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UK ends centuries-old hereditary seats in parliament upper chamber Britain's parliament has approved legislation to remove the remaining hereditary peers from the House of Lords, ending a centuries-old system of aristocratic ​seats in the upper chamber that the government says should not ‌be secured by birth.

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Isaac Levitan, Russian (1860-1900), In the Vicinity of the Savvino-Storozhevsky Monastery, 1892, oil on canvas, 43 x 66 cm, Pushkin Museum, Moscow, Russia

An Owl Eye butterfly feeding on fruit.

This, I believe is an Owl Eye, prodding away proboscisly at some melon.

Great time to join us to push to protect our rights: join.greenparty.org.uk

The Government’s Mandelson papers out today.

It’s a test for open government. Will they be easily searchable? Will the whole set be available so journalists/researchers can analyse themselves?

Or will it be stitched up like a kipper? Crap search & no downloads?

Tribunal hears of campaign of illegal interference against BBC journalist Chilling effect on public interest journalism: MI5 and police admit unlawful surveillance of communications

Tribunal hears of campaign of illegal interference against BBC journalist | Chilling effect on public interest journalism: MI5 and police admit unlawful surveillance of communications | Barry White

Gorton and Denton Postmortem The biggest ever shake up to the party system may be on the way in May

Interesting analysis of the Gorton and Denton by-election and what it means for the May elections, from @robfordmancs.bsky.social

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The first country to BAN the sale of new gas cars is doing just fine, actually Two years ago, Ethiopia became the first country to ban gas cars from its roads. Two years later, they seem to be doing great!

Both the Ukraine and Iran wars have shown we must move away from traditional fossil fuels, Ukraine already making significant progress to renewable energy. Ethiopia shows it can be done.
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Jury trials were invented to ensure impartiality in verdicts because a biased judge could no longer interfere in the outcome.

Now you understand why oligarch-funded politicians want to get rid of them.

Taking the dust of this hashtag #TulipTuesday and starting with Tulip turkestanica, opens up fully in the sunshine.

It was a privilege to be in the chamber earlier to witness this incredibly powerful and effective speech from Charlotte Nichols.

Scrapping jury trials is an affront to the very foundations of our democracy.

From the moment this government was elected, it has come after the civil liberties we all hold dear.

This is yet another outrageous assault on our fundamental freedoms. I will be voting against it.

While people feel the foundations of their lives are shaking, this deep crisis will continue | Clive Lewis The partisan debate since the Gorton and Denton byelection risks blinding us to the truth. People are rejecting wholesale the way our politics has developed, says Labour MP Clive Lewis

Well worth a read . Clive Lewis on the collapse of Politics itself: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Epstein survivors just announced they will release their own list of names‼️👏👏👏👏👏👏👏✊

Great Britain has only two days of gas stored, while Iran war threatens to disrupt supplies National Gas insists storage broadly in line with levels for time of year despite disruption for tankers carrying LNG

UK has only two days of gas stored, Iran war threatens supplies.

Maximum capacity is 12 days.

Mainland Europe has reserves of several weeks’ worth of gas.

UK storage capacity shrank after privatisation.

The Rough storage facility closed in in 2017. British Gas wanted subsidies.

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2026 Local Elections: Green Party projected to win most seats in London Incredible. Polling firm Bombe have projected that the Green Party will rise from 18 seats to 548 seats in London's 2026 Local Elections.

2026 Local Elections: Green Party projected to win most seats in London

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Actively joining the US-Iran war is a minority view among the British public - by a long way.

Sienna was down but she was not out

Controls on domestic wood-burning and solid fuel use in England The government is consulting on how to reduce emissions from solid fuel fires. These account for a fifth of the UK’s particulate matter emissions.

Very disappointing, the government is still completely missing the point! "Ready to Burn" wood and "modern" stoves are the problem in residential areas, not the solution!
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The right people don’t make you prove your worth—they make you feel safe being exactly who you are. With them, you don’t have to perform; you can simply be. Find your people.
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Big Day Out in Cardiff! I'm helping make history in Wales by getting the first Greens elected to the Senedd! Will you come along too?

Big Day Out in Cardiff with Zack Polanski!

📍 Canton, central Cardiff (exact location confirmed via email)

📆 Saturday March 14th

⌚ 10am-5pm

🍿 7:30pm-9pm

Host Contact Info: jamie.payne@greenparty.org.uk

Shami Chakrabarti:‘We Need a Popular Front Broad Enough to Go From the Left of the Left to Liberal Conservatives’ – Byline Times Digital / Print Edition The Labour peer, lawyer, and rights activist speaks to Hardeep Matharu about why her new podcast – Shami’s Speakeasy – is focusing on human conversations with those of shared values, but differing politics

📚 Weekend Reads — Politics & Power

The Labour peer, lawyer, and rights activist speaks to Hardeep Matharu about why her new podcast…

🔗 https://subscribe.bylinetimes.com/edition/79/shami-chakrabartiwe-need-a-popular-front-broad-enough-to-go-from-the-left-of-the-left-to-liberal-conservatives/

Phengaris teleius (Scarce Large Blue) in a French meadow. One of the 17 species in the European Grassland Butterfly Index. Photo: Martin Warren)

The latest European Grassland Butterfly Indicator is out. It shows that grassland butterflies have declined by 47% since 1991, indicating a huge loss of grassland biodiversity. The data come from 16,150 transects & 15,000 volunteers. We are calling for urgent action. www.bc-europe.eu/documents/69...

Absolutely insupportable. Labour have a massive majority. It’s a hugely popular issue. To fail to act would be a dereliction of historic proportions, and utterly inexplicable.

I could try and say something relevant, topical, profound even on the general state of everything. However what I feel I need is a small, purple, Sea Lavender Weevil. So here it is. #Nature

🤣🤣😁😁- Well done, #Brexiteers!! 🤣🤣

Delighted with this generous gift from Bob.

60 trees for 60 years.

Thank you 🙏🏻 Bob!

@protect.earth & @philsturgeon.com are doing great work.

I must get up to Warleigh to lend a hand.

Britain’s Story: The Next Chapter - the BBC Royal Charter Review, Green Paper and public consultation The government is consulting the public to aid decision-making on the terms for the BBC Charter’s renewal and any changes needed to help the BBC to continue to serve the public.

📣 CALL TO ACTION 📣

Deadline for submitting your view on BBC is 10th March

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