Alan Chedzoy
@cheddarz.bsky.social
Gardener and nature lover. Rewilding, music, literature and art. Socialist, remainer and Corbynite. Uninterested in most Sports.
27% Scottish apparently 🏴
Somerset UK
27% Scottish apparently 🏴
Somerset UK
A very interesting interview with @georgemonbiot.bsky.social about why he became a Vegan and how it is closely linked to his environmentalism.
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George Monbiot - Winding Up, Not Down
We're delighted to welcome leading environmental activist and journalist, George Monbiot, to the Vegan Pod.
George is a fearless and tireless advocate for sustainability, green living and political an...
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December 2, 2025 at 4:41 AM
A very interesting interview with @georgemonbiot.bsky.social about why he became a Vegan and how it is closely linked to his environmentalism.
www.podbean.com/ep/pb-x8qr5-...
www.podbean.com/ep/pb-x8qr5-...
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Why BBC News / Question Time / Tory LauraK are now extreme right wing propagandists
November 7, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Why BBC News / Question Time / Tory LauraK are now extreme right wing propagandists
EVs are not environmentally faultless, but why does this government want to penalise people for making a greener choice?
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/n...
Rachel Reeves ‘planning pay-per-mile tax for electric vehicles in budget’
EV drivers would face 3p-a-mile charge on top of other road taxes to offset falling revenue from petrol and diesel cars
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:30 AM
EVs are not environmentally faultless, but why does this government want to penalise people for making a greener choice?
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/n...
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Reprehensible and completely inconsistent
Whether climate testimony is heard, and therefore if there is a good chance of acquittal, is entirely dependent on which judge you get
This makes complete nonsense of the justice system
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Whether climate testimony is heard, and therefore if there is a good chance of acquittal, is entirely dependent on which judge you get
This makes complete nonsense of the justice system
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Just Stop Oil protesters convicted after being denied right to state climate facts
Lawyers call for clarity over law as six are found guilty while being stopped from using defence used by fellow activists
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Reprehensible and completely inconsistent
Whether climate testimony is heard, and therefore if there is a good chance of acquittal, is entirely dependent on which judge you get
This makes complete nonsense of the justice system
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Whether climate testimony is heard, and therefore if there is a good chance of acquittal, is entirely dependent on which judge you get
This makes complete nonsense of the justice system
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Very disappointing:
committees.parliament.uk/committee/62...
committees.parliament.uk/committee/62...
Government rejects outright bottom trawling ban despite pledge - Committees - UK Parliament
Government ministers say the UK will not implement an outright ban on bottom trawling, despite pledging earlier this year to extend the ban on bottom-towed fishing gear to offshore protected areas.
committees.parliament.uk
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Very disappointing:
committees.parliament.uk/committee/62...
committees.parliament.uk/committee/62...
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Ah! Good morning, reality. And welcome. We’ve been expecting you…
October 20, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Ah! Good morning, reality. And welcome. We’ve been expecting you…
Some context associated with the Devon wetlands land grab superbly written by @georgemonbiot.bsky.social
Today's column is about the government's huge, unprecedented assault on nature ... and about the eerie, astonishing silence of the big nature groups. The RSPB, National Trust, Wildlife Trusts have 7.5m members between them. A vast force, completely unmobilised. 🧵
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Wage war on nature to build new homes: that’s Labour’s offer, but it’s a con trick | George Monbiot
The government’s new planning bill is tearing down environmental protections to benefit developers. This nation of nature lovers won’t stand for it, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
October 19, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Some context associated with the Devon wetlands land grab superbly written by @georgemonbiot.bsky.social
This must be stopped:
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Developers encroach on 2,000-year-old Devon wetland citing ‘blockages’ to Labour’s housing plans
According to planning conditions, Wolborough Fen in Newton Abbot must be protected as groundworks are prepared for 1,200 homes
www.theguardian.com
October 19, 2025 at 10:05 AM
This must be stopped:
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Ministers then tried to stop the hearing from going ahead, arguing that Parliament had set out a specific alternative process for appealing against banning orders.
