This Panorama is explosive… We are now the poorest country in N.Europe The av Brit is 60% poorer than av American We’re suffering a national pay cut that is years in the making Exacerbated by Brexit …& this lying Govt is blaming Putin and Covid. bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod…

It is astonishing that everyone in the media is not screaming like fuck. 2023 WAS THE HOTTEST YEAR ON RECORD. RAINFALL AND HEAT RECORDS ARE FALLING ALL OVER THE PLANET. FOSSIL FUEL USE IS AT AN ALL TIME HIGH. THE WEATHER IS GOING TO GET ALOT MORE EXTREME. The Public have very

Exclusive: The Government has incinerated or written off £1.4 BILLION worth of Covid PPE, provided by one supplier in the summer of 2020 - it is the single most wasteful public contract of the whole pandemic. Thread 1/

John Oliver, "The Conservatives have had 5 different prime ministers over the past 14 years.. It's worth briefly revisiting all of them" 1⃣"David Cameron.. Austerity.. Brexit" 2⃣"Theresa May.. More austerity, two child cap" 3⃣"Boris Johnson.. His time in office was a

"We really should not speak about living conditions in #Gaza because none of them have 𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 conditions. What they have, if you look closely, is 𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙫𝙞𝙫𝙖𝙡 conditions. And barely. They’re holding on by a thread." - Yasmina Guerda, UN Humanitarian

So far in 2024,11 countries have recorded >50C,with few others missing it by few decimals In few days this club can add more members A brutal heat wave can threaten the record of the highest reliable temperature ever recorded in Africa and >50C can be reached in Algeria & Tunisia

It looks like climate models are under-predicting sea level rise, and scientists have been trying to work out why. Now, new analysis by Dr Alex Bradley Alex Bradley may have identified the missing puzzle piece… bas.ac.uk/media-post/new… Buckle up for a 🧵⬇️

BREAKING: CNN just put together a montage of all the times Donald Trump rambled incoherently or displayed strong signs of cognitive decline. Retweet so every American knows Trump is senile.

While the British media are frothing about ‘betting scandals’, this is breaking news. None of them understand or care. The future is not what most people think it is. edition.cnn.com/2024/06/25/cli…

#WeAreTheEconomy! Key services like healthcare, housing and education are essential for a healthy country and strong economy, but they are being starved of funding. We need a fair tax system to invest in key services and build a strong economy, because we are the economy.

Billionaires have a malign influence on our politics and on our planet. We need to tax them properly. It really is that simple. (And if you are interested in a fairer tax system follow Gabriel Zucman.) theguardian.com/news/article/2…

"We rely on the BBC to ignore fossil fuel lobby pressure & present voters with the facts to help them choose how to use their vote." The Green Party makes official complaint over BBC failure to scrutinise climate crisis in election coverage. #GE2024 mirror.co.uk/news/politics/…

🚨 BREAKING: 14 ARRESTED IN 12 HOURS AS POLICE CONTINUE RAIDS ⛓️ A further 7 Just Stop Oil supporters have been arrested at their homes this morning for resisting the tyranny of fossil fuels. 💸 Help us replace tech seized by the police — chuffed.org/project/just-s…

Hundreds are dying of heat stroke in South Asia as temperatures of up to 50°C continue, but it just isn't major news for most of the world. independent.co.uk/climate-change…

35 years after Privatisation Thames Water admits £19Bm of assets are in “poor” or “failed condition” or are “no longer capable of reliably performing their function”. But the dividends and bonuses have been doing fine. Privatisation was just a scam. on.ft.com/45M6LvJ

Rishi Sunak says he is hurt & angry at Reform UK activist using racist language. How did he think I felt when his top donor Frank Hester said I “made him want to hate all Black women' and I should be shot?

Britain is delaying the International Criminal Court prosecutor's request for arrest warrants for Netanyahu & Gallant (for their starvation strategy) by asking to reargue the court's decision that it has jurisdiction over war crimes committed in Palestine. theguardian.com/law/article/20…

Unless Labour breaks out of its fiscal straitjacket, a properly resourced green transition won’t be deliverable, increasing disappointment & disillusion & setting the table for a resurgent far right to further weaponise the green agenda. Me for The Guardian theguardian.com/politics/artic…

Welsh Cycling gets a new name and reveals its latest strategy. What’s in it for mountain biking? singletrackworld.com/2024/07/wales-…