
Tom Lancaster
@tommlancaster
Land, food & farming lead @ECIU_UK working across climate, farming and land use issues. Previously did agriculture and land use policy at RSPB. Views all mine.
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09-11-2012 16:38:58
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The sun has got its hat on🤠The UK has seen the sunniest March for 60 years, with just 50% of its normal rainfall last month. The weather patterns we are seeing are going from "feast to famine", Professor Liz Bentley of Royal Meteorological Society tells justin webb. BBC Radio 4 Today | Uni of Reading



🚨Some major errors & misleading claims from Nick Robinson on BBC Radio 4 Today this morning, when discussing British Steel with Treasury Minister James Murray I hope these are corrected on tomorrow's programme. Here's what he got wrong... 🧵 bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

Pleased to see the The Guardian correct an article from a couple of months ago, which made some dodgy claims about EV demand falling A short 🧵 on three things they got wrong... theguardian.com/business/2025/…


Our analysis of hybrids in The Guardian today Hybrids only save owners £13 a year over petrols PHEVs only £117 EVs offer extra savings of over £800 But Gov changes to ZEV mandate could see more hybrids sold instead of EVs Thread tomorrow (am off today) theguardian.com/money/2025/apr…

NEW: Who are the voters Labour risks losing to Reform? How might Labour unite them with the rest of its election winning coalition? How might Reform win them over? Big new research by Persuasion UK out on 'Reform curious Labour' as featured by Miranda Green in today's FT 🧵👇



Here's some A-grade EV misinformation from the The Telegraph "EV fires up 77% in two years!!!" What the The Telegraph fails to mention is that the number of EVs on our roads has gone up 105% in those 2 years Which means the frequency of EV fires has actually gone down! 1/4


📺 "This isn't just about farm incomes, its about environmental outcomes, but its also about the resilience of our food supply" Tom Lancaster, ECIU on BBC Countryfile discusses how schemes like the SFI can increase resilience to climate impacts ⬇️ bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod…