Robert Schopen

Leading a political party means leading the political conversation - being available and being heard on the platforms people actually use.

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The only podcast led by a current party leader in the UK. Link in bio.

Lush have closed their stores in the UK today in solidarity with the people of Palestine:

“Whilst Lush is losing a day of takings, this also means that the UK Government is losing a day of tax contributions from Lush and our customers.”

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BREAKING: Lush has closed all of its UK stores in protest at Israel’s genocide in Palestine

The cosmetic giant has also closed down its factories and website for the day

This is the Green Party I recognise.

This is the Green Party that is growing.

This is the Green Party of Environmental, Social, Racial & Economic Justice.

Solidarity.

Labour is ignoring the threat from its left As disaffection with mainstream parties grows, Labour is copying Reform’s agenda. But trying to outflank the hard-right populists is not only pointles...

Starmer is making a huge mistake - ignoring voters who want real action on the climate, a fair tax system, investment in our economy, support for disabled people, action to lift children out of poverty, global leadership to end the bloodshed in Gaza...

www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/698...

Appearing on #politicslondon in his capacity as a member of the London Assembly, Zack Polanski thinks the mayor of London should have the power to tax the super rich.

It's an honour to hold elected office for the last 4 years & to continue this with our 4 new MPs for the last 10 months.

I'm ambitious about taking on a failing Labour Party and sending many more Green MPs to Parliament.

Join our campaign at backzack.com

what could possibly be driving this plunge in people wanting to visit the US right now?

Hungary bans Pride events and plans to use facial recognition to target attenders Amnesty International describes legislation as ‘full-frontal attack’ on country’s LGBTQ+ population

This isn’t happening in a theocracy or a far-flung dictatorship. This is happening in the European Union.

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

Labour's economics are all about growth, but for whom? Certainly not the poorest.
The best economics lift people out of poverty, not push more into it.
Reduced poverty means healthier people, better educated kids, happier workers, a richer more peaceful society. How did Labour lose its way so badly?

What’s in the millions of tonnes of sludge sprayed on to farmland? The answer won’t make you happy | George Monbiot Thanks to breathtaking negligence, the liquid fertiliser used to help grow our food bubbles with a lethal cocktail of toxins, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

A gobsmacking story. Water companies let toxic waste disposers, for cash, dump their loads into sewage farms. The sewage sludge is then spread, untested, on farmland, potentially poisoning vast areas, entire ecosystems and the people (you and me) eating the food.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

500 years ago.

"Feudalism's not going to work anymore they are going to come cut our heads off."

"Lets change the scam, give ourselves all the money, change the name to Capitalism and then pretend we worked really hard to get rich"

"No that w... actually they are that stupid."

It is time to end the special relationship with Trump Donald Trump in the White House: a relationship with a dishonest sexual predator and convicted criminal isn't a relationship. It's abuse

Donald Trump in the White House: a relationship with a dishonest sexual predator and convicted criminal isn't a relationship. It's abuse

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🚨STOP FOSSIL FUEL GIANTS LOCKING IN GAS USE🚨

Rally to support Andrew Boswell's court appeal, read more:
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Tuesday, March 04, 12:30 PM

Royal Courts of Justice
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Labour will kill your granny and cut off their winter fuel payments.

But it won't dare tax a non dom.

Entirely bought & paid for by the super rich.

Imagining the brutal takedown Rachel Reeves in Opposition would have delivered had a Tory Minister planned what Rachel Reeves in Government plans.

Miliband’s £22bn carbon capture spree is a waste of money, warns Octopus boss Greg Jackson questions rationale of Energy Secretary’s policies amid concerns over consumer benefits

Punchy stuff from @octopus.energy on the UK's £22bn investment in CCUS - saying it would be better spent on renewables. “Some of the stuff we’re doing is the equivalent of trying to defend the abacus industry once calculators had been invented." www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...

The journalists' job (very seldom discharged) is to hold power to account, *regardless of the nature of that power*. But when I criticise the failings of this government, I get widely told to leave it alone for fear of letting in the Tories/Reform. Sorry. Accountability is the essence of democracy.

Labour’s complicity in this genocide no longer ceases to amaze me, I pretty much expect it of them.

Just pleased I left the cesspit they’ve made of Labour and joined @greenparty.org.uk who take a principled stand, otherwise I’d feel I had blood on my hands.

Did a Private Equity Fire Truck Roll-Up Worsen the L.A. Fires? During the LA fires, dozens of fire trucks sat in the boneyard, waiting for repairs the city couldn't afford. Why? A private equity roll-up made replacing and repairing those trucks much pricier.

Must-read story on how a private equity group cornered the fire truck market, doubling prices, causing massive delays and leaving departments across the county — including Los Angeles — without the resources needed to combat fires.

Today I pushed for MPs to have a vote on the Climate and Nature Bill because the issue is simply too important to kick into the long grass. We have a vanishingly small window of opportunity to prevent climate catastrophe - govt needs to act now. #CANBill

Good point, as I have room in the attic and even with the weather in Northern England it can get too hot in summer.
Just need to find a contractor now with experience of natural materials.

Thanks I will check that out and try different materials.
I have limited depth on my roof rafters unless I over-clad them with another slab insulation layer so trying to choose the most efficient materials. 👍

Trump suggests Palestinians leave Gaza and ‘we just clean out’ territory US president says he wants people to move to neighbouring nations, after resuming shipments of 2,000lb bombs to Israel

This is against international law.

This is the very worst of humanity.

This is evil.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Prediction:
-Calls like this will be ignored for the next five years
-Labour will lose seats
-Labour will do some soul searching to understand why they lost seats

EXCLUSIVE: Poll shows huge support for nationalisation of key industries and utilities Privatisation has failed.

Your regular reminder 👇

🏥 81% want publicly owned NHS
🏫 78% want publicly owned schools
💧 73% want publicly owned water
🚂 70% want publicly owned rail
✉️ 70% want publicly owned mail
🚍 67% want publicly owned buses
💡 65% want publicly owned energy

The same politicians who fought for Britain's "sovereignty" are now trying to sell us to Musk and Trump.

They have never cared about you. It was always a con.

RealClimate: The AMOC is slowing, it’s stable, it’s slowing, no, yes, … RealClimate: There's been a bit of media whiplash on the issue of AMOC slowing lately - ranging from the AMOC being "on the brink of collapse" to it being "more stable than previously thought". AMOC, of course, refers to the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, one of the worlds major ocean circulation systems which keeps the northern

Here's my thoughts on the latest round of discussion about the slowing of the Atlantic overturning circulation. It's a bit nerdy - but the short summary is: in my view the balance of evidence strongly suggests that the #AMOC has slowed since the late 19th C. 🌊
www.realclimate.org/index.php/ar...

Rachel Reeves hints at support for Heathrow third runway Sustainable aviation and economic growth go hand in hand, the chancellor tells the BBC.

Stopping the climate crisis demands phasing out production and use of fossil fuels, not support for Heathrow expansion.

Reeves promised to be a green chancellor, but she's clearly failing. For a real green chancellor, we have to vote Green!

www.bbc.com/news/article...