Our Open Letter on clean air in schools, along with further concerns, has now been shared with all four UK Children’s Commissioners.

Children spend ~8 hours a day in classrooms.

Clean air should not be a luxury dependant on postcode.

Correspondence with Noam Chomsky This is supporting material for the article See No Evil.

1. Noam Chomsky's response to the first tranche of Epstein docs - arrogant, high-handed, obfuscatory and, we now know, dishonest - reminded me of something: his response to my questions about genocide denial, 15 years ago. 🧵
www.monbiot.com/2012/05/21/2...

It's rare to see how lobbyists operate. But the Epstein-Mandelson correspondence shows us what happens all the time: plutocrats and government ministers conspiring against the public interest. This is why all lobbying should be in the public domain, but despite Labour and Con promises, it's not. 🧵

Notice that it is actually a thing. Long covid is a thing. People get it from covid infection. People get infected with Covid. Does everyone actually know that?

Fascinating day at High Court in London listening to Moorland Assoc’s permission hearing for JR against new burning regs. Highlight was judge’s comment about their argument: “It just seems to lose all sense of reality”. Judgement tomorrow at 10am on whether they can proceed to substantive hearing.

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When is the guidance going to change? Covid is a predominantly airborne virus!

@shaunlintern.bsky.social Any chance you could talk about Covid is airborne?

YouTube video by TRT World Study shows half of Covid-19 patients have organ damage

@ashleydaltonmp.bsky.social We need a nationwide screening programme for everyone in the UK. We can’t fix damage we can’t see.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=u26C...

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How many more would have asked for vaccines and clean air had they known 28 million plus had died from COVID instead of the constantly quoted 7 million figure?

If children are to live with the climate crisis, we must green the curriculum | Meryl Batchelder Sustainability and the environment should be a thread running through every subject, says science teacher Meryl Batchelder

A few years ago I had an opinion piece published in the @theguardian.com on the urgent need to green the curriculum. Every day, week, term & academic year that passes without change makes the situation more challenging for schools & society as a whole.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Petition: Ban 3G rubber crumb on new artificial pitches and display health info notices We call on the Government to ban the use of rubber crumb infill on all new 3G artificial football pitches, and to require clear health information notices to be displayed at existing 3G pitches that u...

I had prolonged struggles with school leadership to prevent my old school converting a grass field into a 3G artificial pitch. There are well-documented scientific concerns about the health risks of rubber crumb.
Please sign and share 👇🏽
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/75...

Here's my 5 min lowdown for teachers on yesterday's Government report on Global Ecosystems and food security 👇🏽

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Even though this was in the covid inquiry, why are Labour not listening?

#cleantheair
Ffp3 in healthcare
Vaccines for all like France!

COVID deaths: more than 10 million children lost a parent or carer The consequences of losing a parent can be profound, but the right support can reduce the impact.

The story our governments never want to talk about. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

“COVID is not airborne” (WHO in 2020)

A few simple steps would make everyone healthier:

Clean air in public spaces.

Paid time off.

Free respirators for anyone who needs them.

Mandatory masking in healthcare.

Our rush back to “normal” has ensured a never ending cycle of sickness, death & disability.

It doesn’t have to be this way.

Two plump Woodpigeons sit close together on a wooden fence, one leaning towards the other in a gentle, reassuring pose. Above them is the caption: “You look lovely dear, stop fretting. No, I’m sure they won’t write ‘feral pigeon’ this year.”

Not long to go… have you signed up for the #BigGardenBirdwatch yet? 👀

www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen... 👈

Rows of vibrant green carrotts and onions

Ready to grow your best garden yet? 🌿 Our latest blog is LIVE! Discover how VegPlotter makes companion planting in 2026 effortless. Learn the best (and worst) crop pairings to boost yields and stop pests naturally. 🥕✨

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People could wear respirators and stop this. Influenza doesn't magically appear in your body because it's cold outside. Someone who is infected breathes it out, and you breathe it in. IT'S AIRBORNE like cigarette smoke. Washing your hands won't stop it unless you breathe through your damn hands.

Just a few days til we’re back on screens with #Winterwatch2026! 🥳❄️🐾

Coming LIVE from our new home at the beautiful Mount Stewart Estate on the shores of Strangford Lough, Northern Ireland!

See you from Tues 20th to Fri 23rd of Jan, 7pm on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer

#Winterwatch ❄️

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At the root of all our problems stands one travesty: politicians’ surrender to the super-rich | George Monbiot There are many excuses for failing to tax the ultra-wealthy. The truth is that governments don’t tackle the problem because they don’t want to, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

How do we get rich individuals and multinational companies to pay their taxes?

First elect a government who WANTS to make them pay their fair share

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

At the root of all our problems stands one travesty: politicians’ surrender to the super-rich | George Monbiot There are many excuses for failing to tax the ultra-wealthy. The truth is that governments don’t tackle the problem because they don’t want to, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

It is the source of so many of our evils: the astonishing concentration of wealth in the hands of a very few, and the immense political power that gives them. We cannot solve our problems until we tackle it.
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

No one listens... Reddit post by kind_kitten_2012 My mom died. I explained that her PCP's examination room has poor ventilation. I showed them the Aranet sensor when we were there. It climbed to 2000 ppm. I said when I'm not there someone needs to bring and run a portable air purifier in the exam room at least. I told them how I've measured lots of medical spaces and anything besides an actual hospital often has dangerous air quality. People literally walked away while I was speaking. My mom had just finished chemo, the tumors had shrunk and she seemed stronger. Then I was told, she caught a "cold" : After a while, she couldn't shake it. Her lungs became congested, and she faded away. She was breathless and more and more exhausted. She became incontinent. She slept, and then she passed away in her sleep. Just stopped breathing. No pulse. Cola.

People are still pretending that this timeline we're in is acceptable

Experts Call For N95s Over Surgical Masks As Flu, Covid Viruses Spread World Health Network experts urge WHO to make N95, KN95, or FFP2 respirators the standard for protection for healthcare workers, not inferior surgical masks.

Experts Call For N95s Over Surgical Masks As Flu, Covid Viruses Spread, @DrJudyStone writes in @forbes
"WHN sent a letter to the WHO urging them to declare respirators as the default protection for healthcare workers, rather than surgical masks."
www.forbes.com/sites/judyst...

Funny how basic airborne infection controls (masking, HEPAs, window cracked 2cm) are framed as a "burden," while the burden of being repeatedly exposed to Covid is dismissed as anxiety & goes unacknowledged

YouTube video by Safe Air Schools UK Safe Air Schools 2025. The Year We Put Children And Teachers At The Heart of Important Conversations

We are working locally, regionally, and nationally, and in 2025 our efforts helped put school children at the heart of a global call to action at the United Nations in New York.

A look back over our highlights 🏫🌿💨

#CleanAir #Health #Education

youtu.be/sBV5PSWjEdQ?...

A great new follow: @commongroundorguk.bsky.social

We welcome this leadership. Our letter to UK education ministers, backed by national organisations, charities, public health experts and senior MPs calls for the same practical action.

Boston shows what is possible when indoor air quality is taken seriously.

The UK is asking for action.

Here, for anyone new to Bluesky is my UK teen book writers starter pack . Probably a little bit in need of updating, so suggestions please! go.bsky.app/V2ynqEL