Richard Perryman
@richperr501.bsky.social
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The Tory party goes full-on climate denier and nature hater
Pure lunacy
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Pure lunacy
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Tories to pledge to scrap Environment Agency and Natural England
Shadow chancellor will also promise to scrap affordable homes regulations as part of strategy to refocus on growth
www.theguardian.com
October 5, 2026 at 8:22 AM
The Tory party goes full-on climate denier and nature hater
Pure lunacy
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Pure lunacy
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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However, it has now emerged the programme was never implemented, with the current government stating the commitment “was made by the previous government but was not brought into effect”.
However, it has now emerged the programme was never implemented, with the current government stating the commitment “was made by the previous government but was not brought into effect”.
October 5, 2026 at 7:38 AM
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However, it has now emerged the programme was never implemented, with the current government stating the commitment “was made by the previous government but was not brought into effect”.
However, it has now emerged the programme was never implemented, with the current government stating the commitment “was made by the previous government but was not brought into effect”.
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Energy suppliers urge UK govt to help households struggling with energy bills.
Silence on cutting profit margins, windfall taxes on excessive profits.
Household energy debt heading to £7bn. 120,000 a year die in fuel poverty.
We can't afford privatisation and resulting profiteering.
Silence on cutting profit margins, windfall taxes on excessive profits.
Household energy debt heading to £7bn. 120,000 a year die in fuel poverty.
We can't afford privatisation and resulting profiteering.
Suppliers pile pressure on government over energy bills
Immediate action is needed to help households struggling with bills this winter, says trade body Energy UK.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 5, 2026 at 6:38 AM
Energy suppliers urge UK govt to help households struggling with energy bills.
Silence on cutting profit margins, windfall taxes on excessive profits.
Household energy debt heading to £7bn. 120,000 a year die in fuel poverty.
We can't afford privatisation and resulting profiteering.
Silence on cutting profit margins, windfall taxes on excessive profits.
Household energy debt heading to £7bn. 120,000 a year die in fuel poverty.
We can't afford privatisation and resulting profiteering.
Goodbye @rspb.bsky.social RSPB Minsmere
E Anglia is still in drought- likely to continue into 2027. Despite this, Sizewell C plan a huge increase in extraction of groundwater from a borehole previously licenced to supply 49 million litres/yr for agricultural purposes. SZC want to...1/2
consult.environment-agency.gov.uk/psc/sizewell...
consult.environment-agency.gov.uk/psc/sizewell...
October 4, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Goodbye @rspb.bsky.social RSPB Minsmere
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E Anglia is still in drought- likely to continue into 2027. Despite this, Sizewell C plan a huge increase in extraction of groundwater from a borehole previously licenced to supply 49 million litres/yr for agricultural purposes. SZC want to...1/2
consult.environment-agency.gov.uk/psc/sizewell...
consult.environment-agency.gov.uk/psc/sizewell...
October 4, 2026 at 11:11 AM
E Anglia is still in drought- likely to continue into 2027. Despite this, Sizewell C plan a huge increase in extraction of groundwater from a borehole previously licenced to supply 49 million litres/yr for agricultural purposes. SZC want to...1/2
consult.environment-agency.gov.uk/psc/sizewell...
consult.environment-agency.gov.uk/psc/sizewell...
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"Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his generals to abandon the rules of war and step up attacks on civilian targets and nuclear energy sites, Ukrainian officials have warned."
nypost.com/2026/10/02/w...
nypost.com/2026/10/02/w...
Putin orders military leaders to target civilians and nuclear facilities, Zelensky warns: ‘No rules now’
“He [Putin] said there are no rules now,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
nypost.com
October 4, 2026 at 8:39 AM
"Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his generals to abandon the rules of war and step up attacks on civilian targets and nuclear energy sites, Ukrainian officials have warned."
nypost.com/2026/10/02/w...
nypost.com/2026/10/02/w...
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Revealed: Government quietly dropped plan to prepare England for wildfires
Revealed: Government quietly dropped plan to prepare England for wildfires
FOI request shows wildfire risk scheme scrapped, as data highlights many fire services lack proper protective gear
www.theguardian.com
October 4, 2026 at 7:03 AM
Revealed: Government quietly dropped plan to prepare England for wildfires
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The breakdown of our ecosystems is a national security threat. We must put restoring nature at the heart of government decision-making.
So I'm delighted that @TheGreenParty members backed my conference motion on the need for a Nature, Biodiversity and Security Act.
