“Israel has written one of the darkest pages of human history.” —Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur

A Palestinian child in Gaza, weakened by hunger, collapses while walking with his mother and dies — this is the israeli famine #SayIt

Brilliant. This is a beautiful takedown by Prof Becky Malby, of most of the myths around taking water back into public ownership, including its cost. Also demolishes the idea it’s possible for ANY regulator to effectively function within a privatised water model. Join the

Put this man in charge of the new water regulator. Steve Reed Keir Starmer Feargal Sharkey

'Government has lost control of this industry' Campaigner Feargal Sharkey spoke to #BBC after the publication of a major report into the water industry in England and Wales including replacing the water regulator Ofwat and introducing mandatory water meters

Extraordinary scenes in the Commons tonight as Tory MP Kit Malthouse MP correctly accuses UK foreign secretary David Lammy of complicity in Israel’s crimes and warns him that he could end up in The Hague

Left: Steve Reed, "Nationalising water companies would cost £100 billion, we'd have to take it from the NHS and Education, and it would take years of legal wrangling" Right: Feargal Sharkey explains how to nationalise water companies without costing the taxpayer a penny

"Cunliffe report won’t make one atom of the UK’s water any cleaner." Me, in today's The Times and The Sunday Times thetimes.com/uk/environment…

David Lammy must realise that we’re past the point of threatening sanctions. Every day the Government sits on its hands, more innocent civilians are being killed in Gaza while over a million are at risk of starvation. Sanctions are needed now, including against Netanyahu.

Unpopular view here: rather than threatening the gesture politics of recognising a Palestinian state (that may never happen) why doesn’t Keir Starmer begin with: - expelling Israel’s ambassador - full trade sanctions - full arms embargo - stopping alleged RAF Gaza flights

Israel killed Dr. Hala Al-Dulaimi in Gaza. She was an Iraqi doctor. A civilian. She left her homeland and family to care for the wounded in Gaza. She wasn’t a combatant. She was a healer. Israel deliberately killed her to stop her from saving lives — most of them children.

So Anglian Water has been fined £62.8 million for illegally dumping their sewage into the environment. In an act of self-pity CEO Mark Thurston, said: “We understand the need to rebuild trust with customers and that aspects of our performance need to improve to do that." Would

“When people who oppose all forms of violence, who are trying to stop war and terrorism, are arrested on terrorism charges, nothing makes sense any more” - spot on from George Monbiot 👇 theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

The Picture of the Century... Nature defeats Technology 📸: Koen Van Weel

The Bombay High Court has decided that an elephant’s survival and right to quality life is above man’s claims to use it for religious rites. zurl.co/AD1d4

The israelis have blocked all of these aid trucks from entering Gaza; 1000s of tonnes of aid just sitting idly less than 10 minutes away

“I think there are two ways in which people are controlled. First of all frighten people and secondly, demoralise them…An educated, healthy and confident nation is harder to govern.” ~ Tony Benn

After a big meal, this majestic Siberian tiger is ready for a cozy afternoon nap. Nothing beats the sound of its powerful roar echoing through the forest. #Kingdom #wildlife #Tigers

Some bird species from my Biodiversity Map of Arunachal Pradesh- the land that welcomes the first rays of Sun in India, illustrated in my FolkIndica art style. (Map in the thread)