Rob Cheesewright
@robcheesewright.bsky.social
Working to restore our planet. Chief Impact Officer at Pinwheel. Climate change, biodiversity, sustainability, football and metal + Eurovision🤘Thoughts my own.
Well, Starmer is a goner, then.
Simon Jenkins
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Merry Christmas, Keir Starmer: despite everything, you’re still the best man for the job | Simon Jenkins
Rumours of the prime minister’s demise are premature. Yes, the polls look bad – but these days they reflect little more than voters’ passing whims, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins
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December 20, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Well, Starmer is a goner, then.
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Yes, your chocolate orange IS smaller - and it's because impacts driven by climate change, at home and around the world, are driving up the prices of ingredients: cocoa, sugar and milk in particular.
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
A Chocolate Orange has doubled in price – and got smaller. Why?
From Quality Street to Toblerone to the Terry’s classic, festive treats are becoming more of a luxury – and it’s not just down to the price of cocoa
www.theguardian.com
December 18, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Yes, your chocolate orange IS smaller - and it's because impacts driven by climate change, at home and around the world, are driving up the prices of ingredients: cocoa, sugar and milk in particular.
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Just submitted Pinwheel's response to the SBTi Net Zero Standard 2.0 consultation. Is it Christmas yet? Can I take a break now, please? 😥
December 12, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Just submitted Pinwheel's response to the SBTi Net Zero Standard 2.0 consultation. Is it Christmas yet? Can I take a break now, please? 😥
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Air pollution in New York City down 22% after six months of congestion pricing
#airpollution
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
#airpollution
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
A first look into congestion pricing in the United States: PM2.5 impacts after six months of New York City cordon pricing
npj Clean Air - A first look into congestion pricing in the United States: PM2.5 impacts after six months of New York City cordon pricing
www.nature.com
December 10, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Air pollution in New York City down 22% after six months of congestion pricing
#airpollution
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
#airpollution
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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Once more for the haters...
December 9, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Once more for the haters...
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UK EV drivers save £540 more on running costs than those in Germany.
Why? Combo of smart meters + flexible tariffs is now widespread in the UK but in its infancy in Germany.
Why? Combo of smart meters + flexible tariffs is now widespread in the UK but in its infancy in Germany.
December 8, 2025 at 10:22 AM
UK EV drivers save £540 more on running costs than those in Germany.
Why? Combo of smart meters + flexible tariffs is now widespread in the UK but in its infancy in Germany.
Why? Combo of smart meters + flexible tariffs is now widespread in the UK but in its infancy in Germany.
Its times like this I miss the Queen’s twitter account.
December 5, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Its times like this I miss the Queen’s twitter account.
How many hours between Trump winning the Fifa Peace Prize and the start of bombing of Venezuela?
December 5, 2025 at 5:37 PM
How many hours between Trump winning the Fifa Peace Prize and the start of bombing of Venezuela?
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I suspect the real reason Nigel Farage is getting so rattled by the racism allegations is that:
1) He knows he said all these things so can't properly deny them
2) He knows that he carried on saying them well into adulthood
1) He knows he said all these things so can't properly deny them
2) He knows that he carried on saying them well into adulthood
December 4, 2025 at 5:23 PM
I suspect the real reason Nigel Farage is getting so rattled by the racism allegations is that:
1) He knows he said all these things so can't properly deny them
2) He knows that he carried on saying them well into adulthood
1) He knows he said all these things so can't properly deny them
2) He knows that he carried on saying them well into adulthood
Congratulations to Joe Root and Matthew Hayden.
December 4, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Congratulations to Joe Root and Matthew Hayden.
I really don't get the approach to facing Starc. Why not see him off? Big drives to him feels so silly. There's big scores to be made if Starc doesn't get 5+ wickets every innings.
December 4, 2025 at 10:37 AM
I really don't get the approach to facing Starc. Why not see him off? Big drives to him feels so silly. There's big scores to be made if Starc doesn't get 5+ wickets every innings.
