Jim Higham
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Jim Higham
@jimhigham.bsky.social
· Oct 26
#Kingfisher , grey heron & grey wagtail on the river Stour. A busy bridge by a public car park in central Canterbury. #kingfisher #birds @rspb.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social @kentwildlife.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social
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🔥 Highly recommended that you all sign and share.
Link to the petition—> petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Link to the petition—> petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
November 26, 2025 at 8:55 AM
🔥 Highly recommended that you all sign and share.
Link to the petition—> petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Link to the petition—> petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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"We are freezing known Russian assets" says Rachel Reeves
"But let me be clear, I don't actually mean the member for Clacton"
"But let me be clear, I don't actually mean the member for Clacton"
November 26, 2025 at 1:10 PM
"We are freezing known Russian assets" says Rachel Reeves
"But let me be clear, I don't actually mean the member for Clacton"
"But let me be clear, I don't actually mean the member for Clacton"
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🚨The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy has now rocketed past 55,000 signatures! Let’s get it to 100,000. If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
November 26, 2025 at 8:41 AM
🚨The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy has now rocketed past 55,000 signatures! Let’s get it to 100,000. If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Whilst watching a couple of brown hares, up popped a snipe, at Elmley NNR #bird #birds @kentwildlife.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Whilst watching a couple of brown hares, up popped a snipe, at Elmley NNR #bird #birds @kentwildlife.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social
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Everyone is doing this ironically, but someone has to state it plainly. Chris Mason is exactly what is wrong with BBC politics coverage. Infantile coverage via soap opera and constant fawning over Reform and the archetypal Reform voter's supposed views.
Robbie Gibb describes the BBC's Political Editor Chris Mason as the "unsung hero of covering politics" and "absolutely first rate"
November 25, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Everyone is doing this ironically, but someone has to state it plainly. Chris Mason is exactly what is wrong with BBC politics coverage. Infantile coverage via soap opera and constant fawning over Reform and the archetypal Reform voter's supposed views.
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This is such a useful heuristic device - the 6 phases of renewable energy integration: @iea.org lays out typical challenges and examples of how countries have addressed them.
There are already several examples of countries entering the high phases (4-6).
iea.blob.core.windows.net/assets/fbffb...
There are already several examples of countries entering the high phases (4-6).
iea.blob.core.windows.net/assets/fbffb...
November 24, 2025 at 4:18 PM
This is such a useful heuristic device - the 6 phases of renewable energy integration: @iea.org lays out typical challenges and examples of how countries have addressed them.
There are already several examples of countries entering the high phases (4-6).
iea.blob.core.windows.net/assets/fbffb...
There are already several examples of countries entering the high phases (4-6).
iea.blob.core.windows.net/assets/fbffb...
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
Donald Trump’s approval ratings have dropped to a low point. The most important problem for the administration’s slump “is broader economic discontent, and there’s no simple reversal or tactical improvement that can help Trump here,” our columnist Ross Douthat writes.
Donald Trump’s approval ratings have dropped to a low point. The most important problem for the administration’s slump “is broader economic discontent, and there’s no simple reversal or tactical improvement that can help Trump here,” our columnist Ross Douthat writes.
Opinion | Trump Faces a Lame-Duck Economy
There are no easy answers for the current economic discontent.
nyti.ms
November 23, 2025 at 12:50 PM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
Donald Trump’s approval ratings have dropped to a low point. The most important problem for the administration’s slump “is broader economic discontent, and there’s no simple reversal or tactical improvement that can help Trump here,” our columnist Ross Douthat writes.
Donald Trump’s approval ratings have dropped to a low point. The most important problem for the administration’s slump “is broader economic discontent, and there’s no simple reversal or tactical improvement that can help Trump here,” our columnist Ross Douthat writes.
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Boris Johnson didn't apologise to Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, even when she told him in person the lasting impact his comments about her had on her detention in Iran, her husband tells the BBC
November 23, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Boris Johnson didn't apologise to Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, even when she told him in person the lasting impact his comments about her had on her detention in Iran, her husband tells the BBC
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So the line is that he wasn't getting paid for any of this
November 22, 2025 at 5:33 PM
So the line is that he wasn't getting paid for any of this
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Timeline cleanse 🎵
November 23, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Timeline cleanse 🎵
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As Trump and Putin work to crush Ukraine and destabilise Europe and Farage’s ally gets sentenced to 10yrs for taking Russian bribes, it’s a good time to revisit this excellent report on how the British rightwing has betrayed us all.
