Guest blog: Newts and Housing by Barry Kemp markavery.info/2025/02/15/g...
Very topical.
#planning #NE #houses #rachelreeves #attackonnature #Defra
Very topical.
#planning #NE #houses #rachelreeves #attackonnature #Defra
February 17, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Guest blog: Newts and Housing by Barry Kemp markavery.info/2025/02/15/g...
Very topical.
#planning #NE #houses #rachelreeves #attackonnature #Defra
Very topical.
#planning #NE #houses #rachelreeves #attackonnature #Defra
Feels like another #AttackOnNature moment.
January 29, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Feels like another #AttackOnNature moment.
So....it's back to bash the Newts and Bats. Should we bring back the #attackonnature campaign @tonydartmoor.bsky.social ?
January 23, 2025 at 10:05 AM
So....it's back to bash the Newts and Bats. Should we bring back the #attackonnature campaign @tonydartmoor.bsky.social ?
It must be time for the environmental sector to come together again to fight responses like this?
#AttackOnNature 2.0?
#AttackOnNature 2.0?
Stop worrying about bats and newts? No Rachel Reeves MP – start worrying about the future of our economy if we tear down the nature it depends on.
Nature isn’t a blocker; it’s the foundation of growth.
Nature isn’t a blocker; it’s the foundation of growth.
January 29, 2025 at 3:35 PM
It must be time for the environmental sector to come together again to fight responses like this?
#AttackOnNature 2.0?
#AttackOnNature 2.0?
1. Because this issue is critical, but has received remarkably little coverage, here's a thread pulling out the key themes from my article yesterday, on the Planning and Infrastructure Bill, which puts decades of environmental protections to the torch. 🧵 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Labour’s great nature sellout is the worst attack on England’s ecosystems I’ve seen in my lifetime | George Monbiot
The horrifying planning bill, which rips up environmental protections, was drafted with CEOs in mind. We know because Keir Starmer told us, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
April 25, 2025 at 7:12 PM
The vast fire on #Dartmoor should alert us to the ecological disaster there. This should not be a fire-prone landscape. Were it not for the elimination of trees by grazing, the vegetation type on the high moor would be temperate rainforest, which is extremely hard to burn. But only specks remain.
May 6, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Different Government, same anti-nature vibes.
It's becoming increasingly clear that (once again) Labour does not "get" nature and Starmer himself see's those who care about nature as "blockers" and "NIMBYs".
Heading fast towards #attackonnature territory.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
It's becoming increasingly clear that (once again) Labour does not "get" nature and Starmer himself see's those who care about nature as "blockers" and "NIMBYs".
Heading fast towards #attackonnature territory.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Labour MPs ordered to sink landmark climate and environment bill
Exclusive: Supporters of bill say Labour has already insisted on removal of clauses requiring UK to meet targets agreed at Cop and other summits
www.theguardian.com
January 24, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Different Government, same anti-nature vibes.
It's becoming increasingly clear that (once again) Labour does not "get" nature and Starmer himself see's those who care about nature as "blockers" and "NIMBYs".
Heading fast towards #attackonnature territory.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
It's becoming increasingly clear that (once again) Labour does not "get" nature and Starmer himself see's those who care about nature as "blockers" and "NIMBYs".
Heading fast towards #attackonnature territory.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Good piece on the looming "powder keg confrontation" between Labour and environmentalists by @michaelsavage.bsky.social
#attackonnature
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#attackonnature
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Labour risks ‘powder keg’ clash with environmentalists as it puts growth before going green
As chancellor Rachel Reeves’ plan to expand London airports gains traction, the party is accused of back-pedalling on its green commitments
www.theguardian.com
January 25, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Good piece on the looming "powder keg confrontation" between Labour and environmentalists by @michaelsavage.bsky.social
#attackonnature
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#attackonnature
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Might prompt me out of my current social media slumber ... #attackonnature
January 24, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Might prompt me out of my current social media slumber ... #attackonnature
The best comparator is with the Truss regime, with its #attackonnature.
But Truss lasted less than a lettuce. We are stuck with this lot til 2029.
Whether it’s Aarhus, habitats, planning, Starmer’s bonfire of regulations, both the rhetoric and the reality of Labour on nature are simply dire.
