Donate to Bring The Solway to the widest possible audience, organized by Edward Arthur The Solway is a deeply personal debut feature documentary from filmmake… Edward Arthur needs your support for Bring The Solway to the widest possible audience

100 people have now donated to our crowdfunder for The Solway.

Wow. What a milestone! We’re so gratified to see this resonating and moving people already.

THANK YOU!!

PS - If you haven’t looked yet, check out our trailer on the crowdfunding page.

www.gofundme.com/f/thesolway

The Welsh are reclaiming rewilding Rewilding has been a dirty word in Wales. It's time to embrace it, writes Jon Moses of the Welsh Rewilding Alliance.

A (quite personal) essay from me about reclaiming rewilding in Wales, out in @inkcapjournal.bsky.social today.

I was born, raised and still live in rural Wales. My ancestral farmhouse is a ruin surrounded by conifer trees. I understand the fears.

But it's the loss of nature I fear far more.

‘I see it as trafficking’: the brutal reality of life as a foreign student in the UK The long read: Universities in Britain rely on overseas applicants paying full fees, which has given rise to some unscrupulous recruiters and left many hopefuls and their families deep in debt

The recruitment and treatment of some international University students in the UK is a scandal worthy of far more attention.

This is vital reporting from @samirashackle.bsky.social - shining a light on appalling exploitation.

www.theguardian.com/education/ng...

Brilliant piece!!

When Coventry Uni told you only 55% of applicants receive and accept offers. You: “When asked for further details, such as the percentage who simply receive an offer rather than receive and accept, they referred me back to their previous statement.”

Masterful.

Can a Journalist Be a Celebrity Anymore?

Loved this piece about the master of non-fiction Patrick Radden Keefe - particularly the detail that “he still reads a rough draft of each article on speakerphone to his mother and father”.

www.nytimes.com/2026/04/02/s...

Trump threats cause dilemma for US officers: disobey orders or commit war crimes Legal experts say attacking Iran’s infrastructure would constitute a war crime – but would military officers be held responsible?

Essential piece by @julianborger.bsky.social

As Trump ramps up his threats to Iran, will US military officers disobey orders or help commit war crimes?

www.theguardian.com/law/2026/apr...

Donate to Bring The Solway to the widest possible audience, organized by Edward Arthur The Solway is a deeply personal debut feature documentary from filmmake… Edward Arthur needs your support for Bring The Solway to the widest possible audience

Thanks to everyone who has supported The Solway so far.

We’ve now raised over £4k and it’s very gratifying to see the story resonating.

I couldn’t be more proud of this film & look forward to sharing it with audiences.

Join us! www.gofundme.com/f/thesolway

Donate to Bring The Solway to the widest possible audience, organized by Edward Arthur The Solway is a deeply personal debut feature documentary from filmmake… Edward Arthur needs your support for Bring The Solway to the widest possible audience

Can you do me a favour and visit this Go Fund Me?

Some people very close to me, with the help a host of amazing artists, made a beautiful film about love and grief. It's been done on a shoestring and the world would be a better place if everyone saw it. Can you help?

www.gofundme.com/f/thesolway

Donate to Bring The Solway to the widest possible audience, organized by Edward Arthur The Solway is a deeply personal debut feature documentary from filmmake… Edward Arthur needs your support for Bring The Solway to the widest possible audience

Really grateful to everyone who’s already donated to THE SOLWAY and shared our crowdfunder.

We’ve raised over £2k in a few days which is a flying start.

I hope this documentary can help others to feel less alone in their grief.

www.gofundme.com/f/thesolway

Donate to Bring The Solway to the widest possible audience, organized by Edward Arthur The Solway is a deeply personal debut feature documentary from filmmake… Edward Arthur needs your support for Bring The Solway to the widest possible audience

I’ve produced an upcoming feature documentary called THE SOLWAY, directed by Eamon Bourke.

Eamon’s Mum died when he was 3. He’s never been able to remember her. Then he discovers some recordings…

Please check out our trailer & support our Crowdfunder:

www.gofundme.com/f/thesolway

The six medics who broke windows at JPMorgan have been found Not Guilty by the jury.

