Reposted by Ruth SpeareJo Michell @jomichell.bsky.social · 03/10/2026The banks are raking it in (partly because of the direct subsidy from the tax payer resulting from interest on reserves). 101
Reposted by Ruth SpeareMums for Lungs @mumsforlungs.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Interesting insights here from @cyclinguk.bsky.social. Good to see that one of their YouGov polls this year revealed that 70% of people support #SchoolStreets - but think that only 49% of others do. Also interesting to see common misperceptions around the popularity of cycle routes and speed limits.cyclinguk.orgCycle routes more popular than people thinkThere’s a common misperception that creating safe space for cycling in our communities is unpopular. Cycling UK’s Policy Manager, Jim Densham, explains the phenomenon and why we have published a new… 03319
Reposted by Ruth SpeareAbilu Tangwa. @abilutangwa.bsky.social · 26/09/2026We don’t face a climate emergency. We face a greed emergency. Earth is not collapsing on its own. It’s being destroyed by people with names, titles, and boardrooms. #ClimateJustice #StopEcocide 415461
Reposted by Ruth SpeareAssociation of Directors of Public Health (ADPH) @adphuk.bsky.social · 22/09/2026In response to the Government's consultation on revitalising high streets, we are calling for health to be made a key consideration throughout the planning process & for DsPH & their teams to play a central role in helping shape them.💡 👀 Read our full response ➡️ www.adph.org.uk/resources/ad... 011
Reposted by Ruth SpeareTwlldun @twlldun.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Ok but you moved abroad for tax purposes six years ago so why are we listening to you again? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukBillionaire Manchester United owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe says he has lost confidence in UKIneos founder Sir Jim Ratcliffe tells the BBC he thinks the country is "on the slide" and calls for more investment in the North Sea. 43569104
Reposted by Ruth SpeareAnand Menon @anandmenon.bsky.social · 19/09/2026God I hate this 'people who create wealth' nonsense. Let's see how much wealth we have in a society without teachers, nurses etc...... 491141256
Reposted by Ruth SpeareBest for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 17/09/2026Burnham: "Punishing heatwaves left nurses collapsing on hospital wards and bus drivers working in 40C cabs." ⚠️ "Wildfires destroyed homes, leaving families with nothing. And more extreme weather is forecast in the months ahead. The climate crisis is not a distant threat."theguardian.comBritish people understand the climate crisis threat. Today I’m empowering them to tackle it | Andy BurnhamWith nearly £30m of funding, I’m giving communities power over local energy. They know the gravity of global heating, an 1213647
Reposted by Ruth SpeareGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 17/09/2026A macho culture of performative selfishness might start on the roads, through racing, rolling coal, ever bigger SUVs ... But it doesn't end there. If we want to live in a decent country which values human life, we need to change this culture. My column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comDriving that’s too fast, too dangerous and utterly lawless: why do we tolerate this petro-masculinity? | George MonbiotIn towns and in the countryside, I see 4x4s and pick up trucks driven without care or consicence. It’s a Magafication of transport, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot 1151581495
Reposted by Ruth SpeareCarbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 16/09/2026NEW – CCC: Heathrow expansion could push flights to ‘80% of UK emissions by 2050’ | By @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social Read here: buff.ly/SBtfvG3 34528
Reposted by Ruth SpeareDamian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 15/09/2026World’s top 20 private equity firms produce more greenhouse gases a year all but four countries, report finds - Firms manage $7.3tn in assets - Big investors in gas and coal-fired plants for datacenters #climatecrisis www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comWorld’s top 20 private equity firms produce more greenhouse gases a year than most countries, report findsFirms manage $7.3tn in assets and could afford to transition away from fossil fuels yet invest in natural gas and coal-fired plants to power datacenters 12818
Reposted by Ruth SpeareJames Murray @james-bg.bsky.social · 15/09/2026It would also improve air quality, create hundreds of thousands of rewarding jobs, replace creaking infrastructure, and make the UK a world leader in the clean technologies that will dominate the 21st century. The insane thing here is that there is even a debate. 1125
Reposted by Ruth SpeareThe Guardian @theguardian.com · 16/06/2026The era of trillionaires will be dire for democracy. Here is how we can fight back | Gabriel Zucmantheguardian.comThe era of trillionaires will be dire for democracy. Here is how we can fight back | Gabriel ZucmanThere is a fundamental tension between extreme wealth and the very possibility of democracy. That’s because extreme wealth is always an extreme power 23321149
