richsulley.bsky.social @richsulley.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Is it, like so many problems, that we need to buy less stuff? 020
richsulley.bsky.social @richsulley.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Barbaric www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comTennessee woman on death row taken to hospital after surviving two lethal injectionsChrista Pike, sentenced to death over 1995 murder, was heard snoring 40 minutes after lethal doses administered, witnesses said 010
richsulley.bsky.social @richsulley.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Lots of stuff to celebrate coming out of Burnham's speech yesterday. On social care, on public infrastructure, on trying to break the link between international gas prices and domestic electricity, on electoral reform, on investing in young people. But where was the climate? lnkd.in/p/e3wC4RVPlnkd.in#burnham #climatechange #cop31 #rosebank #jackdaw #leadership | Richard Sulley𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽? Lots of stuff to celebrate coming out of Burnham's speech yesterday. On social care, on public infrastructure, on trying to break the link between international gas prices and domestic e... 142
richsulley.bsky.social @richsulley.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Happy #Carfreeday to those who celebrate 020
Reposted by @richsulley.bsky.socialLarry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Things that aren't patriotic: - Racism - Moving abroad for tax purposes Things that are patriotic: - A love and sense of duty to your country, including paying taxes that contribute to it 372879530
richsulley.bsky.social @richsulley.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Evri gaslighting me about the weather that i can see out of the window 120
richsulley.bsky.social @richsulley.bsky.social · 20/09/2026It gets worse. They don't even try to leave space anymore 220
richsulley.bsky.social @richsulley.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Useful reminder that it doesn't and shouldn't have to be this way. cc. @flockyousquabs.bsky.social 330
richsulley.bsky.social @richsulley.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Such sad news about Joe Harkness. Bird Therapy was one of the crowd funders of any kind i got involved in, i remember the excitement seeing my name in the back. I know Joe had a complicated relationship with the book, but for me it was enlightening. 2253
richsulley.bsky.social @richsulley.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Sheffield embracing the War on Cars cc. @thewaroncars.bsky.social 0402
richsulley.bsky.social @richsulley.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Not all problems can or should be solved by "Give the Mayors the powers", Combined authorities are the least democratically representative bodies in the structure of government. 020
Reposted by @richsulley.bsky.socialNew Economics Foundation @neweconomics.bsky.social · 15/09/2026UK could 'unlock' 100 more ̷o̷i̷l̷ ̷a̷n̷d̷ ̷g̷a̷s̷ ̷p̷r̷o̷j̷e̷c̷t̷s̷ expensive climate disasters, say ̷n̷o̷r̷t̷h̷ ̷s̷e̷a̷ ̷b̷o̷s̷s̷e̷s̷ those set to make millions keeping bills high and supercharging the climate crisis. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukUK could 'unlock' 100 more oil and gas projects, say North Sea bossesThe UK could supply half of its oil and gas needs without imports if the government showed more support for the sector, an OEUK report claims. 165
Reposted by @richsulley.bsky.socialCount Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 15/09/2026I have an announcement. 762080471
Reposted by @richsulley.bsky.socialSimon Pegg @simonpegg.bsky.social · 12/09/2026We're probably only a few short weeks away from discovering a donation to Reform UK of Nazi gold 015830
Reposted by @richsulley.bsky.socialCool Bike Art @coolbikeart1.bsky.social · 09/09/2026What's potentially even better than this amazing sweater and this amazing sweater photo, is that it may be a very pre-007 Roger Moore, who - more than one source claims - was known as "The Big Knit" for all the sweater modeling he did. 39916
richsulley.bsky.social @richsulley.bsky.social · 09/09/2026A group of thugs turn up at a hotel where an under-19 cricket team were staying because they thought they were migrants. Can we stop pretending these people have 'legitimate concerns' and accept that they are racists looking for a fight? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukCrowd gathers outside hotel containing Pakistan under-19 cricket teamPeople gather at a hotel as Pakistan's under-16 cricket team are wrongly identified as migrants. 110
Reposted by @richsulley.bsky.socialDavid Higham @oldtrotter.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Lowe going even lower. An official carrying out the policies of an elected government is threatened with imprisonment. What's going on here is deeply disturbing. 52353120
richsulley.bsky.social @richsulley.bsky.social · 07/09/2026I don't remember government ministers speaking this way about Just Stop Oil and Palestine Action. Why do they insist on pandering to racist thugs? 0113
Reposted by @richsulley.bsky.socialDorian Lynskey @dorianlynskey.bsky.social · 07/09/2026If "legitimate concerns" were considered to excuse illegitimate methods, then nobody from Just Stop Oil or Palestine Action would have been arrested. So we know it doesn't. In fact that phrase is only ever used in one context. Only in that context is uniformed mob intimidation "peaceful protest" 211106400
