Walter Menteth
@waltermenteth.bsky.social
Architect, planner, writer, London - views my own (he/him)
People, #culture, #politics, #environment, #climate, #justice, #sustainability, #democracy
People, #culture, #politics, #environment, #climate, #justice, #sustainability, #democracy
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Walter Menteth
@waltermenteth.bsky.social
· Sep 27
As 1 of the 5 permanent members of the UN security council the UK should be calling for its urgent reform.
The Veto on international action by UNSC member states has been THE major block on action for Gaza.
The UNSC is no longer credible.
The Veto on international action by UNSC member states has been THE major block on action for Gaza.
The UNSC is no longer credible.
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A spokesperson for Defend Our Juries in Lancaster:
"I am determined that this ban will not silence me. Along with thousands of people across the country, I am resisting this authoritarian crackdown and the government’s ongoing complicity with the Gaza genocide”
www.asianimage.co.uk/news/2566255...
"I am determined that this ban will not silence me. Along with thousands of people across the country, I am resisting this authoritarian crackdown and the government’s ongoing complicity with the Gaza genocide”
www.asianimage.co.uk/news/2566255...
More 'farce' as police forced to arrest 26 people in Lancaster
Under the law, it is a criminal offence to be a member of Palestine Action or to express support for it.
www.asianimage.co.uk
December 3, 2025 at 9:44 PM
A spokesperson for Defend Our Juries in Lancaster:
"I am determined that this ban will not silence me. Along with thousands of people across the country, I am resisting this authoritarian crackdown and the government’s ongoing complicity with the Gaza genocide”
www.asianimage.co.uk/news/2566255...
"I am determined that this ban will not silence me. Along with thousands of people across the country, I am resisting this authoritarian crackdown and the government’s ongoing complicity with the Gaza genocide”
www.asianimage.co.uk/news/2566255...
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This is scary. "Three of the five worst harvests on record have now occurred since 2020, leaving some farmers asking whether the growing impacts of the climate crisis are making it too financially risky to sow their crops." www.theguardian.com/environment/...
UK farmers lose £800m after heat and drought cause one of worst harvests on record
Many now concerned about ability to make living in fast-changing climate after one of worst grain harvests recorded
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:16 AM
This is scary. "Three of the five worst harvests on record have now occurred since 2020, leaving some farmers asking whether the growing impacts of the climate crisis are making it too financially risky to sow their crops." www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Scrapping the Right of Appeal is malicious, abhorrent, fashistic & truly revealing of this awful Gov. authoritarian intent.
🔴There's been a lot of coverage about David Lammy’s cuts to jury trials but relatively little - nothing! - on his plans to scrap the automatic right to appeal so I took a look for @bylinetimes.bsky.social.
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/03/d...
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/03/d...
David Lammy's Plans to Scrap Automatic Right to Appeal Risk 'Increasing Miscarriages of Justice'
Lawyers and legal campaigners say the changes risk removing "vital safeguards" and shutting out vulnerable defendants from justice
bylinetimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Scrapping the Right of Appeal is malicious, abhorrent, fashistic & truly revealing of this awful Gov. authoritarian intent.
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Defending trial by jury is crucial in a society where democracy is being eroded
David Lammy’s proposals to reduce the public’s role in criminal cases will further undermine trust in a justice system already under strain
observer.co.uk/news/columni...
David Lammy’s proposals to reduce the public’s role in criminal cases will further undermine trust in a justice system already under strain
observer.co.uk/news/columni...
Defending trial by jury is crucial in a society where democracy is being eroded | The Observer
observer.co.uk
December 3, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Defending trial by jury is crucial in a society where democracy is being eroded
David Lammy’s proposals to reduce the public’s role in criminal cases will further undermine trust in a justice system already under strain
observer.co.uk/news/columni...
David Lammy’s proposals to reduce the public’s role in criminal cases will further undermine trust in a justice system already under strain
observer.co.uk/news/columni...
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MP’s must resist any attempt by the government to undermine and restrict one of the fundamental cornerstones of our democracy. Write to your MP now!
