentencing.
For every survivor who felt like the system has failed them, this change is for you.
For every survivor who felt like the system has failed them, this change is for you.
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The DWP is refusing to release a report into deaths of disabled people
Buried for four years, we only know about the report thanks to the persistence of Disability News Service - but even now, the DWP is refusing to release it.
What is in it that is so damning?
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
Buried for four years, we only know about the report thanks to the persistence of Disability News Service - but even now, the DWP is refusing to release it.
What is in it that is so damning?
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
The DWP is refusing to release a report into deaths of disabled people
The DWP failure to publish the report speaks to the political continuity between Tory cruelty and Labour technocratic authoritarianism
www.thecanary.co
May 23, 2025 at 6:13 PM
The DWP is refusing to release a report into deaths of disabled people
Buried for four years, we only know about the report thanks to the persistence of Disability News Service - but even now, the DWP is refusing to release it.
What is in it that is so damning?
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
Buried for four years, we only know about the report thanks to the persistence of Disability News Service - but even now, the DWP is refusing to release it.
What is in it that is so damning?
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
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Labour could cut energy bills by £370 a year (£30 a month) with a single decision that would provide a boost to competitiveness, accelerate decarbonisation, and would be progressive for billpayers. The problem is the Treasury keeps blocking it from happening. www.businessgreen.com/news/4413629...
'Electricity prices must come down': Chancellor urged to back reforms that could save households £370 a year
Coalition of businesses, investors, and climate groups call on Rachel Reeves to move the cost of legacy renewables schemes into general taxation
www.businessgreen.com
May 15, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Labour could cut energy bills by £370 a year (£30 a month) with a single decision that would provide a boost to competitiveness, accelerate decarbonisation, and would be progressive for billpayers. The problem is the Treasury keeps blocking it from happening. www.businessgreen.com/news/4413629...
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Former M&S Chairman Lord Rose,
"Here we are, 10 years on now from Brexit"
"The issues of immigration are caused by Brexit"
"The issues of our poor economic performance ate down to Brexit"
"Here we are, 10 years on now from Brexit"
"The issues of immigration are caused by Brexit"
"The issues of our poor economic performance ate down to Brexit"
May 15, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Former M&S Chairman Lord Rose,
"Here we are, 10 years on now from Brexit"
"The issues of immigration are caused by Brexit"
"The issues of our poor economic performance ate down to Brexit"
"Here we are, 10 years on now from Brexit"
"The issues of immigration are caused by Brexit"
"The issues of our poor economic performance ate down to Brexit"
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Get behind @appgfairelections.bsky.social
✍️ Labour’s moment to rebuild democracy is slipping away
Labour must ditch the half-measures and embrace bold constitutional reform to restore trust and reconnect politics with the people
By Frances Crook
@francescrook.bsky.social
Labour must ditch the half-measures and embrace bold constitutional reform to restore trust and reconnect politics with the people
By Frances Crook
@francescrook.bsky.social
Labour’s moment to rebuild democracy is slipping away
Labour must ditch the half-measures and embrace bold constitutional reform to restore trust and reconnect politics with the people
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
May 11, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Get behind @appgfairelections.bsky.social
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Lib Dems launch ‘Reform watch’ to monitor party in local government
Exclusive: Ed Davey says Labour and Tories too scared of Reform threat to hold Nigel Farage’s party to account
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Exclusive: Ed Davey says Labour and Tories too scared of Reform threat to hold Nigel Farage’s party to account
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Lib Dems launch ‘Reform watch’ to monitor party in local government
Exclusive: Ed Davey says Labour and Tories too scared of Reform threat to hold Nigel Farage’s party to account
www.theguardian.com
May 11, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Lib Dems launch ‘Reform watch’ to monitor party in local government
Exclusive: Ed Davey says Labour and Tories too scared of Reform threat to hold Nigel Farage’s party to account
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Exclusive: Ed Davey says Labour and Tories too scared of Reform threat to hold Nigel Farage’s party to account
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...