Susan Buckingham
@susanjb7.bsky.social
Ecofeminist writer and campaigner for a world free from social injustice, genocide and the destruction of nature. Co-founder of Friends of the Cam. Feminist Climate Policy in Industrialised States just published by Routledge
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Nurdles are polluting our beaches and harming wildlife — and the UK is still behind EU standards. We need stronger rules and proper enforcement now.
#NurdlePollution #PlasticCrisis
#NurdlePollution #PlasticCrisis
November 26, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Nurdles are polluting our beaches and harming wildlife — and the UK is still behind EU standards. We need stronger rules and proper enforcement now.
#NurdlePollution #PlasticCrisis
#NurdlePollution #PlasticCrisis
I’m writing a beginners guide to ecofeminism and would love to know who thinks of themselves as an ecofeminist. I love the work of blueskyers tagged here, so especially keen to know - and all those I’ve yet to encounter. @ssteingraber1.bsky.social @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 4:37 PM
I’m writing a beginners guide to ecofeminism and would love to know who thinks of themselves as an ecofeminist. I love the work of blueskyers tagged here, so especially keen to know - and all those I’ve yet to encounter. @ssteingraber1.bsky.social @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
This government has a once in a lifetime chance to reform the electoral system: proportional representation & much stricter limits on electoral spending. It will be a lasting legacy. @goodlawproject.org @unlockdemocracy.bsky.social My guide to populist-proofing your democracy – before it’s too late
November 25, 2025 at 11:54 AM
This government has a once in a lifetime chance to reform the electoral system: proportional representation & much stricter limits on electoral spending. It will be a lasting legacy. @goodlawproject.org @unlockdemocracy.bsky.social My guide to populist-proofing your democracy – before it’s too late
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50 ARRESTS
The Met arrested ~50 peaceful sign-holders today outside the Home Office at the third of four actions in London in the lead up to the Judicial Review over Labour’s ban on Palestine Action
We will be back at the Royal Courts on Wednesday.
info: wedonotcomply.org
The Met arrested ~50 peaceful sign-holders today outside the Home Office at the third of four actions in London in the lead up to the Judicial Review over Labour’s ban on Palestine Action
We will be back at the Royal Courts on Wednesday.
info: wedonotcomply.org
November 24, 2025 at 11:40 PM
50 ARRESTS
The Met arrested ~50 peaceful sign-holders today outside the Home Office at the third of four actions in London in the lead up to the Judicial Review over Labour’s ban on Palestine Action
We will be back at the Royal Courts on Wednesday.
info: wedonotcomply.org
The Met arrested ~50 peaceful sign-holders today outside the Home Office at the third of four actions in London in the lead up to the Judicial Review over Labour’s ban on Palestine Action
We will be back at the Royal Courts on Wednesday.
info: wedonotcomply.org
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A fair society isn’t built on wishful growth targets. It’s built on redistribution, climate responsibility, and ensuring every household has sufficient resources for a decent life.
#EconomicJustice #Budget
#EconomicJustice #Budget
November 25, 2025 at 11:05 AM
A fair society isn’t built on wishful growth targets. It’s built on redistribution, climate responsibility, and ensuring every household has sufficient resources for a decent life.
#EconomicJustice #Budget
#EconomicJustice #Budget
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I grew up near Farage in Kent, where I was often called ‘Paki’ & beaten at school. By my teens, some classmates brought BNP leaflets into school, so racism never felt like a rare occurrence. Racism is passed down & doesn’t vanish in adulthood. Is Farage in denial? shorturl.at/CaWNl
I endured an English public school. But that’s not the only reason I’m unsurprised about the Farage allegations | Musa Okwonga
Let’s put aside the schooldays accusations and look, instead, at the Reform leader’s path since then. I think a pretty clear picture of the man emerges, says author and podcaster Musa Okwonga
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM
I grew up near Farage in Kent, where I was often called ‘Paki’ & beaten at school. By my teens, some classmates brought BNP leaflets into school, so racism never felt like a rare occurrence. Racism is passed down & doesn’t vanish in adulthood. Is Farage in denial? shorturl.at/CaWNl
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Chalk streams - they now lack the protection they need and deserve, says @greenjennyjones.bsky.social.
Reflecting that Natural England and Environment Agency are not delivering what we should expect
Reflecting that Natural England and Environment Agency are not delivering what we should expect
Planning and Infrastructure Bill - sadly about to clear its final hurdle. With disastrous implications for our already nature-depleted land
#Biodiversity #Planning
#Biodiversity #Planning
November 24, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Chalk streams - they now lack the protection they need and deserve, says @greenjennyjones.bsky.social.
Reflecting that Natural England and Environment Agency are not delivering what we should expect
Reflecting that Natural England and Environment Agency are not delivering what we should expect
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Please Sign and share this urgent letter to stop the UK government punishing innocent families fleeing war
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Dear Home Secretary
The enemy does not arrive in small boats. Join the open letter calling for compassion – help stop Shabana Mahmood’s cruel asylum reforms!
