Glenn Vowles
@enviroman.bsky.social
For equality, fairness, sustainability, humanism. Opposing over-exploitation of people & planet by the super-rich & rich. Bristol based. Open University Tutor, Environment, 25+ yrs. Green advocate 45+ yrs. https://conserverliving.blogspot.com/
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Glenn Vowles
@enviroman.bsky.social
· Aug 10
Humanism means: using #evidence based #reason to form your views; developing your own and others wellbeing; being concerned for others; drawing meaning from connections and experiences, with other people, with the environment...
conserverliving.blogspot.com/p/humanist-v...
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Update: just before 5pm today I received a reply. She did not attend due to other constituency commitments (though the long reply says other things too). Not sure why the reply couldn't have come before the event. Shame she couldn't give her political support to it.
I received no reply from my MP Kerry McCarthy @kerrymp.bsky.social to my email about attending the #NationalEmergencyBriefing on climate and nature, so I don't know if she was there. No mention of it on her Facebook page, which is active. Bristol East deserves better representation.
November 28, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Update: just before 5pm today I received a reply. She did not attend due to other constituency commitments (though the long reply says other things too). Not sure why the reply couldn't have come before the event. Shame she couldn't give her political support to it.
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We need to scrap SATs!
Primary assessments are making kids sick with worry, stressing out parents and causing active harm, particularly to SEND pupils.
Govt must listen and rethink these counterproductive tests.
Primary assessments are making kids sick with worry, stressing out parents and causing active harm, particularly to SEND pupils.
Govt must listen and rethink these counterproductive tests.
November 28, 2025 at 2:45 PM
We need to scrap SATs!
Primary assessments are making kids sick with worry, stressing out parents and causing active harm, particularly to SEND pupils.
Govt must listen and rethink these counterproductive tests.
Primary assessments are making kids sick with worry, stressing out parents and causing active harm, particularly to SEND pupils.
Govt must listen and rethink these counterproductive tests.
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UK energy bill payers will hand £2bn a year to EDF for new #nuclear power stations Hinkley Point C and Sizewell C
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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 5:27 PM
UK energy bill payers will hand £2bn a year to EDF for new #nuclear power stations Hinkley Point C and Sizewell C
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Radical thought: maybe rather than playing fantasy economic games, government could focus on society's needs?
Health, education, decent housing, a flourishing environment not choked with plastics and toxic chemicals....
#GetGreensElected - #VoteGreen
Health, education, decent housing, a flourishing environment not choked with plastics and toxic chemicals....
#GetGreensElected - #VoteGreen
November 28, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Radical thought: maybe rather than playing fantasy economic games, government could focus on society's needs?
Health, education, decent housing, a flourishing environment not choked with plastics and toxic chemicals....
#GetGreensElected - #VoteGreen
Health, education, decent housing, a flourishing environment not choked with plastics and toxic chemicals....
#GetGreensElected - #VoteGreen
Just signed the open letter to Keir Starmer. '...Under the Communications Act 2003, all public service broadcasters must inform the public on major...issues....The #ClimateChange Committee has also urged the Govt to provide trusted public information...'
www.nebriefing.org/open-letter-...
www.nebriefing.org/open-letter-...
National Emergency Briefing
An unfiltered assessment of the latest threats to UK food supply, health and national security from eight leading experts to an invitation-only audience - also covering positive solutions. Westminster...
www.nebriefing.org
November 28, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Just signed the open letter to Keir Starmer. '...Under the Communications Act 2003, all public service broadcasters must inform the public on major...issues....The #ClimateChange Committee has also urged the Govt to provide trusted public information...'
www.nebriefing.org/open-letter-...
www.nebriefing.org/open-letter-...
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Happy Black Friday, the day for:
- cooking over a campfire
- turning the compost pile
- touching up those rusted spots on the woodstove
- making biochar
- trying pen and ink drawing
- topping up the bird feeder for chickadees & woodpeckers
- seasoning the cast iron skillet
Have a great one!
- cooking over a campfire
- turning the compost pile
- touching up those rusted spots on the woodstove
- making biochar
- trying pen and ink drawing
- topping up the bird feeder for chickadees & woodpeckers
- seasoning the cast iron skillet
Have a great one!
