Barry Cusack

Barry Cusack

@barrycusack.bsky.social

Desperate to leave the world in a better state than I found it... #ThereIsNoPlanetB #SocialJustice #Equality #Peace

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As long as we have water privatisation, the system will never "work in our interests" The government should take water into public ownership (normal in 9/10 of world) 5 DAYS TO GO - @andyburnham.bsky.social say NO to Thames Water creditors, say NO to bill hikes www.theguardian.com/business/202...

theguardian.comUK government to make unprecedented intervention in setting of water billsExclusive: Angela Eagle tells utility bosses next price review ‘must focus on value for money for customers’

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If this death toll was the result of a terrorist attack, the world would be up in arms And remember, this is not the new normal From the perspective of 2100, or even 2050, the summer of 2026 will be one of the coolest www.theguardian.com/environment/...

theguardian.comHeat killed ‘staggering’ 50,000 people in Europe’s cities this summer, scientists warnPeople succumbed to heat at highest rates in Malta, Italy and Hungary, with health issues, loneliness and poverty exacerbating toll

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"Too big to fail cannot mean too big to tax" 👏 Great to see our latest analysis in The Guardian last week 👇 www.theguardian.com/... We've been campaigning for a windfall tax for almost 4 years now. It's never felt closer to becoming a reality. Sign to #TaxTheBanks now👉 bit.ly/TaxTheBanks

theguardian.comThe Guardian view on the banks: too big to fail cannot mean too big to tax | EditorialEditorial: Financiers owe their windfalls and bonuses to higher interest rates. Britain should reclaim more for the public and resist City lobbying

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O'Brien is spot on here. The idea of the 'self-made' millionaire or billionaire is a fantasy. Success doesn't happen in a vacuum. Wealth is created collectively. When those who've gained the most stop paying back in, the foundations that made their success possible start to crumble.

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"It is bonkers that income from wealth is taxed at a lower rate than income from work." Great to hear Ellie Chowns call out CGT for what it is, a ridiculous unfair give away to the country's richest. We need reform now.

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Jackdaw WON'T: - Have any meaningful impact on UK energy security - Bring down our energy bills - Stop the decline in the North Sea jobs New oil and gas fields are simply not compatible with safe climate limits. Labour MUST reject Rosebank

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Britain is facing a crisis of trust and power. That's why today we're launching Better! - an alliance to remove the grip on power, wealth and information by the few - and return it to the many - for a better future for all. 🧵1/4

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Take Action: Stop Funding Factory Farms Banks don’t just fund fossil fuels. Many also finance industrial animal agriculture, a major driver of deforestation, biodiversity loss, water pollution and climate emissions. 🌍 #ClimateAction #ClimateFinance #ProtectNature #BankingOnChange

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Imagine a world where, instead of financing fossil fuels and deforestation, banks invest in climate-positive solutions, such as sustainable agriculture, electric vehicle networks, and renewable energy initiatives. Check out these five fossil-free banking services doing just that and switch today!

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The Flower Carpet display in Bradford by Shiraaz Ali, who took Victorian patterns made in the Bradford mills & use them to create this beautiful masterpiece made up of over 300,000 Dahlia heads. All hand laid by volunteers who started at 8am & finished at 3:30pm 24 -27 Sept 🌼🌺 #flowercarpet

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The new Prime Minister has challenged 40 years of privatisation 😮 Let's keep the pressure on for public ownership ✊

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“Dutch people cycle an average of 2.6km each per day. If this pattern was replicated worldwide, annual carbon emissions would drop by 686 million tonnes. This mammoth figure exceeds the entire carbon footprint of most countries, including the UK, Canada, Saudi Arabia and Australia.” @euronews.com

euronews.comCycling like the Dutch would slash the world’s carbon footprintIf everybody cycled like the Dutch, we could offset the UK or Australia’s entire carbon footprint.

Enough is enough. Devastating #wildfires are threatening our communities, our #wildlife, and our landscapes 🌳 We need the UK Gov to back our amazing fire fighters and invest in a real national wildfire prevention plan. Join me and sign the petition here: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/te...

you.38degrees.org.ukProtect nature for the future: make wildfire prevention a national priorityEnough is enough. Devastating wildfires are threatening our communities, our wildlife, and our landscapes 🌳 We need the UK Gov to back our amazing fire fighters and invest in a real national wildfire ...

Watching #BigChicken: A Fast Food Conspiracy, I was shocked to see the damage the chicken industry is doing to rivers, communities and animals. And now I’ve learned the Government wants to expand Big Chicken. I've signed the petition to stop it 👇🏻 you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...

you.38degrees.org.ukStop Big Chicken Choking our RiversWatching Big Chicken: A Fast Food Conspiracy, I was shocked to see the damage the chicken industry is doing to rivers, communities and animals. And now I’ve learned the Government wants to expand Big ...

New drilling for oil and gas simply can't happen. That gas won't help UK households it will largely be sold to other countries whilst also causing even more severe heatwaves, wildfires and flooding... #ClimateChange #FuelSecurity #Bills #InvestInRenewables

So tired of religiously motivated killing, oppression and control... Solidarity with any #LGBTQ+ person feeling attacked or vulnerable after this latest unprovoked attack. You are not alone. #Berlin 🌈

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Pornainen, Finland (pop 5,000) is now heated by a silo of crushed soapstone. I spoke to CNBC about it. 100 MWh, charged when power is cheap, emissions down ~70%. Days to weeks of storage, no critical minerals. www.cnbc.com/2026/07/25/f...

cnbc.comFinland’s radical answer to renewable energy’s biggest headache: The world’s largest sand batteryA small Finnish town has turned to the world's largest commercial sand battery to tackle a major hurdle in the energy transition: intermittency.

#Microsoft wants to build three massive AI #DataCentres in #Leeds. It’ll drain thousands of litres of water from the River Aire and become the city's biggest carbon emitter. We can still stop the council's final sign-off, but we need more voices. Sign: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/pr...

you.38degrees.org.ukStop the Microsoft AI megasite in Leeds!Microsoft want to build three huge AI data centres at Skelton Grange. It would drain the River Aire and become the city's biggest carbon emitter. We can still stop it - add your name to the petition.

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France more than 5,700 excess deaths during June heatwave These people would still be alive were it not for fossil fuel induced extreme global warming But Big Oil are above the law and can kill with impunity and get billions in subsides for more mass killing www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

theguardian.comFrance records more than 5,700 excess deaths during June heatwaveFigures come as large parts of southern Europe endure another record-breaking period of extreme temperatures

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Temperatures in Basra, Iraq hit 48°C today. Next 4 day period will see 48°C every day during which temps will not go below 32°C. This is a lethal heatwave driven by climate change.

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BREAKING 🚨: reports suggest Andy Burnham could approve new oil and gas fields, including Rosebank. Is he REALLY going to cave into the demands of the profiteering oil giants and Trump? Or is he going to stand with people facing soaring bills and a worsening climate crisis?

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Scientists are warning that the climate changes bringing these heatwaves are also causing food shortages in parts of the world. This WILL affect you. Probably sooner than later. DEMAND that your government stop the oil industry or it just gets worse! www.theguardian.com/environment/...

theguardian.comHow climate breakdown is putting the world’s food in peril – in maps and chartsFrom floods to droughts, erratic weather patterns are affecting food security, with crop yields projected to fall if changes are not made

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This morning in Biddeford, Maine, a 26-year-old man said goodbye to his wife and daughter and left for work. Moments later he was dead, shot in the head by ICE agents, the second man ICE has killed in six days. ICE is killing our neighbors. ICE cannot be reformed. Abolish ICE.