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The claim: "Most of those that come in are not directly productive members of the economy. Most of those that come in are actually dependents" The numbers: 2/3 of visas last year went to main applicants. The rules: dependents mainly can't get benefits and can (and do) work.

Sunak: "In our approach to energy policy we will put security and your family finances ahead of unaffordable eco-zealotry." Genuinely quite shocking to see the consensus on the need for urgent climate action treated with such disregard.

Labour 70% of seats on 43% of the vote!! Greens 0.5% of seats on 6%. theguardian.com/politics/artic…

Street trees an inconvenience? 🌳🤔 We still meet people who think street trees are an inconvenience, but with words like ‘heatdome’ & ‘flashflooding’ appearing more often in weather reports, it’s all too clear, they are a necessity 🌳Trees help protect us from extreme weather

On current predictions Labour will win over 70% of seats on 45% of the vote. Get the Tories out, yes, but also get a better voting system.

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PARTY WITH THE BEST CLIMATE POLICY THAT COULD WIN IN THIS SEAT: (North Dorset) Liberal Democrat voteclimate.uk/constituencies…

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In case you need any further persuasion to vote Green in #Brighton tomorrow, here’s the fabulous Mark Steel giving you the benefit of his insights into the democratic process 😀 Sian Berry

Small incremental change just won’t cut it. The gap between what’s scientifically essential & what’s currently deemed to be politically possible urgently needs to close. And we will need a new generation of Green MPs more than ever. Me for The Guardian👇 theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

#GeneralElection2024 South Dorset:- Matt Bell (Lib Dem) - 8,017 Catherine Bennett (Green) - 2,153 Richard Drax (Conservative) - 14,611 Lloyd Hatton (Labour) - 15,659 ELECTED Giovanna Lewis - 185 Rosie Morrell - 52 Joy Wilson (Independent) - 192 Morgan Young (Reform UK) - 8,168

Our research team has spent the day crunching the results to make the most accurate possible model of how the 2024 parliament would have looked with a proportional voting system. electoral-reform.org.uk/how-the-2024-e…

I've just been sentenced to 5 years in prison. The longest ever for nonviolent action. The 'crime'? Giving a talk on civil disobedience as an effective, evidence-based method for stopping the elite from putting enough carbon in the atmosphere to send us to extinction. I have

It is said dissent is the foundation of liberty. And yet the travesty of justice that took place today at Southwark Crown Court speaks to a democracy that is in danger of forgetting that at its peril. We must not be numb to how extreme the sentences handed out today to peaceful

Environmental activists can no longer explain their motives to a jury. This situation is not only laughable and farcical; it is deeply sinister. This judgment and these laws MUST be overturned. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

This is brilliant by stewartlee.co.uk The Guardian

Aron and I are running a marathon and a half respectively on Sunday. Do donate to our Red Cross fundraiser if you can. Many thanks! 🙏🏻 justgiving.com/fundraising/br…

Just out in the Royal Forestry Society's Quarterly Journal of Forestry, my article on Regenerative Forestry. It is aimed as a complement to regenerative agriculture, producing not only timber but also benefits for nature, climate and people. livingwithtrees.co.uk/regenerative-f…

Let's imagine a better world . . . A New World monbiot.com/2025/04/02/a-n…

Looking forward to the Shaftesbury Fringe next week. Do come along to my spoken word shows - 'Songs of the Earth' on Friday morning and 'cleave' on Saturday morning. Both free / pass the hat