Natalie Bennett

Politicians and greyhounds

Welcome Hannah Spencer and friends to parliament!

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Right, so the Conservative Party has given up on international law AND #democracy
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Calling out authoritarian behaviour is not something new for the Green Party. We have always defended human rights — from Tibet to Hong Kong to the US.

We will continue to stand up for the rule of law, at home and across the world.

#GreenValues #HumanRights

People are complacent about risk of financial crisis, says Lloyd Blankfein Former Goldman CEO says finance industry should plan as though another 2008-style meltdown is coming

The #FinancialSector, a threat to the security of us all

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Very sorry to hear about your dad's experience. A wonderful children's hospice in London closed recently. They need to be fully funded, not have to rely on donations

Thanks!! Hope you enjoy it

Out now, my latest email newsletter. Yes Iran, and the long US history of bloody meddling, colonial Congo, women in British politics, and clownfish epigenetics. Varied!
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Permission for illegal military action from British bases?

#ChangeEverything #GreenSurge #GreenParty - making hope normal again

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Four Scenarios for a Postwar Iran Trump wants regime change but not the messy aftermath.

As you would expect widely varying reactions (and wide fear of being killed). But also must be huge concern about what comes next

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Modern millets far more nutritious (and hardy) than wheat or maize. Likely similar then
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Natalie Bennett Book-Meet Join Baroness Natalie Bennett, Green Party Member of the House of Lords, for a session of discussion about her book 'Change Everything'. This event is open to anybody! Spaces are limited so sign-up no...

Looking forward to talking #ChangeEverything in Aberstwyth on Tuesday at 10am in the Eco-Hub. All welcome!

@walesgreenparty.bsky.social @aberuni.bsky.social @interpolaber.bsky.social @jgmaber.bsky.social #Aberystwyth
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Private equity makes risky $1.1bn bet on hospice care Kinderhook’s acquisition of Enhabit comes with thin margins, heavy debt and increasing scrutiny

In the US, definitely NOT something we want here:

#PrivateEquty buying into HOSPICE care. What an obscenity, to make profit from caring for the dying
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Huge news!!

Anyone who wants to help push us onwards, it's easy: join.greenparty.org.uk

Thanks Tony. @wiltonsquare.bsky.social would be delighted to help anyone else who'd like a copy
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Sorry, don't know, but @britishecologicalsociety.org may be able to answer

Could Rights of Nature save Britain’s disappearing wildlife? - British Ecological Society Join us for a special evening at Burlington House as our expert panel of ecologists, lawyers and members of parliament debate this innovative approach to protecting our vanishing biodiversity.

Looking forward to speaking about Rights for Nature at this event in May with the British Ecological Society. Suspect tickets may sell out at the wonderful Burlington House.

#NaturesRights
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How a common fungus outsmarts drugs and our immune system Our bodies are home to millions of fungi that, for the most part, are completely harmless. However, they can sometimes change from peaceful residents into dangerous invaders. One such is Candida parap...

#AntimicrobialResistance - not just genes.

"No classical drug-resistant mutations. The fungus rebuilt its outer structure by increasing amount of a sugar called mannan while reducing beta-glucan ... much thicker biofilms"
#AMR
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How do the royals make money? Eight unanswered questions The taxpayer-funded sovereign grant goes towards the royal family’s finances each year — but how does Andrew benefit?

Good question: Why is there so little transparency over royal finances?

"The Palace line is that these royal financial affairs are “private”, although critics of this secrecy argue that this wealth stems from the public roles they were born into." (£)
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A strike in Iran hit a Girls school in Manib with the semi-official Tasnim news agency reporting more than 80, including children, were killed. This strike was geolocated by researchers including @ntabrizy.bsky.social , @chrisosieck.bsky.social and @annonemo.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/chri...

I look forward to following in your footsteps in Cardiff next weekend, Carla!

"Over a lifetime, a bat refines its strategy , becoming more selective in its prey. Hunting success is not just a product of anatomy or instinct"

Time to bury deep Descartes' "animals as machine", to unlearn our ignorance about animal intelligence

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Inherited diseases don't work like we thought they did "Monogenic" diseases, triggered by mutations in just one gene, may actually be more complex than scientists thought.

Biology is messy. It doesn't work like machine blueprints.

We have to #Unlearn so much reductionist, wrong thinking about our bodies and the world
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From Hansard 2024. Yes, it is possible to both speak against the Iranian regime and today's US-Israel attack

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The hidden health risks facing clothing recyclers in a world flooded with plastic fibres | Ghana News Agency By Albert Oppong-Ansah Accra, Feb 23, GNA –Not too long ago, every morning would have found Linda seated beside her friend, Ruth Odom, at their small stalls in…

#FastFashion = #PlasticWaste and #PlasticPollution, and a threat to #PublicHealth

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Trump’s unprovoked attack on Iran has no mandate – or legal basis US president violates UN charter just days into his Board of Peace era, and chooses to take the biggest gamble of his administration

"The attack on Iran is a clear violation of the UN charter, in any absence of any credible, imminent Iranian threat to the US."

And the UK government must say so, loudly and clearly
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Kazakhstan plants tens of thousands of trees in giant effort to reintroduce tigers Kazakhstan planted 37,000 seedlings and cuttings in South Balkhash last year to prepare for the return of its tigers, which disappeared more than 70 years ago.

#GoodNews on #biodiversity.

Now that's a #rewilding project
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