This Sunday's cover Swimming in sewage: the people v the polluters on Britain's south coast By Tim Adams. Illustration by Paul Reed

A reminder: the people in power don’t need conferences, treaties or agreements to start taking real climate action. They can start today. When enough people come together then change will come and we can achieve almost anything. So instead of looking for hope - start creating it.

People power is working. Do not let up. The water industry needs to be placed under maximum pressure until they #EndSewagePollution Investigations should leave no stone unturned & drive the reforms necessary to protect & restore our precious blue spaces.

I’ve seen some disturbing things in my time, but the howling silence in most of the UK media about the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill, whose measures include stifling protest and legislative cleansing of Gypsies, Roma and Travellers, is close to the top of the list.

The Crime & Sentencing Bill includes amendments that could make protesting a criminal offence. Protesting gives us a powerful voice to create real change. Without protests, we would not be where we are today, and we will not have the future we hope for. We will not be silent!

The #PoliceBill threatens democracy itself & the right of individuals & campaigning organisations like Surfers Against Sewage Greenpeace UK Extinction Rebellion UK 🌍 to take a stand for people & the environment. There is no way that this draconian & authoritarian bill should ever be passed.

Another death knell for rivers as pollution is set to be ignored by regulators. 💩🚨 How on Earth can rivers ever recover with this approach? And where do rivers flow? Beaches. Which are also languishing at the bottom of European league tables Rachel Salvidge theguardian.com/environment/20…

⚠️BREAKING ⚠️ Parliamentary report reveals rivers in England are a ‘dangerous chemical cocktail’ as a result of chronic failures by water companies, government & regulators. Hugo Tagholm' response below. It's time to #EndSewagePollution

Without the right to protest we’d have no Surfers Against Sewage and loads more 💩 in the sea.

Crime bill: Lords defeats for government's protest clamp-down plans ✊💥 #PoliceBill bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politi…

This is unacceptable😡 We need urgent and targeted investment in the increasingly ailing and overburdened sewerage system nationwide. Join us in the fight to #EndSewagePollution by becoming an SAS member today. ✊ bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…

Storm Malik dislodged another classic! “Now with 6% protein!” I’ve found a few of these now, no date but at 3p it has to be 1971 or later (post decimalisation)! #StormMalik #retrorubbish #newburgh

guardianeco: Polar bears move into abandoned Arctic weather station – photo essay theguardian.com/world/2022/jan…

This is simply outrageous and must be stopped. The actions of the government on climate are in complete opposition to the will of the people and its own rhetoric and claims. We must hold them to account and demand #ClimateActionNow #OceanEmergency #ActNow

It’s crucial the world leaders turn words into action at the #OneOceanSummit to protect the high seas. #HighSeasTreaty #ListentotheOcean 🌍🐋🌊

Won't affect shareholders ££ though so nothing will be done. Britain 2022...

It's time water companies stopped treating our rivers as a sewage dumping ground! We are calling for 200 river bathing waters by 2030. Sign the petition to help #EndSewagePollution sas.org.uk/bathingriversp… Surfers Against Sewage Feargal Sharkey Deborah Meaden 🇺🇦 George Monbiot

Water industry investigated for dumping sewage Environmental regulators investigated for allowing water companies to dump sewage Financial regulators investigated for allowing water companies to make huge profits whilst dumping sewage Government investigated on all of above

Well, this certainly stinks. 💩⚠️ Plan to reduce sewage in rivers is shelved by the Government telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/08/1…

Roll up, roll up and meet the watery overlords pumping sewage on to our shores this summer 💩💩💩 theguardian.com/commentisfree/… @AmySlack_SAS Surfers Against Sewage #EndSewagePollution Marina Hyde