Tim Manwaring
@timmanwaring.bsky.social
Social account. Mainly photos and hope. Garden Centre Receptionist of the Year 1996. Driver Trainer, Forest of Bowland.
"Global ecosystem degradation and collapse threaten UK national security and prosperity... Without major intervention to reverse the current trend, this is highly likely to continue to 2050 and beyond." Not just the eco-warriors, this is the spooks and security analysts: www.gov.uk/government/p...
Nature security assessment on global biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse and national security
This strategic assessment explores how global biodiversity loss and the collapse of critical ecosystems could affect the UK’s resilience, security and prosperity.
www.gov.uk
January 28, 2026 at 7:50 AM
"Global ecosystem degradation and collapse threaten UK national security and prosperity... Without major intervention to reverse the current trend, this is highly likely to continue to 2050 and beyond." Not just the eco-warriors, this is the spooks and security analysts: www.gov.uk/government/p...
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I really love Andrew's work, and his pieces are often the ones which have generated most discussion and comment when we've exhibited it in the past.
He's also thoroughly down to earth, generous and always very supportive of all that we do with @dartmoorcollective.org.
He's also thoroughly down to earth, generous and always very supportive of all that we do with @dartmoorcollective.org.
We've been privileged to feature Andrew Hardwick's uniquely striking Dartmoor landscape works in two of our previous exhibitions, and he is now part of the RWA's new Elemental exhibition.
Here's a feature interview with Andrew we did a couple of years back.
dartmoorcollective.org/featured-con...
Here's a feature interview with Andrew we did a couple of years back.
dartmoorcollective.org/featured-con...
January 22, 2026 at 11:00 AM
I really love Andrew's work, and his pieces are often the ones which have generated most discussion and comment when we've exhibited it in the past.
He's also thoroughly down to earth, generous and always very supportive of all that we do with @dartmoorcollective.org.
He's also thoroughly down to earth, generous and always very supportive of all that we do with @dartmoorcollective.org.
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"Who is we?“
As we wait for events in Davos to unfold, a thread about a question posed to me in London a few weeks after the invasion of Ukraine, and why I am thinking about it today, on a day of severe crisis for the Western Alliance. 🧵
As we wait for events in Davos to unfold, a thread about a question posed to me in London a few weeks after the invasion of Ukraine, and why I am thinking about it today, on a day of severe crisis for the Western Alliance. 🧵
January 21, 2026 at 10:48 AM
"Who is we?“
As we wait for events in Davos to unfold, a thread about a question posed to me in London a few weeks after the invasion of Ukraine, and why I am thinking about it today, on a day of severe crisis for the Western Alliance. 🧵
As we wait for events in Davos to unfold, a thread about a question posed to me in London a few weeks after the invasion of Ukraine, and why I am thinking about it today, on a day of severe crisis for the Western Alliance. 🧵
It feels like it's dead cats all the way down at this point.
January 21, 2026 at 8:13 AM
It feels like it's dead cats all the way down at this point.
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On the way out this morning
Sunshine today; a southerly wind has blown away the weekend's nasty roke.
Saw a kestrel and a sparrowhawk along the hedgerow (both male); the kestrel tilted over the roof of the car and skimmed into the open field, sparrowhawk glared from the top of a hawthorn #my400
Sunshine today; a southerly wind has blown away the weekend's nasty roke.
Saw a kestrel and a sparrowhawk along the hedgerow (both male); the kestrel tilted over the roof of the car and skimmed into the open field, sparrowhawk glared from the top of a hawthorn #my400
January 20, 2026 at 2:28 PM
On the way out this morning
Sunshine today; a southerly wind has blown away the weekend's nasty roke.
Saw a kestrel and a sparrowhawk along the hedgerow (both male); the kestrel tilted over the roof of the car and skimmed into the open field, sparrowhawk glared from the top of a hawthorn #my400
Sunshine today; a southerly wind has blown away the weekend's nasty roke.
Saw a kestrel and a sparrowhawk along the hedgerow (both male); the kestrel tilted over the roof of the car and skimmed into the open field, sparrowhawk glared from the top of a hawthorn #my400
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'Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned;
The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity.'
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43290/...
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned;
The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity.'
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43290/...
The Second Coming
Turning and turning in the widening gyre The falcon cannot hear the falconer; Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world, The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and eve...
www.poetryfoundation.org
January 19, 2026 at 8:39 AM
'Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned;
The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity.'
