HUGE and unexpected win in #Budget24 on private jets: air passenger duty hike. Good for climate, good for the economy. Total no brainer.

All over the rich world, people’s lives are getting worse. It’s harder to afford the basics, keep a roof over your head, and access care when you’re sick. People will keep voting for whoever they think will bring back prosperity. 1/

It should come as no great surprise that a Democratic Party which has abandoned working class people would find that the working class has abandoned them. While the Democratic leadership defends the status quo, the American people are angry and want change. And they’re right.

Expanding Bristol Airport even more is 'downright dangerous' warns Bristol Green's leader Emma Edwards, as Bristol Airport Action Network condemn the proposals. Have a read of the full story here. What do you think? bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-n…

Local councils are in desperate need of funding but this isn't the way to go. Council tax has long been recognised as regressive as it doesn't reflect wealth accumulated over time. It's not right that a that a house in Hartlepool is taxed more than a luxury flat in Battersea.

£70,000 has been made available to fund youth-led climate action in Bristol ⬇️ news.bristol.gov.uk/press-releases… CSE

🆕 A collab between the Council and Places For People will provide modular homes! Cllr Barry Parsons: “We are grateful to Places for People for working with us to help make a real tangible difference to people who are homeless and help them get back on their feet.”

People in Bristol posing as legitimate waste disposal operators face fines of up to £50,000 for illegal handling and dumping of waste, and could have their vehicle seized and potentially crushed. Learn about the council's latest successful prosecution: orlo.uk/cpJHy

More homes for #Bristol We've started building The Fosseway, our fourth development site. 🏡130 eco-focused homes, half for social rent & shared ownership. 🫶Plans for a 70-home extra care facility for older people. We're now building around 600 homes across Bristol

Bristol liveable neighbourhood 'makes roads safer' bbc.in/4j94ArQ

Women are unsafe on a daily basis - statistically due to men they already know. Want to make women safer? Change rape laws, fund refuges properly, end femicide, address misogyny in boys and men, improve healthcare. Taking aim at trans women does nothing to make women safer.

obsession with netflix dramas and condemning the offensiveness of rappers kind of feels like the sign of a political class who want to be newspaper columnists rather than do anything meaningful or material

Stand by for 24 hours of Farage promotion without scrutiny. You have to hand it to him- to be a politician who gets treated like a commentator celebrity is a real achievement. But only possible with a media that prefers spectacle to scrutiny, and major parties that have never

NEW!🚨 A conversation with Bristol City Council leader Tony Dyer on his first year in office🎙️ The Bristol Green Party councillor for Southville delves into the big issues in the city 🟢 #BristolUnpacked for The Bristol Cable thebristolcable.org/2025/05/listen…

Bristol has earned the EU Mission Label for Climate Neutral and Smart Cities, which recognises the credibility of its climate action and investment plans. This gives access to additional support to help secure the investment needed to accelerate progress. buff.ly/a8SeyLI

📊 Congratulations to  Bristol City Council for scoring 89% on Buildings & Heating in the #CouncilClimateScorecards!👏 Find out the full results on how Bristol City Council is taking #climateaction locally at:  councilclimatescorecards.uk

Former National World CEO David Montgomery has reportedly assembled a bid for Reach which would accelerate AI-generated content production and see 850 journalists (one in three) fired. The £400m bid is reportedly backed by Chelsea FC chairman Tod Boehly telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/…

Labour already attacking Zack Polanski harder in one afternoon than they have Nigel Farage in Keir Starmer's entire 5 years as leader.

Kurt Vonnegut on buying an envelope

"Ending the housing crisis requires attacking one of the foundations of neoliberal capitalism: the idea that we are all little, budding capitalists just waiting for the opportunity to invest in financial markets." graceblakeley.substack.com/p/building-mor…