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November 23, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Please Sign and share this urgent letter to stop the UK government punishing innocent families fleeing war
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"Mahmood is not a novelty, just an addition to the ranks of Suella Braverman, Kemi Badenoch, Priti Patel & Rishi Sunak, who...used their identities to dictate what the correct immigration & race politics should be... Mahmood is just the first Labour politician to do so."
| Nesrine Malik
| Nesrine Malik
November 24, 2025 at 8:14 AM
"Mahmood is not a novelty, just an addition to the ranks of Suella Braverman, Kemi Badenoch, Priti Patel & Rishi Sunak, who...used their identities to dictate what the correct immigration & race politics should be... Mahmood is just the first Labour politician to do so."
| Nesrine Malik
| Nesrine Malik
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"You can agree or disagree with him, but Polanski does not pretend to be something he is not.
He is unusually willing for a politician to give a straight answer to questions.
Does he want to rejoin the EU? “Yes."
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
He is unusually willing for a politician to give a straight answer to questions.
Does he want to rejoin the EU? “Yes."
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Zack Polanski: ‘People will have to find some other way to hurt me’ | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 22, 2025 at 11:29 AM
"You can agree or disagree with him, but Polanski does not pretend to be something he is not.
He is unusually willing for a politician to give a straight answer to questions.
Does he want to rejoin the EU? “Yes."
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
He is unusually willing for a politician to give a straight answer to questions.
Does he want to rejoin the EU? “Yes."
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
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Gambling - an industry out of control doing enormous damage to individuals and communities.
How much suffering (and NHS costs) could be saved, how much #PublicHealth improved, if no advertising at all?
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
How much suffering (and NHS costs) could be saved, how much #PublicHealth improved, if no advertising at all?
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
UK gambling firms spent ‘astronomic’ £2bn on advertising last year
Calls for Rachel Reeves to increase taxes in budget as estimate outstrips duties collected from online casinos
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Gambling - an industry out of control doing enormous damage to individuals and communities.
How much suffering (and NHS costs) could be saved, how much #PublicHealth improved, if no advertising at all?
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
How much suffering (and NHS costs) could be saved, how much #PublicHealth improved, if no advertising at all?
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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COP30 overpromised, underdelivered, empowered distractions, backtracked on issues and once again gave big oil and big ag a free pass.
Unfortunately, the suspicions of climate scientists (here in Brazil and abroad) were confirmed again.
Unfortunately, the suspicions of climate scientists (here in Brazil and abroad) were confirmed again.
November 22, 2025 at 7:47 PM
COP30 overpromised, underdelivered, empowered distractions, backtracked on issues and once again gave big oil and big ag a free pass.
Unfortunately, the suspicions of climate scientists (here in Brazil and abroad) were confirmed again.
Unfortunately, the suspicions of climate scientists (here in Brazil and abroad) were confirmed again.
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Macclesfield Central (Cheshire East) Council By-Election Result:
🌍 GRN: 41.8% (+19.7)
🌹 LAB: 28.6% (-25.7)
➡️ RFM: 15.8% (New)
🌳 CON: 9.1% (-4.5)
⚖️ EQU: 2.5% (New)
🔶 LDM: 2.2% (-7.7)
Green GAIN from Labour.
Changes w/ 2023.
🌍 GRN: 41.8% (+19.7)
🌹 LAB: 28.6% (-25.7)
➡️ RFM: 15.8% (New)
🌳 CON: 9.1% (-4.5)
⚖️ EQU: 2.5% (New)
🔶 LDM: 2.2% (-7.7)
Green GAIN from Labour.
Changes w/ 2023.
November 21, 2025 at 7:15 AM
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Great article by @terrymacalister.bsky.social about unrealistic expectations of new forests @greenparty.org.uk @chrisgpackham.bsky.social @georgemonbiot.bsky.social @bonkersbusway.bsky.social @friendsofthecam.bsky.social What about new forests, then? eastangliabylines.co.uk/environment/...
What about new forests, then?
Is “forest” the new “sustainability”? just another catchword, to sell mass commercial development to a sceptical local population?
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Great article by @terrymacalister.bsky.social about unrealistic expectations of new forests @greenparty.org.uk @chrisgpackham.bsky.social @georgemonbiot.bsky.social @bonkersbusway.bsky.social @friendsofthecam.bsky.social What about new forests, then? eastangliabylines.co.uk/environment/...
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Israel continues to block aid and materials into Gaza for shelters, thus purposefully denying conditions necessary for life as winter comes on. They are continuing the genocide in full view of the world.
November 19, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Israel continues to block aid and materials into Gaza for shelters, thus purposefully denying conditions necessary for life as winter comes on. They are continuing the genocide in full view of the world.
