Green Party wins Clifton by-election Green Party's Rob Yates takes the previously Reform seat in Thanet, after the arrest of Daniel Taylor

Green Party wins Clifton by-election

Green Party's Rob Yates takes the previously Reform seat in Thanet, after the arrest of Daniel Taylor | Richard Styles
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Germany just activated its largest ever solar installation — one farm, 1.5 million homes, zero carbon. The #CottbusSolarPark covers 3,500 hectares and produces 2.1 tw-hours annually, replacing two coal plants that operated on this same land until 2022. #SolarPower #ActOnClimate #Renewables

What chance do these birds have to survive when Trump brings in massive drilling machines and bulldozers to lay waste to vast swathes of the Arctic Refuge

Your regular reminder that the media LIE TO US every day about government spending and DEBT. A sovereign government with its own currency can create as much money as it needs. TAXES DO NOT PAY for government spending. Governments spend, then tax.

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Sometimes it's hard to understand the causes of climate change. While the basic idea -- we emit greenhouse gases, which warm the planet -- is well known, it's easy to get lost in the details.

But here's a summary with some more detail -- showing the fundamental sources & sinks of warming pollution.

Smiling older guy with glasses on his head Laurence Williams's policies Party manifesto Laurence Williams is the Green Party candidate. Find out more about their policies in the Green Party manifesto.

Laurence Williams's elections Date Election Party Results Position 2026 Sidcup: Bexley local election Green Party (Results due after 07 May 2026) Position not available 2024 London Assembly: London Assembly elections (Additional) Rejoin EU Not elected (vote count not available) Position not available 2022 Sidcup: Bexley local election Social Democratic Party 100 votes (not elected) 11th / 11 candidates 2021 Monmouth: Senedd Cymru elections (Constituencies) Gwlad 90 votes (not elected) 10th / 10 candidates 2021 South Wales East: Senedd Cymru elections (Regions) Gwlad Not elected (vote count not available) Position not available 2019 Vale of Glamorgan: UK Parliamentary general election Gwlad 508 votes (not elected) 4th / 4 candidates 2018 Sidcup: Bexley local election The Liberal Party 82 votes (not elected) 13th / 13 candidates 2015 Old Bexley and Sidcup: UK Parliamentary general election Christian Party "Proclaiming Christ's Lordship" 245 votes (not elected) 7th / 8 candidates 2014 London: European Parliament (UK) elections Christian Peoples Alliance Not elected (vote count not available) Position not available 2010 Erith and Thamesmead: UK Parliamentary general election English Democrats

Well this Green candidate has been on an interesting political journey...

- 2026 – Green Party (Bexley, local election)

[Previously, many parties inc...]

- 2015 – Christian Party (Old Bexley & Sidcup, UKGE)
- 2014 – Christian Peoples Alliance (London, MEP seat)
- 2010 – English Democrats (UKGE)

Revealed: Mandelson failed vetting but Foreign Office overruled decision Guardian investigation uncovers decision by UK security officials to deny clearance before Mandelson took up role as US ambassador

EXCL: Peter Mandelson failed his security vetting clearance but the decision was overruled by Foreign Office to ensure he could take up his post as ambassador to US - a Guardian investigation by Paul Lewis @direthoughts.com & me

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Scheme to support energy-intensive firms to be expanded A scheme to cut bills for firms that are heavy energy users is being extended to cover an additional 3,000 businesses.

More energy intensive UK businesses to get govt help.

£600m subsidy will be paid out of taxation, won't make a dent in energy company profits.

Everyone deserves lower energy bills. Ending profiteering is the only sustainable policy.

Nationalise energy.

Lordy

Energy firm profits tracker Researchers have tracked the declared energy firm profits of the 20 organisations the End Fuel Poverty Coalition is most asked to comment on.

Energy companies made £125bn profit from UK operations for 2020-25, fueling inflation, poverty.

They get subsidies. During high winds, turbines are turned-off because the UK does not have adequate energy transmission and storage.

Profits will rise from Iran war.

Nationalize energy.

More nauseating industry propaganda being pumped into our schools with no State regulation or oversight whatever, endorsed by that biodiversity champion, MHR.

Industrial forestry taking a leaf from livestock sector playbook.

England water companies spent £32.4m on successful appeal to hike bills. Regulators spent £8.6m

Cost borne by customers, public purse.

Higher bills boost profits, exec pay, dividends.

Up to one-third of water bills cover dividends, interest payments.
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Screenshot of POLITICO London Playbook email, showing Palantir sponsorship

Oh, FGS -

@politico.com is taking sponsorship money from Palantir - running their ads through news updates.

