Tom Pashby (they/them)

I started getting paid for freelance writing in 2018 and the rates have stayed the same or fallen

I don't think there are any truly 'freelance journalists' left, unless they have 20 years of journalism under their belt and are themselves at least a minor celebrity

always v interesting when people bring new tactics to campaigning for environmental and social justice

I wrote this for @thecanaryuk.bsky.social

the concrete instead shows "a water pipeline" in "another area of Neom", according to the Neom spokesperson

Neom | New imagery shows concrete works have started at Saudi’s The Line | New Civil Engineer Neom the flagship project of Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s Vision 2030 programme of development, intended to diversify the country’s

Neom finally cracked and gave me the tiniest details about the giga-project in Saudi Arabia

confirmed to me that concrete works lining a trench pictured in photos shared by the chief operating officer of the Line are, in fact, not in the Line

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Peer advocates for AMR to power Port Talbot steelworks | New Civil Engineer Domestic UK steelmaking has shot up the agenda this month as concerns have increased about the last British Steel blast furnaces being shut off as its

nuclear advocates seem convinced that an advanced modular reactor (AMR) is what Port Talbot Steelworks needs, but a steel industry source told me they thought electricity from AMRs would be too expensive

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To add more nuance, I mean it’s good that recording non-binary people as our own category alongside binary identities is becoming more mainstream - not specifically in the nuclear sector

Having records and data can be the first step in trying to improve diversity and inclusion in any space

Submarine reactors and nuclear warheads driving significant growth in nuclear workforce | New Civil Engineer The 2024 Nuclear Workforce Assessment (NWA) by Cogent Skills, for the Nuclear Workforce Assessment Working Group, found that the overall nuclear workforce

often with these reports, its only binary identities which are recorded

so it’s nice to see non-binary people having their gender identities at least made visible in this report on the nuclear workforce, despite representation being small

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Written questions and answers - Written questions, answers and statements - UK Parliament Information from UK Parliament on written questions & answers, written statements and daily reports.

frmr defence sec Gavin Williamson asked the govt what it is doing to counter Chinese/Russian influence in 'global nuclear energy exports'

despite the PQ being "due for answer by 28 March," FCDO has not yet responded

I've approached FCDO
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What volume of steel is normally used by Network Rail?

And yes the 60k figure doesn't just refer to 'British Steel' sourced material

Network Rail has stockpiled enough steel to maintain services in case of British Steel collapse | New Civil Engineer Emergency law passed to protect domestic steel supply Parliament was recalled on Saturday 12 April because the government was so concerned about the

Network Rail is stockpiling around 60,000t of rail (made of steel) because of concerns about the potential collapse of British Steel

The Guardian first reported the existence of the stockpile

NR spokes told me the railway needs around 60,000t per year
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