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The emperor’s naked and everyone sees it – but his crowd still cheers. Truth doesn’t matter to the supporters of Trump or other populists. So how do you fight that? This article, by The Bear with artwork by Cold War Steve, lays it out plainly. Read it now

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New figures released by Natural England confirm what many feared: the badger cull is not slowing down. protectthewild.substack.com/p/247880-dea...

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Clarkson’s Farm feels like light entertainment—chaos, charm, and countryside quirks. But beneath the surface, it’s pushing a narrative: that farming is noble, harmless, and under siege. The truth is messier. Watch 📺: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jd2b...

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The developer-led housing model is broken. It has failed to deliver affordable homes. Torching environmental safeguards won’t fix it—the bottleneck isn’t just process, it’s profit. We need a progressive alternative: mass council house building in sustainable communities.

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Badgers use the same paths for generations. But roads now cut through those paths – putting them at risk every night. Learn how a road death turned into a rescue mission: Sally Jones reports

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It’s Nature-Friendly Farming Week! Some farmers are cutting pesticide use and saving thousands just by planting wildflowers between apple trees. A simple idea, backed by research. Read more about what’s changing in UK orchards:

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Swifts once numerous across East Anglia are now becoming so rare, it's a good news story when spotted. These amazing birds fly 14,000 miles every year - one of the longest migration journey of any bird, to and fro Equatorial & southern Africa. Least we can do is enable them to nest here... 👇

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So after quite a few weeks investigating Ireland’s culling of badgers to control TB, I found data that shows that a staggering 80% of the protected species killed by the Department of Agriculture were TB free. jrnl.ie/6709659

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Labour has denounced me as ‘deeply misleading’ on its planning reform. I wish that were true | George Monbiot

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The idea that companies are legally required to "maximise profit" is a lie. Section 172 of the Companies Act says otherwise. Companies must consider people, planet, and community — not just shareholders. But nobody enforces the law. By @richardjmurphy.bsky.social

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🎯: @georgemonbiot.bsky.social "So who has government listened to? Astonishingly, Keir Starmer told us. His attack on environmental regulation, inspired by “my conversations with leading CEOs”...Blissfully unaware this is the bit you're not supposed to say." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...?

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Alan Bates is considering Privately Prosecuting the Bosses of the Post Office for Corporate Manslaughter. RT If you support him, it is the only way there will be justice.

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🔴The Sheer Scale of the COVID ‘VIP Lane’ PPE Scandal Has Still Not Been Revealed Five Years On New evidence published by the COVID Inquiry suggests that at least 20 more politically-connected suppliers received contracts worth £1 billion bylinetimes.com/2025/04/16/c...

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Our beautiful birds of prey are routinely and illegally slaughtered on driven grouse moors . If you are as sick of this criminal persecution as me then please sign this ⁦‪@wildjustice.bsky.social petition petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70... Please RT

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Will any UK government honour its pledge to ban trophy animal imports? www.channel4.com/news/will-an...

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Absolutely packed House of Commons for Clive Lewis's Water Bill

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1. One of capitalism’s greatest successes is to shut down our imaginations. With the help of its favoured tools - neoliberalism and fascism - it persuades us that “there is no alternative”. Our first task is to re-ignite our moral imaginations and name our alternatives. 🧵

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Trump is holding a gun to the head of Zelensky, demanding huge reparations payments and laying claim to half of Ukraine's oil, gas and hydrocarbon resources, as well as almost all of its metals and much of its infrastructure. - With no security guarantees. Trump is no friend of Europe!

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The Badger cull must end! Share if you agree!

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The government’s Land Use consultation is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to intervene in this critical issue. Here’s my response to it. Please feel free to borrow / copy & paste as much as you want. It’s crucial that we engage. www.monbiot.com/2025/03/23/f... 1/3 🧵

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Why 👇 tiny plastic nurdle pollution in our seas & on our East Anglian beaches is so harmful. Due to their size (lentil size) nurdles are difficult to clean up, are the bane of every beach cleaner's life & if left, are consumed in mistake for fish eggs or break down to nanoplastics. Not good.

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Sickening scenes. www.huntsabs.org.uk/sabs-eye-in-...

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What’s in the millions of tonnes of sludge sprayed on UK farmland? asks @georgemonbiot.bsky.social - Thanks to breathtaking negligence, the liquid fertiliser used to help grow our food bubbles with a lethal cocktail of toxins 1/2 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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🔴Civil Servants Felt Pressured Into Giving ‘Special Treatment’ to Conservative-Connected COVID PPE Suppliers Private correspondence reveals officials felt threatened by firms benefiting from “back-scratching” by Conservative ministers bylinetimes.com/2025/03/21/c...

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If you want your country to stop arming Israel. RT/Like this post.

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The Norfolk coast & The Wash play a critical role in global bird migration, serving as a vital feeding ground & nesting site for rare & threatened species such as terns and wading birds. It is a race against time & tide to clear up plastic nurdle pollution before it kills or maims wildlife.

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Read the secret protocol that Warwickshire Police didn't want anyone to see. protectthewild.substack.com/p/warwickshi...

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The glyphosate debate: nice to see our own @hmetcalfe1.bsky.social quoted in this in-depth feature by @barbarapinho.com www.chemistryworld.com/features/the...

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Making economic growth the overriding purpose, to which all else must be sacrificed, not only trashes ecological and social values. It's also spectacularly bad politics. Governments can't control growth, but when it dips, this government, by its own criteria, fails. A rod for its own back.

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