Julie Bygraves
@juliebygraves.bsky.social
public policy writer:energy+water economic regulation, clim finance, eco restoration, Spain
ex-UK Treasury energy, EU Budget
18+ yr policy maker
Int’l forestry / deforestation
EU/UN chemicals negotiations
tax & digital transformation
KM
wildbourne_ebn@IG
ex-UK Treasury energy, EU Budget
18+ yr policy maker
Int’l forestry / deforestation
EU/UN chemicals negotiations
tax & digital transformation
KM
wildbourne_ebn@IG
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A higher minimum wage won’t eliminate exploitative work conditions, nor gig economy, but it will push wages up slightly & help make jobs ~more real.
Enforcement needed, but isn’t perfect. Large employers regularly identified as breaching minimum wage, structurally or as a product of adding hours.
Enforcement needed, but isn’t perfect. Large employers regularly identified as breaching minimum wage, structurally or as a product of adding hours.
November 25, 2025 at 9:56 PM
A higher minimum wage won’t eliminate exploitative work conditions, nor gig economy, but it will push wages up slightly & help make jobs ~more real.
Enforcement needed, but isn’t perfect. Large employers regularly identified as breaching minimum wage, structurally or as a product of adding hours.
Enforcement needed, but isn’t perfect. Large employers regularly identified as breaching minimum wage, structurally or as a product of adding hours.
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lobbyists on x, exercised about min.wage, really are something else.
Low wages are topped up by welfare. Many young ppl are in FT ed., training, unemployed or on welfare anyway so will benefit those who *do* work, at any age. Incentivises real work and better job opps.
bsky.app/profile/juli...
Low wages are topped up by welfare. Many young ppl are in FT ed., training, unemployed or on welfare anyway so will benefit those who *do* work, at any age. Incentivises real work and better job opps.
bsky.app/profile/juli...
The spectacle of some v well-paid right-wing commentators squealing about a raised minimum wage is quite something.
Does anyone think the commentators really have best interests of young 18-24yr old workers at heart?
It’s one of the good policies from Labour.
If only fuel duty was raised too.
Does anyone think the commentators really have best interests of young 18-24yr old workers at heart?
It’s one of the good policies from Labour.
If only fuel duty was raised too.
November 25, 2025 at 9:52 PM
lobbyists on x, exercised about min.wage, really are something else.
Low wages are topped up by welfare. Many young ppl are in FT ed., training, unemployed or on welfare anyway so will benefit those who *do* work, at any age. Incentivises real work and better job opps.
bsky.app/profile/juli...
Low wages are topped up by welfare. Many young ppl are in FT ed., training, unemployed or on welfare anyway so will benefit those who *do* work, at any age. Incentivises real work and better job opps.
bsky.app/profile/juli...
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This is an old skool take, Jim.
With AI replacing the analysis which civil servants used to do, how else do you think policy ideas get tested except via kite flying?
With AI replacing the analysis which civil servants used to do, how else do you think policy ideas get tested except via kite flying?
a group of cartoon characters flying kites on a hill
ALT: a group of cartoon characters flying kites on a hill
media.tenor.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:39 AM
This is an old skool take, Jim.
With AI replacing the analysis which civil servants used to do, how else do you think policy ideas get tested except via kite flying?
With AI replacing the analysis which civil servants used to do, how else do you think policy ideas get tested except via kite flying?
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‘The narwhals stop calling’: how the noise from ships is silencing wildlife in the Arctic
‘The narwhals stop calling’: how the noise from ships is silencing wildlife in the Arctic
Evidence that the whales and other marine animals are particularly vulnerable to sound is driving calls for quieter vessels
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:40 AM
‘The narwhals stop calling’: how the noise from ships is silencing wildlife in the Arctic
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The spectacle of some v well-paid right-wing commentators squealing about a raised minimum wage is quite something.
Does anyone think the commentators really have best interests of young 18-24yr old workers at heart?
It’s one of the good policies from Labour.
If only fuel duty was raised too.
Does anyone think the commentators really have best interests of young 18-24yr old workers at heart?
It’s one of the good policies from Labour.
If only fuel duty was raised too.
November 25, 2025 at 7:05 PM
The spectacle of some v well-paid right-wing commentators squealing about a raised minimum wage is quite something.
Does anyone think the commentators really have best interests of young 18-24yr old workers at heart?
It’s one of the good policies from Labour.
If only fuel duty was raised too.
Does anyone think the commentators really have best interests of young 18-24yr old workers at heart?
It’s one of the good policies from Labour.
If only fuel duty was raised too.
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You know, I'm not sure I ever really read the Pond Rules at our local nature preserve all that closely before
November 25, 2025 at 1:24 AM
You know, I'm not sure I ever really read the Pond Rules at our local nature preserve all that closely before
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As an IC alumnus it saddens me to see this.
