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Ask your MP to help stop companies suing over climate action

patwoman.bsky.social @patwoman.bsky.social · 5d

The UK is being sued for stopping a coal mine. Ask your MP to help stop the fossil fuel industry’s secret weapon: act.globaljustice.org.uk/stop-fossil-...

A fossil fuel firm is suing the UK for halting a controversial coal mine, using a secretive corporate court. We’ve been calling on the government to scrap these Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS...

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David Nice @davidnice.bsky.social · 6d

'A 2,000-year-old wetland which is one of England’s most protected habitats has “bulldozers at its gates” after developers said conditions to protect it were blocking the growth the government is demanding.' Any thoughts, @georgemonbiot.bsky.social? Four words from me - fuck the government's growth.

Developers encroach on 2,000-year-old Devon wetland citing ‘blockages’ to Labour’s housing plans

According to planning conditions, Wolborough Fen in Newton Abbot must be protected as groundworks are prepared for 1,200 homes

Petition: Stop the Planning and Infrastructure Bill 2025 to Protect Nature

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Amy Trewick @sneapster.bsky.social · 8d

Please sign and share the petition

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We think the Planning and Infrastructure Bill 2025 threatens irreplaceable habitats, weakens environmental protections, and ignores pressures on public services. We urge the Government to withdraw it ...

petition.parliament.uk

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patwoman.bsky.social @patwoman.bsky.social · 7d

When’s the last time you saw a hedgehog? 🦔 Their numbers are falling, so I just signed a petition to make hedgehog highways - tiny gaps in fences to help them - mandatory in ALL new builds. Add your name: 38d.gs/72vc?utm_cam...

Save Britain’s hedgehogs: make hedgehog highways law!

When’s the last time you saw a hedgehog? 🦔 Their numbers are falling, so I just signed a petition to make hedgehog highways - tiny gaps in fences to help them - mandatory in ALL new builds. Add your n...

patwoman.bsky.social @patwoman.bsky.social · 7d

Tell the EU: Ban Octopus Farms action.eko.org/a/eu-wide-ba...

I just signed the 38 Degrees petition calling on the Government to properly fund NHS dentistry. Millions of us are still struggling to access affordable dental care, so now the Government needs to stu...

patwoman.bsky.social @patwoman.bsky.social · 7d

NHS dentistry is a mess: rising costs and appointments few and far between. We can’t go on like this - the Government must properly fund our dental care. Will you join me and sign the 38 Degrees petition to pile on the pressure? 38d.gs/supf

Save NHS dentistry now!

Wage war on nature to build new homes: that’s Labour’s offer, but it’s a con trick | George Monbiot

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 9d

Today's column is about the government's huge, unprecedented assault on nature ... and about the eerie, astonishing silence of the big nature groups. The RSPB, National Trust, Wildlife Trusts have 7.5m members between them. A vast force, completely unmobilised. 🧵
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The government’s new planning bill is tearing down environmental protections to benefit developers. This nation of nature lovers won’t stand for it, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

A leaked memo, a Maga-style hat and a trail of broken pledges – it’s Labour’s great housing betrayal | Aditya Chakrabortty

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 9d

Please read my column today in conjunction with Aditya's. The government pretends to be delivering housing to those who need it, but is in fact just appeasing the big corporations. Then it blames nature protections, and rips those down at their behest as well.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Ignore the bombast: Steve ‘build, baby, build’ Reed’s boast looks likely to end in targets more pathetic than they are now, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

Sign the petition: Save our National Parks

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patwoman.bsky.social @patwoman.bsky.social · 9d

🚨 The Treasury is threatening our national parks. Dartmoor, the Lake District & wild places could be bulldozed for development. Once gone, they're gone for ever. Join me and sign now to protect them: 38d.gs/rezg

🚨 The Treasury is threatening our national parks. Dartmoor, the Lake District & wild places could be bulldozed for development. Once gone, they're gone for ever. Join me and sign now to protect them:

Sign the petition: Save our National Parks

patwoman.bsky.social @patwoman.bsky.social · 12d

🚨 The Treasury is threatening our national parks. Dartmoor, the Lake District & wild places could be bulldozed for development. Once gone, they're gone for ever. Join me and sign now to protect them: 38d.gs/rezg

🚨 The Treasury is threatening our national parks. Dartmoor, the Lake District & wild places could be bulldozed for development. Once gone, they're gone for ever. Join me and sign now to protect them:

President Ramaphosa: back the billionaire tax

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Rob’s Good News @robsgoodnews.bsky.social · 13d

Fur is finished 👋

Vogue has just banned animal fur, along with every Condé Nast magazine from Vanity Fair to GQ. No more fur in photoshoots. No more fur in ads. It's over.

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 18d

No sudden rupture is now required for the far right to take power in this country. For what we're seeing is a steady normalisation of extremists by the Conservative and Labour Parties, BBC, Telegraph, Mail and others. A shift once considered unthinkable beings to look acceptable, even inevitable.🧵

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patwoman.bsky.social @patwoman.bsky.social · 19d

President Ramaphosa: back a global tax at the G20 action.eko.org/a/president-...

