@lytehouse.bsky.social
Green District Councillor Deputy Cabinet member for the Environment at East Suffolk and other things besides. Long time Actionist including 'XR' and Greenpeace. Funster, fiddle 🎻 player and lover of all life on earth 🌎 and in the sea. 🌊
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🔥 The UK is sleepwalking into a major energy mistake: co-firing hydrogen with natural gas in NEW gas power stations
Like this one on Humberside just going to national planning
keadbynextgen.com
Read my Substack analysis:
👉 scrapcc.org/KEADBY-RR-SST, summary in 🧵 below
🔥 The UK is sleepwalking into a major energy mistake: co-firing hydrogen with natural gas in NEW gas power stations
Like this one on Humberside just going to national planning
keadbynextgen.com
Read my Substack analysis:
👉 scrapcc.org/KEADBY-RR-SST, summary in 🧵 below
Keadby Next Generation Power Station
keadbynextgen.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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🔥 The UK is sleepwalking into a major energy mistake: co-firing hydrogen with natural gas in NEW gas power stations
Like this one on Humberside just going to national planning
keadbynextgen.com
Read my Substack analysis:
👉 scrapcc.org/KEADBY-RR-SST, summary in 🧵 below
🔥 The UK is sleepwalking into a major energy mistake: co-firing hydrogen with natural gas in NEW gas power stations
Like this one on Humberside just going to national planning
keadbynextgen.com
Read my Substack analysis:
👉 scrapcc.org/KEADBY-RR-SST, summary in 🧵 below
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Another exciting week as your MP holding the government to account on fair funding for rural communities, action on tackling climate breakdown, cost-of-living and wealth tax measures, and much more!
November 28, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Another exciting week as your MP holding the government to account on fair funding for rural communities, action on tackling climate breakdown, cost-of-living and wealth tax measures, and much more!
And all the severe damage to #nature over 26,000 trees 🌳 and hedges already lost...
EDF/big business the are only winners from #Labour's 'golden age of nuclear'
French govt owned EDF to drain UK of £1bn/yr to pay for Hinkley C's costly electricity (£150Kw/hr vs £80 market rate) plus the £1bn nuclear tax to help pay for the £40bn Sizewell C build.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
French govt owned EDF to drain UK of £1bn/yr to pay for Hinkley C's costly electricity (£150Kw/hr vs £80 market rate) plus the £1bn nuclear tax to help pay for the £40bn Sizewell C build.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
UK energy bill payers will hand £2bn a year to EDF for new power stations
French government-owned company to receive funding for Hinkley Point C and Sizewell C
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:51 PM
And all the severe damage to #nature over 26,000 trees 🌳 and hedges already lost...
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☝🏽 we need a lot, lot more of this
We can repair our country by refusing Labour, Reform and the Tories failed far Right policies and simply voting Green
Join today. Tell all your family and friends to do the same.
Or watch things implode when Farage takes over at next GE
Vote for hope not hate
We can repair our country by refusing Labour, Reform and the Tories failed far Right policies and simply voting Green
Join today. Tell all your family and friends to do the same.
Or watch things implode when Farage takes over at next GE
Vote for hope not hate
November 8, 2025 at 4:02 PM
☝🏽 we need a lot, lot more of this
We can repair our country by refusing Labour, Reform and the Tories failed far Right policies and simply voting Green
Join today. Tell all your family and friends to do the same.
Or watch things implode when Farage takes over at next GE
Vote for hope not hate
We can repair our country by refusing Labour, Reform and the Tories failed far Right policies and simply voting Green
Join today. Tell all your family and friends to do the same.
Or watch things implode when Farage takes over at next GE
Vote for hope not hate
Yup. And stop flushing drinking water down our toilets.
"With climate change drying Britain out for longer periods in the future, we need to adapt to the climate we have now. Building new reservoirs will help, but we also need much more management of demand, and a more ambitious plan for water resilience.”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
England facing drastic measures due to extreme drought next year
Government and water companies are devising emergency plans for worst water shortage in decades
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Yup. And stop flushing drinking water down our toilets.
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#NoToPFI
And no to PFI policies dressed up and called by something else.
And no to PFI policies dressed up and called by something else.
It’s easy to lose sight of what billions in PFI debt actually cost.
But behind every figure is a nurse working double shifts, a ward left understaffed, a patient waiting longer.
💬 Billions in interest. Staff under pressure. That’s PFI.