There’s evidently no lack of money for buildings.
Students and postgrads need good teaching staff. Not shiny corporate buildings.
Too many DICs?
There’s evidently no lack of money for buildings.
Students and postgrads need good teaching staff. Not shiny corporate buildings.
Too many DICs?
November 25, 2025 at 10:17 AM
As an IC alumnus it saddens me to see this.
There’s evidently no lack of money for buildings.
Students and postgrads need good teaching staff. Not shiny corporate buildings.
Too many DICs?
There’s evidently no lack of money for buildings.
Students and postgrads need good teaching staff. Not shiny corporate buildings.
Too many DICs?
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If you receive legal threats from Nigel Farage for your reporting of Reform, please get in touch.
We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform’s ‘Trumpian’ legal threats hint at more aggressive approach to media
Ultimatums sent to publications appear to intensify as Nigel Farage’s party rises in polls
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:29 AM
If you receive legal threats from Nigel Farage for your reporting of Reform, please get in touch.
We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Finance & economics dictate:
grid-scale solar is as subsidy-dependent as agriculture. Battery back-up.
Replacing one set of subsidies with another= unsustainable.
Public subsidy for public good:
rooftop solar
ecological restoration
tax FF
Doesn’t lower marginal cost tech hasten this?
#energysky
grid-scale solar is as subsidy-dependent as agriculture. Battery back-up.
Replacing one set of subsidies with another= unsustainable.
Public subsidy for public good:
rooftop solar
ecological restoration
tax FF
Doesn’t lower marginal cost tech hasten this?
#energysky
November 23, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Finance & economics dictate:
grid-scale solar is as subsidy-dependent as agriculture. Battery back-up.
Replacing one set of subsidies with another= unsustainable.
Public subsidy for public good:
rooftop solar
ecological restoration
tax FF
Doesn’t lower marginal cost tech hasten this?
#energysky
grid-scale solar is as subsidy-dependent as agriculture. Battery back-up.
Replacing one set of subsidies with another= unsustainable.
Public subsidy for public good:
rooftop solar
ecological restoration
tax FF
Doesn’t lower marginal cost tech hasten this?
#energysky
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Did you want a trip to a lodge unrated on booking website?
Four nights, £15,284
reduced to £13,755 for no cancellation policy.
The mosquito net is not continuous nor fixed under the bed, and it’s uncertain whether there are any amphibians left in the river to offer bio-control.
A ritzy romance.
Four nights, £15,284
reduced to £13,755 for no cancellation policy.
The mosquito net is not continuous nor fixed under the bed, and it’s uncertain whether there are any amphibians left in the river to offer bio-control.
A ritzy romance.
November 22, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Did you want a trip to a lodge unrated on booking website?
Four nights, £15,284
reduced to £13,755 for no cancellation policy.
The mosquito net is not continuous nor fixed under the bed, and it’s uncertain whether there are any amphibians left in the river to offer bio-control.
A ritzy romance.
Four nights, £15,284
reduced to £13,755 for no cancellation policy.
The mosquito net is not continuous nor fixed under the bed, and it’s uncertain whether there are any amphibians left in the river to offer bio-control.
A ritzy romance.
Did you want a trip to a lodge unrated on booking website?
Four nights, £15,284
reduced to £13,755 for no cancellation policy.
The mosquito net is not continuous nor fixed under the bed, and it’s uncertain whether there are any amphibians left in the river to offer bio-control.
A ritzy romance.
Four nights, £15,284
reduced to £13,755 for no cancellation policy.
The mosquito net is not continuous nor fixed under the bed, and it’s uncertain whether there are any amphibians left in the river to offer bio-control.
A ritzy romance.
November 22, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Did you want a trip to a lodge unrated on booking website?
Four nights, £15,284
reduced to £13,755 for no cancellation policy.
The mosquito net is not continuous nor fixed under the bed, and it’s uncertain whether there are any amphibians left in the river to offer bio-control.
A ritzy romance.
Four nights, £15,284
reduced to £13,755 for no cancellation policy.
The mosquito net is not continuous nor fixed under the bed, and it’s uncertain whether there are any amphibians left in the river to offer bio-control.
A ritzy romance.
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Was it worth the deforestation to build the road to the #cop30 conference centre then, do you think?
Now the road is there, even more land will be deforested and converted to agriculture.
Now the road is there, even more land will be deforested and converted to agriculture.
November 22, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Was it worth the deforestation to build the road to the #cop30 conference centre then, do you think?
Now the road is there, even more land will be deforested and converted to agriculture.
Now the road is there, even more land will be deforested and converted to agriculture.
