iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

David Walsh @davidwalsh16.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Is the dearth of posts on the Chancellor's speech because all the news people are in the hall and the signal is awful in Liverpool Exhibition centre? Or is it because he's been talking for 25 minutes and has said very little?

000

David Walsh @davidwalsh16.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

All of party conferences look and smell like cash for access. NGOs are increasingly priced out of the fringe and party members are priced out of the hotels.

000

Reposted by David Walsh

National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 23/09/2026

Our wildfire petition has reached 100,000 signatures in four weeks - that’s 100,000 people urging the Government to take action on climate change.

An Fire and Rescue Service vehicle is parked on a passage between charred remains of heathland

38732

Reposted by David Walsh

James Ball @jamesrball.com · 23/09/2026

Are any Labour MPs going to have the nerve to say so publicly? If a Conservative Home Secretary had issued the statement Shabana Mahmood has put out today they'd be able to find their voices. So why not now?

837768

Reposted by David Walsh

James Ball @jamesrball.com · 23/09/2026

I think once black clad men are interfering with rescues at sea, we are past "legitimate concerns". Once they're attacking boats, and risking the lives of everyone on board, it's just thuggery. The Home Secretary's statement is on the side of criminals. There's no other way to read it.

501556415

Reposted by David Walsh

Alastair Harper @alastairharper.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Thomas Edison in 1910. But let’s not get ahead of ourselves on this net zero business, lads

Someday some fellow will invent a way of concentrating and storing sunshine to use instead of this old, absurd Prometheus scheme of fire.
I'll do the trick myself if someone doesn't get at it....
This scheme of combustion in order to get power makes me sick to think of—it is so wasteful.... We should utilize natural forces and thus get all of our power. Sunshine is a form of energy, and the winds and the tides are manifestations of energy. Do we use them? Oh no; we burn up wood and coal, as renters burn up the front fence for fuel.
We live like squatters, not as if we owned the property. There must surely come a time when heat and power will be stored in unlimited quantities in every community, all gathered by natural forces. Electricity ought to be as cheap as oxygen, for it cannot be destroyed.
Now, I am not sure but that my new storage battery is the thing. 167

213860

Reposted by David Walsh

Robert Hutton @roberthutton.co.uk · 22/09/2026

Hard to explain how gobsmacking this is. The government opened applications for farm subsidies this morning at 10. And closed it just before 4 because they'd run out of cash. Applying for your livelihood like it's Oasis tickets. defrafarming.blog.gov.uk/2026/09/22/s...

defrafarming.blog.gov.uk

SFI26: Window 2 now closed

Window 2 of the Sustainable Farming Incentive 2026 (SFI26) has now closed. Thank you to everyone who took the time to submit an application.

1415472

Reposted by David Walsh

WWF UK @wwf.org.uk · 21/09/2026

Britain needs to invest more in its future. The National Wealth Fund is a way for the government to invest lower energy bills, green industries and better infrastructure. But we're not investing as much as we could be. 🚨

theguardian.com

UK urged to strengthen financial muscle of national wealth fund to aid economy

Unions, thinktanks and others say overhaul could provide investment Britain needs

1105

David Walsh @davidwalsh16.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Heading to Lib Dem Conference today? Come and hear exactly this message with @luketryl.bsky.social of More In Common, @amcarmichaelmp.bsky.social and @gideonamos.bsky.social, sponsored by WWF and friends. 18.15 in Room 1b.

041

Reposted by David Walsh

George Eaton @georgeeaton.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Lib Dem pledge to cut fuel duty by 10p is depressingly bad policy: poorly targeted, expensive (£5bn), and it weakens incentives to switch to EVs and reduce usage.

44641136

Reposted by David Walsh

Luke Tryl @luketryl.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Later on Sunday, at 6:15pm, We’ll be looking at work we’ve done with 5 nature groups on the electoral politics of nature - and what the issue means to Lib Dem voters. From rivers to green spaces, nature is important to Brits, but is it important to Lib Dems at the ballot box?

263

David Walsh @davidwalsh16.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

💯BBC keep reporting as fact what is kite-flying by industry sources and a small number of loud figures in Labour/Unions who are trying to bounce government into a decision. How it twice ended up as the top story on the BBC website before vanishing into nothing I don't know - poor editorial decisions

042

David Walsh @davidwalsh16.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... This is how you do government climate comms. Own the space. Be bold and ambitious but ground it in what ordinary people want. Don't even need to mention the opposition whose position now looks daft simply by association.

theguardian.com

Andy Burnham: UK must fully commit to reaching net zero by 2050

Exclusive: PM, who is facing pressure over whether to approve North Sea oil and gasfields, makes strongest comments yet on issue

000

David Walsh @davidwalsh16.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

"A working class Labour voter is five times more likely to prioritise climate/the environment than a middle class Reform voter." Hope to hear this stat on every panel at Labour Party Conference.

