I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Big picture to the defections: parties of government die rarely, bringing big changes when they do. What would actually change if Reform replaced the Tories? www.economist.com/britain/2026...
A vibrant kingfisher with bright blue and orange plumage perched on a branch, beak open about to cough up a pellet
Not mad keen on sprouts? Kingfishers hear you. They are keen to get rid of bones or scales from fish they've eaten. Here's one, coughing up a pellet. Great photo by Dominic Ellett, posted on the Nature Table
Daily Mail headline £6BN COST OF STARMER'S NEW BID TO SUCK UP TO BRUSSELS
Independent headline 25 November 2025 Brexit costing UK up to £90bn in lost tax revenue a year, new analysis shows Exclusive: Britons also up to £3,700 worse off, leading to calls for the Labour government to improve relations with the EU
It’s exactly this kind of dismal, prejudiced bollox from the Daily Mail that’s got us into the ruinous Brexit mess we’re in. What a moronic response to us rejoining Erasmus and all the benefits that brings. If they’re really worried about cost, they should push to cancel Brexit altogether.
BT Executive Complaints are embarrassed by the long wait but say they can ask Openreach to deal with it but can't insist on a timetable. We are approaching 3 months with no service, could it be another 3 before they fix the line they broke? It seems so. Meanwhile we have no mobile coverage indoors.
"Join BT for blazing fast, reliable Full Fibre Broadband", their website says. An Openreach contractor trimming trees cut through our fibre line on 26 September. We've had no service since & they still can't say when they'll fix it. But they are still charging us. Not the great deal they promised.
The calls from America this weekend to "abolish the EU" are for one simple reason: the EU is the only thing that can keep European nation-states from becoming Russian or American vassals.
🔥 Highly recommended that you all sign and share.
Link to the petition—> petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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The UK’s independent scientific bodies are highly vulnerable to politicisation - over the past 5 months I've been working with @martinmckee.bsky.social to map out their vulnerabilities and it's not good news.
Today our report is published!
www.ucl.ac.uk/policy-lab/n...
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Tompot Blenny on Chalk Reef habitat
We're taking legal action to stop 100,000 tonnes of sediment being dumped in Beachy Head West Marine Conservation Zone every year for the next 10 years. This should not be allowed in a protected area.
buff.ly/GEfcxEz #StopDumpingOnOurReef
How much does the UK spend on welfare?
🇪🇺 Relatively little compared to Europe: just 10.8% of GDP in 2023 (including sickness & disability benefits, pensions, etc.).
Meanwhile, 🇫🇮Finland spends 25.7% of GDP & 🇫🇷France 23.8%.
#ChartOfTheDay #Welfare
We didn't dream it! 😡💥
The respectful way Keir Starmer talked about foreign workers when he was running for Labour leader is the exact OPPOSITE of the Farage-cloned way he talks about them now. But to see it here in black & white is still SHOCKING!
#RejoinEU 🇬🇧🇪🇺
(1/4) It was America and Britain that guaranteed the sovereignty of Ukraine and its borders in return for persuading them to give up their nuclear weapons.
A screenshot from The Guardian with the headline: “Planning bill ‘throws environmental protection to the wind’, say UK nature chiefs.” The subheading warns the proposals could push species towards extinction and lead to irreversible habitat loss. Below, a photo shows a wide view of the English countryside in autumn, with green fields, scattered trees in golden tones, and wooded hills in the distance - representing the kind of landscapes at risk.
The UK Government promised a planning system that works for people & nature.
But as it stands, this Bill risks fast-tracking nature’s destruction.
We’ve joined others calling for urgent change.
Nature mustn't be written out of our future. 🚨
Oh yes ! Project Stork at @kneppwilding.bsky.social are now livestreaming a nest– this is the pairs 5th breeding attempt together , and they are now on three eggs . . . watch 24/7 to catch all the action at youtube.com/live/s0liN8AzykQ
This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
A Turtle Dove perches on a lush green mossy branch, its soft brown plumage speckled with intricate black markings. Its red-ringed eye contrasts against the blurred green backdrop. Text reads: "Turtle Dove. IUCN Red List: Vulnerable | UK BoCC: Red", highlighting the species’ steep decline and the RSPB’s habitat restoration and international advocacy efforts.
The UK’s Turtle Doves have declined by 98% since 1970. 🔻
We’re restoring vital breeding habitats and working internationally to protect them from unsustainable hunting.
#ReverseTheRedDay
M&S statement
Managing Director of Food at M&S comes out with a PUNCHY statement on how Brexit bureaucracy is impacting their business.
Five years on, few Britons think Brexit has been good for anything
% saying Brexit has had a positive impact on...
Control the UK has over its laws: 31%
UK's ability to respond to COVID-19: 23%
UK's level of international trade: 11%
NHS: 6%
Full list in chart 👇
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
Skilled amateur radio operators in WWII secretly worked from home, decoding enemy transmissions. Under suspicion from neighbours, they intercepted Nazi communications, aiding Bletchley Park. Their courageous silence saved lives | Kate Moore
Learn more about them here ⤵️
Wrong to Brexit without a plan?
Oh, the toxic pushback when some of us said this at the time.
And now the Leader of the Opposition says it.
Majority of Brexit voters ‘would accept free movement’ to access single market
Oh come on Labour - so depressing to hear Pat McFadden say UK has no plans for a youth mobility scheme with the EU. We have schemes with NZ, Australia, Canada, Japan, Iceland, Uruguay & more - only reason not to have one with EU is fear of right wing press. Such cowardice @bbclaurak.bsky.social
“NHS reviews prostate cancer tests after cycling star Chris Hoy calls for more screening…Men of any age with symptoms can request a test. Men who have a brother or father with prostate cancer are
‼️2.5 ‼️times more likely to develop the disease” www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/n...
FFS!
A wish to line corporate pockets is NOT comparable with the need for food security.
"Farming groups say the use of the pesticide is crucial to the British food industry because sugar beet is one of the most profitable crops"...
www.theguardian.com/environment/... #nature #bees #environment
This could be a game changer
There's a growing group of deactivated ex x-ers.
Been so many studies saying the badgercull is not scientific and not productive to reduce bovine TB as most of the TB spread is cow to cow. A small study looking at vaccinating badgers instead of culling them was more effective at reducing bovine TB in badgers than cull. Please stop the cull! 🧪
