UK residents:

Chris Packham has started a petition against fossil fuel advertising and sponsorship. It is yet to pass the 100,000 signature threshold for forcing a parliament debate.

Please consider signing:
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/700024

'‘Blue wall’ of #Tory seats collapsed because of #GreenIssues, say #Greenpeace

Polling shows voters in south of #England switched because of Conservative inaction on #PollutedRivers and #beaches
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/jul/06/blue-wall-tory-seats-collapsed-green-issues-greenpeace?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

Besides the lousy optics of using a private jet to fly to a green jobs event, and boasting about doing a bit of greenwashing, and rubbing the noses of us common bogs who wouldn't have access to a private jet and would have to get from Wales to Scotland the hard way, why on earth did somebody put together a schedule requiring that journey in the first place and why did he OK it?

#UKPolitics
#GeneralElection
#GreenIssues

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/may/31/starmer-admits-he-flew-by-private-jet-to-clean-energy-jobs-rally-in-scotland

I really hope they are..

"It’s been clear during party conference season that the UK is about to enter an unprecedented #culturewar on #climate. At the #Labour conference, the question has been: is the party up to the fight?"

Labour’s policies show party is spoiling for a fight on #greenissues | Labour | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/oct/11/labour-spoiling-for-fight-green-issues-environment

#climatechange
#environment
#greenpolicies
#netzero

Editorial It’s an obvious pairing, but there’s danger in Starmer’s bromance with Blair | Morning Star
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/it%E2%80%99s-obvious-pairing-there%E2%80%99s-danger-starmer%E2%80%99s-bromance-blair

#Blair
#Starmer
#GreenIssues
#Autocrats
#InstituteForGlobalChange

#ZacGoldsmith resigns accusing #Sunak of being ‘uninterested’ in #environment

Conservative peer quits as minister after criticism from #PrivilegesCommittee and accuses PM of causing ‘paralysis’ on #GreenIssues
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/jun/30/zac-goldsmith-resigns-accusing-government-of-apathy-over-environment #ToryPoliciesInAction #ClimateCrisis #Sustainability #SewageScandal

If you take issue with the #BBC's decision, as noted in my last boosted-toot, or with what is happening to our #environment more generally, can I suggest you take a look at https://www.saveourwildisles.org.uk/ and maybe get involved? #SaveOurWildIsles
#ToryCorruption #BBCCorruption #GreenIssues

I'm #NewtoMastodon and would very much like to follow people interested in: #art, #arthistory, #politics #history #naturalscience #birding #greenissues #FBPE #GTTO #GeneralElectionUK #RejoinEU #socialjustice #cats #horses #archaeology #weather #meteorology #marinebiology.

And if you're righteous, kind and woke, and ESPECIALLY if you love Stewart Lee.

I will #followback. Here's one I painted earlier. This one's for you.

Peace, love and pachyderms to you.X

@LauraKT@mastodonapp.uk Hello, exile from madbird. Enjoying retirement as a teacher working with excluded children.
Always wanted to change the world, to make it fairer for all of us, have realised that politics is toxic . Still promoting #greenissues.
love #gardening, #history, #music, #art,#ceramics,#architecture, #travel, #reading #dreaming #walking. 
travelled up and down the country watching my team #manchesterunited for years, relinquished my ticket as trains so unreliable and expensive.

Hello, exile from madbird. Enjoying retirement as a teacher working with excluded children.
Always wanted to change the world, to make it fairer for all of us, have realised that politics is toxic . Still promoting #greenissues.
love #gardening, #history, #music, #art,#ceramics,#architecture, #travel, #reading #dreaming #walking.
I did travel up and down the country to watch my team #manchesterunited for many years, but had to relinquish my ticket as the trains were so unreliable and expensive.