Billionaires are hoarding unimaginable wealth, renting out Venice for weddings and taking joyrides to space, while inequality deepens every day.But this year’s G20 could change the rules of the game —

Police to get new powers to crack down on repeated protests, says Home Office

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Christian Dametto @chrisdametto.bsky.social · 20d

The ratio of arrests in comparison with the Tommy Robinson protests is absolutely wild. People peacefully holding a sign vs people violently attacking the police and the public.

George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 20d

Just when you thought Keir Starmer's Labour Party couldn't get more illiberal, or more like the Tories...
"Change", my left foot.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Move follows arrest of almost 500 people at latest pro-Palestinian demonstration in London on Saturday

I just signed the 38 Degrees petition calling on the Government to properly fund NHS dentistry. Millions of us are still struggling to access affordable dental care, so now the Government needs to stu...

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patwoman.bsky.social @patwoman.bsky.social · 21d

Millions of us are still struggling to access affordable NHS dental care. I’ve signed 38 Degrees’ petition demanding Keir Starmer properly funds NHS dentistry now, will you join me? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/fu...

Save NHS dentistry now!

Reject plans for a mandatory BritCard (digital ID)

patwoman.bsky.social @patwoman.bsky.social · 23d

The Government has revealed plans for a new mandatory digital ID. It’s invasive and could mean millions of people unable to go about their daily lives. Right now it's just an idea - we need to stop it becoming a reality. Join me and sign the petition now! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/re...

Sir Keir Starmer is considering a mandatory digital ID scheme called “BritCard” that would make us all reliant on a digital pass to go about our daily lives. Mandatory digital IDs give the state enor...

Oxfam GB | Chancellor Rachel Reeves: Tax Wealth Now

patwoman.bsky.social @patwoman.bsky.social · 26d

We need as many people as possible to agree with putting in place more ways to increase funding rather than making cuts and essentially punishing those who are already suffering. Tax the Rich – Wealth Tax Now www.oxfam.org.uk/get-involved...

It’s time to tax the super-rich. Demand a Wealth Tax today.

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Protect the Wild @protectthewild.bsky.social · 27d

This is utterly horrific. Literally blocking the ability of people to object to nature being trashed and destroyed. What a lovely govt we have!!

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Starmer asks Conservative peer to write planning bill to block judicial reviews

Exclusive: One option could be to leave treaty that allows legal claims against projects such as Heathrow expansion

Tell Japan: Shut down the ivory market.

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patwoman.bsky.social @patwoman.bsky.social · 29d

Tell Japan: shut down the ivory market, save elephant lives. action.eko.org/a/japan-ivor...

Every year, tens of thousands of elephants are butchered for their tusks despite a global ivory ban -- and Japan’s massive domestic market remains one of the main drivers.But we have a once-in-a-gener

A Free Press, Not a Free Pass – It's Time for Fair Regulation

patwoman.bsky.social @patwoman.bsky.social · Sep 24

Did you watch The Hack? I can't believe papers have gotten away with destroying lives for so long. That's why I've signed the petition, set up by Hugh Grant and other phone hacking victims, to demand fair, independent regulation. Join me: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/a-...

For too long, the UK press have bullied people, harassed grieving families, and destroyed lives, all to sell papers. We’ve all seen the heartbreaking consequences. They’ve hacked phones, listened to ...

The Farage ‘mirage’: how the media is warping our politics

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · Sep 24

On the blatant double standards the media - BBC included - deploys while showcasing Nigel Farage. He is constantly given a free pass not granted to other politicians. bylines.scot/news/the-far...

It is time that the media fulfils its role to critically examine politician’s statements and call them out when they stray from the truth

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patwoman.bsky.social @patwoman.bsky.social · Sep 20

10 years on from the Dieselgate scandal, justice still hasn’t been served in the UK. While other countries made carmakers pay, ours let them off the hook. Sign the petition now and demand accountability now! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ma...

Make polluters pay for poisoning our children

10 years ago it was revealed that many diesel cars were being fitted with illegal technology that means they emit levels of toxic gases (NOx) exceeding testing and legal limits. These emissions poison...

NPS: don't finance KEPCO's coal

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patwoman.bsky.social @patwoman.bsky.social · Sep 17

NPS: don't finance KEPCO's coal. action.eko.org/a/nps-don-t-...

KEPCO’s coal plant in the Philippines has resulted in children developing severe respiratory diseases, massive environmental pollution and locals losing their livelihoods because they're catching less

Thousands of tonnes of toxic landfill liquid added to sewage and spread on English farms

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · Sep 12

A massive, dangerous and disgusting scandal, of which far too few people are yet aware. At @fightingdirty.bsky.social we'll keep pushing to stop it. Congrats to @rachelsalvidge.bsky.social for continuing to shine the light:
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Exclusive: Leachate is tankered to treatment works where it mixes with sewage and industrial effluent