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Here’s what you need to know about Starmer’s illiberal protest curbs: they would have killed the Labour party at birth | George Monbiot

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 15h

To be effective, protest must be noisy, obstructive, annoying. No longer is this allowed. Now the last attribute of effective dissent – persistence – is also to be banned. But the moment protest ceases to be effective is the moment democracy dies. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The rights we enjoy in the UK, and the movement the PM purports to lead, were built on protest. Those rights are in dire peril, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 15h

“The European Convention on Human Rights protects us all. The rights within it are the reason why families devastated by disasters like Hillsborough could demand justice, why victims of abuse can seek safety, & why disabled people are treated with dignity in care

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🚨UK will leave the ECHR if Tories win next election Kemi Badenoch has announced

YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic

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Climate Andy @andycorney.bsky.social · 15h

Reform are obviously bought & paid for by Russia. Nathan Gill, their leader in Wales has pleaded guilty to receiving bribes from Putin. Why isn’t this all over the BBC & other media sources?
As for not knowing him 🤥 Why don’t we have financial transparency in the UK? Brexit’s the answer!

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Climate Andy @andycorney.bsky.social · 1d

Professor Anderson’s @kevinclimate.bsky.social conclusions are that to achieve the Paris 1.5°C we need 20% emissions reductions annually, for 2°, 7%. The UK’s share? 12-15% reduction. That’s the science! Carrying on like this will destroy most life & very soon.🔥
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Talk at the Tyndall Centre Conference: Our Critical Decade for Climate Action - Climate Uncensored

Talk at the Tyndall Centre Conference: Our Critical Decade for Climate Action - Climate Uncensored

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Climate Andy @andycorney.bsky.social · 1d

Here’s some science Zack. You need to know this if you don’t already. Professor Kevin Anderson holds the Zennström professorship at Uppsala Uni & is chair of energy and climate change at the School of Mechanical Aerospace & Civil Engineering at Manchester Uni.
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The Death Of Two Party Politics | Owen Jones | Zack Polanski

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 1d

Catch up on this weeks @boldpolitics.bsky.social with the brilliant @owenjones.bsky.social

Bold Politics with a live audience!

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YouTube video by Bold Politics with Zack Polanski

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Climate Andy @andycorney.bsky.social · 1d

Professor Anderson’s @kevinclimate.bsky.social conclusions are that to achieve the Paris 1.5°C we need 20% emissions reductions annually, for 2°, 7%. The UK’s share? 12-15% reduction. That’s the science! Carrying on like this will destroy most life & very soon.🔥
climateuncensored.com/talk-at-the-...

Talk at the Tyndall Centre Conference: Our Critical Decade for Climate Action - Climate Uncensored

Donate to Save Larch’s home from HS2 AND HELP His NEXT GREAT PROJECT, organized by Merlin Matthews

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Climate Andy @andycorney.bsky.social · 1d

My friend Dr Larch Maxey needs your help please. HS2 has threatened a possession order for court costs on his home & he needs to raise £32k in 2 weeks. He’s already taken a 3 year prison sentence for us, let’s save his home. Please donate & or Retweet. www.gofundme.com/f/save-larch...

Dr. Larch Maxey has dedicated 40 years to sustainability and … Merlin Matthews needs your support for Save Larch’s home from HS2 AND HELP His NEXT GREAT PROJECT

www.gofundme.com

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Climate Andy @andycorney.bsky.social · 2d

Climate crisis, what climate crisis is that?Tarragona Province in NE Spain today.

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Climate Andy @andycorney.bsky.social · 2d

Climate crisis, what climate crisis is that?Tarragona Province in NE Spain today.

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Together Against Sizewell C @sayno2sizewellc.bsky.social · 2d

More drivel from Sizewell C
"The power station will use low-carbon fuel, predominantly sourced from the UK." But there are NO uranium mines in the UK & mining for it & fuel fabrication cannot be described as a low carbon activity in itself!
Plus questions...1/2
www.eadt.co.uk/news/2553523...

Major contracts signed for Sizewell C

Sizewell C has signed contracts for enriched uranium services and nuclear fuel fabrication.

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 3d

Tuition fees set to be lowered at universities with poor teaching

Labour is considering bringing the cap below £9,000 a year on campuses where standards aren’t met

www.thetimes.com/uk/education...

Tuition fees set to be lowered at universities with poor teaching

Labour is considering bringing the cap below £9,000 a year on campuses where standards aren’t met

Tuition fees set to be lowered at universities with poor teaching

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Climate Andy @andycorney.bsky.social · 2d

“Tuition fees set to be lowered & the interest rate on student debt will be 0%, retrospectively” should be the headline. Yet again
Labour shows it’s totally bereft of any decency whatsoever. Clueless & corrupt politicians really are the problem not the solution!

Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 3d

Tuition fees set to be lowered at universities with poor teaching

Labour is considering bringing the cap below £9,000 a year on campuses where standards aren’t met

www.thetimes.com/uk/education...

Labour is considering bringing the cap below £9,000 a year on campuses where standards aren’t met

https://independent.co.uk/climate-change…

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Climate Andy @andycorney.bsky.social · 3d

Meanwhile 2024 was the 2nd worst year in history for crop failures.

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Nick Reeves #FBPE #NAFO @nickreeves.bsky.social · 3d

Richard Tice - "Please welcome to the stage... Nathan Gill"

So much for Tice's claim to have never met Nathan Gill.

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Nick Reeves #FBPE #NAFO @nickreeves.bsky.social · 3d

Farage has given up the pretence that he barely knew Nathan Gill. He can't do otherwise, given the flood of evidence to the contrary.

Here is Gill saying he's just come from having lunch with Farage on the day that Farage resigned as UKIP leader 4 July 2016?

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Climate Andy @andycorney.bsky.social · 4d

Trump fails to get the Nobel Peace Prize! Maybe there is hope!

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Climate Andy @andycorney.bsky.social · 4d

The climate emergency is so bad that Labour are hiding the truth. Keir Starmer needs to think about what is going to happen once people realise that they’re being lied to just so that the rich can get richer at the expense of billions of lives.
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National security threatened by climate crisis, UK intelligence chiefs due to warn

Report by joint intelligence committee delayed, with concerns expressed that it may not be published

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Climate Andy @andycorney.bsky.social · 5d

Who needs the truth anymore??

Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 5d

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/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

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

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 5d

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/uk/environme...

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