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Jonnytench

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Economi llesiant a pholisi bwyd. Wellbeing economy, food policy at Future Generations Commissioner for Wales team 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿. Not cool enough to be an early adopter but we are where we are. Views mine. Siarad Cymraeg.

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Thomas Pope @tompope.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
It's not too late to sign up for this event tomorrow lunch. In person in Manchester if you're there (or online). How Burnham can make his devolution agenda succeed? With @drhannahwhite.bsky.social @lukeraikes.bsky.social @jenwilliamsft.bsky.social
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Jonnytench @jonnytench.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
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From bone-dry to soaked to the bone, welcome to the age of climate whiplash | Aditya Chakrabortty
This punishingly hot and dry summer will probably be followed by another wet winter. But it’s nothing compared with what Britain will endure in years to come, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabort...
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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 19/08/2026
Interested in the intersection between food systems, land use, nature and climate change? 🌿 Hear from our team of global journalists every fortnight on the context behind headlines, interesting new reads and more. Sign up to our newsletter Cropped ⬇️ subscribe.carbonbrief.org
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Cenedlaethau'r Dyfodol Cymru / Future Generations Wales @futuregencymru.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Helpwch i lunio dyfodol ynni Cymru drwy Prosiect Ynni. Dywedwch eich dweud: forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/Respon... Help shape Wales' energy future through Project Ynni. Have your say: forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/Respon... Dyddiad cau/deadline: 1 Sept 2026
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NationCymru @nation.cymru · 14/07/2026
A report showing that 75% of identified adult care home places in Wales are run by for-profit providers, and that the only growth in supply of places is coming from private investment firms, should be a wake-up call for politicians and council leaders ✍️Martin Shipton
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Three quarters of adult care homes in Wales are run for profit, report confirms
Martin Shipton A new report showing that 75% of identified adult care home places in Wales are run by for-profit providers, and that the only significant growth in supply of care home places is coming...
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David Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
The limits of a UK political system that has refused for ten years to make hard decisions are reached. There are no easy answers. There is no magic money / growth tree. Leaders are going to have to make choices.
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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 06/06/2026
Recommended read: An interactive piece from BBC News described how the forecasted “super” El Niño could impact global climate and weather in the coming months.
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Prepare for El Niño, UN warns - it could be the strongest in decades - BBC News
Scientists fear the combined effects of El Niño and human-caused climate change could reshape weather around the world
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Ailbhe Rea @pronouncedalva.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
EXCLUSIVE Andy Burnham interview in this week's New Statesman On the fight against Reform, what he would do differently to Keir Starmer, and how he wonders whether Brexit would have turned out differently if he had been elected Labour leader in 2015. www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
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Andy Burnham's door-knock to Downing Street
On the campaign trail with the Manchester mayor in Makerfield
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Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
UK’s most flooded farmer on the national security threat posed by climate change www.channel4.com/news/uks-mos...
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UK’s most flooded farmer on the national security threat posed by climate change
The British way of life is under severe threat. That's the stark warning issued by the government's Climate Change Committee in a landmark report out today.
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Jonnytench @jonnytench.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Diddorol iawn, one to watch... www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
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John Swinney pushes on with food price caps despite ‘gimmick’ row
Retailers dismiss the SNP proposal to limit the cost of staples like bread and milk, but it has resonated with voters. How it would work remains unclear
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Cenedlaethau'r Dyfodol Cymru / Future Generations Wales @futuregencymru.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Congratulations to Rhun ap Iorwerth on your appointment as Prif Weinidog Cymru. We look forward to working with you and the government to ensure future generations are at the heart of our decisions in Wales. @rhunapiorwerth.bsky.social
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 06/05/2026
Fertiliser shortages will have ‘dramatic’ effect on global food prices, warns farming boss
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Fertiliser shortages will have ‘dramatic’ effect on global food prices, warns farming boss