Why is Brooke playing that shot to Starc? See him off, for goodness sake.
December 4, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Why is Brooke playing that shot to Starc? See him off, for goodness sake.
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December 2, 2025 at 8:48 AM
This is powerful reporting of a hidden crisis in our society. Adoption support is severely lacking and social workers dangerously over stretched. I was surprised the incidents of breakdown weren’t even higher, given how tough caring for traumatised children is.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Parents threatened by authorities as 1,000 adopted children returned to care
Families seeking help for their children’s complex needs describe threats of police action against them.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 7:46 AM
This is powerful reporting of a hidden crisis in our society. Adoption support is severely lacking and social workers dangerously over stretched. I was surprised the incidents of breakdown weren’t even higher, given how tough caring for traumatised children is.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Still no better heuristic for revealing a politician or public figure's deep unseriousness than checking whether or not they are a climate sceptic.
The so-called “Global Warming Policy Foundation”, generally recognised as a #ClimateDenial lobby group, has Lord #Glasman giving its annual lecture…..
November 24, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Still no better heuristic for revealing a politician or public figure's deep unseriousness than checking whether or not they are a climate sceptic.
COP outcome is a damp squib and England made a mess of the first test, but Watford won away from 2-0 down so, on balance, calling it a successful day.
November 22, 2025 at 7:22 PM
COP outcome is a damp squib and England made a mess of the first test, but Watford won away from 2-0 down so, on balance, calling it a successful day.
Who has a number for the pitch inspectors?
November 21, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Who has a number for the pitch inspectors?
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steve smith, you scored 17 on your specialist subject, "getting hit by jofra archer"
November 21, 2025 at 7:52 AM
steve smith, you scored 17 on your specialist subject, "getting hit by jofra archer"
Laughing at Monty Panesar ratting Steve Smith. God, I love the Ashes.
November 20, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Laughing at Monty Panesar ratting Steve Smith. God, I love the Ashes.
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I am moving to Dubai because England is so dangerous. www.ft.com/content/9bf6...
November 19, 2025 at 2:03 PM
I am moving to Dubai because England is so dangerous. www.ft.com/content/9bf6...
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This has been obvious to anyone paying attention for a long time, but renewables and electrification are destroying a lot of fossil fuel demand and will continue to do so.
www.businessgreen.com/news-analysi...
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'An energy revolution is underway': How renewables and electrification are pushing fossil fuel growth to the sidelines
In the face of multiplying geopolitical and energy security risks, the global economy is increasingly switching to electricity and renewables, according to the latest IEA report
www.businessgreen.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:07 AM
This has been obvious to anyone paying attention for a long time, but renewables and electrification are destroying a lot of fossil fuel demand and will continue to do so.
www.businessgreen.com/news-analysi...
www.businessgreen.com/news-analysi...
And let's be clear, the Tories would not do the same. I vividly remember the massacre of Labour public appointments during the Coalition years, going down to even the most minor and niche posts.
Robbie Gibb issue is just one case where Labour has left in place people appointed by the Tories : Arif Ahmed at OfS, Kishwer and Reindorf at EHRC. Real self-sabotage.
November 11, 2025 at 9:02 AM
And let's be clear, the Tories would not do the same. I vividly remember the massacre of Labour public appointments during the Coalition years, going down to even the most minor and niche posts.
Damn, until just now I’d managed to not have Dieter Helm’s latest misery missive sent to me. So close to making it through.
November 10, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Damn, until just now I’d managed to not have Dieter Helm’s latest misery missive sent to me. So close to making it through.
My face when former Tory justice ministers feign outrage over erroneous prison releases.
November 6, 2025 at 10:37 PM
My face when former Tory justice ministers feign outrage over erroneous prison releases.
Bonkers. Nick is so smart, and so so stupid.
November 6, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Bonkers. Nick is so smart, and so so stupid.