👉 Read more: everydoctor.org.uk/nhs-trusts-t...
But behind every figure is a nurse working double shifts, a ward left understaffed, a patient waiting longer.
💬 Billions in interest. Staff under pressure. That’s PFI.
👉 Read more: everydoctor.org.uk/nhs-trusts-t...
November 8, 2025 at 3:23 PM
#NoToPFI
And no to PFI policies dressed up and called by something else.
And no to PFI policies dressed up and called by something else.
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Under the current criminalisation of protest, even the famous campaigners that we celebrate in the UK would be at risk of arrest simply for peacefully protesting.
The right to protest is a cornerstone of our democracy; we cannot allow its restriction to go unchallenged.
The right to protest is a cornerstone of our democracy; we cannot allow its restriction to go unchallenged.
October 29, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Under the current criminalisation of protest, even the famous campaigners that we celebrate in the UK would be at risk of arrest simply for peacefully protesting.
The right to protest is a cornerstone of our democracy; we cannot allow its restriction to go unchallenged.
The right to protest is a cornerstone of our democracy; we cannot allow its restriction to go unchallenged.
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Over 100 killed by strikes overnight, including more than 40 children, and now yet more military aggression by Israel in clear violation of the ceasefire.
The UK cannot abide this - Israel cannot be permitted to act with impunity.
news.sky.com/story/israel...
The UK cannot abide this - Israel cannot be permitted to act with impunity.
news.sky.com/story/israel...
Israel carries out fresh strike on Gaza and accuses Hamas of preparing 'imminent terror attack'
The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said it targeted "terrorist infrastructure".
news.sky.com
October 29, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Over 100 killed by strikes overnight, including more than 40 children, and now yet more military aggression by Israel in clear violation of the ceasefire.
The UK cannot abide this - Israel cannot be permitted to act with impunity.
news.sky.com/story/israel...
The UK cannot abide this - Israel cannot be permitted to act with impunity.
news.sky.com/story/israel...
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#Inequality in the UK is at record levels and *it is accelerating* - that is the *only* thing Rachel Reeves' next budget should be addressing.
There are no tough decisions to make - they are all clear & obvious.
If they are not taken, it is political cowardice and/or corruption, nothing else.
There are no tough decisions to make - they are all clear & obvious.
If they are not taken, it is political cowardice and/or corruption, nothing else.
Wealth inequality risks triggering 'societal collapse' within next decade, report finds | King's College London
The warning comes from an expert roundtable led by researchers from King's and the Fairness Foundation
www.kcl.ac.uk
October 30, 2025 at 9:10 AM
#Inequality in the UK is at record levels and *it is accelerating* - that is the *only* thing Rachel Reeves' next budget should be addressing.
There are no tough decisions to make - they are all clear & obvious.
If they are not taken, it is political cowardice and/or corruption, nothing else.
There are no tough decisions to make - they are all clear & obvious.
If they are not taken, it is political cowardice and/or corruption, nothing else.
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🌊 The Arctic is melting fast. A cargo ship just sailed from China to the UK via the Arctic for the first time, taking half the usual time.
Of course, what looks like a shortcut is really a warning: climate change is redrawing our planet’s map.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Of course, what looks like a shortcut is really a warning: climate change is redrawing our planet’s map.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Climate change clears northern route for first container ...
The melting ice sheet has opened up a north-east passage – which brings fresh political and environmental dangers along with it
observer.co.uk
October 26, 2025 at 8:18 AM
🌊 The Arctic is melting fast. A cargo ship just sailed from China to the UK via the Arctic for the first time, taking half the usual time.
Of course, what looks like a shortcut is really a warning: climate change is redrawing our planet’s map.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Of course, what looks like a shortcut is really a warning: climate change is redrawing our planet’s map.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
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What tax reforms do Britons say they would support in principle? (1/2)
-Wealth tax: 75% support
-Mansion tax: 69%
-Exit tax: 60%
-Make council tax proportionate to home value: 56%
-Peg tax thresholds to inflation: 52%
-Increase employer's NI for foreign workers: 50%
yougov.co.uk/economy/arti...
-Wealth tax: 75% support
-Mansion tax: 69%
-Exit tax: 60%
-Make council tax proportionate to home value: 56%
-Peg tax thresholds to inflation: 52%
-Increase employer's NI for foreign workers: 50%
yougov.co.uk/economy/arti...