So I'm delighted that @TheGreenParty members backed my conference motion on the need for a Nature, Biodiversity and Security Act.
No national security without nature security, say Green Party - Green Party
The Green Party of England and Wales says today that nature loss and biodiversity decline should be treated as seriously as other national security threats. Delegates to the Party’s conference in…
greenparty.org.uk
October 3, 2026 at 4:41 PM
The breakdown of our ecosystems is a national security threat. We must put restoring nature at the heart of government decision-making.
So I'm delighted that @TheGreenParty members backed my conference motion on the need for a Nature, Biodiversity and Security Act.
So I'm delighted that @TheGreenParty members backed my conference motion on the need for a Nature, Biodiversity and Security Act.
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"Earlier this summer mosquitoes capable of transmitting Zika virus and dengue were found breeding in homes in east London"
Oh joy! Another perk of global heating
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Oh joy! Another perk of global heating
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Worst ever outbreak of bluetongue hits British farms
Climate crisis blamed as virus that originated in Africa spreads to livestock as far north as Aberdeenshire
www.theguardian.com
October 3, 2026 at 8:38 AM
"Earlier this summer mosquitoes capable of transmitting Zika virus and dengue were found breeding in homes in east London"
Oh joy! Another perk of global heating
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Oh joy! Another perk of global heating
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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#FOTW Daily Post 3
74% of Brits say climate change is important. 62% want the UK among the world's most ambitious. We're not a fringe. We're the majority — we just don't feel like the powerful collective we are. Time to feel it.
Please share + tag 2. #TogetherUnstoppable #FateOfTheWorld
74% of Brits say climate change is important. 62% want the UK among the world's most ambitious. We're not a fringe. We're the majority — we just don't feel like the powerful collective we are. Time to feel it.
Please share + tag 2. #TogetherUnstoppable #FateOfTheWorld
October 3, 2026 at 9:01 AM
#FOTW Daily Post 3
74% of Brits say climate change is important. 62% want the UK among the world's most ambitious. We're not a fringe. We're the majority — we just don't feel like the powerful collective we are. Time to feel it.
Please share + tag 2. #TogetherUnstoppable #FateOfTheWorld
74% of Brits say climate change is important. 62% want the UK among the world's most ambitious. We're not a fringe. We're the majority — we just don't feel like the powerful collective we are. Time to feel it.
Please share + tag 2. #TogetherUnstoppable #FateOfTheWorld
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‘It’s shocking really’: Devon community tracks River Dart sewage spills
‘It’s shocking really’: Devon community tracks River Dart sewage spills
Citizen environmentalists create online platform that flags spills in real time and highlights repeatedly polluted spots
www.theguardian.com
October 3, 2026 at 6:06 AM
‘It’s shocking really’: Devon community tracks River Dart sewage spills
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"Privatisation means cutting services and pumping public money into private pockets" - @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social
Profit-greedy hedge funds have no place in our water, children's social care and public services in general
Greens are calling on Andy Burnham to deliver on his words
Profit-greedy hedge funds have no place in our water, children's social care and public services in general
Greens are calling on Andy Burnham to deliver on his words
October 3, 2026 at 6:30 AM
"Privatisation means cutting services and pumping public money into private pockets" - @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social
Profit-greedy hedge funds have no place in our water, children's social care and public services in general
Greens are calling on Andy Burnham to deliver on his words
Profit-greedy hedge funds have no place in our water, children's social care and public services in general
Greens are calling on Andy Burnham to deliver on his words
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Chinese Govt owned Syngenta to cease operations at Grangemouth, 400 jobs at risk.
Previously oil refinery closed. England-based British Steel rescued.
What would govt do now?
UK govts oppose state ownership but let foreign govts own infrastructure. Why?
Any industrial strategy?
Previously oil refinery closed. England-based British Steel rescued.
What would govt do now?
UK govts oppose state ownership but let foreign govts own infrastructure. Why?
Any industrial strategy?
Chemical firm to cease operations at Grangemouth site putting nearly 400 jobs at risk
The move comes just over a year after Syngenta, owned by state Chinese firm Sinochem, was given more than £2 million in Scottish Enterprise funding to expand its Scottish site
www.independent.co.uk
October 3, 2026 at 6:51 AM
Chinese Govt owned Syngenta to cease operations at Grangemouth, 400 jobs at risk.
Previously oil refinery closed. England-based British Steel rescued.
What would govt do now?
UK govts oppose state ownership but let foreign govts own infrastructure. Why?
