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Deeply passionate about this & delighted to be a champion for it, & a judge ⬇️

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Tim Mockridge reposted

So true. Political journalism has failed, it needs to reboot, we have generations of reporters who lack any interest or knowledge of policy, they chronicle politics as if it was a gameshow.

Time for the policy specialists to step up and the political correspondents to retreat. We need to understand what’s being proposed and whether it’ll work, not endlessly opine on whether Labour will face threats in 2029



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Well said @Jeremy_Hunt

ianbirrell's tweet image. Well said @Jeremy_Hunt

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Every few years, you’re allowed to have a chuckle at this.

lewis_crofts's tweet image. Every few years, you’re allowed to have a chuckle at this.

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Just spent a shift in A&E dealing with the consequences of poor diet and obesity Hungry so went off to get some food And this was what was for sale....... As a society we need to stop health problems not just treat them....

DrRobgalloway's tweet image. Just spent a shift in A&E dealing with the consequences of poor diet and obesity 

Hungry so went off to get some food 

And this was what was for sale.......

As a society we need to stop health problems not just treat them....

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In a snapshot of our crazy world, today Elon Musk is awarded $45bn by Tesla shareholders while Ukraine gets just $5bn more, with a G7 loan of $50bn to save us all from Russian expansionism. Money certainly talks but it’s an unpalatable message it’s sending here!


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This picture shows why HS2 is costing the UK so much. Flat land is perfect for trains. But to please a few NIMBYs we are spending a literal fortune not just putting it in a trench, but in a tunnel. (Big embodied carbon cost as well).

Because British people thought that the view of a passing high speed rail train was such a blight, that it would be better to tunnel trains that could operate perfectly fine at surface level.

the_transit_guy's tweet image. Because British people thought that the view of a passing high speed rail train was such a blight, that it would be better to tunnel trains that could operate perfectly fine at surface level.


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And @climate_fiction prize is launched @hayfestival! Stirring stuff & great engagement from audience, discussing with @lucycjstone of @climate__spring & 2 of my fellow judges @AndyFryers & #MadeleineBunting. Hope & agency, transformation, reparation & care; what will it bring?

nicolawriting's tweet image. And @climate_fiction prize is launched @hayfestival! Stirring stuff & great engagement from audience, discussing with @lucycjstone of @climate__spring & 2 of my fellow judges @AndyFryers & #MadeleineBunting. Hope & agency, transformation, reparation & care; what will it bring?
nicolawriting's tweet image. And @climate_fiction prize is launched @hayfestival! Stirring stuff & great engagement from audience, discussing with @lucycjstone of @climate__spring & 2 of my fellow judges @AndyFryers & #MadeleineBunting. Hope & agency, transformation, reparation & care; what will it bring?

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Such a pleasure to speak at @hayfestival today and launch the first @climate_fiction with a brilliant panel Madeline Bunting, @nicolawriting and Andy Fryers. It could not be more urgent to tell the stories of how we are going to navigate through the climate crisis to somewhere


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BBC Radio wanted to have me on today to debate a climate-denier in the context of the drought/heatwave. I said NO. I told them it was a disgrace that they still give climate-deniers airtime at a time like this. I won’t be part of such charades any longer. Please RT if you agree.


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I couldn’t quite belief this when I read it. Our water industry has effectively stolen from all of us, with full permission from our government…. Here’s the full quote from the @FT

Nick_Oldridge's tweet image. I couldn’t quite belief this when I read it. Our water industry has effectively stolen from all of us, with full permission from our government….

Here’s the full quote from the @FT

Because British people thought that the view of a passing high speed rail train was such a blight, that it would be better to tunnel trains that could operate perfectly fine at surface level.

the_transit_guy's tweet image. Because British people thought that the view of a passing high speed rail train was such a blight, that it would be better to tunnel trains that could operate perfectly fine at surface level.


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The biggest story of our time... A new prize for fiction engaging with the climate crisis, The Climate Fiction Prize, will launch in a special event at Hay Festival Hay-on-Wye 2024. Join us hayfestival.com/p-21774-nicola…

hayfestival's tweet image. The biggest story of our time... 

A new prize for fiction engaging with the climate crisis, The Climate Fiction Prize, will launch in a special  event at Hay Festival Hay-on-Wye 2024.

Join us hayfestival.com/p-21774-nicola…

Tim Mockridge reposted

Every few years, I search for this 2019 clip of Blair again. The bluntness of his ‚power is power!‘ doesn‘t only apply to geopolitics, but equally to energy policy & the delayed energy transition. Raw power. No longer a lack of technologies or knowledge.


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The elephant in the room when it comes to public finances is the £40billion loss of tax revenue every year due to Brexit. It dwarfs the discussions about £2billion more here, £2billion less there. #bbclaurak

UK trade intensity (exports plus imports divided by GDP) has not recovered in line with other G7 countries since the pandemic. We continue to expect that Brexit will reduce the UK’s potential GDP by 4% in the long run by lowering the trade intensity of the economy. #Budget2024

OBR_UK's tweet image. UK trade intensity (exports plus imports divided by GDP) has not recovered in line with other G7 countries since the pandemic.

We continue to expect that Brexit will reduce the UK’s potential GDP by 4% in the long run by lowering the trade intensity of the economy.

#Budget2024


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It's confirmed that February 2024 was the warmest month recorded ever but people still don't get how dramatic the situation really is. Open your eyes!

alex_avoigt's tweet image. It's confirmed that February 2024 was the warmest month recorded ever but people still don't get how dramatic the situation really is.

Open your eyes!

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At #Economist energy summit #Octopus chief Greg Jackson says old energy firms can’t create a clean economy. Says he will soon create a system that allows drivers to drive for free by using their batteries to balance grid.


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