Toby Swan

The underlying fundamental economics have changed dramatically: solar is now so cheap that businesses and households all around the world install it often without subsidies. Throw in batteries and the business case just keeps improving.

Migrant workers on legal visas trapped in modern slavery Revealed: UK’s employment visas are causing thousands of legal migrant workers to end up in modern slavery

New - how people arriving into the UK on visas become trapped in modern slavery

www.opendemocracy.net/en/migrants-...

Kavin came here to work. He did everything “right”. But the way we design visas contributed to his exploitation @opendemocracy.net

Natural gas & oil dominate the electricity mix in the Middle East & North Africa today, making up over 90% of generation

But many countries are pursuing policies to reduce oil's role in their power systems, freeing it up for higher value uses or export: iea.li/3VUclbj

UK and Qatar step up defence relationship with new agreement Britain's security will be strengthened through a new defence agreement signed with Qatar.

Defence secretary John Healey, who has escaped accountability for military support to Israel during a genocide, signs military deal with the Qatar regime.

A "Defence Assurance Arrangement" involves "enhanced interoperability across land, air and sea".

www.gov.uk/government/n...

Are Britain and the US losing their allure to top international talent? Open hostility and high visa fees are a risky bet amid intensifying competition for the world’s brightest and best

Are Britain and the US losing their allure to top international talent? ft.trib.al/CgpOfIN | opinion

‘Rely on America at your peril’: the vagaries of Trump’s foreign policy A year on from his re-election, diplomacy is being driven by the personal whims of the president to an extent that is unprecedented in the modern era

‘Rely on America at your peril’: the vagaries of Trump’s foreign policy ft.trib.al/gMbDuvj

Trump-Putin summit cancelled after Moscow sent memo to Washington Russian foreign ministry’s maximalist demands for ending Ukraine war led US to scrap planned meeting in Budapest

Trump-Putin summit cancelled after Moscow sent memo to Washington ft.trib.al/n0L80ZC

Donald Trump lowers China tariffs and announces end to 'rare earths roadblock' after meeting Xi Jinping The US will cut the

Trump lowers tariffs on China and announces end to 'rare earths roadblock' after Xi meeting

(What will happen next week?)
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cd...

French UN peacekeepers come under Israeli fire French troops serving with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) shot down an Israeli surveillance drone on Sunday near the southern Lebanese town of Kfar Kila.

French troops serving with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) shot down an Israeli surveillance drone on Sunday near the southern Lebanese town of Kfar Kila.
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/french-un-pe...

“The difference is not theoretical; it is visible on the map.”

Just an observation that the UK abandoned any European or Domestic abilities for Airborne Recon, Maritime Patrol, AWACs, servicing of these services and new attack helicopters in the last five years.

All went to... Boeing.

Did the US participate in Gaza massacre? Israeli forces killed hundreds of Palestinians during a hostage rescue operation last year. Why was a US navy helicopter flying next to the hostage drop-off site shortly after the massacre?

👉NEW -- Did the US participate in Gaza massacre?

by Abdullah Farooq and Griffin Mahon

Israeli forces killed hundreds of Palestinians during a hostage rescue operation. Why was a US helicopter flying next to the drop-off site shortly after the massacre?
www.declassifieduk.org/did-the-us-p...

We need the massive boost to trade that a new Customs Union with the EU would deliver - everyone knows that would do wonders for growth and our economy - well said Ed!

New study shows disruption of ocean currents that stabilize the global climate Clam shell growth rings contain clues about the looming potential for a tipping point into climate collapse.

The research is another sign that climate heating caused mainly by fossil fuel pollution is pushing the climate toward dangerous tipping points, out of the “safe operating space” for humans, said lead author Beatriz Arellano-Nava. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/21/n...

The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice. Except it doesn’t bend on its own—it bends because we pull it in the direction of justice. What keeps me hopeful during times like these is being surrounded by people who are doing just that.

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Energy Dept. adds ‘climate change’ and ‘emissions’ to banned words list It is the latest in a series of Trump administration efforts to dispute, silence or downplay climate change.

Censoring words, suppressing research, and silencing scientists doesn't change reality. Climate change will affect everything from intensifying weather patterns to disrupting our global supply chains.

Treating it as "That-Which-Must-Not-Be-Named" will only make us woefully unprepared.

This image shows a short Twitter/X exchange about vaccines: John Charpentier, Ph.D. (@snpsa...) “The consensus of qualified doctors and biomedical scientists is that the best way to #protectyourfamily is to get vaccinated.” (Includes an HHS.gov link preview titled Vaccines Protect Your Community.) Glen Sandifer (@Legbones13): “I'd suggest you do more research. The vaxx is not the way to protect yourself, your family or anyone else...” John Charpentier, Ph.D. (reply): “Glen I have a Ph.D. in immunology and have published actual research. What are you suggesting I do? Google?”

They aren't just Anti-Vax they are Anti-Science

1/👍And this quote always sticks in my mind:

"The cardinal error of the Germans who opposed Nazism was their failure to unite against it. At the crest of their popular strength, in July 1932, the National Socialists had attained but 37 per cent of the vote. But the 63 per cent of the German people

INCREDIBLE SCENES!!!!!! WE ARE OFF TO FINALS DAY!!!!!!!! SEAN DICKSON YOU ABSOLUTE BEAUTY!!!!!!!!!

#SOMvBEA
#WeAreSomerset
@ItsTradeNation

Incredible clip of tech CEOs fawning over Donald Trump. Someone store this clip in the underground archive vault

100 Gaza children hope to be evacuated to UK for urgent medical care Charities urge government to move quickly after it announced scheme to help critically ill and injured children More than 100 critically ill and injured children in Gaza hope to come to the UK as soon as possible after the government announced a scheme to provide those in severe need with NHS care. The government announced on Sunday that it would evacuate children from Gaza to the UK for treatment under a scheme to be announced within weeks. Continue reading...

100 Gaza children hope to be evacuated to UK for urgent medical care

Although to be honest they do have to be somewhat sparse to look good, 2 or 3 in one place. But I get that’s so much more effort 😅😂

I’m from the SW, and for me it goes like this;

Rolling hills + fields + cows = 🙂
Rolling hills + fields + cows + wind turbines = 😆
Rolling hills + golf course = 🤬

University tuition fees: Why are they increasing and what does it mean for students? University tuition fees will rise for the first time since 2017

In a move that will dismay thousands of prospective students, Sir Keir Starmer‘s government has increased tuition fees for the first time in eight years

"The UK is home to some of the best paediatric facilities in the world, yet while countries like the US, Belgium, Italy, Switzerland and many others have stepped up to help, the UK has yet to do the same,"

So we call for humanitarian aid but don’t step up when it is put right under our noses?!

Which is behind a paywall… don’t worry about it

That’s like a foreign language to a 17yo who can’t be involved in that yet! Class A/B, is that like people who own major amounts vs minor? Thanks!

Either option is far superior to doing nothing