@finstumpf.bsky.social
Tweeting in a personal capacity. Retweets aren’t endorsements. Encouraging communities to appreciate the assets they have close to home.
January 27, 2026 at 8:03 AM
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Centrists Assemble! A new gang of very diffident heroes is going to save us from Nigel Farage, so long as no one minds. thecritic.co.uk/two-...
January 26, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Centrists Assemble! A new gang of very diffident heroes is going to save us from Nigel Farage, so long as no one minds. thecritic.co.uk/two-...
“There are now more members of the Truss cabinet in Reform than there are in Kemi’s shadow team”
January 26, 2026 at 6:10 PM
“There are now more members of the Truss cabinet in Reform than there are in Kemi’s shadow team”
January 26, 2026 at 6:34 AM
January 25, 2026 at 7:47 AM
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In case you missed it: My suggestion that Farage was whispering to Trump behind the scenes while Trump was going after Greenland has been essentially confirmed.
As @jamesdaustin.bsky.social notes: Working against your country's interest with a semi-hostile state - there's a word for that.
As @jamesdaustin.bsky.social notes: Working against your country's interest with a semi-hostile state - there's a word for that.
January 24, 2026 at 7:40 AM
In case you missed it: My suggestion that Farage was whispering to Trump behind the scenes while Trump was going after Greenland has been essentially confirmed.
As @jamesdaustin.bsky.social notes: Working against your country's interest with a semi-hostile state - there's a word for that.
As @jamesdaustin.bsky.social notes: Working against your country's interest with a semi-hostile state - there's a word for that.
January 24, 2026 at 8:12 AM
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Glamorgan Birders...could you give up a few hours each year to help with the UK's most valuable bird survey.
Training event on February 28th morning at Kenfig NNR. There are lots of vacant BBS squares, even in the Kenfig area!
Book at www.bto.org/cymru-events
#birdingWales
Training event on February 28th morning at Kenfig NNR. There are lots of vacant BBS squares, even in the Kenfig area!
Book at www.bto.org/cymru-events
#birdingWales
January 23, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Glamorgan Birders...could you give up a few hours each year to help with the UK's most valuable bird survey.
Training event on February 28th morning at Kenfig NNR. There are lots of vacant BBS squares, even in the Kenfig area!
Book at www.bto.org/cymru-events
#birdingWales
Training event on February 28th morning at Kenfig NNR. There are lots of vacant BBS squares, even in the Kenfig area!
Book at www.bto.org/cymru-events
#birdingWales
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🌱 New resource alert! We’ve launched the Beginner’s School Garden Calendar, designed to make growing easy, fun, and fuss-free. Plus, brand-new how-to videos on leaf mulch and mini ponds!
Everything schools need to get growing all year round.
Everything schools need to get growing all year round.
January 23, 2026 at 2:18 PM
🌱 New resource alert! We’ve launched the Beginner’s School Garden Calendar, designed to make growing easy, fun, and fuss-free. Plus, brand-new how-to videos on leaf mulch and mini ponds!
Everything schools need to get growing all year round.
Everything schools need to get growing all year round.
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My latest piece for the Guardian:
Wales is on course to have a majority of parties in the Senedd who support Welsh independence.
The best way to secure the future of the UK is to make it work for the people of the UK.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Wales is on course to have a majority of parties in the Senedd who support Welsh independence.
The best way to secure the future of the UK is to make it work for the people of the UK.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Wake up, Westminster:after May, the Scottish and Welsh parliaments will likely be for independence | Will Hayward
With Plaid Cymru and the SNP leading polls in their respective nations, can the United Kingdom continue in this – or any – form, asks Guardian columnist Will Hayward
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 2:04 PM
My latest piece for the Guardian:
Wales is on course to have a majority of parties in the Senedd who support Welsh independence.
The best way to secure the future of the UK is to make it work for the people of the UK.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Wales is on course to have a majority of parties in the Senedd who support Welsh independence.
The best way to secure the future of the UK is to make it work for the people of the UK.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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In their "contract to the people" Reform UK said that St George's day and St David's day should be a bank holiday.
They then added that: "English national identity should be officially promoted and celebrated, no ignored and banned".
No mention of Wales at all.
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They then added that: "English national identity should be officially promoted and celebrated, no ignored and banned".
No mention of Wales at all.
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January 23, 2026 at 1:52 PM
In their "contract to the people" Reform UK said that St George's day and St David's day should be a bank holiday.
They then added that: "English national identity should be officially promoted and celebrated, no ignored and banned".
No mention of Wales at all.
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They then added that: "English national identity should be officially promoted and celebrated, no ignored and banned".
