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REVEALED: Willow trees on Dartmoor common owned by Prince William deliberately poisoned with herbicide
This is an outrageous act of sabotage. Dartmoor’s commons are virtually treeless already, due to centuries of overgrazing by sheep. The culprit must be found:
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
This is an outrageous act of sabotage. Dartmoor’s commons are virtually treeless already, due to centuries of overgrazing by sheep. The culprit must be found:
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Willow trees on Prince William’s land in Devon poisoned with herbicide
Exclusive: Unknown culprit suspected of spraying glyphosate on protected trees hoped to stop peat erosion and flooding
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:37 PM
REVEALED: Willow trees on Dartmoor common owned by Prince William deliberately poisoned with herbicide
This is an outrageous act of sabotage. Dartmoor’s commons are virtually treeless already, due to centuries of overgrazing by sheep. The culprit must be found:
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
This is an outrageous act of sabotage. Dartmoor’s commons are virtually treeless already, due to centuries of overgrazing by sheep. The culprit must be found:
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Exclusive: Farmers and landowners fear Defra is putting its flagship Landscape Recovery schemes at risk.
While the large-scale projects are intended to last 20-30 years, the government could pull the plug at any time with a year’s notice.
cutcher.co.uk/linklog/2025...
While the large-scale projects are intended to last 20-30 years, the government could pull the plug at any time with a year’s notice.
cutcher.co.uk/linklog/2025...
Nicola Cutcher’s Linklog: Is Defra putting its flagship Landscape Recovery scheme at risk?
cutcher.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Exclusive: Farmers and landowners fear Defra is putting its flagship Landscape Recovery schemes at risk.
While the large-scale projects are intended to last 20-30 years, the government could pull the plug at any time with a year’s notice.
cutcher.co.uk/linklog/2025...
While the large-scale projects are intended to last 20-30 years, the government could pull the plug at any time with a year’s notice.
cutcher.co.uk/linklog/2025...
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There are some people who seem to see the recovery of ecosystems in a deforested waste as a personal affront. It's about power, and different landscapes reflect the different ways in which power is distributed - or concentrated.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Willow trees on Prince William’s land in Devon poisoned with herbicide
Exclusive: Unknown culprit suspected of spraying glyphosate on protected trees hoped to stop peat erosion and flooding
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:12 PM
There are some people who seem to see the recovery of ecosystems in a deforested waste as a personal affront. It's about power, and different landscapes reflect the different ways in which power is distributed - or concentrated.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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🚨BUDGET REACTION: Another Budget which shields the super-rich. The Chancellor “remains out of touch” while the public “pay the price.”
Full statement: bit.ly/4pt3WIB.
Full statement: bit.ly/4pt3WIB.
November 26, 2025 at 5:01 PM
🚨BUDGET REACTION: Another Budget which shields the super-rich. The Chancellor “remains out of touch” while the public “pay the price.”
Full statement: bit.ly/4pt3WIB.
Full statement: bit.ly/4pt3WIB.
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You’ve seen the signs: ‘Trespassers Will Be Prosecuted’. They lie. In the UK ‘trespass’ is a civil offence, not a criminal one. You cannot face prosecution simply for being on someone’s land, off a designated Right of Way, open access land, or land where bylaws permit access, without permission.
November 27, 2025 at 10:00 AM
You’ve seen the signs: ‘Trespassers Will Be Prosecuted’. They lie. In the UK ‘trespass’ is a civil offence, not a criminal one. You cannot face prosecution simply for being on someone’s land, off a designated Right of Way, open access land, or land where bylaws permit access, without permission.
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BREAKING 🚨: The government has just announced that they are ending new oil and gas exploration in the UK and have started a plan for workers and communities to transition away from fossil fuels.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:55 PM
BREAKING 🚨: The government has just announced that they are ending new oil and gas exploration in the UK and have started a plan for workers and communities to transition away from fossil fuels.
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Tonight we're celebrating 10 years of Rewilding Britain (@rewildingbritain.org.uk). I don't think I've ever come across an organisation which has shifted both public attitudes and tangible outcomes on an issue so fast. I'm proud to be associated.
