Getting back to my trees 😁

What a stunning start to the week, minutes before sunrise on the Norfolk coast.

Grim but essential reading. ‘after four years of sewage sludge spreading, microplastic levels in the fields it tested rose by up to 1,450%…’ with ‘little reduction in the soil of microplastics dumped 22 years ago: once they arrive, they don’t leave.’

80,000 signatures on our petition to ban driven grouse shooting, we're not far off the magic 100K now 🙌

If you haven't yet signed please do to help us secure a Parliamentary debate on the issue → govpetition.uk/p/700036

That's 🎉75,000🎉 signatures on our petition to get driven grouse shooting banned. @chrisgpackham.bsky.social's pretty chuffed about it!

Now, the last 25% needed to reach our target of 100k. Please help us keep the momentum up!

Sign here: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...

Precisely! If we could have got help earlier on, I really think we wouldn't be in the position we are now. Unfortunately it just wasn't there. It makes me so angry.

It took me over 3 years to even get an autism/mental health assessment for my son, yet alone treatment! During that time he stopped leaving the house. Maybe sort that out, rather than hitting what little help we've had.

Chancellor warned against PIP cuts that could plunge 700,000 households into poverty Leading charities have issued the Chancellor a stark warning

UK Chancellor urged not to make PIP cuts that could plunge 700,000 households into poverty.

It is war on the poor, not causes of poverty.

Median annual pre-tax wage £29,604.
38% of Universal credit claimants are in work.
16m live in poverty.
Lack of healthcare, disabling many

Labour mollifies the rich, targets disabled people and claims moral justification. There isn’t any | Frances Ryan Ministers run away from a wealth tax and then concoct a punitive benefits system. They have made that choice and it’s immoral, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

Choosing to take money from disabled benefit claimants rather than levy a wealth tax is simply immoral 👇

Here’s how Rachel Reeves’ Spring Statement must offer hope 'The government needs to recalibrate policies'

Austerity is a political choice.

UK govt gave £70.6bn tax relief on pension contributions.

63% went to 6m 40%/45% tax rate payers.
37% to 28.1m basic rate taxpayers.

By fixing the relief at 20% for all Govt can reduce inequalities and have £14.5bn spare.

End tax perks of the rich.

I recently spoke in Parliament against the scapegoating of disabled people.

Now there are rumours of more devastating cuts that will drive hundreds of thousands into poverty.

Enough! It's time to target the super-rich who benefit from our rigged economy, not the vulnerable.

March Sunset’s

Absolutely disgusting that Spotify hosts Tate content.

Spotify customers can email support@spotify.com to complain.

Anyone mad enough to still be on Twitter - tweet @SpotifyCares

You know what to do - light them up!

There's also this - sign it 👇

www.change.org/p/demand-spo...

Jeremy Corbyn: Keir Starmer says there's no money - I don't believe him The government cites 'difficult choices' when they are harming the most vulnerable, but increasing defence spending is apparently easy.

Why is it that "tough choices" are always about harming the poor and disabled, and never about making the very wealthiest pay their fair share?

metro.co.uk/2025/03/05/j...

Facing possible eviction, North Sumatra farmers contest palm oil giant JAKARTA, Indonesia — An Indonesian palm oil company suspended evictions of several hundred farmers from the northern Sumatra subdistrict of Aek Kuo following an eleventh-hour court reprieve.   On Feb....

Facing possible eviction, North Sumatra farmers contest palm oil giant

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Hope that your Dad is ok

Why is the government obsessed with benefit fraud? The government continues to pursue benefit fraud while ignoring tax fraud. Yet the latter is far larger. Why?

Companies can dodge tax with zero consequences. Billions go missing every year. Fixing it would be EASY. Instead, the government target the vulnerable. The real problem with benefits? Underclaiming, not fraud.
@richardjmurphy.bsky.social
reports.

Hints of spring

Half of world’s CO2 emissions come from 36 fossil fuel firms, study shows Researchers say data strengthens case for holding firms to account for their contribution to climate crisis

Climate change is a crime, and the biggest criminals have names — 36 of them to be exact.

Holkham Bay, Norfolk

Thank you! 🙂

Why is the government obsessed with benefit fraud? The government continues to pursue benefit fraud while ignoring tax fraud. Yet the latter is far larger. Why?

The government continues to pursue benefit fraud while ignoring tax fraud.

Yet tax fraud is far larger.

Why is tax fraud being ignored?

@richardjmurphy.bsky.social examines the issue.

I saw one yesterday 😍

Raw sewage poured into Windermere for 6,000 hours last year United Utilities’ treatment works and pumping stations released untreated sewage for 6,327 hours in the catchment of England’s largest lake, figures show

United Utilities dumped raw sewage for 6,327 hours last year in Lake Windermere, England’s largest lake.

It has over 205 criminal convictions. Boosts profits, dividends, exec pay by sewage dumping.

Allowed to hike prices by 32%.

Nationalise. Prosecute directors.
archive.ph/23xXb

Breaking News

New data obtained by Save Windermere and analysed by Professor Peter Hammond shows that since 2020, United Utilities has dumped 33,410 hours of untreated sewage into Windermere — which is the equivalent 1,392 full days. It's worth noting there are only 1,827 days between 2020 and 2024

Israel is starving Palestinians in Gaza because Israel has broken the Ceasefire treaty and refused to start withdrawing their troops from Gaza.

Blocking Humanitarian Aid and starving people is a War Crime, but you won't hear any of the Media reporting it.

Earthjustice Responds to Executive Order Targeting Forests Order seeks to open federal forest system to massive increase in logging

"Trump issued an executive order that seeks to ramp up #logging across national forest system and BLM-managed lands (...). The order seeks to increase timber production, erode Endangered Species Act protections to speed approval of timber sales."
earthjustice.org/press/2025/e...

#PalmOilFree