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🚨BREAKING🚨

WE’VE WON OUR CASE TO #DefendDemocracy

The Court of Appeal has ruled that anti-protest laws which completely ignored the will of Parliament are unlawful
May 2, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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Trump and Elon just began firing hundreds of NOAA workers serving “mission-critical and life-saving roles.”

These climate experts and forecasters are crucial to tracking natural disasters like hurricanes.

Make no mistake, their terminations will cause preventable deaths.
Hundreds of weather forecasters fired in latest wave of DOGE cuts
Federal workers who were not let go said the afternoon layoffs included meteorologists who do crucial local forecasts in National Weather Service offices across the U.S.
apnews.com
February 28, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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February 21, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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Donald Tusk: "I am aware this is a dream: that instead of a #Brexit, we will have a #Breturn. Perhaps I am labouring under an illusion. But I'd rather be an optimist and harbour these dreams in my heart. Sometimes they come true in politics." ~AA
January 17, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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Less air pollution, warmer homes, better cities, and healthier people.

My latest for @theguardian.com looks at the #economic, #airpollution and #health gains from a low-carbon future in the UK.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Warmer homes and healthier people: what’s not to like about a low-carbon future?
Challenges of hitting net zero emissions are often discussed, but little focus is given to the gains of living in a low-carbon world
www.theguardian.com
January 10, 2025 at 9:06 AM
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Bah's story shows how an ideological lust for punishment has trumped our obligation to the rights of refugees, writes @willcoldwell.bsky.social

www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/pol...
Deterrent policies don’t slow migration—so why is our justice system so cruel?
Ibrahima Bah was denied permission to appeal against a manslaughter conviction after he piloted a dinghy that sank in the English Channel. But punishi...
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
December 19, 2024 at 4:00 PM