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#FBPE #FBNHS #StandWithUkraine #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency #NetZero #rewilding #nature #iAmEuropean 🇪🇺 #foodbank #walker #AttackOnNature pro-#EU […] [bridged from toot.community/@alan_matts on the fediverse by fed.brid.gy ]

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Delighted that Navi Pillay, chair of the UN commission which found Israel guilty of genocide in Gaza, has won the Nobel Peace Prize. Let Trump and Netanyahu splutter and fume: the truth becomes ever harder to deny.
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Andrew Sissons @acjsissons.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
This seems like the obvious response to a second fossil fuel crisis in 5 years. And yet in the UK, we have somehow lost our previously strong consensus on the green transition over that same period
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Jonathan Foyle @jonathanfoyle.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Was recently approached to vet and correct CGI (AI no doubt) 15th Century scenes for a TV series. Offered £150 to clear up their slop. That's the way it's going.
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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
perfect day above Derwentwater today
Man walking along a path on a ridge with Derwentwater and distant fells aheadBabbling brook rushing down in a wood with moss covered trees and sunlight
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Putin has not funded disruption and chaos across Europe and the UK solely to weaken his enemies. He also knows that disruption and chaos favour the far right. And the far right loves Putin. It will abandon Ukraine and build him a highway into Europe.
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
📌 ICYMI — Reform UK’s James Orr’s Foundation Hosted Sanctioned Israeli Minister — @nafeez.bsky.social The latest National Conservatism conference, held in Jerusalem, was co-sponsored by an Israeli NGO sanctioned by the EU and Canada
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Reform UK’s James Orr’s Foundation Hosted Sanctioned Israeli Minister
The latest National Conservatism conference, held in Jerusalem, was co-sponsored by an Israeli NGO sanctioned by the EU and Canada
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Fife4Europe #FBPE @fife4europe.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2026
James O'Brien on LBC highlighting Andy Burnham reopening the Brexit debate exposes how absurd making trade harder with our closest neighbours truly was. Pretending self-inflicted economic barriers are sacred is indefensible. Why protect economic self-harm? 🤔 #FBPE […]
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Jonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
"It is not our lack of guts that stops us threatening to kill unarmed men for the crime of being on a boat. It is Jenrick’s lack of humanity that means he can." Back in @theipaper.com, where I really need to ask for a new byline pic
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Robert Jenrick has confused cruelty with courage
Jonn Elledge: The Reform politician thinks he's brave to say what he does – he's actually just got no humanity
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 13/10/2026
People voted to leave the EU because they were fed up, often for reasons that had nothing to do with the EU. And there was no agreement on what Brexit would look like. The country has moved on since 2016. Politicians need to catch up. @pimlicat.bsky.social on LBC
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 13/10/2026
Naomi Smith on Russian interference in our democracy. 🚨 "So we don't need to question whether or not there is Russian interference in our democracy. There palpably is."
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 11/10/2026
Ukraine has repeatedly offered cease fires and Russia has always refused
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Andy Marshall @fotofacade.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
A memory of timber, built in stone. Earls Barton’s rare Anglo-Saxon tower from around AD970 has an air of gingerbread! Unearth it in my Treasure Hoard: www.digest.andymarsh...
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Somerset Wildlands @somersetwildlands.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Rewilding life. Setting up camera traps on a new piece of land. Good times. Support us or find out more at www.somersetwildlands.org
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
When I say the politics will become increasingly obvious... I mean look at this. If you want to unite the left/centre and split the Tories, without a big spending committment there's no better option.
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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
NEW: Prime Minister Andy Burnham finally breaks a decade of UK govt silence…& reveals there was ‘clear’ Russian interference in the Brexit vote. 1/
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
As Putin fails on the battlefield and at home, Russia is now planning to assassinate European civilians, previously considered a step too far.
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Russia steps up bid to kill European defence chiefs, spy agencies warn
Companies increase personal security for top executives as Kremlin orders expansion of sabotage and ‘hybrid’ operations
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 11/10/2026
Ofcom rules are clear: broadcasters cannot use politicians as newsreaders, interviewers or reporters in any news programmes. So why is Farage allowed to have his own show on GB News? Add your name to demand that Ofcom takes immediate action.
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Farage on GB News: Demand that Ofcom takes immediate action - Best for Britain
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Jake Broe @realjakebroe.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Trump's entire Presidency is just a smash and grab. Trump is just trying to steal as much money from his own idiot supporters and the American people as fast as possible before the entire country burns down.
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Jon Worth @jonworth.eu · 08/10/2026
Stopping #CrossChannelRail trains at Stratford would be possible. But it’s no panacea. 🧵 to explain.
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Alan Matthews #ClimateCrisis #FBPE @alan-matts.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
#London 's fight against 'hidden' #river #pollution as homes unknowingly flush waste into them Volunteers have uncovered dozens of polluting outfalls in rivers across the capital through the Outfall Safari programme led by ZSL, and you can join in #nature #brent CURB
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The fight against London's 'hidden' river pollution coming from homes
Volunteers have uncovered dozens of polluting outfalls in rivers across the capital through the Outfall Safari programme led by ZSL, and you can join in
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Alan Matthews #ClimateCrisis #FBPE @alan-matts.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Ealing Council seems to be at war with our open spaces. This plus building a 3 year temporary music theatre in our local park. #London #Parks #nature www.cprelondon.org.uk/news/campaig...
