Britain leads the world in cracking down on climate activism, study finds Research shows UK police arrest environmental and climate protesters at three times the average global rate

Britain leads the world in cracking down on climate activism, study finds

- Research shows UK police arrest environmental and climate protesters at three times the average global rate

Story by @damiengayle.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

three words that begin with the letters dw [a tale of grammar and . . . other things]

OK, one last ICYMI on this baby, and then you'll just have to MI.

Russia

I realise there are all sorts of caveats about comparability, what the data captures and its underlying quality but even with that UK homelessness levels are just shocking
ourworldindata.org/data-insight...

What, like the Titanic?

Dozens of UK school librarians asked to remove LGBTQ+ books, survey finds Index on Censorship said 53% of librarians polled had been asked to remove books – and that in more than half of those cases books were taken off shelves

Deeply troubling that so many school librarians are being asked to remove LGBTQ+ books

Awareness, understanding, diversity and visibility should be embraced, not feared 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

www.theguardian.com/books/articl...

Prison crowding emergency measures a ‘sticking plaster’, Starmer told Ministers activate Operation Early Dawn, so defendants can be held in police cells as more are sentenced over riots

“...this is just a sticking plaster for a long-term problem." @brummybar.bsky.social commenting on Operation Early Dawn in the @theguardian1.bsky.social today. "Prison cells are no places for criminals to be held, even in the short term..." Read the article: www.theguardian.com/society/arti...

After the riots, Keir Starmer should tell us the truth about our country. This is why he won't | Nesrine Malik The violence exposed racist narratives based on lies. Yet where is the counter-argument, asks Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

Our national debate about immigration must change. For too long it’s been cynically used as a shield to protect govts from their own failure to invest in our country. Easier to blame immigrants than to tell the truth. Even when it brings hate riots to our streets.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Super helpful, thank you!

Inciting rioters in Britain was a test run for Elon Musk. Just see what he plans for America The presidential election is three months away. What if the billionaire contests the result? What if he decides democracy is over-rated?

As with wins for Brexit and Trump in 2016, is Britain again the canary in the US coalmine?

We have recently seen what Musk’s playbook can cause - undermining democracy and inciting violence. America should probably be braced for similar after November 5th

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The hypocrisy of some right wing commentators on ‘free speech’ shows no bounds

I’ve put my account in hibernation and deleted the app from my phone. It feels like the dawn of a new (blue sky) day

Elon Musk buys a pub YouTube video by Matt Green Comedy

Elon Musk buys a pub
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wl3t...

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Yes please Sean! Thank you

Having lurked on here for a few days, I’ve decided to ditch the other place and embrace @bsky.app 👋

Reminds me of what Twitter used to be, without being riddled with the hate and misinformation that it has become