Terry Macalister

Gotta love this:

Has he mentioned “small boats” at all?

Our message about who should own UK energy systems: part of an event for Estuary Festival this weekend. James Marriott and myself wrote an essay on this…small follow up to our Crude Britannia book www.plutobooks.com/978178680639...

Very well summarised by Terry on sooooo many problems that comes with such rapid growth. Worth getting a video clip of it. At the same time, the Housing Minister should answer this. @terrymacalister.bsky.social

Labour’s great nature sellout is the worst attack on England’s ecosystems I’ve seen in my lifetime | George Monbiot The horrifying planning bill, which rips up environmental protections, was drafted with CEOs in mind. We know because Keir Starmer told us, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

It's hard to get your head around the scale of the environmental vandalism the Labour government is hoping to unleash. The Planning and Infrastructure Bill is up there with Trump's executive orders. And the reason is the same: corporate power.
This week's column.
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The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate.

The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns.

Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.

The list goes on and on.

Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.

The changing West Antarctic Ice Sheet and its implications for East Anglia Learn about how the melting West Antarctic Ice Sheet will impact East Anglia, a regional focus for unsustainable levels of growth.

Here’s the link for Rob Larter’s talk for @friendsofthecam.bsky.social
Another reason why we shouldn’t be pushing growth in the Fens. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-changi...

Look at the link you gave!

Nah. Appropriate for a car company hq..the internal staircase is gobsmacking.

What a gem!

Desperate quick fix for embarrassing lack of any amenities in Northstowe which undermines the Growth is Good corporate agenda for the wider region.

Who paid the piper? Trump exempts big oil donors from tariffs package

Crude Britannia 'Dripping with delicious detail' - Aditya Chakrabortty Taking the reader on a journey through North East Scotland, Merseyside, South Wales, the Thames ...

Sadly it’s true. These people hide behind their corporate entities. They also manage to convince themselves they are the good guys: in my experience www.plutobooks.com/978178680639...

@Anglianwater produced the largest increase of raw sewage discharge in 2024. 448938 hours of raw sewage dumped: 64% higher than in 2023. @friendsofthecam.bsky.social @terrymacalister.bsky.social @feargalsharkey.bsky.social Nearly 4m hours of raw sewage dumped in England’s waters last year

That’s a disgrace. This company should be run out of town - not allowed to sponsor Cambridge Institute for Sustainability etc…

Letter: Cambridge growth plan doesn’t endear locals From Terry Macalister, Co-founder, Friends of the Cam (river campaign group), Cambridge, UK

"Letter: Cambridge growth plan doesn’t endear locals" www.ft.com/content/3669... By @terrymacalister.bsky.social to the @financialtimes.com

Well that’s a headline I did not except to see. Ever.

Do developers name these places like that just to wind people up?

No doubt called “Tulip Court” or some such….

Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.

“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”

Yes. Convenient for him - disastrous potentially for young Brits who could end up being sent to lose their physical lives for his political life.

Surprise surprise. Mandelson sucking up to Trump rather than defending Ukraine’s (or UK’s) interests.

Mandelson no doubt sees his own self interest in sucking up to Trump - not helping Britain or Ukraine.

I suspect Trump’s hyper masculinity rhetoric and actions will only encourage a wider backsliding everywhere. Old style patriarch is bad news for men as well as women.

Jon Davis on how the UK government is tackling the climate crisis

It’s straight from the Trump playbook: Labour is tearing up the machinery of government

Just imagine if China or Russia suddenly announced they would takeover Gaza and forcibly remove the Palestinians…

Labour has completely lost the plot: PM faces growing internal backlash over potential approval of Rosebank oilfield

How astonishingly predictable…Rachel Reeves to soften changes to non-dom tax regime after hearing ‘concerns’

The official definition of madness: Reeves says growth eclipses net zero as Heathrow runway decision looms