Reposted by Cath Martin 59Brigit Strawbridge @brigitstrawbridge.bsky.social · 01/10/2026On the train back from London after the best evening ever! Still pinching myself… and beaming from ear to ear about my beautiful medal. Thank you SO much @btobirds.bsky.social for this most unexpected and wonderful award. And thank you again for all the amazing things you do… 3217219
Reposted by Cath Martin 59HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 4hThe destruction of homes, whether HMOs or family houses, simply because of the race of its inhabitants, is a dystopian and terrifying vision of where racist rhetoric leads. A very strong response is required. 14513
Reposted by Cath Martin 59fife4europe #FBPE #RejoinEU @fife4europe.bsky.social · 5hThe London Economic reporting Goldman Sachs estimates that rejoining the EU Single Market could boost the UK economy by up to £150 billion confirms the massive cost of Brexit. Ending self-imposed trade friction is essential to restore growth.thelondoneconomic.comRejoining EU could boost UK economy by £150bn - Goldman SachsIn a note to clients, Goldman Sachs has said rejoining the European Union could boost the UK economy by as much as £150 billion. 0126
Reposted by Cath Martin 59Carla Denyer @carladenyer.bsky.social · 3hWhen I stood for election, I promised to work with the Labour govt on areas we agree, and push them to be bolder when they don't go far enough. So far I've had to do a lot of the latter! But this Social Care plan looks good to me, I welcome it. Ellie makes some sensible points, though 👇 0364
Reposted by Cath Martin 59Yorkshire Bylines @yorkshirebylines.co.uk · 14/10/2026Burnham has opened the door on Europe – now let the public in A citizens-led national conversation could help Britain decide what it wants from its future relationship with Europe By Dr Mike Galsworthyyorkshirebylines.co.ukBurnham has opened the door on Europe – now let the public inA citizens-led national conversation could help Britain decide what it wants from its future relationship with Europe 37527
Reposted by Cath Martin 59Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 14hI wrote a thing - please read it. This is how Burnham could craft a wholesome, structured conversation on our relationship with Europe, in a manner which gets us well away from the divisiveness of 2016.yorkshirebylines.co.ukBurnham has opened the door on Europe – now let the public inA citizens-led national conversation could help Britain decide what it wants from its future relationship with Europe 514958
Reposted by Cath Martin 59Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 9hA fellow member of the #HouseofLords expressed astonishment that I don't use so-called AI for research or speeches. I am astonished anyone does www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...independent.co.ukFive AI chatbots were tested on accuracy. The results weren’t goodResponses from leading AI models were prone to being ‘incomplete, lacking context, or poorly sourced’, report finds after testing of Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, DeepSeek, and Grok 1321976
Reposted by Cath Martin 59BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Congratulations to @brigitstrawbridge.bsky.social our winner of the Dilys Breese Medal 🎉We’re pleased to award Brigit this medal for using her online platforms to encourage nature interaction and conservation in an accessible manner, and her enthusiasm in participation and promotion of BTO surveys! 1214124
Reposted by Cath Martin 59BirdLife Europe & Central Asia @birdlifeeurope.bsky.social · 08/10/2026WE WON. Lead in gunshot will finally be banned across the EU! Just now, the European Parliament approved in plenary the Commission's proposal to restrict lead in gunshot. This decision ends years of debate on one of Europe's most persistent forms of lead pollution. 2392116
Reposted by Cath Martin 59Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 13hI recently found out that my latest novel has been chosen by The Bookseller magazine as paperback of the year for 2026. To say it had an inauspicious start in life would be putting things mildly… tomcox.substack.com/p/how-a-nove...tomcox.substack.comHow A Novel Came Back From The DeadA Story In 20 Photographs 3844871
Reposted by Cath Martin 59Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) @msf.ca · 7hA global shortage of #cholera vaccines has forced a reduction from two doses to one for people in need. This weakens protection and leaves health authorities with a difficult choice: prevent outbreaks or respond to them. Learn more about the disease: 03525