That's absolutely the *last* thing we need in our politics, Palantir going straight for the political-media environment at a time when we need massive scrutiny of their contracts in the UK.

Turkey to race ahead of EU on battery storage amid fossil fuel crisis More than 33GW of battery capacity approved for Turkish grid since 2022 compared with 12-13GW in Germany

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Turkey to race ahead of EU on battery storage amid fossil fuel crisis

We need to take urgent #ClimateAction right now to avoid the worst of Climate Change!

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Private firms providing services to NHS made £1.6bn profit in two years, research finds Exclusive: MPs say profit-making levels in England are ‘scandalous’ and call for cap on amount private companies can make from NHS

Private firms got £12bn NHS contracts.

Private equity, offshore tax haven firms big winners. Donations to Ministers pay dividends.

£1.6bn profit in 2 yrs. Enough to pay for 9,178 doctors or 19,428 nurses

Health service “taken for a ride”.

Say NO to privatisation. Must expand NHS capacity

A service too valuable to lose, Sue Lambert Trust, Norwich A Norwich charity, that provides a specialist therapeutic service for rape and sexual violence survivors recently had its funds slashed

Sue Lambert Trust receives 85 calls for help per month from rape and abuse survivors.

Funding cuts will mean that only 10 new cases can be supported. 75 will be turned away.

Celina Błędowska explains.

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Toucans reintroduced 50 years ago disperse seeds of endangered trees in Brazil More than 50 years ago, the ariel toucan was reintroduced to Tijuca National Park, the world’s largest urban forest, located in Rio de Janeiro in southeastern Brazil. Now, a new study finds that the bird, which became locally extinct in the 1960s, has almost entirely settled back into its original role in the ecosystem, serving […]

#News: Nature's talented #engineers - #toucans are saving endangered #trees in #Brazil! 🦜🌳 #Extinct locally in the 60s, they were returned 50 years ago and are now vital seed dispersers. Protect wildlife = restore the forest! #BoycottGold #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social

BREAKING: Massive Attack musician Robert Del Naja defies the unlawful ban on Palestine Action.

He said “the actions of Palestine Action were highly patriotic, because they were pretty much protecting our country from getting involved in serious war crimes, and breaking international law."

BREAKING: Police unlawfully arrest Elizabeth Morley, aged 80, under the Terrorism Act.

Whilst being taken away for peacefully holding a sign in support of Palestine Action, she says the mass arrests are a "very stupid thing to do".

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New Study Warns: Asia’s Lifeline Water Source Is Rapidly Draining

Groundwater reserves across High Mountain Asia

that support nature and hundreds of millions of people, is now losing about 24.2 billion tons of groundwater each year.
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With jet black plumage 🖤 and bright green 💚 wattles, male Western Parotia #birds 🐦🦜🦚 of paradise gleam like scaly armour when they dance 🎶 Resist against their #extinction in #WestPapua when you #Boycottpalmoil 🌴🚫 #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social palmoildetectives.com/2026/01/25/w...

The Iran war is driving a solar boom in the UK.

@octopus.energy reports solar sales up 54% in March alone.

EDF says residential sales are running at double last spring's rate.

Every rooftop solar installation is a vote against fossil fuel price volatility.

Mid-13th century door from the undercroft at Wells Cathedral in Somerset. 📸 My own. #AdoorableThursday #WellsCathedral

Fun fact: every five months, the world builds as much solar power generation as all the nuclear power that has ever been built. And still some people dream of a ”nuclear renaissance”. That train has left the station long ago…

Really lovely to take part in. I've seen birds I probably wouldn't have otherwise.

Absolutely this

Never been greater need for an assassin. Too good for the vile, evil **** though.

Four photos of the Bayeux Tapestry including embroidered images of soldiers and horses

Bayeux Tapestry, 70 meter long medieval masterpiece created by 11th century artisan women, is actually an embroidery in crewel wool (yarn) on a linen ground. Depicting the Norman conquest of England, it will be displayed at the British Museum this year. #WomensArt

Spain showing the UK what integrity looks like.

China's water battery hits 120,000+ cycles, can beat lithium by decades This new aqueous battery uses organic electrodes and a neutral electrolyte to combine safety, sustainability, and ultra-long lifespan.

No need for deep sea mining
China’s water battery breakthrough can last 120,000+ cycles, outlast lithium-ion by decades
Chinese scientists unveil a non-toxic, water-based battery that delivers over 120,000 cycles without fire risks of lithium-ion systems

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