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We’ve just seen a landmark moment for the environment in Wales It’s taken nearly eight years but, last night, Senedd Cymru finally agreed new laws to restore nature, put the environment at the heart of policy making and increase access to environmental justice…

We’ve just seen a landmark moment for the environment in Wales greenallianceblog.org.uk/2026/02/25/w...

And instead of ChatGPT, why not try Euria? Swiss based and operated by 100% renewable energy: euria.infomaniak.com

Build the Rail! Save the Snails! How to speed up the planning system without trashing the environment

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Do oat stalks have udders? Consumer confusion in the Supreme Court 12 February 2026 by Rosalind English

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Does Reform really want to up its game on nature? The Guardian reports that Ben Goldsmith “has been approached to write Reform UK’s policies on nature”. No one should doubt Ben Goldsmith’s credentials as an environmentalist, but nor should anyone …

Does Reform really want to up its game on nature? greenallianceblog.org.uk/2026/02/04/d...

A third of Israel’s butterfly species threatened, with three already extinct 'Preserving butterflies is not just about preserving beauty and color, but about the stability and health of ecosystems on which we all depend,' says ecologist Dotan Rotem

A third of Israel’s butterfly species threatened, with three already extinct https://www.timesofisrael.com/a-third-of-israels-butterfly-species-threatened-with-three-already-extinct/

The national security assessment on ecosystem collapse is a government wake-up call Last week, a freedom of information request I submitted helped to unlock the stalled publication of a government report on the national security implications of global ecosystem collapse and biodiv…

The national security assessment on ecosystem collapse is a government wake-up call greenallianceblog.org.uk/2026/01/29/t...

AI nudification: the latest weapon of violence against women and girls In Julie Burchill’s recent article in the Spectator, Does it really matter if Grok undresses us all?, she makes the argument that those who, like me, have repeatedly had their clothes removed by socia...

This week, an X user created an AI video of me being chloroformed and prepared for rape.

Victims are told it's not real and they're getting offended for no reason.

But nudification tools are weapons of sexual assault, and the harm they cause is real 👇

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Not the point of this post, but surely the BBC should know Steve Reed is no longer in DEFRA?

ECHR reform: a danger of contagion in relation to Article 3 Veronika Fikfak argues that the ECHR is at a tipping point, and urges the Starmer government not to seek a reinterpretation of Article 3, a policy that she views as undermining the very core of the human rights system.

ON THE BLOG: ECHR reform: a danger of contagion in relation to Article 3

@profveronika.bsky.social argues that the ECHR is at a tipping point and urges the Starmer government not to seek a reinterpretation of Article 3, a policy she views as undermining the very core of the human rights system.

Does the new Environmental Improvement Plan change the game for nature recovery? The government’s new Environmental Improvement Plan (EIP25) has at last been published, after a fifteen month gestation. One of the first acts of Steve Reed, as the previous environment secretary, …

Does the new Environmental Improvement Plan change the game for nature recovery? greenallianceblog.org.uk/2025/12/05/d...

The Environmental Improvement Plan is out🎉

We took the Government to court over the last one. This time, warm words won’t cut it – nature needs delivery.
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EU watchdog slams Commission’s undemocratic environmental rollbacks NGOs welcome the EU Ombudswoman’s finding that the EU Commission committed maladministration

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The nature of fascism and why it differs from populism Fascism isn’t populism; it fuses leader-worship with organised violence to crush opposition entirely and decisively at roots

Understanding fascism means looking at what leaders do, not what they claim to believe – violence, personalism, and the destruction of rivals define it. Prof Paul Kenny's analysis, from _The loop_ -- thanks!

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‘We thought the Rwanda scheme was the worst of it’: Enver Solomon on leading – and leaving – the Refugee Council It has been a difficult week for those working with refugees and migrants in the UK, after Labour announced controversial new plans. Sadly, Solomon is used to such turmoil. He discusses hostility, hop...

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I actually believe that Labour will never get over the damage that Shabana Mahmood has done. Her words/voiced intentions are entirely reminiscent of the Nazis. She’s probably too young to know that, but ppl born after the war know this language all too well.

New: Bishop warns asylum plans will fuel division A senior Church of England bishop has criticised government asylum reforms, warning they will make integration significantly harder

Bishop of Norwich, Graham Usher, isn’t pulling punches: he accuses the Home Office of “lumping all asylum seekers together” and treating a diverse group as one problem to be fixed. Owen Sennitt reports
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Sadly the courtesy doesn't extend to non subscribers

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White nationalist talking points and racial pseudoscience: welcome to Elon Musk’s Grokipedia World’s richest person wanted to ‘purge’ propaganda from Wikipedia, so he created a compendium of racist disinformation

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The legal and constitutional implications of the asylum white paper: Some initial thoughts Proposals for radical reform of the UK’s asylum system raise a number of legal and constitutional issues, with respect both to the European Convention on Human Rights and the domestic principle of …

The legal and constitutional implications of the asylum white paper: Some initial thoughts publiclawforeveryone.com/2025/11/17/t...

This is, by some distance, the longest and most expensive legal letter we've ever sent. It involves a team of multiple KC and junior specialist environmental barristers. It's taken us 18 months to draft and has cost us a substantial six figure sum.

👉 Last chance to influence the Planning and Infrastructure Bill.

Yes, I know, you may be sick of reading about this or feel you’ve already written to your MP several times or are running out of energy on this long running saga - BUT - please, for nature’s sake, write one more time. 1/3

Fruit, frugivores, and the ecology of seed dispersal YouTube video by Bill Sutherland's Conservation Concepts

Which bird disperses which plant? What does bird dispersed fruit look like? Why do fruit sizes differ between regions? Why does ivy fruit in winter? How can we identify the disperser and distance carried from droppings? How did this collaboration arise? youtu.be/4vZ0w97ffRM?...

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A minor addendum: they can't provide decent WiFi during the service either. Fine-ish for the holiday crowd, but hugely frustrating if you need to work.

Meanwhile in Vosges, France, villagers have been stopped from using tap water as PFAS measurements surpass safe levels. Global action against these persistent pollutants is urgently needed. bsky.app/profile/libe...

Brexit & Brexitism: Brexit eruptions chrisgreybrexitblog.blogspot.com/2025/10/brex...

Cross-government planning proposals threaten nature and must be fixed This post is by Richard Benwell, chief executive of Wildlife and Countryside Link The planning system must be improved for nature. When development damages protected wildlife, developers shouldn’t …

"We can’t say it strongly enough: for planning reform to succeed for both people and nature, this newt-bashing, snail-baiting, spider-hating scapegoating must stop."
Cross-government planning proposals threaten nature and must be fixed greenallianceblog.org.uk/2025/10/16/c...