🚨The governments controversial plan to scrap jury trials for crimes with sentences of less than 3 years is a huge mistake, will make little or no difference to the backlog and will undermine and restrict one of the fundamental cornerstones of our democracy
WE MUST STOP IT
youtu.be/DvdUHAHf_4o?...
WE MUST STOP IT
youtu.be/DvdUHAHf_4o?...
MP’s must resist this attempt to undermine & restrict a fundamental cornerstone of our democracy
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
youtu.be
December 4, 2025 at 9:19 AM
MP’s must resist any attempt by the government to undermine and restrict one of the fundamental cornerstones of our democracy. Write to your MP now!
Trial by STITCH UP.
How can this be justice.
Evidence should be available to PA & their lawyers otherwise it's just hearsay.
How can this be justice.
Evidence should be available to PA & their lawyers otherwise it's just hearsay.
The UK government closed the final day of the judicial review into Palestine Action by presenting secret evidence, hidden from both the group’s lawyers and the public, to justify its ban on the direct-action organisation.
www.middleeasteye.net/news/uk-gove...
www.middleeasteye.net/news/uk-gove...
UK government lawyers use 'secret evidence' to justify ban on Palestine Action
Judges hear secret evidence as lawyers and public for Palestine-Action co-founder told to leave court during closed session
www.middleeasteye.net
December 4, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Trial by STITCH UP.
How can this be justice.
Evidence should be available to PA & their lawyers otherwise it's just hearsay.
How can this be justice.
Evidence should be available to PA & their lawyers otherwise it's just hearsay.
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The UK government closed the final day of the judicial review into Palestine Action by presenting secret evidence, hidden from both the group’s lawyers and the public, to justify its ban on the direct-action organisation.
www.middleeasteye.net/news/uk-gove...
www.middleeasteye.net/news/uk-gove...
UK government lawyers use 'secret evidence' to justify ban on Palestine Action
Judges hear secret evidence as lawyers and public for Palestine-Action co-founder told to leave court during closed session
www.middleeasteye.net
December 3, 2025 at 9:49 PM
The UK government closed the final day of the judicial review into Palestine Action by presenting secret evidence, hidden from both the group’s lawyers and the public, to justify its ban on the direct-action organisation.
www.middleeasteye.net/news/uk-gove...
www.middleeasteye.net/news/uk-gove...
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David Lammy’s Plans to Scrap Automatic Right to Appeal Risk ‘Increasing Miscarriages of Justice’
Lawyers and legal campaigners say the changes risk removing “vital safeguards” and shutting out vulnerable defendants from justice
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/03/d...
Lawyers and legal campaigners say the changes risk removing “vital safeguards” and shutting out vulnerable defendants from justice
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/03/d...
David Lammy's Plans to Scrap Automatic Right to Appeal Risk 'Increasing Miscarriages of Justice'
Lawyers and legal campaigners say the changes risk removing "vital safeguards" and shutting out vulnerable defendants from justice
bylinetimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:48 PM
David Lammy’s Plans to Scrap Automatic Right to Appeal Risk ‘Increasing Miscarriages of Justice’
Lawyers and legal campaigners say the changes risk removing “vital safeguards” and shutting out vulnerable defendants from justice
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/03/d...
Lawyers and legal campaigners say the changes risk removing “vital safeguards” and shutting out vulnerable defendants from justice
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/03/d...
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Pornography site fined £1m for not having strong age checks required in new UK law - www.theguardian.com/society/2025... strange how #ofcom only ever goes after the small sites; it's almost as if it's frightened of the big ones...
Pornography company fined £1m by Ofcom for not having strong enough age checks
AVS Group, which runs 18 websites, has 72 hours to make changes required by UK’s Online Safety Act
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Pornography site fined £1m for not having strong age checks required in new UK law - www.theguardian.com/society/2025... strange how #ofcom only ever goes after the small sites; it's almost as if it's frightened of the big ones...
