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On the very day the government announced a trail hunting ban, the Thurlow Hunt hounds killed a fox.
Support North London Hunt Sabs.
Support North London Hunt Sabs.
December 25, 2025 at 8:00 AM
On the very day the government announced a trail hunting ban, the Thurlow Hunt hounds killed a fox.
Support North London Hunt Sabs.
Support North London Hunt Sabs.
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We need a complete end to the "hunt" not a pause!
December 9, 2025 at 9:00 AM
We need a complete end to the "hunt" not a pause!
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Sign the petition to end the Guga hunt: petitions.parliament.scot/petitions/PE...
December 8, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Sign the petition to end the Guga hunt: petitions.parliament.scot/petitions/PE...
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BAD NEWS! Should the swift brick vote have taken place earlier today we would have won. Tories whipped YES but by the time of the vote, support had gone home just like 2 years ago. It is an AGONISING reality. Tell your MP & [email protected] what you think. GUTTED.
November 3, 2025 at 11:42 PM
BAD NEWS! Should the swift brick vote have taken place earlier today we would have won. Tories whipped YES but by the time of the vote, support had gone home just like 2 years ago. It is an AGONISING reality. Tell your MP & [email protected] what you think. GUTTED.
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𝘾𝙃𝙍𝙄𝙎 𝙋𝘼𝘾𝙆𝙃𝘼𝙈 𝙎𝙇𝘼𝙈𝙎 𝘾𝙍𝙐𝙀𝙇 𝙇𝘼𝙆𝙀 𝘿𝙄𝙎𝙏𝙍𝙄𝘾𝙏 𝙁𝙊𝙓 𝙃𝙐𝙉𝙏
On Saturday 8th November the Coniston Foxhounds dug out a fox and threw it to hounds
⬇️ This is Chris's response, and we agree.
Read the full article here, and follow the link to the full horrific video. ⬇️
www.huntsabs.org.uk/chris-packha...
On Saturday 8th November the Coniston Foxhounds dug out a fox and threw it to hounds
⬇️ This is Chris's response, and we agree.
Read the full article here, and follow the link to the full horrific video. ⬇️
www.huntsabs.org.uk/chris-packha...
November 12, 2025 at 4:04 PM
𝘾𝙃𝙍𝙄𝙎 𝙋𝘼𝘾𝙆𝙃𝘼𝙈 𝙎𝙇𝘼𝙈𝙎 𝘾𝙍𝙐𝙀𝙇 𝙇𝘼𝙆𝙀 𝘿𝙄𝙎𝙏𝙍𝙄𝘾𝙏 𝙁𝙊𝙓 𝙃𝙐𝙉𝙏
On Saturday 8th November the Coniston Foxhounds dug out a fox and threw it to hounds
⬇️ This is Chris's response, and we agree.
Read the full article here, and follow the link to the full horrific video. ⬇️
www.huntsabs.org.uk/chris-packha...
On Saturday 8th November the Coniston Foxhounds dug out a fox and threw it to hounds
⬇️ This is Chris's response, and we agree.
Read the full article here, and follow the link to the full horrific video. ⬇️
www.huntsabs.org.uk/chris-packha...
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Great trespass along the River Dart today to kick off @righttoroam.bsky.social's 9 river trespasses in November - protesting the inadequacy & unworkability of the Govt's 9 river walks pledge
We trespassed in an estate owned in the Cayman Islands & later met up with kayakers from Friends of the Dart
We trespassed in an estate owned in the Cayman Islands & later met up with kayakers from Friends of the Dart
November 2, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Great trespass along the River Dart today to kick off @righttoroam.bsky.social's 9 river trespasses in November - protesting the inadequacy & unworkability of the Govt's 9 river walks pledge
We trespassed in an estate owned in the Cayman Islands & later met up with kayakers from Friends of the Dart
We trespassed in an estate owned in the Cayman Islands & later met up with kayakers from Friends of the Dart
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So much for "boosting growth".
All this vandalism will do is leave us with devastated ecosystems, fewer green spaces, worse quality of life, while neither solving the housing crisis (because the problem IS NOT AND NEVER WAS "bats and newts") nor creating "growth".
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
All this vandalism will do is leave us with devastated ecosystems, fewer green spaces, worse quality of life, while neither solving the housing crisis (because the problem IS NOT AND NEVER WAS "bats and newts") nor creating "growth".