Powerful property and farming firm Grosvenor Group says knock-on effect of Iran war could arrive next year Fertiliser shortages caused by the Iran war have driven up costs for UK farmers by up to 70% and will have a “dramatic” impact on food prices globally next year, according to one of Britain’s most powerful property and farming companies. Mark Preston, executive trustee of the 349-year-old Grosvenor Group, controlled by the Duke of Westminster, said fertiliser “was already quite expensive” before the 50% to 70% surge in prices since the start of the Iran war in late February. Continue reading...
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Jonnytench @jonnytench.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
“You might as well just go for it. What’s the point otherwise?” Ed Miliband on net zero, homegrown power and reimagining the economy. Thoughtful interview www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
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A certain idea of Ed Miliband
How did Labour’s former leader become the most powerful man in government?
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Will Hayward - Wales Journo @willhaycardiff.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
I am so excited to announce my book "Who Cares About Wales" will be out this Friday! What is even more exciting is the reviews. When you pour a year of work into 95,000 words you start to question if what you have written is any good. 1/3
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Gaia Vince @wanderinggaia.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
The pattern will continue until we transition to renewables.
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Jonnytench @jonnytench.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
A far more open and honest autobiography than any of the political memoirs written by men that I’ve read. A fascinating concluding hope of a confederation of the British Isles (with an Indy Scotland). Enjoyed that Edwina Hart got a mention.
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Jonnytench @jonnytench.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
This is very good on personalities but also the fundamentals- UK govts since the financial crisis don’t know what to do in the era of low growth.
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Jonnytench @jonnytench.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Ooof. Even if written for a US audience, highly relevant for UK.
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 10/02/2026
If you're going to scold the left, this is how to do it: in good faith, based on deep personal experience, sympathetic to its values & goals. I hope everyone in the green groups reads this.
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I Said Environmentalism Was Out of Ideas. I Was Wrong. It's Worse.
How the people fighting for the planet lost touch with the people living on it
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The Centre for Local Economies (CLES) @clesthinkdo.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Members of the Scottish Parliament have just voted to pass the world’s first piece of legislation on Community Wealth Building This is a huge opportunity to ensure that when Scotland has economic growth, we use it to reduce wealth inequality and support communities to thrive
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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
the key here is that Mandelson had stepped back from running Global Counsel but still had a huge shareholding in the business while he was ambassador
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Jonnytench @jonnytench.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Nearly 100 peace walls still exist in Northern Ireland. Belfast has the only park in Europe separated by a peace wall. Now with a daytime gate. Really good read here on whether these walls will ever come down martin-fletcher.squarespace.com/why-belfast-...
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Why Belfast Still Needs 'Peace Walls' / Sunday Times Magazine — Martin Fletcher
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Jonnytench @jonnytench.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
I had missed the yougov polling finding on which party being in Govt in Wales is a nightmare scenario. Diddorol iawn > www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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‘You can tell the mood has changed’: How Plaid Cymru led the Welsh fightback against Reform
Nigel Farage’s party was on the charge in Wales – but after the seismic Caerphilly byelection, progressives now believe they can come out on top in May
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Jonnytench @jonnytench.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Wales in the only country in the UK with a local food partnership in all of our local authority areas. They’re helping us grow more healthy, sustainable and local food and getting it to those who need it most. www.buzzmag.co.uk/food-partner... @futuregencymru.bsky.social
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Food partnerships in Wales: turning good food into local action in 2026
Jane Cook takes a look at aims to make Wales' excellent domestic food produce – and producers – accessible to as many people as possible.
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Cenedlaethau'r Dyfodol Cymru / Future Generations Wales @futuregencymru.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Statement: Restoring nature is a literal life and death issue – and everyone has a role in it. Derek Walker, Future Generations Commissioner for Wales, responds to the State of Natural Resources Report. futuregenerations.wales/news/stateme... @natreswales.bsky.social
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Statement: Restoring nature is a literal life and death issue – and everyone has a role in it. Derek Walker, Future Generations Commissioner for Wales, responds to the State of Natural Resources Repor...
