Chris Parish
urbananimist.bsky.social
Chris Parish
@urbananimist.bsky.social
The Urban Animist. Writer, Organic gardener, Daoist activist.

www.the-urban-animist.com
Reposted by Chris Parish
5 (Realistic) Policy Suggestions:

1. Bring in a tiny 2% wealth tax (= £24bn) 
2. Invest that in NHS, Schools and Rewilding
3. And avoid welfare cuts for the worst off
4. Get growth via investing in green economy (grew 10% last year)
5. End arms sales to Israel - it’s immoral. 

What did I miss?
March 18, 2025 at 11:28 AM
December 5, 2024 at 5:35 PM
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Help stop Paul Watson being extradited to Japan to be imprisoned for trying to stop Japan's illegal whaling
The Ocean needs you: Let's save Paul Watson!
Whale rescuer Paul Watson is being held pending extradition to Japan where he faces up to 15 years in prison. But we have the opportunity to act: Sign the petition so that France gives him citizenship...
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November 25, 2024 at 3:50 PM
Clive Lewis, one of the very few MPs telling it like it is
1. For those attempting to make sense of Trump’s victory and the rise of the far-right across Europe - look no further than the PMs statement below.

Whether you like it or not, the far-right has a set of common narratives. We can probably all recite them…
November 23, 2024 at 4:27 PM
Reposted by Chris Parish
I would like you, please, to sign this petition to ban driven grouse shooting. The first under a Labour government.

10k signatures gets a government response, 100k a debate in Westminster parliament. UK residents & UK citizens living abroad can sign.

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Petition: Ban driven grouse shooting
Chris Packham, Ruth Tingay and Mark Avery (Wild Justice) believe that driven grouse shooting is bad for people, the environment and wildlife. People; we think grouse shooting is economically insignifi...
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November 22, 2024 at 4:50 PM
Some helpful reality about the Farming inheritance issue
Jeremy Clarkson, James Dyson, the Earl of Derby – they’re up in arms about paying tax on the vast areas of land they own.

Small farmers are worried that changes to Agricultural Property Relief (APR) will affect them. But who are the big landowners complaining the loudest? Thread: 1/
November 19, 2024 at 1:11 PM