Reposted by Cath Martin 59Greenpeace International 🌍 @greenpeace.org · 7hA lovely story out of Tanzania following Husna Aminu's efforts to protect coral reefs and train a new generation of nature defenders. 💚🌍💪 www.dw.com/en/the-women... #ProtectTheOceansdw.comThe women helping Tanzania's coral reefs recoverOff Tanzania's coast, Husna Aminu trains female divers and grows coral fragments in underwater nurseries. Her team works with local fishers to restore coral reefs that support marine life and liveliho... 2404119
Reposted by Cath Martin 59Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 8hIt's not enough to hope that people choose trains over cars. We need to make rail the best option available, for the planet and for passengers' pockets. It's also essential that we add a binding modal shift duty to this bill to ensure true legal accountability. 810033
Reposted by Cath Martin 59The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 14/10/2026The BBC has been blasted after unveiling a debate panel 'stacked' in favour of the fossil fuel industry 👇 👉 www.thenational.scot/news/2... 01514
Reposted by Cath Martin 59Mothin Ali @mothinali.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Labour bans books, we make space for debate. Join join.greenparty.org.uk www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...join.greenparty.org.ukJoin the Green PartyJoin the Green Party from just £6 a year. Become a member today - join the only party standing up for people and planet. 48932
Reposted by Cath Martin 59Irish Literary Times @irishlittimes.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Sally Rooney: To publish my work in the UK could now constitute a serious criminal offence. After a process of consultation and deliberation, and with my full agreement, my publisher Faber has therefore determined that it can no longer supply my work within the UK. www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...irishtimes.comSally Rooney’s books will no longer be available in UK over her support for Palestine ActionFaber blames UK antiterrorism legislation for decision to stop distributing bestselling author’s works 1516883
Reposted by Cath Martin 59elia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Labour has so far done nothing to undo this embarrassment. Sally Rooney "says she can no longer receive royalties from British sales and she cancelled UK trip due to fear of arrest" www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...theguardian.comSally Rooney says she can no longer sell books in UK due to Palestine Action supportIrish writer of Normal People says she can no longer receive royalties from British sales and she cancelled UK trip due to fear of arrest 121981
Reposted by Cath Martin 59Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 14/10/2026What a weeke, huh? 1010210
Reposted by Cath Martin 59Leigh Jones @leighsus.bsky.social · 14/10/2026For some reason I was reading up on the UK's fossil fuel reserves the other day. We've already extracted around 90% of our oil and gas. More extraction just kicks the can down the road for, what, another 5-10 years? What happens after that? What does new drilling buy time for? 073
Reposted by Cath Martin 59RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Would you look at that! A Dipper has bobbed straight into your feed! 📷️ @lesjwc.bsky.social 243038
Reposted by Cath Martin 59Women for Refugee Women @4refugeewomen.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Last night our researcher Olivia joined brilliant speakers to discuss the right to work for people seeking asylum. Olivia shared shocking findings from our report, #SafetyAndSurvival, about how the work ban fuels violence against women seeking asylum here. 1/2refugeewomen.co.ukWomen for Refugee Women - Safety and Survival: How the Work Ban Fuels Violence Against Women Seeking AsylumNew research uncovers how the work ban harms women seeking safety in the UK, placing them at risk of abuse and exploitation. 163
Reposted by Cath Martin 59Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Does this beggar belief? No. It is no surprise whatsoever The fossil fuel sector has been suppressing the truth for 3/4 of a century www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comIPCC is under pressure to delay publication of key global climate reportAR7 report was scheduled for 2028 in time for Cop33 summit but some petro-states and major developing countries want to postpone it 5204106
Reposted by Cath Martin 59bylinepodcast.bsky.social @bylinepodcast.bsky.social · 14/10/2026🟢 PODCAST It's not that Russian interference necessarily swayed the Brexit vote - more that there's an ongoing project to undermine our democracy. @peterjukes.bsky.social @goldbergradio.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social Listen: pod.fo/e/6ab1ad Watch: youtu.be/M8hVq-skssI?...youtu.beRussia's Brexit Meddling ProvenYouTube video by Byline Times TV 42815
