Back in the day, pretty much everyone agreed that you need a whole suite of tools to manage inflationary pressures (not just during war) and that *fiscal policy* belongs atop the policy mountain. The Federal Reserve building is named after a leading advocate of this view.

Many seabirds become entangled and injured/killed in the top nets and submerged anti predator nets on the multinational owned #Salmon farms based in Scotland. #NaturallyScottish ? Its not natural and its barely Scottish.

Great white sharks illegally killed & mutilated in California. Carlos Gauna has found mutilated sharks & received a video of a fisherman who killed two and boasted of catching seven white sharks in total. Great whites are protected in California waters. patch.com/california/los…

Marine Protected Area Case Study: Loch Carron Loch Carron is home to the world’s largest known flame shell reef. In 2017 a large part of the reef was devastated by an incident of scallop dredging. Local fishing interests and community members called for protection of the reef

Time for some sense, #scallopdredging and #trawling are environmentally exhaustive. They offer nothing positive for the environment they are found in and only destroy the very habitat that they rely on for future prosperity. It's time this industry was stopped and with it

As someone who works in the tech field, if you’re not profoundly disturbed by this pager story, you should be. The implications are massive.

It is reported that before 7 Oct 2023, 85% of Hamas fighters were orphans whose parents had been killed by the IDF. Israel has since created over 17,000 new orphans. No matter what your opinion on Gaza, no matter what "side" you take, Israeli actions will never bring peace. 🧵

1. You might not have heard of it, but the system supposed to protect us in England and Wales from #floods is an absolute disgrace: a network of old boys' clubs completely unaccountable to the public. No wonder it fails so badly. My column + thread. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Can commercial banks create money out of thin air? youtu.be/2Y0JOxRg5vE?si… As a matter of fact, the Bank of England can always create money out of thin air. But can commercial banks really do so? The answer is yes, subject to a massive caveat – which is that they can only do so

‘Butterfly emergency’ declared as UK summer count hits record low theguardian.com/environment/20…

The case for large interest rate cuts is overwhelming taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2024/09/1… Inflation is flat-lining at 2.2%. The time for large interest rate cuts has arrived.

Starmer exposed taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2024/09/1… Starmer's exposed his inner self, and it's not appealing.

Govt's new water bill does indeed give ministers the power to not only force customers to pay for Thames Water 💧's bailout via increased bills (or any other water company for that matter), but also to payoff the bondholders, shareholders, creditors or "any other financial

Mowi confirm salmon escape event. 50yrs of farming salmon in the sea and they still can’t contain them safely. Because there is no safe way to farm salmon in the sea. salmonbusiness.com/mowi-confirms-…

NEWS I have to cancel my upcoming tour, I’m sorry but the cancer has spread and the Beatson cancer team have advised me to stop work. I am currently in hospital with sepsis ( it’s under control) pls contact your theatre for a refund - I’m sorry everyone 👇watch please

Well overdue in protecting Scotland’s most significant carbon sink - our seabed. Mairi Gougeon Net Zero Scotland John Swinney #InshoreLimit

.Ariane Burgess raising Scot Gov Marine ‘s failure to achieve Good Environmental Status (GES) during last week’s Rural Affairs and Islands Committee session To achieve GES, we need to substantially reduce seabed disturbance from bottom towed fishing #InshoreLimit x.com/ourseas_scot/s…

What is GOV.UK's share of this, Rachel Reeves, Keir Starmer? There's the budget saving you're looking for: stop subsidising harmful businesses. If a mature business needs government grants to survive or grow, it's not a successful business. theguardian.com/environment/20…

Well, UK Prime Minister, @potus: can we now describe Israel as a rogue state, practicing as it does acts of genocide and random terrorism? This has gone on too long.

"Tax the oil and gas giants." Green MP Ellie Chowns tells Jackie Long she welcomed David Lammy's climate action speech, but the government should raise finance to tackle the crisis by implementing the polluter pays principle. Read and watch here: channel4.com/news/climate-c…