Richard Perryman
@richperr501.bsky.social
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In Europe, a division is emerging: the south and south east grow drier, including parts of the UK. Meanwhile, the North and North East, including parts of the UK, are growing wetter:
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November 29, 2025 at 7:18 AM
In Europe, a division is emerging: the south and south east grow drier, including parts of the UK. Meanwhile, the North and North East, including parts of the UK, are growing wetter:
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Not sure what's the most shocking aspect of this story of waste being dumped to a depth of 2m across 0.6ha of SSSI..
that the fine was a paltry £15000..
that it took 3 years for NE/EA to stop the dumping..
Or that the judge actually believes the SSSI can be restored!
www.gov.uk/government/n...
that the fine was a paltry £15000..
that it took 3 years for NE/EA to stop the dumping..
Or that the judge actually believes the SSSI can be restored!
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Landowner to pay £31,000 for landscaping Cornish SSSI with waste
Martin McAnulty has to undo the damage he did to a habitat-rich Site of Special Scientific Interest in St Dennis, Cornwall.
www.gov.uk
November 29, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Not sure what's the most shocking aspect of this story of waste being dumped to a depth of 2m across 0.6ha of SSSI..
that the fine was a paltry £15000..
that it took 3 years for NE/EA to stop the dumping..
Or that the judge actually believes the SSSI can be restored!
www.gov.uk/government/n...
that the fine was a paltry £15000..
that it took 3 years for NE/EA to stop the dumping..
Or that the judge actually believes the SSSI can be restored!
www.gov.uk/government/n...
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💰One of the biggest problems with PFI? Following the money.
Contracts change hands. Investors come and go. Money disappears into complex corporate structures.
The public funds it. But who's profiting?
🔍 : everydoctor.org.uk/talking-poin...
Contracts change hands. Investors come and go. Money disappears into complex corporate structures.
The public funds it. But who's profiting?
🔍 : everydoctor.org.uk/talking-poin...
November 29, 2025 at 8:48 AM
💰One of the biggest problems with PFI? Following the money.
Contracts change hands. Investors come and go. Money disappears into complex corporate structures.
The public funds it. But who's profiting?
🔍 : everydoctor.org.uk/talking-poin...
Contracts change hands. Investors come and go. Money disappears into complex corporate structures.
The public funds it. But who's profiting?
🔍 : everydoctor.org.uk/talking-poin...
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8,000 illegal waste sites
13 million tons of rubbish
No controls on waste dumped sometimes near rivers + in floodplains
Burning of waste
Little or no policing
How criminal dumping of waste became the 'new narcotics'
Our latest article, out now:
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
13 million tons of rubbish
No controls on waste dumped sometimes near rivers + in floodplains
Burning of waste
Little or no policing
How criminal dumping of waste became the 'new narcotics'
Our latest article, out now:
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
At least 8,000 illegal waste sites in UK, research suggests
Exclusive: Concerns over impact on health and environment, as well as £1.63bn in avoided landfill tax
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 8:41 AM
8,000 illegal waste sites
13 million tons of rubbish
No controls on waste dumped sometimes near rivers + in floodplains
Burning of waste
Little or no policing
How criminal dumping of waste became the 'new narcotics'
Our latest article, out now:
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
13 million tons of rubbish
No controls on waste dumped sometimes near rivers + in floodplains
Burning of waste
Little or no policing
How criminal dumping of waste became the 'new narcotics'
Our latest article, out now:
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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The new EU Nature Restoration Regulation requires Member States to take measures to increase the abundance of pollinators and they have to submit plans of how they will do so. We are optimistic that this will lead to some real action
November 29, 2025 at 9:18 AM
The new EU Nature Restoration Regulation requires Member States to take measures to increase the abundance of pollinators and they have to submit plans of how they will do so. We are optimistic that this will lead to some real action
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UK energy bill payers will hand £2bn a year to EDF for new power stations
UK energy bill payers will hand £2bn a year to EDF for new power stations
French government-owned company to receive funding for Hinkley Point C and Sizewell C
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:32 AM
UK energy bill payers will hand £2bn a year to EDF for new power stations
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And as a rough comparison:
Hinkley Point C:
- estimate now up to £35bn+
- 6 million homes
- proposed 2008, ready approx 2030
Dogger Bank Wind Farm:
- sub £10bn
- 6 million homes
- proposed 2008, already producing power
Hinkley Point C:
- estimate now up to £35bn+
- 6 million homes
- proposed 2008, ready approx 2030
Dogger Bank Wind Farm:
- sub £10bn
- 6 million homes
- proposed 2008, already producing power
So it's now news Hinkley Point C will be really expensive?
