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naturocrat.bsky.social
Welsh - retired UN agency head and NGO actor now living in Kenya. Lifelong conservationist and socialist. Former Labour member - but no fan of Starmer.
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I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world. Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO

submitted 22 days ago • 4419 comments

The suffering of civilians in Gaza is extreme. I share the govt's call for immediate release of all those still waiting to be reunited with loved ones. We also urgently need accountability for the Israeli govt's violations of international law. My question to the minister today⬇️

submitted 25 days ago • 1 comment

Unite’s commissioned economic research shows restoring collective bargaining coverage to same level as 1996 would create 2.8 per cent GDP boost. Take the shackles off the unions & allow everyone a right to their labour value added in a market system. Britain was richer & more equal in the 1970s

submitted 25 days ago • 0 comments

labourlist.org/2025/01/unit... Sharon is spot-on.

submitted 25 days ago • 0 comments

I've written to Rachel Reeves about the financial struggles facing councils across the country & the impossible choices they're having to make. Public services have been cut to the bone & we're all feeling the impact. We need to see a wealth tax, not further cuts.

submitted 40 days ago • 24 comments

It's time we did something about rip-off rents - and my amendment to the Renters' Rights Bill would do just that. My column for @metro.co.uk ⬇️ #RentControls #GenerationRent metro.co.uk/2025/01/13/i...

submitted 41 days ago • 6 comments

After more than a month on BlueSky I’m disappointed that there don’t seem to be many people posting about non-American issues. It didn’t used to be like that on pre Musk Twitter. Mind you X is worse still - all I see are ads placed by Musk himself, or bot posts supporting his bizarre outlook. Help !

submitted 43 days ago • 0 comments

Just one disabled MP sitting on the Assisted Dying Bill committee shows what a sham it is Kim Leadbeater has announced the committee - just as she's accused of misleading parliament over the proposed safeguards. @h-sharland.bsky.social looks at this latest debacle. www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...

submitted 73 days ago • 1 comment

Now I’m living in Kenya where our daughter works. Very lucky to have a balcony looking straight into canopy of Karura Forest

submitted 103 days ago • 0 comments

Well this is my first post on Bluesky. I want to leave Musk’s X but wonder how many people I will be able to interact with here. I’m a an ex UN officer where I led the Convention on Migratory Species. Since then I’ve played leading roles in South East Wales on conserving the unique Gwent Levels.

submitted 103 days ago • 0 comments