Matthew Whitbread

Corporate PR and Policy working across finance, energy, transport and charity sectors. Passionate traveller. My views are my own.

[Matthew Whitbread @mwhitbread88]

@GWmag Sugar snaps, passion fruit, astrantia are my new ones for this year

[Chris Packham @ChrisGPackham]

Today I can share I'm challenging the PM on the legality of abandoning key Net Zero commitments

I believe the timeline for the UK to meet Net Zero cannot be changed at will by the PM – I contend that he does not have the legal right

The ball is in your court , Prime Minister

[Chris Packham @ChrisGPackham]

Want a bit of a Saturday night feel good without a glass , pint , cuddle , kiss (poodle or human) , bit of chocolate or favourite music or movie ? Then read this courtesy of @wildmoorsuk . The end of moorland misery and murder is coming into clear sight . . . https://t.co/ljriDc764o

[Robert Peston @Peston]

We are a rich country. This from @ONS is so shocking:

“around 1 in 20 (5%) of adults reported that in the past two weeks they had ran out of food and had been unable to afford more, this proportion appeared higher among groups including; those receiving support from charities (45%), living in a household with one adult and at least one child (28%), receiving some form of benefits or financial support (21%), Mixed or Multiple ethnicity adults (14%), Black, African, Caribbean or Black British adults (13%), renters (14%) and disabled adults (9%)”

[Matthew Whitbread @mwhitbread88]

This is what the field was like 15 minutes before as I was walking the dog @DacorumBC @ChrisGPackham #NoMowMay

[Matthew Whitbread @mwhitbread88]

Disgraceful from @DacorumBC this afternoon, devastating the thousands of buttercups/wildflowers outside my house during prime season for bees and other insects @ChrisGPackham #NoMowMay

[Matthew Whitbread @mwhitbread88]

Disgraceful from @DacorumBC this afternoon, devastating the thousands of buttercups/wildflowers outside my house during prime season for bees and other insects @ChrisGPackham #NoMowMay

[Pittsburgh Steelers @steelers]

Our #️⃣1️⃣ pick signed a #️⃣1️⃣ jersey.

RT for your chance to win!

[Kaveh Solhekol @SkyKaveh]

Gary Lineker suspended by the BBC for upsetting the Conservatives because he stood up for some of the most vulnerable people in the world. The same BBC whose chairman gave the Conservatives £400,000 before helping to arrange an £800,000 loan for Boris Johnson

[Matthew Whitbread @mwhitbread88]

@BBC have lost their heads. Not broadcasting an episode of a nature documentary due to fears of rightwing media/MP backlash. Also crumbling on GL comments - #weak #disgraceful

[Henry Winter @henrywinter]

The @BBC are cowards. They’re letting down fans, losing a top presenter in @GaryLineker. Brings insight/authority to their coverage in an era when the meek national broadcaster let licence-payers down with live rights. I don’t agree with all GL politics but I respect his values.

[Henry Winter @henrywinter]

Gary Lineker has brought more pride and joy to this country than most politicians and the BBC hierarchy, if not all. He has a conscience and a platform. He does not present a news programme on the BBC, is not a full-time employee, did not express his view on his BBC show… 1/2

[Matthew Whitbread @mwhitbread88]

An excellent article on the breadcrumb trail of government from 2016 to here. The pain we feel now comes from one moment

[Matthew Syed @matthewsyed]

Project Fear was Project Truth. Hardline Brexiteers are now caught in the cruel bind of dissonance: keep doubling down, denying all evidence, or admit their claims were delusional all along

Latest column

https://t.co/0gCXsainGw

[Ed Byrne @MrEdByrne]

Going down swinging

[Matthew Whitbread @mwhitbread88]

National Grid state 6x amount of investment on transmission needed compared to last 30 years to meet 50GW wind 2030 target @EnergyUKcomms #EUKConf22

[Matthew Whitbread @mwhitbread88]

Here at @EnergyUKcomms conference today, hearing about net zero and energy policy #EUKConf22

[Matthew Whitbread @mwhitbread88]

@adjwilson Oh man, I miss these potatoes so much. So simple but amazing