No mention of Wales at all.
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January 23, 2026 at 2:03 PM
January 22, 2026 at 7:37 AM
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January 21, 2026 at 7:26 PM
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As principled politicians are few and far between, this is precisely why whose decision should be taken out of their hands. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Petition: By-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party
When an MP decides they want to defect to another party a by-election should be automatically triggered to allow the constituents the opportunity have their democratic right to agree or not with their...
petition.parliament.uk
January 21, 2026 at 6:27 PM
As principled politicians are few and far between, this is precisely why whose decision should be taken out of their hands. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
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When Christian Wakeford MP defected from the Tories to Labour in 2022, Nigel Farage was outraged.
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January 21, 2026 at 5:43 PM
When Christian Wakeford MP defected from the Tories to Labour in 2022, Nigel Farage was outraged.
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We wrote to UK Government calling for Wales to be allowed to proceed with its proposed #DepositReturnScheme.
A comprehensive #DRS, including glass, is most common and effective, and international examples show that variations between nations can work well.
Please visit bit.ly/4qB9mlY for more!
A comprehensive #DRS, including glass, is most common and effective, and international examples show that variations between nations can work well.
Please visit bit.ly/4qB9mlY for more!
Welsh charities call on UK Government to enable Wales to move forward with Deposit Return Scheme - Keep Wales Tidy
bit.ly
January 21, 2026 at 6:19 PM
We wrote to UK Government calling for Wales to be allowed to proceed with its proposed #DepositReturnScheme.
A comprehensive #DRS, including glass, is most common and effective, and international examples show that variations between nations can work well.
Please visit bit.ly/4qB9mlY for more!
A comprehensive #DRS, including glass, is most common and effective, and international examples show that variations between nations can work well.
Please visit bit.ly/4qB9mlY for more!
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Kemi fails to resist the cheap shot as she backs Trump on Chagos Islands | John Crace
Kemi fails to resist the cheap shot as she backs Trump on Chagos Islands | John Crace
Tory leader tries to score points by siding with out-of-control president hellbent on destroying Nato and Europe
www.theguardian.com
January 21, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Kemi fails to resist the cheap shot as she backs Trump on Chagos Islands | John Crace
“Reporters Without Borders said Israeli forces had killed at least 29 Palestinian journalists in Gaza between Dec 2024 and Dec 2025
Nearly 220 journalists had been killed since the start of the Gaza war”
“Israeli forces have killed 466 Palestinians in Gaza since the ceasefire took effect in October”
Nearly 220 journalists had been killed since the start of the Gaza war”
“Israeli forces have killed 466 Palestinians in Gaza since the ceasefire took effect in October”
Three journalists among 11 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in Gaza
Three journalists among 11 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in Gaza
Reporters had been in car on way to new camp, says media group, as two 13-year-old boys killed in separate incidents
Hospitals in Gaza say Israeli forces killed at least 11 Palestinians on Wednesday, including two 13-year-old boys and three journalists, in the latest violence to undermine a three-month-old ceasefire.
Palestinian health officials said the Israeli airstrike killed three Palestinian journalists who were travelling in a car to film a newly established displacement camp in the Netzarim area of central Gaza. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 21, 2026 at 7:10 PM
“Reporters Without Borders said Israeli forces had killed at least 29 Palestinian journalists in Gaza between Dec 2024 and Dec 2025
Nearly 220 journalists had been killed since the start of the Gaza war”
“Israeli forces have killed 466 Palestinians in Gaza since the ceasefire took effect in October”
Nearly 220 journalists had been killed since the start of the Gaza war”
“Israeli forces have killed 466 Palestinians in Gaza since the ceasefire took effect in October”
January 21, 2026 at 7:49 AM
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US Speaker Mike Johnson has been sent to win Britain over. But can he hear the words coming out of his own mouth? My SKETCH. thecritic.co.uk/calm...
January 20, 2026 at 4:02 PM
US Speaker Mike Johnson has been sent to win Britain over. But can he hear the words coming out of his own mouth? My SKETCH. thecritic.co.uk/calm...
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Mark Carney's speech really is terrific: full text is here and very much worth your time.
The Carney doctrine
Open comment thread on the PM's Davos speech
paulwells.substack.com
January 20, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Mark Carney's speech really is terrific: full text is here and very much worth your time.
January 20, 2026 at 7:18 AM
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Brown gets it - for the foreseeable America is lost, perhaps forever. Time for a new coalition and the strength it will bring.
January 20, 2026 at 7:01 AM
Brown gets it - for the foreseeable America is lost, perhaps forever. Time for a new coalition and the strength it will bring.