Alasdair Cameron
@alasdaircameron.bsky.social
Executive Director of charity @SomersetWildlands.Bsky.social - rewilding land in the Somerset Levels for all. Rewilding own land too. Zoologist. Investigator. Campaigner. Bristol, UK.
www.somersetwildlands.org
www.somersetwildlands.org
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Hello BlueSkiers! I’ve made a starter back of people working on rewilding and similar things in UK and Ireland. Many more to add but it’s a start.
go.bsky.app/A7v5ZUQ
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I try and be a 'normally a more complex explanation' sort of guy but everything about the Palestine Action ban has stunk of horseshit from the start.
Hope you're drafting that resignation letter, Yvette.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Hope you're drafting that resignation letter, Yvette.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Removal of judge in Palestine Action ban legal challenge ‘deeply concerning’
Unusual last-minute change means panel of three will now hear case rather than Mr Justice Chamberlain
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:10 PM
I try and be a 'normally a more complex explanation' sort of guy but everything about the Palestine Action ban has stunk of horseshit from the start.
Hope you're drafting that resignation letter, Yvette.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Hope you're drafting that resignation letter, Yvette.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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I am sure the hotel industry will say it’s an outrage, but come on. It a) isn’t and b) it really isn’t.
November 25, 2025 at 1:52 PM
I am sure the hotel industry will say it’s an outrage, but come on. It a) isn’t and b) it really isn’t.
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Here is what I wrote back then. A charge of £2 a night on a hotel room/ABNB could raise £12 a year… money which could be invested in municipal infrastructure (eg public transport, tourist facilities, home insulation).
November 25, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Here is what I wrote back then. A charge of £2 a night on a hotel room/ABNB could raise £12 a year… money which could be invested in municipal infrastructure (eg public transport, tourist facilities, home insulation).
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Delighted the government seems to be on the cusp of allowing a tourism tax (as is standard in much of Europe). Here I am calling for it back in 2018 to help Bristol.
Now need to make sure that there is further fiscal devolution to cities, and accountability. www.bristol247.com/news-and-fea...
Now need to make sure that there is further fiscal devolution to cities, and accountability. www.bristol247.com/news-and-fea...
Should a tourist tax be introduced in Bristol?
Industry leaders have slammed the proposal to impose a levy on overnight stays
www.bristol247.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Delighted the government seems to be on the cusp of allowing a tourism tax (as is standard in much of Europe). Here I am calling for it back in 2018 to help Bristol.
Now need to make sure that there is further fiscal devolution to cities, and accountability. www.bristol247.com/news-and-fea...
Now need to make sure that there is further fiscal devolution to cities, and accountability. www.bristol247.com/news-and-fea...
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Since 2011 the fuel duty freeze has cost the Treasury £133 billion.
This huge amount could have paid for lower train and bus fares, better stations, safer walking, wheeling and cycling and much more!
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
This huge amount could have paid for lower train and bus fares, better stations, safer walking, wheeling and cycling and much more!
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Rachel Reeves will freeze fuel duty to dodge ‘political suicide’
The chancellor will also highlight a rise in the minimum wage and plans to cut energy bills as she tries to win over voters by focusing on cost of living
www.thetimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Since 2011 the fuel duty freeze has cost the Treasury £133 billion.
This huge amount could have paid for lower train and bus fares, better stations, safer walking, wheeling and cycling and much more!
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
This huge amount could have paid for lower train and bus fares, better stations, safer walking, wheeling and cycling and much more!
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
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This petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy already has over 26,000 signatures. Let’s get it to 100,000 this week.
Please sign and share 🙏
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Please sign and share 🙏
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 24, 2025 at 7:36 PM
This petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy already has over 26,000 signatures. Let’s get it to 100,000 this week.
Please sign and share 🙏
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Please sign and share 🙏
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Delighted the government seems to be on the cusp of allowing a tourism tax (as is standard in much of Europe). Here I am calling for it back in 2018 to help Bristol.
Now need to make sure that there is further fiscal devolution to cities, and accountability. www.bristol247.com/news-and-fea...
Now need to make sure that there is further fiscal devolution to cities, and accountability. www.bristol247.com/news-and-fea...
Should a tourist tax be introduced in Bristol?
Industry leaders have slammed the proposal to impose a levy on overnight stays
www.bristol247.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Delighted the government seems to be on the cusp of allowing a tourism tax (as is standard in much of Europe). Here I am calling for it back in 2018 to help Bristol.
Now need to make sure that there is further fiscal devolution to cities, and accountability. www.bristol247.com/news-and-fea...
Now need to make sure that there is further fiscal devolution to cities, and accountability. www.bristol247.com/news-and-fea...
Keep on challenging Reform. I am fairly confident that a large number of their supporters do not want a racist, Pro-Putin, climate change denying party that wants to cut minimum wage.