November 27, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Tonight we're celebrating 10 years of Rewilding Britain (@rewildingbritain.org.uk). I don't think I've ever come across an organisation which has shifted both public attitudes and tangible outcomes on an issue so fast. I'm proud to be associated.
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Looks like the long-awaited Environmental Improvement Plan will finally be published on Mon 1st Dec.
The EIP sets out what Govt will do to meet Environment Act targets. The last EIP in 2023 was subject to legal challenge as it failed to show how these targets would be met. Hope this one's better!
The EIP sets out what Govt will do to meet Environment Act targets. The last EIP in 2023 was subject to legal challenge as it failed to show how these targets would be met. Hope this one's better!
November 26, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Looks like the long-awaited Environmental Improvement Plan will finally be published on Mon 1st Dec.
The EIP sets out what Govt will do to meet Environment Act targets. The last EIP in 2023 was subject to legal challenge as it failed to show how these targets would be met. Hope this one's better!
The EIP sets out what Govt will do to meet Environment Act targets. The last EIP in 2023 was subject to legal challenge as it failed to show how these targets would be met. Hope this one's better!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cy...
...whether they can afford it or not. Some very easily can and should. Cop out not taxing the super rich and spreading the wealth/spending it on public services. Austerity for the lower earners continues, whilst the rich get richer. We need to break this cycle.
...whether they can afford it or not. Some very easily can and should. Cop out not taxing the super rich and spreading the wealth/spending it on public services. Austerity for the lower earners continues, whilst the rich get richer. We need to break this cycle.
Budget 2025 live: Ordinary people will pay 'a little bit more', says Reeves
The chancellor says she's taking
www.bbc.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 6:33 PM
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cy...
...whether they can afford it or not. Some very easily can and should. Cop out not taxing the super rich and spreading the wealth/spending it on public services. Austerity for the lower earners continues, whilst the rich get richer. We need to break this cycle.
...whether they can afford it or not. Some very easily can and should. Cop out not taxing the super rich and spreading the wealth/spending it on public services. Austerity for the lower earners continues, whilst the rich get richer. We need to break this cycle.
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Just yesterday, when covering a story regarding sugar in milkshake drinks, the BBC platformed the Institute of Economic Affairs, unsurprisingly without asking who funds them.
It's absolutely woeful journalism.
It's absolutely woeful journalism.
November 26, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Just yesterday, when covering a story regarding sugar in milkshake drinks, the BBC platformed the Institute of Economic Affairs, unsurprisingly without asking who funds them.
It's absolutely woeful journalism.
It's absolutely woeful journalism.
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Twitter accounts are based in Russia. BlueSky accounts are based in homes with, frankly, too many books, plants, obsolete cables, and pieces of rustic pottery, that could do with a bit of a tidying up, to be honest.
November 23, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Twitter accounts are based in Russia. BlueSky accounts are based in homes with, frankly, too many books, plants, obsolete cables, and pieces of rustic pottery, that could do with a bit of a tidying up, to be honest.
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Hoo boy, another fictitious "EV market slows" headline from the Times
*EU EV sales are up 25.6% in 2025*
Receipts in thread.
*EU EV sales are up 25.6% in 2025*
Receipts in thread.
November 26, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Hoo boy, another fictitious "EV market slows" headline from the Times
*EU EV sales are up 25.6% in 2025*
Receipts in thread.
*EU EV sales are up 25.6% in 2025*
Receipts in thread.
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I really wish we'd stop calling them climate "skeptics" or "vaccine skeptics", if you jump off a cliff we don't call you a "gravity skeptic"
November 25, 2025 at 8:18 PM
I really wish we'd stop calling them climate "skeptics" or "vaccine skeptics", if you jump off a cliff we don't call you a "gravity skeptic"
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They are very, very clear as to their moral ugliness, aren’t they?
"The US government will not be commemorating World AIDS day this year".
Silence = Death
There are 1.1 million people living with HIV in the United States, 40 million globally
Silence = Death
There are 1.1 million people living with HIV in the United States, 40 million globally
November 25, 2025 at 8:33 PM
They are very, very clear as to their moral ugliness, aren’t they?