Reposted by Cath Martin 59DrNaturegirl @drnaturegirl.debbiemross.co.uk · 14/10/2026Watching Big Chicken: A Fast Food Conspiracy, I was shocked to see the damage the chicken industry is doing to rivers, communities and animals. And now I’ve learned the Government wants to expand Big Chicken. I've signed the petition to stop it 👉 you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...you.38degrees.org.ukStop Big Chicken Choking our RiversWatching Big Chicken: A Fast Food Conspiracy, I was shocked to see the damage the chicken industry is doing to rivers, communities and animals. And now I’ve learned the Government wants to expand Big ... 021
Reposted by Cath Martin 59The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 13/10/2026🚨 GREEN WIN VS REFORM 🚨 Congratulations to Amber Valley Green Party on electing new councillor Bess Saunders in Kilburn, Denby, Holbrook & Horsley ward in Derbyshire 💚 18695150
Reposted by Cath Martin 59The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 12/10/2026“Tom Watson has taken a job lobbying for Palantir. Revolving doors. They really are a problem in British politics.” Natalie Bennett criticises the links between politicians and powerful corporations, and Watson’s comments about “mob rule" deciding government contracts. 10309147
Reposted by Cath Martin 59Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Feels like not enough people are aware of how fully cooked the internal combustion engine is. My mum's old diesel Honda currently costs £120 to fill up, on which it'll do just under 300 miles. My sister's EV costs £6 for a full charge which will take her 280 miles. 48512121
Reposted by Cath Martin 59Radio Lento @radiolento.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Give a raise to the marketing team of the Ghosts film for this @simonhynd.bsky.social. See it. Seance. Haunted. 1243
Reposted by Cath Martin 59DrNaturegirl @drnaturegirl.debbiemross.co.uk · 13/10/2026facebook.com/teamtrakukfacebook.comFacebook 001
Reposted by Cath Martin 59DrNaturegirl @drnaturegirl.debbiemross.co.uk · 13/10/2026building his own #software platform for #lifeboats (he’s a volunteer ) #reslience teams and #workboat operators. It’s been a tough gig. See what he says in the graphic of his post. Please share widely and give his page a follow (you can turn off notifications) Thank you. #supportindiebusiness 132
Reposted by Cath Martin 59drillordrop.bsky.social @drillordrop.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Rathlin Energy, the company running the West Newton oil and gas operation in East Yorkshire, has failed to file its annual accounts on time. drillordrop.com/2026/10/13/r...drillordrop.comRathlin accounts delayedThe company running the West Newton oil and gas operation in East Yorkshire has failed to file its annual accounts on time. 011
Cath Martin 59 @cathmartin59.bsky.social · 13/10/2026I've just added my name to the call for the UK to join the European Union by 2036. A stronger economy, more jobs, greater security, and a louder voice in the world. Add your name: www.europeanmovement.co.uk/join_eu_by_2...europeanmovement.co.ukAdd your name - Let's join the EU by 2036Add your name to back the ambition for the UK to join the European Union by 2036. Join thousands calling for a confident future at the heart of Europe. 020
Reposted by Cath Martin 59The Whimsical Muse @whimsicalmuse.bsky.social · 12/10/2026I realize that pub crawls are all the rage, but I truly feel as though there could be an immense market for library crawls, bakery crawls, museum crawls, bookstore crawls, and greenhouse crawls. 3367187
Reposted by Cath Martin 59Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Stupid, sickening and - frankly - deranged www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comMinisters preparing to slash heat pump subsidies to fund defence spendingExclusive: Some of £2bn savings needed from energy budget expected to come from boiler upgrade scheme, sources say 1215443
Reposted by Cath Martin 59European Movement UK @europeanmovement.co.uk · 12/10/2026Green MP Carla Denyer calls for joining the EU. 110936
Reposted by Cath Martin 59G. Willow Wilson @gwillow.me · 12/10/2026A couple of years ago, an electrician tried to convince us to install a "smart" electrical panel that would balance our power usage via an app, turning off electricity to various appliances as needed. We declined. "I don't want to worry about my fridge getting hacked," I said. He laughed. 18679191
Reposted by Cath Martin 59Climate Centre @climatecentreuk.bsky.social · 12/10/2026The Chancellor should put fuel tax on the 1,000 private jets who take off from the UK each year, campaigners say. While drivers pay 53p a litre, billionaires are effectively being subsidised, campaigner Oli Frost tells @lbc.co.uk's Nick Abbot. 151