November 25, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Keep on challenging Reform. I am fairly confident that a large number of their supporters do not want a racist, Pro-Putin, climate change denying party that wants to cut minimum wage.
We all want to feel good, but I must confess I find something extremely drab and slightly depressing about our focus on trying to live forever through vitamin drips and potions. I can't quite explain why.
Two-sip martinis – and IV infusion drips: Soho House’s CEO on how wellness replaced hedonism
Two-sip martinis – and IV infusion drips: Soho House’s CEO on how wellness replaced hedonism
It used to be all boozy lunches and late-night carousing. Now it’s hyperbaric chambers and longevity chat. Andrew Carnie, CEO of the private club, explains how life and trends have changed since the Covid era
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:19 AM
We all want to feel good, but I must confess I find something extremely drab and slightly depressing about our focus on trying to live forever through vitamin drips and potions. I can't quite explain why.
Bravo to the Youngwilders. Great stuff.
"the main thing is we’ve just let it breathe for a little bit. We’ve removed a lot of grazing pressure and seen what’s come up.”
Music to my ears.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"the main thing is we’ve just let it breathe for a little bit. We’ve removed a lot of grazing pressure and seen what’s come up.”
Music to my ears.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘It fully changed my life!’ How young rewilders transformed a farm – and began a movement
At Maple Farm, nature is returning in droves: nightingales, grass snakes, slowworms, bats and insects. All due to the vision of a group determined to accelerate its recovery
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Bravo to the Youngwilders. Great stuff.
"the main thing is we’ve just let it breathe for a little bit. We’ve removed a lot of grazing pressure and seen what’s come up.”
Music to my ears.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"the main thing is we’ve just let it breathe for a little bit. We’ve removed a lot of grazing pressure and seen what’s come up.”
Music to my ears.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Those of us who spend even a bit of time online - for work, fun whatever - see a huge amount of detail on current events. Think pieces, scandals, dark currents, blogs, back stories, investigation - almost none of which makes it into main news. Leads to further frustration and disconnect all round.
November 25, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Those of us who spend even a bit of time online - for work, fun whatever - see a huge amount of detail on current events. Think pieces, scandals, dark currents, blogs, back stories, investigation - almost none of which makes it into main news. Leads to further frustration and disconnect all round.
There has been soooooo much build up to this budget… too much I think.
November 25, 2025 at 8:16 AM
There has been soooooo much build up to this budget… too much I think.
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As well as the moral case for lifting children out of poverty, there’s a powerful economic case for abolishing the two-child cap. blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...
Abolishing the two-child benefit limit would be a great investment | British Politics and Policy at LSE
Abolishing the Two-Child Benefit limit and overall Benefit Cap is good policy not just for ethical reasons but because investment in children pays off.
blogs.lse.ac.uk
November 24, 2025 at 3:48 PM
As well as the moral case for lifting children out of poverty, there’s a powerful economic case for abolishing the two-child cap. blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...
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BBC board member Robbie Gibb, whose previous jobs have included being Conservative communications director to Theresa May, and helping to set up GB News, tells MPs that he is "hugely impartial"
November 24, 2025 at 5:44 PM
BBC board member Robbie Gibb, whose previous jobs have included being Conservative communications director to Theresa May, and helping to set up GB News, tells MPs that he is "hugely impartial"
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Just make a big thing of it! Throw in 'should we have a fit & proper to own social media test' for the hell of it! If you're being cynical this is is how to make "Reform are a security risk" stick in people's minds, if being noble this is all part of European resilience to Russian/Chinese threat
November 24, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Just make a big thing of it! Throw in 'should we have a fit & proper to own social media test' for the hell of it! If you're being cynical this is is how to make "Reform are a security risk" stick in people's minds, if being noble this is all part of European resilience to Russian/Chinese threat
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Given the PM loves a flag-waving presser about something patriotic, i don't get why govt is not now in full 'launch an inquiry on foreign interference in UK politics' given this week we've had Nathan Gill jailed over Russian bribes, Chinese spies again, & this www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
MAGA X accounts exposed as being run from far-flung foreign countrie
The rollout has hit the MAGA movement particularly hard, with high-profile accounts which often post about election results and Trump's anti-immigration agenda linked to far-flung foreign nations.
www.dailymail.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Given the PM loves a flag-waving presser about something patriotic, i don't get why govt is not now in full 'launch an inquiry on foreign interference in UK politics' given this week we've had Nathan Gill jailed over Russian bribes, Chinese spies again, & this www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
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This is a genuine question: Outside of the UK, does anyone know of another National Park where it is an annual event to release thousands of non-native birds? Or even occasionally? I only ask because the more I think about it, the more barking mad it sounds. #birds #nationalparks
New report on gamebird releases in Cairngorms National Park doesn't tell even half the story.