richsulley.bsky.social @richsulley.bsky.social · 07/09/2026I am more terrified of gangs of misinformed masked thugs roaming the streets looking for a fight, stoked up my lies peddled by racists hell bent on creating division. Now would be a great time for politicians to step up, condemn the gangs, the rhetoric and get actual facts into the public domain 000
Reposted by @richsulley.bsky.socialGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 07/09/202680 year-olds with pro-Palestine signs: arrested as terrorists. Greens planning to block a road, to highlight an existential crisis: sent down for years. Masked far-right thugs blocking roads and ports, using intimidation, obstruction & threatening behaviour: no arrests. The real two-tier policing. 9533541383
richsulley.bsky.social @richsulley.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Everyone of our politicians who uttered the phrase "stop the boats" is culpable for this. You had a chance to humanise those who were trying to cross the channel to show empathy and sympathy. But you didn't. 011
Reposted by @richsulley.bsky.socialEd Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk · 03/09/2026This is racism, straight out of the Trump playbook. Reform are trying to turn our great country into a franchise of Trump's America. There are countless British patriots who came here from overseas, many of them refugees we proudly welcomed. That's the kind of country we are. 701701479
Reposted by @richsulley.bsky.socialLeo Murray @crisortunity.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Pleased to see Tories are still incapable of learning the lesson that “ending the war on motorists” is not an election winning stance in London, which has the highest walking & cycling rates, lowest car ownership & best public transport of anywhere in Britain. It’s like they don’t know any of this 2021227279
Reposted by @richsulley.bsky.socialAdam Barnett @adambarnett.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Thirst trap: will AI solve climate change? (No) I wrote an explainer on data centres’ impact on climate & environment for @theleaduk.bsky.social national.thelead.uk/p/the-lead-u...national.thelead.ukThe Lead Untangles: AI data centresThey are being built at a rapid rate to handle the explosion in data capacity needed for our modern lives, but what’s the environmental impact? 12411
richsulley.bsky.social @richsulley.bsky.social · 28/08/2026If only it was that simple www.linkedin.com/posts/richar...linkedin.comAir conditioning push favoured over emissions cuts in six European nations, survey finds | Richard Sulley𝗔𝗖 𝗼𝗿 𝗡𝗲𝘁 𝗭𝗲𝗿𝗼? You can dispute the framing of the headline as a binary choice, it is of course possible to act on emission reduction and also look at adaptation measures such as access to air condit... 010
Reposted by @richsulley.bsky.socialFietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Both are city vehicles, but... Only one demands minimal space, doesn't threaten lives, and causes zero wear on our roads. Yet the cargo bike has to beg for every single scrap of safe infrastructure, while the massive SUV is just handed the entire city by default. 132572
Reposted by @richsulley.bsky.socialGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 27/08/2026People can "just adapt" to a changing climate, a thousand rightwing voices keep telling us. Either they lack imagination or they don't care. Try "adapting" to this. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...theguardian.comNepal flash flood: more than 1,500 missing, mostly tourists, after disaster kills at least 165 at Tibet borderEntire populated areas swept away after glacial collapse causes catastrophic flood in mountainous region popular with trekkers and pilgrims 20243771814
Reposted by @richsulley.bsky.socialAlice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social · 27/08/2026The fallout from the collapse of this glacier - a torrent of mud surging down the valley - killed hundreds of people. Gone, in a flash. Those people were wiped out by anthropogenic climate change. Our governments are simply not responding quickly enough to this disaster which is already upon us. 8435631473
Reposted by @richsulley.bsky.socialGrantham Centre for Sustainable Futures @granthamcsf.bsky.social · 25/08/2026"It is not just an environmental crime but also economically illiterate." Senior Research Fellow in Sustainability Policy @richsulley.bsky.social spoke to @theguardian.com about the UK's plan to develop North Sea oil & gas fields despite the resulting damage to our climate & economy. Read here 👇 01314
Reposted by @richsulley.bsky.socialQagggy! @qagggy.bsky.social · 21/08/2026UK transit nerds are next level. 1444157717
Reposted by @richsulley.bsky.socialOh The Urbanity! @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Real men walk right out into traffic to cross the street. 141389
Reposted by @richsulley.bsky.socialGrantham Centre for Sustainable Futures @granthamcsf.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Can we have infinite growth on a finite planet? 🌍 This question sits at the heart of our new event series: Rethinking Prosperity on a Finite Planet. Ben Lowe from our Sustainability Assessment team previews the series and the alternative economic systems we'll be exploring. 👇 tinyurl.com/mr3sxtzttinyurl.comRethinking prosperity on a finite planet: beyond the growth assumptionDr Ben Lowe from the Sustainability Assessment team explains why we need to look for alternatives to our current growth-obsessed system and discusses the aims of the Grantham Centre's 'Rethinking Pros... 111