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
New planning bill could jeopardise UK’s trade deal with EU, ambassador warns
Exclusive: Proposed legislation removes EU-derived nature protections as government hopes to boost economic growth
www.theguardian.com
October 29, 2025 at 5:16 PM
So much for "boosting growth".
All this vandalism will do is leave us with devastated ecosystems, fewer green spaces, worse quality of life, while neither solving the housing crisis (because the problem IS NOT AND NEVER WAS "bats and newts") nor creating "growth".
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
All this vandalism will do is leave us with devastated ecosystems, fewer green spaces, worse quality of life, while neither solving the housing crisis (because the problem IS NOT AND NEVER WAS "bats and newts") nor creating "growth".
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Please read my column today in conjunction with Aditya's. The government pretends to be delivering housing to those who need it, but is in fact just appeasing the big corporations. Then it blames nature protections, and rips those down at their behest as well.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
A leaked memo, a Maga-style hat and a trail of broken pledges – it’s Labour’s great housing betrayal | Aditya Chakrabortty
Ignore the bombast: Steve ‘build, baby, build’ Reed’s boast looks likely to end in targets more pathetic than they are now, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty
www.theguardian.com
October 16, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Please read my column today in conjunction with Aditya's. The government pretends to be delivering housing to those who need it, but is in fact just appeasing the big corporations. Then it blames nature protections, and rips those down at their behest as well.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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I wonder how many cyclists are happy about Shimano sponsoring this horror.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Bluefin tuna are miraculously returning to UK shores – only to be tormented for ‘sport’ | George Monbiot
A tournament in Cornwall will pit anglers against these magnificent creatures, as part of a rising trend for so-called ‘sportfishing’, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
August 29, 2025 at 9:36 AM
I wonder how many cyclists are happy about Shimano sponsoring this horror.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Mass releases of non native game birds and mallards need to stop. It is madness to continue releases with avian flu rampant.
UK Government's Chief Veterinary Officer, Dr Christine Middlemiss claims: "Strong biosecurity is our best defence".
It isn't. Not releasing 60 million gamebirds is.
#AvianFlu #Ornithology
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/08/21/d...
It isn't. Not releasing 60 million gamebirds is.
#AvianFlu #Ornithology
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/08/21/d...
Defra announces additional biosecurity measures for gamebird releases amidst heightened risk of Avian Influenza
Defra has announced increased biosecurity measures for gamebird releases amidst the heightened risk of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), also known as ‘Bird Flu’. All of England…
raptorpersecutionuk.org
August 21, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Mass releases of non native game birds and mallards need to stop. It is madness to continue releases with avian flu rampant.
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UK Government's Chief Veterinary Officer, Dr Christine Middlemiss claims: "Strong biosecurity is our best defence".
It isn't. Not releasing 60 million gamebirds is.
#AvianFlu #Ornithology
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/08/21/d...
It isn't. Not releasing 60 million gamebirds is.
#AvianFlu #Ornithology
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/08/21/d...
Defra announces additional biosecurity measures for gamebird releases amidst heightened risk of Avian Influenza
Defra has announced increased biosecurity measures for gamebird releases amidst the heightened risk of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), also known as ‘Bird Flu’. All of England…
raptorpersecutionuk.org
August 21, 2025 at 1:23 PM
UK Government's Chief Veterinary Officer, Dr Christine Middlemiss claims: "Strong biosecurity is our best defence".
It isn't. Not releasing 60 million gamebirds is.
#AvianFlu #Ornithology
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/08/21/d...
It isn't. Not releasing 60 million gamebirds is.
#AvianFlu #Ornithology
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/08/21/d...
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BBC International Editor Jeremy Bowen has confirmed that the entire Al Jazeera team in Gaza City has been killed.
August 10, 2025 at 10:33 PM
BBC International Editor Jeremy Bowen has confirmed that the entire Al Jazeera team in Gaza City has been killed.
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Fun fact: we devote ten times more space to golf courses in England than we do to allotments (source: OS Greenspace data) www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
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This sounds bad. Allotments are a form of municipal socialism. Rayner should be all for them.
If they *have* to raise more money from them, surely raising the very low rents would be a compromise? Flog them and they're gone forever
www.nottinghampost.com/news/uk-worl...
If they *have* to raise more money from them, surely raising the very low rents would be a compromise? Flog them and they're gone forever
www.nottinghampost.com/news/uk-worl...
August 5, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Fun fact: we devote ten times more space to golf courses in England than we do to allotments (source: OS Greenspace data) www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
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It is time to end hunting. Share the video to expose the truth, like if you agree; hunting is cruel and it’s time to end it.