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one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
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“I would never do it in a hurtful or insulting way", said Nigel Farage. "As the victim of his verbal abuse, I can assure you that I do recall it all vividly", writes Peter Ettedgui of "the emotional impact – degrading, humiliating" of antisemitic abuse
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
November 25, 2025 at 9:40 PM
“I would never do it in a hurtful or insulting way", said Nigel Farage. "As the victim of his verbal abuse, I can assure you that I do recall it all vividly", writes Peter Ettedgui of "the emotional impact – degrading, humiliating" of antisemitic abuse
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Given that the BBC endlessly gives platforms to lobbyists from the dark money junktanks without revealing their interests, shouldn't we be seeing such apologies every day?
Better still, how about not doing it? If they want to appear, we should know on whose behalf they are speaking.
Better still, how about not doing it? If they want to appear, we should know on whose behalf they are speaking.
Exclusive: The BBC has issued an apology after one of its presenters failed to challenge a climate-sceptic lobbyist who runs a group that has received funding from fossil-fuel interests
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/b...
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/b...
BBC Apologises for Failing to Challenge 'Dark Money' Climate-Denial Lobbyist
EXCLUSIVE: BBC faces fresh allegations of bias after corporation admits interview with ‘Net Zero Watch’ lobbying chief Andrew Montford 'fell below usual standards'
bylinetimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Given that the BBC endlessly gives platforms to lobbyists from the dark money junktanks without revealing their interests, shouldn't we be seeing such apologies every day?
Better still, how about not doing it? If they want to appear, we should know on whose behalf they are speaking.
Better still, how about not doing it? If they want to appear, we should know on whose behalf they are speaking.
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This is one of the big accounts boosting Tommy Robinson, Farage and Reform and ‘English Patriots’.
It’s Russian.
It’s Russian.
November 24, 2025 at 9:29 AM
This is one of the big accounts boosting Tommy Robinson, Farage and Reform and ‘English Patriots’.
It’s Russian.
It’s Russian.
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As part of our Boycott Amazon campaign, we recently updated our guide to Ethical Online Retailers.
Many of the best ethical options encourage shopping second hand, or to support charity work - perfect for anyone looking to avoid Black Friday.
Read the full guide here:
bit.ly/43gM6Ad
Many of the best ethical options encourage shopping second hand, or to support charity work - perfect for anyone looking to avoid Black Friday.
Read the full guide here:
bit.ly/43gM6Ad
November 24, 2025 at 6:30 PM
As part of our Boycott Amazon campaign, we recently updated our guide to Ethical Online Retailers.
Many of the best ethical options encourage shopping second hand, or to support charity work - perfect for anyone looking to avoid Black Friday.
Read the full guide here:
bit.ly/43gM6Ad
Many of the best ethical options encourage shopping second hand, or to support charity work - perfect for anyone looking to avoid Black Friday.
Read the full guide here:
bit.ly/43gM6Ad
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Did you ever racially abuse fellow pupils?
It was years ago.
Did you ever racially abuse fellow pupils?
Not in a hurtful way.
Did you ever racially abuse fellow pupils?
Not with intent.
Did you ever racially abuse fellow pupils?
Not genuine abuse.
😮🫣😬😱 ~AA
It was years ago.
Did you ever racially abuse fellow pupils?
Not in a hurtful way.
Did you ever racially abuse fellow pupils?
Not with intent.
Did you ever racially abuse fellow pupils?
Not genuine abuse.
😮🫣😬😱 ~AA
November 24, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Did you ever racially abuse fellow pupils?
It was years ago.
Did you ever racially abuse fellow pupils?
Not in a hurtful way.
Did you ever racially abuse fellow pupils?
Not with intent.
Did you ever racially abuse fellow pupils?
Not genuine abuse.
😮🫣😬😱 ~AA
It was years ago.
Did you ever racially abuse fellow pupils?
Not in a hurtful way.
Did you ever racially abuse fellow pupils?
Not with intent.
Did you ever racially abuse fellow pupils?
Not genuine abuse.
😮🫣😬😱 ~AA
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A new 'Trees Action Plan' for England is in the works. I was asked by DEFRA for my views on this - and have published here what I've sent them.
