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Such a moving video from the marvellous @lemnsissay.
Beautiful words ❤️
"From 12-18, I was in children's homes... I was never hugged... The only time I was ever touched with care, and with attention, was once, every six months, at my NHS clinic".
Visit: yournhsneedsyou.com
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“Many are asking what it’ll take for people in power to wake up. But let’s be clear - they’re already awake. They know exactly what they’re doing. They know exactly what priceless values they’re sacrificing to maintain business as usual.”
My speech from today’s march in Glasgow.
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Huge Tory donor - Lord Harris has dozens of Schools.
... and because he got the schools, Michael Gove made sure he also got all the (former LGA) Land and the ancillary contracts for maintenance.
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Official data from Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research released today warns of a deforested area in the #Amazon of 796km² between October 1st and 29th – more than 4.5 times larger than the city of Glasgow.
greenpeace.org.uk/news/amazo…
Atchin Tan retweeted
The arrival of the Mayflower 400+ years ago led to the theft of Indigenous lands and the death of millions of Indigenous people. The effects of colonization are still felt today as Indigenous Peoples fight for their lands and sovereignty.
© Rick Cate, Without Reservations
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Anyone who’s liked your tweet is an idiot. Sussex Water CEO was given £500k bonus despite 3 fines for pollution
Now Mr. Redwood you’ve voted to exonerate them from prosecution
#ToryScum
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'Carbon offsets allow a lot of big businesses, and countries like the UK, to continue polluting by saying they are balancing it out somewhere else.'
@mikaelaloach says the priority should be cutting emissions, not "creative accounting".
#DailyClimateShow trib.al/OD8VTKm
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The world’s wildlife populations have plummeted by more than two-thirds since 1970, and there are no signs that this downward trend is slowing. From destructive land use to invasive species, scientists have identified the main drivers of #biodiversity loss
theguardian.com/environment/…
Atchin Tan retweeted
The 🇺🇸 wanted 200% tariffs on Chinese steel imports
Massive over production in China lex them to dump under priced steel into an international market.
The Tories gave up British Steel to China 🇨🇳 to undermine EU solidarity
independent.co.uk/news/uk/po…
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Nope 👎 you’re wrong
Explain France 🇫🇷
Explain French industry, explain Germany Workers Councils, explain Danish collective bargaining that means a McDonalds worker earns £20 an hour.
The Tories want a libertarian economy, no state support, no welfare, no safety net.
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73% of Labour Party voters support bringing energy companies back into public ownership - and so do 60% of Conservative Party voters.
For people and planet, it needs to happen.
Cambodia: Ten years in prison for protecting nature? Release them NOW! rainforest-rescue.org/petiti… via @RainforestResq
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Solidarity with @ChrisGPackham, unbowed despite yet another disgraceful attack.
Intimidation is rife in the countryside, especially against those who oppose hunting and environmental destruction. It's far from the domain of innocence we like to imagine. theguardian.com/uk-news/2021…
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If the Prime Minister was really interested in 'building back better' and 'levelling up' he would raise the Minimum Wage to £15 an hour.
No doubt, @NestleWatersFra is a bully. It'll take your water, worsen the drought, hide illegal plastics dumps, and if you dare speak up, Nestlé will bully you and press charges against you. This is Didier's story, a farmer turned #whistleblower in France sumof.us/740871958t?referrin…
