Richard Ashwell
@richardashwell.bsky.social
Looking at this graph of #CO2 in the atmosphere you wouldn't know that anyone was doing anything to reduce #CO2 #emissions would you? https://gml.noaa.gov/ccgg/trends/mlo.html Born at 314ppm.
Petition: Apply to #Rejoin the #EU as soon as possible to increase growth in the UK
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#RejoinEU #Brexit
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#RejoinEU #Brexit
Petition: Apply to Rejoin the EU as soon as possible to increase growth in the UK
We believe Brexit's not working. The OBR judges that the UK economy is smaller and trade is weaker because of Brexit, and it will just get worse. 10 years after the Brexit vote, let's apply to rejoin ...
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December 19, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Petition: Apply to #Rejoin the #EU as soon as possible to increase growth in the UK
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
#RejoinEU #Brexit
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
#RejoinEU #Brexit
Donald Trump has filed a $10bn lawsuit against the BBC over a Panorama documentary! 🚨 If he wins, our national broadcaster could be wrecked - and license fee payers could be stuck with the bill. Stand with the BBC: tell leaders don’t pay Trump a penny! 38d.gs/2auv
Donald Trump has filed a $10bn lawsuit against the BBC over a Panorama documentary! 🚨 If he wins, our national broadcaster could be wrecked - and license fee payers could be stuck with the bill. Stand...
Donald Trump has filed a $10bn lawsuit against the BBC over a Panorama documentary! 🚨 If he wins, our national broadcaster could be wrecked - and license fee payers could be stuck with the bill. Stand...
38d.gs
December 18, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Donald Trump has filed a $10bn lawsuit against the BBC over a Panorama documentary! 🚨 If he wins, our national broadcaster could be wrecked - and license fee payers could be stuck with the bill. Stand with the BBC: tell leaders don’t pay Trump a penny! 38d.gs/2auv
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It starts with a resolution...and ends with fair votes.
We've just delivered over 250,000 signatures calling for First Past The Post to be scrapped by next Christmas🎄
📢 Share to make the call even louder!
With @makevotesmatter.bsky.social @unlockdemocracy.bsky.social @electoralreform.bsky.social
We've just delivered over 250,000 signatures calling for First Past The Post to be scrapped by next Christmas🎄
📢 Share to make the call even louder!
With @makevotesmatter.bsky.social @unlockdemocracy.bsky.social @electoralreform.bsky.social
December 17, 2025 at 2:04 PM
It starts with a resolution...and ends with fair votes.
We've just delivered over 250,000 signatures calling for First Past The Post to be scrapped by next Christmas🎄
📢 Share to make the call even louder!
With @makevotesmatter.bsky.social @unlockdemocracy.bsky.social @electoralreform.bsky.social
We've just delivered over 250,000 signatures calling for First Past The Post to be scrapped by next Christmas🎄
📢 Share to make the call even louder!
With @makevotesmatter.bsky.social @unlockdemocracy.bsky.social @electoralreform.bsky.social
UK plans add ‘new layer of cruelty’ for #asylum seekers, expert warns
The decision to end the automatic right to family reunion will intensify vulnerable #refugees trauma and suffering
www.opendemocracy.net/en/uk-govern... #SmallBoats
The decision to end the automatic right to family reunion will intensify vulnerable #refugees trauma and suffering
www.opendemocracy.net/en/uk-govern... #SmallBoats
UK asylum proposals add ‘new layer of cruelty’, expert warns
The decision to end the automatic right to family reunion will intensify vulnerable refugees’ trauma and suffering
www.opendemocracy.net
December 17, 2025 at 2:26 PM
UK plans add ‘new layer of cruelty’ for #asylum seekers, expert warns
The decision to end the automatic right to family reunion will intensify vulnerable #refugees trauma and suffering
www.opendemocracy.net/en/uk-govern... #SmallBoats
The decision to end the automatic right to family reunion will intensify vulnerable #refugees trauma and suffering
www.opendemocracy.net/en/uk-govern... #SmallBoats
Not good: Government rolls back nature protections to boost housing
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #environnement #planning #nature
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #environnement #planning #nature
Government rolls back nature protections to boost housing
Critics say government changes to a flagship biodiversity policy could stall nature recovery.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 17, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Not good: Government rolls back nature protections to boost housing
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #environnement #planning #nature
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #environnement #planning #nature
Sign the letter: The BBC must not pay Trump a penny
Donald #Trump is suing the #BBC for a reported $10 billion. This is his latest attack on media freedom.
