Henry Adams

Drop plans to scrap jury trials and replace them with a judge-only process. We must keep justice in the people's hands. I just signed the campaign calling to save our juries

Justice Secretary David Lammy once said that juries “act as a filter for prejudice” that can prevent miscarriages of justice. Now he’s proposing precisely the opposite.

Tell David Lammy: SAVE OUR JURIES 👉 38d.gs/Juries_bsky

Our justice system is failing after years of underfunding – removing juries won’t fix this.

Juries bring lived experience, conscience, and diversity into trials. They're one of our oldest public rights, rooted in the Magna Carta, and connect our communities to our justice system.

Streeting orders review into mental health and ADHD diagnoses The health secretary says the aim is to tackle a rising demand for services and pressure on the NHS.

A trend becoming clear....

Determined to cut spending on the disabled? Redefine disability

Determined to cut spending on SEND? Redefine SEND

Determined to cut spending on mental health? Redefine mental health

In reality, an egregious attack on the vulnerable

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Global heating and other human activity are making Asia’s floods more lethal Much improved response systems are struggling to cope with ever more powerful and destructive storms

As I keep saying, this is just the beginning

Expect much more of the same - and worse - as climate breakdown ramps up

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...

UK using more wood to make electricity than ever, Drax figures show Giant biomass plant reveals burning of wood pellets made 9% of UK’s electricity in July, its largest ever monthly share

The insanity continues

www.theguardian.com/business/202...

UK farmers lose £800m after heat and drought cause one of worst harvests on record Many now concerned about ability to make living in fast-changing climate after one of worst grain harvests recorded

"the UK summer of 2025 was the hottest in more than a century of records and....made 70 times more probable because of the climate crisis"

3 worst ever harvests since 2020

A years worth of bread lost in 5 years......rationing beckons

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

After a career as an environment writer, here’s what I have learned Paul Brown looks back at his career reporting on the climate crisis, failed summit and nuclear power – and how to do it well

A final (?) piece by the great Paul Brown - and a damning indictment of new nuclear

"I have regularly been fed wildly optimistic figures of construction costs and times and of the resultant electricity supply. At worst we have been consistently lied to"

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Revealed: Europe’s water reserves drying up due to climate breakdown Exclusive: UCL scientists find large swathes of southern Europe are drying up, with ‘far-reaching’ implications

The latest grim news

Refugees heading north from baking, waterless, southern Europe, will meet those heading south from a cold, crop-less northern Europe as the AMOC shuts down

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Donald Trump says airspace above and around Venezuela is closed President made declaration in a social media post, after FAA last week warned airlines of ‘worsening security situation’

The US getting ready to do what it does best.....

Invading other countries

Along with Israel, the US is a rogue state that acts with impunity and has no consideration whatsoever for the international rule of law

No doubt Starmer will provide grovelling support

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

Water shortages could derail UK’s net zero plans, study finds Tensions grow after research in England finds there may not be enough water for planned carbon capture and hydrogen projects

Carbon capture and storage has always been a smoke and mirrors cover for business as usual in the fight against climate breakdown

Now something looks like stopping it in its tracks in the UK

Climate breakdown 😊

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

England’s water industry issued £10.5bn in ‘green bonds’ despite pollution record River Action says use of issuance tied to environmental benefits is ‘corporate greenwash on steroids’

Can you believe this?

Well, yes

These money-grabbing bastards will stop at nothing

Renationalise water NOW - without compensation

www.theguardian.com/business/202...

How cyclones and monsoon rains combined to devastate parts of Asia – visual guide Extreme weather has killed more than 1,000 people across southern and south-eastern Asia as cyclones turbocharged rain systems across the region

Don't be mistaken in thinking that this is the worst it will get

As the climate continues to break down, extreme weather has barely got started

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...

NHS to pay 25% more for innovative drugs after UK–US zero-tariff deal Agreement could cost NHS an extra £3bn a year, industry sources estimate

Blackmail - pure blackmail

www.theguardian.com/business/202...

One million people evacuated in Indonesia as death toll from floods surpasses 600 In Indonesia, 3.2 million people have been affected by the floods, while 2,600 have been injured and 472 people remain missing

Staggering numbers of people impacted as Indonesia takes its turn in the crosshairs of climate change driven extreme weather

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...

Britain becomes world’s largest economy to end new oil and gas exploration - Greenpeace UK Commenting on the government’s North Sea Future Plan, in which it has confirmed that no more licences for new oil and gas will be issued, Greenpeace UK’s co-executive director, Areeba Hamid, said:  “B...

'Britain becomes world’s largest economy to end new oil and gas exploration'

Feels like this should have been bigger news...
www.greenpeace.org.uk/news/britain...