Any industrial strategy?
Previously oil refinery closed. England-based British Steel rescued.
What would govt do now?
UK govts oppose state ownership but let foreign govts own infrastructure. Why?
Any industrial strategy?
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Mind-boggling - just mind-boggling
Now expected to peak at an extraordinary 4.2C in December
Now expected to peak at an extraordinary 4.2C in December
October 2, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Mind-boggling - just mind-boggling
Now expected to peak at an extraordinary 4.2C in December
Now expected to peak at an extraordinary 4.2C in December
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US private equity owner of Boots to sell it to a Canadian private equity firm for $9bn (£7bn).
NHS prescriptions are a major money makers.
Otherwise its prices are high.
No UK tax levied on dividends paid by Boots to its foreign owners.
NHS prescriptions are a major money makers.
Otherwise its prices are high.
No UK tax levied on dividends paid by Boots to its foreign owners.
Boots owner ‘closing in on sale to Canada’s Weston family for $9bn’
Deal would mark return of Canadian family to UK after it sold Selfridges department store for £4bn in 2022
www.theguardian.com
October 2, 2026 at 8:06 AM
US private equity owner of Boots to sell it to a Canadian private equity firm for $9bn (£7bn).
NHS prescriptions are a major money makers.
Otherwise its prices are high.
No UK tax levied on dividends paid by Boots to its foreign owners.
NHS prescriptions are a major money makers.
Otherwise its prices are high.
No UK tax levied on dividends paid by Boots to its foreign owners.
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TODAY is the People vs Palantir – International Day of Action
Private firms should be nowhere near our NHS patient data. Palantir's NHS contract expires in February 2027. You can help ensure the NHS does not renew its contract.
Find an action near you: vist.ly/5kk7f
Private firms should be nowhere near our NHS patient data. Palantir's NHS contract expires in February 2027. You can help ensure the NHS does not renew its contract.
Find an action near you: vist.ly/5kk7f
People vs Palantir – International Day of Action
On Thursday 1st October, patients, NHS workers and activists across England are taking action to say NO to Palantir in our NHS. Join a local action near you!
www.amnesty.org.uk
October 1, 2026 at 12:11 PM
TODAY is the People vs Palantir – International Day of Action
Private firms should be nowhere near our NHS patient data. Palantir's NHS contract expires in February 2027. You can help ensure the NHS does not renew its contract.
Find an action near you: vist.ly/5kk7f
Private firms should be nowhere near our NHS patient data. Palantir's NHS contract expires in February 2027. You can help ensure the NHS does not renew its contract.
Find an action near you: vist.ly/5kk7f
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For 30 years, the Landfill Communities Fund (LCF) has shown the value of innovative policy to local communities, notably playing a crucial role in saving the much-loved Wellington Monument back in 2018. Here's how...
October 1, 2026 at 3:07 PM
For 30 years, the Landfill Communities Fund (LCF) has shown the value of innovative policy to local communities, notably playing a crucial role in saving the much-loved Wellington Monument back in 2018. Here's how...
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Palantir's founder hates the NHS, so why is he handling our NHS patient data?
Private companies should be nowhere near our NHS and our patient data
It is time for them to go. Their contract ends in February 2026. You can help make sure it is not renewed
Add your name: vist.ly/5kkst
Private companies should be nowhere near our NHS and our patient data
It is time for them to go. Their contract ends in February 2026. You can help make sure it is not renewed
Add your name: vist.ly/5kkst
Tell the Health Secretary, Yvette Cooper: No Palantir in our NHS
Palantir’s contract with NHS England is up for renewal in February 2027, with discussions expected to begin this year. This is a critical moment for us to tell the new Health Secretary: No Palantir in...
vist.ly
October 1, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Palantir's founder hates the NHS, so why is he handling our NHS patient data?
Private companies should be nowhere near our NHS and our patient data
It is time for them to go. Their contract ends in February 2026. You can help make sure it is not renewed
Add your name: vist.ly/5kkst
Private companies should be nowhere near our NHS and our patient data
It is time for them to go. Their contract ends in February 2026. You can help make sure it is not renewed
Add your name: vist.ly/5kkst
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"Europe is warming twice as fast as the global average from the heat-trapping effects of fossil fuel pollution and the destruction of nature, with Alpine regions experiencing some of the most dramatic changes." www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Explosion of melt rates’: 20% of Swiss glaciers lost in five years
Alpine regions in Europe experiencing extreme glacier collapse due to heat-trapping effects of fossil fuel pollution
www.theguardian.com
October 1, 2026 at 3:37 PM
"Europe is warming twice as fast as the global average from the heat-trapping effects of fossil fuel pollution and the destruction of nature, with Alpine regions experiencing some of the most dramatic changes." www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Today is the end of the 'bathing season'. That means regular water quality testing at designated bathing waters in England and Wales stops until next May... 🌊
How do you use the water? 🌊
datahq.sas.org.uk/recreational...