Reposted by @richsulley.bsky.socialKatie Mack @astrokatie.com · 17/08/202614 hours later and my mentions are still full of angry treatises about badly behaved cyclists. Bike lanes are not a reward for good cyclist behavior! They are infrastructure proven to make cities safer for ALL ROAD USERS. Whatever way cyclists have wronged you is irrelevant to the discussion! 302109231845
Reposted by @richsulley.bsky.socialGareth Dennis @garethdennis.uk · 14/08/2026Whilst there's no firm evidence to connect the Lewes and Wickford derailments, there are a lot of circumstantial factors that mean it wouldn't be unlikely for there to be a common cause. Do please pay close attention to that wording, though. 418742
Reposted by @richsulley.bsky.socialDr Abi Perrin @abiperrin.bsky.social · 14/08/2026A short article from me as top climate scientists including warn the new energy secretary about the dire consequences of green-lighting more oil and gas. I almost can't believe we are still having to say this amidst a summer of extreme heat, drought and fire. 😵 www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...thecanary.coClimate scientists issue urgent warning to UK government on new oil and gas drillingTop UK climate scientists have written to the new energy secretary, urging her to protect lives and livelihoods above polluters’ profits. 173
richsulley.bsky.social @richsulley.bsky.social · 14/08/2026There's a desire in the press, not only to deny that climate change exists, but also to damn the very things that might help solve it. 100
richsulley.bsky.social @richsulley.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Is that it? is that the killer comeback? do you think that single sentence is proportionate to the scale of the problem? 100
Reposted by @richsulley.bsky.socialJames Murray @james-bg.bsky.social · 14/08/2026The thing that bothers me most about Farage beating a bin is concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere are at the highest level in around 14 million years, it hasn’t rained in months, and two of the parties that could form the next government insist this isn’t much of a problem. 212340
Reposted by @richsulley.bsky.socialNewsThump @newsthump.com · 14/08/2026BREAKING! Nigel Farage returns to normality by refusing to turn up in Clacton. 124997
Reposted by @richsulley.bsky.socialDorian Lynskey @dorianlynskey.bsky.social · 08/08/2026Please, my Nazi book shop, it is poorly 1332843
richsulley.bsky.social @richsulley.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Another solution in search of a problem. They will not improve safety. They will not reduce traffic. They will not reduce costs for users. They will put people out of work. They will make money for tech corporations. 040
Reposted by @richsulley.bsky.socialIan Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 06/08/2026There's been a real failure on the part of progressive leaders this summer to link the weather and Net Zero in the public mind. Most people get it, but the consensus is crumbling and it would be useful to reinforce it. 551177295
richsulley.bsky.social @richsulley.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Infuriating stuff from the Telegraph www.linkedin.com/posts/richar...linkedin.com#climatechange #netzero #wildfires #telegraph #thesepeoplewilldoanythingtoavoidchange | Richard Sulley"We've lost the war against global warming - so we should ditch net zero and learn to handle hot weather" There's a new tactic in the fight to prevent defossilisation, and it's illustrated perfectly ... 010
Reposted by @richsulley.bsky.socialWe Are Opus @weareopus.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Today is the *LAST CHANCE* to have your say on what goes into Sheffield's bid to become UK City of Culture 2029. We want you to share your ideas, experiences and ambitions for culture in #Sheffield. Fill in our short survey – it takes 5 to 10 minutes ⤵️ haveyoursay.sheffield.gov.uk/cityofcultur... 033
Reposted by @richsulley.bsky.socialGrantham Centre for Sustainable Futures @granthamcsf.bsky.social · 24/07/2026What can the hole in the ozone teach us about climate denial? Past climate successes are often misrepresented to paint the climate crisis as just another "hoax". So our Green Watch team bravely explored the comment section to help debunk the myth of environmental "Hoaxes". 🔗 tinyurl.com/53wf3ra9tinyurl.comDebunking the Myth of Environmental "Hoaxes"Past climate successes are often misrepresented to paint climate change as just another "hoax". Our Green Watch team share their thoughts on what acid rain and the ozone layer can teach us about clima... 021
richsulley.bsky.social @richsulley.bsky.social · 17/07/2026"Yes it's hot, but what can Doncaster do about it?" www.linkedin.com/posts/richar...linkedin.com#climatechange #netzero #climateemergency #doncaster #southyorkshire #hotinthecity | Richard SulleyAs predicted last night Doncaster Council voted by 32 to 13 to rescind its 2019 Climate Emergency declaration, and “𝘛𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘺-𝘸𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘴... 020