Ben Wilson
@benreturns.bsky.social
Interested in urban design and architecture / Exploring screenwriting and film production / Pro-Commonwealth / Loves a decent Pinot Noir
Merry Christmas everyone! ⛄🎄
December 25, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Merry Christmas everyone! ⛄🎄
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Doubt Kills More Dreams Than Failure Ever will
December 25, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Doubt Kills More Dreams Than Failure Ever will
The question is - which forts are still standing? 🤔
It's the last #HillfortsWednesday before Christmas 🥳🛖🎄
Regrettably my year in hillforts has been like... 🙄
Regrettably my year in hillforts has been like... 🙄
December 25, 2025 at 6:38 AM
The question is - which forts are still standing? 🤔
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Daily bunny no.3178 got their tree late
December 24, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Daily bunny no.3178 got their tree late
I think this cat might look good in a top hat 🎩 and maybe a cravat? 🤔
I missed #Caturday but this cat belongs on your timeline regardless of the day!
December 22, 2025 at 12:18 PM
I think this cat might look good in a top hat 🎩 and maybe a cravat? 🤔
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Good evening! This week's theme was Christmas 🎄
Take a look at the timeline over the last week for full details of these and the rest of the featured pieces.
Have a great Christmas and wonderful 2026 🎄👋🏻
Take a look at the timeline over the last week for full details of these and the rest of the featured pieces.
Have a great Christmas and wonderful 2026 🎄👋🏻
December 21, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Good evening! This week's theme was Christmas 🎄
Take a look at the timeline over the last week for full details of these and the rest of the featured pieces.
Have a great Christmas and wonderful 2026 🎄👋🏻
Take a look at the timeline over the last week for full details of these and the rest of the featured pieces.
Have a great Christmas and wonderful 2026 🎄👋🏻
😲Amazing! 🚀
How have I only just discovered google maps for space? If you, like me, did not know about this little piece of internet treasure, you must check it out! You can fly over moons and planets - and it's all real data 🤗 🔭🧪
👉: www.google.co.uk/maps/space/
👇: Dwarf planet Pluto!
👉: www.google.co.uk/maps/space/
👇: Dwarf planet Pluto!
December 19, 2025 at 11:07 AM
😲Amazing! 🚀
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December 13, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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'Southbank into the Light' by Alistair Carr
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December 12, 2025 at 7:52 AM
'Southbank into the Light' by Alistair Carr
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alistaircarr.com
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In Germany the only source of electricity that keeps growing and growing: renewable energy.
Solar and wind keep expanding and even though nuclear is no more coal generation has already shrunk significantly and keeps falling.
Solar and wind keep expanding and even though nuclear is no more coal generation has already shrunk significantly and keeps falling.
December 10, 2025 at 7:47 AM
In Germany the only source of electricity that keeps growing and growing: renewable energy.
Solar and wind keep expanding and even though nuclear is no more coal generation has already shrunk significantly and keeps falling.
Solar and wind keep expanding and even though nuclear is no more coal generation has already shrunk significantly and keeps falling.
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Your small acts of kindness have a ripple effect and make a difference
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Image: www.instagram.com/naturallife
December 3, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Your small acts of kindness have a ripple effect and make a difference
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Image: www.instagram.com/naturallife
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Daily bunny no.3157 is here to help
December 3, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Daily bunny no.3157 is here to help
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Be kind to yourself, you’re doing your best and that’s enough
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December 2, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Be kind to yourself, you’re doing your best and that’s enough
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Daily bunny no.3156 can give you some recommendations
December 2, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Daily bunny no.3156 can give you some recommendations
Amazing 😍
A row of semi-derelict houses on Strand is to be restored as part of an expansion of the neighbouring Courtauld Institute and art gallery.
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/str...
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/str...
Strand townhouses saved as Courtauld unveils plans to reunite institute and gallery
A row of semi-derelict houses on Strand is to be restored as part of an expansion of the neighbouring Courtauld Institute and art gallery.
www.ianvisits.co.uk
December 2, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Amazing 😍
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The King has commanded that the Greater London Authority (GLA) shall be allowed to use the coat of arms that once belonged to its predecessor, the GLC.
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/the...
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/the...
