Former Green Alliance director, CPRE chief executive, and Labour & Co-op MEP. Rochester resident, ever hopeful Gills supporter.https://bsky.app/profile/shaunspiers1.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/shaunspiers1.bsky.social/post/3mu3cj6fxek2kThis is good from Angela Eagle: the climate crisis is real & serious; we need to tackle it & build resilience, not least by restoring nature. The amazing thing is that this needs saying. It shouldn’t be politically contentious… but it is. [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Aug 2026 16:49 +0000at://did:plc:bpt45ha2gublbgla6kq5i3i7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu3cj6fxek2khttps://bsky.app/profile/shaunspiers1.bsky.social/post/3mtxulybni22uThe government’s continuing support of a business that wants to take it down is one of the mysteries of our time. The same applies to the BBC. They should leave X. Others would follow. [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Aug 2026 08:02 +0000at://did:plc:bpt45ha2gublbgla6kq5i3i7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtxulybni22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/shaunspiers1.bsky.social/post/3mtgbakikvc2yVigorous love in between Andrew Bowie & Justin Webb on #r4today (Webb’s assumption that target dates are ‘arbitrary’, that rising costs are caused by net zero , that net zero is the cause of deindustrialising). Please could the BBC give its presenters a proper briefing on energy policy & net zero.19 Aug 2026 08:00 +0000at://did:plc:bpt45ha2gublbgla6kq5i3i7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtgbakikvc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/shaunspiers1.bsky.social/post/3mtdtjzaitc25.@gabyhinsliff.bsky.social is right that so far the PM has been weak on the climate crisis. But she's wrong on the ZEV mandate. It's not "rigid". Targets are being met & EV sales are booming. The only future for the UK car industry is in embracing the transition to electric vehicles. [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Aug 2026 08:50 +0000at://did:plc:bpt45ha2gublbgla6kq5i3i7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtdtjzaitc25https://bsky.app/profile/shaunspiers1.bsky.social/post/3mt4lr76g4k2lMany thanks to the Medway #RepairCafe which did a brilliant job today fixing a couple of floor lamps - they prevented waste but also (a secondary thought, of course!) saved me a fortune.15 Aug 2026 11:42 +0000at://did:plc:bpt45ha2gublbgla6kq5i3i7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt4lr76g4k2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/shaunspiers1.bsky.social/post/3mt2eqa4kvk2kThis would be, er, an odd response to the growing climate crisis & the rising cost of petrol & diesel. It would also be very bad news for the UK car industry & British consumers . https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/14/andy-burnham-new-ev-sales-targets?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other14 Aug 2026 14:31 +0000at://did:plc:bpt45ha2gublbgla6kq5i3i7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt2eqa4kvk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/shaunspiers1.bsky.social/post/3mt24ebp7rk2eIn 2009, @cprecountryside.bsky.social produced a vision for the countryside in 2026, its centenary year. Now we've reached 2026, I've looked back at the vision in 3 short LinkedIn posts. A lot has been achieved but a lot more needs to be done. lnkd.in/p/euPJ2sjX https://lnkd.in/p/euPJ2sjX14 Aug 2026 12:01 +0000at://did:plc:bpt45ha2gublbgla6kq5i3i7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt24ebp7rk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/shaunspiers1.bsky.social/post/3msvo3pto6s26“The bigger questions will obviously come at the right moment in time.” Bah! In the face of an assault on climate action from Reform & the Conservatives, Andy Burnham should talk about what’s causing the extreme weather & make the case for climate action & net zero.12 Aug 2026 17:35 +0000at://did:plc:bpt45ha2gublbgla6kq5i3i7/app.bsky.feed.post/3msvo3pto6s26https://bsky.app/profile/shaunspiers1.bsky.social/post/3msohkpqy4k2sThis is good. The PM should also be making the case. [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Aug 2026 20:49 +0000at://did:plc:bpt45ha2gublbgla6kq5i3i7/app.bsky.feed.post/3msohkpqy4k2shttps://bsky.app/profile/shaunspiers1.bsky.social/post/3msdk67dfjk2y.@zackpolanski.bsky.social is right: the PM and most of his ministers have been remarkably quiet about the growing climate crisis. They should rebut the arguments of the Conservatives & Reform, whose response to the crisis has been to say that we need to rely even more on fossil fuels! #Wato05 Aug 2026 12:37 +0000at://did:plc:bpt45ha2gublbgla6kq5i3i7/app.bsky.feed.post/3msdk67dfjk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/shaunspiers1.bsky.social/post/3ms5xoew3uk2qBlimey, Amol Rajan really taking Daily Telegraph/ Reform UK talking points on net zero! #r4today03 Aug 2026 07:23 +0000at://did:plc:bpt45ha2gublbgla6kq5i3i7/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms5xoew3uk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/shaunspiers1.bsky.social/post/3mrwgp2rzvk2cInteresting #r4today interview with Louise Haigh - but extraordinary for Dharshini to trash her argument in linking to the next item. Perhaps Today should ditch the guests & just give the presenters’ views.31 Jul 2026 07:30 +0000at://did:plc:bpt45ha2gublbgla6kq5i3i7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrwgp2rzvk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/shaunspiers1.bsky.social/post/3mru4cina4k2tDoes anyone know if Badenoch, Farage et al have