However, he is suing in a Florida court so even if he wins the case, the UK-based BBC could ignore it.
stoptrump.org.uk/sign-bbc-let...
Donald #Trump is suing the #BBC for a reported $10 billion. This is his latest attack on media freedom.
However, he is suing in a Florida court so even if he wins the case, the UK-based BBC could ignore it.
stoptrump.org.uk/sign-bbc-let...
Sign the letter: The BBC must not pay Trump a penny
Stop Trump Coalition
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December 16, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Sign the letter: The BBC must not pay Trump a penny
Donald #Trump is suing the #BBC for a reported $10 billion. This is his latest attack on media freedom.
However, he is suing in a Florida court so even if he wins the case, the UK-based BBC could ignore it.
stoptrump.org.uk/sign-bbc-let...
Donald #Trump is suing the #BBC for a reported $10 billion. This is his latest attack on media freedom.
However, he is suing in a Florida court so even if he wins the case, the UK-based BBC could ignore it.
stoptrump.org.uk/sign-bbc-let...
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BREAKING: we are taking legal action against France for failing to protect seabirds from bycatch. 🎣🐦
With Sea Shepherd FR & Défense des Milieux Aquatiques, we want to ensure that they:
a) Adequately collect data on bycatch.
b) Implement required mitigation measures to reduce this hidden tragedy.
With Sea Shepherd FR & Défense des Milieux Aquatiques, we want to ensure that they:
a) Adequately collect data on bycatch.
b) Implement required mitigation measures to reduce this hidden tragedy.
December 16, 2025 at 9:18 AM
BREAKING: we are taking legal action against France for failing to protect seabirds from bycatch. 🎣🐦
With Sea Shepherd FR & Défense des Milieux Aquatiques, we want to ensure that they:
a) Adequately collect data on bycatch.
b) Implement required mitigation measures to reduce this hidden tragedy.
With Sea Shepherd FR & Défense des Milieux Aquatiques, we want to ensure that they:
a) Adequately collect data on bycatch.
b) Implement required mitigation measures to reduce this hidden tragedy.
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For all nine expert talks with Prof @mikebernerslee.bsky.social's introduction and @chrisgpackham.bsky.social's opening statement, please visit our YouTube page.
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Please share these talks with your MP, and ask what action they plan to take.
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Please share these talks with your MP, and ask what action they plan to take.
Expert Briefings | The National Emergency Briefing - YouTube
These are the official expert briefings from the National Emergency Briefing. In this series, the nation’s leading scientists and experts present the unfilte...
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December 13, 2025 at 4:25 PM
For all nine expert talks with Prof @mikebernerslee.bsky.social's introduction and @chrisgpackham.bsky.social's opening statement, please visit our YouTube page.
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Please share these talks with your MP, and ask what action they plan to take.
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Please share these talks with your MP, and ask what action they plan to take.
The public wants it. MPs voted for it. The House of Lords must not block it. Join me and sign the petition urging Lords to stop delaying and pass the assisted dying bill. 38d.gs/gq6c
Don’t block the assisted dying bill from passing in the Lords
The public wants it. MPs voted for it. The House of Lords must not block it. Sign the petition to support the Assisted Dying Bill
38d.gs
December 13, 2025 at 10:33 AM
The public wants it. MPs voted for it. The House of Lords must not block it. Join me and sign the petition urging Lords to stop delaying and pass the assisted dying bill. 38d.gs/gq6c
Shell facing first UK legal claim over #climate impacts of #FossilFuels
Victims of a deadly typhoon in the Philippines have filed a legal claim against #oil and #gas company Shell in the UK courts.
www.bbc.com/news/article... #ClimateChange #ExtremeWeather
Victims of a deadly typhoon in the Philippines have filed a legal claim against #oil and #gas company Shell in the UK courts.
www.bbc.com/news/article... #ClimateChange #ExtremeWeather
Shell facing first UK legal claim over climate impact of fossil fuels
Survivors of a deadly typhoon in the Philippines have filed a claim against the UK's largest oil company.
www.bbc.com
December 11, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Shell facing first UK legal claim over #climate impacts of #FossilFuels
Victims of a deadly typhoon in the Philippines have filed a legal claim against #oil and #gas company Shell in the UK courts.
www.bbc.com/news/article... #ClimateChange #ExtremeWeather
Victims of a deadly typhoon in the Philippines have filed a legal claim against #oil and #gas company Shell in the UK courts.
www.bbc.com/news/article... #ClimateChange #ExtremeWeather
"Press barons can meet the prime minister, but the people who have suffered at the hands of them can't." Don't think that's right? Demand the PM stops cozying up to press barons and restarts the inquiry to put victims first NOW. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/do...