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Campaigners challenge Ealing's bid to remove protections from parks
CPRE London is working to enhance, promote and protect London's green spaces. Love London's beautiful green spaces? Find out more and get involved.
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South-East London for Europe (Selfe) @selfe.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
#Brexit - President Macron is spot on here. Brexit has been an utter disaster. #BrexitDisaster #RejoinEU #JoinEU
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
UK PM Andy Burnham is now looking for a Brit company that can take over from Palantir.
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Andy Burnham searches for UK alternative to Palantir
Prime minister’s ‘buy British’ push triggers hunt to find replacement for controversial US tech group awarded health service and defence contracts
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
One of two Labour gains from Reform in Northumberland by-elections yesterday. Too early to know for sure we've passed peak Reform, but another encouraging sign.
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Simon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 02/10/2026
Electric cars just had their best month ever in the UK Nearly 100,000 new BEVs sold, +36% year-on-year (Data from SMMT, which continues to lobby for weaker EV targets)
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London Cycling Campaign @londoncycling.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
🔋🚲 Dockless hire bikes are massively popular, but their sheer popularity and rapid expansion means they're causing some issues - particularly around over-full parking bays. Mayor is absolutely right that government & DfT need to hurry up to deliver a pan-London programme that works for everyone.
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Has London’s e-bike situation gone too far?
YouTube video by BBC London
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
In a matter of days Ukraine has retaken land on the frontline that it took Russia a year and tens of thousands of lives to occupy. Putin is on the back foot and desperate. Ukrainian intelligence says he’s now removed restrictions on the air campaign so they can target schools and hospitals.
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Andrew Sissons @acjsissons.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
New blog from me: devolving the Warm Homes Plan is good, but not the Boiler Upgrade Scheme! Energy Sec Miatta Fahnbulleh has announced that the £15bn Warm Homes Plan will be devolved. We think this is good - mayors are well placed to upgrade homes. BUT! www.nesta.org.uk/blog/devolvi...
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Devolving the Warm Homes Plan to local government makes sense - but the Boiler Upgrade Scheme should stay
Three implications of devolving the Boiler Upgrade Scheme.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Please watch this crucial discussion about the scale of Earth's energy imbalance. The numbers are shocking. Thanks. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tCR...
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12 Hiroshima Bombs Every Second
YouTube video by Facing Future
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Trump Action Tracker @trumpactiontracker.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The Trump adminstration has taken $20 million from funds Congress appropriated to the Department of Homeland Security to pay for pro-Trump television ads that recently began airing ahead of the midterms, according to the Wall Street J... [link] TAT: [Controlling information | Undermining democracy]
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Trump Action Tracker @trumpactiontracker.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The Trump administration has not invited key European allies, including the UK, France and the Baltic countries to a NATO meeting in Poland that is spearheaded by Pentagon policy chief Elbridge Colby and plans to explore the future of NATO. Excluding traditional alli... [link] TAT: [Foreign policy]
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Leah Stokes @leahstokes.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Clean energy is the cheapest way to add electricity to the grid. So is a clean grid realistic? I say yes. The real question is how fast we tear out our old one. That’s up to us. New op-ed for @livescience.com! Check it out here: www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
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Trump can't stop America's shift to clean energy. And we can accelerate it.
The cost of clean energy just keeps falling as the price of coal ramps up. Politicians promising affordability will follow those savings no matter who is in the White House. And in the meantime, there...
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Fife4Europe #FBPE @fife4europe.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026
The latest Guardian megapoll showing nearly half of voters want to rejoin the EU—and that embracing re-entry boosts electoral support—shatters the myth that Brexit is settled. Timidity on Europe isn't safe politics; it's holding Britain back. Why delay the inevitable? 🤔 #FBPE […]
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opendemocracy.net @opendemocracy.net · 03/10/2026
openDemocracy Weekly Newsletter 03 October 2026 weekly-email-031026 www.opendemocracy.net/weekly-email-…
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Who really owns Burnham's Labour?
openDemocracy Weekly Newsletter 03 October 2026 weekly-email-031026
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I don’t think everyone realizes how bad things are for US science: For the fiscal year that just ended, the Trump regime withheld $1.4 billion from the National Science Foundation’s research budget, which is about 1/5 of its primary research budget.
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National Science Foundation Diverted $1.4 Billion in Science Funds Mandated by Congress (Gift Article)
The move, affecting about one-fifth of the National Science Foundation’s primary research budget, is the latest sign of how the White House is asserting more control over grants.
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Jonathan Foyle @jonathanfoyle.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Glastonbury Abbey
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優noD🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @yunod.sustainabletranslator.scot · 03/10/2026
'In England, price or multibuy promotions on unhealthy food and drink were banned in October 2025. 'Wales followed in March, external when it brought in its rules preventing medium and large retailers promoting less healthy products.'
