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East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 3d

Britain ran entirely on clean energy for 87 hours this year – a fiftyfold rise since 2021.

Proof that progress is real, even if there’s a long road to 2030’s clean-power target.

Dr Simon Evans reports.

Great Britain has run on 100% clean power for record 87 hours in 2025 so far

Clean-energy sources have powered Great Britain entirely for a record 87 hours this year — a milestone toward 2030 targets

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Graham Oxborrow @grum61.bsky.social · 17d

So American pharmaceutical manufacturers are ganging up on UK by withdrawing investment because UK prices and their profits ‘too low’. I thought this was due to NHS being a huge buyer and able to negotiate good deals? Surely Trump should approve?

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · Sep 12

This is untrue on most major issues (though the media eıite don't know this). It is untrue on immigration in particular. Untrue on climate, on Trump, on human rights, on inciting racism. And much else

Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · Sep 12

Michael Gove, "Reform voters are very close to, in their general views, with the British public"

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Graham Oxborrow @grum61.bsky.social · 29d

On C5 I have just seen an AI advert, offering guidance to ‘the human character’ on what hat to wear! FFS. This is all causing huge amounts of climate damage. Why are we doing this crap?

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Flight Free UK @flightfreeuk.bsky.social · Sep 11

Well over 9,000 signatures on our petition to stop airport expansion. Can you help us reach 10k?

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...

Flight Free UK @flightfreeuk.bsky.social · Sep 11

Politicians and airlines will tell you that airport expansion is good for the economy. But is it?

Airports take more money out of the UK than they bring in.

Sign the petition to stop airport expansion: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...

Bar chart showing 38 million overseas visitors come to the UK each year, vs 86.2 million going abroad. Overseas visitors spend £31 billion in the UK, whereas Uk residents spend £72.4 billion abroad.

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Zoe Gardner @zoejardiniere.bsky.social · Aug 31

For god’s sake someone remind the bbc.

Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · Aug 31

YES! Thank you...

Say it again, and again, and again. They are not "illegal immigrants".

- seeking asylum is legal and has been since 1951.

Silencing the drumbeat again: seeking asylum is legal

Hundreds protested in Ashington against so-called "illegal immigrants" - though seeking asylum has been legal since 1951

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Real Gaz on a proper bike: [email protected] @gazza-d.bsky.social · Aug 31

Always follow the money.
Climate change deniers mostly likely funded by fossil fuel companies themselves, are pulling the Tory's strings.
Killing the planet for that last buck.

Sam Bright @writesbright.bsky.social · Aug 31

Here’s a stat that always makes my toes curl:

Over the past decade, the Conservative Party has received over £7.2 million from figures connected to the GWPF - the UK’s most prominent climate science denial group

Tories pledge to get 'all our oil and gas out of the North Sea'

The government warns Kemi Badenoch's plans would

www.bbc.co.uk

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Graham Knight @grahamknight10.bsky.social · Aug 29

This action breaks the law, and these nests would have been very obvious to both the building owners and the scaffolders

If anyone has a contact for those responsible for this building, we would ask that the scaffolding is removed straight away before the police are involved #hertsbirds

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TheBossRoss @thebossross.bsky.social · Aug 29

Well played.

Just Stop Oil
@JustStop_Oil tweets:

Aug 27

So you're saying if we'd sprayed stuff white and then put a red cross on it the media would have supported us?

You live and learn I guess.

[Below, a roundabout in England painted with St George's flag]

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Graham Oxborrow @grum61.bsky.social · Aug 27

Yet more trashing of our planet’s atmosphere for a rich man’s vanity project to allow his ilk to escape a heating planet. Pipedream.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · Aug 27

Starships are meant to fly: SpaceX’s rocket finally launches after setbacks

Test flight comes after explosive failures raised doubts over founder Elon Musk’s goals to reach Mars and moon Third time was the charm on Tuesday for the launch of SpaceX’s Starship megarocket after the launch had been scrubbed two times in as many days. The stainless steel behemoth, 403ft (123 meters) tall, lifted off from the company’s Starbase in southern Texas at 6.30pm local time (2330 GMT), to loud cheers from engineering teams, a webcast showed. Continue reading...

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The London Economic @thelondoneconomic.bsky.social · Aug 26

The hypocrisy of the hotel protestors in Epping perfectly summed up by the this Reddit post 👏

From r/Essex

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Real Gaz on a proper bike: [email protected] @gazza-d.bsky.social · Aug 26

FIVE short weeks after passing his driving test, this reckless and irresponsible bastard almost kills someone with his dangerous driving.
Just 280 hours of community service. Not even a mention of the long driving ban he needs as a minimum.

road.cc @roadcc.bsky.social · Aug 26

Community service for dangerous driver who crashed into cyclist while overtaking another vehicle at 60mph on blind bend, causing traumatic brain injury

Finlay Paton, 20, passed his driving test just weeks before the "dreadful" crash which left the cyclist seriously injured in hospital for a month

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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · Aug 26

FFS - ignoring them doesn’t make them go away. And the vacuum is filled by ever more angry bile. Farage needs to be challenged at every step - the snake oil salesman who promised leaving the EU would “give us back control” (that went well) now promising that leaving the ECHR will do the same…

Jessica Elgot @jessicaelgot.bsky.social · Aug 26

No10 spokesman not prepared to criticise anything about Farage speech today.

