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  The Allerton Project is a working farm and research centre on the Leicestershire-Rutland border, where farmers and scientists have spent more than three decades testing how farming can produce food while supporting wildlife. #Farming #Birds #Biodiversity #Agriculture ‘This is a robust recipe’: the experimental farm bucking the decline in UK birds | Birds | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/31/this-is-a-robust-recipe-the-experimental-farm-bucking-the-decline-in-uk-b...

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  Some good news today! #Rewilding #Biodiversity #Environment Wildlife Trusts hit £30m target to buy and rewild huge Northumberland estate | Conservation | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/30/wildlife-trusts-northumberland-nature-recovery-rothbury-estate

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  "Ironically, Andreas was coming to London to speak at our event about the unprecedented attacks on free speech unleashed by the proscription of Palestine Action, including the effective ban on Sally Rooney’s books, but he has now been banned himself" #PalestineAction #FreeSpeech #Tribune #UKPolitics Climate academic Andreas Malm barred from entering UK | Palestine Action | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/oct/30/climate-academic-andreas-malm-barred-from-entering-...

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  Chris Haughton, the children’s laureate for Ireland, and Nicola Davies, the children’s laureate for Wales, are donating royalties from their works to Sally Rooney in a show of solidarity after she was forced to stop selling books in the UK because of her support for Palestine Action. #SallyRooney #PalestineAction #UKPolitics https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/oct/25/ireland-wales-children-laureates-chris-haughton-nicola-davies-sally-rooney-royalties-ban-on-uk-sales

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  If you read one thing today, make it this from Eyal Weizman, director of Forensic Architecture and professor of Spatial and Visual Cultures at Goldsmiths, University of London. #NAZA #Gaza #Israel #Genocide Eyal Weizman · Necro-Economics: Death by Algorithm https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v48/n20/eyal-weizman/necro-economics

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  Totally irresponsible. This should never have been allowed to get to this pilot stage. #Satellites #Space #SpaceMirrors Sunlight at night: US startup’s demonstration of lighting Earth from space draws criticism | California | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/26/california-sunlight-space-mirrors-satellites

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  "Over the past few years, you can plot the plunge into global instability not only through the unchecked assaults on international law and civilian life, but through the decline and undermining of the authority and credibility of international institutions. The latest level in this spiral is the proposed appointment of Lana Nusseibeh of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as the UN secretary general" Nesrine Malik #Sudan #UAE #RSF #UN https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/202...

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  "From Chile to Peru, far-right leaders are adopting Project 2025 policies to dismantle democracy and social rights" #HeritageFoundation #SouthAmerica #FarRight #USPolitics How the Heritage Foundation is pushing Project 2025 in Latin America https://www.opendemocracy.net/email/c5761281-cbda-4eb8-8374-c6a423e04c89/

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  "Exempting brownfield developments from Biodiversity Net Gain reduces access to nature in the communities that need it the most and will remove one of the biggest opportunities to bring trees, ponds, wildlife and parks back into towns and cities" #Budget2026 #Biodiversity #BNG #UKPolitics The Wildlife Trusts react to today's Budget | The Wildlife Trusts https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/news/wildlife-trusts-react-todays-budget-0

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  Of 91 national adaptation plans submitted to the UN climate convention, only two, Brazil and Ireland, even mention AMOC and neither sets out concrete action in response to its possible collapse #AMOC #ClimateEmergency Key Atlantic currents could collapse this century, but the risk is missing from almost all national climate plans – new study https://theconversation.com/key-atlantic-currents-could-collapse-this-century-but-the-risk-is-missing-from-almost-all-national-climate-plans-new-study-295...

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  Oxfam has found that the richest 0.1% of the world’s population are heavily invested in disaster preparedness, recovery and reconstruction – a market that is projected to grow from $70bn to $92bn a year by 2029. This gives the planet’s wealthiest and most powerful people a “double dividend” from the climate crisis and an incentive to delay or disrupt action to solve the problem. #ClimateEmergency #Inequality https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/27/super-rich-double-dividend-climate...