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Did you know that a return flight to New York causes the same emissions as driving a car for an entire year? Let's stop sweeping the climate impact of flying under the rug 🌎
December 4, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Did you know that a return flight to New York causes the same emissions as driving a car for an entire year? Let's stop sweeping the climate impact of flying under the rug 🌎
There was never ever any ceasefire, just another land grab enabled in part by the UK Gov.
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aje.io/biqqsr
Video: Five killed in Israeli strike on Gaza encampment
An Israeli air strike hit the al-Mawasi camp in Gaza’s Khan Younis, killing five Palestinians, including two children.
aje.io
December 4, 2025 at 9:00 AM
There was never ever any ceasefire, just another land grab enabled in part by the UK Gov.
aje.io/biqqsr
aje.io/biqqsr
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The European Union commits to a bioeconomy strategy - putting biobased materials, and their supply chains at the heart of the economy - thereby recognising the value that nature can provide. This is good news - and the UK must follow suit or risk falling further behind. ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
Commission presents new Bioeconomy Strategy to drive green growth, competitiveness and resilience across Europe
Today, the Commission adopted a new Strategic Framework for a Competitive and Sustainable EU Bioeconomy, charting a way forward to build a clean, competitive and resilient European economy.
ec.europa.eu
December 1, 2025 at 10:31 PM
The European Union commits to a bioeconomy strategy - putting biobased materials, and their supply chains at the heart of the economy - thereby recognising the value that nature can provide. This is good news - and the UK must follow suit or risk falling further behind. ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
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The Judicial Review that the MSM seem to be ignoring.
What happened in Palestine Action Judicial Review?
YouTube video by The Crispin Flintoff Show
youtube.com
December 2, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The Judicial Review that the MSM seem to be ignoring.
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Watch | Israeli settlers who breached the border into Syria have released a video declaring their intention to establish a new Jewish settlement in the Syrian province of Quneitra.
Source: Quds News Network
Source: Quds News Network
November 29, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Watch | Israeli settlers who breached the border into Syria have released a video declaring their intention to establish a new Jewish settlement in the Syrian province of Quneitra.
Source: Quds News Network
Source: Quds News Network
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Breaking News!
Code Yikes!
November kept on going where October left off, once again reaching an average anomaly of 1.55°C over the 1850-1900 pre-industrial baseline, making November the third warmest since records began, and likely the third warmest in the last 120,000 years.
Code Yikes!
November kept on going where October left off, once again reaching an average anomaly of 1.55°C over the 1850-1900 pre-industrial baseline, making November the third warmest since records began, and likely the third warmest in the last 120,000 years.
December 2, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Breaking News!
Code Yikes!
November kept on going where October left off, once again reaching an average anomaly of 1.55°C over the 1850-1900 pre-industrial baseline, making November the third warmest since records began, and likely the third warmest in the last 120,000 years.
Code Yikes!
November kept on going where October left off, once again reaching an average anomaly of 1.55°C over the 1850-1900 pre-industrial baseline, making November the third warmest since records began, and likely the third warmest in the last 120,000 years.
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“UN Resolution 2803 puts Gaza in the hands of a puppet administration, with the US as the new manager of an open-air prison, further crushing Palestine's right to self-determination and any path to peace.”
The US bulldozed the prospect of Uniting for Peace in Palestine
UN endorsement of Trump plan a “colonial outrage” that will ultimately implode.
electronicintifada.net
December 2, 2025 at 10:23 AM
“UN Resolution 2803 puts Gaza in the hands of a puppet administration, with the US as the new manager of an open-air prison, further crushing Palestine's right to self-determination and any path to peace.”
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This was absolutely appalling. They abandoned their (excellent) candidate!
December 1, 2025 at 10:57 AM
This was absolutely appalling. They abandoned their (excellent) candidate!