De La Soul have released a new album.
Today!
It’s stunning. 🤩
Today!
It’s stunning. 🤩
November 21, 2025 at 9:15 PM
De La Soul have released a new album.
Today!
It’s stunning. 🤩
Today!
It’s stunning. 🤩
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Ritz Carlton has built a high-end lodge on the grand migration route, Maasai Mara Kenya.
Maasai leaders seek legal redress but also experiencing challenges. They need international support.
Hope this story gains wider coverage, as the climate impacts are also relevant.
bsky.app/profile/juli...
Maasai leaders seek legal redress but also experiencing challenges. They need international support.
Hope this story gains wider coverage, as the climate impacts are also relevant.
bsky.app/profile/juli...
Hope everyone is ok.
Is this story from the Kenya Maasai being spoken about at COP? Of course I doubt it.
We are losing community lands and wilderness areas:
the tonnes of carbon they store is like saying let’s preserve St Paul’s Cathedral for the stone.
Hope The Guardian can cover this soon.
Is this story from the Kenya Maasai being spoken about at COP? Of course I doubt it.
We are losing community lands and wilderness areas:
the tonnes of carbon they store is like saying let’s preserve St Paul’s Cathedral for the stone.
Hope The Guardian can cover this soon.
November 21, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Ritz Carlton has built a high-end lodge on the grand migration route, Maasai Mara Kenya.
Maasai leaders seek legal redress but also experiencing challenges. They need international support.
Hope this story gains wider coverage, as the climate impacts are also relevant.
bsky.app/profile/juli...
Maasai leaders seek legal redress but also experiencing challenges. They need international support.
Hope this story gains wider coverage, as the climate impacts are also relevant.
bsky.app/profile/juli...
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Lol - according to @carolecadwalla.bsky.social the investigation is continuing including looking at 4 UK MEPs!
November 21, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Lol - according to @carolecadwalla.bsky.social the investigation is continuing including looking at 4 UK MEPs!
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Key points: Met police say investigation into other politicians is ongoing. Gill sought to recruit multiple MEPs including 4 British ones.
The judge gave strongest possible quotes about the gravity of the crime and the damage done to public trust.
The judge gave strongest possible quotes about the gravity of the crime and the damage done to public trust.
November 21, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Key points: Met police say investigation into other politicians is ongoing. Gill sought to recruit multiple MEPs including 4 British ones.
The judge gave strongest possible quotes about the gravity of the crime and the damage done to public trust.
The judge gave strongest possible quotes about the gravity of the crime and the damage done to public trust.
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We’re lucky to have 1920s recordings.
We know what came next.
Haunting.
We know what came next.
Haunting.
Niche! Just looked it up.
If we’re going for the ‘Anything Goes!’ era I prefer Ella Fitzgerald.
Fascinating culture of the 1920s and how much the 2020s are taking that for a whizz around the sun again.
History repeating?
If we’re going for the ‘Anything Goes!’ era I prefer Ella Fitzgerald.
Fascinating culture of the 1920s and how much the 2020s are taking that for a whizz around the sun again.
History repeating?
November 20, 2025 at 9:17 PM
We’re lucky to have 1920s recordings.
We know what came next.
Haunting.
We know what came next.
Haunting.
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London’s property market moved out of reach for working Londoners because it’s used as a store of wealth for international investors, with an ‘Anything Goes’ policy.
London property as a global reserve currency looks set to collapse.
Satellite cities like Oxford see the spillover.
London property as a global reserve currency looks set to collapse.
Satellite cities like Oxford see the spillover.
November 20, 2025 at 10:19 AM
London’s property market moved out of reach for working Londoners because it’s used as a store of wealth for international investors, with an ‘Anything Goes’ policy.
London property as a global reserve currency looks set to collapse.
Satellite cities like Oxford see the spillover.
London property as a global reserve currency looks set to collapse.
Satellite cities like Oxford see the spillover.
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Hope everyone is ok.
Is this story from the Kenya Maasai being spoken about at COP? Of course I doubt it.
We are losing community lands and wilderness areas:
the tonnes of carbon they store is like saying let’s preserve St Paul’s Cathedral for the stone.
Hope The Guardian can cover this soon.
Is this story from the Kenya Maasai being spoken about at COP? Of course I doubt it.
We are losing community lands and wilderness areas:
the tonnes of carbon they store is like saying let’s preserve St Paul’s Cathedral for the stone.
Hope The Guardian can cover this soon.
November 20, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Hope everyone is ok.
Is this story from the Kenya Maasai being spoken about at COP? Of course I doubt it.
We are losing community lands and wilderness areas:
the tonnes of carbon they store is like saying let’s preserve St Paul’s Cathedral for the stone.