Don’t bow down to media billionaires: protect victims!
Madeleine McCann’s parents, the families of Hillsborough victims, and Caroline Flack’s mum all know what it is like to be targeted by an intrusive press. That’s why over 30 high-profile victims wrote ...
you.38degrees.org.uk
December 10, 2025 at 6:48 PM
"Press barons can meet the prime minister, but the people who have suffered at the hands of them can't." Don't think that's right? Demand the PM stops cozying up to press barons and restarts the inquiry to put victims first NOW. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/do...
UN environment report 'hijacked' over #FossilFuels
The Global Environment Outlook, the result of six years' work, connects #ClimateChange, #nature loss and #pollution to unsustainable consumption by people living in wealthy and emerging economies.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #climate
The Global Environment Outlook, the result of six years' work, connects #ClimateChange, #nature loss and #pollution to unsustainable consumption by people living in wealthy and emerging economies.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #climate
UN environment report 'hijacked' over fossil fuels - top scientist
The US and other governments derailed an agreement on a global environment study, its co-chair says.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 10, 2025 at 8:45 AM
UN environment report 'hijacked' over #FossilFuels
The Global Environment Outlook, the result of six years' work, connects #ClimateChange, #nature loss and #pollution to unsustainable consumption by people living in wealthy and emerging economies.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #climate
The Global Environment Outlook, the result of six years' work, connects #ClimateChange, #nature loss and #pollution to unsustainable consumption by people living in wealthy and emerging economies.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #climate
A crypto investor just donated £9 million to the Reform Party. Right now, billionaires can pour unlimited money into our elections, effectively buying our democracy. Think that's wrong? Add your name to call for a cap on donations today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...
Take Big Money Out of Our Politics
British politics is awash with money from super rich donors. In 2023, two-thirds of all private donations came from just 19 people. These so-called ‘mega donors’ enjoy privileged access to political p...
you.38degrees.org.uk
December 8, 2025 at 6:37 PM
A crypto investor just donated £9 million to the Reform Party. Right now, billionaires can pour unlimited money into our elections, effectively buying our democracy. Think that's wrong? Add your name to call for a cap on donations today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...
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Robbie Gibb said if he doesn't get his way, he'll blow the #BBC up. It's ridiculous that a man like that has a spot on the BBC's board. Our public broadcaster MUST be independent. Agree? Sign to get Gibb sacked: 38d.gs/stne
Sack Sir Robbie Gibb from the BBC board
Robbie Gibb said if he doesn't get his way, he'll blow the BBC up. It's ridiculous that a man like that has a spot on the BBC's board. Our public broadcaster MUST be independent. Agree? Sign to get Gi...
38d.gs
December 7, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Robbie Gibb said if he doesn't get his way, he'll blow the #BBC up. It's ridiculous that a man like that has a spot on the BBC's board. Our public broadcaster MUST be independent. Agree? Sign to get Gibb sacked: 38d.gs/stne
#DeepSeaMining tests impact over a third of seabed animals - scientists
Machines mining minerals in the deep #oceans have been found to cause significant damage to life on the seabed, scientists carrying out the largest study of its kind say.
www.bbc.com/news/article... #environment #nature
Machines mining minerals in the deep #oceans have been found to cause significant damage to life on the seabed, scientists carrying out the largest study of its kind say.
www.bbc.com/news/article... #environment #nature
Over a third of animals impacted in deep sea mining test - scientists
The findings contribute to a controversial debate that pits green technology against the environment.
www.bbc.com
December 6, 2025 at 7:54 AM
#DeepSeaMining tests impact over a third of seabed animals - scientists
Machines mining minerals in the deep #oceans have been found to cause significant damage to life on the seabed, scientists carrying out the largest study of its kind say.
www.bbc.com/news/article... #environment #nature
Machines mining minerals in the deep #oceans have been found to cause significant damage to life on the seabed, scientists carrying out the largest study of its kind say.
www.bbc.com/news/article... #environment #nature
Tell the new Democracy Minister: its time to scrap First Past the Post
actionnetwork.org/petitions/pe... #PR #ProportionalRepresentation #MakeVotesMatter
actionnetwork.org/petitions/pe... #PR #ProportionalRepresentation #MakeVotesMatter
Petition to Democracy Minister
First Past The Post undermines our politics.