But Truss lasted less than a lettuce. We are stuck with this lot til 2029.
Whether it’s Aarhus, habitats, planning, Starmer’s bonfire of regulations, both the rhetoric and the reality of Labour on nature are simply dire.
December 6, 2025 at 12:52 PM
The best comparator is with the Truss regime, with its #attackonnature.
But Truss lasted less than a lettuce. We are stuck with this lot til 2029.
Whether it’s Aarhus, habitats, planning, Starmer’s bonfire of regulations, both the rhetoric and the reality of Labour on nature are simply dire.
But Truss lasted less than a lettuce. We are stuck with this lot til 2029.
Whether it’s Aarhus, habitats, planning, Starmer’s bonfire of regulations, both the rhetoric and the reality of Labour on nature are simply dire.
Following the Chancellor's speech this morning the RSPB has fired a warning shot across the Government's bow.
Memo to Keir Starmer cc Rachel Reeves...
Research impact of the #AttackOnNature campaign in which the RSPB had a significant role.
Memo to Keir Starmer cc Rachel Reeves...
Research impact of the #AttackOnNature campaign in which the RSPB had a significant role.
January 29, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Following the Chancellor's speech this morning the RSPB has fired a warning shot across the Government's bow.
Memo to Keir Starmer cc Rachel Reeves...
Research impact of the #AttackOnNature campaign in which the RSPB had a significant role.
Memo to Keir Starmer cc Rachel Reeves...
Research impact of the #AttackOnNature campaign in which the RSPB had a significant role.
Well done to all who campaigned for the Bill and to @rozsavagemp.bsky.social for introducing it.
But shame on Starmer and Reeves, who just don't get it, do they? Will this Government actually be worse than the Tories on nature?
#attackonnature
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
But shame on Starmer and Reeves, who just don't get it, do they? Will this Government actually be worse than the Tories on nature?
#attackonnature
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
UK climate and nature bill dropped after deal with Labour backbenchers
Ministers avoid internal party row by promising potential rebels they will have input into environmental legislation
www.theguardian.com
January 24, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Well done to all who campaigned for the Bill and to @rozsavagemp.bsky.social for introducing it.
But shame on Starmer and Reeves, who just don't get it, do they? Will this Government actually be worse than the Tories on nature?
#attackonnature
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
But shame on Starmer and Reeves, who just don't get it, do they? Will this Government actually be worse than the Tories on nature?
#attackonnature
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
🦇 Remember Liz Truss’ infamous #AttackOnNature?
🦎 Remember the “anti-growth coalition”?
📣 The requirement for developers to offset environmental damage done on sites as a condition of planning is THE MINIMUM we should expect.
🦎 Remember the “anti-growth coalition”?
📣 The requirement for developers to offset environmental damage done on sites as a condition of planning is THE MINIMUM we should expect.
March 11, 2025 at 9:07 AM
🦇 Remember Liz Truss’ infamous #AttackOnNature?
🦎 Remember the “anti-growth coalition”?
📣 The requirement for developers to offset environmental damage done on sites as a condition of planning is THE MINIMUM we should expect.
🦎 Remember the “anti-growth coalition”?
📣 The requirement for developers to offset environmental damage done on sites as a condition of planning is THE MINIMUM we should expect.
On one level it's quite funny to see just how wrong AI can be, but it's alarming that what it's produced looks plausible (superficially), to the ignorant.
And consider the Reeves/Starmer #attackonnature: many will believe their Bats/Newts claims to be true, bolstered by this sort of work.
5/5
And consider the Reeves/Starmer #attackonnature: many will believe their Bats/Newts claims to be true, bolstered by this sort of work.
5/5
March 28, 2025 at 9:47 AM
On one level it's quite funny to see just how wrong AI can be, but it's alarming that what it's produced looks plausible (superficially), to the ignorant.
And consider the Reeves/Starmer #attackonnature: many will believe their Bats/Newts claims to be true, bolstered by this sort of work.
5/5
And consider the Reeves/Starmer #attackonnature: many will believe their Bats/Newts claims to be true, bolstered by this sort of work.
5/5
Unfortunately, globally, the #attackonnature is heating up and the bat-shit crazy will increase
March 28, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Unfortunately, globally, the #attackonnature is heating up and the bat-shit crazy will increase
#AttackOnNature II the sequel incoming.