FFS, I & others were trying to tell people this over a decade ago, before contracts were signed
But the nuclear-political establishment thought they knew better
They didn't. Not for the first time
www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...
FFS, I & others were trying to tell people this over a decade ago, before contracts were signed
But the nuclear-political establishment thought they knew better
They didn't. Not for the first time
www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...
November 28, 2025 at 10:28 AM
And as a rough comparison:
Hinkley Point C:
- estimate now up to £35bn+
- 6 million homes
- proposed 2008, ready approx 2030
Dogger Bank Wind Farm:
- sub £10bn
- 6 million homes
- proposed 2008, already producing power
Hinkley Point C:
- estimate now up to £35bn+
- 6 million homes
- proposed 2008, ready approx 2030
Dogger Bank Wind Farm:
- sub £10bn
- 6 million homes
- proposed 2008, already producing power
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Africa’s forests transformed from carbon sink to carbon source, study finds
Africa’s forests transformed from carbon sink to carbon source, study finds
Alarming shift since 2010 means planet’s three main rainforest regions now contribute to climate breakdown
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Africa’s forests transformed from carbon sink to carbon source, study finds
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Exclusive: Farmers and landowners fear Defra is putting its flagship Landscape Recovery schemes at risk.
While the large-scale projects are intended to last 20-30 years, the government could pull the plug at any time with a year’s notice.
cutcher.co.uk/linklog/2025...
While the large-scale projects are intended to last 20-30 years, the government could pull the plug at any time with a year’s notice.
cutcher.co.uk/linklog/2025...
Nicola Cutcher’s Linklog: Is Defra putting its flagship Landscape Recovery scheme at risk?
cutcher.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Exclusive: Farmers and landowners fear Defra is putting its flagship Landscape Recovery schemes at risk.
While the large-scale projects are intended to last 20-30 years, the government could pull the plug at any time with a year’s notice.
cutcher.co.uk/linklog/2025...
While the large-scale projects are intended to last 20-30 years, the government could pull the plug at any time with a year’s notice.
cutcher.co.uk/linklog/2025...
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Please read the truth about the Hinkley C fish deterrent from
The Rivers Trust, just one of many issues in the Nuclear Taskforce's report that needs scrutiny.
At Sizewell C we know that 100s of millions of fish & larvae will be killed annually for 60yrs - see tasizewellc.org.uk/wp-content/u...
The Rivers Trust, just one of many issues in the Nuclear Taskforce's report that needs scrutiny.
At Sizewell C we know that 100s of millions of fish & larvae will be killed annually for 60yrs - see tasizewellc.org.uk/wp-content/u...
November 27, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Please read the truth about the Hinkley C fish deterrent from
The Rivers Trust, just one of many issues in the Nuclear Taskforce's report that needs scrutiny.
At Sizewell C we know that 100s of millions of fish & larvae will be killed annually for 60yrs - see tasizewellc.org.uk/wp-content/u...
The Rivers Trust, just one of many issues in the Nuclear Taskforce's report that needs scrutiny.
At Sizewell C we know that 100s of millions of fish & larvae will be killed annually for 60yrs - see tasizewellc.org.uk/wp-content/u...
