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• Post #4485457

  "In the middle distance, the increasingly gigantic datacentres whirred on, and I thought of a few lines from another of John Betjeman’s poems: “And over all the land, instead of trees / Clean poles and wire will whisper in the breeze / We’ll keep one ancient village just to show / What England once was when the times were slow.” #AI #DataCentres #UKPolitics As AI guzzles water and energy, we are already facing a choice: datacentres or homes? | John Harris | The Guardian https://www.theguar...

• Post #4462782

  "It’s been heath for hundreds of years. It’s not the heath that’s changed, it’s the environment around it. These are not really wildfires, they are often started with human barbecues, cigarette butts or litter, but the key thing is climate change" #Wildfires #DunwichHeath #ClimateEmergency #Suffolk ‘These are human fires, not wildfires’: Dunwich reflects on the devastation | Suffolk | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/aug/09/these-are-human-fires-not-wildfires-du...

• Post #4441017

  Reform UK MP Sarah Pochin received a £5k donation from a food industry millionnaire on May 19th. In the following weeks, Pochin suddenly began campaigning on an issue that close affects their businesses. Dodgy Reform donations? Par for the course. #ReformUK #Corruption #UKPolitics Investigate Reform MP Over Donation, Campaigners Demand - DeSmog https://www.desmog.com/2026/08/04/reform-mp-sarah-pochin-parliamentary-standards-investigation/

• Post #4391239

  "Rewilding is often presented as a wildfire problem; when you stop grazing, cutting or burning, vegetation accumulates and there is more fuel for fires. But this is not the full story. Carefully planned rewilding that focuses on restoring functioning ecosystems can make landscapes wetter, patchier and more fire resistant" #Rewilding #Wildfires #Nature How rewilding could help stop the spread of Britain’s wildfires https://theconversation.com/how-rewilding-could-help-stop-the-spread...

• Post #4373823

  "After years of hype, and trillions of dollars, the AI boom will leave us with a captured economy, a corrupted democracy, and a devastated environment. We’ll be told that this is just how markets work – sometimes they go up, sometimes they go down. But this narrative obscures how decisions are really made in capitalist economies" Chilling read on the AI boom from Grace Blakeley. #AI #AIBubble #Capitalism #Data #Technology https://graceblakeley.substack.com/p/data-centres-and-democra...

• Post #4349298

  An excellent summary of Farage’s long career of grift and racism, from his schooldays to the present dodgy donations. Worth saving. #Farage #ReformUK #Corruption #Racism #UKPolitics Monday briefing: An (almost) comprehensive guide to Nigel Farage’s many scandals | Nigel Farage | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/03/monday-briefing-an-almost-comprehensive-guide-to-nigel-farages-many-scandals

• Post #4306988

  "George Cottrell, the convicted money launderer whose donations to Reform are now the subject of a police investigation, previously worked for Roman Abramovich, the now-sanctioned Russian oligarch close to Putin" Of course he did... #Farage #ReformUK #Russia #Oligarchs #UKPolitics Farage, George Cottrell and Putin’s friend Abramovich https://www.thenerve.news/p/george-cottrell-arkadiy-abramovich-roman-farage-reform-russia-putin

• Post #4297439

  Good summary of all the dodgy deals Farage and Reform are being investigated for. #ReformUk #Corruption #UKPolitics Why the questions about Reform UK and its wealthy donors won’t go away https://theconversation.com/why-the-questions-about-reform-uk-and-its-wealthy-donors-wont-go-away-288568

• Post #4270405

  From Bluesky: "Just sitting on the pavement and clapping is now terrorism. Not saying anything, not holding or displaying any signs, just sitting on the pavement & clapping. Andy Burnham can stop this. But he isn't. Reporting by Steven Methven for @novaramedia.com" https://bsky.app/profile/saulstaniforth.bsky.social/post/3mrwbons3hs2v

• Post #4242276

  "We’re treating nature as a commodity or a resource and we’re forgetting we’re part of the same system. And it’s this sense of entitlement that we can just strip it away and plunder it. It’s replicated across the country, across the globe.” Green Councillor Rachel Rodwell #ReformUK #Kent #Forests #Trees #Nature #Biodiversity ‘It’s irreplaceable’: Fury over Reform plans to expand quarry in ancient Kent woodland | Trees and forests | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/environment/202...