More than 2,100 people have been arrested in demonstrations since the group was banned.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
More than 2,100 people have been arrested in demonstrations since the group was banned.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Government loses bid to block Palestine Action ban appeal
In a highly significant ruling, the Court of Appeal paved the way for the review of the ban before a High Court judge next month.
www.bbc.com
October 17, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Ministers then tried to stop the hearing from going ahead, arguing that Parliament had set out a specific alternative process for appealing against banning orders.
More than 2,100 people have been arrested in demonstrations since the group was banned.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
More than 2,100 people have been arrested in demonstrations since the group was banned.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
A somewhat different version of events than Starmer and Badenoch would have us believe.
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What REALLY Happened in Amsterdam
YouTube video by Double Down News
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October 17, 2025 at 10:18 AM
A somewhat different version of events than Starmer and Badenoch would have us believe.
youtu.be/DvTyg1kJGzM?...
youtu.be/DvTyg1kJGzM?...
Here's Farage again telling lies about the UK's education system to naive Americans. Is he ever in the UK?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Nigel Farage accuses teachers of ‘poisoning our kids’ on race issues
Exclusive: Reform UK leader’s remarks at event for private US college criticised as ‘grossly irresponsible’ by NEU leader
www.theguardian.com
October 10, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Here's Farage again telling lies about the UK's education system to naive Americans. Is he ever in the UK?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Good god:
🔴 ‘America Must Save Britain’: MAGA-Mania and Conspiracy Theories Broadcast Nightly on GB News’ New US Show
A new daily GB News programme broadcast from Washington features climate denial, vaccine misinformation, and non-stop praise for Donald Trump. ✍️ @bylinetimes.bsky.social
A new daily GB News programme broadcast from Washington features climate denial, vaccine misinformation, and non-stop praise for Donald Trump. ✍️ @bylinetimes.bsky.social
'America Must Save Britain': MAGA-Mania and Conspiracy Theories Broadcast Nightly on GB News' New US Show
A new daily GB News programme broadcast from Washington features climate denial, vaccine misinformation, and non-stop praise for Donald Trump – as its hosts tell the American audience that the UK need...
bylinetimes.com
October 8, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Good god:
They just don't seem to get that these are peaceful protests that do not require policing. If it were not for Braverman, Cooper and now Mahmood's draconian protest laws which they are intent on expanding, police cover would be minimal.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
‘Enough is enough’ says chief of police federation over Palestine Action rally
Met Police said many of those arrested needed carrying away after they refused to walk from Trafalgar Square – but Amnesty International says arresting hundreds of people at the demonstration is ‘not ...
www.independent.co.uk
October 5, 2025 at 3:11 PM
They just don't seem to get that these are peaceful protests that do not require policing. If it were not for Braverman, Cooper and now Mahmood's draconian protest laws which they are intent on expanding, police cover would be minimal.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
When someone mentions China as an argument against net zero, show them this.
*Unlike the U.S. government, China accepts reality—and that’s our only hope for getting our hands on the cheapest energy in history*
by Benjamin Johnson
Climate Change
www.currentaffairs.org/news/china-i...
by Benjamin Johnson
Climate Change
www.currentaffairs.org/news/china-i...
China Is Building The Solar Future Because The U.S. Refuses
Unlike the U.S. government, China accepts reality—and that’s our only hope for getting our hands on the cheapest energy in history.
www.currentaffairs.org
October 5, 2025 at 7:38 AM
When someone mentions China as an argument against net zero, show them this.
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Home Sec repeats her commitment to the “fundamental” right to protest as she announces giving police more powers to restrict it bit.ly/48hsbEA
Police to get broader powers to crack down on repeated protests
Officers will be able to tell organisers to move demonstrations if protests have caused
bit.ly
October 5, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Home Sec repeats her commitment to the “fundamental” right to protest as she announces giving police more powers to restrict it bit.ly/48hsbEA
Perhaps if they reduced their calorie intake they wouldn't pay anything...
“I have a lot of friends. They are fat,” Trump said. “They pay $1,300, $1,200 and they go to London and they pay $88 … We are subsidising the rest of the world.”