Ruth Speare @ruthspeare.bsky.social · 12/09/2026The bigger question than should we stop large political donations is why do we allow individuals to obtain such obscene wealth & tolerate such extreme greed. BBC News - Reform receives second £36m donation in two days as crypto investor matches record www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukReform receives second £36m donation in two days as crypto investor matches recordChristopher Harborne says he has equalled a donation from Ben Delo - the single largest gift to a UK political party. 000
Reposted by Ruth SpeareGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Fair play to Ed Miliband, who has broken the political consensus, spoken sense in the Commons and acknowledged our shared humanity. Of course, the government could and should go much further, especially in condemning the continuing horrors in Gaza and stopping ALL arms sales, but this is a start. 8906116
Reposted by Ruth SpeareWill Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Spot on analysis from @joemulhall.bsky.social about the need for a much more robust government response to growing vigilantismtheguardian.comDover and Portsmouth showed us a new kind of far right – and the authorities were caught out | Joe MulhallThis is a new and dangerous development: a network of vigilantes who have mobilised as politicians and police have failed to act, says Joe Mulhall of Hope Not Hate 4458
Reposted by Ruth SpeareSaul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Kevin Maguire: "If you're an elderly vicar or a grandmother.. with a sign protesting against genocide.. & you're supporting Palestine Action, you're arrested.. who's more threatening, an elderly vicar/grandmother with a sign or a load of masked men.. wreaking havoc?" 10499179
Reposted by Ruth SpeareKetan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 04/09/2026The amount of oil use avoided by EVs in China in the first half of 2026 is the same as the amount of oil USED BY THE ENTIRE UK www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-chi... 14510217
Reposted by Ruth SpeareGrant Ennis @grantennis.bsky.social · 04/09/2026"The real war is the 'war on walking'" 042
Reposted by Ruth SpeareClive Lewis MP @labourlewis.bsky.social · 03/09/20261/3 With food prices continuing to rise, it is more important than ever to take a strategic approach to food policy. 14512
Reposted by Ruth SpeareEoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 03/09/2026THE most impactful thing you can do as an individual, right now, to help stop the mass nature die-off humanity is driving? Reduce or stop consumption of beef and other animal-based foods. 618977
Reposted by Ruth SpeareGuy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 01/09/2026This is what happens if you don’t back a £100k cap on donations: www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comUK entrepreneur makes £500,000 political donation to Restore BritainSimon Galbraith says Rupert Lowe’s party can ‘spark a British renaissance’ if it gets into power 514455
Reposted by Ruth SpeareStephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Across the world, what is loud and clear about the state pension is that the idea that 'UBI means people don't work' is not true. Most pensioners, even those who don't need the money, do some kind of work, whether for love of their vocation, to provide routine, to meet people, etc:ft.comA real-world trial for work in the age of AIThere are important lessons about universal basic income to be drawn from the behaviour of pensioners 38111
Reposted by Ruth SpeareDamian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Now, in response to alerts from the UN's #Methane Alert and Response System, Turkmenistan has started plugging the leaks There's much more to do, but it's an "incredible first step" The 2nd biggest mega-leaker, the US, is doing nothing @unep.org 3/3 www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.com‘Breakthrough’ as Turkmenistan starts fixing ‘mindboggling’ methane mega-leaksSecretive state begins repairs on ageing facilities after being revealed as worst country for leaks of potent greenhouse gas 413557
Reposted by Ruth SpeareFionna O’Leary @fascinatorfun.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Cameron’s austerity model built on a Harvard paper “Growth in a Time of Debt” that suggested the Keynesian model (that Gov should spend in times of recession to promote growth) was erroneous and that Governments should reduce debt. But there was a problem that took some time to uncover 1514577
Reposted by Ruth SpeareJames Dyke @jamesgdyke.info · 28/08/2026About bloody time. www.theguardian.com/culture/2026...theguardian.comLondon Science Museum cuts links with BP after decades of partnershipCampaigners say ‘seismic shift’ follows years of pressure to sever ties with oil and gas firm 6483114
Reposted by Ruth SpeareZoe Avison @zoeavison.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Very cool - switching from gas to electric induction cuts kitchen temperatures by 10 degrees, cuts hob cleaning times from 24mins to 21 seconds, cuts energy use by 2/3rds (a 9k saving in one pub) and yes - wok hei is still possible www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comThe chefs turning down the heat by switching from gas to electricAs well as being quieter, cheaper to run and easier to clean, induction cookers can cut kitchen temperatures by up to 10C 816666
Reposted by Ruth SpeareKetan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 25/08/2026Another very useful reminder that technology matters, but policy design matters way way way more. We get nowhere until we tackle corporate greed. 29825
Reposted by Ruth SpeareAmy Westervelt @amywestervelt.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Fascinating new briefing from @ketanjoshi.co for Norwegian NGO KlimaKultur attributes between 34,000 and 58,000 additional deaths to Equinor's fossil fuels in 2025 alone. drilled.media/news/equinor...drilled.mediaNew Data Pins a Quarter of a Million Climate-Related Deaths Since 2018 on EquinorNew attribution science finds that fossil fuels sold by Equinor in 2025 alone will bring about between 34,000 and 58,000 additional human deaths compared to a world in which they were never burned. 59452
Reposted by Ruth SpeareAbilu Tangwa. @abilutangwa.bsky.social · 25/08/2026We know exactly what works: • Rapid fossil fuel phase-out • Massive renewable expansion • Nature restoration • Fair climate finance Emissions are still rising, but the tools to reverse this exist. The only missing ingredient is political will. Demand better. Vote better. Act better. 620290
Reposted by Ruth SpeareUK Health Alliance on Climate Change @ukhealthclimate.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Drought may begin in our fields, but its effects won’t stay there. For health professionals, the warning signs could increasingly appear in the health of the communities they serve — particularly those already most vulnerable. Find out more here: ukhealthalliance.org/news-item/uk... 001
Reposted by Ruth SpeareNew Economics Foundation @neweconomics.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Third, tax big polluters to fund the green transition. A Frequent Flyer Levy, as well as making windfall taxes on booming oil & gas profits permanent, could raise billions for adaptation & resilience measures to protect our public services, economy and communities. 1198
Reposted by Ruth SpeareEoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 21/08/2026We KNOW that rewilding massively reduces flooding and the effects of drought, not to mention reversing nature loss, boosting rural communities and the wider economy, and aiding against climate collapse. Why is the government still ignoring the obvious? www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comRewilded land remains green amid drought-stricken English countryside, images showNational Trust’s Holnicote estate says restored wetlands and rivers offer proof of resilience to drought, wildfires and flooding 10416144
Reposted by Ruth SpeareKatharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 21/08/2026We live in a culture obsessed with individual action. Because of that - and fossil fuel companies promoting carbon calculators - we’re convinced the most important thing we can do is to watch what we eat, how we travel, or what we use. Yes, those things do matter. But this is what matters MORE ⬇️ 317676
Reposted by Ruth SpeareKatharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 21/08/2026The most important climate action you can take isn’t obsessing over your individual carbon footprint. We need to change the system so the easiest, most affordable choice for everyone is also the best choice. How do we change a system? It starts with your voice!static.klipy.comMeryl Streep Say It LouderAlt: Meryl Streep Say It Louder 9532156
Reposted by Ruth SpeareFiona Harvey @fionaharvey.bsky.social · 12/08/2026A handy guide to ten things Andy Burnham could do right now to safeguard climate, environment, people and vital national infrastructure www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comFrom grey water to cool spaces: 10 climate crisis policies Britain needs right nowRejecting North Sea drilling licences and protecting nature are just some measures Andy Burnham must implement to ready country 14530
Reposted by Ruth SpeareGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 19/08/2026We do not build the reservoirs needed to store the rain that falls here. We do not build strategic food reserves needed to maintain provision in hard times. We failed to build effective stores of PPE, to protect us in pandemics. This country has long been governed by people who do not prepare. 29038501052
Reposted by Ruth SpeareSam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 19/08/2026On climate change I explain why Burnham hasn't been talking much about it despite the fires/weather but also why I think he's missing a trick as the nature of the debate is changing... 2225966