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This is worrying. Recently moved into a new build development. Scuffed up a patch of grass to sow a mini meadow- only to find plastic netting embedded in the newly laid turf. Apparently rife in new builds as easier to lay & cheaper to produce.
@davegoulson.bsky.social
@chrisgpackham.bsky.social
@davegoulson.bsky.social
@chrisgpackham.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 8:52 PM
This is worrying. Recently moved into a new build development. Scuffed up a patch of grass to sow a mini meadow- only to find plastic netting embedded in the newly laid turf. Apparently rife in new builds as easier to lay & cheaper to produce.
@davegoulson.bsky.social
@chrisgpackham.bsky.social
@davegoulson.bsky.social
@chrisgpackham.bsky.social
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💷 In the last 5 years, NHS trusts spent £3.1bn through PFI contracts:£1.2bn in debt + £1.8bn in interest.
That £1.8bn could fund 50,000 new doctors’ starting salaries, or cover £2.7bn in urgent NHS repairs.
💔 Every pound spent on PFI debt is a pound not spent on NHS, staff or patients.
That £1.8bn could fund 50,000 new doctors’ starting salaries, or cover £2.7bn in urgent NHS repairs.
💔 Every pound spent on PFI debt is a pound not spent on NHS, staff or patients.
November 27, 2025 at 12:57 PM
💷 In the last 5 years, NHS trusts spent £3.1bn through PFI contracts:£1.2bn in debt + £1.8bn in interest.
That £1.8bn could fund 50,000 new doctors’ starting salaries, or cover £2.7bn in urgent NHS repairs.
💔 Every pound spent on PFI debt is a pound not spent on NHS, staff or patients.
That £1.8bn could fund 50,000 new doctors’ starting salaries, or cover £2.7bn in urgent NHS repairs.
💔 Every pound spent on PFI debt is a pound not spent on NHS, staff or patients.
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Labour's blinkered 'Build baby build’ agenda could speed up nature decline to the point of no return, conservation charities warn.
Devastating to watch this happening, whilst knowing how close to the brink so many species are, already.
#wildlife #nature
www.wildlifetrusts.org/news/conserv...
Devastating to watch this happening, whilst knowing how close to the brink so many species are, already.
#wildlife #nature
www.wildlifetrusts.org/news/conserv...
Conservation leaders warn of ‘Perfect Storm’ threatening England’s wildlife and most special places | The Wildlife Trusts
• ‘Build baby build’ agenda could speed up nature decline to the point of no return • Four years on from Environment Act, nature policy is in a much darker place • Charities representing more than two...
www.wildlifetrusts.org
November 26, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Labour's blinkered 'Build baby build’ agenda could speed up nature decline to the point of no return, conservation charities warn.
Devastating to watch this happening, whilst knowing how close to the brink so many species are, already.
#wildlife #nature
www.wildlifetrusts.org/news/conserv...
Devastating to watch this happening, whilst knowing how close to the brink so many species are, already.
#wildlife #nature
www.wildlifetrusts.org/news/conserv...
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2020: David Lammy, "Criminal trials without juries are a bad idea"
2025: The Times, "Jury trials to be scrapped except for alleged rapists and killers"
2025: The Times, "Jury trials to be scrapped except for alleged rapists and killers"
November 25, 2025 at 4:27 PM
2020: David Lammy, "Criminal trials without juries are a bad idea"
2025: The Times, "Jury trials to be scrapped except for alleged rapists and killers"
2025: The Times, "Jury trials to be scrapped except for alleged rapists and killers"
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Sizewell C new road infrastructure causing chaos & collisions!
