Terry Macalister
@terrymacalister.bsky.social
Journalist (ex-Guardian Energy Editor) Author (Crude Britannia: how oil shaped a nation), Exec Producer (The Oil Machine)
Are forest cities a load of old greenwash? Me for Byline Times: eastangliabylines.co.uk/environment/...
What about new forests, then?
Is “forest” the new “sustainability”? just another catchword, to sell mass commercial development to a sceptical local population?
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 19, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Are forest cities a load of old greenwash? Me for Byline Times: eastangliabylines.co.uk/environment/...
Gotta love this:
November 5, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Gotta love this:
Our message about who should own UK energy systems: part of an event for Estuary Festival this weekend. James Marriott and myself wrote an essay on this…small follow up to our Crude Britannia book www.plutobooks.com/978178680639...
June 21, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Our message about who should own UK energy systems: part of an event for Estuary Festival this weekend. James Marriott and myself wrote an essay on this…small follow up to our Crude Britannia book www.plutobooks.com/978178680639...
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Very well summarised by Terry on sooooo many problems that comes with such rapid growth. Worth getting a video clip of it. At the same time, the Housing Minister should answer this. @terrymacalister.bsky.social
First Q is from Terry Macalister of the Friends of the Cam, saying there has not been the necessary funding of infrastructure for the growth in #Cambridge that has already happened.
May 15, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Very well summarised by Terry on sooooo many problems that comes with such rapid growth. Worth getting a video clip of it. At the same time, the Housing Minister should answer this. @terrymacalister.bsky.social
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It's hard to get your head around the scale of the environmental vandalism the Labour government is hoping to unleash. The Planning and Infrastructure Bill is up there with Trump's executive orders. And the reason is the same: corporate power.
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Labour’s great nature sellout is the worst attack on England’s ecosystems I’ve seen in my lifetime | George Monbiot
The horrifying planning bill, which rips up environmental protections, was drafted with CEOs in mind. We know because Keir Starmer told us, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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April 24, 2025 at 6:34 AM
It's hard to get your head around the scale of the environmental vandalism the Labour government is hoping to unleash. The Planning and Infrastructure Bill is up there with Trump's executive orders. And the reason is the same: corporate power.
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate.
The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns.
Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.
The list goes on and on.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns.
Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.
The list goes on and on.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
April 22, 2025 at 11:37 PM
The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate.
The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns.
Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.
The list goes on and on.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns.
Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.
The list goes on and on.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
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Here’s the link for Rob Larter’s talk for @friendsofthecam.bsky.social
Another reason why we shouldn’t be pushing growth in the Fens. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-changi...
Another reason why we shouldn’t be pushing growth in the Fens. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-changi...
The changing West Antarctic Ice Sheet and its implications for East Anglia
Learn about how the melting West Antarctic Ice Sheet will impact East Anglia, a regional focus for unsustainable levels of growth.
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April 22, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Here’s the link for Rob Larter’s talk for @friendsofthecam.bsky.social
Another reason why we shouldn’t be pushing growth in the Fens. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-changi...
Another reason why we shouldn’t be pushing growth in the Fens. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-changi...
Who paid the piper? Trump exempts big oil donors from tariffs package
April 4, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Who paid the piper? Trump exempts big oil donors from tariffs package
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@Anglianwater produced the largest increase of raw sewage discharge in 2024. 448938 hours of raw sewage dumped: 64% higher than in 2023. @friendsofthecam.bsky.social @terrymacalister.bsky.social @feargalsharkey.bsky.social Nearly 4m hours of raw sewage dumped in England’s waters last year
March 27, 2025 at 1:12 PM
@Anglianwater produced the largest increase of raw sewage discharge in 2024. 448938 hours of raw sewage dumped: 64% higher than in 2023. @friendsofthecam.bsky.social @terrymacalister.bsky.social @feargalsharkey.bsky.social Nearly 4m hours of raw sewage dumped in England’s waters last year
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"Letter: Cambridge growth plan doesn’t endear locals" www.ft.com/content/3669... By @terrymacalister.bsky.social to the @financialtimes.com
Letter: Cambridge growth plan doesn’t endear locals
From Terry Macalister, Co-founder, Friends of the Cam (river campaign group), Cambridge, UK
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March 26, 2025 at 12:14 PM
"Letter: Cambridge growth plan doesn’t endear locals" www.ft.com/content/3669... By @terrymacalister.bsky.social to the @financialtimes.com
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Well that’s a headline I did not except to see. Ever.
March 18, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Well that’s a headline I did not except to see. Ever.