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Jonnytench @jonnytench.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Global water bankruptcy. Yes we’re very damp in Wales but we rely heavily on food imports from water stressed parts of the world > www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Era of ‘global water bankruptcy’ is here, UN report says
Overuse and pollution must end urgently as no one knows when whole system might collapse, says expert
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Antonia Bance MP @antoniabance.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
2.7m workers will benefit when the national minimum wage goes up to £12.71 in April 😍
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Will Hayward - Wales Journo @willhaycardiff.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Massive Caerphilly by-election poll! Survation/Camlas poll makes it a two horse race: Reform 41.61% PC 38.29% Lab 12.37% Con 3.65% LD 1.35% Green 2.72% Labour previously had an 18 point majority here and 46% of the vote. The Tory vote has collapsed. 70% of their voters now going to Reform.
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The Welsh Politics Pod @welshpolitics.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Our latest pod 'Why do we have a new Senedd voting system that no-one wanted?' is now on all the podcast feeds, where @lauramcallister30.bsky.social, Lauren McEvatt and Lee Waters MS discuss the new voting system for #Senedd26 #Wales #Cymru Also on YouTube! 👇 youtu.be/91MyTLRa0iE
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Why do we have a new Senedd voting system that no-one wanted?
YouTube video by Welsh Politics Pod
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Ed Morrish @edmorrish.com · 16/09/2025
[me, a journalist who spends all day every day on a social media app where the discovery algorithm is personally controlled by its owner, captain birdseye] you know, a lot of people are talking about fish fingers, we should probably cover that
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RSPB Cymru @rspbcymru.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
🥰 Good News Friday! RSPB Newport Wetlands is home to Wales’ only breeding colony of Avocet, the bird on our logo - and this year we’ve got a fantastic 13 Avocet chicks! Da iawn to all the dedicated staff and volunteers at RSPB Newport Wetlands! 📸 : Ben Andrew
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NationCymru @nation.cymru · 13/06/2025
The stereotype of a valleys authority is one where there is a lack of employment opportunities, but the latest figures demonstrate employment levels in Caerphilly County Borough are higher than the Welsh average ✍️James Pritchard, Caerphilly County Borough Council
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We have a target to support over 1,000 people with more secure employment. This is how we’re doing it.
James Pritchard, Deputy Leader Caerphilly County Borough Council The role to which a Council can take to support people into employment, should not be underestimated. Whilst a Council can does not pro...
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Green Alliance @green-alliance.org.uk · 13/06/2025
5/ Markets need both supply 𝐚𝐧𝐝 demand. The UK government has historically focused on market architecture, which is great, but without policy to drive business investment, these markets risk failing before they start so this call for evidence is really welcome. Learn more in our briefing ⤵️
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How to increase private investment in nature » Green Alliance
In this briefing, we set out options to drive more private finance into nature
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Green Alliance @green-alliance.org.uk · 13/06/2025
📢 Excellent news: Defra has launched a call for evidence on expanding the role of the private sector in nature recovery. We’ve been advocating for progress here alongside others. A thread on why this matters and what's next. 🧵 /5
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Wales Governance Centre | Canolfan Llywodraethiant Cymru @walesgovernance.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
@jaclarner.bsky.social from the Welsh Election Study: “Looking at the areas now voting Reform, they’re the same areas that always voted Labour, and it’s very easy to just make the logical mistake to assume it’s the same people doing it. That isn’t what we see” #Senedd26 www.ft.com/content/668f...
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Reform UK and Plaid Cymru vie for gains in Labour stronghold of Wales
Plummeting support for Keir Starmer’s party points to impact of some policies that have proven highly unpopular
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Heather Stewart @guardianheather.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Was also quite pleased with this intro: Blackpool, Cardiff, Teesside, Kirkcaldy: Rachel Reeves’s spending review speech was peppered with more regional shout-outs than a drive-time radio show.
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Wales Environment Link @waleslink.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
We're pleased to see Welsh Gov finally introduce the Environment (Principles, Governance & Biodiversity Targets) Bill to the Senedd today. Bring on a Nature Positive Wales! business.senedd.wales/mgIssueHisto... Here's our response, below + in more detail here: waleslink.org/wp-content/u...
This is a WEL statement next to a photo of a chaffinch (a beautiful small songbird, with rusty orange on its front, and black, white and grey feathers for its wings), beak open as though it's speaking the statement itself, although is probably just a lovely song. It's perched on an old fence post, against a fuzzy background of trees. 