Not his description of "invasion", not his prediction that the UK on brink of civil war, not plans to pay the Taliban or Iran to take back migrants, or indeed to rule out doing so themselves.

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Graham Oxborrow @grum61.bsky.social · Aug 27

Yep we are going to have exactly the same on Rye St in Bishop’s Stortford because Herts CC decided they knew best and put crossing in wrong place! @cyclestortford.bsky.social

The Ranty Highwayman @rantyhighwayman.bsky.social · Aug 26

Outside the red line of the application, the route requires three 90° turns to use a parallel crossing for the onward connection to get to the industrial estate.

Why is the UK so bad at this?

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A T-junction with the side road to the top and the main road left-right. There is a parallel crossing to the left of the side road and people cycling are on the left of the side road and then turn right, left and left again to the bottom of the main road; three 90° turns.

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Yakhunt @yakhunt.net · Aug 26

Oi, master race, do this one, during rush hour.

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Leeds for Europe @leedseurope.bsky.social · Aug 26

A day of shame, Farage is committed to going further than the NF and Mosley ever dared and the BBC are just aiding him.

Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · Aug 26

Reform UK, which has a grand total of four MPs, was just given an uninterrupted platform for an hour and a half on the BBC and Sky News channels, in order to talk about its plans for mass deportations

When was the last time the Greens (with four MPs) or the Lib Dems (with 72) were given the same?

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Graham Oxborrow @grum61.bsky.social · Aug 27

So who is going to look after these flags when they become battered and tatty after a bit of autumnal wind? Or the roundabouts when the paint fades? This is in effect littering and graffiti.

East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · Aug 26

So good to see Stevenage decking the town in preparation for the kick-off of the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup tomorrow. 🏉

Well done lads! The ladies appreciate your support. 🙌

T-Rexit @t-rexit.bsky.social · Aug 26

Meanwhile…in Stevenage…

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Stella Creasy MP @stellacreasy.bsky.social · Aug 26

He caused havoc with Brexit. Don’t let him do it again - here’s five red flags about what Farage said today. Hit share to show him we see through him.

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Graham Oxborrow @grum61.bsky.social · Aug 25

Reform must be fracking crazy! Likely to be more expensive than other sources of gas, and in any case this carbon needs to be kept locked up in rocks! Get ready for fracking, Reform UK tells energy firms www.bbc.com/news/article...

Get ready for fracking, Reform UK tells energy firms

The party is serious about going after shale gas - but critics argue it's too difficult and costly.

www.bbc.com

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Gareth Oakland 🇫🇷🏏🏉 @goakl.bsky.social · Aug 20

If any of you want to donate to the RNLI and show your dislike of the Essex bigots, please use this link.

www.justgiving.com/page/paul-wi...

Our local paper fighting the bigotry with a just giving page.

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Graham Oxborrow @grum61.bsky.social · Jul 3

But doesn’t address wealthy frequent flyers using budget flights, who are baseload for low-cost carriers?!

Flight Free UK @flightfreeuk.bsky.social · Jul 3

This is huge news: eight countries including France and Spain have launched a solidarity coalition for levies on premium flyers (first and business class & private jets).

“New levies on premium flyers can raise vital funds for climate and development."
solidaritylevies.org/eight-countr...

Eight countries launch solidarity coalition for levies on premium flyers | Global Solidarity Levies Task Force

The Global Solidarity Levies Task Force brings together countries from around the world to advance options for international levelies that will raise much needed revenue for the fight against climate ...

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Laura Laker @lauralaker.bsky.social · Jun 30

Shared use can be compliant, you're right of course - but NH is effectively building pavements you can cycle on, rather than cycleways you can walk on, which isn't recommended. It uses a loophole that if it's building a shared use path it can circumvent LTN 1/20 www.theguardian.com/news/2023/ju...

National Highways accused of ‘systemic failure’ on cycling provision in England

Freedom of information responses on design standards suggest cyclists being ‘endangered’ on shared-use paths

www.theguardian.com

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · Jun 23

Why do we pretend heatwaves are fun – and ignore the brutal, burning reality? | Zoe Williams

The heatwave media formula is still extravagantly weird: all stock photos of ice-creams and suns with their hats on. It is time we recognised this extreme weather for exactly what it is, writes Zoe Williams

www.theguardian.com

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Flight Free UK @flightfreeuk.bsky.social · Jun 19

And yes, you'd be correct, climate change is the root cause of this...

But we still have the power to do something about it! Taking a flight-free year is a great way to cut your emissions and inspire those around you. Real change happens when lots of people take action together. ✊

Heatwaves above 40C and scorching weather 'lasting over a month' the future for UK weather, says Met Office

The UK has a high chance of seeing temperatures soar to 40C again in the next 12 years, as the risk of extreme heat rises with climate change, the Met Office said.

www.lbc.co.uk

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Real Gaz on a proper bike: [email protected] @gazza-d.bsky.social · Jun 18

Another short lunchtime sortie.
Came across this weaponised and entitled idiot who managed to park in the stupidest and most inconvenient manner to fiddle with her phone.
No dropped kerb and she's blocking a path.

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