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“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.
thebetter.news
March 6, 2025 at 5:45 AM
“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
Jon Davis on how the UK government is tackling the climate crisis
February 18, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Jon Davis on how the UK government is tackling the climate crisis
It’s straight from the Trump playbook: Labour is tearing up the machinery of government
February 11, 2025 at 7:38 AM
It’s straight from the Trump playbook: Labour is tearing up the machinery of government
Just imagine if China or Russia suddenly announced they would takeover Gaza and forcibly remove the Palestinians…
February 5, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Just imagine if China or Russia suddenly announced they would takeover Gaza and forcibly remove the Palestinians…
Labour has completely lost the plot: PM faces growing internal backlash over potential approval of Rosebank oilfield
February 3, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Labour has completely lost the plot: PM faces growing internal backlash over potential approval of Rosebank oilfield
How astonishingly predictable…Rachel Reeves to soften changes to non-dom tax regime after hearing ‘concerns’
January 23, 2025 at 12:59 PM
How astonishingly predictable…Rachel Reeves to soften changes to non-dom tax regime after hearing ‘concerns’
The official definition of madness: Reeves says growth eclipses net zero as Heathrow runway decision looms
January 22, 2025 at 5:10 PM
The official definition of madness: Reeves says growth eclipses net zero as Heathrow runway decision looms
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⏰The Govt have under 2 weeks to block the bailout of Thames Water.
📑25,000 people have signed the petition to take Thames Water into public ownership.
#Thames has failed and shouldn't be rewarded with a £3 billion bailout.
Agree? Sign our petition
tinyurl.com/yxht3p94
📑25,000 people have signed the petition to take Thames Water into public ownership.
#Thames has failed and shouldn't be rewarded with a £3 billion bailout.
Agree? Sign our petition
tinyurl.com/yxht3p94
January 20, 2025 at 3:43 PM
⏰The Govt have under 2 weeks to block the bailout of Thames Water.
📑25,000 people have signed the petition to take Thames Water into public ownership.
#Thames has failed and shouldn't be rewarded with a £3 billion bailout.
Agree? Sign our petition
tinyurl.com/yxht3p94
📑25,000 people have signed the petition to take Thames Water into public ownership.
#Thames has failed and shouldn't be rewarded with a £3 billion bailout.
Agree? Sign our petition
tinyurl.com/yxht3p94
RAF bases are hotspots of ‘forever chemical’ groundwater pollution, MoD documents show..
January 15, 2025 at 9:32 AM
RAF bases are hotspots of ‘forever chemical’ groundwater pollution, MoD documents show..
What impact did Britain’s oil and gas production have on the country over the past half century - and where do we go now? Here’s my view 👇 www.amazon.co.uk/s/?ie=UTF8&k...
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January 5, 2025 at 12:49 PM
What impact did Britain’s oil and gas production have on the country over the past half century - and where do we go now? Here’s my view 👇 www.amazon.co.uk/s/?ie=UTF8&k...
UK energy prices are much higher than in mainland Europe even though most countries have no indigenous oil and gas: developing the UK North Sea will NOT bring lower costs.
January 5, 2025 at 12:47 PM
UK energy prices are much higher than in mainland Europe even though most countries have no indigenous oil and gas: developing the UK North Sea will NOT bring lower costs.
Anyone wonder why Trump wants Greenland? Here some historic context from an ebook I wrote for The Guardian: www.amazon.co.uk/Polar-Opposi...
Polar Opposites: Opportunities and threats in the Arctic (Guardian Shorts Book 20)
Polar Opposites: Opportunities and threats in the Arctic (Guardian Shorts Book 20) eBook : MacAlister, Terry, Guardian, The : Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
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December 30, 2024 at 12:37 PM
Anyone wonder why Trump wants Greenland? Here some historic context from an ebook I wrote for The Guardian: www.amazon.co.uk/Polar-Opposi...
String of UK peers accepted free trips to authoritarian Azerbaijan…these kinds of oil politics are highlighted in our Crude Britannia book:
December 20, 2024 at 5:06 PM
String of UK peers accepted free trips to authoritarian Azerbaijan…these kinds of oil politics are highlighted in our Crude Britannia book:
@andrewsparrowgdn.bsky.social Surely worth spelling out Mandelson (as probable US ambassador) comes with huge controversy attached to him? Sacked from ministerial positions for dodgy dealing, vicious attacks on own party leader (Corbyn), friendships with oligarchs (Deripaska) never mind Epstein
December 20, 2024 at 9:48 AM
@andrewsparrowgdn.bsky.social Surely worth spelling out Mandelson (as probable US ambassador) comes with huge controversy attached to him? Sacked from ministerial positions for dodgy dealing, vicious attacks on own party leader (Corbyn), friendships with oligarchs (Deripaska) never mind Epstein