• Post #4185532

  The campaign group Led By Donkeys has received £27,000 in compensation after a giant banner it displayed in Parliament Square saying “Yes It’s A Genocide” was seized by Greater London Authority officials and destroyed. #LedByDonkeys #Gaza #Israel #Genocide #GLA #UKPolitics Led By Donkeys wins compensation over seizure of Gaza protest banner | Led By Donkeys | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jul/28/led-by-donkeys-compensation-seizure-gaza-protest-banner-london

• Post #4135723

  “We’re fighting wars,” Trump said earlier this year. “It’s not possible for us to take care of daycare, Medicaid, Medicare … We have to take care of one thing: military protection.” For what? A war that the US itself launched, that nobody asked for, that has no defensive features at all, and which is run by a frat house of bullies and lickspittles" #USPolitics #Iran He’s commander-in-chief of chaos. Now we’re all victims of Trump’s wars | Nesrine Malik | The Guardian https://www.theguardia...

• Post #4131025

  Another trial where the judge is now considering a terrorist sentence, despite the jury not being told of this when they delivered their verdict. For what? Breaking windows and throwing red paint. A travesty of justice. #Palestine #Justice #UKPolitics Palestine Action activists face being sentenced as terrorists over bank damage | Palestine Action | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jul/27/palestine-action-activists-face-being-sentenced-terrorists-damage-barclays-bank-bu...

• Post #4108326

  Predictably those 'safety fears' are over threats from far right and gender critical activists. #Journalism #FarRight #Trans #Media #UKPolitics #Trump UK journalists are self-censoring stories about Trump and the right over safety fears’ | Journalist safety | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/jul/26/uk-journalists-changed-how-what-report-fears-safety

• Post #4052022

  This scoop by Byline Times is a complex read but well worth your time. I doubt you'll see this reported on the BBC. Dodgy as f*ck... #ReformUK #UKPolitics ‘Posh George’, Two Passports, and a Fraudulent Identity: Convicted Fraudster and Nigel Farage Funder's Connections to Reform UK’s Murky Financial Structures – Byline Times https://bylinetimes.com/2026/07/23/posh-george-two-passports-and-a-fraudulent-identity-convicted-fraudster-and-nigel-farage-funders-connections-to-reform-uks-murky...

• Post #4049908

  "One conclusion is obvious: if this is the greatest threat to our security and the integrity of the global ecosystem, we should be redirecting money away from conventional military spending and towards human and environmental security" #ClimateEmergency #UKPolitics The government knows the real climate threat. Why is it hiding it? https://www.opendemocracy.net/email/fef6a0b2-6222-42cd-916a-5256a0811180/

• Post #4030962

  "The spill is less than 3 miles (4.8km) away from Marsden Bay, which is home to one of England’s most important seabird colonies" #Environment #Wildlife #Tyneside #Plastic One billion plastic pellets spilled into River Tyne after two ships collide | Pollution | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/22/billion-plastic-pellets-nurdles-spilled-uk-river-ships-collide

• Post #3953619

  "This is about clarity, it's about leadership, it's about standing with people who are asking for us to stand with them. I think one of the reasons why I'm here is that, as a gay man, I understand when they come for one of us, they come for all of us. Ultimately we've got to stand together in solidarity." Zack Polanski #Trans #TransPride #GreenParty #UKPolitics #ZackPolanski https://www.scenemag.co.uk/zack-polanski-on-standing-with-trans-people-when-they-come-for-one...

• Post #3909952

  "..when the authorities did act, they were also punished. Arron Banks didn’t just sue me for defamation, but the Electoral Commission too. You won’t know that, of course, because, like my trial, it was barely reported" A must read from Nerve founder, Caroline Cadwalladr #Brexit #Farage #ReformUK #UKPolitics Farage, the money launderer and me: a decade of denial https://www.thenerve.news/p/nigel-farage-carole-cadwalladr-brexit-party-arron-banks-george-cottrell-funding-electoral-comm...

• Post #3882968

  "By slashing UK aid funding to countries like Ethiopia, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Sierra Leone and Uganda, this Labour government is abandoning communities on the frontlines of conflict and the climate crisis and risks plunging these countries’ populations into poverty and instability.” #ForeignAid #UKPolitics #Africa UK aid cuts ‘reduce bilateral support to some African countries by 90%’ | Foreign policy | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jul/16/uk-aid-cuts-bilate...

