Peter Lipman
@peterlipman.bsky.social
I've been a teacher, a co-operative worker, a lawyer and external affairs director at UK charity Sustrans, and am the former chair of Transition Network, the Centre for Sustainable Energy and Common Cause Foundation.
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...and be instrumentalised politically to distract from the need to regulated overextraction, shift existing harmful subsidies and curb water pollution at source.
Link to our short brief: greenfinanceobservatory.org/wp-content/u... 5/5
Link to our short brief: greenfinanceobservatory.org/wp-content/u... 5/5
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February 13, 2026 at 12:16 PM
...and be instrumentalised politically to distract from the need to regulated overextraction, shift existing harmful subsidies and curb water pollution at source.
Link to our short brief: greenfinanceobservatory.org/wp-content/u... 5/5
Link to our short brief: greenfinanceobservatory.org/wp-content/u... 5/5
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As the roadmap towards nature credits has been added under the flagship actions of the Water Resilience Strategy, we fear that water quality trading might be part of #naturecredits in the future, 4/5
February 13, 2026 at 12:16 PM
As the roadmap towards nature credits has been added under the flagship actions of the Water Resilience Strategy, we fear that water quality trading might be part of #naturecredits in the future, 4/5
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The provision of clean water might even be more appealing to institutional investors than biodiversity, as it is perceived by some as having the potential to provide high revenue streams. 3/5
February 13, 2026 at 12:16 PM
The provision of clean water might even be more appealing to institutional investors than biodiversity, as it is perceived by some as having the potential to provide high revenue streams. 3/5
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...several neoliberal governments and institutions are pushing to financialise the purification of water, using a similar framing and talking points to those used with carbon and biodiversity. 2/5
February 13, 2026 at 12:16 PM
...several neoliberal governments and institutions are pushing to financialise the purification of water, using a similar framing and talking points to those used with carbon and biodiversity. 2/5
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Is water insecurity going to follow the same political playbook as climate change and biodiversity loss?
Water insecurity is on the map of forthcoming national security risks, together with food shortages. Rather than addressing the root causes of water insecurity, many of which are political, 1/5
Water insecurity is on the map of forthcoming national security risks, together with food shortages. Rather than addressing the root causes of water insecurity, many of which are political, 1/5
February 13, 2026 at 12:16 PM
Is water insecurity going to follow the same political playbook as climate change and biodiversity loss?
Water insecurity is on the map of forthcoming national security risks, together with food shortages. Rather than addressing the root causes of water insecurity, many of which are political, 1/5
Water insecurity is on the map of forthcoming national security risks, together with food shortages. Rather than addressing the root causes of water insecurity, many of which are political, 1/5
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“Only the highest quality candidates” has turned into a desperate scramble for *anyone* willing to stand for Labour, even in historically safe council seats, according to a leaked report
www.lbc.co.uk/article/labo...
www.lbc.co.uk/article/labo...
Labour 'struggled to find candidates for upcoming Red Wall elections' | LBC
Labour has struggled to recruit candidates in its traditional Red Wall strongholds for May's local elections, a leaked memo suggests.
www.lbc.co.uk
February 13, 2026 at 12:22 PM
“Only the highest quality candidates” has turned into a desperate scramble for *anyone* willing to stand for Labour, even in historically safe council seats, according to a leaked report
www.lbc.co.uk/article/labo...
www.lbc.co.uk/article/labo...
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This is really what I want people to appreciate. I get that it feels good to be like "well that person's a pedophile too!" But in many cases they weren't. They were just people who didn't think it was a big deal. That's terrible in its own particular way.
I'm worried that the broader public isn't really understanding the Epstein Files. The problem isn't that everyone in the files is a secret pedophile, it's that all the people are corresponding with him because they *don't care that he's a pedophile*. It's a story of elite impunity.
You can look at the Epstein files and conclude that only bad people have billions of dollars, but I think it’s also possible that having billions of dollars cauterizes your humanity
February 3, 2026 at 7:38 PM
This is really what I want people to appreciate. I get that it feels good to be like "well that person's a pedophile too!" But in many cases they weren't. They were just people who didn't think it was a big deal. That's terrible in its own particular way.
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Green grafter vs Reform grifter
Nicely done
Nicely done
Meet Hannah Spencer - Green MP candidate for Gorton and Denton, and the only vote to stop Reform.
February 13, 2026 at 12:38 PM
Green grafter vs Reform grifter
Nicely done
Nicely done
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The ruling from the High Court slams as inappropriate, Cooper’s justification of proscription on the basis it made it operationally more easier to police PA. I suspect Cooper’s prime mistake was (reportedly) using this incredibly flimsy briefing from Luke Akehurst‘a old crew.
The “We Believe in Israel” doc which persuaded Yvette Cooper to attempt to proscribe Palestine Action is *extraordinarily* flimsy, & it’s terrifying to see what she considers a “terrorist” pattern of behaviour (Seriously, it’s lots of this sort of bluster). assets.nationbuilder.com/webelieveini...