010

Reposted by David Walsh

Phil Brickell MP @philbrickellmp.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

We often speak about the value of green belt, but did you know the overwhelming majority of that land is out of bounds? So what’s the point in green belt if we can’t enjoy it? That’s why I support the change in the law being campaigned for by @righttoroam.bsky.social

27620

David Walsh @davidwalsh16.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

The ZEV mandate isn't killing the car industry. Maybe the bits of industry campaigning against ZEV put all their eggs in the hybrid basket and ended up behind the times? Maybe if they'd spent more time planning to achieve the ZEV mandate and less time lobbying against it the sector would be booming?

000

David Walsh @davidwalsh16.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I guess one argument in favour of the triple lock is that you don't spend a tedious amount of time in each election cycle talking about what level of bung each party will give to pensioners in exchange for their vote, and whether or not that's actually affordable.

000

Reposted by David Walsh

Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Very nice to hear a sane voice from Piddington. Serious respect to this woman, who is apparently already being othered by more bigoted villagers.

1062353687

David Walsh @davidwalsh16.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Forcing academisation everywhere created a whole load of unregulated fiefdoms often dominated by the some pretty unpleasant people. The bullying of staff that now occurs across the state sector with almost no recourse for victims of it is an underrated factor in teacher retention.

111

Reposted by David Walsh

Mark O’Neill 🐻 @radiobeartime.com · 14/09/2026

www.thetimes.com/uk/education... Sigh. The UK has no eduction strategy. HMT thinks of DfE as the Ministry of workforce support. Whatever DTI is called this week doesn't think about it at all. "Stay within your 10km work zone!"

thetimes.com

Lucy Powell: Middle-class children should take vocational subjects

The education secretary says that curriculums tailored to the needs of the local economy should not be rejected because of snobbery

7268

Reposted by David Walsh

Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 14/09/2026

👏 Angela Rayner: "Nigel Farage's sugar daddies made their money in crypto, but there's nothing cryptic about their motives." ⚠️ "They know full well that a Reform government will act in their interests" 💷 "If Farage will do you a cameo for £70, just ask yourself what he'd do for £ 70 million."

24781260

Reposted by David Walsh

George Eaton @georgeeaton.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Inheritance tax is paid by less than 5% of estates and couples can already transfer up to £1m in property tax-free. Abolishing it would be regressive, unmeritocratic and a bad use of £9bn.

3535796

Reposted by David Walsh

Mark Avery @markavery.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

All those released Pheasants don't help.

25515

Reposted by David Walsh

Shaun Spiers @shaunspiers1.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

And Mrs Badenoch is wrong to say council housing is “welfare” - it pays for itself over time & saves on housing benefit. What the state used to spend on building houses we now spend on subsidising private landlords )roughly speaking).

1101

Reposted by David Walsh

Ilikecaketoo (UK) @ilikecaketoo.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Disgraceful that the RNLI have to say this today, but here we are 😞. If you would like to donate👇🏻. rnli.org/support-us/g... #RNLI #RNLISavesLives

621934869

Reposted by David Walsh

James Murray @james-bg.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Some thoughts on how the government and the wider political and media ecosystem continue to ignore the animating and unifying vision for the country that climate action could so easily provide. www.businessgreen.com/blog-post/45...

03614

Reposted by David Walsh

Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

7/ So early cuts pay off far more than late ones. A tonne avoided now saves more harm than a tonne avoided in 2040, because it keeps us further from thresholds we can't uncross and chains we can't break.

12914

Reposted by David Walsh

Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

1/ "Every fraction of a degree of warming matters." True, and a dangerous platitude. It quietly suggests warming is a smooth dial, where each tenth of a degree costs about the same as the last. It doesn't. The later ones cost far more. Here's why. 🧵

516992

Reposted by David Walsh

Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

If you would like to add your voice to tens of thousands of people thanking RNLI volunteers for their work, 38 Degrees have organised this open letter to express public support (at a time when a hateful fringe have been intimidating & abusing RNLI volunteers) act.38degrees.org.uk/act/rnli-tha...

act.38degrees.org.uk

An open letter in support of the volunteers and staff at the RNLI

This is a disgrace. Brave RNLI volunteers being called scum for risking their lives to save others at sea is just plain wrong. So I've signed an open letter of thanks for the RNLI letting them know th...