Credit: North downs hunt sabs
Credit: North downs hunt sabs
July 4, 2025 at 11:08 AM
It is time to end hunting. Share the video to expose the truth, like if you agree; hunting is cruel and it’s time to end it.
Credit: North downs hunt sabs
Credit: North downs hunt sabs
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Funny what people reserve their outrage for.
A. Children getting blown to bits in cold blood?
B. Scootering into an RAF base to spray some paint on a plane?
Decisions, decisions ....
A. Children getting blown to bits in cold blood?
B. Scootering into an RAF base to spray some paint on a plane?
Decisions, decisions ....
We're talking about a group actively planning to attack RAF bases. As an ex-RAF serviceman, that's going too far. No way will I support or accept any such thing.
June 27, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Funny what people reserve their outrage for.
A. Children getting blown to bits in cold blood?
B. Scootering into an RAF base to spray some paint on a plane?
Decisions, decisions ....
A. Children getting blown to bits in cold blood?
B. Scootering into an RAF base to spray some paint on a plane?
Decisions, decisions ....
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The nature cure: how time outdoors transforms our memory, imagination and logic. Without engaging with natural environments, our brains cease to work well. Exposure to nature isn’t a luxury – it’s a necessity.
Includes a quote by @jamesgilbertmr.bsky.social
Includes a quote by @jamesgilbertmr.bsky.social
The nature cure: how time outdoors transforms our memory, imagination and logic
Without engaging with natural environments, our brains cease to work well. As the new field of environmental neuroscience proves, exposure to nature isn’t a luxury – it’s a necessity
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2023 at 1:05 PM
The nature cure: how time outdoors transforms our memory, imagination and logic. Without engaging with natural environments, our brains cease to work well. Exposure to nature isn’t a luxury – it’s a necessity.
Includes a quote by @jamesgilbertmr.bsky.social
Includes a quote by @jamesgilbertmr.bsky.social
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As tourists flock in their gas guzzling machines
Greece Evacuates Parts of Chios as Fires Hit Aegean Island
Greece confronted 45 forest fires in the 24 hours to 6.30 pm on Sunday
Athens and Attica region, Aegean Sea islands at high fire risk on Monday
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Greece Evacuates Parts of Chios as Fires Hit Aegean Island
Greece confronted 45 forest fires in the 24 hours to 6.30 pm on Sunday
Athens and Attica region, Aegean Sea islands at high fire risk on Monday
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Greece Evacuates Parts of Xios After Fires Hit Aegean Sea Island
Greece evacuated parts of the east Aegean Sea island of Chios as firefighters struggled to contain a total of five blazes that broke out over the past two days.
www.bloomberg.com
June 23, 2025 at 2:35 PM
As tourists flock in their gas guzzling machines
Greece Evacuates Parts of Chios as Fires Hit Aegean Island
Greece confronted 45 forest fires in the 24 hours to 6.30 pm on Sunday
Athens and Attica region, Aegean Sea islands at high fire risk on Monday
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Greece Evacuates Parts of Chios as Fires Hit Aegean Island
Greece confronted 45 forest fires in the 24 hours to 6.30 pm on Sunday
Athens and Attica region, Aegean Sea islands at high fire risk on Monday
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Un altre cop amb l'ai al cor perquè algú força inconscient ha decidit que, perquè facin negoci uns quants, ens deixarem perdre el nostre #patrimoni #natural. Quina poca humilitat davant la natura i, més encara, en aquest context actual d'emergència climàtica. Poca consciència i gens de vergonya!
June 11, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Un altre cop amb l'ai al cor perquè algú força inconscient ha decidit que, perquè facin negoci uns quants, ens deixarem perdre el nostre #patrimoni #natural. Quina poca humilitat davant la natura i, més encara, en aquest context actual d'emergència climàtica. Poca consciència i gens de vergonya!
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Israel is intentionally starving millions of *occupied* civilians, and has now set up an 'aid' organisation at which, when people go to try to get food, are repeatedly massacred in huge numbers.
It's pure evil.
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/...
It's pure evil.
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/...
Israeli gunfire, strikes kill 120 Palestinians in Gaza, many at aid sites
Palestinian death toll in Israel’s genocidal war surpasses 55,000 amid ongoing bombardment and killings at aid sites.
www.aljazeera.com
June 12, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Israel is intentionally starving millions of *occupied* civilians, and has now set up an 'aid' organisation at which, when people go to try to get food, are repeatedly massacred in huge numbers.
