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David Walsh @davidwalsh16.bsky.social · 33m

Email your MP (again) to ask them to tell the government (again) that they need to pull their finger our and protect forests at COP30.
I've been at WWF 5.5 years and I can't believe I've had to run basically the same e-action every year.
Help me make it the last time!
www.wwf.org.uk/act/living-p...

A chance to protect our precious forests

Tell your MP that the UK government must seize the moment to protect forests at COP30.

www.wwf.org.uk

David Walsh @davidwalsh16.bsky.social · 1h

Just re-reading Kemi Badenoch's Conference speech, and isn't this bit just a bit funny? It's really not clear what the policy is on climate action - do they want to scrap the CCC? Carbon budgeting in general? or just Net Zero in particular? These lines are just slogans with no actions attached.

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Captain it’s Wednesday @wednesday.bsky.social · 8h

Captain it's Wednesday

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David Walsh @davidwalsh16.bsky.social · 8h

Reform polling falls back when Reform (and their priority issues) don't get wall-to-wall coverage all summer shock!
I am once again asking Labour to stop talking about immigration as being a bad thing.

Election Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 8h

Westminster Voting Intention:

RFM: 30% (-3)
LAB: 22% (+2)
CON: 20% (+1)
LDM: 15% (+1)
GRN: 9% (+1)
SNP: 3% (=)

Via @moreincommonuk.bsky.social, 10-13 Oct.
Changes w/ 3-6 Oct.

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WWF UK @wwf.org.uk · 8h

We're putting more money into destroying forests than protecting them.

We are losing our precious ecosystems for short-term financial gains.

This needs to stop. It's time our world leaders step up, and what better time to do it than #COP30 in Brazil.

‘Dismal’ health of world’s forests is threat to humanity, report warns

Financial institutions pouring money into land clearance and undermining efforts to stop destruction, says Climate Focus

www.theguardian.com

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Natasha Simonova @philistella.bsky.social · 1d

ONLY migrants though, no one else is to study English because it's a rip off and a waste of time, am I getting this right.

András Forgács W @andraswf.bsky.social · 1d

Well this will certainly do it www.gov.uk/government/n...

Migrants will be required to pass A Level standard of English

Migrants will be required to pass tough new English language requirements under a law introduced in Parliament today.

www.gov.uk

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WWF UK @wwf.org.uk · 1d

This news is a tragedy for nature, and for all the people that rely on coral reefs.

But this report should also be a reminder of how much MORE we stand to lose if we don't act now. 🌳🌊🌍

We cannot afford to let the #ClimateCrisis escalate further.

Key climate tipping point is BREACHED for the first time

With global warming on track to climb past 1.5°C (2.7°F), scientists say that warm water coral reefs are now passing their thermal tipping point.

www.dailymail.co.uk

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Anna Gelderd MP @annagelderdmp.bsky.social · 2d

My statement on Reform losing two of its senior figures in Cornwall.

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Guardian Environment @environment.theguardian.com · 3d

The Guardian view on Labour targeting nature: the problem isn’t snails, but a broken housing model | Editorial

Editorial: Rachel Reeves’s drive to speed up development is beginning to treat wildlife and the environment as expendable. Voters want homes built, but not at any cost

www.theguardian.com

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David Walsh @davidwalsh16.bsky.social · 5d

I dunno folks, maybe Labour should worry about losing votes to their left...

Election Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 5d

Lloyds & Corby Village (North Northamptonshire) Council By-Election Result:

➡️ RFM: 38.5% (+2.1)
🌹 LAB: 32.4% (-11.8)
🌍 GRN: 18.9% (+9.7)
🔶 LDM: 5.8% (+1.5)
🌳 CON: 4.4% (-1.5)

Reform HOLD.
Changes w/ 2025.

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 5d

“You can’t blame austerity on one hand, but then say it’s the immigrants. The immigrants haven’t caused austerity.”

Zack Polanski takes on Reform’s Zia Yusuf over spreading of misinformation on #BBCQT

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Miles King @milesking.bsky.social · 6d

Food security for the UK can only ever mean anything if it includes imports, and that means imports of things we can’t grow, and, to a lesser extent, things we can grow - like Bread Wheat. Bread wheat depends so much on right weather conditions. Which, as the climate shifts, is becoming a Lottery.

Alan Beattie @alanbeattie.bsky.social · 6d

And this, class, is why aiming at agricultural self-sufficiency rather than spreading risk across different countries through international trade is a *really stupid idea*.

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David Walsh @davidwalsh16.bsky.social · 6d

I agree with Mike. Not just because the science matters, but because politically it is foolish not to be open about the climate inflation that is increasingly baked in to our food system.

Inflation brings down governments. If you're not honest today about the causes, you will be blamed in 2029.

Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 7d

“The government must publish any assessment of these risks and be straight with the public on the scale of the environmental challenges we face.” - Dr. Mike Barrett, @wwf.org.uk

Adam Vaughan @adamvaughan.bsky.social · 7d

Officials in Downing Street have blocked publication of a report warning that the collapse of tropical rainforests could push up food prices in British supermarkets.

Story 👇
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...

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David Walsh @davidwalsh16.bsky.social · 6d

Replacing genuinely progressive pragmatic people in No 10 with former Tony Blair advisers isn't going to solve the government's problems. Blairite groupthink didn't (& doesn't) have interest, expertise or answers to properly account for the global challenges of climate change & biodiversity collapse

Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 6d

Sad to see that two No10 advisors, Muneera Lula & Carys Roberts, have left Downing Street - both champions of the environment & equality:

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

Two more Keir Starmer aides exit troubled No10

Muneera Lula and Carys Roberts have both quit as policy advisers to the Prime Minister, it has been revealed.

www.dailymail.co.uk

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WWF UK @wwf.org.uk · 6d

The Amazon is at breaking point.

If we lose it, we lose one of our best defences against climate change. 🌍

At #COP30, the UK government must act to protect forests.

Email your MP and call on them to speak up for nature, before it's too late. 👉 www.wwf.org.uk/act/living-p...

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Dan Davies @dsquareddigest.bsky.social · 7d

an industry smaller than Onlyfans. Fishing communities deserve protection, but mainly foreign owned industrial trawlers in marine reserves doesn't seem like a growth/nature trade-off that we should be making.

Mongabay @mongabay.com · 7d

The U.K. government has rejected calls to fully ban bottom trawling in its offshore marine protected areas, despite evidence that the fishing practice tears up seabed habitats and releases large amounts of carbon.

UK rejects total ban on bottom trawling in offshore marine protected areas

The U.K. government has rejected calls to fully ban bottom trawling in its offshore marine protected areas, despite evidence that the fishing practice tears up seabed habitats and releases large…

news.mongabay.com

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Fiona Howie @fionahowie.bsky.social · 6d

As someone who was at Labour conf, I think this article articulates why I found it so frustrating. If solving the housing crisis was easy - surely we wouldn’t be in the position we are in? We need serious discussions about systems change and a proper housing strategy. Not gimmicky hats.

50 Shades of Planning @50shadesofplanning.bsky.social · 12d

Link: www.spectator.co.uk/article/buil...

‘Build baby build’ is not a housing strategy

There are too many middling politicians in this country who look at Donald Trump with envy. I might not like his politics, they think, but isn’t he such a great communicator? Don’t you see how good he...

www.spectator.co.uk

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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 7d

“The government must publish any assessment of these risks and be straight with the public on the scale of the environmental challenges we face.” - Dr. Mike Barrett, @wwf.org.uk

Adam Vaughan @adamvaughan.bsky.social · 7d

Officials in Downing Street have blocked publication of a report warning that the collapse of tropical rainforests could push up food prices in British supermarkets.

Story 👇
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...

No 10 blocks report on impact of rainforest collapse on food prices

Downing Street has vetoed release of an assessment that says the loss of the Amazon ecosystem could drive up food inflation as well as lead to mass migration

www.thetimes.com

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Ed King @ed-king.bsky.social · 7d

Perhaps there's a good reason No.10 blocked the release of a govt report that shows rainforest collapse = higher food $$ in UK... would love to know it...

No 10 blocks report on impact of rainforest collapse on food prices

Downing Street has vetoed release of an assessment that says the loss of the Amazon ecosystem could drive up food inflation as well as lead to mass migration

www.thetimes.com

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David Walsh @davidwalsh16.bsky.social · 7d

The broad thrust of Badenoch's speech as far as I can tell is "we'll undo everything Labour has done, and that will be enough to solve all the problems that have accrued because of the Tories. Also, have a magic money tree."

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 7d

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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David Walsh @davidwalsh16.bsky.social · 7d

Yet their ideas are still influential in Labour policy. You've got members of the Adam Smith Institute writing papers with Labour MPs who should know better. Private sector lobbying teams full of former advisers to Tory MPs.
Maybe think critically about if those people share your beliefs & values?

Indy @indy.bsky.social · 8d

It nags at me that people are dancing around the fact that one reason centre-right think-tanks are in an intellectual crisis moment is because we've spent over a decade where lots of their ideas were tried out and didn't pan out as advertised.

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Marc Morris @marcmorris.bsky.social · 7d

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David Walsh @davidwalsh16.bsky.social · 8d

Adam Smith Institute: Tories have a duty to defend property rights, rule of law and capitalism, to allow landowners to do whatever they like.

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David Walsh @davidwalsh16.bsky.social · 8d

Robbie Moore: Strong criticism of the Planning Bill for giving NE powers to seize your garden, disregard hope value etc. Bring back controlled burning of uplands.

Therese Coffey: was fairly balanced to be fair, should use state land for nature but wished she hadn't committed to a Land Use Framework

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