This should end Ben Habib's career.

It won't. But in any rational universe it would.

'...then Michael Gove went silent & has refused to engage since. Now the future of this iconic species rests in one man’s hands. His hands. And I fear he is willing to let them go. It is unforgivable. After all his work, will this sordid chapter be his legacy?' - Zac Goldsmith

BREAKING! Parents say it’s getting harder, not easier to ensure children are eating healthily. New parents’ manifesto #OurChildrenOurFuture calling for more govt action is in The Times and The Sunday Times today Eleanor Hayward. Read full story here: sustainweb.org/news/apr24-par…

Local elections analysis on Sky

Mentions of Reform UK: 3
Mentions of Greens: Zero

Green Councillors: 744
Reform UK Councillors: 10

Do better Sky News

📢Who doesn't love a march? Especially one calling for fair rewards for the real work needed.

Unsurprisingly, obliterating the natural world is bad for the economy. theguardian.com/environment/20…

👀 List of Tories supporting one of the key amendments to water down the Renters Reform Bill. What does the (R) by names mean? Registered interests. Looks like landlords turning out in force to scupper a bill that was meant to protect renters' interests, not their own finances

The UK is one of the biggest economies in the world, with net zero industries worth £74bn a year. And the UK has led the way on renewable power like offshore wind. We not only derive benefits from leading, but bring down costs for ourselves and others in doing so.

If every one of the 1-2% nations were to sit back on their laurels and demand that China sorts the problem out by itself, then we will fail.

Climate leadership and co-operation will help us get to net zero - finger-pointing will not.

eciu.net/insights/2023/…

So what if every one of those countries made the same 1% argument to justify inaction or slowing down? Lo and behold, they do!

See these headlines below from France, Australia, Canada, Spain, Argentina, all making exactly the same argument...

The Greens needed “to play their best game ever” – appealing to voters to make the right choice rather than believe the “absolute bullshit” of politicians who claim to be fighting to save the planet but do the opposite – to try to defeat the far right.
theguardian.com/world/2024/apr…

Even more evidence that taxing unhealthy food helps cut obesity, shows global study by The George Institute for Global Health.

Health taxes for high-fat, salt & sugar foods may effectively reduce unhealthy #food consumption, boosting public #health .
imperial.ac.uk/news/252678/ta…

Feedback's Exec Director Carina Millstone blogs on the worrying outcome of Feedback's effort to challenge the legality of the government's 'totally rubbish' food strategy buff.ly/49UR1qF @greenallianceuk

Beyond pathetic that the UK Government has *again* delayed introduction of its Deposit Return Scheme for plastic bottle recycling

Every time I pick up a piece of litter these days I curse the government for their abject failure

#WildService

thetimes.co.uk/article/uk-bot…

Happy St Georges day! Let an England flag illegally dumped in ancient bluebell woodland remind us of the madness of professing to love our country whilst allowing its rivers to be polluted with sewage, its ancient trees to be felled & its precious landscapes littered with plastic

I do love this film from Zero Hour 🐸🐸🐸
making a strong serious point humourously.

If this bill passes, then ultra-processed foods will be defined in US law, with restrictions placed on products marketed for children. And that would be a very good thing.

I hope everyone under 30 will show their disgust at this blank refusal by both major parties to give our youth the joy of mobility in Europe. Craven surrender to a minority of ageing Europhobes.Sunak rejects offer of youth mobility scheme between EU and UK theguardian.com/politics/2024/…

thank you watershed_investigations for pulling out a quote from my book - inequality matters to bugs and vice versa.. l do explain why and how in the book
and lots more obvs 🕷️🐝🐞🦋🪱🪳🦂🕸️🐛🦟🪱🪰
can get book via Chelsea Green Publishing , bookshops and usual places

From biodiversity to human diversity: insights from the US strengthening agriculture systems through the food justice lens
15 cents of every $ spent in the supermarket goes to the farmer
thefuturescentre.org/from-biodivers…