How Britain got sued for stopping a coal mine YouTube video by Global Justice Now

The UK is being sued for potentially BILLIONS by a foreign mining company – and there’s everything at stake.

Watch the full film here 👇🏼

www.youtube.com/watch?v=B15Q...

Drax power station is the UK's single largest source of carbon emissions. The company behind Drax now want to build a new AI data centre right next door. Black and wide faded image of data centres servers. Logos: Stop burning trees coalition, Biofuel Watch, Global Action Plan

Take a stand against big tech’s dangerous deals with dirty energy and add your name to our joint petition with @biofuelwatch.bsky.social and @stopburningtrees.bsky.social

actionnetwork.org/petitions/st...

#StopDirtyDataCentres #AI #climate

Make Green Fair The cost of energy has created a poverty and health crisis. Now it's surging again because of another illegal war. Our fair share of cheap, clean energy from our wind and sun could ensure everyone can...

I just signed a @fuelpovertyaction.bsky.social: #MakeGreenFair. Demand our fair share of our wind and sun to guarantee cheap, clean #EnergyFor All.

Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/ma...

Stop tainted timber destroying forests, homes and wildlife Take action Our investigation has uncovered a disturbing truth: “sustainable” timber from Malaysia can’t be trusted. Certification schemes are failing, so timber linked to forest destruction, wildlife...

“Sustainable” timber isn’t always safe. Forests are being destroyed, Indigenous communities displaced and critically endangered species like the Malayan tiger are under threat. Demand the UK government takes action @friends-earth.bsky.social action.friendsoftheearth.uk/petition/sto...

Farage’s Reform UK drops pledge to nationalise water and energy companies Rightwing populist party is shifting back to ‘small state’ economic policies

Nigel Farage has dropped his promise to nationalise utilities

He now officially supports the status quo privatisation rip off

This is NOT what Reform voters want:

87% of them want publicly owned water 💧
75% of them want publicly owned energy 💡

www.ft.com/content/be4b...

North Yorks Council - require Environmental Impact Assessment for Drax data centre Drax Power Station is the single largest source of carbon emissions in the UK. Now Drax wants to build a massive hyperscale data centre at the same site. This could be the UK's first data centre power...

The UK's biggest climate polluter, Drax Power Station, wants to build a massive 100GW data centre.. I've emailed North Yorkshire Council demanding a full assessment of the environmental impact of these worrying plans. Please email them too. www.foxglove.org.uk/campaigns/dr...

The US/ Israeli War on Iran and on Int'l Law! Singapore (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) - After three weeks of effective war, the hostilities have caused severe regional spillovers, thousands of deaths, displacements of millions and a m...

www.juancole.com/2026/03/isra...

Take Big Money Out of Our Politics British politics is awash with money from super rich donors. In 2023, two-thirds of all private donations came from just 19 people. These so-called ‘mega donors’ enjoy privileged access to political p...

A crypto investor just donated £9 million to the Reform Party. Right now, billionaires can pour unlimited money into our elections, effectively buying our democracy. Think that's wrong? Add your name to call for a cap on donations today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...

Amazon might not just be dominating our lives - it could threaten democracy Jeff Bezos now seems no better than a rapacious oligarch

Amazon's dominance isn't just about markets - it's a threat to democracy.

Good piece by @iburrell.bsky.social inews.co.uk/opinion/amaz...

Naomi Smith, CEO of Best for Britain, lays out four things Keir Starmer can now do to bring us closer to Europe.

Read here: www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/0...

Who’s making money from the NHS waiting lists? 🚨 💰
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/whos-makin...

Tell the government: stop extreme weather destroying lives Floods. Coastal erosion. Droughts. Wildfires. Homes destroyed. Lives shattered. Climate breakdown isn’t a distant threat. It’s happening now, and communities across the UK are on the frontlines. No on...

I just signed @friends-earth.bsky.social’s petition to demand the government protects us all from the impacts of extreme weather and the #ClimateEmergency. Add your name too! action.friendsoftheearth.uk/petition/tel...

Want to stop Farage with your vote? At the moment you can’t – and Starmer must fix that | Polly Toynbee The PM’s in-tray is overflowing. But he can’t afford to neglect the real issue that is distorting our politics and the way we live, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

“In Monday’s debate, Labour MPs were among many calling for a national commission on electoral reform…

The PM is pulled from pillar to post and his in-tray is no doubt full; still, this should be near the top of it.”

✍️ @pollytoynbee.bsky.social
@theguardian.com
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"It’s critical that we really consider what the impacts of data centres will be before we charge into approving them en masse" ~ @tobyperkinsmp.bsky.social

We've launched an inquiry into data centres 👉 committees.parliament.uk/work/9651/ri...