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Flying is officially on course to account for *almost all* the UK's carbon dioxide emissions by 2050. Heathrow expansion alone would cause more carbon emissions by 2054 than *any other sector of the economy*. So why is it being contemplated? My column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The expansion of Heathrow would be an expensive disaster for Britain and the world. Burnham needs to block it | George Monbiot
A third runway would fly in the face of reason. If we are to prioritise human life over short-term ‘growth’, we need to use planes less, not more, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Trump Action Tracker @trumpactiontracker.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Trump slammed Time’s staff during a lengthy interview after being pressed on pardoning Cabinet members if Democrats retake Congress and whether McConnell should resign. He defended the pardon idea by pointing to Biden's pardons, including Fauci's. He said “But y... [link] TAT: [Suppressing dissent]
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Jonathan Foyle @jonathanfoyle.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
St George's Chapel, Windsor- imagine designing this and not living to see it finished. Bad luck Henry Janyns- absolute masterpiece. Bravo.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The "Zionism is racism" motion, to be debated at the Green Party conference tomorrow, will not advance the Palestinian cause one inch. But, if adopted, it would marginalise and discredit the party. There are powerful ways to confront the genocide. Toxic gesture politics isn't one of them.
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Alan Matthews #ClimateCrisis #FBPE @alan-matts.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Ealing council is planning to allow the building of a 1200 seater theatre on a third of a local park, but then pretents to be green. #London #wildlife savewalpolepark.substack.com/p/greenwashi...
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GREENWASHING IN EALING: 'CLIMATE WEEK' EXPOSES COUNCIL'S PARKLAND HYPOCRISY
"You cannot celebrate our borough's biodiversity on a Friday and plan to bulldoze it on a Monday."
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
🔴 NEW Rupert Murdoch Flew Kemi Badenoch and Her Deputy to Mediterranean for Summer Trips Worth £12,000 By @josiahmortimer.bsky.social Read below. ↓
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Rupert Murdoch Flew Kemi Badenoch and Her Deputy to Mediterranean for Summer Trips Worth £12,000
The Conservative leader and Alex Burghart MP held "off-site meetings" with the billionaire media mogul in August
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“Removing or failing to build safe bike-lanes can affect much more than cyclists...” It undermines the success of cities, and the safety of people, in a lot of critical ways. “Lessons on what cities lose by giving in to car culture.” Via @momentummag.bsky.social momentummag.com/ontarios-bik...
People riding bikes in a painted bike-lane…
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fife4europe #FBPE #RejoinEU @fife4europe.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Antarctic sea ice hitting its third-lowest winter peak on record confirms a terrifying regime shift in polar climate stability. Ignoring systemic ocean warming and ice sheet collapse risks irreversible sea level rise. Why delay global emissions cuts? (1/2) 🤔 #ClimateCrisis
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‘Concerning’ low sea ice persists as Antarctic hits third-lowest winter peak - Carbon Brief
Antarctic sea ice has recorded its third-smallest winter peak extent since satellite records began 48 years ago, new data reveals.
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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 26/09/2026
Are we getting in our own way? Adam Met from @planetreimagined.bsky.social and I discuss climate hushing, infighting over words and framing, and how a constant focus on what's going wrong can distract us from the solutions already moving forward. Watch: www.talkingclimate.ca/p/are-we-get...
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Are we getting in our own way?
AJR’s Adam Met on climate optimism, infighting, and why the way we talk about climate matters.
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Alan Matthews #ClimateCrisis #FBPE @alan-matts.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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I have been busy recently giving out Save Walpole park leaflets. This is because Ealing council is planning to allow to be built a 1200 seater 'temporary ' theatre in the middle of my local park. It then would not a place where i can escape the noise and lights of the area. If you live in the borough of Ealing, please consider signing our petition. 
https://ealing.moderngov.co.uk/mgEPetitionDisplay.aspx?ID=105&RPID=4131247&HPID=4131247
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Alan Matthews #ClimateCrisis #FBPE @alan-matts.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I have been busy recently giving out Save Walpole #park leaflets. This is because Ealing Council is planning to allow to be built a 1200 seater 'temporary ' theatre in the middle of my local park where there is lots of #wildlife. Please consider signing our petition if you live in LB Ealing #london
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ePetition - Petition to Ealing Council: Stop the Proposed Troubadour Theatre Development in Walpole Park
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 27/09/2026
⚠️ How many more will there be...
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Two Essex Reform councillors suspended in a week, party says
The two councillors are suspended for different reasons, the party says.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Here’s another way climate change will kill us: the expansion of mosquitoes and the deadly diseases they carry. In Paris, the invasive Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus), an aggressive, day-biting nuisance, is now everywhere. So excited to get Dengue, Chikungunya, and Zika in Paris.
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Scientists explore new ways to target mosquitoes as warming climate expands threat
It doesn't have sharp teeth or claws, but the mosquito kills more people than any other animal on earth. As the climate warms, mosquito season is lasting longer, giving them more time to spread danger...
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