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43290/...
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned;
The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity.'
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43290/...
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The reason the UK knew the operational parameters of the Argentine aircraft and missile systems was because they were French.
And the moment the war kicked off, the French government quietly slipped us the full specifications.
And the moment the war kicked off, the French government quietly slipped us the full specifications.
Untrue, of course. UK got lots of support, and never asked for military intervention. But it's not the South Atlantic Treaty Org. At US insistence to avoid colonial wars, NATO only covers Europe, N. America, and the Atlantic north of the Tropic of Cancer. e.g. Hawaii and Guam aren't covered, either.
January 18, 2026 at 8:52 PM
The reason the UK knew the operational parameters of the Argentine aircraft and missile systems was because they were French.
And the moment the war kicked off, the French government quietly slipped us the full specifications.
And the moment the war kicked off, the French government quietly slipped us the full specifications.
I see that they've finally decided to enact the Putinov Trumpentrop Pact.
January 17, 2026 at 11:12 PM
I see that they've finally decided to enact the Putinov Trumpentrop Pact.
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I left university in 2019 with £49,600 of debt. A few months later, I became an MP and have since received a salary that puts me in the top 5% in the country. 6 years on, the repayments from my salary have brought this total to down to £48,600 - just £1,000 less.
January 15, 2026 at 2:57 PM
I left university in 2019 with £49,600 of debt. A few months later, I became an MP and have since received a salary that puts me in the top 5% in the country. 6 years on, the repayments from my salary have brought this total to down to £48,600 - just £1,000 less.
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1/ Something which I don't think gets articulated clearly often enough is that a system where countries generally respect international sovereignty and territorial integrity is not pure charity or morality by the United States, but in its direct interests.
Despite it being the strongest bear.
Despite it being the strongest bear.
January 17, 2026 at 10:24 AM
1/ Something which I don't think gets articulated clearly often enough is that a system where countries generally respect international sovereignty and territorial integrity is not pure charity or morality by the United States, but in its direct interests.
Despite it being the strongest bear.
Despite it being the strongest bear.
As depressing as part of this story is, there is a grain of hope that the current government are serious about ensuring that the UK doesn't just become a service industry 'historical Disneyland'.
🚨Our film is up
We spent months making this👇
About how Britain shut down many of the factories we need to feed us and defend us.
Will have more to say on it in due course but in the meantime - pls watch, share and let me know what you think youtu.be/PQ3hT8tqZgo?...
We spent months making this👇
About how Britain shut down many of the factories we need to feed us and defend us.
Will have more to say on it in due course but in the meantime - pls watch, share and let me know what you think youtu.be/PQ3hT8tqZgo?...
The UK is losing the industry that makes everything
YouTube video by Sky News
youtu.be
January 16, 2026 at 11:39 AM
As depressing as part of this story is, there is a grain of hope that the current government are serious about ensuring that the UK doesn't just become a service industry 'historical Disneyland'.
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THREAD.
A collection of photographs of birds I have met in the UK countryside.
You will find the all-important captions to the photos in the alt text.
A collection of photographs of birds I have met in the UK countryside.
You will find the all-important captions to the photos in the alt text.
December 13, 2025 at 5:31 PM
THREAD.
A collection of photographs of birds I have met in the UK countryside.
You will find the all-important captions to the photos in the alt text.
A collection of photographs of birds I have met in the UK countryside.
You will find the all-important captions to the photos in the alt text.
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Trump is lying again:
If the US truly needed Greenland as much as he claims, they would station more troops and have more bases there, as Denmark allows it.
And if Trump was so scared about Russia and China, he would defeat them in Ukraine, not Greenland
If the US truly needed Greenland as much as he claims, they would station more troops and have more bases there, as Denmark allows it.
And if Trump was so scared about Russia and China, he would defeat them in Ukraine, not Greenland
January 14, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Trump is lying again:
If the US truly needed Greenland as much as he claims, they would station more troops and have more bases there, as Denmark allows it.
And if Trump was so scared about Russia and China, he would defeat them in Ukraine, not Greenland
If the US truly needed Greenland as much as he claims, they would station more troops and have more bases there, as Denmark allows it.
And if Trump was so scared about Russia and China, he would defeat them in Ukraine, not Greenland
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If they're not also investing in youth services, libraries and out of school clubs then I suspect a ban will introduce a whole new set of problems.