Reposted by Ruth SpeareLeo Murray @crisortunity.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Our media is broken. I know many journalists who baulk at terminology like ‘billionaire media’ but the proof of the pudding is in the eatinguk.themedialeader.comTwo-thirds of UK news articles about wildfires this summer haven't mentioned climate changeAnalysis from the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit adds to concerns that national newspapers are failing to link this summer's extreme weather to climate change and the net-zero policies necessary to mitigate its drastic effects. 03817
Ruth Speare @ruthspeare.bsky.social · 15/08/2026We need to show rightwing newspapers that actions have consequences. Add your name: goodlawproject.org/s/abb8a1goodlawproject.orgJason Arday: Demand a public inquiry now | Good Law ProjectCommission an immediate public inquiry into how to ensure a responsible press given its contribution to Dr Arday’s tragic death. 000
Reposted by Ruth SpeareGuy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Burnham: "We have to face up to the changing climate. I think we need a different debate about that. There’s no point denying where we are. We need to face up to it. We need more clean energy. We need to see that transition accelerate." Climate silence broken 🧵 www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...theguardian.comUK a ‘tinderbox’, says Burnham, as he calls in military and bans disposable barbecues – UK politics livePM also says fire and rescue services will be given more cash 30332118
Reposted by Ruth SpeareByline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 14/08/2026“So far, we hear a stream of seemingly disconnected stories: floods, droughts, food prices, energy bills, migration, and insurance. Rarely are we shown how they fit together in the bigger picture.” ✍️ Mike Berners-Leesubscribe.bylinetimes.comNot the ‘New Normal’ Educating the Public on the Nature and Climate Crisis is a Step to Putting it Firmly on the Political Agenda – Byline Times Digital / Print EditionProfessor Mike Berners-Lee, chair of the National Emergency Briefing, sets out the ‘civic moment’ he is trying to create as extreme weather events show no sign of slowing 513967
Reposted by Ruth SpeareNational Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 13/08/2026Sign our petition to call for climate action here: buff.ly/IrLHG0f 712484
Reposted by Ruth SpeareGuy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Green groups call for Andy Burnham to break his silence on climate change: www.theguardian.com/environment/... Pleased to be a signatory to this joint letter organised by @gndrising.bsky.social: www.gndrising.org/updates/gree...theguardian.comGreen groups urge Andy Burnham to break silence on climate crisisMore than 50 organisations say PM urgently needs to show leadership and prepare British people for scale of change needed as UK struggles through another heatwave 710332
Ruth Speare @ruthspeare.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Yet another reason to bring water back into public ownership. BBC News - Water bills set to rise for many after firms permitted extra funding www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukWater bills set to rise for many after firms permitted extra fundingOfwat has given provisional approval for 13 water companies to charge customers more to pay for investments. 000
Reposted by Ruth SpeareNational Emergency Briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social · 13/08/2026“There is a magnificent initiative called the #NationalEmergencyBriefing - a UK initiative focused on delivering an unfiltered evidence-led expert assessment of the climate and nature crisis” Thank you @mrjamesob.bsky.social Screenings across the UK, and beyond: www.nebriefing.org/screening-map 5237100
Reposted by Ruth SpeareMayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 11/08/2026It's now been confirmed that this summer will be the hottest on record. For those opposing bold action on the climate crisis - you're not just putting lives and the planet at risk today, but dooming future generations.theguardian.comThis burning summer is the proof: the voices of climate denial aren’t just delusional, they’re deadly | Sadiq KhanLook at our blazing forests and parched cities. Green policies aren’t a ‘luxury’, and we can’t burn more oil and gas. People need the truth, says London mayor Sadiq Khan 731533486
Reposted by Ruth SpeareBen Phillips @benphillips76.bsky.social · 09/08/2026The *same* people that told you not to worry about climate change because it wasn’t real now tell you yeah it’s real but it’s too late so accept your fate. They were wrong then that there was nothing to worry about, and they were wrong now that there is nothing we can do. 116874
Reposted by Ruth SpeareFionna O’Leary @fascinatorfun.bsky.social · 09/08/2026“So on a hot, windy, weekend afternoon in July, when factories are powered down and shops have closed, it could finally be the moment.” James is right. We should celebrate it whilst wasting no time to redouble our efforts. 2145