"So, what if I told you that the very nature on our doorstep could be under threat from new planning legislation?
...writes Hilary McGrady DG of the National Trust.
Looking forward to the leadership of archaeological bodies making their position as clear.
"So, what if I told you that the very nature on our doorstep could be under threat from new planning legislation?
...writes Hilary McGrady DG of the National Trust.
Looking forward to the leadership of archaeological bodies making their position as clear.
The government’s planning bill is a 'license to kill nature', writes National Trust Director Hilary McGrady
This Bank Holiday Monday, millions of people in the UK will be heading to their local park, woods or even to the countryside, in search of fresh air and green space.
www.lbc.co.uk
May 6, 2025 at 9:33 AM
#AttackOnNature II the sequel incoming.
"So, what if I told you that the very nature on our doorstep could be under threat from new planning legislation?
...writes Hilary McGrady DG of the National Trust.
Looking forward to the leadership of archaeological bodies making their position as clear.
"So, what if I told you that the very nature on our doorstep could be under threat from new planning legislation?
...writes Hilary McGrady DG of the National Trust.
Looking forward to the leadership of archaeological bodies making their position as clear.
The sitting of the UK Parliament which ended yesterday has been a mixed bag for archaeology and the environment, including the threat to the polluter pays and precautionary principles in planning & the #AttackOnNature but it ends with good news as local Historic Environment Records become statutory.
October 27, 2023 at 6:46 PM
The sitting of the UK Parliament which ended yesterday has been a mixed bag for archaeology and the environment, including the threat to the polluter pays and precautionary principles in planning & the #AttackOnNature but it ends with good news as local Historic Environment Records become statutory.
Further evidence that despite all the economic troubles, and the #attackonnature, the Labour government is trying to rectify some of the trashing of society that occurred under the Tories.
Charity chief executive appointed (interim) head of Charity Commission. www.gov.uk/government/n...
Charity chief executive appointed (interim) head of Charity Commission. www.gov.uk/government/n...
Interim Chair appointed to the Charity Commission for England and Wales
The Secretary of State has appointed Mark Simms OBE as Interim Chair of the Charity Commission. This interim appointment has been made while the process for finding the next Chair is completed.
www.gov.uk
March 28, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Further evidence that despite all the economic troubles, and the #attackonnature, the Labour government is trying to rectify some of the trashing of society that occurred under the Tories.
Charity chief executive appointed (interim) head of Charity Commission. www.gov.uk/government/n...
Charity chief executive appointed (interim) head of Charity Commission. www.gov.uk/government/n...
#AttackOnNature 2 the Sequal
The heads of 32 organisations campaigning for the natural environment, including the RSPB and the National Trust, have written to the Government stating the Planning and Infrastructure Bill is one sided, and risks throwing environmental protection to the winds.
The heads of 32 organisations campaigning for the natural environment, including the RSPB and the National Trust, have written to the Government stating the Planning and Infrastructure Bill is one sided, and risks throwing environmental protection to the winds.
Planning bill ‘throws environmental protection to the wind’, say UK nature chiefs
Heads of 32 charities warn proposals could push species towards extinction and lead to irreversible habitat loss
www.theguardian.com
April 9, 2025 at 10:48 AM
#AttackOnNature 2 the Sequal
The heads of 32 organisations campaigning for the natural environment, including the RSPB and the National Trust, have written to the Government stating the Planning and Infrastructure Bill is one sided, and risks throwing environmental protection to the winds.
The heads of 32 organisations campaigning for the natural environment, including the RSPB and the National Trust, have written to the Government stating the Planning and Infrastructure Bill is one sided, and risks throwing environmental protection to the winds.
The public stance, repeated again by Rachel Reeves in this morning's speech, is the same shorthand show of disdain for "Newts and Bats" which led to the collapse of the attempt to loosen planning rules by Liz Truss through provoking the successful #AttackOnNature campaign.
January 29, 2025 at 11:05 AM
The public stance, repeated again by Rachel Reeves in this morning's speech, is the same shorthand show of disdain for "Newts and Bats" which led to the collapse of the attempt to loosen planning rules by Liz Truss through provoking the successful #AttackOnNature campaign.
