Megan Corton Scott

“She and other office staff were called out from the offices into the stores, to help hand out shovels to the many local men who joined the recovery efforts.” Ahead of the 60th anniversary of Aberfan, Vikki Howells MS reflects on an industrial legacy that still shadows South Wales communities.

This is great to see. Making it easier for those without a driveway to access cheaper home charging is a critical step to ensuring the EV transition is fair & equitable. Further strengthening the rights of renters to request a charger would also be a really positive step. www.gov.uk/government/n...

I've written for @labourlist.bsky.social on why standing firm on policies like the ZEV mandate not only has a climate & industrial imperative, but a political one too. labourlist.org/2026/10/zero...

This is really interesting, and basically vindicates the v different approach Labour took towards the Greens in Holborn & St Pancras vs Gorton & Denton.

"But there is no straight line between experience and opinion. All experience is mediated via pre-existing political beliefs" Fascinating analysis here of experience vs media coverage in shaping climate salience - with wider implications for how we think about the drivers of political opinion

With thanks to @SteveAkehurst.bsky.social and @morganj0nes.bsky.social for their excellent work - do give the article a read if you haven't already! buff.ly/sMEEo81

This year was our hottest summer on record - but did it shift the dial on climate action? @PersuasionUK.bsky.social has an excellent article out today covering some of their ongoing work with LCEF on voters' appetite for climate action. buff.ly/sMEEo81

Pleased to have this out today with @steveakehurst.bsky.social, discussing @persuasionuk.bsky.social's work on climate salience and public attitudes. I'm really pleased with the piece, do give it a read: www.break-down.org/making-peopl...

It is deeply irresponsible for any politician, let alone a senior Conservative, to peddle the same far-right nonsense about Luton that we see from the likes of Yaxley Lennon and Reform.

Today is the 117th consecutive day somewhere in the UK has recorded a temperature of 20°C or higher. The 11th of June was the last time we didn't reach this threshold. Fresher air comes in on Wednesday allowing temperatures to fall, and likely to stay just below 20°C.

The time to reimagine clean industrial policy is NOW. So, too, is the need for bold, progressive leadership to deploy innovative green technology, strengthen critical industries, and ensure every new project upholds standards and delivers high-quality, family-sustaining jobs. https://ampr.gs/3Vj4R4Q

Baffling to see The Times claim that Burnham “did not mention energy” in his conference speech. Energy was referenced no fewer than 10 times, alongside a major announcement of £4bn for Great British Grid to cut connection delays and bring bills down. Britain's energy challenge was front & centre.

Another mega @lcefuk.bsky.social conference programme is done. There was a real buzz around conference this year and it was brilliant - and still slightly surreal - to have climate and environment *physically* at the heart of it with our LCEF Hub.

⚡ LCEF EVENTS DAILY GUIDE: MONDAY 28TH SEPTEMBER Day 2 at the Hub promises to be great - we’ve got a heavy-hitting lineup today, including our In Conversations and our evening reception!

Very excited to be sitting down with Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband in our @lcefuk.bsky.social Hub, to talk political vision, global challenges and climate leadership at 4pm! Join the waitlist/ irl queue to come along: luma.com/lcef-edm-2026

Pleased to be in @opendemocracy.net discussing @persuasionuk.bsky.social's work assessing what messages work against Reform and why the summer of financial scandals has caught up to the party. www.opendemocracy.net/reform-uk-ni...

NEW: How did the summer heatwaves and wildfires change attitudes to climate and Net Zero, if at all? A short thread on analysis of tracker polling now summer is winding down. 🧵 (for @persuasionuk.bsky.social with @yougov.co.uk)

LCEF is hiring! 🌟 We're looking for a brilliant Parliamentary Engagement Manager over at @lcefuk.bsky.social . Are you - or is someone you know- political, organised and enjoy a reactive and varied workload? Take a look here- and please share with networks! www.w4mpjobs.org/JobDetails.a...

“The idea that you could be here for the next 10, 15 years and you’d still have no legal right to remain in the country … how the hell do you plan?..It cuts across any effort to integrate at all.” www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

🗓️ NEW EVENT: In Conversation with Miatta Fahnbulleh 🗓️ We're delighted to be hosting Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero @miattafahnbulleh.bsky.social in the LCEF Hub, in conversation with @pronouncedalva.bsky.social, Political Editor at the New Statesman.

Excited to be heading to NYC for Climate Week this month, and to be speaking on this panel on Monday 21st. Getting clean industrial policy right is good for the country, good for the economy, good for citizens and good for the climate. Looking forward to discussing!

