Richard Sales

New law says large landowners need to set out biodiversity plans, in ‘big step towards a Rewilding Nation’ - Trees for Life

Scotland’s third Land Reform Bill has been criticised as inadequate by land reform campaigners, but here’s one good bit: it will require owners of landholdings over 1,000 hectares to set out how they are boosting biodiversity

Let’s do the same in England:

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Nelson's Victory crew included a Brazilian and a Russian, 2 Indians, 2 Swiss, 2 Portuguese, 3 Danes and 3 Norwegian sailors. There were 3 Germans, 4 Italians, 6 Swedes, 7 Dutchmen, 9 West Indians and an African, as well as 21 Americans, 63 Irish, 64 Scots, 441 English.... oh, and 3 French men, too.

Amazing story in The Times. Reform UK failed to pay VAT to HMRC on its sales (tickets, merchandise). About £400k in all.

Not tax avoidance. Not tax evasion. They just didn't realise when you sell stuff you have to charge VAT.

This is the fate for so many unwanted foxhounds from so-called 'trail hunts'

Nigel Farage accuses teachers of "poisoning our kids" on race issues.

Here's a reminder of what teachers and fellow pupils at Farage's own school remember of his own views on that subject.

www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/nigel-fara...

We flounced out of the EU on the say-so of politicians who lied to us. And what a total shitshow that’s turned out to be. The polar opposite of what they promised. Now the call to flounce out of the ECHR. By the same people. Telling the same lies. Has the country been kicked in the head by a horse?

The Guardian’s Headline Fuels Anti-Vegan Myths Herbiⓥore published a post on Ko-fi

The Guardian editorial team gives meat eaters their favourite myth in one of their latest headlines.

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Reform Deputy Leader Owns £4m Mansion and Belgravia Pad While Attacking Angela Rayner's 'Property Mountain' EXCLUSIVE: Richard Tice MP co-owns Buckinghamshire estate with tennis court and lake – despite his attacks on Rayner's £800,000 flat purchase

🔴Reform Deputy Leader Owns £4m Mansion and Belgravia Pad While Attacking Angela Rayner’s ‘Property Mountain’

EXCLUSIVE: Richard Tice MP co-owns Buckinghamshire estate with tennis court and lake – despite his attacks on Rayner's £800,000 flat purchase

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BBC news: Hot dog spill clogs US highway

Processed meat blocks major artery

Wild populations of trees vary hugely in every way, including such aspects as leaf size: alongside this oak are others with much smaller leaves.

That genetic diversity creates far better wildlife habitat, resilience to disease, and many other benefits.

Wild = self-seeded, not planted.

The misleading article on Spain's blackouts was written by Telegraph energy editor Jonathan Leake — who until two years ago was head media at oil and gas lobby group OEUK (formerly Oil and Gas UK).

Duke urged to sell 'trashed' grouse moor 'to people of Sheffield' Conservation campaigners are set to bid for a “trashed” grouse moor near Sheffield to “restore it to its former glory.”

Fed up of choking on smoke from nearby grouse moors, Sheffield residents have set up @reclaimourmoors.bsky.social, to push for a community buyout of the Duke of Rutland's Moscar Moor - & use new powers under forthcoming ‘Community Right to Buy’ legislation 1/

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Well, how do you do?

There’s an invader turning huge swathes of Britain into deserts – and these dead zones are spreading | George Monbiot Vast areas of land are now dominated by one species – purple moor-grass – and good luck with seeing a bird or insect there. How do we revive these habitats, asks Guardian columnist George Monbiot

Deserts are spreading across Britain, yet scarcely anyone in public life even seems to have noticed. This week's column seeks to open our eyes to something that has been too big to see. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The sea is being emptied of fish, also wiping out most other wildlife in the process, to feed us.

The land is being emptied of ecosystems, and the wildlife they contain, for livestock to feed us.

We have ways of feeding ourselves that DON'T require emptying the planet of wildlife.

Let's do it.

Revealed: 5,000 English nature sites at risk under Labour’s planning proposals Exclusive: Planning bill includes mechanism for developers to ‘pay to pollute’ valuable ecosystems, experts warn

What did we do to deserve this government? It promised change, and many people voted on that basis, in good faith. But the change is from bad to worse. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

🤬 What kind of MONSTER wraps someone in plastic? This is the behaviour of serial killers 🤬

If only we could tackle the climate crisis like this - mobilising vast sums of money and organising vast industries to produce green energy and other good stuff - like there’s no tomorrow. Rather than bombs.

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Nigel Farage has made it clear that Reform wants to do to our councils what Donald Trump and Elon Musk are doing to America.

On behalf of local people, our new team will shine a light on what Reform councils are up to, scrutinise their actions and fight to protect local services.

A brief reminder that countries which are more equal are happier

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Sad news about the Happy Heat Pump Podcast.

Sorry to say, that after about 20 episodes, we’re drawing it to a close at the request of the BBC which worries it may be seen as steering into areas of public controversy.

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Only about 3 or 4 years ago, a deathly silent sitka plantation was clear felled here. Now it's thick with wild native trees, NONE of which was planted. It's already heaving with insects + birds, and will keep getting better if left alone.

THIS is how we should be bringing our forests back.
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I often get asked by friends/colleagues "how do you enjoy the landscape once you know how naturally deprived it is?"

My answer? I imagine the stunning transformations over short periods and the huge potential across the UK - it's exciting!

& I send these sorts of pics (before/after restoration)

This next month could end up defining our place in the world. There's everything to play for. But pro-Europeans have to exert pressure in an achievable way, rather than stomping off the pitch iandunt.substack.com/p/the-battle...

One man is standing up for the rule of law in Britain. His reward is to be savagely attacked by right wing think tanks, newspapers & politicians. They understand where the battle against populism is taking place. And they've marshalled their forces accordingly.

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Petition: Ban Fur Imports into the UK We ask the Government to ban the import and sale of all fur products in the UK. Fur farming is banned here due to cruelty, yet imports support suffering abroad. We believe that this ban would align UK laws with ethical and environmental responsibility, closing the loophole that fuels the fur trade.

Fur farming is banned in the UK, yet imports still fund the cruelty. It’s time to close this loophole and ban fur for good.

Sign the petition now! 🦊🚫

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Willohaus topping out ceremony, eight people in hi-viz and hard hats stand on top of a flat roof. Image credit MUSE

Architect rendering of building, Willohaus, Salford. Five story building in brick with shrubs and trees landscaping. Image credit Buttress Architects.

Affordable to rent.
Affordable to heat.

These developments in Salford show the future of housing will make sense for people and the planet.

The Passivhaus design is predicted to reduce energy bills by up to 90% compared to traditional housing.

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