17657415

Reposted by David Walsh

Willie Mackenzie @williemackenzie.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Gonna tell my kids this was the Hogwarts Express

042

David Walsh @davidwalsh16.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Pretty sure the Supreme Court argument about Palestine Action was that it was precisely because they were operating covertly that they should be proscribed as a terrorist organisation. So...

010

David Walsh @davidwalsh16.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I think you can defend the BBC as institution (world service, music, arts, comedy) while heavily criticising news editorial decisions and many of their most senior news presenters.

001

Reposted by David Walsh

Jonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I want the Prime Minister to look into a TV camera and say the RNLI are heroes, that we do not change policy by street violence in this country, and that he expects any criminal action to face the full force of the law. That's it. That's all he has to do.

632778879

David Walsh @davidwalsh16.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

The apparent intelligence failures that allowed something like this to be possible have got me worried about the likelihood of deeply unpleasant protests in Liverpool for Labour Conference. The thing that gives me hope is that scousers are good at seeing off the fash.

010

Reposted by David Walsh

Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

How about ‘but what are they protesting? The idea that the RNLI should not rescue people in trouble in the sea is abhorrent and inhuman and we should be utterly repelled by it.’

9468113

Reposted by David Walsh

Richard Cubitt @richardrcubitt.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Once again, the biggest problem with violent far right thugs making our streets dangerous is not that they might not vote Labour.

2395104

Reposted by David Walsh

onlycans @onlycans.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

just stop oil protesters got five years in jail for *planning* to do this to the M25.

3829771280

Reposted by David Walsh

WWF UK @wwf.org.uk · 04/09/2026

Some good news for forests on your feed today! 🚨 The UK confirmed yesterday that it's joining global efforts to help protect the world's tropical forests. Massive thanks to everyone who added their voice to our call for their protection. Together we can keep forests standing. 🌳

yahoo.com

UK offers $541 million loan to Brazil-led tropical forest fund

By Brendan O'Boyle and Lisandra Paraguassu BRASÍLIA, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Britain will provide a £400 million ($541.04 million) loan to the Tropical Forests Forever Facility, a Brazil-led initiative

13610

Reposted by David Walsh

Alexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

These are also initiatives that for decades always sounded bold and decisive in right wing think tank papers only to prove deeply unpopular even with right wing voters.

55216

Reposted by David Walsh

Shaun Spiers @shaunspiers1.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

If this is true (& I hope it isn't) it's imperative that the government sticks to the Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Mandate & does more to clean home heating (heat pumps). Both are essential to meeting net zero & tackling climate change - and to the UK's credibility as a climate leader.

152

David Walsh @davidwalsh16.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

"Ooh, the weather is supposed to be nice this weekend maybe I'll go for a swim somewhere in the North West." United Utilities: "No"

A sewage pollution map of North West England showing live alerts along the whole coastline and all major lakes and rivers.

000

Reposted by David Walsh

Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Stop whatever you’re doing & watch this now! Reform’s magic money tree has been bust wide open. Huge kudos to undercover reporters Verbatim via @channel4news.bsky.social youtu.be/aXut3s90rUI?... huge

youtu.be

Undercover: Exposing Reform's secret donations plot

YouTube video by Channel 4 News

802530933

David Walsh @davidwalsh16.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Connor Naismith in the Jackdaw/Rosebank UQ forgetting Labour's manifesto commitment to no new licenses for oil and gas drilling in the North Sea.

000

David Walsh @davidwalsh16.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Tories not exactly paying attention to the evidence staring them in the face that we should do something about climate change.

010

Reposted by David Walsh

Center for International Environmental Law @ciel.org · 02/09/2026

“Exceeding 1.5°C and ‘managing’ overshoot is not a strategy. It is a moral and political failure. It locks us into irreversible harm, while those least responsible for the climate crisis are forced to bear its worst consequences.” – @lilifuhr.bsky.social

11910

David Walsh @davidwalsh16.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

After banging on about this all week, it's only fair to say well done @andyburnham.bsky.social for responding rapidly to calls from green groups to name the crisis & promise action. "This is what climate change looks like." Now from ZEV mandate to North Sea oil you must show what action looks like.

000

David Walsh @davidwalsh16.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Kemi Badenoch, Claire Coutinho, Richard Tice, Nigel Farage, look at the West Midlands and tell us again that we can't afford net zero.

091

Reposted by David Walsh

Alex Hern @hern.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Bit I have long pondered: let kids drink in pubs from 16 but keep the age at offies to 18

1712510

David Walsh @davidwalsh16.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Homes on fire in the West Midlands, a train derailed on a buckled track (to be confirmed), the fifth hottest day ever.

000