Brexit was their weapon of choice.
bylinetimes.com/2022/03/08/p...
Brexit was their weapon of choice.
bylinetimes.com/2022/03/08/p...
Putin’s Plot Against ‘Great’ Britain – And How He Got Away With It
Peter Jukes tracks Vladimir Putin’s long war against the West and the allies he has found in the pro-Brexit establishment in the plot to derail Britain
bylinetimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 9:31 AM
As Trump and Putin work to crush Ukraine and destabilise Europe and Farage’s ally gets sentenced to 10yrs for taking Russian bribes, it’s a good time to revisit this excellent report on how the British rightwing has betrayed us all.
Brexit was their weapon of choice.
bylinetimes.com/2022/03/08/p...
Brexit was their weapon of choice.
bylinetimes.com/2022/03/08/p...
Canterbury Cathedral @cburycathedral.bsky.social @archbishopofcanterbury.org
November 23, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Canterbury Cathedral @cburycathedral.bsky.social @archbishopofcanterbury.org
Central Canterbury, yesterday morning. #kingfisher #birds @rspb.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social @kentwildlife.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social
November 22, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Central Canterbury, yesterday morning. #kingfisher #birds @rspb.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social @kentwildlife.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social
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Twenty people allege he has a racist past. He denies it. Who’s telling the truth about Farage’s schooldays?
Twenty people allege he has a racist past. He denies it. Who’s telling the truth about Farage’s schooldays?
Reform UK’s leader refuses to answer questions about his abusive behaviour, claiming there’s ‘no evidence’. We talk to victims and witnesses
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Twenty people allege he has a racist past. He denies it. Who’s telling the truth about Farage’s schooldays?
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The stuff she said about lower grade immigrant workers not being “net contributors” really annoyed me.
You don’t have to measure contribution financially. A nurse or cleaner contributes to society immeasurably.
You don’t have to measure contribution financially. A nurse or cleaner contributes to society immeasurably.
Yes, our Labour Home Secretary really did just post this on Twitter.
It's not an AI hoax. More's the pity.
It's not an AI hoax. More's the pity.
November 22, 2025 at 1:14 PM
The stuff she said about lower grade immigrant workers not being “net contributors” really annoyed me.
You don’t have to measure contribution financially. A nurse or cleaner contributes to society immeasurably.
You don’t have to measure contribution financially. A nurse or cleaner contributes to society immeasurably.
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🤣🤣 THIS DID NOT AGE WELL!!! 🤣🤣
I interviewed Nathan Gill in 2019 while he was being paid by the Russian Kremlin to betray the UK, on behalf of the Reform Party!!!
Now he's been sentenced to prison for 10.5 years!
I interviewed Nathan Gill in 2019 while he was being paid by the Russian Kremlin to betray the UK, on behalf of the Reform Party!!!
Now he's been sentenced to prison for 10.5 years!
Reform UK Leader, Nathan Gill JAILED for Russian treason
YouTube video by Femi - F Politics!
youtu.be
November 22, 2025 at 3:41 PM
🤣🤣 THIS DID NOT AGE WELL!!! 🤣🤣
I interviewed Nathan Gill in 2019 while he was being paid by the Russian Kremlin to betray the UK, on behalf of the Reform Party!!!
Now he's been sentenced to prison for 10.5 years!
I interviewed Nathan Gill in 2019 while he was being paid by the Russian Kremlin to betray the UK, on behalf of the Reform Party!!!
Now he's been sentenced to prison for 10.5 years!
He worked as an MEP for years with Farage who spouted the same Russian friendly propaganda as him in the EU parliament.
This story is all Nigel Farage should be asked about by journalists for months
Ex-leader of Reform UK in Wales sentenced to 10-and-a-half years for taking pro-Russian bribes
The judge tells Nathan Gill his actions were a
www.bbc.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 6:41 PM
He worked as an MEP for years with Farage who spouted the same Russian friendly propaganda as him in the EU parliament.
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Can beaver wetlands create a buzz and a flutter for pollinators? 🦫🦋
A new study, carried out by Senior Ecologist Patrick Cook for his PhD at the University of Stirling, revealed that wetlands created by beavers have 45% more butterflies than those created by people.