said anything about the extreme weather and what they'd do to prevent ever more extreme weather in the future? It should be one of the first questions interviewers ask. [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Jul 2026 09:19 +0000at://did:plc:bpt45ha2gublbgla6kq5i3i7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mru4cina4k2thttps://bsky.app/profile/shaunspiers1.bsky.social/post/3mrfeliqdrc2mWhen Kemi Badenoch, Claire Coutinho, Nigel Farage, Richard Tice and all the other climate sceptics & climate deniers (spot the difference) read stories like this in the Telegraph, I wonder what they think. Mind you, the Telegraph story doesn't mention climate change at all. So that's all good.24 Jul 2026 12:37 +0000at://did:plc:bpt45ha2gublbgla6kq5i3i7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrfeliqdrc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/shaunspiers1.bsky.social/post/3mrerebzfjk2j#r4today seems to have become an arm of the defence industry (moonlighting for oil and gas on the side).24 Jul 2026 06:53 +0000at://did:plc:bpt45ha2gublbgla6kq5i3i7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrerebzfjk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/shaunspiers1.bsky.social/post/3mr36d72evk2yAll this focus on sticking to Labour’s manifesto - was there as much talk about honouring manifestos in 1990 or 2007 or 2016 or 2019 or 2022 (twice)? I don’t remember it.20 Jul 2026 11:18 +0000at://did:plc:bpt45ha2gublbgla6kq5i3i7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr36d72evk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/shaunspiers1.bsky.social/post/3mqzqt5duqs2tAdvice to Spain: don’t now put ten men in defence.19 Jul 2026 21:44 +0000at://did:plc:bpt45ha2gublbgla6kq5i3i7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqzqt5duqs2thttps://bsky.app/profile/shaunspiers1.bsky.social/post/3mqxalflvec2iGolden Boot for Saka?18 Jul 2026 21:48 +0000at://did:plc:bpt45ha2gublbgla6kq5i3i7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqxalflvec2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/shaunspiers1.bsky.social/post/3mqwa5kq2p22dAndy Burnham’s team’s signalling on N Sea oil & gas drilling is hugely disappointing (however much it pleases D Trump). If the rumours are true, it’s crucial that the new PM also commits to positive climate action (the ZEV mandate, heat pumps, home retrofit, public transport, adaptation etc etc).18 Jul 2026 12:08 +0000at://did:plc:bpt45ha2gublbgla6kq5i3i7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqwa5kq2p22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/shaunspiers1.bsky.social/post/3mqtpr66ce227As someone who also joined the Labour Party in the mid-80s, fired up by Neil Kinnock's oratory, it was good to hear Andy Burnham pay tribute to him.17 Jul 2026 12:09 +0000at://did:plc:bpt45ha2gublbgla6kq5i3i7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqtpr66ce227https://bsky.app/profile/shaunspiers1.bsky.social/post/3mqs6t2tlss2mWhat’s really bizarre is the idea that strong backing for net zero (a legally binding target ) is anti-business. It’s the one area of the economy that’s growing in the UK. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jul/16/shabana-mahmood-future-chancellor?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other16 Jul 2026 21:33 +0000at://did:plc:bpt45ha2gublbgla6kq5i3i7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqs6t2tlss2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/shaunspiers1.bsky.social/post/3mqrytrauv22mGood to see England win at our national sport (though of course, test cricket is the real test).16 Jul 2026 19:46 +0000at://did:plc:bpt45ha2gublbgla6kq5i3i7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqrytrauv22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/shaunspiers1.bsky.social/post/3mqr2iosgm22cIn defence of planning: my letter in this week's @newstatesman1913.bsky.social. It baffles me that so many people on the centre left take their analysis of planning and the housing crisis from their ideological opponents.16 Jul 2026 10:43 +0000at://did:plc:bpt45ha2gublbgla6kq5i3i7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqr2iosgm22chttps://bsky.app/profile/shaunspiers1.bsky.social/post/3mqqxidpau22cAs the impacts of climate change become ever more evident, more and more politicians and commentators choose to attack the policies necessary to address it. It really is fascinating, though I can also think of a few other words. [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Jul 2026 09:49 +0000at://did:plc:bpt45ha2gublbgla6kq5i3i7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqqxidpau22chttps://bsky.app/profile/shaunspiers1.bsky.social/post/3mqpmy3x6v22hMy first football memory was England losing to Brazil in 1970. #56YearsOfHurt. The least T. Tuchel could have done in Keir Starmer’s last week is bring on Bukayo Saka. Better than parking an inadequate bus. (But hey, I’m a Gillingham fan, so what do I know…).15 Jul 2026 21:09 +0000at://did:plc:bpt45ha2gublbgla6kq5i3i7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqpmy3x6v22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/shaunspiers1.bsky.social/post/3mqna73ootk2p“Her view is that while climate change may be real, there’s no point in trying to do anything about it” - John Crace sums up Kemi Badenoch’s position. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jul/14/kemi-badenoch-zeros-in-on-tory-mps-who-believe-in-climate-crisis-and-those-who-dont?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other14 Jul 2026 22:15 +0000at://did:plc:bpt45ha2gublbgla6kq5i3i7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqna73ootk2p