Helpfully Tim Leunig accepts as a premise that more North Sea drilling won’t make oil nor gas more affordable in the UK.
But his arguments about tax and the strategic benefit of allowing more North Sea licensing are flawed in key ways (as well as in ways that James has pointed out). Long 🧵 below:
Labour won't redistribute wealth from billionaires.
But they will seize belongings from those fleeing war and persecution.
Absolutely disgusting. Asylum seekers are human beings — and they deserve to live in dignity just like anybody else.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
For fairly obvious reasons when people flee their countries of origin to seek asylum elsewhere they can't carry much. Often things like jewellery are all they have to hold onto. This isn't just stripping people of "assets", it is stealing their memories. 57/
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Zohran Mamdani in New York
Catherine Connolly in Ireland
Rob Jetten in the Netherlands
Plaid Cymru in Caerphilly
The rise of the far right is not inevitable.
If we work together, we can dare to hope.
In the midst of horrific mass killings and violence, British-made military equipment has been found in Sudan.
It's clear our arms export licensing system is not fit for purpose; we need a full review, alongside an embargo on all arms exports to the UAE now.
Great to have helped organise @green-alliance.org.uk’s conference exploring how we can rebuild the political environmental consensus
We had cross-party representation and invigorating speeches from @katiewhitemp.bsky.social, @zackpolanski.bsky.social, @pippaheylings.bsky.social & many more
"People are angry about being failed by an economic and political system. We should not be trying to protect that status quo. So what consensus are we trying to defend and for who?"
Asad Rehman CEO, @friends-earth.bsky.social
#GAevent
The select committee report on the asylum hotel shambles highlights a point I made repeatedly - the absurd gimicks pursued by the last govt like Rwanda took resources away from running the actual system properly.
🚨 This is a message from over 100 charities, including @greenpeaceuk.bsky.social, @sheltercharity.bsky.social, , @oxfamgb.bsky.social @savechildrenuk.bsky.social and @friends-earth.bsky.social: Scapegoating refugees won’t fix anything. It's time for real change
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
The success of the far right is not only measured in votes and seats but in its impact on rhetoric, policy and ideology. The fact that a (nominally) social democratic head of government with a huge majority choses to say and do this is maybe the biggest success of the far right in Europe yet.
Farage’s plans to abolish Indefinite Leave to Remain would ruin lives and tear families apart.
Rather than dismissing Reform’s xenophobic proposals as 'unrealistic' or 'unaffordable', our government should be clear that they are cruel and unjust. We must stand up for migrants' rights.
A grotesque display of opulence from the world's elite. Billionaires feast on taxpayer funded banquets while they back a genocide and burn the world.
But sure, migrants are the problem.
"Elon Musk, not just supporting Tommy Robinson, but calling for violent revolution in Britain.”
A billionaire encouraging people to “fight or die” via video link - is this the clearest sign of the Overton window moving yet?
Encountering the fascists outside Waterloo iandunt.substack.com/p/encounteri...
Our chief executive took to the stage at the #StandUpToRacism demonstration on 13 September to make it clear that the fight for racial justice, for climate justice and for economic justice is one and the same. And it’s a fight we can only win together. @standuptoracismuk.bsky.social
BREAKING: UN inquiry finds Israel’s war on Gaza to be genocide aje.io/2h84g2
The scenes on our streets are shameful consequences of decades of austerity - government after government fanning the flames of anti migration instead of tackling inequality.
We can & must make different choices. Solidarity to all communities under attack. We stand together.
Letter from Andy McDonald and 60+ Parliamentarians urging the UK government to uphold its responsibilities under the Genocide Convention.
Letter from Andy McDonald and 60+ Parliamentarians urging the UK government to uphold its responsibilities under the Genocide Convention.
Israeli President Herzog said, there are 'no innocent civilians in Gaza'.
Today he is visiting the PM whilst Israel's action in Gaza amount to a genocide.
The UK is responsible for upholding the Genocide Convention and the Govt should act on that today.
"A social tariff is the most direct way to support households during this parliament while wider reforms take hold. Without it, millions will continue to be left behind."
@sophieoconnell.bsky.social, senior policy adviser, in our latest blog 👉 greenallianceblog.org.uk/2025/09/04/w...
England's measure for fuel poverty is inadequate. If using Scotland's threshold, 3x as many would qualify - that's 9 million people struggling to pay bills.
@sophieoconnell.bsky.social outlines how we can better recognise and address the issue with a social tariff 👉
🚨REACTION: The confirmation of famine in Gaza is not caused by drought or crop failure, but by deliberate political choices.
The UK Government must take action and pressure Israel to allow unconditional, safe humanitarian access.
Read our full reaction 👉 oxf.am/4p3lPyD
My latest @green-alliance.org.uk blog makes the case for the right to protest on the environment to be restored.
It’s not too late to reverse this worrying anti-democratic direction of travel but the government must act now.
greenallianceblog.org.uk/2025/08/14/t...
Striking research by the @carbonbrief.org team shows England’s most ethnically diverse areas are 15 times more likely to face extreme heat
bsky.app/profile/carb...
We can cheaply adapt our poor quality housing, here's how:
- shutters & awning over windows to reduce heat gain
- cool roofs - paint them white & create green habitats
- prioritise tree planting and blue infrastructure in poorer neighbourhoods where there is less access to gardens & green space
We're on our fourth heatwave of the summer and with an amber heat warning in place, the time to get serious about adapting to extreme heat was yesterday
London should focus adaptation efforts in low income neighbourhoods, where the worst health impacts materialise
www.mylondon.news/weather/wate...
NEW ANALYSIS - English neighbourhoods that are home to the most minority-ethnic people are 15 times more likely to face extreme heat than the least diverse areas.
Heatwaves are getting more severe – but the effects of rising temperatures are not being felt equally...
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An entire news crew working for Al Jazeera was killed by Israel as they sought to bring the world firsthand reporting from #Gaza.
Among them was prominent journalist Anas Al-Sharif, who had been previously smeared and threatened by the IDF.
#NotATarget
Full statement: cpj.org/2025/08/isra...
WHEN IS IT NOT SMALL BOATS WEEK THO??
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When is it wealth inequality week, eh?? WHEN DOES THAT COME AROUND?