It leaves most of us with MPs we didn't vote for, and keeps delivering results that don't represent public opinion.
The upcoming Elections Bill is a chan...
actionnetwork.org
December 5, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Tell the new Democracy Minister: its time to scrap First Past the Post
actionnetwork.org/petitions/pe... #PR #ProportionalRepresentation #MakeVotesMatter
actionnetwork.org/petitions/pe... #PR #ProportionalRepresentation #MakeVotesMatter
Firefighters in Staffordshire were called out to about 1,000 more incidents this spring and summer - a spike that is being linked to the hot, dry weather.
An increasing number of #wildfires was evidence #ClimateChange is real, chief fire officer Rob Barber stated.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
An increasing number of #wildfires was evidence #ClimateChange is real, chief fire officer Rob Barber stated.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Spike in calls to Staffordshire firefighters 'linked to weather'
Staffordshire firefighters are called to 1,000 more incidents this spring and summer compared to last.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 5, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Firefighters in Staffordshire were called out to about 1,000 more incidents this spring and summer - a spike that is being linked to the hot, dry weather.
An increasing number of #wildfires was evidence #ClimateChange is real, chief fire officer Rob Barber stated.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
An increasing number of #wildfires was evidence #ClimateChange is real, chief fire officer Rob Barber stated.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Don’t kick ordinary people out of courtrooms @lammydavid.bsky.social! Juries bring fairness, lived experience and protect us from prejudice, scrapping them won’t fix our failing justice system. Sign now the petition now: 38d.gs/qz6n
Drop plans to scrap jury trials and replace them with a judge-only process. We must keep justice in the people's hands.
I just signed the campaign calling to save our juries
38d.gs
December 4, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Don’t kick ordinary people out of courtrooms @lammydavid.bsky.social! Juries bring fairness, lived experience and protect us from prejudice, scrapping them won’t fix our failing justice system. Sign now the petition now: 38d.gs/qz6n
UK Hunts Have Claimed Over £2.4 Million In Taxpayer Money Since Ban
A new report from Protect the Wild and Grantham Against Bloodsports is based on 20 years of research and data
plantbasednews.org/animals/uk-h... #hunting
A new report from Protect the Wild and Grantham Against Bloodsports is based on 20 years of research and data
plantbasednews.org/animals/uk-h... #hunting
UK Hunts Have Claimed Over £2.4 Million In Taxpayer Money Since Ban
UK hunts have claimed more than £2.4 million in taxpayer money since hunting animals with dogs was banned in 2005, according to a new report
plantbasednews.org
December 3, 2025 at 6:30 PM
UK Hunts Have Claimed Over £2.4 Million In Taxpayer Money Since Ban
A new report from Protect the Wild and Grantham Against Bloodsports is based on 20 years of research and data
plantbasednews.org/animals/uk-h... #hunting
A new report from Protect the Wild and Grantham Against Bloodsports is based on 20 years of research and data
plantbasednews.org/animals/uk-h... #hunting
Women in low-income areas in Kenya face unsafe abortions due to USAID cuts
#BirthControl shortages will only worsen if Trump goes ahead with plan to burn millions of dollars of #contraceptives
www.opendemocracy.net/en/5050/wome... #health #population
#BirthControl shortages will only worsen if Trump goes ahead with plan to burn millions of dollars of #contraceptives
www.opendemocracy.net/en/5050/wome... #health #population
Kenyan women face unsafe abortions due to USAID cuts
Birth control shortages will only worsen if Trump goes ahead with plan to burn millions of dollars of contraceptives
www.opendemocracy.net
December 3, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Women in low-income areas in Kenya face unsafe abortions due to USAID cuts
#BirthControl shortages will only worsen if Trump goes ahead with plan to burn millions of dollars of #contraceptives
www.opendemocracy.net/en/5050/wome... #health #population
#BirthControl shortages will only worsen if Trump goes ahead with plan to burn millions of dollars of #contraceptives
www.opendemocracy.net/en/5050/wome... #health #population
🌳Vast areas of our most vital habitat are at risk of being lost forever.
