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A suppressed warning finally appears: ecosystem collapse as a national security threat A government report on the national security implications of ecosystem collapse is finally out, and it’s even more shocking than feared

“The report warns that multiple ecosystem collapses are now likely, not merely hypothetical. These failures, it states, will have “dire implications” for national security and will require serious strategic adaptation merely to limit the damage.”

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👏 Great to see Climate and Nature Crisis Caucus Vice-Chair @pippaheylings.bsky.social introduce a Bill to protect chalk streams today in Parliament. We urge the Government to support her plan before we irreversibly harm these globally rare habitats.

👇 Hear more about Pippa's Bill below.

Trump’s EPA repeals landmark climate finding in gift to ‘billionaire polluters’ Rollback of government’s ability to limit climate-heating pollution will make families ‘sicker and less safe’, environmental advocate says

What the betting that this does not get roundly condemned by the British government? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

My son had been tasked with writing a poem for school, so we had sat down and written together. It is a poem against cynicism and the mess we are in. It is about love (and doughnuts in ice cream).

That’s beautiful, Andy!

Written by an actual adult in politics. I wonder what Trump’s reading age is? Going by this I doubt he’s even middle grade.

Sonic booms over Norwich just now?

We’ve been warning for weeks that the Trump Administration’s dangerous, sensationalized operations are a threat to public safety.

“The survey, involving 20,000 people from more than 27 leading democracies, including the US and Europe, suggests that Britons are the most pessimistic about their nation’s future. And the UK’s disillusioned Gen Z are losing faith in democracy.” www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

People power wins out as town council votes to SAVE bus shelter People power has won out in Sheringham as the town council has voted to save the bus shelter and to no longer support a regeneration scheme on its…

Sheringham Bus Shelter sit-in delivers results

🧵 /1 Hi @tessakhan.bsky.social - You and Uplift have succeeded here - you deserve huge credit 🙏🙏

However, there is a dark side to this new North Sea plan in which the fossil fuel industry &lobbyists win - lock-in to gas based carbon capture

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A wonderful, insightful piece by @iainrobinson.bsky.social in latest issue of @hinterlandnf.bsky.social.

“GLOAMING” describes a woodland under threat from the (currently shelved 🤞) Norwich Western Link and its barbastelle #bat inhabitants. I’m touched to feature in the piece! 📹🦇🌳

Thank you! It would have been completely impossible to write without the amazing insights I gained through your work.

I am living in such fear of what the Planning & Infrastructure Bill will mean if passes unamended into law.

How then to speak for old trees, the bats who encircle it at night or the birds that live in this hedge?
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Developers met ministers dozens of times over planning bill while ecologists were shut out Exclusive: Leading ecologists say warnings over threat to wildlife have been ignored in drive to build 1.5m new homes

“Nothing I have seen or heard gives me comfort that Rachel Reeves understands the importance of nature to economic and social wellbeing, nothing,”

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Wow, New York—hope at last!

Can somebody please start hanging EU flags off lampposts?

Do you think this planning bill is worth it? This government is selling out our nature and wildlife to benefit wealthy property developers. We were promised change with Labour.

Sign our petition to scrap the destructive Planning and Infrastructure Bill 👇
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Mass layoffs with far fewer replacement jobs in AI will be the likely trend over the next decade.

Amazon prepares for major layoffs among office workers - reports If confirmed, the cuts in Amazon's corporate ranks could mark the company's biggest layoffs in several years.

“Mr Jassy said in June that the increase in AI tools will likely lead to job cuts as machines take over routine tasks.”

As Amazon cut 30k white collar jobs, you have to wonder about the mythical new jobs the techno-capitalists say will be created by AI.

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I mistook LinkedIn for BlueSky this morning and posted a picture of Pumba with a Pumpkin on it.

In case you missed the announcement in our newsletter, we are open for non-fiction submissions, both full-length and flash, until the end of October. You can read our submission guidelines and submit via hinterlandnonfiction.submittable.com Subscribers can submit for free as usual, any time!

No major banks have yet committed to stop funding new oil, gas and coal, research finds ‘The objectives of the Paris agreement are slipping further out of reach,’ say researchers from LSE

As well as failing to stop funding fossil fuel projects, many banks are also not funding climate solutions and the green transition.”

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Global use of coal hit record high in 2024 Bleak report finds greenhouse gas emissions are still rising despite ‘exponential’ growth of renewables

“The report painted a grim picture of the world’s chances of avoiding increasingly severe impacts from the climate crisis.”
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Nature action: email STEVE REED m: steve.reed.mp@parliament.uk simply saying MANDATE SWIFT BRICKS. If you want you can email me at thefeatherspeech@gmail.com for a template but that is the simple message to convey. PEOPLE POWER WORKS BUT ONLY … if enough people actually act !!

Government U-turns on support for bird-friendly swift bricks in new homes Housing minister Steve Reed refuses to back mandating measure, despite giving support while in environment job

Can you actually believe this?

A swift brick costs £35

But this dire, anti-nature government, must make sure it does all it can to maximise house builders' profits

Totally inexcusable

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A Wren stands upright on a mossy branch, beak open in full song, small but defiant. Against a soft golden blur, it seems to speak out for nature itself: a clear voice cutting through the noise, refusing to be ignored.

The Government has tabled 67 last-minute amendments to the Planning & Infrastructure Bill.‼️

Rushed through with little scrutiny, it’s a shambolic way to reform the planning system.

It creates confusion, sidelines science and leaves nature dangerously exposed.

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Thousands more university jobs cut as financial crisis deepens University workers will vote on national strike action this month over a 1.4% pay offer made in the summer.

The crisis is only deepening and the recent announcement of means-tested grants funded by a tax on international students will likely choke a vital source of HE income. This is Labour fiddling around the edges rather than taking bold action @bengoldsborough.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I teach a history of antifascism course @ruhistorydept.bsky.social and figured I'd start an ongoing thread this semester to share some insights from course readings and recommend some great works on antifascism.

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Ministers to announce significant changes to UK’s planning system Exclusive: Differences over changes to environmental and legal provisions to prompt economic growth hint at chaos at heart of government

This government is proving to be a disastrous disappointment in so many ways.

This will be a dangerous move for the future of wildlife and biodiversity in the UK!

Ministers to announce significant changes to UK’s planning system | The Guardian

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