Patriot Platform, the far-right group whose black-clad masked members caused hours of disruption in Dover yesterday, calls itself a Christian “army of patriots” dedicated to protecting women and children. There’s a problem with that story.

Diesel vans are now the single largest transport source of NOx pollution in central London - with 18 diesel vans for every 1 electric van on the road. @zakbond.bsky.social from @cleancitiescampaign.org argues it’s time for a Zero Emission Zone for Freight. Link: buff.ly/MUcxG6k

A full thrilling report on the right's sharp turn on Net Zero here: persuasionuk.org/research/apa...

"I want your children's lungs to be smaller and less functional" is a bold electoral strategy.

Excellent piece - understanding the construction of these arguments against popular climate policy can also (as Sam writes!) lets us recognise these arguments when made against other policies too, and how to dismantle them. We must all learn to read the opposition’s playbook!

1. AFM, the labor union representing professional musicians in North America, is paying tribute to Dolly Parton, who was a member of its Nashville Local 257 for 58 years. AFM says that for decades, Dolly consistently filed union contracts for her recording sessions, live gigs and tours.

Reform UK are back parroting Peter Lilley's little list. I grew up in a single parent household. What matters is the love and care families provide, not their shape or size. Britain rejected these outdated views in the 1990s, we will do so again. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

Very depressing that this highly misleading statistic is now being promoted by Conservative Shadow Home Secretary. Philp contrasts “foreign born” with “British citizens” but a lot of the people in the “foreign born” group ARE British citizens.

The lines of MAGA attack against both Ossoff and Talarico--"feminine," "beta," "theater kid," "low-T," etc.--are a beta test for the GOP, which is hoping that anti-gay hatred will be their next winning argument. You'll hear "homo" and "faggot" in their 2028 campaigns--and they'll come for marriage.

From the emergency services, to farms, to schools - our infrastructure is not set up to cope with extreme heat. An illustration of why net zero targets are not a ‘nice to have’, and why climate adaptation is essential www.bbc.co.uk/weather/arti...

Today is A-level results day – a milestone for hundreds of thousands of young people and the families that supported them. This year, exam candidates faced an extra burden: two record-breaking heatwaves.

Record heatwaves mean it's time for regulators to move faster. People need quick, easy access to government subsidies to stay cool - read about the campaign for air-con on LabourList: labourlist.org/2026/08/cool...

It's encouraging to see the government holding & @andyburnham.bsky.social chairing a Cobra meeting today about extreme heat – at @roundourwayuk.bsky.social we have been calling from urgent action from the government on the climate impacts hitting people across the country now.

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☀️ HEATWAVE SPOTLIGHT ☀️ The impacts of the extreme weather events continue to make themselves felt as we head into August. An estimated 2,700 deaths were attributed to the two heatwaves earlier this year and we are now potentially facing the worst harvest for farmers on record.

It's now been confirmed that this summer will be the hottest on record. For those opposing bold action on the climate crisis - you're not just putting lives and the planet at risk today, but dooming future generations.

Important article from @katiewhitemp.bsky.social and @fbunational.bsky.social @unionstevew.bsky.social. The world is failing to limit global warming. We mustn’t give up, but we also need to do much more to adapt to extreme weather and the consequences of it. observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

More than half of England is currently in drought, and more than 20 million people are under hosepipe bans. Extreme weather is unfortunately an issue that is only going to accelerate as we see more effects of human-made climate change. That is why I wrote to the Secretary of State, Dame Angela

Climate Change & the extreme weather we are witnessing across the UK and Europe shows why we need to act. We need to act to adapt our buildings, transport & public services & we need to act to reduce our emissions and move to clean & green energy. hounslowherald.com/climate-chan...

The record temperatures, wildfires and drought we have seen in the UK & Europe is climate change in action. There is hope. It has been a record year for renewable energy generation, all new homes will have solar panels from next year. But we must accelerate the transition to clean & green energy.

LCEF is proud to have supported this - with extreme heat becoming a regular occurrence in UK summers, it’s vital that we help keep people safe, cool and comfortable in their homes, as well as decarbonising to combat climate change. Air to air heat pumps will be an important part of the solution.

NEW - The NHS has been warned by Yvette Cooper to prepare for potential annual summer crises caused by extreme heat with the same pressures as winter, as heatwaves caused by the climate crisis become routine in the UK. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

Let’s get a move on with air-con grants 🆒 Despite Labour approving grants for air to air heating and cooling systems last year, 4 heatwaves later and they still aren’t available… Why? Because agencies haven’t approved an accreditation scheme 😐 It’s time to get it done👇