Study included less than half (45%) of estates rearing & releasing non-native gamebirds. MSPs need to interpret results cautiously & appropriately.
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/11/21/n...
Study included less than half (45%) of estates rearing & releasing non-native gamebirds. MSPs need to interpret results cautiously & appropriately.
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/11/21/n...
New report on gamebird releases in Cairngorms National Park doesn’t tell even half the story
In spring 2025, news emerged that the GWCT (Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust) was going to be conducting a pilot study to look at the number of non-native gamebirds (Pheasants & Red-legge…
raptorpersecutionuk.org
November 22, 2025 at 8:29 PM
This is a genuine question: Outside of the UK, does anyone know of another National Park where it is an annual event to release thousands of non-native birds? Or even occasionally? I only ask because the more I think about it, the more barking mad it sounds. #birds #nationalparks
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This is one of the big accounts boosting Tommy Robinson, Farage and Reform and ‘English Patriots’.
It’s Russian.
It’s Russian.
November 24, 2025 at 9:29 AM
This is one of the big accounts boosting Tommy Robinson, Farage and Reform and ‘English Patriots’.
It’s Russian.
It’s Russian.
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#rewilding milestone. A #wolf pack has been seen in the Spanish #Pyrenees, the first in 100 years. I look at the influence of Félix Rogrígez de la Fuente, an early advocate of predators. www.wildingthepyrenees.com/wolf-pack/
Wolf pack
The first wolf pack seen in the Pyrenees for a century.
www.wildingthepyrenees.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:18 AM
#rewilding milestone. A #wolf pack has been seen in the Spanish #Pyrenees, the first in 100 years. I look at the influence of Félix Rogrígez de la Fuente, an early advocate of predators. www.wildingthepyrenees.com/wolf-pack/
Well yes. Putin, Trump (along with their useful idiots in Europe like Farage) are working to weaken Europe, for the obvious reason that it offers an alternative and counterweight to their own power.
Ukraine working with US on ‘compromises that strengthen us’, says Zelenskyy – Europe live
Ukraine working with US on ‘compromises that strengthen us’, says Zelenskyy – Europe live
US and Ukraine say they have ‘updated framework’ for peace plan after weekend talks in Geneva
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US and Ukraine promise ‘updated’ peace framework after criticism of pro-Russian points in original plan
European Council president António Costa said he spoke with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy “to get his assessment of the situation” ahead of today’s informal EU leaders’ meeting on Ukraine on the sidelines of the EU-Africa summit.
“A united and coordinated EU position is key in ensuring a good outcome of peace negotiations - for Ukraine and for Europe,” he added. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Well yes. Putin, Trump (along with their useful idiots in Europe like Farage) are working to weaken Europe, for the obvious reason that it offers an alternative and counterweight to their own power.
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NEW: Nigel Farage is facing renewed calls to explain why he repeatedly aired tropes and conspiracy theories associated with antisemitism during interviews, after claims the Reform UK leader used racist language in his teens.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Farage urged to explain conspiracy theories linked to antisemitism he voiced in US media
Exclusive: The Reform UK leader discussed far-right talking points in web TV and radio appearances between 2009 and 2018
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:41 AM
NEW: Nigel Farage is facing renewed calls to explain why he repeatedly aired tropes and conspiracy theories associated with antisemitism during interviews, after claims the Reform UK leader used racist language in his teens.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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November 21, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Never was a beast more perfectly suited to a live stream..
November 24, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Never was a beast more perfectly suited to a live stream..
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It's funny to have to make this case but tbqh we don't make it enough: human efforts to counter fossil fuel use have had *at least some* effect on total greenhouse gas emissions since the signing of the Paris Agreement in 2015, and there's some evidence to back up this position
A lil thread 🧵
A lil thread 🧵
a man is talking about being entirely successful .
Alt: a robot is is talking about not being entirely successful .
media.tenor.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:18 AM
It's funny to have to make this case but tbqh we don't make it enough: human efforts to counter fossil fuel use have had *at least some* effect on total greenhouse gas emissions since the signing of the Paris Agreement in 2015, and there's some evidence to back up this position
A lil thread 🧵
A lil thread 🧵
Leaving aside the geopolitics of this, deliberately tricking someone to go and be forced to fight in a brutal war is a terrible thing to do. Really poor form.
Duduzile Zuma: Daughter of South Africa's ex-president accused of Russia recruitment plot
Duduzile Zuma: Daughter of South Africa's ex-president accused of Russia recruitment plot
Police are investigating allegations that Jacob Zuma's daughter, Duduzile, lured men into fighting in Ukraine.
www.bbc.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Leaving aside the geopolitics of this, deliberately tricking someone to go and be forced to fight in a brutal war is a terrible thing to do. Really poor form.