A new study, carried out by Senior Ecologist Patrick Cook for his PhD at the University of Stirling, revealed that wetlands created by beavers have 45% more butterflies than those created by people.
November 20, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Can beaver wetlands create a buzz and a flutter for pollinators? 🦫🦋
A new study, carried out by Senior Ecologist Patrick Cook for his PhD at the University of Stirling, revealed that wetlands created by beavers have 45% more butterflies than those created by people.
A new study, carried out by Senior Ecologist Patrick Cook for his PhD at the University of Stirling, revealed that wetlands created by beavers have 45% more butterflies than those created by people.
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Really interesting new pilot project to slash cost of EV charging for people living in flats.
www.businessgreen.com/news/4522118...
www.businessgreen.com/news/4522118...
British Gas and Zaptec pilot UK's first communal EV charging tariff
New tariff aims to slash charging costs for residents in flats and shared living spaces
www.businessgreen.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Really interesting new pilot project to slash cost of EV charging for people living in flats.
www.businessgreen.com/news/4522118...
www.businessgreen.com/news/4522118...
Stonechat at Elmley NNR #bird #birds @kentwildlife.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Stonechat at Elmley NNR #bird #birds @kentwildlife.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social
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John Major labels Brexit an ‘act of collective folly’
'Britain's enemies celebrated and our friends despaired.'
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/joh...
'Britain's enemies celebrated and our friends despaired.'
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/joh...
John Major labels Brexit an 'act of collective folly'
John Major has launched a devastating attack on Brexit, branding it an "act of collective folly."
www.thelondoneconomic.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:43 AM
John Major labels Brexit an ‘act of collective folly’
'Britain's enemies celebrated and our friends despaired.'
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/joh...
'Britain's enemies celebrated and our friends despaired.'
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/joh...
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The full film & piece is here.
Do the voters of Clacton think it’s okay for politicians to accept bribes from Russian spies?
www.thenerve.news/p/john-sween...
Do the voters of Clacton think it’s okay for politicians to accept bribes from Russian spies?
www.thenerve.news/p/john-sween...
An absent MP? A Russian traitor in Reform? When I go to Clacton, nobody seems to care
On the trail of the elusive Nigel Farage, John Sweeney visits his impoverished constituency – where even the prospect of Putin undermining British politics doesn’t raise many eyebrows
www.thenerve.news
November 20, 2025 at 8:39 AM
The full film & piece is here.
Do the voters of Clacton think it’s okay for politicians to accept bribes from Russian spies?
www.thenerve.news/p/john-sween...
Do the voters of Clacton think it’s okay for politicians to accept bribes from Russian spies?
www.thenerve.news/p/john-sween...
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Dinner with Mr Brexit: Bannon’s European Revolution – Planned with Farage, Backed by Epstein – Byline Times
Dinner with Mr Brexit: Bannon’s European Revolution – Planned with Farage, Backed by Epstein
Nigel Farage was the figurehead and his partner Laure Ferrari started it. Steve Bannon and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were providing almost daily support
bylinetimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Dinner with Mr Brexit: Bannon’s European Revolution – Planned with Farage, Backed by Epstein – Byline Times
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This story about a Reform councillor in Northumberland has about three different massive stories in it.
He's accused of ripping off his constituents to the tune of £140k.
He owes his own council nearly £40k in unpaid tax.
His own council is suing him.
He's accused of ripping off his constituents to the tune of £140k.
He owes his own council nearly £40k in unpaid tax.
His own council is suing him.
Blyth Reform councillor Barry Elliott's property firms owe customers £140,000
Property companies owned or run by Barry Elliott owe tens of thousands of pounds to customers.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 19, 2025 at 8:45 AM
This story about a Reform councillor in Northumberland has about three different massive stories in it.
He's accused of ripping off his constituents to the tune of £140k.
He owes his own council nearly £40k in unpaid tax.
His own council is suing him.
He's accused of ripping off his constituents to the tune of £140k.
He owes his own council nearly £40k in unpaid tax.
His own council is suing him.
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“Let me be really clear – every minute that’s not spent talking about and dealing with the cost of living is a minute wasted of the political work of this government” is actually really good advice from the Prime Minister. If only he'd listen to himself.
November 18, 2025 at 3:25 PM
“Let me be really clear – every minute that’s not spent talking about and dealing with the cost of living is a minute wasted of the political work of this government” is actually really good advice from the Prime Minister. If only he'd listen to himself.