Will you join Dame Judi Dench and @wildcard.land in calling for DEFRA to fund the restoration of our publicly owned ancient woodlands?
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/br...
Will you join Dame Judi Dench and @wildcard.land in calling for DEFRA to fund the restoration of our publicly owned ancient woodlands?
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/br...
Bring back the ancient woodlands smothered beneath your timber plantations
Ancient woodlands are vanishing – and with them, some of our most loved and endangered wildlife. Over 100,000 acres of our public forests used to be ancient woodland - that’s bigger than the Isle of W...
you.38degrees.org.uk
December 2, 2025 at 12:21 PM
🌳Vast areas of our most vital habitat are at risk of being lost forever.
Will you join Dame Judi Dench and @wildcard.land in calling for DEFRA to fund the restoration of our publicly owned ancient woodlands?
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/br...
Will you join Dame Judi Dench and @wildcard.land in calling for DEFRA to fund the restoration of our publicly owned ancient woodlands?
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/br...
Say no to Palantir in the NHS
NHS England is rolling out software to run our health records from Palantir, a US spy-tech firm that has supported mass deportation in the US and enabled genocide in Gaza.
notopalantir.goodlawproject.org/email-to-tar...
NHS England is rolling out software to run our health records from Palantir, a US spy-tech firm that has supported mass deportation in the US and enabled genocide in Gaza.
notopalantir.goodlawproject.org/email-to-tar...
Say no to Palantir in the NHS - No to Palantir
notopalantir.goodlawproject.org
December 1, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Say no to Palantir in the NHS
NHS England is rolling out software to run our health records from Palantir, a US spy-tech firm that has supported mass deportation in the US and enabled genocide in Gaza.
notopalantir.goodlawproject.org/email-to-tar...
NHS England is rolling out software to run our health records from Palantir, a US spy-tech firm that has supported mass deportation in the US and enabled genocide in Gaza.
notopalantir.goodlawproject.org/email-to-tar...
Our privatised water system is broken, and the next Water Bill could lock in more of the same.If MPs don’t hear from us, water companies get their way again. I’ve written to my MP. You can do the same in 2 minutes: actionnetwork.org/letters/ask-...
Ask your MP to oppose another water industry stitch-up
Our privatised water system is broken, and the next Water Bill could lock in more of the same.
If MPs don’t hear from us, water companies get their way again.
I’ve written to my MP. You can do the ...
actionnetwork.org
November 28, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Our privatised water system is broken, and the next Water Bill could lock in more of the same.If MPs don’t hear from us, water companies get their way again. I’ve written to my MP. You can do the same in 2 minutes: actionnetwork.org/letters/ask-...
A shameful step back for #nature as UK Government pushes through damaging Planning and Infrastructure Bill
Last night saw the Government bulldoze the #wildlife harming Planning & Infrastructure Bill through its last remaining hurdles.
www.wildlifetrusts.org/blog/public-... #environment
Last night saw the Government bulldoze the #wildlife harming Planning & Infrastructure Bill through its last remaining hurdles.
www.wildlifetrusts.org/blog/public-... #environment
A shameful step back for nature as UK Government pushes through damaging Planning and Infrastructure Bill | The Wildlife Trusts
Despite valiant efforts by nature champions in the House of Lords, last night saw the Government bulldoze the wildlife-harming Planning & Infrastructure Bill through its last remaining hurdles. Matt B...
www.wildlifetrusts.org
November 27, 2025 at 10:23 AM
A shameful step back for #nature as UK Government pushes through damaging Planning and Infrastructure Bill
Last night saw the Government bulldoze the #wildlife harming Planning & Infrastructure Bill through its last remaining hurdles.
www.wildlifetrusts.org/blog/public-... #environment
Last night saw the Government bulldoze the #wildlife harming Planning & Infrastructure Bill through its last remaining hurdles.
www.wildlifetrusts.org/blog/public-... #environment