Andrew Prosser
@andrewprosser.bsky.social
Climate action, social change, and nature recovery. Environmental business director. West Oxfordshire District Councillor. Executive member. Occasional Berliner.
Promoted by Andrew Prosser (Green Party), at PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ.
Promoted by Andrew Prosser (Green Party), at PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ.
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November 28, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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Spot on. The terms of the plan 2 loan are utterly usurious. Notably the budget has not frozen just the threshold for repayments at a marginal rate of 9%, dragging more and more graduates into it, but it also freezes the interest of those loans which is as much as 6.2%! Which is ridiculous!!
I'm constantly shocked (but not surprised) by how little we discuss the additional financial burden placed on young people by the Clegg-Cameron student loan regime.
@rmcunliffe.bsky.social is one of the few journalists who brings it up continuously - once again in the wake of the budget 👇
@rmcunliffe.bsky.social is one of the few journalists who brings it up continuously - once again in the wake of the budget 👇
Rachel Reeves hits young graduates with a double stealth tax
The Chancellor plans to raise as much money from freezing loan repayment thresholds as from the mansion tax
www.newstatesman.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Spot on. The terms of the plan 2 loan are utterly usurious. Notably the budget has not frozen just the threshold for repayments at a marginal rate of 9%, dragging more and more graduates into it, but it also freezes the interest of those loans which is as much as 6.2%! Which is ridiculous!!
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Some myths, long debunked, refuse to go away. No, there's no 'trickle down effect', Conservatives aren't better with money, & rich people do not run from #WealthTax. Politicians still quoting these myths know better & journalists should. Stop perpetuating the myth. It's fear mongering w/o substance.
November 27, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Some myths, long debunked, refuse to go away. No, there's no 'trickle down effect', Conservatives aren't better with money, & rich people do not run from #WealthTax. Politicians still quoting these myths know better & journalists should. Stop perpetuating the myth. It's fear mongering w/o substance.
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The Telegraph is now having to publish so many corrections to articles where it attempts to find *any angle whatsoever* to attack net-zero polices that it makes sense to start tracking them here.
These are the ones published since Labour won the election.
"We are happy to correct the record."
These are the ones published since Labour won the election.
"We are happy to correct the record."
June 2, 2025 at 4:19 PM
The Telegraph is now having to publish so many corrections to articles where it attempts to find *any angle whatsoever* to attack net-zero polices that it makes sense to start tracking them here.
These are the ones published since Labour won the election.
"We are happy to correct the record."
These are the ones published since Labour won the election.
"We are happy to correct the record."
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The Daily Mail, Daily Express, Times and Daily Telegraph are ALL carrying this two-page advert prominently within their news pages today.
That tells you a LOT about these newspapers - and the £££ available to Farage
That tells you a LOT about these newspapers - and the £££ available to Farage
November 27, 2025 at 7:44 AM
The Daily Mail, Daily Express, Times and Daily Telegraph are ALL carrying this two-page advert prominently within their news pages today.
That tells you a LOT about these newspapers - and the £££ available to Farage
That tells you a LOT about these newspapers - and the £££ available to Farage
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NEW – UK budget 2025: Key climate and energy announcements | @daisydunne.carbonbrief.org @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social @mollylempriere.carbonbrief.org @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org
Read here: buff.ly/unfZgrv
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November 26, 2025 at 5:15 PM
NEW – UK budget 2025: Key climate and energy announcements | @daisydunne.carbonbrief.org @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social @mollylempriere.carbonbrief.org @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org
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Last night the Government steamrollered its Planning Bill through, slamming the door on vital protections for nature.
They said it would be a ‘win-win’ for the economy and nature.
But in reality, they’ve pushed nature into last place.
They said it would be a ‘win-win’ for the economy and nature.
But in reality, they’ve pushed nature into last place.
November 25, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Last night the Government steamrollered its Planning Bill through, slamming the door on vital protections for nature.
They said it would be a ‘win-win’ for the economy and nature.
But in reality, they’ve pushed nature into last place.
They said it would be a ‘win-win’ for the economy and nature.
But in reality, they’ve pushed nature into last place.
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Poll after poll shows people care deeply about wildlife and want it protected.
Instead, we’ve had months of nature-blaming rhetoric and pushes to sidestep environmental law.
This flies in the face not only of what the public wants...but the Government’s own manifesto.
Instead, we’ve had months of nature-blaming rhetoric and pushes to sidestep environmental law.
This flies in the face not only of what the public wants...but the Government’s own manifesto.
November 25, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Poll after poll shows people care deeply about wildlife and want it protected.