Reposted by Cath Martin 59Gaia Vince @wanderinggaia.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Heat pumps ARE defence. We are fighting a war against fossil-fuel backed petrostates whose Achilles heel is our energy independence. Our weapons are as much heatpumps, EVs, grid upgrades, batteries, solar, wind as munitions. (I made this argument last week, speaking at @friendsofeurope.bsky.social)theguardian.comMinisters preparing to slash heat pump subsidies to fund defence spendingExclusive: Some of £2bn savings needed from energy budget expected to come from boiler upgrade scheme, sources say 18034
Reposted by Cath Martin 59Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 12/10/2026This summer: Thousands of deaths from extreme weather. This weekend in the media: What's the point of the Green Party? This morning from the Labour party 👇 771588580
Reposted by Cath Martin 59Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 12/10/2026It's time to treat the causes of inflation. That means a clean energy revolution and cutting our reliance on the fossil fuel rollercoaster. It means an emergency rent brake, and it means urgently looking at ways to cut the costs of the basics we all rely on. 19645180
Reposted by Cath Martin 59Arthur Snell @snellarthur.bsky.social · 12/10/2026I know that people that shout at the radio when it’s Justin Webb but him saying “there’s no evidence” of Russian interference in 2016 is so enraging. There were online ads. This is not in doubt. Even the Torygraph has reported it… www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2...telegraph.co.uk 18369134
Reposted by Cath Martin 59Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 12/10/2026This would be economically illiterate & environmentally disastrous - and makes us less secure: undermining efforts to reduce energy bills by reducing dependence on gas, increasing vulnerability to global dictators, driving climate emissions & knee capping a market that’s just beginning to take offtheguardian.comMinisters preparing to slash heat pump subsidies to fund defence spendingExclusive: Some of £2bn savings needed from energy budget expected to come from boiler upgrade scheme, sources say 21574199
Reposted by Cath Martin 59Cllr Benali Hamdache @greenbenali.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Cutting heat pump subsidies to fund the military Digging for new oil and gas in the North Sea Labour’s greenward turn didn’t last long did it? www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comMinisters preparing to slash heat pump subsidies to fund defence spendingExclusive: Some of £2bn savings needed from energy budget expected to come from boiler upgrade scheme, sources say 918666
Reposted by Cath Martin 59Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 11/10/2026We all need a timeline cleanse, so here is the most adorable #chess piece ever! A knight, made of antler. Dating 11/12th century. Found at the Burgstein, Lichtenstein-Holzelfingen. 📷️ me 27854210
Reposted by Cath Martin 59Dan Snow @thehistoryguy.bsky.social · 09/10/2026This a million times. People of colour being dragged on to debate maniacs about imaginary labels & race science is an abomination. proper ‘how German are you’ Nazi shit Note that people like me with white migrant parentage never asked to defend our identity Englishness. Is. A. Made. Up. Thing 252040532
Reposted by Cath Martin 59Michael @therightarticle.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Yes, it’s been a tough week for the Greens: but don’t lose sight of how we’re transforming British politics | Zack Polanski www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2…theguardian.comYes, it’s been a tough week for the Greens: but don’t lose sight of how we’re transforming British politics | Zack PolanskiWe must now have unity and a discussion about party democracy. And let me be clear: as leader, I will never tolerate antisemitism, says Zack Polanski, leader of the Green party of England and Wales 143
Reposted by Cath Martin 59The New Arab @thenewarab.bsky.social · 10/10/2026“Keep the theatre alive. The breakthrough will come. Hold on to hope.” Palestinian playwright Ali Abu Yasin has been named English PEN’s Writer of Courage 2026, recognising his work documenting Palestinian life through theatre and writing. 🔗 Read more at The New Arab. 01610
Reposted by Cath Martin 59Stop the A38 Expansion @stopa38expansion.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Read our full response to the Department of Transport consultation: www.a38derbychaos.org/news/weve-su... 012
Reposted by Cath Martin 59Stop the A38 Expansion @stopa38expansion.bsky.social · 11/10/2026The economic case for a wider A38 is collapsing. Meanwhile, our case for cancelling a scheme which costs far more than it delivers has never been stronger. 112