Sandra Laville

@ultras_antifaa @fractilly MARK BONNICK YOU ARE A LEGEND!!! Thank you for standing against a genocide and apartheid and oppression and illegal occupation!!! Shame on #Arsenal for approving this disgusting GENOCIDE OF THE PALESTINIANS 🤮

Mark Bonnick explains how #Arsenal sacked him for opposing the genocide in Gaza: “I don’t regret speaking out about Palestine.”

“The fact that he is known as a vulture capitalist should tell you everything about how inappropriate this deal is [for Thames Water]… these kinds of people are there to suck the lifeblood out of our utilities and public services, and this deal should not be rushed through.”

It is mid-May. The hedge looks like it has got completely out of hand. The hedge trimmer is in the shed, ready, and the urge to sort it out is entirely understandable. 🌿 It is also the worst possible time of year to do it. Under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, it is a criminal offence to intentionally damage or destroy the nest of any wild bird while that nest is in use or being built. Every species of garden bird is covered without exception. This is not guidance — it is law. And May is not a neutral point in the nesting calendar. It is the peak. Active nests in a typical garden hedge right now: Blackbird (Turdus merula) — the first brood may have only just fledged, and the pair will have begun their second clutch in the same hedge, often in the same fork. Up to three broods are possible before late July. Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) — its domed moss nest sits at the base of the hedge in dense cover. First-brood chicks may still be in the nest or have only just left. A second nest may already be under construction in the same section. Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) — arrived from migration in April and will have laid immediately. In May its eggs are incubating or its first chicks are in the nest at one to two metres height — exactly where a trimmer blade runs first. Robin (Erithacus rubecula) — nests within 50 cm of the ground in the densest cover. A second brood is often underway in May. The nest is found almost exclusively by destroying it. Dunnock (Prunella modularis) — two broods between April and July, moss nest in low scrub. Its turquoise-blue eggs are among the most beautiful and least visible in a garden hedge. May is the moment when the hedge looks most in need of cutting — and the moment when active nest density is highest across the entire year. The only remaining clear window is August. The hedge held through winter; it will hold through summer. 🐦 #WildlifeGardening #HedgerowHabitat #NestingBirds #GardenWildlifeIt is mid-May. The hedge looks like it has got completely out of hand. The hedge trimmer is in the shed, ready, and the urge to sort it out is entirely understandable. 🌿 It is also the worst possible time of year to do it. Under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, it is a criminal offence to intentionally damage or destroy the nest of any wild bird while that nest is in use or being built. Every species of garden bird is covered without exception. This is not guidance — it is law. And May is not a neutral point in the nesting calendar. It is the peak. Active nests in a typical garden hedge right now: Blackbird (Turdus merula) — the first brood may have only just fledged, and the pair will have begun their second clutch in the same hedge, often in the same fork. Up to three broods are possible before late July. Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) — its domed moss nest sits at the base of the hedge in dense cover. First-brood chicks may still be in the nest or have only just left. A second nest may already be under construction in the same section. Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) — arrived from migration in April and will have laid immediately. In May its eggs are incubating or its first chicks are in the nest at one to two metres height — exactly where a trimmer blade runs first. Robin (Erithacus rubecula) — nests within 50 cm of the ground in the densest cover. A second brood is often underway in May. The nest is found almost exclusively by destroying it. Dunnock (Prunella modularis) — two broods between April and July, moss nest in low scrub. Its turquoise-blue eggs are among the most beautiful and least visible in a garden hedge. May is the moment when the hedge looks most in need of cutting — and the moment when active nest density is highest across the entire year. The only remaining clear window is August. The hedge held through winter; it will hold through summer. 🐦 #WildlifeGardening #HedgerowHabitat #NestingBirds #GardenWildlife

Hedge funds swooped on Thames Water debt, effectively taking control of the company. Trump mega donor Paul Singer at the heart of the Thames deal likely to make millions. Haven't we been here before...theguardian.com/business/2026/…

My read with @sandralaville about the billionaire Trump donor who could soon be in control of Thames Water theguardian.com/business/2026/…

Trump mega donor at centre of Thames Water deal - theguardian.com/business/2026/…

Isabel Oakeshott on Nigel Farage buying a £1.4m house: “I honestly don’t see why it’s anyone’s business. Why should people know how he paid?” Isabel Oakeshott on Angela Rayner buying a 2nd home: “I smell a massive rat. How on earth has she raised the money to buy a £800k flat?”

@JamesMelville Absolutely the point of the petition for a referendum on the public ownership of the failed privatised water industry. Get yourself a voice because government is not going to listen to you otherwise. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/7626…

Thames Water takeover by creditors in question as Burnham kicks off his campaign - story by @horton_official theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/m…

One of the most effective bits of political communication on the left I’ve seen in a long time. A message and a powerful messenger.

Hey @JeremyClarkson as a small agricultural business that depends on trading at small local events, it’d be great if you could stop trying to pressgang your Hawkstone cider into every event we do. You don’t grow apples or make the cider yourself. Butt out - you’re bankrupting us

@Thames21 Thames Water didn't sound keen on the Ham bathing spot in their consultation response. @sandralaville gov.uk/government/con…

London 👏👏👏

This is what the public should be aware of. Here is a journalist reporting the news, not trying to manipulate it.

Absolutely true. This is all in support of Starmer @UKLabour. Make no fucking mistake.

Keir Starmer is the first British PM in years that isn't destroying the UK. Aligning with Europe, making the economy more competitive again, reducing red tape, lowering migration, nuclear & renewable energy investments, putting a halt to Americanisation and delivering growth!

So you need £5m from a crypto billionaire to protect you from Martin Godwin of The Guardian?

If a tree were to fall in Clacton... would anyone hear it? Well, first, there are fuck-all trees in Clacton, and second, one person who definitely wouldn't hear it is Clacton’s MP Nigel Farage - because he’s rarely there! Farage’s constituency of Clacton-on-Sea is a “tree desert”, leaving people more exposed to air pollution, poorer health, lower life expectancy and the impact of rising temperatures. The Essex town is rated the worst-performing for equal access to trees in England, with the highest proportion of urban residents – 98.2% – living in neighbourhoods with critically low access to trees. Trees in urban areas create habitats for wildlife, help prevent flooding by acting as natural sponges and umbrellas, improve air quality and keep cities and towns shaded and cool. But they are under constant threat from development and under stress in many areas from climate breakdown. Reform UK oppose action on climate change. theguardian.com/environment/20…

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez: “We received a letter today demanding that Lamine Yamal be suspended because he raised the Palestinian flag yesterday during the celebrations of FC Barcelona. I think this is something laughable — asking me to suspend a player simply for raising the Palestinian flag. I believe FIFA should instead be contacted to prevent you from participating in football because of what you have been doing for more than three years: systematic killing and genocide carried out in the most horrific ways. Lamine Yamal will be honored, and this flag will become an icon of celebrations in the streets of Spain from today onward.”