October 23, 2025 at 9:07 AM
What tax reforms do Britons say they would support in principle? (1/2)
-Wealth tax: 75% support
-Mansion tax: 69%
-Exit tax: 60%
-Make council tax proportionate to home value: 56%
-Peg tax thresholds to inflation: 52%
-Increase employer's NI for foreign workers: 50%
yougov.co.uk/economy/arti...
-Wealth tax: 75% support
-Mansion tax: 69%
-Exit tax: 60%
-Make council tax proportionate to home value: 56%
-Peg tax thresholds to inflation: 52%
-Increase employer's NI for foreign workers: 50%
yougov.co.uk/economy/arti...
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This is so exciting - and follows the example of many other countries that already have recognition of nature rights in their constitutions. It’s time to give Nature a voice in law! @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social
UK campaigners launch bill to give nature legal rights
Private member’s bill backed by Chris Packham and Natalie Bennett would impose a duty of care on government and business
www.theguardian.com
October 23, 2025 at 7:58 AM
This is so exciting - and follows the example of many other countries that already have recognition of nature rights in their constitutions. It’s time to give Nature a voice in law! @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social
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Wish I could say I was shocked, but here's the Labour government constraining the right to peaceful protest again...
'You can protest but only according to our rules. The rules are: you're not allowed to use any of the tactics that make protest effective.'
'You can protest but only according to our rules. The rules are: you're not allowed to use any of the tactics that make protest effective.'
NEW: Home Office announces planned new anti-protest powers, mainly aimed at pro-Gaza protests like those for Palestine Action. Police will be able to consider the "cumulative impact" of repeated protests and potentially order that they be relocated.
October 5, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Wish I could say I was shocked, but here's the Labour government constraining the right to peaceful protest again...
'You can protest but only according to our rules. The rules are: you're not allowed to use any of the tactics that make protest effective.'
'You can protest but only according to our rules. The rules are: you're not allowed to use any of the tactics that make protest effective.'
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"Our Young Greens, sparkling with brilliance and bravery, showed that another way was possible." - @rachelmillward.bsky.social
October 5, 2025 at 2:40 PM
"Our Young Greens, sparkling with brilliance and bravery, showed that another way was possible." - @rachelmillward.bsky.social
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Zack Polanski delivers first conference speech as Green Party leader
www.channel4.com/news/zack-po...
www.channel4.com/news/zack-po...
Zack Polanski delivers first conference speech as Green Party leader
The newly-elected leader of the Green Party in England and Wales has used his party conference speech to attack the Labour Party and Reform UK.
www.channel4.com
October 3, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Zack Polanski delivers first conference speech as Green Party leader
www.channel4.com/news/zack-po...
www.channel4.com/news/zack-po...
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"Anybody who has seen what is going on round here will have a reaction to that sentence... because there has been no minimising of vegetation clearance [by Sizewell C] & the suggestion that they are trying to minimise vegetation clearance is laughable"
#SayNo2SizewellC
www.eadt.co.uk/news/2549272...
#SayNo2SizewellC
www.eadt.co.uk/news/2549272...
Sizewell C reduce number of oak trees to be felled for new road
A villager has described Sizewell C claims that it is "minimising vegetation clearance" as "laughable" with the felling of two…
www.eadt.co.uk
September 25, 2025 at 7:49 AM
"Anybody who has seen what is going on round here will have a reaction to that sentence... because there has been no minimising of vegetation clearance [by Sizewell C] & the suggestion that they are trying to minimise vegetation clearance is laughable"
#SayNo2SizewellC
www.eadt.co.uk/news/2549272...
#SayNo2SizewellC
www.eadt.co.uk/news/2549272...
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BREAKING: 🎶 Flash mob takes over King’s Cross Station in a protest against climate-wrecking Rosebank oil field.
Rosebank’s future is undecided. But together, we can stop it.
@climatechoirs.bsky.social have used their voices - will you use yours? 📣
Join us 👉 bit.ly/rosebankchoir
Rosebank’s future is undecided. But together, we can stop it.
@climatechoirs.bsky.social have used their voices - will you use yours? 📣
Join us 👉 bit.ly/rosebankchoir
September 17, 2025 at 9:55 AM
BREAKING: 🎶 Flash mob takes over King’s Cross Station in a protest against climate-wrecking Rosebank oil field.
Rosebank’s future is undecided. But together, we can stop it.
