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#Drax of Drax Hall is not just a look into the dark sources of one family’s fortune; it is an indictment of a nation’s refusal to reckon with its past.

Lashmar’s book is a necessary, damning reminder that the ghosts of empire are not distant – they are living, breathing and, in some cases, still collecting rent.’

This is not my first post about the Drax family. Their exploitation and the dominance they still hold deserves to be known and scrutinised…and ultimately there must be a reckoning.

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‘James #Drax, the family’s 17th-century patriarch, was not merely a plantation owner but the founder of a system of control and punishmen.

Arriving in #Barbados in 1627, he was instrumental in shifting the island’s labour force from white indentured servants to enslaved Africans. By the 1640s, he had devised the plantation model that would dominate the #Caribbean for centuries – a vast industrial machine, extracting staggering wealth through calculated cruelty.’

Great news on the exposing the current British elite’s links to the slave trade.

A certain rightwing Brexiteer #Dorset ex #Tory MP who really does deserve to be better known for his family’s cruelty, exploitation and the fact their wealth was entirely built on #slavery, is the subject of a new book…’#Drax of Drax Hall’ by Paul Lashmar.

theguardian.com/books/2025/mar

The Guardian · Drax of Drax Hall by Paul Lashmar review – forensic exposé of a British dynasty built on slaveryBy Alex Preston

#ClimateChange? Leaders or crooks?

To say our leaders have ‘failed’ implies they tried

No commitment to a stronger net zero target

Pledging billions of taxpayers’ money on non-solutions lobbied for by oil companies

Expanding aviation

Subsidising the burning of trees by #Drax after accepting their donation

No coherent plan across the entire #economy

Locking up activists using laws written by the #FossilFuel companies while the #climate criminals walk free

extinctionrebellion.uk/2025/01

Extinction Rebellion UK · It's 2025... now what? - Extinction Rebellion UKLack of action is a death sentence for millions of people, including people right here in the UK. XRUK on 2025, at a glance: It’s now official that in 2024, global average temperatures exceeded the target limit of 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. Meanwhile, the mega rich billionaires in the world burned through their carbon budget […]

"Can you imagine being the UK's biggest emitter of CO2, having already been awarded £7bn in 'green subsidies' and set to receive another £2bn (XR)"

#Drax power station in the #UK burns wood, contributing to deforestation & CO2 emissions, & they lie & call that "green" (they know that's #greenwash) youtu.be/v3gABWJhIuw?feature=s

Drax is simply another example of human dishonesty, especially in regards to the #environment, on an industrial scale.

Now what extinctionrebellion.uk/2025/01

“Activists take over lobbyist for toxic Drax and Heathrow – as Starmer ramps up climate attacks”

by Ed Sykes in The Canary @thecanterlonian

@UKLabour

“Grassroots network Axe Drax has targeted a key lobbyist for the UK’s largest carbon polluter. This comes as Keir Starmer’s compromised corporatist Labour Party government ramps up its attacks on the climate”

thecanary.co/trending/2025/02/

#Press #Labour #Starmer #Liar #Authoritarian #Drax #AxeDrax #5654&Company #Lobbyist #Heathrow #Biomass

Canary · Activists take over lobbyist for toxic Drax and Heathrow - as Starmer ramps up climate attacksAxe Drax peacefully occupied the offices of controversial Drax & Heathrow lobbyist 5654 & Company, forcing staff to leave for the day

Urgent Action: Stop Disastrous Decision to Extend Drax’s Subsidies

The Government has just made the disastrous decision to hand billions more in subsidies to tree burners #Drax and Lynemouth. This is a decision to push up emissions, energy bills and profits for Drax’s shareholders. Rather than listening to the science, the Government is pouring billions more into the economic black hole of Drax.

While this decision is disappointing, it is not the end of this campaign. The fight to end dirty tree burning, and to transition to genuinely #CleanEnergy and #GreenJobs is far from over.

We need our MP’s to take action in Parliament and do everything they can to put a stop to this reckless decision. Please take the time today to make it clear to this Government and your MP that we will not stand by and allow them to pour our money into forest destruction and #pollution.

Write to your MP today: actionnetwork.org/letters/urge

actionnetwork.orgUrgent Action: Stop Disastrous Decision to Extend Drax’s Subsidies The Government has just made the disastrous decision to hand billions more in subsidies to tree burners Drax and Lynemouth. This is a decision to push up emissions, energy bills and profits for Drax’s shareholders. Rather than listening to the science, the Government is pouring billions more into the economic black hole of Drax. While this decision is disappointing, it is not the end of this campaign. The fight to end dirty tree burning, and to transition to genuinely clean energy and green jobs is far from over. We need our MP’s to take action in Parliament and do everything they can to put a stop to this reckless decision. Please take the time today to make it clear to this Government and your MP that we will not stand by and allow them to pour our money into forest destruction and pollution.

I'm passing this on from Reclaim The Power, a largely UK-based group fighting against dirty power stations.
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Back in summer, Drax stole £60k of kit meant for our family friendly camp. Now they want to rob every household of £1,526 for their tree burning scam.

We are in a critical window to stop the Drax in their tracks, with a decision imminent from Ed Miliband. Without these subsidies, Drax's tree burning scam cannot continue. We must take action now, to shut Drax down, fund a worker led transition and facilitate reparations from Drax to the communities harmed.

There are three things you can do stop Drax:

1. Subvertise

Drax relies on its media machine to paint itself as green, so let's take our message to the streets to cut through the greenwash. We can spread the word to the public.

Email info@axedrax.uk to get designs to hack your local tube carriages or bus stops.

2. Join us in London on 2nd Dec

Join Axe Drax, Greenpeace, Climate Resistance and others for a demonstration to call on Ed Miliband to grant no subsidies for burning trees.

We need to know numbers to see what is possible to do, sort reimbursing travel and potentially sort accommodation.

Please sign up: actionnetwork.org/forms/no-sub
Let us know you are coming

3. Disrupt Drax: Join the event disruption crew

Drax is everywhere, sponsoring corporate and industry events, desperately trying to greenwash their image to secure more subsidies. They are trying to present themselves as green, but we know this is lies. Sign up to crash a Drax event and disrupt their greenwash.
Sign up here: axedrax.uk/signup/

Drax is the dirtiest energy company in the UK, burning trees, fuelling climate breakdown and polluting communities all while we foot the bill. Let's take them down.

With rage and love,

Reclaim the Power

actionnetwork.orgDemo: No subsidies for burning treesJoin Axe Drax for a demonstration calling on Ed Miliband to grant no subsidies for burning trees for electricity. Monday 2nd December, 8am to 10am in London.