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  We must save #water as #drought becomes new normal, says minister The government has warned action is needed to prevent #WaterShortages becoming "the norm" after #SevereDrought was declared across parts of southern England. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq0ld4g0309go #warming #climate #ClimateChange

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  Did you know a barrister is facing jail just for reminding a jury they have the right to vote with their conscience? This historic right has kept trials fair since 1670. We can't let it be silenced now. Add your name to defend fair trials👇 https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/save-britain-s-juries?source=bluesky&utm_medium=socialshare&utm_source=mastodon&share=05a6f36b-5e80-4054-a07b-b02da687a4a1

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  Spain battles #ClimateChange on several fronts World Weather Attribution found that the extreme conditions that drove record-breaking fires in Spain and Portugal in 2025 were 40 times more likely to happen due to the warming #climate. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwg59g3vz564o #WildFires #drought

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  Farmers' race for £233m funding like 'scramble for Oasis tickets' The post-Brexit scheme replaced EU subsidies with payments for farmers to look after nature and provide "public goods" https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3pwlejxrd7do

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  Tony Blair Institute’s $25,000 corporate network “smells like #CashForAccess” Exclusive documents show Tony Blair's think tank offers corporate members such as BP and Uber "networking" at party conferences and "a stronger voice" in policy debates. https://democracyforsale.substack.com/p/breaking-tony-blair-institutes-25000-smells-like-cash-for-access-uber-amazon-bp

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  Guy Singh-Watson is the founder of Riverford Organic #Farmers, one of the UK's best-known #organic food businesses. For nearly four decades he has championed farming systems that combine #food production, #biodiversity, #SoilHealth and long-term environmental stewardship. https://youtu.be/pT-t-qepLKg?si=VLkjshQRdCjXJDHU

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  Demand business that’s fair to people and planet. ✊🌍 #DoItFair https://action.fairtrade.org.uk/page/186243/petition/1?locale=en-GB&en_chan=bs&ea.tracking.id=2026-do-it-fair-share-bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky&utm_content=Do%20It%20Fair%20-%20March%202026%20-%20Campaign%20Petition&en_ref=296401477 #FairTrade

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  Big news from #LabourConference: the PM has announced the government's plan to scrap #FirstPastThePost. Seats that match votes would change British politics for good, but only if it happens. Add your namehere: https://action.electoral-reform.org.uk/page/201578/petition/1?locale=en-GB&en_chan=bs&ea.tracking.id=BSshare&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky&utm_content=PR%20-%20Handraiser%20-%20Andy%20Pledge&en_ref=226127710 #PR #Proportional...

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  #Democracy For Sale: How Blair’s institute responded to fresh #CashForAccess questions We asked TBI about allegations of £500,000 corporate memberships and a logo that vanished at #LabourConference. They said they’re not talking to us anymore https://democracyforsale.substack.com/p/tonys-minor-tantrum-how-blairs-institute

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  A #NationalCareService needs a #WealthTax – not a regressive #pension reform #Burnham ’s plan to fund a care system by scrapping the #TripleLock is a bold political vision built on shaky economics https://www.opendemocracy.net/email/73f58aff-97ad-41d6-b531-a9aee1f25d03/

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  Swiss #glaciers have suffered a near-record loss of ice in 2026 as intense summer #heatwaves take their toll on Alpine peaks. More than 5% of the country's remaining glacier ice has disappeared in the last 12 months, which scientists say is "extraordinary". https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6n9w0ypjwl9o #climate #ClimateChange

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  What the #aviation industry tells you and what they DON’T tell you What we need to know about #decarbonisation promises and false solutions https://stay-grounded.org/greenwashing/ #greenwashing

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  Sign the petition urging the government to tax #FossilFuel giants. Demand that the government cracks down on #oil and #gas companies and #MakePollutersPay to protect lives, fund emergency response, and build a fairer, safer future. Sign here: https://act.gp/4f1glS3 #climate #ClimateChange

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  Suits vs. picket lines: Corporations, class politics and #Burnham ’s #LabourConference A few days at #Labour conference lays bare the vast disparity in how different groups – #BigBusiness and #workers in particular – pursue their political interests https://www.opendemocracy.net/suits-vs-picket-lines-corporations-class-politics-and-burnhams-labour-conference-2/

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  Crackerless #Christmas All of the joy – none of the waste. https://www.transform-trade.org/crackerless #XMas

