#AirPollution | Evidence piles up for @commonseac.parliament.uk as it did for MPs exactly 70 years ago. We need to enshrine the human right to breathe #CleanAir in UK law and match EU standards on a pathway to WHO guidelines. #EllasLaw! HT @tobyperkinsmp.bsky.social @barrygardiner.bsky.social
Posts by Simon Birkett, Clean Air in London
🚨2.30pm Wednesday 22 April | @ukparliament.parliament.uk’s powerful @commonseac.parliament.uk is asking experts “Is #AirPollution a threat to human health?” as new episode builds towards #LondonMarathon HT @tobyperkinsmp.bsky.social @barrygardiner.bsky.social committees.parliament.uk/event/27000/...
#VoteCleanAir | Another blockbuster by SW Londoner www.swlondoner.co.uk/life/2503202...
No mention of MODERATE #AirPollution on Saturday (11/4/26) in @emmahardymp.bsky.social's written forecast despite today's map opposite. Shocking as thousands train for #LondonMarathon << Another Defra failure or cover-up?🤔 ps separately, see *measured* data from *earlier* this week
#VoteCleanAir | Another blockbuster by SW Londoner www.swlondoner.co.uk/life/2503202...
Three cheers for @commonseac.parliament.uk 🎉. They have published 132 responses to their #AirPollution in England inquiry)! Our submission is 34 pages! HT @tobyperkinsmp.bsky.social @barrygardiner.bsky.social committees.parliament.uk/writtenevide... and committees.parliament.uk/work/9561/ai...
Three cheers for @commonseac.parliament.uk 🎉. They have published 132 responses to their #AirPollution in England inquiry)! Our submission is 34 pages! HT @tobyperkinsmp.bsky.social @barrygardiner.bsky.social committees.parliament.uk/writtenevide... and committees.parliament.uk/work/9561/ai...
Fabulous to see @tobyperkinsmp.bsky.social studying #SchoolStreets weeks before the #CleanAirAct’s 70th anniversary! www.tobyperkins.org.uk/2026/03/25/t...
#BanWoodBurning | @cleanairlondon.bsky.social urges PM and @commonseac.parliament.uk to investigate #WoodBurning failures with similarities to #InfectedBloodScandal weeks before 70th anniversary of #CleanAirAct HT @tobyperkinsmp.bsky.social @barrygardiner.bsky.social cleanair.london/news/cal-cal...
#BanWoodBurning | @cleanairlondon.bsky.social urges PM and @commonseac.parliament.uk to investigate #WoodBurning failures with similarities to #InfectedBloodScandal weeks before 70th anniversary of #CleanAirAct HT @tobyperkinsmp.bsky.social @barrygardiner.bsky.social cleanair.london/news/cal-cal...
Update 8am Mon 23/3/26: @emmahardymp.bsky.social's half measures (eg consultations closing at noon) and hapless Defra still doesn't have its #AirQuality website online. Meanwhile, #AirPollution episode lingers
Update 430pm Sun 22/3 2026. You'd see HIGH (7/10) particle #AirPollution if @emmahardymp.bsky.social's website wasn't still offline...
Update Saturday 21 March 2026 | Official #CodeRed HIGH #AirPollution forecast confirmed for northern and western areas today uk-air.defra.gov.uk
Official #CodeRed alert for HIGH particle #AirPollution (7-8/10) near #Liverpool, #Manchester and #Preston on Saturday 21 March 2026. Moderate in many parts of England and Wales at times until early next week cleanair.london/health/pollu...
#CodeRed #AirPollution alert for the UK - Major multi-source episode underway! Official DEFRA forecast: Moderate on Thurs-Sat (19-21 March). Waves likely continue Thurs-Mon with some High (7-8/10) levels possible on Sat. Check live: uk-air.defra.gov.uk/forecasting/ #SaharanDust #UKAir
🚨Blockbuster from #SWLondoner🚨 | Six boroughs emitting a third of London's most harmful #AirPollution. #VoteCleanAir in local elections on 7 May 2026! www.swlondoner.co.uk/news/1803202...
#BanWoodBurning | Beware. Consultation closes 12 noon Thursday 19 March 2026 www.gov.uk/government/c...
AIR POLLUTION IN ENGLAND INQUIRY | @ukparliament.parliament.uk's powerful @commonseac.parliament.uk holds its first oral evidence session 230pm today (18 March) as new #AirPollution episode gets underway HT @tobyperkinsmp.bsky.social @barrygardiner.bsky.social parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...
Congratulations @srenvironment.bsky.social on presenting your report titled #AirPollution driving widespread #HumanRights violations to UNHRC on Fri 6 March. UK should accept *all* your recommendations. Press release www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel... and full text docs.un.org/en/A/HRC/61/47 #EllasLaw
#CleanAirNews | Defra's UK #AirQuality: supplementary modelling assessment for 2024 www.gov.uk/government/p...
#CleanAirNews | Defra’s Strategic Policy Statement for #NaturalEngland www.gov.uk/government/p...
#CleanAirNews | Defra’s Strategy Policy Statement for the Environment Agency www.gov.uk/government/p...
#SaharanDust (Sun 8 Mar) | Widespread MODERATE - HIGH (7/10) particle #AirPollution across southern England and Wales on Sun. East England on Mon. Endurance events and others could be affected. Worst in London Sun-Mon night
Congratulations @srenvironment.bsky.social on presenting your report titled #AirPollution driving widespread #HumanRights violations to UNHRC on Fri 6 March. UK should accept *all* your recommendations. Press release www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel... and full text docs.un.org/en/A/HRC/61/47 #EllasLaw
ELLA'S LAW | Thrilled to see the printed 'Clean Air (Human Rights) Bill' and chat to @ellarobertafdn.bsky.social @sianberry.bsky.social. Please @labouruk.bsky.social include #EllasLaw in #KingsSpeech! Press release www.sianberry.org.uk/news/ellas-l.... Text publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbi...
Image shows Sian Berry stood to the left of campaigner Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah, and surrounded by a group of clean air campaigners. All of them are smiling and holding a copy of Ella's Law - the Clean Air (Human Rights Bill).
Image shows Rosamund Adoo-Kiss-Debrah sat next to Sian with a copy of Ella's Law on the table in front of them. They are both reading the Bill that is named in memory of Rosamund's daughter Ella who died aged nine due to exposure to air pollution.
Ella’s Law has been published 👏
No child should have the growth of their lungs stunted because of dirty air where they live and play, yet this is the reality of air pollution in England. Ella’s Law would change this.
My thanks to Rosamund and all the hard-working campaigners demanding change.
#SaharanDust (Sat 7 Mar) | #BloodRain brought relief from HIGH #AirPollution Fri pm (& aves ⬇️). HIGH #AirPollution due Sun-Mon for many. #Marathon #Runners and organisers might consider our 10 point #PollutionProtocol. Where is @emmahardymp.bsky.social's health advice👀? cc @commonseac.parliament.uk
#SaharanDust | Official #CodeBlack | VERY HIGH 10/10 particle #AirPollution choking London and south east on Fri (6 Mar). #BloodRain may bring 'relief' during afternoon. Widespread MODERATE - HIGH (7-8/10) Sun-Mon. Live updates uk-air.defra.gov.uk and forecasts uk-air.defra.gov.uk/forecasting/