November 28, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Happy Black Friday, the day for:
- cooking over a campfire
- turning the compost pile
- touching up those rusted spots on the woodstove
- making biochar
- trying pen and ink drawing
- topping up the bird feeder for chickadees & woodpeckers
- seasoning the cast iron skillet
Have a great one!
- cooking over a campfire
- turning the compost pile
- touching up those rusted spots on the woodstove
- making biochar
- trying pen and ink drawing
- topping up the bird feeder for chickadees & woodpeckers
- seasoning the cast iron skillet
Have a great one!
I received no reply from my MP Kerry McCarthy @kerrymp.bsky.social to my email about attending the #NationalEmergencyBriefing on climate and nature, so I don't know if she was there. No mention of it on her Facebook page, which is active. Bristol East deserves better representation.
November 28, 2025 at 12:36 PM
I received no reply from my MP Kerry McCarthy @kerrymp.bsky.social to my email about attending the #NationalEmergencyBriefing on climate and nature, so I don't know if she was there. No mention of it on her Facebook page, which is active. Bristol East deserves better representation.
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We launched our Crowdfunder an hour ago - and we've already sailed past £10,000.
Extraordinary.
Hope is here.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/hopeishere
Extraordinary.
Hope is here.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/hopeishere
Hope is here: help us deliver it
Raise £100,000 to turn our incredible momentum into election wins. Will you help us beat reform in May?
www.crowdfunder.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 9:04 AM
We launched our Crowdfunder an hour ago - and we've already sailed past £10,000.
Extraordinary.
Hope is here.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/hopeishere
Extraordinary.
Hope is here.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/hopeishere
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Imagine a world where every item of clothing is worn just once, that’s the direction fast fashion is heading. Shop pre-loved and help stop this from becoming our reality. This Black Friday, let’s choose differently.
Visit your local Oxfam shop this Black Friday or browse online; bit.ly/4roIN4b
Visit your local Oxfam shop this Black Friday or browse online; bit.ly/4roIN4b
November 28, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Imagine a world where every item of clothing is worn just once, that’s the direction fast fashion is heading. Shop pre-loved and help stop this from becoming our reality. This Black Friday, let’s choose differently.
Visit your local Oxfam shop this Black Friday or browse online; bit.ly/4roIN4b
Visit your local Oxfam shop this Black Friday or browse online; bit.ly/4roIN4b
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If fairness really is a British value, we cannot leave families who’ve built their lives here facing the rug pulled from under them.
#FairMigration #HumanRights
#FairMigration #HumanRights
November 28, 2025 at 10:36 AM
If fairness really is a British value, we cannot leave families who’ve built their lives here facing the rug pulled from under them.
#FairMigration #HumanRights
#FairMigration #HumanRights
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#ClimateEmergency
"We are anticipating that things are only going to get worse from here on."
phys.org/news/2025-11...
"We are anticipating that things are only going to get worse from here on."
phys.org/news/2025-11...
'Truly severe' floods overwhelm Southeast Asia
Authorities across Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia worked on Thursday to reach residents trapped in floods that have killed dozens of people across the region in recent days.
phys.org
November 28, 2025 at 10:38 AM
#ClimateEmergency
"We are anticipating that things are only going to get worse from here on."
phys.org/news/2025-11...
"We are anticipating that things are only going to get worse from here on."
phys.org/news/2025-11...
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No way?!?!
Well, I would have never guessed looking at the state of politics, the media, rivers, healthcare, education, poverty, climate etc
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Well, I would have never guessed looking at the state of politics, the media, rivers, healthcare, education, poverty, climate etc
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
‘Unelected power’ of ultra-rich is reshaping British politics, report claims
Equality Trust study shows how House of Lords appointments, big donations and media ownership affect political decisions
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:07 PM
No way?!?!
Well, I would have never guessed looking at the state of politics, the media, rivers, healthcare, education, poverty, climate etc
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Well, I would have never guessed looking at the state of politics, the media, rivers, healthcare, education, poverty, climate etc
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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And the majority of the current crop of mainstream politicians and those on the right are either doing nothing about it or actively encouraging it.