Over 1,200 people have lost their lives in Southeast Asia after historic flooding.

While oil and gas companies keep getting richer, ordinary people around the world are left struggling to survive.

Indonesia floods death toll rises to 442 as people hunt for food and water At least two areas of the worst-affected Sumatra island still unreachable, as authorities struggle to deliver aid.

Aljazeera gets it:

“The flooding tolls in Indonesia and Thailand rank among the highest in those countries in recent years. Climate change has affected storm patterns, including the duration and intensity of the (monsoon) season, leading to heavier rainfall, flash flooding and stronger wind gusts“

For a major oil and gas-producing nation, a G7 member, and a country with significant historical responsibility for driving the climate crisis, ending oil & gas exploration is a significant decision.

Now the govt needs to follow through by refusing consent for Rosebank.

What brilliant news! Well done Justiça Ambiental!, Friends of the Earth and all who worked on this. Let's hope no other county will back this horrific project.

JA! sent @wealdactiongroup.bsky.social a solidarity message for our campaign on Horse Hill: www.wealdactiongroup.org.uk/2021/11/lets...

UK pulls $1.15bn support for Mozambique gas project after climate and terror concerns TotalEnergies scheme became lightning rod for terror in region and was accused of violating human rights

“This Mozambique gas project is a huge carbon timebomb, linked to serious human rights abuses. It should never have been given UK taxpayer-funded support in the first place.” - Asad Rehman, the chief executive of Friends of the Earth.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Make polluters worldwide pay for a greener future The world's most polluting companies are actively working to block climate action – all for the sake of profit. We've had enough. From extreme weather to energy and food prices, the climate emergency’...

Do you want to help take action? Demand the super-rich and big polluters pay for climate action here: foe.uk/48gx6

Congratulations to JA!, Friends of the Earth Mozambique, who we are campaigning alongside and who are tirelessly working to ensure this project does not go ahead.

Read more on this story here: foe.uk/kay8a

Britain withdraws $1.15 billion backing from TotalEnergies-led Mozambique LNG The British government has decided to withdraw its $1.15 billion backing for the TotalEnergies-led Mozambique Liquefied Natural Gas project, it said on Monday.

CAMPAIGN WIN 🎉

The UK is withdrawing funding from a massive gas power plant in Mozambique. Funding this carbon bomb would have been a climate and human rights disaster. Thanks to campaigners keeping up the pressure, today we can celebrate this huge win

www.reuters.com/business/ene...

Oligarchs + fossil fuel companies can sue the UK govt in secret courts for literally billions of pounds if they impose laws that protect the climate?

If you’re not fine with this, @globaljusticenow.bsky.social have a petition:

act.globaljustice.org.uk/uk-call-time...

UK being sued by billionaire Russian oligarch in ‘secret corporate court’ - Global Justice Now THE UK government is being sued by a billionaire Russian oligarch in a secret corporate court, it has been revealed. Answering a question in Parliament from Labour MP Martin Rhodes […]

🚨 NEW: The UK is being sued by a billionaire Russian oligarch in a secret corporate court 🚨

Mikhail Maratovich Fridman - one of the wealthiest individuals in the world - has brought a case against the UK under #ISDS

www.globaljustice.org.uk/news/uk-bein...

The UK Government is being sued by a billionaire Russian oligarch in a secret corporate court ⚠️

Learn more and take action

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Billionaire oligarch suing Britain over sanctions Mikhail Fridman was sanctioned by Britain after the invasion of Ukraine because of his investments in Russia’s largest non-state bank

"This latest case against the UK government highlights the huge threat that corporate courts pose not only to sovereignty and democracy, but to security" - our trade campaign manager @cleodierickard.bsky.social quoted in @thetimes.com

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Israel still committing genocide in Gaza, Amnesty International says The NGO’s chief says last month’s ceasefire ‘risks creating a dangerous illusion that life in Gaza is returning to normal’

"While Israeli authorities and forces have reduced the scale of their attacks and allowed limited amounts of humanitarian aid into Gaza, the world must not be fooled. Israel’s genocide is not over."

Campaigners with 'Labour must stop Rosebank' banner.

Trade union leaders & members are calling for the government to reject the Rosebank oilfield & to invest in a just transition instead!
Add your name: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

And join us this Wed 8-9 before work outside DESNZ with @fossilfreeldn.bsky.social
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YouTube video by Just Have a Think This is not the video I had planned to make.

Here is an excellent summary of last week's National Emergency Briefing in London. Well worth a watch and please sign the letter to the Prime Minister linked at the end.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sa7...
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