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  "It is an absurdity so mind-bending to think that today the current president of Syria, Ahmed al-Sharaa, who rampaged through Syria as the commander of the al-Qaeda offshoot Jabhat al-Nusra, could land in the UK and be received at 10 Downing Street, but Sally Rooney could be arrested on arrival on terrorism charges" #PalestineAction #SallyRooney #UKPolitics What the UK Is Doing to Pro-Palestine Novelist Sally Rooney Is an Act of Orwellian Villainy https://zeteo.uk/p/if-the-uk-can-shu...

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  "In 8 of the 11 European countries where Palantir operates at national level, the ministry of defence and/or the armed forces are clients of the company. These include countries such as the UK, the Netherlands, Italy and Spain" "Security experts described the idea that the sensitive data involved in these deals would be secure as “woefully naive”. #Palantir #Security #EUPolitics ‘A new kind of power’: investigation reveals spread of Palantir’s influence across Europe https://www...

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  I keep pointing out to the people who demand I agree that Israel has a right to exist, that no state has a right to exist under international law. Here, Jonathan Cook explains this clearly, with particular reference to Israel and Palestine. #States #Politics #InternationalLaw #Israel #Palestine No state has a ‘right’ to exist – least of all an apartheid, genocidal state like Israel https://jonathancook.substack.com/p/no-state-has-a-right-to-exist-least

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  Slashing the heat pump subsidy to fund the megapolluting arms industry is not only economically illiterate, it will decimate the nascent heat pump industry. Labour claims to want growth. The future is in renewables, not war. #HeatPumps #Renewables #Defence #UKPolitics Ministers preparing to slash heat pump subsidies to fund defence spending | Heat pumps | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/12/ministers-plan-slash-heat-pump-subsidies-fund-defence-spending

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  "Restricting social media will not make public transport easier to use, youth clubs more welcoming or local venues less overwhelming. It will remove a route through which young people currently gather the information and contacts needed to navigate those settings" #Autism #SocialMedia #UKPolitics Social media provides valued community spaces for autistic young people https://theconversation.com/social-media-provides-valued-community-spaces-for-autistic-young-people-286874

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  "During their relationship, Lisa’s ex-partner was controlling. He kept her at home where he was emotionally and physically abusive towards her, including once attacking her with a machete. These days, he runs protests outside houses of multiple occupancy that he claims are housing asylum seekers" Interviews with 7 partners of 'Protect our women' thugs. #FarRight #DomesticViolence #DomesticAbuse #CoerciveControl #Women https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/oct/06/uk-domes...

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  "The bombardment of Gaza and the house-by-house, greenhouse-by-greenhouse demolitions that followed have created 61 million tonnes of debris, almost 10 million of which are at high risk of asbestos and heavy metal contamination" #Israel #Gaza #Ecocide Ecocide in Gaza – Israel’s Other War Crime https://zeteo.uk/p/ecocide-in-gaza-israels-other-war

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  British weapons manufacturer BAE Systems worked with UK universities to counter campus protests against Israel’s genocide in Gaza, according to emails and internal documents. #Gaza #BAE #Universities #GazaProtests #UKPolitics Weapons Firm Gave Advice to UK Universities on Countering Gaza Protests | Novara Media https://novaramedia.com/2026/09/25/weapons-firm-gave-advice-to-uk-universities-on-countering-gaza-protests/

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  "far-right groups target non-political associations, sports clubs and community groups precisely because they are trusted and embedded in local life. If far-right groups can capture or intimidate the institutions that communities rely on, they may be able to reshape the boundaries of what is considered normal" #FarRight #PatriotPlatform #RNLI #UKPolitics Why far-right protesters target non-political groups like lifeboat volunteers https://theconversation.com/why-far-right-protesters-...