No way?!?!
Well, I would have never guessed looking at the state of politics, the media, rivers, healthcare, education, poverty, climate etc
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Well, I would have never guessed looking at the state of politics, the media, rivers, healthcare, education, poverty, climate etc
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
‘Unelected power’ of ultra-rich is reshaping British politics, report claims
Equality Trust study shows how House of Lords appointments, big donations and media ownership affect political decisions
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:03 PM
And the majority of the current crop of mainstream politicians and those on the right are either doing nothing about it or actively encouraging it.
'Scientists warn of severe climate-related risks to UK economy & security. Experts lay out scale of changes needed in ‘first-of-its-kind #NationalEmergencyBriefing in Westminster'
#ClimateCrisis #EcologicalEmergency
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#ClimateCrisis #EcologicalEmergency
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Scientists warn of severe climate-related risks to UK economy and security
Experts lay out scale of changes needed in ‘first-of-its-kind national emergency briefing’ in Westminster
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:38 PM
'Scientists warn of severe climate-related risks to UK economy & security. Experts lay out scale of changes needed in ‘first-of-its-kind #NationalEmergencyBriefing in Westminster'
#ClimateCrisis #EcologicalEmergency
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#ClimateCrisis #EcologicalEmergency
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Rachel Reeves says this Labour Governments decisions are "necessary."
Why is it always necessary to hit the living standards of the 99%?
When are we going to make the necessary decisions about extreme wealth?
Why is it always necessary to hit the living standards of the 99%?
When are we going to make the necessary decisions about extreme wealth?
November 27, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Rachel Reeves says this Labour Governments decisions are "necessary."
Why is it always necessary to hit the living standards of the 99%?
When are we going to make the necessary decisions about extreme wealth?
Why is it always necessary to hit the living standards of the 99%?
When are we going to make the necessary decisions about extreme wealth?
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🚨BUDGET REACTION: Another Budget which shields the super-rich. The Chancellor “remains out of touch” while the public “pay the price.”
Full statement: bit.ly/4pt3WIB.
Full statement: bit.ly/4pt3WIB.
November 26, 2025 at 5:01 PM
🚨BUDGET REACTION: Another Budget which shields the super-rich. The Chancellor “remains out of touch” while the public “pay the price.”
Full statement: bit.ly/4pt3WIB.
Full statement: bit.ly/4pt3WIB.
A #budget with a lot of tinkering measures and no fundamental change of direction. The multi millionaires and billionaires will be happy with it.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Budget 2025 summary: Key points from Rachel Reeves’s speech
Rachel Reeves is delivering her second Budget since Labour’s return to power – here’s what you need to know.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 6:11 PM
A #budget with a lot of tinkering measures and no fundamental change of direction. The multi millionaires and billionaires will be happy with it.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Loving the BBC’s new Civilsations: Rise and Fall series (apart from anachronistic Roman armour @durotrigesdig.bsky.social!).
The Rome episode laid bare the societal tensions with increasing gap between super rich and poor - so very relevant to the last 20 years here. 1/2
The Rome episode laid bare the societal tensions with increasing gap between super rich and poor - so very relevant to the last 20 years here. 1/2
November 26, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Loving the BBC’s new Civilsations: Rise and Fall series (apart from anachronistic Roman armour @durotrigesdig.bsky.social!).
The Rome episode laid bare the societal tensions with increasing gap between super rich and poor - so very relevant to the last 20 years here. 1/2
The Rome episode laid bare the societal tensions with increasing gap between super rich and poor - so very relevant to the last 20 years here. 1/2
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#ClimateEmergency - here and now
More than 700,000 homes across the ten English councils now governed by Reform UK are projected to face medium or higher flood risk by the middle of the century, exclusive analysis of national modelling by Byline Times and Bylines Network shows.
Drowning in denial: one in five homes in Reform UK heartlands faces flooding in 25 years
Even as the party rolls back climate action, Reform-controlled councils sit on some of England’s worst rising flood risks
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 10:40 AM
#ClimateEmergency - here and now
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Some new additions to the Humanists UK Starter Pack today (we suggest following the whole pack!)