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Sri Lanka's cyclone death toll climbs to 355, with 366 missing reut.rs/4pEhFwl
Sri Lanka's cyclone death toll climbs to 355, with 366 missing
Rescuers in Sri Lanka were scrambling to clear roads and deliver aid to more than half a million people hit by a cyclone last week.
reut.rs
December 1, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Sri Lanka's cyclone death toll climbs to 355, with 366 missing reut.rs/4pEhFwl
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Just for absolute clarity, the government’s proscription of Palestine Action is a self-evident farce, deeply unethical and morally bankrupt. It is an unforgivable waste of time and resources, and makes them look both deeply unserious and as ideologically compromised as they clearly are.
November 30, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Just for absolute clarity, the government’s proscription of Palestine Action is a self-evident farce, deeply unethical and morally bankrupt. It is an unforgivable waste of time and resources, and makes them look both deeply unserious and as ideologically compromised as they clearly are.
Heroes of democracy
Court to hear appeal after notorious judge threatens jury in climate case #Climate
Court to hear appeal after notorious judge threatens jury in climate case - Extinction Rebellion UK
Press Contact: 07901674715 / [email protected] Critical moment for democracy Five women [1] are stepping forward to appeal against their convictions, after a judge threatened the jury with criminal proceedings if they applied their conscience to the case. The same judge, Judge Silas Reid, lampooned by Private Eye as ‘Judge Dread’, had previously jailed people including […]
extinctionrebellion.uk
December 1, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Heroes of democracy
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“Cutting ordinary people out of the judicial system, weakening the scope of jury trials, and leaning even more upon magistrates and judges, will reinforce a more technocratic system and only deepen public mistrust.” My @theobserveruk.bsky.social column: observer.co.uk/news/columni...
Defending trial by jury is crucial in a society where democracy is being eroded | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 30, 2025 at 12:25 PM
“Cutting ordinary people out of the judicial system, weakening the scope of jury trials, and leaning even more upon magistrates and judges, will reinforce a more technocratic system and only deepen public mistrust.” My @theobserveruk.bsky.social column: observer.co.uk/news/columni...
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@kenanmalik.bsky.social I
agree . That was my 1st thought. I know there’s a huge backlog of cases but it would be too easy for this gov to use this backlog as a vehicle to further erode our rights.
This and proscribing Palestine Action is quite shocking.
European friends are astonished at this.
agree . That was my 1st thought. I know there’s a huge backlog of cases but it would be too easy for this gov to use this backlog as a vehicle to further erode our rights.
This and proscribing Palestine Action is quite shocking.
European friends are astonished at this.
“Cutting ordinary people out of the judicial system, weakening the scope of jury trials, and leaning even more upon magistrates and judges, will reinforce a more technocratic system and only deepen public mistrust.” My @theobserveruk.bsky.social column: observer.co.uk/news/columni...
Defending trial by jury is crucial in a society where democracy is being eroded | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 30, 2025 at 7:10 PM
@kenanmalik.bsky.social I
agree . That was my 1st thought. I know there’s a huge backlog of cases but it would be too easy for this gov to use this backlog as a vehicle to further erode our rights.
This and proscribing Palestine Action is quite shocking.
European friends are astonished at this.
agree . That was my 1st thought. I know there’s a huge backlog of cases but it would be too easy for this gov to use this backlog as a vehicle to further erode our rights.
This and proscribing Palestine Action is quite shocking.
European friends are astonished at this.
UN resolutions to outlaw torture used to be passed unanimously. This year three rogue states, Israel, US and Argentina, voted against and told the world they demand the right to use torture
www.middleeastmonitor.com/20251124-un-...
www.middleeastmonitor.com/20251124-un-...
UN condemns torture in landslide vote, but Israel oppose resolution
Israel and the United States have come under fire after voting against a United Nations resolution reaffirming the absolute prohibition of torture. The vote, held during the 80th session of the Gen…
www.middleeastmonitor.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:41 PM
UN resolutions to outlaw torture used to be passed unanimously. This year three rogue states, Israel, US and Argentina, voted against and told the world they demand the right to use torture
www.middleeastmonitor.com/20251124-un-...
www.middleeastmonitor.com/20251124-un-...