It's pure evil.
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/...
It's pure evil.
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/...
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Private jets are up to 14 times more polluting than commercial planes per passenger, and 50 times more than trains.
A £1000 per head tax on billionaire-backed multi-millionaires like Nigel Farage could deter private jet use and raise hundreds of millions to tackle the climate crisis.
A £1000 per head tax on billionaire-backed multi-millionaires like Nigel Farage could deter private jet use and raise hundreds of millions to tackle the climate crisis.
NEW: Reform UK leader Nigel Farage pictured leaving Glasgow Airport via private jet after his visit to Scotland
📸 James Chapelard
📸 James Chapelard
June 4, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Private jets are up to 14 times more polluting than commercial planes per passenger, and 50 times more than trains.
A £1000 per head tax on billionaire-backed multi-millionaires like Nigel Farage could deter private jet use and raise hundreds of millions to tackle the climate crisis.
A £1000 per head tax on billionaire-backed multi-millionaires like Nigel Farage could deter private jet use and raise hundreds of millions to tackle the climate crisis.
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Israeli government ministers and officials told us exactly what they intended to do in #Gaza, then went ahead and did it. There will be no justice until they are brought before the ICC to face charges of genocide.
June 3, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Israeli government ministers and officials told us exactly what they intended to do in #Gaza, then went ahead and did it. There will be no justice until they are brought before the ICC to face charges of genocide.
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Irreplaceable habitats are on the line. This is the reality if an unamended Part 3 of the Bill passes.
It must not.
It must not.
June 3, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Irreplaceable habitats are on the line. This is the reality if an unamended Part 3 of the Bill passes.
It must not.
It must not.
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🔍 More than 135,000 cleaner fish have died at a salmon farm in Torridon over the last two years, according to new figures uncovered by The Ferret.
These animals are used to remove lice from farmed salmon, yet many suffer and die due to disease, environmental stress, and lethal treatments.
These animals are used to remove lice from farmed salmon, yet many suffer and die due to disease, environmental stress, and lethal treatments.
June 3, 2025 at 3:00 PM
🔍 More than 135,000 cleaner fish have died at a salmon farm in Torridon over the last two years, according to new figures uncovered by The Ferret.
These animals are used to remove lice from farmed salmon, yet many suffer and die due to disease, environmental stress, and lethal treatments.
These animals are used to remove lice from farmed salmon, yet many suffer and die due to disease, environmental stress, and lethal treatments.
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Revealed: 5,000 English nature sites at risk under Labour’s planning proposals
- Exclusive: Planning bill includes mechanism for developers to ‘pay to pollute’ valuable ecosystems, experts warn
By Sandra Laville, @patrickbarkham.bsky.social, Helena Horton
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www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Exclusive: Planning bill includes mechanism for developers to ‘pay to pollute’ valuable ecosystems, experts warn
By Sandra Laville, @patrickbarkham.bsky.social, Helena Horton
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www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Revealed: 5,000 English nature sites at risk under Labour’s planning proposals
Exclusive: Planning bill includes mechanism for developers to ‘pay to pollute’ valuable ecosystems, experts warn
www.theguardian.com
June 3, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Revealed: 5,000 English nature sites at risk under Labour’s planning proposals
- Exclusive: Planning bill includes mechanism for developers to ‘pay to pollute’ valuable ecosystems, experts warn
By Sandra Laville, @patrickbarkham.bsky.social, Helena Horton
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www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Exclusive: Planning bill includes mechanism for developers to ‘pay to pollute’ valuable ecosystems, experts warn
By Sandra Laville, @patrickbarkham.bsky.social, Helena Horton
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www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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A snare doesn’t just catch—it crushes, strangles, and tortures. Foxes, badgers, even pets die slow, agonising deaths.
This is legal in England. It must end. Demand a ban on snares NOW. Sign the petition 👇https://protectthewild.org.uk/ban-snares/
This is legal in England. It must end. Demand a ban on snares NOW. Sign the petition 👇https://protectthewild.org.uk/ban-snares/
June 2, 2025 at 12:12 PM
A snare doesn’t just catch—it crushes, strangles, and tortures. Foxes, badgers, even pets die slow, agonising deaths.
This is legal in England. It must end. Demand a ban on snares NOW. Sign the petition 👇https://protectthewild.org.uk/ban-snares/
This is legal in England. It must end. Demand a ban on snares NOW. Sign the petition 👇https://protectthewild.org.uk/ban-snares/