On Sunday August 19th, I joined about 70 walkers at Redmires for the annual protest walk, Reclaim the Moors, Stop Grouse Monoculture. It was a very educational day, with experts on hand to explain everything. Moorland Campaigner Bob Berzins was the main speaker. He has just published a new book, “The Last Crow” which isContinueContinue reading “We need an end to Grouse Monoculture”
Category Archives: Labour Party
Sheffield stands firm against racism and thuggery.
Sheffield was at its best on Saturday with a fantastic display of opposition to the racism and thuggery we saw earlier in the week. Here are some of the speeches. My favourite moment of the rally was this speech from Rev Huw Thomas, from Christchurch Pitsmoor, who clarified that we should call these riots theContinueContinue reading “Sheffield stands firm against racism and thuggery.”
Sheffield, Stand up to Racism. Rally on Saturday. Demand your MP helps Asylum Seekers by lifting Reporting Conditions.
On Tuesday I attended the massive gathering at SADACCA, organised by Stand Up to Racism, to plan our response to the far-right racist violence we have seen in our community recently. The thugs that came to the Hotel at Wath could have succeeded in burning down the building, seriously endangering the lives of all theContinueContinue reading “Sheffield, Stand up to Racism. Rally on Saturday. Demand your MP helps Asylum Seekers by lifting Reporting Conditions.”
Louise Haigh MP, please help Stop Rosebank!
I have just written to my MP to ask her to stop Rosebank. Here is my letter. I will let you know her response. You can use the template here to write to your MP. Dear Louise Haigh Congratulations on your recent election as my representative in Parliament. As your constituent, I am writing toContinueContinue reading “Louise Haigh MP, please help Stop Rosebank!”
Climate Choir at Restore Nature Now
https://youtu.be/_wu_JhisyLo Here’s the highlights of the Climate Choir at Resore Nature Now. For more videos from the day please see this previous post. Since the Restore Nature March we’ve got a new Government. How are they doing on the Nature front? The early signs are not good I’m afraid. https://twitter.com/GrahamWroe/status/1811001246599229666 Lets hope Labour pledges toContinueContinue reading “Climate Choir at Restore Nature Now”
What do the election results mean for our Environment and Climate?
Now all the ballot boxes have been safely stored away, what do the election results mean for our Environment and Climate? Is it good news or bad news? Let’s start with the good news. The Green Party succeeded in winning all 4 of their target seats, so there will now be 4 MPs who willContinueContinue reading “What do the election results mean for our Environment and Climate?”
General Election Hustings
I’ve attended three hustings for the General Election. Thursday’s hustings were by far the most interesting as it was attended by a good cross-section of the candidates from Hallam, Heeley and Central Constituencies. On the panel were Olivia Blake (Labour Hallam), Mick Suter (TUSC Heeley), Alison Teal (Independent, Central), Shaffaq Mohammed (Lib Dem Hallam), IsaacContinueContinue reading “General Election Hustings”
This Dirty Water is an election issue.
Great Big Green Week got off to a melodious start on Sunday 9th June with the Sheffield Rivers Ramble and Singing Rally. Organised jointly by the South Yorkshire Climate Alliance and the Sheffield Climate Singers, the event was a celebration of Sheffeld’s Rivers. Three guided walks along the Upper Don, the Five Weirs Walk onContinueContinue reading “This Dirty Water is an election issue.”
Climate breakdown is a vital issue in the General Election.
Extreme weather around the world this week has been horrifying. India’s Capital Delhi hit record temperatures leading to many deaths from heatstroke. https://twitter.com/EarthWarriorNik/status/1796183143768096900 There has been major flooding in China and Brazil https://twitter.com/MrMatthewTodd/status/1795757512182157780 https://twitter.com/MrMatthewTodd/status/1793773152637759503 and Mexico is running out of water due to the extreme drought. https://twitter.com/PGDynes/status/1795501886956540353 In Bangladesh 800 000 people were evacuated asContinueContinue reading “Climate breakdown is a vital issue in the General Election.”