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Good to see the Guardian covering this. Summing up Thursday. @bonkersbusway.bsky.social @chrisgpackham.bsky.social @cambridgegreens.bsky.social ‘Sustainable’ Cambridge busway will cause irreversible ecological harm, inquiry told
November 18, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Good to see the Guardian covering this. Summing up Thursday. @bonkersbusway.bsky.social @chrisgpackham.bsky.social @cambridgegreens.bsky.social ‘Sustainable’ Cambridge busway will cause irreversible ecological harm, inquiry told
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Police arrested over 20 people protesting in Oxford against the government’s proscription of Palestine Action as ‘a terrorist organisation’ The protests were part of a day of action, in what Defend our Juries describe as “the most widespread civil disobedience campaign in modern British history.”
November 18, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Police arrested over 20 people protesting in Oxford against the government’s proscription of Palestine Action as ‘a terrorist organisation’ The protests were part of a day of action, in what Defend our Juries describe as “the most widespread civil disobedience campaign in modern British history.”
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Asked about opposition to yesterdays announcement Reed says all Lab MPs were elected on the same manifesto
Where in the manifesto did it say Lab would deport more kids, seize refugees property & increase the time before they can apply for permanent settlement from 5 to 20 years?
Where in the manifesto did it say Lab would deport more kids, seize refugees property & increase the time before they can apply for permanent settlement from 5 to 20 years?
November 18, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Asked about opposition to yesterdays announcement Reed says all Lab MPs were elected on the same manifesto
Where in the manifesto did it say Lab would deport more kids, seize refugees property & increase the time before they can apply for permanent settlement from 5 to 20 years?
Where in the manifesto did it say Lab would deport more kids, seize refugees property & increase the time before they can apply for permanent settlement from 5 to 20 years?
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Thank you @stellacreasy.bsky.social for speaking up for decency and compassion.
(A rare thing in politics these days- so double thanks).
I wasn’t expecting anything good today, but this Home Secretary has appalled me - and everyone I know - to the absolute core
Thank you @stellacreasy.bsky.social for speaking up for decency and compassion.
(A rare thing in politics these days- so double thanks).
I wasn’t expecting anything good today, but this Home Secretary has appalled me - and everyone I know - to the absolute core
ICE-style raids on Britain's streets: that's all Labour's brutal asylum reforms will achieve | Stella Creasy
If we want to ‘stop the boats’, we need to stop the BS when it comes to what creates refugees, and how to respond to them, says Labour MP Stella Creasy
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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Thank you @stellacreasy.bsky.social for speaking up for decency and compassion.
(A rare thing in politics these days- so double thanks).
I wasn’t expecting anything good today, but this Home Secretary has appalled me - and everyone I know - to the absolute core
Thank you @stellacreasy.bsky.social for speaking up for decency and compassion.
(A rare thing in politics these days- so double thanks).
I wasn’t expecting anything good today, but this Home Secretary has appalled me - and everyone I know - to the absolute core
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Yeah, but voters do care, Mahmood, they care a lot
They care that you’re tearing children away from the only home they’ve ever known and sentencing them to years of fear, instability, and trauma
They care that violent racist criminals like Tommy Robinson are applauding your policies
They care that you’re tearing children away from the only home they’ve ever known and sentencing them to years of fear, instability, and trauma
They care that violent racist criminals like Tommy Robinson are applauding your policies
Green MP Carla Denyer accuses Shabana Mahmood of trying to "out Reform Reform" and says "toxic racist narratives and the scapegoating of migrants" are to blame for "tearing our country apart" not migrants.
Mahmood: "I couldn't care less what any other political party has to say about these matters"
Mahmood: "I couldn't care less what any other political party has to say about these matters"
November 17, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Yeah, but voters do care, Mahmood, they care a lot
They care that you’re tearing children away from the only home they’ve ever known and sentencing them to years of fear, instability, and trauma
They care that violent racist criminals like Tommy Robinson are applauding your policies
They care that you’re tearing children away from the only home they’ve ever known and sentencing them to years of fear, instability, and trauma
They care that violent racist criminals like Tommy Robinson are applauding your policies
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We are governed by monsters.
Asked if Keir Starmer believes British people want to "see refugee children pulled out of school and deported after 10 years in this country”, his spokesman says that “what the British public wants and what this government was elected on a mandate to deliver was to secure our borders"
November 17, 2025 at 1:03 PM
We are governed by monsters.
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📢 @minnierahman.bsky.social “Stripping migrants of basic human rights isn’t 'reform', it’s the first step down a dangerous slope. Today it’s migrants. Tomorrow it’s anyone who becomes politically inconvenient”.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Asylum seekers only allowed to stay in the UK temporarily, Mahmood to announce
Shabana Mahmood promises ‘the most significant changes to our asylum system in modern times’ in Monday speech
www.independent.co.uk
November 17, 2025 at 10:55 AM
📢 @minnierahman.bsky.social “Stripping migrants of basic human rights isn’t 'reform', it’s the first step down a dangerous slope. Today it’s migrants. Tomorrow it’s anyone who becomes politically inconvenient”.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
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Men's sperm count falls 52% as car size increases - what would Freud say?
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November 17, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Men's sperm count falls 52% as car size increases - what would Freud say?
chemtrust.org/news/report_...
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