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  "Before the war, I lived like a queen. I had a beautiful life. I was a farmer. I planted and harvested my land. I had animal shelters where I raised livestock, chickens, rabbits and ducks. I lived a very beautiful life, but it has changed for me. Now, we have no home, no source of income and no good food. Life in tents is terrible – actually unbearable" A day in the life of a grandmother in Gaza. #Gaza #Israel #Genocide https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/ng-interactive/...

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  "British taxpayers funded “therapeutic healing” for Israeli soldiers who fought in Gaza, Declassified can reveal. An Israeli organisation received the undisclosed sum via a UK charity, with 25% Gift Aid added on by the British government" #Israel #IDF https://www.declassifieduk.org/exclusive-uk-funded-therapy-for-israeli-soldiers/

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  "The shift from chemical pesticides to [Integrated Pest Management] was not just an agricultural decision; it was a moral one. I realised that what I was doing was harming the environment, exposing my family and consumers to chemicals and contributing to climate change" #Pesticides #IPM #Farming #Environment ‘Spraying should be the last option’: how farmers are exploring alternatives to pesticides | Pesticides | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/13/kenyan...

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  "On X, over the past 24 hours, photographs of two [RNLI] volunteers have been circulated with calls for these two men to “face justice.” To be “prosecuted” under a Restore government. Wishes of serious harm to them and their families. These men have, apparently, now been identified by name, and their details are currently spreading like wildfire.." #FarRight #RNLI #Immigration #Terrorism The Far Right Has Put RNLI Volunteers In The Crosshairs https://www.bearlypolitics.co.uk/p/the-f...

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  “We have contributed so little to climate change. It is imperative for those in the global community who benefit from larger, much more polluting economies, and whose historical contribution to greenhouse gases is much bigger than ours, to accept a shared responsibility. This affects all of humanity.” #Nepal #ClimateEmergency Nepal says big polluters must ‘wake up’ as it calls for climate compensation over flood disaster | Nepal-Tibet flood disaster | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/w...

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  "In the middle distance, the increasingly gigantic datacentres whirred on, and I thought of a few lines from another of John Betjeman’s poems: “And over all the land, instead of trees / Clean poles and wire will whisper in the breeze / We’ll keep one ancient village just to show / What England once was when the times were slow.” #AI #DataCentres #UKPolitics As AI guzzles water and energy, we are already facing a choice: datacentres or homes? | John Harris | The Guardian https://www.theguar...

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  "It’s been heath for hundreds of years. It’s not the heath that’s changed, it’s the environment around it. These are not really wildfires, they are often started with human barbecues, cigarette butts or litter, but the key thing is climate change" #Wildfires #DunwichHeath #ClimateEmergency #Suffolk ‘These are human fires, not wildfires’: Dunwich reflects on the devastation | Suffolk | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/aug/09/these-are-human-fires-not-wildfires-du...

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  Reform UK MP Sarah Pochin received a £5k donation from a food industry millionnaire on May 19th. In the following weeks, Pochin suddenly began campaigning on an issue that close affects their businesses. Dodgy Reform donations? Par for the course. #ReformUK #Corruption #UKPolitics Investigate Reform MP Over Donation, Campaigners Demand - DeSmog https://www.desmog.com/2026/08/04/reform-mp-sarah-pochin-parliamentary-standards-investigation/

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  "Rewilding is often presented as a wildfire problem; when you stop grazing, cutting or burning, vegetation accumulates and there is more fuel for fires. But this is not the full story. Carefully planned rewilding that focuses on restoring functioning ecosystems can make landscapes wetter, patchier and more fire resistant" #Rewilding #Wildfires #Nature How rewilding could help stop the spread of Britain’s wildfires https://theconversation.com/how-rewilding-could-help-stop-the-spread...

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  "After years of hype, and trillions of dollars, the AI boom will leave us with a captured economy, a corrupted democracy, and a devastated environment. We’ll be told that this is just how markets work – sometimes they go up, sometimes they go down. But this narrative obscures how decisions are really made in capitalist economies" Chilling read on the AI boom from Grace Blakeley. #AI #AIBubble #Capitalism #Data #Technology https://graceblakeley.substack.com/p/data-centres-and-democra...