Hope The Guardian can cover this soon.
Is this story from the Kenya Maasai being spoken about at COP? Of course I doubt it.
We are losing community lands and wilderness areas:
the tonnes of carbon they store is like saying let’s preserve St Paul’s Cathedral for the stone.
Hope The Guardian can cover this soon.
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Worth remembering which party was in power 2010-2024 and evidently didn’t do enough to ensure there was not foreign money being poured into UK politics.
Or has everyone been suffering the same amnesia on who was in power 2010-2024 as is apparent here:
Or has everyone been suffering the same amnesia on who was in power 2010-2024 as is apparent here:
November 21, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Worth remembering which party was in power 2010-2024 and evidently didn’t do enough to ensure there was not foreign money being poured into UK politics.
Or has everyone been suffering the same amnesia on who was in power 2010-2024 as is apparent here:
Or has everyone been suffering the same amnesia on who was in power 2010-2024 as is apparent here:
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But also be aware of equity falling so far and risks accruing so that pension funds write off their lending
Example: Ontario pensioners and the UK water sector
#energysky
Example: Ontario pensioners and the UK water sector
#energysky
November 19, 2025 at 10:46 PM
But also be aware of equity falling so far and risks accruing so that pension funds write off their lending
Example: Ontario pensioners and the UK water sector
#energysky
Example: Ontario pensioners and the UK water sector
#energysky
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"For 15 years, I’ve launched my bay boat ... into Long Island Sound before sunrise, chasing striped bass like generations of coastal fishermen before me. But lately, the water feels empty," Mark Robichaux writes.
"The stripers didn’t vanish on their own. The food that sustains them went first."
"The stripers didn’t vanish on their own. The food that sustains them went first."
Opinion | It’s the ‘most important fish in the sea.’ And it’s disappearing.
If the menhaden decline continues, striped bass could be next to vanish.
wapo.st
November 20, 2025 at 5:25 PM
"For 15 years, I’ve launched my bay boat ... into Long Island Sound before sunrise, chasing striped bass like generations of coastal fishermen before me. But lately, the water feels empty," Mark Robichaux writes.
"The stripers didn’t vanish on their own. The food that sustains them went first."
"The stripers didn’t vanish on their own. The food that sustains them went first."
We’re lucky to have 1920s recordings.
We know what came next.
Haunting.
We know what came next.
Haunting.
Niche! Just looked it up.
If we’re going for the ‘Anything Goes!’ era I prefer Ella Fitzgerald.
Fascinating culture of the 1920s and how much the 2020s are taking that for a whizz around the sun again.
History repeating?
If we’re going for the ‘Anything Goes!’ era I prefer Ella Fitzgerald.
Fascinating culture of the 1920s and how much the 2020s are taking that for a whizz around the sun again.
History repeating?
November 20, 2025 at 9:17 PM
We’re lucky to have 1920s recordings.
We know what came next.
Haunting.
We know what came next.
Haunting.
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Scottish nationalists have juxtaposed power generation located in Scotland, with jobs in AI data centres in England gaining subsidised power.
Bills rise for all other UK consumers to cover cost of data centres and we haven’t seen the cost on bills of Sizewell yet. Starting imminently.
#energysky
Bills rise for all other UK consumers to cover cost of data centres and we haven’t seen the cost on bills of Sizewell yet. Starting imminently.
#energysky
November 20, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Scottish nationalists have juxtaposed power generation located in Scotland, with jobs in AI data centres in England gaining subsidised power.
Bills rise for all other UK consumers to cover cost of data centres and we haven’t seen the cost on bills of Sizewell yet. Starting imminently.
#energysky
Bills rise for all other UK consumers to cover cost of data centres and we haven’t seen the cost on bills of Sizewell yet. Starting imminently.
#energysky
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Function of crashing apartment prices in London and cities nearby.
Huge oversupply.
FTB are older once they have a deposit, they chose houses or bigger space.
New build, leasehold, poor quality property unattractive to most buyers. Houses impacted as leaseholders stuck & negative equity in chain.
Huge oversupply.
FTB are older once they have a deposit, they chose houses or bigger space.
New build, leasehold, poor quality property unattractive to most buyers. Houses impacted as leaseholders stuck & negative equity in chain.
November 20, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Function of crashing apartment prices in London and cities nearby.
Huge oversupply.
FTB are older once they have a deposit, they chose houses or bigger space.
New build, leasehold, poor quality property unattractive to most buyers. Houses impacted as leaseholders stuck & negative equity in chain.
Huge oversupply.
FTB are older once they have a deposit, they chose houses or bigger space.
New build, leasehold, poor quality property unattractive to most buyers. Houses impacted as leaseholders stuck & negative equity in chain.