"English water system singled out for criticism by UN special rapporteur"
He said that 'water systems should be managed as a publicly owned service, rather than run by private companies'
Why can everyone see it except the people who make the decisions?
https://t.co/d3SNK7z2vK
You couldn’t make it up . . . and you don’t have to . Fish farm 'removed tonnes of dead salmon' before visit by MSPs . This industry is toxic on all levels - it needs to be shut down . @SalmonScotland @TheGAAIA @WildFishCons https://t.co/sAE3RchmE2
Dear supermarkets, a plea for integrity…
We’ve written to the CEOs of the Big Six supermarkets @Tesco@sainsburys@asda@Morrisons@AldiUK & @LidlGB asking them to be honest about where their food comes from & #stopfarmwashing
Find out more: https://t.co/uwLsPz6qIE
2016: Michael Gove, "We can have a Green Brexit that ensures Britain is an environmental leader"
2024: "Revealed: Far higher pesticide residues allowed on food since Brexit"
Warehouses account for a third of UK commercial roof space, yet currently only 5% of them have solar panels installed.
Solar on warehousing sector can reduce emissions by 2 million tonnes of CO2 per year, deliver annual savings on electricity costs of up to £3 billion ($4 billion), and contribute half of the solar power required by the whole of the UK to achieve its net zero targets.
https://t.co/6Zdg9noIpm
Technically this may be correct. But pensioners can call 0800 99 1234 and a helpful DWP person will fill it in over the phone. Most questions can be ignored.
Prof Stephen Reicher, "I would appeal to you to not call these people protestors. They're not protestors"
"To call them protestors is profoundly misleading. It is to discredit a long tradition of perfectly legitimate and peaceful and important protest that has made our society better in many ways"
"What's going on is specific to these crowds.. Crowd psychology is there when people are cleaning up the streets as well as attacking the streets.. The difference is one group has an ideology of hate and violence, another has a vision of community and solidarity"
"Most people are pro immigration.. The irony is that over recent years attitudes towards immigration has become more positive.. People see immigrants as a boom rather than as a menace to the country.. Britain is one of the more liberal countries"
"If we didn't have migrants then our care service would fall apart, our NHS would fall apart.. It's important not to highlight the negative exceptions, but to show that most people are pro migrants"
While you were sleeping govt published this. 👇👇👇
By 2050 we're going to need another 5 billion litres of water per day, 35% more than currently supplied, we don't have it nor the means to supply it.
Now you know what 33 years of profiteering and regulatory failure looks like
@simonbarneswild Just finished this and wanted to say a sincere thank you to the author. A very engaging book for all who love wildlife, it made my Christmas and now it will help me make the new year. Thank you Simon!
N. Irish sculptor Anne Acheson (1882-1962) sculptor Elinor Hallé (1856-1926), jointly devised the idea of creating plaster casts for broken limbs during WW1. One of the most important advances in medicine as before that broken limbs often meant permanent disabilities #WomensArt