The King grants the Mayor of London permission to use the GLC’s historic coat of arms
The King has commanded that the Greater London Authority (GLA) shall be allowed to use the coat of arms that once belonged to its predecessor, the GLC.
www.ianvisits.co.uk
December 2, 2025 at 7:25 PM
The King has commanded that the Greater London Authority (GLA) shall be allowed to use the coat of arms that once belonged to its predecessor, the GLC.
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/the...
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/the...
Excellent article 👌 Should definitely get building Crossrail 2.
Some really interesting points raised around acquiring and developing whole blocks, and not having to go through local planning for every small thing.
Could there be scope for Mayoral Development Corporations to be involved?
Some really interesting points raised around acquiring and developing whole blocks, and not having to go through local planning for every small thing.
Could there be scope for Mayoral Development Corporations to be involved?
Mayor of London urged to restart Crossrail 2 – and seek new tax powers to fund it
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/may...
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/may...
Mayor of London urged to restart Crossrail 2 – and seek new tax powers to fund it
The Mayor of London should restart planning for Crossrail 2 while also arguing for more powers to raise local taxes to pay for it, concludes a report by the London Assembly’s Budget and Performance Co...
www.ianvisits.co.uk
December 2, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Excellent article 👌 Should definitely get building Crossrail 2.
Some really interesting points raised around acquiring and developing whole blocks, and not having to go through local planning for every small thing.
Could there be scope for Mayoral Development Corporations to be involved?
Some really interesting points raised around acquiring and developing whole blocks, and not having to go through local planning for every small thing.
Could there be scope for Mayoral Development Corporations to be involved?
This sounds like an excellent idea. I'd even suggest using the Commonwealth as a basis for a greater Indo-Pacific presence. AUKUS was a great idea, and a good first step. Maybe pivot towards more of a CANZUK alliance?
A new paper from the Council on Geostrategy argues that Britain can expand its long term influence in the Indo-Pacific by using its alliances, training strengths and regulatory expertise, the organisation stated.
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/uk-told-to-l...
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/uk-told-to-l...
UK told to leverage alliances to boost Indo-Pacific role
A new paper from the Council on Geostrategy argues that Britain can expand its long term influence in the Indo-Pacific by using its alliances, training strengths and regulatory expertise, the organisation stated.
ukdefencejournal.org.uk
December 1, 2025 at 7:09 PM
This sounds like an excellent idea. I'd even suggest using the Commonwealth as a basis for a greater Indo-Pacific presence. AUKUS was a great idea, and a good first step. Maybe pivot towards more of a CANZUK alliance?
Amazing!
December 1, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Amazing!
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In World War II, Bletchley Park scientists sometimes asked the RAF to lay mines in a specific area. They’d then look out for the name of that area in the ensuing encrypted messages that would inevitably be sent by the Germans, thereby helping them crack the Enigma code.
December 1, 2025 at 5:43 PM
In World War II, Bletchley Park scientists sometimes asked the RAF to lay mines in a specific area. They’d then look out for the name of that area in the ensuing encrypted messages that would inevitably be sent by the Germans, thereby helping them crack the Enigma code.
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Daily bunny no.3154 "how's the water down there?"
November 30, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Daily bunny no.3154 "how's the water down there?"
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“Three things in human life are important. The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. And the third is to be kind.” Henry James
Kindness isn’t perfection. Kindness includes the moments where we get it wrong. Kindness begins with how we treat ourselves.
🧡
#kindness
Picture by nikkimiles
Kindness isn’t perfection. Kindness includes the moments where we get it wrong. Kindness begins with how we treat ourselves.
🧡
#kindness
Picture by nikkimiles
November 30, 2025 at 10:12 AM
“Three things in human life are important. The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. And the third is to be kind.” Henry James
Kindness isn’t perfection. Kindness includes the moments where we get it wrong. Kindness begins with how we treat ourselves.
🧡
#kindness
Picture by nikkimiles
Kindness isn’t perfection. Kindness includes the moments where we get it wrong. Kindness begins with how we treat ourselves.
🧡
#kindness
Picture by nikkimiles
This sounds like a nice idea 👌
The crowded road outside the British Museum could be pedestrianised under updated plans shown off by Camden Council.
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/bri...
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/bri...
British Museum could gain a traffic-free entrance under new Holborn neighbourhood proposals
The crowded road outside the British Museum could be pedestrianised under updated plans shown off by Camden Council.
www.ianvisits.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 2:41 PM
This sounds like a nice idea 👌