Daisy Powell-Chandler (@daisymeylands) 's Twitter Profile
Daisy Powell-Chandler

@daisymeylands

Former politico and pollster, now Head of Energy and Environment at Public First and host of reputation podcast Why Everybody Hates You. Views my own.

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Ruth Chambers (@ruthmchambers) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🔖 Today marks 1000 days since the Environment Act became law. 🌍 This extensive Act of Parliament was billed as “world leading”, “flagship” and a “lodestar”. 🧵 A thread on whether it is living up to its potential.

Tommy Gale (@ts_gale) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Oliver Bater has been doing a great job on the Public First mission tracker! Some interesting developments on economic growth, clean energy and opportunity missions. publicfirst.co.uk/public-first-g… Quick summary below...

Colin Walker (@colinwalker79) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We got YouGov to ask non-EV drivers 10 questions to test their EV knowledge 59% got 2 or less out of 10 right And they're 11x less likely to want an EV as next car than those who got 8 or more Misinformation is having an effect Thread coming shortly mirror.co.uk/money/drivers-…

Conservative Environment Network (@cen_hq) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🚨 10 former Defra UK Secretaries of State and ministers urge the government to protect the nature-friendly farming budget. "the government needs to put its money where its mouth is and keep the farming budget intact or - better still - increase it in line with inflation."

🚨 10 former <a href="/DefraGovUK/">Defra UK</a> Secretaries of State and ministers urge the government to protect the nature-friendly farming budget.

"the government needs to put its money where its mouth is and keep the farming budget intact or - better still - increase it in line with inflation."
Will Yates (@wjyates72) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Since I started teaching seven years ago, we've had a global pandemic, a cost-of-living crisis and some of my first students have entered the classroom as teachers. In this report for Teach First, Jess, our polling team and I looked at what Gen Z want from teaching.🧵

Colin Walker (@colinwalker79) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Amusing little update to this story Having penned an article for The i Paper slamming EVs... ...Esther Walker may well still have an EV Her husband, Giles Coren, mentioned how he drove to a restaurant in his BMW i3 last year Would be good to have clarification on this

Amusing little update to this story

Having penned an article for <a href="/theipaper/">The i Paper</a> slamming EVs...

...Esther Walker may well still have an EV

Her husband, Giles Coren, mentioned how he drove to a restaurant in his BMW i3 last year

Would be good to have clarification on this
Daisy Powell-Chandler (@daisymeylands) 's Twitter Profile Photo

"I'm not a climate denier, I'm just anti-climate action" is one of the weirder political tropes du jour: "Make me your leader! I believe there is a massive problem but i plan to ignore it!"

Sam Richards (@sjarichards) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The focus from Conservative leadership candidates today on getting Britain building again is hugely welcome. We need more homes, transport links, and clean energy asap. But there’s some confusion about net zero 🧵

Jesse Peltan (@jessepeltan) 's Twitter Profile Photo

1. "cats kill 10,000 times as many birds as wind turbines!" "yeah but cats kill small birds! wind turbines kill endangered birds like eagles!" I've seen this same exchange hundreds of times and it always stops there. Here's what's missing...

1. "cats kill 10,000 times as many birds as wind turbines!"

"yeah but cats kill small birds! wind turbines kill endangered birds like eagles!"

I've seen this same exchange hundreds of times and it always stops there.

Here's what's missing...
Conservative Environment Network (@cen_hq) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🚨 MPs warn cutting nature-friendly farming budget is an "act of self harm" In a letter to the Chancellor, MPs said ELMs are vital for: 🔵 Farmers' finances 🔵 Our nation's food security 🔵 Nature restoration Read more in the The Telegraph 👇 telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/…

🚨 MPs warn cutting nature-friendly farming budget is an "act of self harm"

In a letter to the Chancellor, MPs said ELMs are vital for:

🔵 Farmers' finances
🔵 Our nation's food security
🔵 Nature restoration 

Read more in the <a href="/Telegraph/">The Telegraph</a> 👇
telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/…
two Heads (@twoheadspod) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We had the great pleasure of the company of Ed Dorrell on our podcast this week. We talked about his work at Public First and the enormity of the issues facing education, including the SEN crisis. He brought an optimism which is often hard to find! twoheadspodcast.podbean.com

Jash Dholani (@oldbooksguy) 's Twitter Profile Photo

This is Joe Overton The famous "Overton Window" is named after him It's the best mental model for understanding how political change ACTUALLY happens A thread...

This is Joe Overton

The famous "Overton Window" is named after him

It's the best mental model for understanding how political change ACTUALLY happens

A thread...
Seb Wride (@sebwride) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Public First's research on "antipolitics" featured in The i Paper today - few stand-out findings in the thread below, with huge credit to Michela for her work on this inews.co.uk/news/politics/…

Colin Walker (@colinwalker79) 's Twitter Profile Photo

"VW to shut three factories, axe jobs and cut pay by 10%" A sad consequence of companies dragging their heels in moving to EVs As a recent report we commissioned from the CBI found - going slow on electrification means factories close and jobs are lost theguardian.com/business/2024/…

Michael Dnes (@michaeldnes1) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Back in July, I got into trouble for writing about road pricing. But there was one thing so explosive I had to leave it out. Now I'm free, I should finish the story. And, thanks to my new employer, I have the numbers🧵

Simon Evans (@drsimevans) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A lot of smart people are talking about this chart, but missing the single most important factor behind the UK's position: Gas It's a very perplexing omission: Let me explain why 1/3

A lot of smart people are talking about this chart, but missing the single most important factor behind the UK's position: Gas 

It's a very perplexing omission: Let me explain why
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Daisy Powell-Chandler (@daisymeylands) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Climate campaigners: this is worth a read. Let the US election be a reminder that we need all of the possible potential allies, not just the ones we like or agree with about many issues.

Michael Dnes (@michaeldnes1) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Dear London – did you just rewrite the rules of congestion charging? By accident? And find a massive clean air hack? Which you’re now about to switch off?🧵

Dear London – did you just rewrite the rules of congestion charging? By accident?

And find a massive clean air hack?

Which you’re now about to switch off?🧵