councillor Julia Ewart "having collisions "night after night is not acceptable to the extent that I would like to tell the public please stay away from this area until the problem is solved"
#SayNo2SizewellC
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
councillor Julia Ewart "having collisions "night after night is not acceptable to the extent that I would like to tell the public please stay away from this area until the problem is solved"
#SayNo2SizewellC
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Warning to avoid A12 Friday Street roadworks after crashes
A councillor has highlighted traffic issues at the junction to the Health and Safety Executive.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Sizewell C new road infrastructure causing chaos & collisions!
councillor Julia Ewart "having collisions "night after night is not acceptable to the extent that I would like to tell the public please stay away from this area until the problem is solved"
#SayNo2SizewellC
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
councillor Julia Ewart "having collisions "night after night is not acceptable to the extent that I would like to tell the public please stay away from this area until the problem is solved"
#SayNo2SizewellC
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Just a tiny snapshot of the countless articles exposing how disastrous PFI was…It was universally recognised as a failure. 🚫💸
So why — WHY — is a similar scheme being opened up again just 7 years later?!
We want answers from our politicians. Now.
➡️ bit.ly/NHSandBudget
So why — WHY — is a similar scheme being opened up again just 7 years later?!
We want answers from our politicians. Now.
➡️ bit.ly/NHSandBudget
November 26, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Just a tiny snapshot of the countless articles exposing how disastrous PFI was…It was universally recognised as a failure. 🚫💸
So why — WHY — is a similar scheme being opened up again just 7 years later?!
We want answers from our politicians. Now.
➡️ bit.ly/NHSandBudget
So why — WHY — is a similar scheme being opened up again just 7 years later?!
We want answers from our politicians. Now.
➡️ bit.ly/NHSandBudget
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Starmer and Co going fully autocrat
If you are on trial for almost anything in the years to come, just hope that the judge didn't have his/her girlfriend (or boyfriend) dump him the night before
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
If you are on trial for almost anything in the years to come, just hope that the judge didn't have his/her girlfriend (or boyfriend) dump him the night before
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Justice secretary wants most jury trials scrapped
Only cases of alleged murder, rape or manslaughter will be decided by a jury under new proposals to cut court backlogs.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Starmer and Co going fully autocrat
If you are on trial for almost anything in the years to come, just hope that the judge didn't have his/her girlfriend (or boyfriend) dump him the night before
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
If you are on trial for almost anything in the years to come, just hope that the judge didn't have his/her girlfriend (or boyfriend) dump him the night before
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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"The government’s “blinkered” drive for development could speed up nature loss to the point of no return, top conservation campaigners are warning at the 11th hour before a new law is passed."
#SayNo2SizewellC
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
#SayNo2SizewellC
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Labour’s ‘blinkered drive to build could push nature to point of no return’
Planning and Infrastructure Bill and weakening biodiversity gain rules will be disastrous, say RSPB and Wildlife Trusts
www.independent.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 5:44 PM
"The government’s “blinkered” drive for development could speed up nature loss to the point of no return, top conservation campaigners are warning at the 11th hour before a new law is passed."
#SayNo2SizewellC
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
#SayNo2SizewellC
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
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Last night the Government steamrollered its Planning Bill through, slamming the door on vital protections for nature.
They said it would be a ‘win-win’ for the economy and nature.
But in reality, they’ve pushed nature into last place.
They said it would be a ‘win-win’ for the economy and nature.
But in reality, they’ve pushed nature into last place.
November 25, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Last night the Government steamrollered its Planning Bill through, slamming the door on vital protections for nature.
They said it would be a ‘win-win’ for the economy and nature.
But in reality, they’ve pushed nature into last place.
They said it would be a ‘win-win’ for the economy and nature.
But in reality, they’ve pushed nature into last place.
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Like Labour on steroids.
Reform UK’s vow to scrap thousands of nature laws risks pushing Britain’s depleted countryside into irreversible decline, argues Stuart Spray
'Nigel Farage's Plan to Scrap Nature Protections Would Speed 'Demise' of UK Countryside'
bylinetimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Like Labour on steroids.
