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Business as usual is destroying the habitability of our planet hopeoroblivion.org

ask yourselves what these tiny cabins will be like without air-conditioning come August these are quite literally a UK equivalent of *concentration camps* humans WILL die in these conditions 500 men CRAMPED in such conditions CAN ONLY LEAD TO strife I am in NO DOUBT AT ALL

"Reducing asylum application backlog would make it harder for Rwanda policy to be cost effective, official analysis suggests" This is a statistic so perverse it should be banned for indecency. Deep breath, and let's dive in... Basically the longer an asylum seeker is trapped in rubbish accommodation unable to work or live anything even approximating a normal life, the more it costs the state. And the more it costs the state, the more it's "worth" to deter one additional migrant from coming here. So if the Tories could make asylum seekers cost £1 million each, they could then claim that each additional asylum seeker deterred from coming here "saves" the UK £1 million, because that money won't have to be spent on them. £10 million each, and the notional saving from deterrence would be £10 million. And so on. In other words, the ROI of Rwanda as a deterrent only starts to look reasonable if you manage to make each asylum seeker very VERY expensive. How do you do that? By slowing and slowing and slowing the processing of their application, so that they have to spend years and years and years trapped in a tiny room with a stranger, waiting. In other words, the less efficient you are, the more your theoretical saving is, because the deterrent effect is worth more. It's the sickest and most disgusting misuse of statistics I've ever seen, because it "legitimises" the very conscious and deliberate Tory policy to slow application processing down so that the visible backlog of asylum seekers grows and grows and there's an enemy for the RW tabloids to point at and other. Beyond belief. And yet they are genuinely trying to pass this off as a genius strategy, rather than as a travesty that should see every one of the people responsible for formulating the plan in prison on human rights grounds. #block-6499c61b8f082498b484d7b3" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">theguardian.com/politics/live/…

As #RefugeeWeek comes to an end, the humanitarian crisis is far from ending. It's difficult for us as individuals to change policies but we can practice empathy by learning and talking about displacement stories. Here are 20 non-fiction books about home and migration.

Find all the findings and conclusions in the ECNO flagship report and on the ECNO website, which is now LIVE 👉 climateobservatory.eu #ECNOlaunch

Bold commitments to climate neutrality are crucial, but we need accountability to make them a reality. On Monday, June 26th, we will launch #ECNO to monitor the EU’s progress to #climate neutrality. Interested? Register for the launch 👉 forms.ecologic.eu/ECNO-launch @PaulPolman

I added my name to defend the right to health with @DOTW_UK, will you? 💙 Sign the petition #RefugeesWelcome petition.doctorsoftheworld.org.uk/page/126251/pe…

“They [the Taliban] keep saying they will open schools. But it's been almost two years now. I don't believe them. It breaks my heart.” A very bleak article, but please read and share it. Girls in #Afghanistan need to keep their story in people’s minds

9 years in the making, yesterday's #IPCC 6th assessment report synthesises a 6000-page (?) summary of climate and related sciences, and is arranged around 18 'headline statements' I'm going to try and summarise it in 18 plain-language tweets 😬

Top lawyers defy bar to declare they will not prosecute peaceful climate protesters theguardian.com/environment/20…

A third of care homes in England have considered closing due to rising energy bills theguardian.com/society/2023/m…

Protests against illegal migration bill held in London, Glasgow and Cardiff theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/m…

This shot of of a polar bear all curled up on a shrinking iceberg was taken by photographer Marek Jackowski, who won a prize in the international Golden Turtle photography awards.

A better-funded NHS is only part of the solution. novaramedia.com/2022/01/20/poo…

Percentage of voters between 18-24 who are aware they will need to show photo ID in order to vote: 25% Percentage of those over 75 who are aware of the new Voter ID law: 78% bylinesupplement.com/p/voter-id-mil…

💥Do not look at the American model. PLEASE DO NOT!!! Bernie Sanders speaks out against NHS privatisation. Join us in taking action today from 2pm to 4pm in Parliament Square. #TooManyDeaths #NHSPrivatisationKills

“@labourlewis: When the government takes environmental advice from the very people who are responsible for environmental damage, it is clear our political institutions are in a state of deep rooted system failure.” opendemocracy.net/en/defra-counc…

Juries deserve the truth on climate protests theguardian.com/environment/20…

#COP27 is over — in a nutshell: a new loss and damage fund was agreed, but leaders failed (once again) to agree to phase out fossil fuels. World leaders must do better to put #PeopleNotPulluters front and centre! Read our verdict: gwitness.org/3gvrSNW

@SVH00 - I have recently launched an update to my website: noncomart.org Although primarily addressing the climate emergency @COP27P , I have also rounded up a number of public health issues @R_S_P_H @ukphnetwork : #NotesPH" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">noncomart.org/extracts/power…