Well done @CraigBennett3 on @BBCr4today soon after 0730 (just now). There's no doubt this damaging change in policy is coming and the house builders have won the lobbying battle.
Another wake-up call for wildlife NGOs and the electorate #attackonnature...
Another wake-up call for wildlife NGOs and the electorate #attackonnature...
November 23, 2024 at 7:58 PM
Well done @CraigBennett3 on @BBCr4today soon after 0730 (just now). There's no doubt this damaging change in policy is coming and the house builders have won the lobbying battle.
Another wake-up call for wildlife NGOs and the electorate #attackonnature...
Another wake-up call for wildlife NGOs and the electorate #attackonnature...
MAY DAY MAYDAY M'AIDEZ 🚨
26°C in Birmingham today
this is a bad baseline
very little rain lately
please water your green spaces
let them grow wild
make tiny reservoirs with shallow bowls in the shade
urban niche sanctuaries
insect islands
protect pollinators
💚🌱🐝
#ClimateActionNow
#AttackOnNature
26°C in Birmingham today
this is a bad baseline
very little rain lately
please water your green spaces
let them grow wild
make tiny reservoirs with shallow bowls in the shade
urban niche sanctuaries
insect islands
protect pollinators
💚🌱🐝
#ClimateActionNow
#AttackOnNature
May 1, 2025 at 4:02 PM
MAY DAY MAYDAY M'AIDEZ 🚨
26°C in Birmingham today
this is a bad baseline
very little rain lately
please water your green spaces
let them grow wild
make tiny reservoirs with shallow bowls in the shade
urban niche sanctuaries
insect islands
protect pollinators
💚🌱🐝
#ClimateActionNow
#AttackOnNature
26°C in Birmingham today
this is a bad baseline
very little rain lately
please water your green spaces
let them grow wild
make tiny reservoirs with shallow bowls in the shade
urban niche sanctuaries
insect islands
protect pollinators
💚🌱🐝
#ClimateActionNow
#AttackOnNature
I’m furious that the UK Government has launched an #AttackOnNature. I care deeply about nature and have written urgently to my MP. Will you do the same? Follow this link to find out how. ...
December 1, 2024 at 4:14 AM
I’m furious that the UK Government has launched an #AttackOnNature. I care deeply about nature and have written urgently to my MP. Will you do the same? Follow this link to find out how. ...
Labour has betrayed their promise to protect nature.
Email your MP to remove Part 3 of the #PlanningAndInfrastructureBill AND ask THEM to call out the Chancellor for her attack on nature wtru.st/fix-the-bill action.wildlifetrusts.org/page/171483/... #AttackOnNature #Environment #Nature
Email your MP to remove Part 3 of the #PlanningAndInfrastructureBill AND ask THEM to call out the Chancellor for her attack on nature wtru.st/fix-the-bill action.wildlifetrusts.org/page/171483/... #AttackOnNature #Environment #Nature
Fix the Planning Bill NOW!
Before the General Election Labour promised to restore nature. Less than a year in, and the new Chancellor is leading a charge against the natural world
Email your MP to remove Part 3 of the Bill AND ...
wtru.st
May 23, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Labour has betrayed their promise to protect nature.
Email your MP to remove Part 3 of the #PlanningAndInfrastructureBill AND ask THEM to call out the Chancellor for her attack on nature wtru.st/fix-the-bill action.wildlifetrusts.org/page/171483/... #AttackOnNature #Environment #Nature
Email your MP to remove Part 3 of the #PlanningAndInfrastructureBill AND ask THEM to call out the Chancellor for her attack on nature wtru.st/fix-the-bill action.wildlifetrusts.org/page/171483/... #AttackOnNature #Environment #Nature
Can you help me stop this #AttackOnNature @jochurchill_mp Nature groups are worried, and so am I! There are Gov plans to rip up nature rules and renege on manifesto commitments! Please ask @DEFRA & @trussliz to listen to @WildlifeTrusts and others, you must #DefendNature
November 23, 2024 at 7:48 AM
Can you help me stop this #AttackOnNature @jochurchill_mp Nature groups are worried, and so am I! There are Gov plans to rip up nature rules and renege on manifesto commitments! Please ask @DEFRA & @trussliz to listen to @WildlifeTrusts and others, you must #DefendNature