“As far as I’m concerned, nothing is more important than children and the future of our planet. That’s my entire motivation”: Daniel Bath, Lucy’s teacher. theguardian.com/tv-and-radio…

An unnecessary leasehold city bigger than Birmingham destroying vital rich ecology high grade arable fields&woodland & expecting Government to provide finance,organisation&major transport links for their impractical dystopian fantasy. GREAT SELF-MARKETING SKILLS, NO KNOWLEDGE.

Dartmoor Nat. Pk. falls within the Plymouth & South Devon Freeport boundary. By eliminating the ponies you render the land useless and vulnerable. Cash strapped councils are increasingly prey to land grabs by Tech giants & the Int private sector This policy may well be by design.

Thames Water insists the best way forward is a 'market-led solution'. What they ignore is that the billions of litres of sewage pouring into our rivers is a market-led problem.

"Environment secretary casts doubt on £10bn Thames Water rescue.' Govt says they are going to cut sewage dumping by 50% by 2030. As part of their bailout Thames Water want to be exempt from environment law. If govt allows that they will never meet their 2030 target. 🤔 ft.com/content/9d9cc597-fdbf…

"Thames Water moves step closer to nationalisation after government objects to rescue deal." Based on Ofwat's past performance and record for decision making who can blame govt for being rattled by the whole thing. That said govt could and should end the misery for Thames Water's customers today, and all with nothing more than the stroke of a pen. It should be nationalised, today, this morning, this very minute, right now. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly0…

Following the confirmation of the designation of Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation, the question that any of us of any background can ask ourselves, is do we now feel more safe or less safe?

Today with very brave campaigners, outside Court, waiting for the ruling that eventually went against us; the judges upheld the Govt's appeal. We now have a very repressive law where the Home Sec can spot *future* crime and proscribe campaign groups before they become terrorists.

Parliament should reverse the decision to proscribe Palestine Action urgently before we see large numbers of elderly people in particular being dragged before our courts. Classifying protest through direct action as terrorism brings Parliament & our judicial system into disrepute

Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Research by Action to Protect Rural Scotland has claimed that if all 16 large data centres currently in ­planning went ahead, their energy use would be 1.5 times greater than peak winter demand for the whole of Scotland. This is insane.

BREAKING: Court of Appeal rules that Government’s proscription of Palestine Action lawful. Meaning police likely to continue arresting pensioners holding cardboard placards & @HudaAmmori is expected to appeal. The fight for our rights continues - join: defendourjuries.net/savingli…

Great news !!! Natural History is included in GCSE 😍

Massive kudos to Scotland Tartan Army hero Craig Ferguson - who has arrived in Boston after an incredible 3,200 mile trek across America. The mental health campaigner has raised over £1 million for Scottish Action for Mental Health. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

A fundamental principle being lost here - is that if you are charged with terrorism - you can defend yourself by explaining why you are not. As the Filton 4 were never charged or found guilty of terrorism - the judge who sentenced them as terrorists -has denied them this right.

🚨 Northern Ireland farmer, 10 years on: “I voted for Brexit in 2016 because I thought there were things I agreed with. But down the line, no. If I could do it over again, I would vote the other way.” The £350 million a week for the NHS? “Absolute nonsense.” Brexit is now a busted flush and the momentum is with BreJoin.

Imagine being charged & convicted of shoplifting & the judge sentences you as though you had committed armed robbery. #Filton4

It's pretty damned obvious that it's not possible for a defendant to mount any form of adequate legal defence against offences they are not charged with. Please RT this until this injustice is corrected. Thank you.

10 years after the Brexit vote. UK economy is significantly smaller than it would otherwise have been. Trade has suffered. Business investment and productivity growth have stalled. Families are on average thousands of pounds a year worse off. theguardian.com/politics/202…

I spent all day in Woolwich Crown Court yesterday for the Filton activists' sentencing hearing with my colleague @daniaakkad. The court heard that the Terrorism Act was never intended to cover direct action protest. It heard that all of the defendants had been cleared of violent intent and sentencing them as terrorists would mark a historic first for charges of criminal damage. It heard that the Suffragettes, who did "a bit of smashing themselves", would have been labelled as terrorists but have now been vindicated by history. It heard the activists' goal was to stop the supply chain of drones and weaponry to Israel as it commits genocide in Gaza. It heard that attaching a terrorism connection to a case without it ever being heard by a jury was unconstitutional and posed a threat to the criminal justice system itself. It heard that the "terrorism connection" has been disproportionately used against minority groups and those advocating for them while not being used for neo-Nazis and white supremacists, including the man who killed Jo Cox MP. It heard that the law has been reinterpreted since the action took place, meaning the activists could have had no idea that what they did could have been caught up in terrorism laws at the time of the protest. It heard that the prosecution submitted key evidence just eight days before the hearing, giving the defence no time to review it or even discuss it with their clients. Despite all of this, Judge Jeremy Johnson, who has already tried to refer the defence's lead barrister for contempt of court and been forced to apologise for it, sentenced the defendants as terrorists. The judgment was handed down within minutes, indicating Judge Johnson had already made his mind up before the hearing had begun. Being in court yesterday felt akin to witnessing a colonial crime: punishing activists with terrorism offences in order to set a precedent that taking direct action to stop a UK-backed genocide will not be tolerated.

RT @GyllKing: No spines were shattered at Filton. The officer walked unaided from A&E. Later a small, hairline fracture to the transverse p…

Jobs for young adults is a pressing issue of our times. One possibility is that a freeze or reversal of the state pension age could release jobs for younger adults. It could also give a respite to senior citizens being worked to death. What do you make of the Minister's reply?