@climatechoirs.bsky.social have used their voices - will you use yours? 📣
Join us 👉 bit.ly/rosebankchoir
Rosebank’s future is undecided. But together, we can stop it.
@climatechoirs.bsky.social have used their voices - will you use yours? 📣
Join us 👉 bit.ly/rosebankchoir
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Dear Steve Reed,
If you set up a water commission only to tie its hands by not allowing it to consider public ownership, and excluding agricultural run off even though it causes half of water pollution, how can that commission possibly deliver real change?
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If you set up a water commission only to tie its hands by not allowing it to consider public ownership, and excluding agricultural run off even though it causes half of water pollution, how can that commission possibly deliver real change?
1/2
July 21, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Dear Steve Reed,
If you set up a water commission only to tie its hands by not allowing it to consider public ownership, and excluding agricultural run off even though it causes half of water pollution, how can that commission possibly deliver real change?
1/2
If you set up a water commission only to tie its hands by not allowing it to consider public ownership, and excluding agricultural run off even though it causes half of water pollution, how can that commission possibly deliver real change?
1/2
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BREAKING: Protestors outside Truro Cathedral in Cornwall, hold signs which say: "I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action."
Similar protests are also taking place today in London, Manchester, Edinburgh, Bristol and Derry.
Similar protests are also taking place today in London, Manchester, Edinburgh, Bristol and Derry.
July 19, 2025 at 10:45 AM
BREAKING: Protestors outside Truro Cathedral in Cornwall, hold signs which say: "I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action."
Similar protests are also taking place today in London, Manchester, Edinburgh, Bristol and Derry.
Similar protests are also taking place today in London, Manchester, Edinburgh, Bristol and Derry.
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The implications are extremely troubling. It’s non-violence that keeps so many movements alive. It’s non-violence that shifted the needle throughout history.
‼️ We know democracy is being bought by the highest bidder.
Labour is sitting down with pro-Israeli lobbyists.
@defendourjuries
‼️ We know democracy is being bought by the highest bidder.
Labour is sitting down with pro-Israeli lobbyists.
@defendourjuries
July 19, 2025 at 12:59 PM
The implications are extremely troubling. It’s non-violence that keeps so many movements alive. It’s non-violence that shifted the needle throughout history.
‼️ We know democracy is being bought by the highest bidder.
Labour is sitting down with pro-Israeli lobbyists.
@defendourjuries
‼️ We know democracy is being bought by the highest bidder.
Labour is sitting down with pro-Israeli lobbyists.
@defendourjuries
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Wildfires burning in Marseilles, extreme heat costing lives - and yet politicians are stalling on the vital action we need for a safe future. Will Starmer push Macron to commit to climate targets when you meet today?
July 9, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Wildfires burning in Marseilles, extreme heat costing lives - and yet politicians are stalling on the vital action we need for a safe future. Will Starmer push Macron to commit to climate targets when you meet today?
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Met Police’s Israel-produced SandCat vehicles show a sign of what’s to come as the UK trundles toward authoritarianism.
The Met has refused to reveal its cooperation with Israeli police, despite admitting it hosted “an Israeli police delegation” in 2022.
www.thecanary.co/global/world...
The Met has refused to reveal its cooperation with Israeli police, despite admitting it hosted “an Israeli police delegation” in 2022.
www.thecanary.co/global/world...
Met Police putting Israeli apartheid tanks on our streets is just part of its complicity with war crimes
In total, the Met Police has ordered 18 SandCats, which Israeli occupation forces have long tested on Palestinians
www.thecanary.co
July 9, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Met Police’s Israel-produced SandCat vehicles show a sign of what’s to come as the UK trundles toward authoritarianism.
The Met has refused to reveal its cooperation with Israeli police, despite admitting it hosted “an Israeli police delegation” in 2022.
www.thecanary.co/global/world...
The Met has refused to reveal its cooperation with Israeli police, despite admitting it hosted “an Israeli police delegation” in 2022.
www.thecanary.co/global/world...
Of course he did
The Chancellor (when in opposition) & now Lord Kinnock & a former First Minister of Wales have all backed calls for a wealth tax.
I asked the PM if he stands by his promise that those with the broadest shoulders should bear the biggest burden.
He dodged my question again.
I asked the PM if he stands by his promise that those with the broadest shoulders should bear the biggest burden.
He dodged my question again.
July 9, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Of course he did