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🔍 Digging into NHS PFI debt wasn’t easy — but we uncovered £21bn still owed. 💸
This debt is a real problem for patients, staff, and the future of the NHS.
Read our blog on the fight to expose the truth ➡️ everydoctor.org.uk/talking-poin...
This debt is a real problem for patients, staff, and the future of the NHS.
Read our blog on the fight to expose the truth ➡️ everydoctor.org.uk/talking-poin...
November 25, 2025 at 8:44 AM
🔍 Digging into NHS PFI debt wasn’t easy — but we uncovered £21bn still owed. 💸
This debt is a real problem for patients, staff, and the future of the NHS.
Read our blog on the fight to expose the truth ➡️ everydoctor.org.uk/talking-poin...
This debt is a real problem for patients, staff, and the future of the NHS.
Read our blog on the fight to expose the truth ➡️ everydoctor.org.uk/talking-poin...
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🚨 The verdict is in: Labour plans to use private money to build its “NHS Neighbourhood Rebuild” programme.
This is a huge red flag — NHS trusts are still billions in debt from old PFI-style schemes. 💸
We’ll be watching closely as more info comes out.
➡️ www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...
This is a huge red flag — NHS trusts are still billions in debt from old PFI-style schemes. 💸
We’ll be watching closely as more info comes out.
➡️ www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...
Labour to use private cash to expand GP hubs
Ministers announce plan to ‘fundamentally reimagine’ local healthcare with 250 ‘one-stop shops’
www.telegraph.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 9:09 AM
🚨 The verdict is in: Labour plans to use private money to build its “NHS Neighbourhood Rebuild” programme.
This is a huge red flag — NHS trusts are still billions in debt from old PFI-style schemes. 💸
We’ll be watching closely as more info comes out.
➡️ www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...
This is a huge red flag — NHS trusts are still billions in debt from old PFI-style schemes. 💸
We’ll be watching closely as more info comes out.
➡️ www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...
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Ludicrous- govt blames regulations/planning system for high cost of nuclear. EDF's Sizewell C EPR has been overbudget at Hinkley, Finland, France & China.
Fact is, no developer wants to take the risk so this govt forces UK bill/taxpayers to assume the risk!
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Fact is, no developer wants to take the risk so this govt forces UK bill/taxpayers to assume the risk!
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
UK ‘most expensive place’ to build nuclear power, review finds
Government panel’s final report calls for ‘radical reset’ of planning and environmental rules to get reactors built faster and cheaper
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Ludicrous- govt blames regulations/planning system for high cost of nuclear. EDF's Sizewell C EPR has been overbudget at Hinkley, Finland, France & China.
Fact is, no developer wants to take the risk so this govt forces UK bill/taxpayers to assume the risk!
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Fact is, no developer wants to take the risk so this govt forces UK bill/taxpayers to assume the risk!
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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🚨 New research from EveryDoctor reveals that organisations who benefit from PFI are lobbying the government to bring it back!!
This is outrageous + the NHS can’t afford more debt. Find out more 👇 everydoctor.org.uk/talking-poin...
This is outrageous + the NHS can’t afford more debt. Find out more 👇 everydoctor.org.uk/talking-poin...
November 24, 2025 at 11:38 AM
🚨 New research from EveryDoctor reveals that organisations who benefit from PFI are lobbying the government to bring it back!!
This is outrageous + the NHS can’t afford more debt. Find out more 👇 everydoctor.org.uk/talking-poin...
This is outrageous + the NHS can’t afford more debt. Find out more 👇 everydoctor.org.uk/talking-poin...
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UK wildfires devastated more areas in 2025 than at any time since records began, figures show
UK wildfires devastated more areas in 2025 than at any time since records began, figures show
Firefighters call for long-term investment and say UK is dangerously underprepared as climate crisis worsens
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:25 PM
UK wildfires devastated more areas in 2025 than at any time since records began, figures show