• Post #3857881

  "When you plant a tree, it does not matter who you are or where you came from. Your hands are in the soil, and you belong to the planet as a human being. We don’t just plant trees. We plant belonging, and we plant purpose.” #AsylumSeekers #Refugees #Environment #Nature ‘We plant belonging’: how nature charities and asylum seekers work together in UK countryside | Immigration and asylum | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jul/12/we-plant-belonging-how-nature-charities-a...

• Post #3803150

  "Nearly 2,500 articles about the extreme heat – when temperatures topped 37C, a record for the time of year – appeared in the UK’s nine main national daily media publications. But nearly three-quarters of them – about 72% – left out any mention of global heating or the climate" #GlobalHeating #ClimateEmergency #Heatwaves #UKMedia Most UK media reports on June heatwave failed to mention climate crisis | Extreme heat | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/14/mo...

• Post #3782251

  The wonderful Bea Elton profiled here. #MentalHealth ‘No matter how bad, it is always fixable’: how Bea Elton cleans up the houses – and lives – of desperate people | Life and style | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/jul/13/bea-elton-cleans-houses-cleaning

• Post #3780485

  Today, Green MP Hannah Spencer is to introduce a bill in parliament that would pave the way for a maximum workplace temperature in England. Sorely needed. Go Hannah! #ClimateEmergency #Heatwaves #UKPolitics #GreenParty https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jul/12/green-mp-hannah-spencer-aims-to-pass-law-on-maximum-workplace-temperatures

• Post #3760640

  "Farage called this election because he wanted control over the story. He wanted control over the narrative. Instead, he’s created four weeks in which every camera in the country will be pointed at the money, at the donors, at the excuses, and most importantly, the man in the bin standing beside him" #Farage #Clacton #ReformUK #CountBinface #UKPolitics Faragian Farce Day 5: Winning Isn’t Enough Anymore https://www.bearlypolitics.co.uk/p/faragian-farce-day-5-winning-isnt-cb3

• Post #3682980

  "Quite frankly, it’s insulting that the government has launched their biggest ever campaign to encourage the British public to reduce water usage in a heatwave, while charging full steam ahead with data centre expansion" #AI #DataCentres #Water #ClimateEmergency #Heatwave #UKPolitics We’re being asked to save two buckets of water a day. Meanwhile data centres drink a town’s worth https://www.thenerve.news/p/adele-walton-heatwave-data-centres-water-shortage

• Post #3654331

  "A Home Office minister has acknowledged that Britain’s powers to strip people of their British citizenship disproportionately affect ethnic minorities — but insisted the unequal treatment is “justified” #HomeOffice #Racism #Citizenship #UKPolitics 'Racist’ and 'Two-tier' Citizenship-Stripping Law 'Justified' by Government https://zeteo.uk/p/racist-citizenship-stripping-law

• Post #3642144

  "Refugees and asylum seekers from 52 different countries have trained at Green Man. Last year the festival had participants from Afghanistan, Libya, Sudan, Pakistan, Syria, Nepal, Yemen and Ukraine" #GreenMan #Wales #Refugees #AsylumSeekers ‘A big chunk of positive energy’: Green Man celebrates 10 years of training refugees | Refugees | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/05/green-man-welsh-festival-celebrates-10-years-of-training-refugees

• Post #3612387

  "Music means a lot to me. Before the war, I didn’t think about it in this way but during the war I discovered that it has become a real refuge for us. Even if only for a short while, music gives us a chance to escape reality.” #Gaza #Music Gaza’s musicians reopen bomb-shattered conservatory – in tents | Gaza | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/05/gazas-musicians-reopen-bomb-shattered-conservatory-in-tents

• Post #3576073

  "We’re all helpless in the current political climate. [For ordinary working people] no social system in China, Europe or the US guarantees an alternative or a way out. The old discourses aren’t working. If we want things to get better, we have to start with the kinds of small questions and daily struggles of the kind Xiao Hai raises.” #China #Workers #Poetry The poet of China’s factory floors | The Observer https://observer.co.uk/culture/interviews/article/the-poet-of-chinas-factory-floors