Instead, we’ve had months of nature-blaming rhetoric and pushes to sidestep environmental law.
This flies in the face not only of what the public wants...but the Government’s own manifesto.
Instead, we’ve had months of nature-blaming rhetoric and pushes to sidestep environmental law.
This flies in the face not only of what the public wants...but the Government’s own manifesto.
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I implore someone, anyone, in the media…
Do your job
And the next time you have Farage on, please ask him directly:
…what were the motivations behind this?
Do your job
And the next time you have Farage on, please ask him directly:
…what were the motivations behind this?
November 24, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I implore someone, anyone, in the media…
Do your job
And the next time you have Farage on, please ask him directly:
…what were the motivations behind this?
Do your job
And the next time you have Farage on, please ask him directly:
…what were the motivations behind this?
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Wow Scotland! That was the start of an incredible night. Congratulations on qualifying for the World Cup.
Wow Scotland! That was the start of an incredible night. Congratulations on qualifying for the World Cup.
Scotland v Denmark: Scott McTominay overhead kick puts hosts ahead
Watch Scott McTominay's stunning overhead kick give Scotland an early lead in their decisive World Cup qualifier with Denmark.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 10:32 PM
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
Wow Scotland! That was the start of an incredible night. Congratulations on qualifying for the World Cup.
Wow Scotland! That was the start of an incredible night. Congratulations on qualifying for the World Cup.
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Reform UK Ltd gets 92% of its funding from climate change deniers and fossil fuel corporate interests.
A new survey reveals negative attitudes to Reform UK Ltd
Reform UK Ltd gets 92% of its funding from climate change deniers and fossil fuel corporate interests, provoking negative reactions
centralbylines.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Reform UK Ltd gets 92% of its funding from climate change deniers and fossil fuel corporate interests.
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"Europe’s courts are now, belatedly, asking the question markets refused to ask: can an oil major expanding fossil fuel production plausibly present itself as a steward of decarbonisation?"
Obviously not. We have to stop burning fossil fuels. That's the #ClimateEmergency
www.ft.com/content/d4f3...
Obviously not. We have to stop burning fossil fuels. That's the #ClimateEmergency
www.ft.com/content/d4f3...
Letter: Europe’s courts are asking the right question of oil companies
From Mohammad Reza Allahdadi, PhD Candidate, Sustainable Finance, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Oslo, Norway
www.ft.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:19 AM
"Europe’s courts are now, belatedly, asking the question markets refused to ask: can an oil major expanding fossil fuel production plausibly present itself as a steward of decarbonisation?"
Obviously not. We have to stop burning fossil fuels. That's the #ClimateEmergency
www.ft.com/content/d4f3...
Obviously not. We have to stop burning fossil fuels. That's the #ClimateEmergency
www.ft.com/content/d4f3...
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Our Land, a new documentary, interrogates the connections between land, power and a sense of belonging following the Right to Roam movement in England and Wales. It captures the tension between public campaigners fighting for greater access to nature and landowners.
November 3, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Our Land, a new documentary, interrogates the connections between land, power and a sense of belonging following the Right to Roam movement in England and Wales. It captures the tension between public campaigners fighting for greater access to nature and landowners.
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This is absolutely right. Anxiety is a common response to tragedies. But the reality is that UK trains are overwhelmingly safe (far safer than, for example, roads). Immediate policy responses to individual tragedies are rarely effective and have huge unintended consequences.
Heidi Alexander, the transport secretary, rules out metal detecting arches at stations, pointing out that with the number of stations and entrances to each it's basically impossible. She says that overall, UK trains are a pretty safe place to be.
November 3, 2025 at 9:51 AM
This is absolutely right. Anxiety is a common response to tragedies. But the reality is that UK trains are overwhelmingly safe (far safer than, for example, roads). Immediate policy responses to individual tragedies are rarely effective and have huge unintended consequences.
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What a scary, horrifying thing to have happened! But reading this I was also incredibly moved by stories of passengers helping each other,saving more vulnerable individuals.
We're a social species, we stick together and we'll instinctively help strangers. Don't let anyone convince you otherwise...
We're a social species, we stick together and we'll instinctively help strangers. Don't let anyone convince you otherwise...
‘It felt like forever’: passengers recount mass stabbing on Cambridgeshire train
Some initially assumed the commotion was a Halloween prank, but soon realised something awful was unfolding
www.theguardian.com
November 3, 2025 at 8:24 AM
What a scary, horrifying thing to have happened! But reading this I was also incredibly moved by stories of passengers helping each other,saving more vulnerable individuals.
