“…Starmer must tackle the right-wing media and all they stand for. And he must stop appeasing the bigotry they feed with his damaging policies on Europe and immigration.”

The gang of four: How a cabal of property moguls is laying waste to the Tees Valley (Part 3) There’s something striking about the planning permission requests for Skerningham Manor and Low Skerningham: It’s the sheer number of them, more than 80. New houses and out-buildings, new roads, hedge...

The gang of four: How a cabal of property moguls is laying waste to the Tees Valley (Part 3)

There’s something striking about the planning permission requests - more than 80 of them. The assault on nature is relentless

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Palantir manifesto described as ‘ramblings of a supervillain’ amid UK contract fears Alarm caused by posts of Alex Carp, tech firm’s CEO, championing US military dominance and of AI weapons

Martin Wrigley MP lambasts Palantir's mad manifesto saying it's "either a parody of a RoboCop film, or a disturbing narcissistic rant from an arrogant organisation. Either way it shows the company’s ethos is entirely unsuited to working on UK government projects.” www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

“debates about language are rarely just about words.They are about power. About who gets to define whom…whether neurodivergent people are seen as fully human, with authority over their own lives & identities. …often less concerned with perfect terminology than with intent, respect & action.”

Farage’s foreign income Mapping his millions...

"Farage has clocked up nearly £2 million in income and gifts since he was elected as the member for Clacton in July 2024." open.substack.com/pub/writesbr...

Read this this morning & was very impressed with what she had to say, & so would add her to the list:

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Thanks. Yes! This is so good . “As people we are also interconnected. We try to tell the world that there are no borders. You cannot build a wall against climate change.”

Pacific voices secure landmark climate change ruling The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling that countries can be held legally accountable for greenhouse gas emissions has been welcomed by Te Poutoko Ora a Kiwa - Centre for Pacific and Global H...

Cynthia Houniuhi, President, & all the others in the Pacific Islands student group who, fighting climate change, won The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling that countries can be held legally accountable for greenhouse gas emissions. 8/ samoanewshub.com/2025/07/25/p...

How a Group of Elderly Swiss Women Charted a New Path for Climate Legislation The women, all over 65, argued they were especially vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. An international court agreed.

The KlimaSeniorinnen women - older Swiss women who secured a landmark European Court ruling that Switzerland’s failure to tackle climate change (by not reducing its greenhouse gas emissions) violated their rights. 7/ time.com/6972924/clim...

Women’s History Month: Women of Legacy — Christiana Figueres and “Stubborn Optimism” in Climate Politics - Women We Admire After years in climate diplomacy, Christiana Figueres emerged as one of the central architects of the 2015 Paris Agreement. She later co-founded Global Optimism, a climate-focused organization. Her me...

Christiana Figueres: secured the Paris Agreement and says she’s still stubbornly optimistic. thewomenweadmire.com/2026/03/wome... 6/

Polly Higgins — Stop Ecocide International

Polly Higgins: initiated the campaign to stop ecocide by making it a crime: www.stopecocide.earth/polly-higgins 5/

Susan Solomon In the mid-1980s, Solomon led expeditions to Antarctica to gather evidence that CFCs were destroying the ozone layer.

Susan Solomon: led expeditions to Antarctica to gather evidence that CFCs were destroying the ozone layer: then brought governments together to agree to tackle it via the Montreal Protocol www.sciencehistory.org/education/sc... 4/

Wangari Maathie: wangarimaathai.org/wangaris-sto... urged action be taken on climate change, environmental justice, protection of forests, good governance, participatory democracy, women’s rights within Kenya - and, won Nobel Peace Prize. 3/

Rachel Carson ‘Silent Spring,’ written by Carson and published in 1962, helped ignite the modern environmentalist movement.

Rachel Carson: played a pivotal role in establishing the environmental movement. Her book Silent Spring woke up many in my generation to the harms of pesticide and big business & the need for care. - www.sciencehistory.org/education/sc... 2/

In honour of Earth Day 2026: a tiny thread to remind us of some of the inspiringly good women who are forces for change. Who would you add to the list ?
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In honor of Earth Day: a thread of environmental wins

On Earth Day 2026, we know the planet is in trouble.

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Lobby group of 7 from Unite the union outside Westminster

“…silence on mental health in the NHS 10 Year Health Plan for England: Fit for the Future, 2025”
People with significant m h problems die 15–20 years earlier than general . Yet “NHS 10-year plan makes no reference to mental health” @unitetheunion.bsky.social www.unitetheunion.org/media/aamlxq...

Why Britain is now turning on its political establishment With local elections looming, voters are abandoning mainstream parties as economic frustration deepens across Britain

A political shock is coming in the local elections.

Thousands of seats could change hands.

But the real story isn’t who’s winning.

It’s why voters are leaving.

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“Buckle up. However strange the last decade has been in the UK, if Reform come to power, it may come to look calm by comparison.” And, keep telling why and how Reform are the harm.

Rocky pool with a stone marked with the words: you live in me I live in you in this garden

Good Earth Day, all. Special thanks to everyone working to protect the health & survival of humans and all the other species we are interconnected with. (Photo from beautiful Wildside garden in Devon).

History shows that when we change our perspective, we change our hearts and our policy. It's time to see the big picture again.

#SeeTheBigPicture #ArtemisII #NASA #EarthDay

All in UK who care about freedom, humane ethics & survival need to have our full focus on keeping Reform out of power & globally, to challenge tyranny wherever we encounter it. Far from easy, given billionaire funded disinformation, restrictive laws, exhaustion, to recognise & tackle the threats.

I am looking forward to (and sure I’m not alone), but not holding my breath, a full BBC apology in response to my complaint about this.

We can’t trust Palantir with our NHS data Is this really the company we should be entrusting with our health service’s digital architecture?

"Palantir is not just a problem of profiteering from our national healthcare system— it's a fundamental threat to the democratic control of our public infrastructure + the privacy of every citizen. By giving our taxes to this company, we are aiding their operations everywhere."

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I will be holding the government's feet to the fire to make sure they get this right, it is delivered at speed, and bill-payers are finally able to properly reap the full benefits of clean and affordable renewable energy.

Train track by Teign estuary looking towards Shaldon Bridge - very blue sky.

Plus, I have the best commute to work 💙

We started the day with this poem & commentary: On Altruism. poetrysociety.org.uk/poets-readin... @poetrysociety.bsky.social 🙏

I spent yesterday leading a session on ethics in practice with clinical psychology trainees.They were inspiring: engaged, thoughtful, intelligent, caring. I’d love us as a society to do more to celebrate & cherish the wisdom of the future. @universityofexeter.bsky.social @bpsofficial.bsky.social

Nigel Farage Has Personally Accepted £675,000 from Foreign Sources Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has accepted more than half a million pounds from foreign companies, governments, and donors while serving as an MP, DeSmog can reveal. Since July 2024, when he was elect...

“Farage rarely turns up to do his actual job. Yet he finds time to jet off around the world on his donor’s private plane and trouser half a million quid while families struggle. Reform are not on your side. They’re just in it for themselves”

It’s so obvious, it hurts.
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