Datacentre developers face calls to disclose effect on UK’s net emissions Campaign groups write to technology secretary amid concerns that sites could double overall electricity demand

Campaign Groups have written to the Government warning that the energy required by new data centres poses a “serious threat to efforts to decarbonise the electricity grid”. #StopDirtyDataCentres #CleanEnergy, #CleanTech #NetZero, #SustainableLiving,

www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

🧵1/ MAJOR CAMPAIGN WIN 🚨🌍

At COP30, the governments of Colombia and the Netherlands announced the *first ever* conference on transitioning away from fossil fuels. AND they confirmed corporate courts will be discussed.

This is historic. And it takes us one BIG step closer to a #FossilFuelTreaty. 🔥✊

Make companies pay for exploiting people and planet Greedy UK companies are wrecking the world’s forests through their international supply chains. Last year was the hottest on record, yet global deforestation - one of the leading causes of climate bre...

UK companies are trashing the environment and wrecking the lives of people overseas through their global supply chains - and UK law lets them get away with it. Join me and call for a new #BizHumanRights law to put #PlanetOverProfit. action.friendsoftheearth.uk/petition/mak...

The Government must reveal all details of Peter Mandelson’s links to Palantir - Foxglove Sign the petition for an urgent investigation into Peter Mandelson's dealings with Palantir. Did he use his position as UK Ambassador to benefit the US spy tech firm?

I just signed a petition calling for an urgent investigation into Peter Mandelson's dealings with Palantir. Did he use his position as UK Ambassador to benefit the US spy tech firm? Sign now: www.foxglove.org.uk/campaigns/ma...

Brunel Campus to Hillingdon loop ride: for students, staff and visitors - London Cycling Campaign Members of London Cycling Campaign in Hillingdon are offering a guided ride for Brunel students, staff and visitors to highlight safe and quick routes between campus, key transport hubs and […]

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#Brunel #Hillingdon

Brunel Campus to Hillingdon loop ride: for students, staff and visitors - London Cycling Campaign Members of London Cycling Campaign in Hillingdon are offering a guided ride for Brunel students, staff and visitors to highlight safe and quick routes between campus, key transport hubs and […]

lcc.org.uk/events/brune...
Brunel campus to Hillingdon loop ride for students, staff and visitors
#Brunei #Hillingdon

⁉️ Why are many of the richest Brits missing from the list of the highest taxpayers? Funny how that works.

The Government must reveal all details of Peter Mandelson’s links to Palantir - Foxglove Sign the petition for an urgent investigation into Peter Mandelson's dealings with Palantir. Did he use his position as UK Ambassador to benefit the US spy tech firm?

I just signed a petition calling for an urgent investigation into Peter Mandelson's dealings with Palantir. Did he use his position as UK Ambassador to benefit the US spy tech firm? Sign now: www.foxglove.org.uk/campaigns/ma...

Government admits its approval for Buckinghamshire AI datacentre should be quashed Campaigners hail U-turn during legal challenge over proposed centre an ‘embarrassing climbdown’

Major news yesterday for our legal challenge against the UK Government - the government has admitted that its decision to force through the construction of a new hyperscale data centre in Buckinghamshire contained a “serious logical error”.

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

giving them subsidies and tax incentives, looking out for their own pocket instead of their countries.

This disproportionately puts the tax burden onto local taxpayers, already strained and in need of tax revenue, which could go to health, education, social programs, and infrastructure."

www.6aitech.com/post/interna...

International development - not data centres
"Unfortunately, it is often the case that corrupt and incompetent governments in these countries compete to attract Big Tech data centres,
#PlanetOverProfit #stopdirtydatacentres

1/3 Went to the royal courts today to challenge the government's rush to build hyperscale data centres without adequate consideration of their immense environmental impact. #StopDirtyDataCentres @globalactionplan.bsky.social @foxglovelegal.bsky.social

Baroness Hale in Conversation At this webinar, Lady Hale will discuss her latest book “With the Law on Our Side: How the Law Works for Everyone and How We Can Make It Better”. This event is a must for anyone who wants to know how…

Join Baroness Hale, former President of the Supreme Court, to discuss her book 'With the Law on Our Side'.

We’ll unpack how law really works, how it shapes daily life, protects our rights, & holds government to account.

🗓️ 11 Feb, 6–7pm

Full details 👇
secure.unlockdemocracy.org.uk/page/184825/...

Electoral reform: Strong support for proportional representation among Labour members - LabourList Two thirds of Labour members would back change to UK voting system towards Proportional Representation, exclusive LabourList polling reveals.

Electoral reform: Strong support for proportional representation among Labour members labourlist.org/2026/01/elec... – via LabourList

Politicians, police and media will not tell the truth about crime And so the demagogues win

Because frightened politicians and a compromised media dare not say that crime is falling, Nigel Farage and his demagogic allies are getting away with the most extraordinary lies

"Is it not time that we had a proper consideration in this House of changes to the voting system, so that the next election is not a disaster for democracy?"

Great question by @maxwilkinson.bsky.social

The Government must wake up and get to grips with First Past the Post before it’s too late.