We're a social species, we stick together and we'll instinctively help strangers. Don't let anyone convince you otherwise...
We're a social species, we stick together and we'll instinctively help strangers. Don't let anyone convince you otherwise...
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The British government seems determined to listen to housing developers instead of focusing on building for need. Affordable council housing is a must. Build for need not greed.
As for abolishing stamp duty it just drives up prices at huge cost to government.
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/opinion...
As for abolishing stamp duty it just drives up prices at huge cost to government.
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/opinion...
Getting rid of stamp duty on buying a house would be wasteful and ineffective - Andy Brown
There aren’t many things that almost all the political parties agree on. The need for more affordable housing is one of them. Yet when it comes to how to do it they differ sharply. The Conservatives' ...
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk
November 3, 2025 at 8:47 AM
The British government seems determined to listen to housing developers instead of focusing on building for need. Affordable council housing is a must. Build for need not greed.
As for abolishing stamp duty it just drives up prices at huge cost to government.
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/opinion...
As for abolishing stamp duty it just drives up prices at huge cost to government.
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/opinion...
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One of the world’s largest industrial heat pumps is coming to Boston.
A 35MW system will use energy from the Charles River and deliver steam to heat more than 70 million square feet of buildings across Boston and Cambridge — hospitals, schools, homes, and businesses alike.
A 35MW system will use energy from the Charles River and deliver steam to heat more than 70 million square feet of buildings across Boston and Cambridge — hospitals, schools, homes, and businesses alike.
October 31, 2025 at 12:01 PM
One of the world’s largest industrial heat pumps is coming to Boston.
A 35MW system will use energy from the Charles River and deliver steam to heat more than 70 million square feet of buildings across Boston and Cambridge — hospitals, schools, homes, and businesses alike.
A 35MW system will use energy from the Charles River and deliver steam to heat more than 70 million square feet of buildings across Boston and Cambridge — hospitals, schools, homes, and businesses alike.
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If you're a National Trust member, it's that time of year again: Midnight tonight is the deadline. It's a shame people have to keep doing this to keep a toehold on historical truth in this country, but here we are. Voting link: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/who-we-are/a...
![[Scene is the entrance cabin to a NATIONAL TRUST PROPERTY AND GARDENS]
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NATIONAL TRUST EMPLOYEE [inside cabin]:
Hello there
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[A young family - two parents two kids - have arrived at the front desk].
DAD:
Hi - do you have an activity trail, for the kids?
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NT EMPLOYEE:
Of course – you’re just in time for the Autumn Gammon Trail!
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MUM:
That sounds fun, doesn’t it kids?
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NT EMPLOYEE [handing an activity sheet and pencils to the kids]:
Every autumn, the Reform Trust gammons flock back to the National Trust for the AGM. Just follow the trail round the grounds, and see how many you can spot!
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NT EMPLOYEE [hearing something in the gardens]:
Listen - that's their call
[Calls emanating from the landscape]:
tut-tut
woke-woke
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NT EMPLOYEE [showing the family an apparently empty fenced enclosure with some bushes in]:
They are extremely sensitive and fragile...
But you can bring them out of hiding if you put a little sign down mentioning slavery.
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KIDS [pointing]:
There they are!
[Some little red faced PEOPLE wearing Barbour jackets and gilets emerge cautiously from the bushes. They are creeping towards a TINY SIGN in the middle of the enclosure].
[Little people noises]:
woke-woke
tut-tut
woke-woke
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[Close-up of the TINY SIGN - we can read that it says]:
Slavery had a bit to do with building this massive house.
[Noises from the little people again as they inspect the tiny sign]:
tut-tut
woke-woke
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MUM [pointing]:
What's that one doing there?
NT EMPLOYEE:
Oh, that's so sweet…
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[We see that one of the people is sat on a rock, with a little laptop open on a tree stump, and they are furiously typing away].
NT EMPLOYEE:
I think he's writing a column for the Daily Telegraph…
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[We see close up to the little person’s screen, it is a word document reading]:
Are National Trust scones secretly WOKE?
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October 31, 2025 at 9:02 AM
If you're a National Trust member, it's that time of year again: Midnight tonight is the deadline. It's a shame people have to keep doing this to keep a toehold on historical truth in this country, but here we are. Voting link: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/who-we-are/a...
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What looks like another completely unprovoked attack against an innocent woman.