You can learn more about chaffinches and hear their song here: https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/chaffinch 

The text of the statement itself says: 

Wales Environment Link welcomes the Environment (Principles, Governance, and Biodiversity Targets) Bill and urges for stronger protections for nature

This Bill is a crucial chance for the Welsh Government to respond to findings in recent reports by the Senedd and Audit Wales, which highlighted that the nature emergency hasn’t been enough of a priority for Wales. They must catch up to England and Scotland and deliver action for the environment in Wales. 
                       
For this Bill to deliver its full potential, it must:

Clearly enshrine environmental principles and a duty of integration of environmental protection in law, recognising biodiversity as the foundation of a healthy, sustainable planet

Establish a genuinely independent governance body, with the authority and resources it needs to fulfil its remit

Introduce a robust and ambitious targets framework that drives immediate action for nature
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Sustain: the alliance for better food and farming @sustainweb.org · 29/05/2025
Did you know: UK eats twice as much meat as the global average Third of meat children eat is processed despite health risks Young men (19-40) eat largest amount of processed meat Big report out today by @foodfoundation.bsky.social
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The Food Foundation @foodfoundation.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
❌ Yet again we see a government caving to industry pressure by delaying advertising restrictions on junk food! Policymakers know the power of marketing - and unless we protect our children and shift the balance we're going to stay in a cycle of poor diets/health outcomes. 🔗 bit.ly/3PR0Gal #HFSS
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Richard Waite @waiterich.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Despite world leaders’ pledge to end deforestation by 2030, tropical forest loss reached record highs in 2024. Fires were the main cause, overtaking land clearances from agriculture for the first time on record. See more from my colleagues’ analysis here: 🧪
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Fires cause record loss of tropical forests in climate threat
Tropical forests provide a buffer against climate change, but disappeared faster than ever recorded last year.
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New York Times Opinion @nytopinion.nytimes.com · 07/05/2025
New weight loss drugs “are not a panacea for the obesity crisis that has engulfed the nation,” writes David Kessler, a former F.D.A. commissioner. “But their effectiveness underscores the fact that being overweight or obese was never the result of a lack of willpower.”
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Opinion | In a World of Addictive Foods, We Need New Weight-Loss Drugs
We may now be at the brink of reclaiming our health.
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Sustain: the alliance for better food and farming @sustainweb.org · 25/04/2025
With the right planning and with significant investment in infrastructure, around 25% of all veg in schools across Wales could be Welsh organic by 2030. ▶️ Read new report by @foodsensewales.bsky.social on #WelshVegInSchools www.sustainweb.org/news/apr25-w...
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Tonnes of Change: Welsh Veg in Schools publish latest report | Sustain
With the right planning and with significant investment in infrastructure, around 25% of all veg in schools across Wales could be Welsh organic by 2030.
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Cenedlaethau'r Dyfodol Cymru / Future Generations Wales @futuregencymru.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
👀 Yn lansio ar 29 Ebrill.. Adroddiad Cenedlaethau’r Dyfodol 2025 – yn dod ar-lein ac yn ein Uwchgynhadledd Weithredu* i helpu arweinwyr i wneud bywyd yn well i bobl a’r blaned nawr ac yn y dyfodol. *Galwadau i weithredu Comisiynydd yn gynwysedig.Heb ei wneud gan ddefnyddio AI. #llesdyfodol10
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Food, Farming and Countryside Commission @ffc-commission.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
📝 Dear DEFRA: Where's the public food sector? In a guest blog for FFCC, Prof Kevin Morgan asks why the public food sector has so often been overlooked when it comes to government advisory bodies – including Defra's upcoming Food Strategy. Read 👉 ffcc.co.uk/conversation...
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Dear DEFRA: Where's the public food sector?
Professor Kevin Morgan on why public sector leaders must have a seat at the table.
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Doccy B 🌿🌿🐝🌿🦔🌿 @merylbatchelder.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Much of England & Wales had the driest March for over 60 years, with less than 1mm being recorded for the entire month. April is now predicted to have little significant rainfall. It's the main planting season for crops... we need to start talking seriously about #FoodSecurity & reducing #FoodWaste.
Rainfall map of the UK
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The Times and Sunday Times @thetimes.com · 09/04/2025
What is chickens dirty secret? Just 3% of the meat bought in Britain is free-range. So what can we do to buy a happy chicken? 🎙 The Story podcast 🔗 pod.fo/e/2c4f2e
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The Story: How to buy a happy chicken
Britain’s obsessed with chicken - we eat more than a billion birds a year. And to (literally) feed our hunger, many farmers have turned to fast-growing birds. But now, a new initiative is persuad...
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Sustain: the alliance for better food and farming @sustainweb.org · 09/04/2025
New evidence by @bmj.com shows industry lobbying blocking local efforts to stop harmful food advertising. ▶️ Fran Bernhardt, Sustain's Commercial Determinants Coordinator comments, who also took part in the research, comments. www.sustainweb.org/news/apr25-l...
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New evidence shows industry lobbying blocking local efforts to stop harmful food advertising | Sustain
New research published by the British Medical Journal (BMJ) reveals the advertising industry is blocking healthy food advertising policies at a local level, as Sustain argues UK government needs to ba...
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Sarah Rees @sarahrees500.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Today I did an interview which comes out in a couple of days with explosive info on inequality in Wales. Watch this space! The running pic is just for lols… I never give up on an issue I care about
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 07/04/2025
We've failed to do what's needed, so it's important that, going forward, we stop trying. www.cfr.org/article/our-...
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Our Approach to Climate Policy Has Failed. It’s Time for Climate Realism
U.S. policymakers need a new strategy to confront the risks of climate change, compete in the global energy transition, and stay the course regardless of which political party is in power. A doctrine…
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NationCymru @nation.cymru · 02/04/2025
An event at the Senedd in Cardiff this week highlighted how streets that are better for walking can boost local businesses in Wales
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Living Streets: Event highlights benefits of pedestrianised high streets
An event at the Senedd in Cardiff this week highlighted how streets that are better for walking can boost local businesses in Wales. Data from Living Streets’ updated Pedestrian Pound report shows tha...
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