News about George Monbiot

Marcus Decker climbed 200 feet up the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge over the River Thames in Dartford, Kent, then camped in a hammock for 40 hours, forcing police to close the crossing and causing giant jams in the 2022 protest two years ago. He was jailed for two years and seven months for the stunt - and told he would be deported when released. But now a campaign to prevent this, led by his girlfriend, Holly Cullen-Davies, 40, is taking off. Ms Cullen-Davies, previously a single mum, has told how she 'fell in love' with Decker three years ago and he has 'become a wonderful stepfather' to her two children.

MIKE HULME: On the BBC's website for children, one of the negative effects of future global warming lay out. However, it also pointed out that warmer temperatures might lead to healthier outdoor lifestyles, increased shipping routes in the Arctic, and greater access to oil in Alaska and Siberia. Climate scientists and climate pressure organizations have voiced their displeasure with Cue's outrage. The BBC denied that such 'benefits' were mentioned in a tweet. Children were still learning about the negative effects of climate change. This was a clear example of how the prevailing 'climatism' ideology insists on a single narrative from which there can be no deviation.

Farmers like me have been impoverished for two decades, sacked by Nimby neighbours, trumped up in red tape, and, worst of all, activists on social media have frequently attacked animal rights activists and militant vegans. The 'culture wars' have erupted from university campuses to our green and formerly lush farmland. George Monbiot, a Guardian journalist, has openly advocated for the demise of farming and its replacement by factory-produced laboratory foods to achieve 'Net Zero'. We can't even turn on the television without being told to be redundant and guilty by our publicly funded broadcaster. The traditional farming community is seen as anti-nature, wholly accountable for the climate and wildlife 'crises' and even racial, according to BBC One's Countryfile.

AMY DICKMAN: As it may appear, blanket trophy hunting prohibitions (including import bans) would jeopardize important conservation efforts, as well as the protection of endangered species. MPs who vote for the bill this Friday will no doubt be virtuous. But they will have failed to recognize that if they are done properly, wild trophy hunting will provide vital funds for sustaining biodiverse habitats and many species of wildlife. There is no other reliable wildlife-based income in the majority of areas, so banning hunting would have a detrimental effect on effective management. Worse, it will increase the likelihood of land being converted into agricultural and livestock raising because the care of wildlife habitats attracts significant costs and provides no tangible economic benefit.

In an attempt to combat climate change, a Scottish university will be the first in the United Kingdom to have a 100 percent vegan student union in a bid to combat climate change. In a move seen as a snub to farmers, the University of Stirling's student union (right) voted last week to switch to'100% plant-based catering' within three years, with 51% of the menus going vegan by the 2023-24 academic year. The Plant Based Universities campaign (left, activists at the university) which is funded by Animal Rebellion, a splinter group of Extinction Rebellion, has applauded the result, as has Guardian columnist George Monbiot and BBC presenter Chris Packham (inset). It is the first British students' union to endorse a ban on meat, fish, and dairy products in its stores, with students at the University of Edinburgh rejecting a similar plan in a campus-wide referendum in 2020.

As new evidence shows that fly-tipping in England has increased by 38 percent, the Environment Secretary has promised to combat waste. According to the 820,000 incidents recorded in 2010, more than 1 million fly-tipping incidents were recorded last year. Unchecked UK results show that there has been more than 20,000 incidents in comparison to the 2010 disasters. Officials suspect household waste accounts for over half of the incidents. The problem has also affected white goods, surgical waste, and animal carcasses. The findings were released as Environment Minister Ranil Jayawardena promised to put an end to illicit waste dumping in the United Kingdom, alleging that it is a 'blight on our towns, cities, and beautiful countryside.' Fly-tipping is also accompanied by an apparent failure to prosecute waste crime offenders. Fines on probation averaged about £2.50 per offender last year.

When he was told he had incurable bowel cancer, Stacey Heale's frontman Delays, was 39. Greg died in September last year. Stacey's experience made it difficult to begin sorting out his papers. Nearly a year after his death, she hasn't canceled his phone bill, his bank account, or dealt with his estate. Stacey Bank and utility companies need to step up to the challenge. The exception not the exception, dedicated bereavement teams should be the norm rather than the exception. Staff in call centers and high street branches should be able to deal with vulnerable clients, and apologies should be issued quickly if mistakes are made.