“I have a lot of friends. They are fat,” Trump said. “They pay $1,300, $1,200 and they go to London and they pay $88 … We are subsidising the rest of the world.”
September 24, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Perhaps if they reduced their calorie intake they wouldn't pay anything...
“I have a lot of friends. They are fat,” Trump said. “They pay $1,300, $1,200 and they go to London and they pay $88 … We are subsidising the rest of the world.”
“I have a lot of friends. They are fat,” Trump said. “They pay $1,300, $1,200 and they go to London and they pay $88 … We are subsidising the rest of the world.”
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Acetaminophen (Tylenol) doesn’t cause autism.
Here’s the American Psychological Association’s statement about it.
#autism #acetaminophen
Here’s the American Psychological Association’s statement about it.
#autism #acetaminophen
September 24, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Acetaminophen (Tylenol) doesn’t cause autism.
Here’s the American Psychological Association’s statement about it.
#autism #acetaminophen
Here’s the American Psychological Association’s statement about it.
#autism #acetaminophen
What is the endgame in this toxic immigration debate: is it friends and neighbours thrown out of the country? | Jonthan Liew www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
What is the endgame in this toxic immigration debate: is it friends and neighbours thrown out of the country? | Jonthan Liew
The notion of remigration was abstract, but the right is dragging it towards respectability. If the goal is homogeneous whiteness, they should say it, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Liew
www.theguardian.com
September 19, 2025 at 2:48 PM
What is the endgame in this toxic immigration debate: is it friends and neighbours thrown out of the country? | Jonthan Liew www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Awesome opening to tonight's The Late Show with Stephen Colbert... youtu.be/HMGD1KCYFOw
Disney’s Message To Employees: Shut Your Trap
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September 19, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Awesome opening to tonight's The Late Show with Stephen Colbert... youtu.be/HMGD1KCYFOw
Channel 4 should be congratulated for showing this programme. It was broadcast at the same time as the BBC and ITV news. Both of those showed Trump being treated to the full lavish pomp the UK has to offer:
Beggars belief he is even here. www.channel4.com/programmes/t...
Beggars belief he is even here. www.channel4.com/programmes/t...
Trump v the Truth
Over 100 of President Trump's false claims debunked
www.channel4.com
September 18, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Channel 4 should be congratulated for showing this programme. It was broadcast at the same time as the BBC and ITV news. Both of those showed Trump being treated to the full lavish pomp the UK has to offer:
Beggars belief he is even here. www.channel4.com/programmes/t...
Beggars belief he is even here. www.channel4.com/programmes/t...
Bit rich coming from a straight guy with two failed marriages behind him:
Nigel Farage accused of 'vile homophobia' over relationships comment
Nigel Farage accused of 'vile homophobia' over stable relationships comment
Nigel Farage has been accused of “vile homophobia” for claiming straight couples are more stable than gay relationships ...
www.thenational.scot
September 17, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Bit rich coming from a straight guy with two failed marriages behind him:
Seems appropriate to post this in the light of news of Trump's alleged birthday card to Epstein and Mandleson's "best pal" letter:
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Epstein EXPOSED: Trump, Mossad & The Elite’s Dark Secrets
YouTube video by Double Down News
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September 9, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Seems appropriate to post this in the light of news of Trump's alleged birthday card to Epstein and Mandleson's "best pal" letter:
youtu.be/p0AKuk7fxYM?...
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Angela Rayner should be and no doubt is proud of what she's achieved. The party she joined is unrecognisable to that of today. She should contact Jeremy Corbyn now and reunite with a genuine socialist.
September 5, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Angela Rayner should be and no doubt is proud of what she's achieved. The party she joined is unrecognisable to that of today. She should contact Jeremy Corbyn now and reunite with a genuine socialist.
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A little bit of perspective on Angela Rayner: www.theguardian.com/uk-news/arti...
Nadhim Zahawi admits he paid nearly £5m to HMRC after ‘careless mistake’
Tory former minister says he made error over tax paid on sales of YouGov shares after previously saying he was being ‘smeared’
www.theguardian.com
September 4, 2025 at 6:36 PM
A little bit of perspective on Angela Rayner: www.theguardian.com/uk-news/arti...