How do you use the water? 🌊
datahq.sas.org.uk/recreational...
Where do you surf, swim, paddle or play? - Surfers Against Sewage • Data HQ
Recreational Data HQ Updated by Kirsty Davies
Where do you swim, surf, paddle or play?
Are you a 'bather'? no, we thought not.
In the legislation that
datahq.sas.org.uk
September 30, 2026 at 11:35 AM
Today is the end of the 'bathing season'. That means regular water quality testing at designated bathing waters in England and Wales stops until next May... 🌊
How do you use the water? 🌊
datahq.sas.org.uk/recreational...
How do you use the water? 🌊
datahq.sas.org.uk/recreational...
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The profiteering from children’s social care is OUT OF CONTROL
💷Hundreds of millions in profits for big private-equity-backed providers
💰Senior civil servant owning shares in children’s care provider
Add your name to demand an end to profit in children’s care: vist.ly/5kg88
💷Hundreds of millions in profits for big private-equity-backed providers
💰Senior civil servant owning shares in children’s care provider
Add your name to demand an end to profit in children’s care: vist.ly/5kg88
September 30, 2026 at 3:04 PM
The profiteering from children’s social care is OUT OF CONTROL
💷Hundreds of millions in profits for big private-equity-backed providers
💰Senior civil servant owning shares in children’s care provider
Add your name to demand an end to profit in children’s care: vist.ly/5kg88
💷Hundreds of millions in profits for big private-equity-backed providers
💰Senior civil servant owning shares in children’s care provider
Add your name to demand an end to profit in children’s care: vist.ly/5kg88
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Some good stuff in here, but missing one key word - climate
That's right. Not a single mention of the greatest threat this country, and the world, have ever faced
Really quite bizarre
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c6...
That's right. Not a single mention of the greatest threat this country, and the world, have ever faced
Really quite bizarre
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c6...
Burnham giving first Labour conference speech as prime minister - watch live
Under the plan, the state pension will continue to rise each year in line with inflation or by 2.5% - but the annual earnings link will be dropped.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 29, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Some good stuff in here, but missing one key word - climate
That's right. Not a single mention of the greatest threat this country, and the world, have ever faced
Really quite bizarre
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c6...
That's right. Not a single mention of the greatest threat this country, and the world, have ever faced
Really quite bizarre
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c6...
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Locals expect a tree, but what they're actually paying for is someone to come and strimmer the tree to death
Give trees a chance
Development-planted trees have consistently shown to be faring poorly, according to recent surveys.
theecologist.org
September 29, 2026 at 8:05 AM
Locals expect a tree, but what they're actually paying for is someone to come and strimmer the tree to death
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A cash-strapped rural police force struggles to deal with Red Diesel gangs. Until its chief inspector realises can get the Met Police to deal with the problem...
...if he pretends they're Iranian.
A new six part comedy starring Toby Jones.
...if he pretends they're Iranian.
A new six part comedy starring Toby Jones.
The security services remain tight-lipped about possible motives. Russian sabotage, Islamist extremism and direct action from anti-war protesters were not ruled out. But, given the context, Iran would be an obvious suspect
A foiled plot in Fairford is predictable but puzzling
The threat to Britain’s military bases is real, and complicated
bit.ly
September 29, 2026 at 7:41 AM
A cash-strapped rural police force struggles to deal with Red Diesel gangs. Until its chief inspector realises can get the Met Police to deal with the problem...
...if he pretends they're Iranian.
A new six part comedy starring Toby Jones.
...if he pretends they're Iranian.
A new six part comedy starring Toby Jones.
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New UK homes in flood-risk areas could become uninsurable, says Aviva boss
New UK homes in flood-risk areas could become uninsurable, says Aviva boss
Amanda Blanc says flooding threat is ‘absolutely increasing’, as she also warns ministers over ‘kite flying’ before budget
www.theguardian.com
September 29, 2026 at 9:30 AM
New UK homes in flood-risk areas could become uninsurable, says Aviva boss