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Dear Andy Burnham: it’s time to scrap First Past the Post. Our voting system only breeds instability and chaos, and poisons our political culture. We know you agree. Now is the time to fix our democracy. Sign the open letter: actionnetwork.org/petitions/an...

As wildfires rage across Europe and Canada Trump and his wealthy friends put the rest of us at risk by drill baby drill politics. About as responsible as lighting a barbecue up in a dry forest www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

There’s one simple way to end all this - ban political donations. All of them. For the price of a packet of crisps a year - each. We can end the endless scandals of donations.

1/5 Elon Musk's claims about London expose the gap between social media algorithms and statistical reality. Despite online panic about ”dangerous” European capitals, the data shows London is safer than nearly every US city

Wildfires that used to be rare and exceptional are now happening every summer. And it is only going to get worse until we stop burning fossils www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

Ethnic cleansing has become routine as wars provide cover for a set of policies from the current Israeli government that are driven by crude racism www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Customers are paying the price for Yorkshire Water's failings. They took on the debts and paid themselves large salaries and hefty bonuses. Now they expect us to service that debt and pay for neglected investment. www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/opinion...

Trump has burned through around a third of US stockpiles of key precision munitions in his failed war in Iran, ABC reports.

Only just got to see this. It contains a remarkable graph. Appears that Councils stopped building houses...and basically nobody took their place.

Every summer sees worse wildfires in Europe. Can you imagine what the situation will be like if we finally manage to stabilize the situation after it gets worse for another 24 years? And what will happen if we continue to fail to deliver on 2050 net zero plans? www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

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Coastal towns power tourism, fishing, and heritage – yet they’re often overlooked. Lower wages, fragile economies, and climate threats are hitting hardest at the edges. A local MP, Steff Aquarone, advocates for change.

How influential was Labour Together in shaping today's Labour Party? This opinion piece by Paul Rowlston looks at the think tank's role in Starmer's rise, the controversies surrounding it, and what that means for Labour's direction. 👇

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There is only one reason why oil and gas prices are rising. The arrogance and stupidity of Donald J Trump and his costly war without a plan for an ending. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

140,000 people flee their homes in terror in France. Wildfires surrounding Madrid. Drill baby drill politics is as irresponsible as lighting the barbecue in the middle of tinder dry woodland. www.lemonde.fr/planete/live...

Everyone has the right to live in peace and freedom secure in their lives and property. The Israeli government continues to act as if that doesn't apply to Palestinian people as ethnic cleansing continues apace www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

So all the pathetic crawling up to Donald Trump and the free publicity visit to Lord it with the King have resulted in Britain getting a worse tariff deal than the EU. Time to start standing up to the bully instead of appeasement. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Every human on the planet now has plastic particles inside their body. Meanwhile the US Health Secretary thinks the problem is people getting vaccinated against serious illnesses www.theguardian.com/environment/...

This is what happens when a US President promises to put an end to forever wars and then starts a huge one without any idea of how to end it successfully www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...