Environmental campaigner, Member of the @UKHouseofLords, Chairman of the Royal Vet College and LCEF. Views are my own.
Joined July 2009
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Great British Energy is a plan to tackle the cost of living crisis, strengthen our national security and protect our planet.
Backed up by polling figures, renewable energy CEO's and Patrick Vallance - this is what credible climate action looks like.
The Conservatives think we should only have public ownership of energy by foreign governments.
Labour thinks that the British people should benefit from the drive to cheaper, clean power.
Check out the website for Great British Energy here 👇
great-british-energy.org.uk/
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🎂 Katie Bacon, a Registered Veterinary Nurse (RVN) at the RVC, is celebrating thirty years of service caring for animals at our world-leading hospital.
➡️ Read more: rvc.uk.com/rvn-30-years-of-s…
🥼 Want an RVN career at RVC? – check our nursing vacancies at jobs.rvc.ac.uk/display.aspx?…
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📢We’ve published our report on Electric Vehicles:
🔌EVs are crucial to reaching net zero
🚗But only 3% of cars on UK roads are EVs
👉Government must tackle barriers to affordability and turbo-charge the charging infrastructure
👨💻Read the report here: ukparliament.shorthandstorie…
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Fantastic to see Starmer give clear and robust vocal support to the Green Prosperity Plan, borrowing to invest to improve energy independence and lower energy bills.
Bring it on, indeed!
youtu.be/jmMqGx_4auo?si=VX_1…
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Around the world the climate crisis hits children in the poorest & most disadvantaged communities hardest.
Today we're launching a collection of inspiring essays analysing the crisis's threats to children's futures & how to protect them.
Full collection: savethechildren.org.uk/conte…
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If the Conservatives want to fight the next election against long-term investment in well-paid jobs of the future, then that's fantastic news for Labour - bring it on!
But Labour have to remain crystal clear about their commitment to these plans. Wavering will not help.
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Alas, this is the wrong lesson to have taken from this week's #AutumnStatement.
The GPP is THE way to help Labour meet its fiscal goals in government. £28bn a year to boost the economy, create the jobs of the future and create real growth
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Donate in Memory of Aubergine animalcaretrust.enthuse.com/… the RVc’s oldest and most loved teaching pony.
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The UK’s blanket ban on assisted dying is failing terminally ill people. They face a stark choice: suffering, suicide, or travel to Switzerland to die on their own terms.
It's just not right. Agree? Join the campaign to legalise assisted dying in the UK.
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It's good to see cross-party support for an effective, cross-departmental #LandUseFramework in this recent #LevellingUp debate 👏 @youngb48
We look forward to seeing the government's Land Use Framework for England later this year.
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🧫 Investigate your potential at the RVC
We have limited places available through #clearing on a range of biosciences BSc and MSci courses #SeriousAboutScience #RVCForAll
➡️ Visit rvc.ac.uk/clearing for details on how to apply
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Boffin Media conceived The Supermassive Podcast with @RoyalAstroSoc three years ago and we love working closely with them & presenters @IzzieClarke @drbecky_ Today it is the UK's number one astronomy podcast and... drumroll... has just reached over 1 million all time listens! 🎉
Endangered Wildlife Appeal youtu.be/Mtm7US9ME8M via @YouTube
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📷 One of our BVetMed students, Katherine Edmondson, won the "All creatures great and small" category of the BVA Veterinary Photographer of the Year 2023 with her photograph entitled "On the shoulders of giants". Well done Katherine!
#BVAPhotoComp
Here're the 2023 #BVAPhotoComp winners! 📸
- 3 red-billed oxpeckers sit on a giraffe in Kwantu Game Reserve, South Africa
- A newborn calf suckles its mother whilst a vet tends to her following a c-section
- Winnie playing on a beach
Read more: bva.co.uk/news-and-blog/news…
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👩⚕️ We're continuing our student spotlight during Veterinary Nursing Awareness Month #VNAM2023 with BSc Veterinary Nursing student Rhianna's insights into her experiences of the course and her advice for all aspiring RVNs #WhatVNsDo
➡️ Read more at: rvc.ac.uk/study/undergraduat…
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Our response to today's announcement on the Retained EU Law Bill
ALT Ruth Chambers of the Greener UK coalition said: "Choosing to retain rather than delete laws by default is a sensible move as it will relieve pressure on civil servants and help stop key protections being lost. “Yet this does nothing to solve the bill's most serious flaws. Ministers will still be able to sweep away protections for rivers and wildlife behind closed doors. "We need the PM to work with peers next week to guarantee existing levels of environmental protection, and to reflect his ambition for accountable government by requiring parliamentary scrutiny over any future changes."
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👁️ RVC Undergraduate Open Day
📅 Saturday 13 May 2023
🕙 10:00am - 3:30pm
📍 Hawkshead Campus
Our Undergraduate Open Day is intended for anyone interested in our courses, including students of all ages, parents, career advisors, and teachers.
➡️ rvc.uk.com/open-day-may-2023