Surely more effective to have the right safeguards in place, regulate platforms to enforce them effectively and penalise them heavily if they don't.
Surely more effective to have the right safeguards in place, regulate platforms to enforce them effectively and penalise them heavily if they don't.
January 14, 2026 at 10:52 AM
If they're not also investing in youth services, libraries and out of school clubs then I suspect a ban will introduce a whole new set of problems.
Surely more effective to have the right safeguards in place, regulate platforms to enforce them effectively and penalise them heavily if they don't.
Surely more effective to have the right safeguards in place, regulate platforms to enforce them effectively and penalise them heavily if they don't.
I'm not sure we are targeting the correct people here. We let kids go to cinemas and libraries because there is supervision of access. Would we be happy to ban kids from cinemas and libraries if providers removed this supervision? Or place restrictions on providers?
EXCL: Wes Streeting has asked Jonathan Haidt, a bestselling author and high-profile advocate of banning social media for under-16s, to speak to officials in his push for UK to consider following Australia’s landmark ban - @kiranstacey.bsky.social reports
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/j...
Wes Streeting asks US expert Jonathan Haidt to address officials on social media ban for under-16s
Exclusive: Health secretary issues invitation in push for UK to consider copying landmark restrictions in Australia
www.theguardian.com
January 14, 2026 at 10:35 AM
I'm not sure we are targeting the correct people here. We let kids go to cinemas and libraries because there is supervision of access. Would we be happy to ban kids from cinemas and libraries if providers removed this supervision? Or place restrictions on providers?
Today I learnt that you can substitute cream soda for eggs in cake mixes, and they turn out fine.
January 11, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Today I learnt that you can substitute cream soda for eggs in cake mixes, and they turn out fine.
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My phone thinks it's daytime. This is moonlight. Take care if you're driving tomorrow morning.
January 4, 2026 at 10:20 PM
My phone thinks it's daytime. This is moonlight. Take care if you're driving tomorrow morning.
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Cross tests of 17 films 120 / 6 developers
The #negatives were #photographed with a microscope in order to very finely perceive the appearance of the #grain.
https://www.denisoli...
#filmisnotdead #ishootfilm
The #negatives were #photographed with a microscope in order to very finely perceive the appearance of the #grain.
https://www.denisoli...
#filmisnotdead #ishootfilm
January 4, 2026 at 8:12 AM
Cross tests of 17 films 120 / 6 developers
The #negatives were #photographed with a microscope in order to very finely perceive the appearance of the #grain.
https://www.denisoli...
#filmisnotdead #ishootfilm
The #negatives were #photographed with a microscope in order to very finely perceive the appearance of the #grain.
https://www.denisoli...
#filmisnotdead #ishootfilm
Occasionally, it's good to get out into the fresh air. I'd suggest that everyone who possibly can, should.
January 3, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Occasionally, it's good to get out into the fresh air. I'd suggest that everyone who possibly can, should.
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Linux would be the dominant operating system right now if it wasn't for the gatekeeping by geeks who have no idea how to explain the benefits in plain English to the ordinary user. Spoiler, that 10 year old laptop that you think is slow will still work fine with Linux.
January 2, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Linux would be the dominant operating system right now if it wasn't for the gatekeeping by geeks who have no idea how to explain the benefits in plain English to the ordinary user. Spoiler, that 10 year old laptop that you think is slow will still work fine with Linux.
I'm almost certain something this fat has 4wd, but the driver just hasn't looked for the button. Even if they haven't, a second looking out the window should be able to work out how to get out of this. A Frenchman in a Talbot Sunbeam would be laughing at this.
January 2, 2026 at 11:33 PM
I'm almost certain something this fat has 4wd, but the driver just hasn't looked for the button. Even if they haven't, a second looking out the window should be able to work out how to get out of this. A Frenchman in a Talbot Sunbeam would be laughing at this.
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Absolutely shocking.
We're offering an overall award of £10k for information that leads to a conviction in these cases.
We need to make raptor persecution a thing of the past.
We're offering an overall award of £10k for information that leads to a conviction in these cases.
We need to make raptor persecution a thing of the past.
December 17, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Absolutely shocking.
We're offering an overall award of £10k for information that leads to a conviction in these cases.
We need to make raptor persecution a thing of the past.
We're offering an overall award of £10k for information that leads to a conviction in these cases.
We need to make raptor persecution a thing of the past.