"We will push back with fortitude"
Chris Packham on what the response should be to the government's raft of new environmental policies
#Newsnight@ChrisGPackham
Of all the words written about the catastrophe of the past week, this letter in the FT sums it up best of all. And it’s worse than we might have thought.
mortgage lenders will typically let you borrow 4.5x your salary. So someone on £30k can borrow £135,000. an average terraced house in London costs £574,983 according to the land registry. so either this fictional first time buyer has a £440,000 deposit, or they do not exist
Legislation will be published today with powers to amend/scrap 100s of environment laws.
DEFRA has more EU retained laws than any other Dept, covering #wildlife, water, air & chemicals.
Scrapping them would be legislative vandalism. Rewriting them would pose unacceptable delay.
We face an urgent nature and climate crisis. But instead of a plan for nature's recovery on land and at sea, the UK Government is pursuing a dangerous agenda of deregulation that puts the very laws protecting wildlife at risk. But what does this mean exactly? (1/12)
After 3 weeks reporting on the Ocean Viking search and rescue ship, I've hung up my lifejacket.
I'm taking a bit of time off now, but here's a recap of my reports. They aren't easy reading, but I urge you to take a look - not enough is known about what's happening in the Med.🧵
Families playing & swimming in the Gardon River today in southern France. This is not advisable anywhere in the UK where water companies treat our rivers like open sewers & dump millions of tonnes of sewage without regulation. We deserve better @DefraGovUK@OfficeforEP@EnvAgency
Don’t forget if you’re on SSRIs/antidepressants you are more susceptible to heatstroke so wear your SPF and drink lots of water and stay in the shade sometimes xxx
Was lucky enough to see Jodie Comer's West End Debut in 'Prima Facie'. A knockout performance and extremely powerful monologue. The audience walked out into the street afterwards visibly moved and overwhelmed. Great score by one Rebecca Lucy Taylor too. @SELFESTEEM___
@JackCuthbert@EmilyEverdee I love this idea. It’s not a million miles away from what Rodger Corman would do with aspiring directors whom he mentored. It’s been done before it could happen again, it’s just about showing these streamers that with tiny investment there can be great creative (and £££) profit
@PentagonPresSec "Lots of you have relatives in Ukraine, you studied in Ukrainian universities, you have Ukrainian friends. You know our character, our principles, what matters to us. Listen to yourselves, to the voice of reason. The people of Ukraine want peace."