February 13, 2026 at 1:17 PM
The ruling from the High Court slams as inappropriate, Cooper’s justification of proscription on the basis it made it operationally more easier to police PA. I suspect Cooper’s prime mistake was (reportedly) using this incredibly flimsy briefing from Luke Akehurst‘a old crew.
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February 13, 2026 at 11:33 AM
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NEW: A federal tool meant to find noncitizens on voter rolls is consistently marking citizens as noncitizens, especially if they were born outside the U.S., causing chaos as election clerks try not to disenfranchise voters, @zachdespart.bsky.social and I found. 🧵 www.propublica.org/article/save...
“Not Ready for Prime Time.” A Federal Tool to Check Voter Citizenship Keeps Making Mistakes.
The Department of Homeland Security pushed out the revamped tool while it was still adding data. That led to widespread misidentification, particularly for citizens born outside the U.S.
www.propublica.org
February 13, 2026 at 1:21 PM
NEW: A federal tool meant to find noncitizens on voter rolls is consistently marking citizens as noncitizens, especially if they were born outside the U.S., causing chaos as election clerks try not to disenfranchise voters, @zachdespart.bsky.social and I found. 🧵 www.propublica.org/article/save...
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Romeo's behaviour during Brexit, when it appeared she was made Trade perm sec based on her eagerness to signal alignment with Boris et al, also ought to be disqualifying in my view.
This is an extraordinary interview in which the former FCDO perm sec basically tells No 10 not to appoint Antonia Romeo to be cab sec, and that they should talk to him about her record.
‘Due diligence vitally important’ in next top civil servant appointment – Lord McDonald
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February 11, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Romeo's behaviour during Brexit, when it appeared she was made Trade perm sec based on her eagerness to signal alignment with Boris et al, also ought to be disqualifying in my view.
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The biggest university monkey lab in the country is working with the NIH to potentially end its experimentation on monkeys and transition to being a primate sanctuary. It's a big deal, and I had thoughts! Pls don't yell at me until you've read
www.vox.com/future-perfe...
www.vox.com/future-perfe...
February 13, 2026 at 1:43 PM
The biggest university monkey lab in the country is working with the NIH to potentially end its experimentation on monkeys and transition to being a primate sanctuary. It's a big deal, and I had thoughts! Pls don't yell at me until you've read
www.vox.com/future-perfe...
www.vox.com/future-perfe...
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"The data from January shows that the nation’s two operating utility-scale offshore wind farms ... performed as well as gas-fired power plants and better than coal-fired facilities, including during last month’s Winter Storm Fern." www.canarymedia.com/articles/off... by @mariagallucci.bsky.social 🔌💡
Offshore wind showed up big during the East Coast’s brutal cold
America’s two utility-scale offshore wind farms performed as well as gas power plants and better than coal in January — including during Winter Storm Fern.
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February 13, 2026 at 6:29 AM
"The data from January shows that the nation’s two operating utility-scale offshore wind farms ... performed as well as gas-fired power plants and better than coal-fired facilities, including during last month’s Winter Storm Fern." www.canarymedia.com/articles/off... by @mariagallucci.bsky.social 🔌💡
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The outrageous decision by Kier Starmer's government to unlawfully ban Palestine Action (while maintaining business as usual ties with genocidal Israel) - and immediately announcing plans to appeal today's High Court ruling - should be front and centre of calls for him to stand down.
The High Court in the #UnitedKingdom has ruled that the government ban on the pro-Palestinian campaign group Palestine Action as a “terror group” was unlawful.
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UK decision to ban Palestine Action as ‘terror group’ unlawful, court says
This is a breaking news story.
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February 13, 2026 at 1:48 PM
The outrageous decision by Kier Starmer's government to unlawfully ban Palestine Action (while maintaining business as usual ties with genocidal Israel) - and immediately announcing plans to appeal today's High Court ruling - should be front and centre of calls for him to stand down.
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Wes Streeting exploiting gaping holes in our transparency regime to pursue back channels with tech lobbyists, is it? www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Streeting’s links to lobbyist prompt calls for tighter rules
The health secretary sent a briefing from Jim Murphy, a former Labour minister, to Lord Mandelson, but has never disclosed the relationship
www.thetimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Wes Streeting exploiting gaping holes in our transparency regime to pursue back channels with tech lobbyists, is it? www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
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There are ~90 million people alive today because of USAID. Russ Vought illegally shut it down and now is spending the money on himself. These are deeply evil people. www.reuters.com/world/us/whi...
Exclusive: White House uses USAID funds for budget director Vought's security, documents show
The White House budget office is using millions of dollars from the former U.S. foreign aid agency to pay for the security detail of Russell Vought, President Donald Trump's budget chief and an archit...
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February 13, 2026 at 2:33 PM
There are ~90 million people alive today because of USAID. Russ Vought illegally shut it down and now is spending the money on himself. These are deeply evil people. www.reuters.com/world/us/whi...
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🔴Nigel Farage Advisor Tied to Russian Oil Profits Via Orban-Backed Influence Operation
The man in charge of developing Reform’s plans for Government sits on the board of an organisation whose funding is tied to Russian oil money
bylinetimes.com/2026/02/13/n...
