Stephanie Pride

Kiwi/Scot in exile, supports #ClimateJustice, #JustTransition, @ExtinctionR, #JournalismisnotaCrime. Oh, and #StopCambo!

[Stephanie Pride @spride7]

<strong>THE RISE OF FASCISM AND THE NEGLECT OF THE POOR</strong> https://t.co/O6Vwmcb2ig

[Stephanie Pride @spride7]

@28WordAverage And did anyone hear @BBCRadio4 news at 10am today describe her as an "Australian qualifier"? Unforgivable. Go Kiwi Lu!!

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@BBCRadio4 news just referred to Lulu Sun as an "Australian qualifier". I thought we'd got past this kind of insult decades ago? #Wimbl

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@TennisNZ Well she's done it almost entirely under the radar to a British audience. Let's hope she copes with the spotlight next round. Go Lulu!

[Stephanie Pride @spride7]

@KateRaworth Sadly not a chance with Rachel Reeves as chancellor. And who in the current Labour Party would break the growth-at-all-costs consensus? Time for Green MPs to step up and make the case!

[Stephanie Pride @spride7]

@WTA @EmmaRaducanu Looking forward to her encounter with the feisty Lulu Sun, who has been blazing a similar trail to Emma through quallies... Go Lulu!

[Stephanie Pride @spride7]

Another brilliant, gutsy win by Lulu Sun! 🇳🇿🇳🇿🎾

[Stephanie Pride @spride7]

@WTA @Wimbledon HUGE congratulations to Lulu Sun! What a result!

[Stephanie Pride @spride7]

I'm supporting Palestine by donating to the Palestine Solidarity Campaign. Join me by giving at https://t.co/ebdBeXk4o5 and follow @PSCupdates

[Stephanie Pride @spride7]

Boxing Day on the beach in Scarborough, calling for an end to the genocide in Gaza and solidarity with all Palestinians. #CeasefireNOW #FreePalestine
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@PGDynes Or indeed working outside without water breaks :(

[Stephanie Pride @spride7]

@RichardJMurphy It's a false choice. We need to drastically scale back our energy use, ration liquid fuel and prioritise a transition.

[Just Stop Oil @JustStop_Oil]

Confettigate: A Statement From Just Stop Oil

The lady who threw confetti in Bruton yesterday was upholding a tradition that is common across many cultures. We absolutely defend the right for people to throw confetti (of whatever colour) at weddings and other celebrations.

If it was a form of protest — which is yet to be established — we applaud it and thank the person concerned. It was peaceful and not especially disruptive, but got massive media attention for Just Stop Oil’s demand.

It has also helped people to recall that George Osborne, one of the main architects of economic austerity, is directly responsible for over 300,000 excess deaths, and that — as a newspaper editor — he was responsible for some of the most egregious climate-denying nonsense ever to darken the pages of mainstream mass media.

However, as much as we applaud the use of orange confetti at this wedding, we were not responsible.

Perhaps the press could focus on something more important now? Like the current government’s plans to licence over 100 new oil and gas projects, which will result in excess deaths the likes of which we have never seen. Or the fact that the UN Secretary General has said that ‘climate change is out of control’ as we’ve just seen the hottest average temperatures since records began. Or the fact that Canadian wildfires have now burned down an area the size of Portugal.

We are in catastrophically dangerous territory and the press have a moral responsibility to inform and educate people as to the causes of the crisis so that we can take action to defend ourselves. In 2023, it is simply criminal not to check your facts.

[Stephanie Pride @spride7]

@MKG_SCIENCE @gcw09 @ScottDuncanWX Remind us of your specialism?

[Stephanie Pride @spride7]

"What is happening!?" indeed....

[Leon Simons 🌍 @LeonSimons8]

🌡️☀️BREAKING☀️🌡️

Record sunshine and heat and over 15,000 deaths in Europe, but no mention of the strongest regional climate forcing!

This is gross negligence.

[Stephanie Pride @spride7]

@RogerHallamCS21 Gosh, we are selfish wankers for holding up a few Range Rover mums and Ocado delivery vans in north-west London. Apparently I don't care about anyone else's rights. What was it Gandhi said about cars? He was right.

[Stephanie Pride @spride7]

Holding up a few Range Rover mums and Ocado delivery vehicles in leafy Maida Vale. Not too many shouts of 'wanker' per mile... #NoNewFossilFuels #JustStopOil #NotMyBill #CitizensAssembly

[Stephanie Pride @spride7]

@IWGB_CIB @TfL @willnorman @CycleConfident @cicom @londoncouncils @allpartycycling @SadiqKhan @myldn @sianberry @CarolineRussell @roadcc @carlafrancome @London_Cycling @EmilyKerr36 @IWGBunion .... a fair wage!

[Stephanie Pride @spride7]

@IWGB_CIB @TfL @willnorman @CycleConfident @cicom @londoncouncils @allpartycycling @SadiqKhan @myldn @sianberry @CarolineRussell @roadcc @carlafrancome @London_Cycling @EmilyKerr36 @IWGBunion Good luck - you deserve