Matthew Sellar

Climate change campaigner and all round politics geek.

[Prof Amitava Banerjee💙 @amibanerjee1]

@mmamas1973 @DrAsifQasim @ShrillaB @BBCWorld @SukhNijjer @NickCurzen @bes502 @DrPeterOKane @DrPetraJenkins1 @dr_benoy_n_shah @AmarPut @twj1974 What a tragedy. The NHS is not failing; it is being failed. Whether ethics, health equity or access to care, the NHS has historically been a model for efficient care. However, it needs resources, staff and protection, and has been neglected by this government.

[Matthew Sellar @MatthewSellar]

I found this bit of the speech pretty worrying as it could mean anything! Are we scrapping environmental regulations? What about EU regs that are now UK law? What about laws which we’ve been told would be continued as UK regulations…

[Rory Stewart @RoryStewartUK]

What does “by the end of the year all EU red-tape will be consigned to history”? Which regulations?

[Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole]

Govt have today published very worrying new guidance on Investment Zones

Ministers appear willing to consider Investment Zones covering SSSIs & National Parks

And guidance includes mention of "a new streamlined planning system"

#AttackOnNature 1/n

https://t.co/wPgGWvCyPn

[Jon Sopel @jonsopel]

Another astonishing story from the scoop machine that is @Gabriel_Pogrund - so in other words a paid lobbyist is the chief of staff to the British PM

[Ben Kentish @BenKentish]

New Cabinet break-down by schooling:

Comprehensive: 5
Grammar: 3
Private: 23

[lee harpin @lmharpin]

Still deeply troubled by Truss observation that "So many Jewish values are Conservative values and British values too." Which Jewish values aren't British values then?

[Musa Okwonga @Okwonga]

As I just mentioned to someone on here, this is the first time I have genuinely felt that Labour might lose the next general election. What a grim misreading of the mood.

[350 Europe (moved to Bluesky) @350Europe]

Here's your reminder that banks give billions to the fossil fuel corporations that are causing the climate crisis.

Without their money, fossil fuels would go out of business. #EndFossilFinance

[NatureScot @NatureScot]

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[Prof Amitava Banerjee💙 @amibanerjee1]

Unashamed lies. Unbounded contempt for voters. Unconcerned by the pandemic. Unconscious of the sacrifices of ordinary people over the last 2 years. Unfit for office. https://t.co/rO1fNLLwC8

[Matthew Sellar @MatthewSellar]

@ProfColinDavis @cj_stroud @damiengayle @JustStop_Oil Completely agree Colin, I can't understand the logic behind this at all, comes across as patronizing and has just pissed off a lot of people, me included despite being a climate activist.

[Matthew Sellar @MatthewSellar]

@JustStop_Oil I'm a climate activist and am all for direct action BUT this just seems like a way to alienate and annoy people who we need to get on side. Target those to blame, politicians, banks, and oil execs, rather than just pissing people off! Things like this give us a bad name

[Evan Cooper @Lacazest]

This Arsenal team is just getting started by the way. So young and talented…

Sky’s the limit! 👍🏻

[Prof Amitava Banerjee💙 @amibanerjee1]

It took 42 minutes of the press conference until a mention of #LongCovid and only once. Policy decisions continue to ignore long-term impact.

[350 Europe (moved to Bluesky) @350Europe]

Looks like @TotalEnergies are feeling the heat!

Right now, they're removing ALL critical comments on their facebook page.

Total doesn't want to be called out on their climate-wrecking profits.

Let's make sure they can't ignore us - RT now! #StopTotal #OOTT

[350 Europe (moved to Bluesky) @350Europe]

Energy price hikes announced on the same day that oil giant Shell reports highest profits in 8 years.

There's something very wrong with a system that allows this to happen.

We need to tackle the root causes of this crisis. We need a Green New Deal --> https://t.co/1wAqen2rEc