As the UK becomes more divided, England has re-emerged as a potent force in culture & politics. To counter rise of the populist Right, we need more compelling stories of a fairer, greener, more inclusive country. My new book, Another England, is out now bit.ly/3UHQGDR

“In Finland, the # of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.” scoop.me/housing-first-…

New minister, same disastrous policy on oil and gas. Approving new fields like Rosebank is not only terrible for UK efforts on climate change, it does absolutely nothing to improve our energy security either. #StopRosebank

Incredibly the Labour Party is now in favour of more privatisation of the NHS. Let down over EU, Gaza, Green Energy, nuclear, and defence? Time to rethink and vote @thegreenparty

After a year of war, Sudan faces one of the worst humanitarian disasters in recent history. Thousands are dead, millions displaced & starving. Yet the UN response is woefully underfunded. UK must urgently step up diplomatic efforts to increase global funding. #KeepEyesOnSudan

I condemn Iranian attack on Israel but v worried PM is pitching us into war alongside an Israeli Govt which has breached international law & escalated tensions by bombing Iranian embassy. If UK serious about de-escalation, it must call for an immediate bilateral ceasefire in Gaza

Humanity has already shot past the hoped for 'safe' approach of limiting climate change to 1.5 degrees. How much worse are we going to make the chaos before we stop?
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So Netanyahu wants to retaliate to Iran's retaliation to Israel's retaliation for Hamas retaliation and the British government wants to take sides and supply arms to kill civilians.
We need a cease fire and a long term solution or no more support from UK uk.news.yahoo.com/britain-now-in…

What use is privatisation?

Can anyone tell me a single benefit (to us) of having private Water, Rail, Energy and Mail?

Curiously if you dither and delay over taking serious action on climate change then it starts to hit food production and prices even at the early stages of the mounting chaos.
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A more erratic and extreme climate makes farming harder and drives up food prices

Such grim irony. Now we hear Rwandan state airline refuses to fly our outsourced asylum seekers to Kigali due to reputational damage of doing so. Can barely keep up with the revelations showing how cruel & wrong Sunak’s Rwanda policy is in both principle & practice

This makes for an incredibly depressing read. You would think our most precious and important nature reserves would be the most protected areas of all - yet this healthcheck from Campaign for National Parks finds the very opposite. They are in an even worse state than everywhere else.

Week 294. #FridaysForFuture #ClimateStrike #ClimateJusticeNow

Craven.

Spineless.

Lacking in any integrity.

The Labour party once again hiding behind the governments complicity.

🚨 The call for an immediate halt to UK arms sales to Israel is gaining political momentum.

✍️ Sign our open letter to urgently tell the Government to end arms sales now ➡️ bit.ly/3VwRCeU

#CeasefireNOW

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💚 Only the Green Party is committed to lifting people out of poverty for good.

The Conservative candidate to be Mayor of York and North Yorkshire has made hugely expensive promises to make car parking free without any idea of how to pay for them. What was that about magic money trees?

Victim says Home Office ‘waiting for us to die off’ before paying compensation. More disgraceful, inhumane behaviour by the Home Office. theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/a…

England A&E wait times led to needless deaths of up to 14,000, data suggests. The NHS is safe in Tory hands? Really? theguardian.com/society/2024/a…