The man in charge of developing Reform’s plans for Government sits on the board of an organisation whose funding is tied to Russian oil money
bylinetimes.com/2026/02/13/n...
Nigel Farage Advisor Tied to Russian Oil Profits Via Orban-Backed Influence Operation
The man in charge of developing Reform's plans for Government sits on the board of an organisation whose funding is tied to Russian oil money
bylinetimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 11:10 AM
🔴Nigel Farage Advisor Tied to Russian Oil Profits Via Orban-Backed Influence Operation
The man in charge of developing Reform’s plans for Government sits on the board of an organisation whose funding is tied to Russian oil money
bylinetimes.com/2026/02/13/n...
The man in charge of developing Reform’s plans for Government sits on the board of an organisation whose funding is tied to Russian oil money
bylinetimes.com/2026/02/13/n...
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The Guardian's Jillian Ambrose unpicks the many tens of millions in state support that Jim Ratcliffe's businesses have accepted, after the billionaire railed against people on benefits (and claimed Britain was being "colonised" by immigrants while himself having moved to tax-free Monaco).
Ratcliffe says immigrants cost too much, while Ineos lobbies for state funding
Billionaire’s business has in recent years claimed UK and EU support for refineries and chemicals plants worth about €800m
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:39 AM
The Guardian's Jillian Ambrose unpicks the many tens of millions in state support that Jim Ratcliffe's businesses have accepted, after the billionaire railed against people on benefits (and claimed Britain was being "colonised" by immigrants while himself having moved to tax-free Monaco).
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The Epstein scandal: for the US it's dirty old men engaged in lurid sexual escapades with underage girls and women. For the rest of the world it's a dangerous game of espionage going on right under the nose of US authorities and ignored by them, to the peril of the entire free world.
De l’affaire Epstein aux « Epstein Files » : tout comprendre à ce scandale aux multiples ramifications
Les millions de documents publiés récemment ont éclaboussé des dizaines de personnalités internationales, même s’ils ne constituent absolument pas la preuve de leur complicité dans les crimes sexuels ...
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February 13, 2026 at 3:51 AM
The Epstein scandal: for the US it's dirty old men engaged in lurid sexual escapades with underage girls and women. For the rest of the world it's a dangerous game of espionage going on right under the nose of US authorities and ignored by them, to the peril of the entire free world.
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In terms of what cures are being lost:
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
February 13, 2026 at 5:44 AM
In terms of what cures are being lost:
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
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Thing about hacking away at the Clean Air Act and lots of Clean Air Act enforcement is that Congress isn’t likely to return to New Deal State-ish legislation anytime soon, and that’s what makes the CAA so powerful. The people doing the hacking ofc know that
February 13, 2026 at 11:28 AM
Thing about hacking away at the Clean Air Act and lots of Clean Air Act enforcement is that Congress isn’t likely to return to New Deal State-ish legislation anytime soon, and that’s what makes the CAA so powerful. The people doing the hacking ofc know that
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As Trump embraces coal, China pulls ahead: China had 1,494 gigawatts of clean power generation capacity in operation in 2025, compared to 1,420 GW of capacity fueled by coal, natural gas and other fossil fuels www.reuters.com/markets/comm...
China's epic renewables boom lifts it into rare clean capacity club
The world's top polluter crossed a critical energy transition threshold in 2025 by deploying more clean power capacity than fossil fuel generation capacity for the first time.
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February 13, 2026 at 11:31 AM
As Trump embraces coal, China pulls ahead: China had 1,494 gigawatts of clean power generation capacity in operation in 2025, compared to 1,420 GW of capacity fueled by coal, natural gas and other fossil fuels www.reuters.com/markets/comm...
Climate crisis linked to fall in southern right whale birth rates as researchers raise ‘warning signal’ www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Climate crisis linked to fall in southern right whale birth rates as researchers raise ‘warning signal’
Lead author of Australian study says breeding slowdown is linked to climate-driven changes in ‘magnificent’ whale’s foraging grounds
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 11:14 AM
Climate crisis linked to fall in southern right whale birth rates as researchers raise ‘warning signal’ www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Now would be a really good time for the “real Keir” that some are claiming exists, to stand up and say yes we’ve had quite enough of this authoritarian Blue Labour tripe, thanks Shabana you can pipe down now, no we won’t be appealing.
BREAKING: government’s decision to proscribe Palestine Action under terrorism law ruled UNLAWFUL
This matters for everyone.
For years, the right to protest has been under sustained and deliberate attack.
Thousands of people have been arrested for something that should have never been a crime.
This matters for everyone.
For years, the right to protest has been under sustained and deliberate attack.
Thousands of people have been arrested for something that should have never been a crime.
February 13, 2026 at 10:55 AM
Now would be a really good time for the “real Keir” that some are claiming exists, to stand up and say yes we’ve had quite enough of this authoritarian Blue Labour tripe, thanks Shabana you can pipe down now, no we won’t be appealing.