In three years we've gone from Labour being asked if it would 'nationalise sausages', to most Tory voters backing it for energy companies Could it save Britain? Super quad byline with Evie Breese . and Alastair Reid for this week's Big Issue cover bigissue.com/news/is-it-tim…

Farming is responsible for a third of the world's GHG emissions & an enormous amount of environmental damage. I visited Riverford in July to see how nature-friendly farming could turn the tide bigissue.com/news/environme… Nature Friendly Farming Network @LandworkersUK Organic Growers Alliance Soil Association

Thanks for your help on this Sam!

A lovely surprise to be nominated this morning for investigation of the year by Society of Editors UK !!

Two years ago the gov pledged to create 2m "green jobs" by 2030. In 2022, they still have no agreed definition for a "green job" - and the 68k roles they say they've already created include jobs that no longer exist or won't until 2029 bigissue.com/news/environme…

Cracking story from Greg Barradale here:

Just before I left Big Issue had the pleasure of speaking with George Monbiot about his book Regenesis & how we might move towards a less destructive, more equitable food system:

Literally anything except providing decent public transport - love to see it

Imo, in the same way that Instagram makes influencers tag their paid content with "#ad", they should also make new home buyers list how they paid the deposit x

Contributed some research to this investigation on the thousands of people being forced to go without energy this winter alongside the wonderful Vicky Gayle - do give it a read.

I first looked into PPM installations last July at the Big Issue, then worked on an investigation with The Bureau of Investigative Journalism revealing how vulnerable people were being cut off from energy as a result - pleased that it looks like action might finally be taken: bigissue.com/news/social-ju…

These journalists made PPM change happen: . who first got hold of warrant data Big Issue Dr Dean Kirby who’s work has been relentless The i Paper Vicky Gayle The Bureau of Investigative Journalism who dug out smart meters data Paul Morgan-Bentley The Times and The Sunday Times undercover sting was the final proof needed (3/4)

Calling Leeds (and Leeds-adjacent) journalists and media people (radio, TV, etc) - a bunch of us are trying to get monthly media/journo drinks set up, first taking place on Thurs 23rd March. Give me a DM if you'd like more info ! 🎥✏️

Every time I remember this happened my mind melts. Funniest thing to happen during all three lockdowns and was only one week in