The Planning and Infrastructure Bill is bad for people and nature. It enables luxury homes no one can afford while weakening protections for wildlife. I've backed key amendments to fix this - to improve protections for nature and ensure we get the affordable housing that we need.

"Environmental campaigner Professor Rupert Read exposed a key conflict of interest driving #GBNews' anti-net zero agenda, rattling presenter Martin Daubney.” Thanks to Left Foot Forward for highlighting this. leftfootforward.org/2025/05/gb-new…

BBC once again, 7am news this morning, illustrating scientists' warnings of global climate crisis with picture of people enjoying sunshine at the seaside!

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Removing consultation from major infrastructure planning is undemocratic greenallianceblog.org.uk/2025/05/29/rem…

A Spending Review that invests in Britain’s renewal. Click to read ⬇️

Spending Review cuts money for Environment Department - inevitably badged as "efficiency savings" - when the Planning Bill's threat to nature means we now need more for environmental protection, not less

Thames Water’s creditors want to be exempt from key environmental laws. Exempt from dumping sewage, causing disease, destroying marine life, biodiversity. Lawlessness to boost profits. Must prosecute companies/directors. End profit motive. Nationalise. archive.ph/WaCN1

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🚨 BREAKING: The Co-op has announced that it will implement the motion passed at its AGM last month by ending the sourcing of products from Israel. This is a major BDS victory! All Israeli whole products will now be removed from the shelves. co-operative.coop/media/news-rel…

Stop prosecuting protest, say Britain’s union leaders morningstaronline.co.uk/article/stop-p… #morningstaronline

New left party polls level with Labour – but disagreements on its future remain morningstaronline.co.uk/article/new-le… #morningstaronline

'Pathetic': Council forces grandmother to paint over Palestine flag on beach hut theargus.co.uk/news/25338331.…

Outrageous. Britain is being sued in a corporate court, for stopping the Cumbria coal mine. We’ve been saying for years that this system of corporate courts (ISDS) is an obstacle to climate action and democratic politics. Now it couldn’t be clearer theguardian.com/environment/20…

Ministers line up administrators for Thames Water Since 1989 £10.4bn paid in dividends, £13.68bn in interest payments. Hardly any new shareholder money. Shares worthless, Lenders ready to take a haircut. Need permanent nationalisation, not temporary. news.sky.com/story/thames-w…

⚠️The writing's on the wall for Thames Water. Government is stepping up plans for temporary nationalisation. It's starting to look inevitable. MPs need to pledge NOW that they will 'Make Thames Water Public' and fight against any discounted sell-off back to the private

Activists will marry their local rivers this summer to pledge their commitment to protect nature thecanary.co/uk/news/2025/0…

Where are all the flag-wavers now that we have the leader of a foreign country threatening our national broadcaster?

I just signed a petition: Sussex Deserves Better Democracy: Defer Sussex Mayoral Election One Year to Use SV Not FPTP. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/stan…

On budget day, here's a timely reminder of the vital public services we've lost over the past 15 years through government cuts.