A post that features temperate rainforests, ancient woods, natural regeneration... and True Detective:
lostrainforestsofbritain.org/2025/11/25/a...
A post that features temperate rainforests, ancient woods, natural regeneration... and True Detective:
lostrainforestsofbritain.org/2025/11/25/a...
A new Trees Action Plan for England is in the works. Here’s what I think it should focus on
This is a post by Guy Shrubsole. Photo: Sticta sylvatica, a temperate rainforest lichen, taken by the author near Colliford Reservoir, Bodmin Moor, Cornwall. Recently I was contacted by DEFRA, who …
lostrainforestsofbritain.org
November 25, 2025 at 11:52 AM
A new 'Trees Action Plan' for England is in the works. I was asked by DEFRA for my views on this - and have published here what I've sent them.
A post that features temperate rainforests, ancient woods, natural regeneration... and True Detective:
lostrainforestsofbritain.org/2025/11/25/a...
A post that features temperate rainforests, ancient woods, natural regeneration... and True Detective:
lostrainforestsofbritain.org/2025/11/25/a...
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In 'Lie of the Land' @guyshrubsole.bsky.social
highlights that 2% of our wheat is for pheasant rearing, about 32,000 ha
That's 50% more than 21,200 ha in 2024 for ground-mounted solar, not all on arable land
Questions over priorities when the value of electricity is traded against food security
highlights that 2% of our wheat is for pheasant rearing, about 32,000 ha
That's 50% more than 21,200 ha in 2024 for ground-mounted solar, not all on arable land
Questions over priorities when the value of electricity is traded against food security
November 24, 2025 at 1:47 PM
In 'Lie of the Land' @guyshrubsole.bsky.social
highlights that 2% of our wheat is for pheasant rearing, about 32,000 ha
That's 50% more than 21,200 ha in 2024 for ground-mounted solar, not all on arable land
Questions over priorities when the value of electricity is traded against food security
highlights that 2% of our wheat is for pheasant rearing, about 32,000 ha
That's 50% more than 21,200 ha in 2024 for ground-mounted solar, not all on arable land
Questions over priorities when the value of electricity is traded against food security
protectthewild.substack.com/p/a-protecte...
I find this 'tradition' repulsive in itself, but outdated and particularly inappropriate in today's world of declining nature. If you do too, please sign the petition and hold NatureScot to account.
I find this 'tradition' repulsive in itself, but outdated and particularly inappropriate in today's world of declining nature. If you do too, please sign the petition and hold NatureScot to account.
A Protected Colony in Decline: Why the Guga Hunt Can No Longer Be Defended
For decades, the killing of gannet chicks, the “Guga hunt”, on Sula Sgeir has been defended as sustainable, harmless, and woven into cultural heritage.
protectthewild.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:51 PM
protectthewild.substack.com/p/a-protecte...
I find this 'tradition' repulsive in itself, but outdated and particularly inappropriate in today's world of declining nature. If you do too, please sign the petition and hold NatureScot to account.
I find this 'tradition' repulsive in itself, but outdated and particularly inappropriate in today's world of declining nature. If you do too, please sign the petition and hold NatureScot to account.
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Today we helped deliver over 700K signatures to Rachel Reeves at the Treasury, calling for higher taxes on the super-rich in her upcoming #UKBudget.
We joined forces with partners to send a clear message: TAX THE SUPER-RICH 💰
Time for Rachel Reeves to pick a side: billionaires or ordinary people?
We joined forces with partners to send a clear message: TAX THE SUPER-RICH 💰
Time for Rachel Reeves to pick a side: billionaires or ordinary people?
November 19, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Today we helped deliver over 700K signatures to Rachel Reeves at the Treasury, calling for higher taxes on the super-rich in her upcoming #UKBudget.
We joined forces with partners to send a clear message: TAX THE SUPER-RICH 💰
Time for Rachel Reeves to pick a side: billionaires or ordinary people?
We joined forces with partners to send a clear message: TAX THE SUPER-RICH 💰
Time for Rachel Reeves to pick a side: billionaires or ordinary people?