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Staffordshire County Council scraps climate emergency declaration

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Clive Simpson @cliftop.bsky.social · 20h

Promo poster for the exciting new AI thriller 'The Sentient Ones' by Brendan Nugent, available to pre-order now and on sale from 6 November.

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Brendan Nugent @authorbnugent.bsky.social · 1d

Staffordshire County Council, which has been run by Reform UK councillors since May's local elections, made the decision on Thursday.

An idiotic decision as the climate emergency will continue unabated and will undoubtedly intensify.

#TheSentientOnes #climatechange

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Staffordshire County Council voted to overturn its climate emergency, announced in 2019.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Clive Simpson @cliftop.bsky.social · 2d

The colours and light of autumn.

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BBC Laura Kuenssberg Show Accused of Anti-Green Bias After Cancelling Zack Polanski Interview

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 5d

The Greens requested an interview on the Laura Kuenssberg Show with Zack Polanski when he was elected leader, but were denied, with a promise to interview him during Green conference instead.

This was then scrapped citing the Manchester synagogue attack. Polanski is both Jewish and from Manchester

The new Green Party leader was the only major party leader not to have been granted a conference interview on the flagship BBC show

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Clive Simpson @cliftop.bsky.social · 5d

Always good to be invited to the launch of a new book.

And Friday evening at Lark Books as part of the Lincoln Book Festival was no exception.

A thought-provoking novel from Lincolnshire author Amy Lilwall that will play on the mind long after its reading.

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Mapped: The areas threatened by Reform’s controversial pro-fracking agenda revealed

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Anders Edwards @andersedwards.bsky.social · 6d

Sounds awesome, always love seeing dystopian thrillers pop up—cheering you on from one sci-fi author to another!

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Clive Simpson @cliftop.bsky.social · 6d

Calling all sci-fi enthusaists.

The machines have risen… and the resistance starts in Stoke-on-Trent!

Join Brendan Nugent at Vellichor Books on Saturday, 8 November (12–4pm) for the official launch of his chilling near-future thriller.

#TheSentientOnes #SciFi #BookLaunch #AIThriller #StokeonTrent

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Clive Simpson @cliftop.bsky.social · 6d

Goldfinches queuing up to use the feeder after the winds from Storm Amy died down this afternoon.

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Brendan Nugent @authorbnugent.bsky.social · 6d

It's not possible to accurately predict the probability of tremors associated with the practice. Fracking poses risks to water and air quality, unpredictable earthquakes and harmful warming effects on the climate.
#TheSentientOnes #climatechange

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New analysis identifies parliamentary areas that could be vulnerable to development for fracking if Nigel Farage’s party were to get into government

www.independent.co.uk

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Clive Simpson @cliftop.bsky.social · 8d

Great to connect with @bforbutterflybooks.bsky.social - love independent bookshops!

B For Butterfly Books @bforbutterflybooks.bsky.social · Jan 27

Hello lovely people of Bluesky! My name's Michelle and I'm the owner of B For Butterfly Books, a small independent bookshop based in Sale, Greater Manchester. I'm hoping this will be my 'forever-social-media-home' after lots of channel-hopping 😁

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Clive Simpson @cliftop.bsky.social · 8d

Looking forward to being at #LincolnBookFestival today for the launch of 'The Waters May Come' by Lincoln's Amy Lilwall at #LarkBooks.

Aptly, the season’s first named UK storm - Storm Amy - is forecast to break the same evening.

Art, life and weather in poetic alignment!

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Clive Simpson @cliftop.bsky.social · 8d

Nottingham’s Reform UK Ltd led council reverses decision to ban Notts Post journalists from reporting its meetings.

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Reform UK council in Nottinghamshire ends ban on local journalists

Ban on Nottingham Post and its website reversed after threat of legal action over damaging freedom of expression

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Clive Simpson @cliftop.bsky.social · 9d

As ageing infrastructure meets rising seas & volatile weather, a vast area of low-lying land in Eastern England faces its gravest threat since it was drained in the 17th century.

Are the Fens worth fighting for?

#Lincolnshire #climatechange #FloodWatersDown

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Fighting for the Fens

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Clive Simpson @cliftop.bsky.social · 9d

As ageing infrastructure meets rising seas & volatile weather, a vast area of low-lying land in Eastern England faces its gravest threat since it was drained in the 17th century.

Are the Fens worth fighting for?

#Lincolnshire #climatechange #FloodWatersDown

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Fighting for the Fens

Kemi Badenoch vows to repeal Climate Change Act

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Clive Simpson @cliftop.bsky.social · 9d

Mind-boggling denial of reality by Badenoch as she announces a screeching u-turn on Tory climate policy.

A mediocre leader who is totally out of touch with the rapidly growing renewables business and the future of humanity!

#FloodWatersDown

Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 9d

Tory party’s long journey away from science, reason, responsibility, common sense and truth is complete

Tory leader says she would replace it with ‘cheap energy’ strategy, ending decades-long consensus on climate

AI rule, rebellion and survival

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Clive Simpson @cliftop.bsky.social · 10d

Nottingham paper takes legal action over Reform council’s ban on reporters.

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Clive Simpson @cliftop.bsky.social · 10d

A great advance review of #TheSentientOnes - an exciting new sci-fi thriller to be released on 6 November.

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#booksky #author #scifi #review

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Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · 11d

Tragically, by joining the grim chorus to 'reform' the European Convention of Human Rights, Labour has already massively strengthened the case for leaving it. A perfect echo of how Corbyn helped deliver Brexit...

Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · 11d

“anyone of color with half a brain knows this is what’s coming our way if these clowns continue with this. They’re opening a door they won’t be able to close again.”

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 13d

So, Sunday Times runs with latest poll showing Farage winning if there was an election now. But makes NO mention of Reform’s collusion with Russia. And this is how democracy gets beaten to death in the dark. Voters are not being told the truth. Reform is given the stage but is NEVER held to account.

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Liz Webster 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇧🇪🇺 @lizwebster.bsky.social · 11d

The truth: Russia’s fingerprints are all over Brexit and Reform UK.

Farage’s spin machine keeps selling “sovereignty”… while his top lieutenants were literally on Moscow’s payroll.

But only the NYT is telling the full story.

Why is 🇬🇧 press so quiet on this?

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Clive Simpson @cliftop.bsky.social · 12d

Stop blaming migrants and tackle UK’s real problems, 100 charities tell home secretary

A letter warns Shabana Mahmood that ‘targeting refugees will do nothing to tackle’ problems with housing and the NHS