@jesssica__evans Passage from Harrison’s Dominion of the Dead as quoted in the wonderful Underland by @RobGMacfarlane. One of our deepest connections with the earth lost to progress.
The Wildlife Trusts have lots of opportunities! From communications, to finance, to policy, we are always looking for enthusiastic people to join our team and help us achieve a wilder future. Find out more 👉 https://t.co/tlaGQHGsXX
3.8 million people in the U.K. are now officially destitute - more than double five years ago. It is a Victorian scandal for modern Britain, where Tory policies have left millions to beg for toilet roll and a warm meal.
My col. in today’s @guardian https://t.co/HaHZtwIhf6
Families are being put in impossible positions.
No parent should have to worry about whether they can afford food for their children.
Will you help us fix this? Sign our petition calling on all UK political party leaders to guarantee #OurEssentials 👉 https://t.co/mgFoceM2OW
🧵 @UKLabour said that our social security system must work to tackle the soaring need for food banks. And we agree.
🔍 Yet, they haven't said how they're going to do this.
We're at Labour Party Conference with @amyhart1707 to call on Labour to make a plan.
The Prime Minister, @RishiSunak, said that everyone should be able to afford the essentials. We agree, but right now, it’s not a reality.
Millions of people are turning to food banks because Universal Credit is falling short.
👉 Where is his plan to tackle hardship in the UK?
Declines in nature must be stopped AND reversed.
Our priorities for all political parties are:
🌲Bring back lost wildlife
🌊End river pollution
🚜Fund wildlife-friendly farming
🥕Enable healthy communities
🌎Tackle the climate emergency
More 👉 https://t.co/HVWUeckdj5
So awful. The image in silhouette is of me at the bottom of this lovely tree. Sycamore Gap tree at Hadrian's Wall 'felled overnight' https://t.co/IiFE7YZVBt
People are going without the essentials because Universal Credit is falling short.
We're standing with food banks and @jrf_uk to urge political party leaders to ensure that Universal Credit at least covers #OurEssentials.
Join us and sign our petition 👉 https://t.co/mgFoceM2OW
The phone rings all day long.
Folk reporting hedgehogs seen out in the day.
Most casualties are just babies.
And every single one is suffering from starvation.
The callers are shocked.
They think hedgehogs love slugs, which are plentiful.
Please help educate.
#ForHogsSake
The social security system is falling short.
It does not provide the support, protection or dignity for people to cover the cost of their own essentials, like food.
In fact, the way the social security system is set up is pushing people to food banks. Here’s why 🧵👇
We shouldn’t have to choose between new homes, clean water & nature’s recovery 🌱
We’re urging the @GOVUK not to U-turn on promises to protect our environment and stop nutrient pollution. #NutrientNeutrality
Only 55% of Brits think everyone should be able to afford a television. In today’s @guardian I wrote about the insistence that people on benefits and low wages should have to live a life of misery - a kind of penance for their capitalist failure. https://t.co/ibiHcrTuuu
Good morning,
Celebrating John Venn, noted mathematician, born on this day in Hull, 1834. Probably best known for the Venn diagram, but he also invented a machine for bowling cricket balls.
🧵 Millions of people across the UK, like Amanda, Kevin and Matt, are facing hunger.
Despite living in one of the wealthiest countries in the world, 1 in 7 people in the UK face hunger due to a lack of money.
But it doesn’t have to be this way for anyone.