Violence against women and girls is never ok, as a society we need to ensure this is fully stamped out. I hope the perpetrator is caught
My full solidarity with Kirsty Gallacher
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Violence against women and girls is never ok, as a society we need to ensure this is fully stamped out. I hope the perpetrator is caught
My full solidarity with Kirsty Gallacher
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Kirsty Gallacher 'afraid' after presenter attacked in central London
The broadcaster says she was kicked by an unknown assailant while walking to her car on Tuesday night.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 30, 2025 at 6:54 PM
What looks like another completely unprovoked attack against an innocent woman.
Violence against women and girls is never ok, as a society we need to ensure this is fully stamped out. I hope the perpetrator is caught
My full solidarity with Kirsty Gallacher
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Violence against women and girls is never ok, as a society we need to ensure this is fully stamped out. I hope the perpetrator is caught
My full solidarity with Kirsty Gallacher
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Why was Hurricane Melissa so powerful? And did climate change play a role? Renowned climate scientist @katharinehayhoe.com separates fact from fiction. #ThisIsClimateChange
October 30, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Why was Hurricane Melissa so powerful? And did climate change play a role? Renowned climate scientist @katharinehayhoe.com separates fact from fiction. #ThisIsClimateChange
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We discussed at our HoC event this week widening the Online Safety Act to include harms to society and democracy.
While we think about that...
"Meta just made $51,242,000,000 (at an operating margin of 40%) in 92 days.
This works out at about $557m EVERY day."
Source: @drwilding.bsky.social
While we think about that...
"Meta just made $51,242,000,000 (at an operating margin of 40%) in 92 days.
This works out at about $557m EVERY day."
Source: @drwilding.bsky.social
October 30, 2025 at 1:14 PM
We discussed at our HoC event this week widening the Online Safety Act to include harms to society and democracy.
While we think about that...
"Meta just made $51,242,000,000 (at an operating margin of 40%) in 92 days.
This works out at about $557m EVERY day."
Source: @drwilding.bsky.social
While we think about that...
"Meta just made $51,242,000,000 (at an operating margin of 40%) in 92 days.
This works out at about $557m EVERY day."
Source: @drwilding.bsky.social
US kills 14 in strikes on four alleged drug boats in Pacific www.bbc.com/news/article...
“It is a greater crime to summarily execute people suspected of drug trafficking than drug trafficking itself.”
“It is a greater crime to summarily execute people suspected of drug trafficking than drug trafficking itself.”
US kills 14 in strikes on four alleged drug boats
Mexico's navy is searching for the sole survivor of the latest attack on boats the US says were carrying drugs in both the Pacific and Caribbean.
www.bbc.com
October 28, 2025 at 9:03 PM
US kills 14 in strikes on four alleged drug boats in Pacific www.bbc.com/news/article...
“It is a greater crime to summarily execute people suspected of drug trafficking than drug trafficking itself.”
“It is a greater crime to summarily execute people suspected of drug trafficking than drug trafficking itself.”
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Really enjoyed attending this fantastic event by @reformpoliticalads.bsky.social around regulation of political advertising. And yes, that is a #LibDemBarChart in 2nd pic! Some big challenges but if parties/candidates aren’t trustworthy in campaign, we’ll never rebuild trust in politics in general.
🙃 “If you advertise a packet of crisps there’s four different sets of regulations you have to abide by. If you’re advertising for a political campaign there’s practically none.”
@alextait.bsky.social sets out some of the challenges, evidence & best practice in regulating election advertising
@alextait.bsky.social sets out some of the challenges, evidence & best practice in regulating election advertising
October 28, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Really enjoyed attending this fantastic event by @reformpoliticalads.bsky.social around regulation of political advertising. And yes, that is a #LibDemBarChart in 2nd pic! Some big challenges but if parties/candidates aren’t trustworthy in campaign, we’ll never rebuild trust in politics in general.
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Nearly 90% of methane leaks detected from space are still being ignored.
Methane lasts only a short time in the atmosphere – but while it’s there, it traps 80× more heat than CO₂.
Cutting it is the fastest way to slow warming now.
Read our latest report: www.ccag.earth/reports/meth...
Methane lasts only a short time in the atmosphere – but while it’s there, it traps 80× more heat than CO₂.
Cutting it is the fastest way to slow warming now.
Read our latest report: www.ccag.earth/reports/meth...
October 28, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Nearly 90% of methane leaks detected from space are still being ignored.
Methane lasts only a short time in the atmosphere – but while it’s there, it traps 80× more heat than CO₂.
Cutting it is the fastest way to slow warming now.
Read our latest report: www.ccag.earth/reports/meth...
Methane lasts only a short time in the atmosphere – but while it’s there, it traps 80× more heat than CO₂.
Cutting it is the fastest way to slow warming now.
Read our latest report: www.ccag.earth/reports/meth...