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  Nigel #Farage ’s #Reform wants to bring back #fracking in England. We need to lock the current ban in law. Tell the Prime Minister: make the #FrackingBan permanent. @friends-earth.bsky.social 👇 https://action.friendsoftheearth.uk/petition/tell-keir-starmer-make-fracking-ban-permanent?utm_source=bluesky_share&utm_campaign=%5B2534%5D&utm_medium=share #BanFracking #FossilFuels #climate #ClimateChange

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  #BigTech 's data centres use as much power as millions of homes and guzzle our #water. We need basic rules: ⚡ 100% #CleanPower 💧 Zero water waste 🗣️ Local community consent Sign the petition to stop #DataCentres harming our #communities and #environment. https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ban-new-data-centres-that-harm-our-communities-or-climate?source=bluesky&utm_campaign=blast150824&utm_medium=socialshare&utm_source=bluesky&share=378d93a7-858d-40...

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  The Fight to be Heard is a new documentary by Amnesty International UK that charts the changing landscape of #protest in Britain, from record-breaking prison sentences for peaceful #protesters to fears of #surveillance and criminalisation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYOAeQEjWsc

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  In November, Türkiye and Australia will host this year's UN #Climate Talks (COP31). For two weeks, they'll steer the negotiations that decide how fast and how fairly the world moves off coal, oil and gas. But both countries are among the very few industrialised nations with no deadline to stop burning #coal, the dirtiest fossil fuel there is. And they're still expanding. Sign this petition telling #COP31 hosts to phase out #FossilFuels and deliver a just transition It t...

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  UK oil refinery broke toxic pollution limits dozens of times, documents reveal One of the UK's biggest #oil refineries spilled #pollution into local #rivers and the Mersey Estuary on dozens of occasions in 2023 and 2024, documents suggest. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c64g15v2jqy8o #environment #FossilFuels

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  The Government is planning to introduce tough new laws that require all adults to show #ID to access to go online. But age gates don't keep children off restricted platforms and do harm #children & adults' rights to #privacy & expression. Sign here: https://action.openrightsgroup.org/no-id-online-access

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  Send Sainsburys a message demanding accountability for their #plastic #packaging commitments. It only takes a minute & you can do it here: https://everydayplastic.eaction.org.uk/sainsburyssaga

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  We need to rewild 30% of the planet to restore #nature & protect our #wildlife, but Britain is falling behind. So I've signed this new petition calling on one of our biggest landowners - the Church of England - to rewild its land. Join me? https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/help-save-nature-by-rewilding-the-church-s-massive-landholdings?source=bluesky&utm_medium=socialshare&utm_source=bluesky #rewilding

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  Change #VotingSystem before next #election, Davey urges #Burnham Sir Ed Davey has urged incoming prime minister #AndyBurnham to introduce #ProportionalRepresentation (PR) before the next #GeneralElection, without holding a #referendum on the issue first. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c79y9qy9y2go #PR

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  Faith school takeovers are not the answer to falling pupil numbers Merging community schools with #FaithSchools is unfair to parents and children. Read more in the latest blog by #Humanists UK #Education Campaigns Manager Lewis Young. https://humanists.uk/2026/07/08/faith-school-takeovers-are-not-the-answer-to-falling-pupil-numbers/ #schools

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  Hold the Government to its promise! No new #oil and #gas in our seas. Offshore #drilling causes hundreds of toxic spills, deafens #whales, and won't even lower our #EnergyBills. It's time to stop letting #BigOil profit at the expense of our #ocean. Add your name: https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/stop-big-oil-billionaires-polluting-our-seas-for-profit?source=mastodon&utm_medium=socialshare&utm_source=bluesky&share=b5cc3b8b-851f-473a-921c-c7e368695445

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  How can ordinary voters have their voices heard when so much money is flooding into our #politics? We're asking all the party leaders to back a #DonationsCap. Please sign the letter. https://secure.unlockdemocracy.org.uk/page/193630/donate/1?locale=en-GB&en_chan=bs #bribery #corruption #donations

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  Two individuals account for a third of all #PoliticalDonations in latest release https://electoral-reform.org.uk/two-individuals-account-for-a-third-of-all-political-donations-in-latest-release/ Electoral Reform Society – ERS #ElectoralReform #donations #election

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  Mangrove forests are healing after decades of human destruction A new study shows that since 2010 the world has been gaining more #mangroves than it has been losing - driven by stronger legal protections and increased public awareness of their importance https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn4pk07npvvo #environment #nature #Climate #ClimateChange

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  Why #Mushrooms Are The Future Of Everything, From Sustainable #Fashion To #Food Are we entering the age of the #mushroom? #sustainability #environment #climate https://plantbasednews.org/news/environment/mushrooms-future-everything-sustainable-fashion-food/