I recommend reading the closing speeches of the medics, including Dr Patrick Hart. Paeans to our shared humanity.

healthforxr.com

When is a sausage not really a sausage? Ask the meat lobby | George Monbiot European legislators may ban plant-based products from using the name to prevent ‘confusion’. Just don’t mention beef tomatoes or buffalo wings, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

Thick as mince and thick as thieves. A column about the absolute idiots European legislators have made of themselves over the naming of food, at the behest of meat lobbyists.
You laugh and then you weep.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Is it criminal for jurors to act on conscience? Judges disagree on whether juries should consider evidence alone

Can jurors apply their conscience when giving a verdict? Or must they only consider the evidence? And are the two even mutually exclusive? @nicolacutcher.bsky.social investigates, via a fossil fuel protest case.

@natashawalter.bsky.social @georgemonbiot.bsky.social

Is it criminal for jurors to act on conscience? Judges disagree on whether juries should consider evidence alone

Can jurors apply their conscience when giving a verdict? Or must they only consider the evidence? And are the two even mutually exclusive? @nicolacutcher.bsky.social investigates, via a fossil fuel protest case.

Is it criminal for jurors to act on conscience? Judges disagree on whether juries should consider evidence alone

Do jurors have the right to apply their conscience to a case or could it be a criminal offence for them to do so?

A recent hearing before the RCJ puts the centuries-old principle of jury equity on the line.

I’ve written about it for @prospect_uk

www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/71...

@nffn.bsky.social

@guyshrubsole.bsky.social

@georgemonbiot.bsky.social

Exclusive: Farmers and landowners fear Defra is putting its flagship Landscape Recovery schemes at risk.

While the large-scale projects are intended to last 20-30 years, the government could pull the plug at any time with a year’s notice.

cutcher.co.uk/linklog/2025...

The Nerve Fearless, independent journalism covering culture, politics and tech

Just subscribed to @thenerve.news having listened to the founders on the latest Media Confidential podcast.

We need more journalists with nerve!

Enjoyed Stewart Lee satirising Grok. Excited to follow the journalism to come! (I’d love to write for it too!)

thenerve.news

Nabil Shaban obituary Actor and founder of Graeae, a theatre company and platform for disabled and neurodivergent performers

Deeply saddened that Nabil Shaban has died. A towering inspiration with his mischievous and irrepressible spirit. He did incredible things and was a font of extraordinary stories. There’s nobody like him. I was so lucky to know him. Love you Nabs!

www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/o...

Our latest newsletter is out! It covers the expose of Red Tractor, the Wye legal case and shares three new films - plus more….

Read it here and click the link to subscribe to our monthly mailing list.

mailchi.mp/e0d20b9c272c...

Huge news!

Red Tractor = false advertising.

I broke this original story in The Times over 2 years ago…. And River Action took it to the Advertising Standards Authority

Emerging young filmmaker Mykyta Osadchyi has made a compelling 25 minute documentary about the River Wye. It gives an excellent overview of the issues and our campaign to save the Wye. Here’s a trailer, but you can watch the full film on YouTube here: youtu.be/i45B-NfPr-4?...

Hay Festival Winter Weekend! 🌿💙

Our Deputy Chair, Jim Murray will be joining @nicolacutcher.bsky.social in a conversation to spotlight the crisis facing our rivers and the hope for change.

🗓 Saturday 29 November, 2.30pm
📍 Hay Castle
🔗 Find out more: www.hayfestival.com/winter-weeke...

Delighted to be interviewing the actor and activist James Murray about the state of our rivers. Join us on Saturday 29 November at 2.30pm in Hay Castle!

Leadership elections results New Leader Zack Polanski Photo of Zack Polanski REAL HOPE. REAL CHANGE. Green Party Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of The Green Party, both at PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ

Congratulations to the newly elected Leader of the Green Party of England & Wales, @zackpolanski.bsky.social

Have you seen it like this before?

This is the riverbed of the River Dore in Herefordshire today. What a drought. There were still crayfish under the rocks. Eerie scene.