@conwayhall.bsky.social
@faith2faithless.bsky.social
@anilseth.bsky.social
@maggieardiente.bsky.social
@ishash.bsky.social
@stephenlaw.bsky.social
@katherinestewart.bsky.social
go.bsky.app/PTC4j2d
@conwayhall.bsky.social
@faith2faithless.bsky.social
@anilseth.bsky.social
@maggieardiente.bsky.social
@ishash.bsky.social
@stephenlaw.bsky.social
@katherinestewart.bsky.social
go.bsky.app/PTC4j2d
November 26, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Some new additions to the Humanists UK Starter Pack today (we suggest following the whole pack!)
@conwayhall.bsky.social
@faith2faithless.bsky.social
@anilseth.bsky.social
@maggieardiente.bsky.social
@ishash.bsky.social
@stephenlaw.bsky.social
@katherinestewart.bsky.social
go.bsky.app/PTC4j2d
@conwayhall.bsky.social
@faith2faithless.bsky.social
@anilseth.bsky.social
@maggieardiente.bsky.social
@ishash.bsky.social
@stephenlaw.bsky.social
@katherinestewart.bsky.social
go.bsky.app/PTC4j2d
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'In a review by the BBC of its own economics coverage in Nov 2022 it outlined that #nationaldebt is not like personal debt...' & that the comparison can mislead.
Yet Kuensberg questioned @zackpolanski.bsky.social as if personal debt is like national debt. share.google/LDNPvWtXv27Z...
Yet Kuensberg questioned @zackpolanski.bsky.social as if personal debt is like national debt. share.google/LDNPvWtXv27Z...
Economists call out BBC over Rachel Reeves interview
ECONOMISTS have spoken out after the BBC broadcast an interview where the Chancellor compared government funds to a household budget - despite the…
share.google
November 25, 2025 at 4:22 PM
'In a review by the BBC of its own economics coverage in Nov 2022 it outlined that #nationaldebt is not like personal debt...' & that the comparison can mislead.
Yet Kuensberg questioned @zackpolanski.bsky.social as if personal debt is like national debt. share.google/LDNPvWtXv27Z...
Yet Kuensberg questioned @zackpolanski.bsky.social as if personal debt is like national debt. share.google/LDNPvWtXv27Z...
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2020: David Lammy, "Criminal trials without juries are a bad idea"
2025: The Times, "Jury trials to be scrapped except for alleged rapists and killers"
2025: The Times, "Jury trials to be scrapped except for alleged rapists and killers"
November 25, 2025 at 4:27 PM
2020: David Lammy, "Criminal trials without juries are a bad idea"
2025: The Times, "Jury trials to be scrapped except for alleged rapists and killers"
2025: The Times, "Jury trials to be scrapped except for alleged rapists and killers"
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Part of keeping going for the long haul is pausing to reflect. Part of it is moving forward in community. Please join us at Multisolving Institute to do both of those at a live, virtual gathering just a few days before the solstice. Dec 18 12pm EST. Register here: bit.ly/multisolvingm...
November 25, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Part of keeping going for the long haul is pausing to reflect. Part of it is moving forward in community. Please join us at Multisolving Institute to do both of those at a live, virtual gathering just a few days before the solstice. Dec 18 12pm EST. Register here: bit.ly/multisolvingm...
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Millionaires want a wealth tax!
Delighted to host Gary Stevenson in Parliament to talk about his work with MPs.
We discussed how raising annual revenue through wealth taxes is the most important thing Govt could do in the budget to cut inequality and raise living standards.
Delighted to host Gary Stevenson in Parliament to talk about his work with MPs.
We discussed how raising annual revenue through wealth taxes is the most important thing Govt could do in the budget to cut inequality and raise living standards.
November 25, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Millionaires want a wealth tax!
Delighted to host Gary Stevenson in Parliament to talk about his work with MPs.
We discussed how raising annual revenue through wealth taxes is the most important thing Govt could do in the budget to cut inequality and raise living standards.
Delighted to host Gary Stevenson in Parliament to talk about his work with MPs.
We discussed how raising annual revenue through wealth taxes is the most important thing Govt could do in the budget to cut inequality and raise living standards.