@cricketbiddy.bsky.social
Love nature including fungi, watching cycling and cricket, former(and future?) runner. Very interested in politics and climate change.
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A Reform spokesman appeared on S4C ahead of the Caerffili by-election. Why on earth would anyone vote for these?
October 20, 2025 at 9:31 AM
A Reform spokesman appeared on S4C ahead of the Caerffili by-election. Why on earth would anyone vote for these?
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If it fits it ships 😍
October 13, 2025 at 4:21 PM
If it fits it ships 😍
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Reform UK are pushing immigration hard as an issue in the Caerphilly by-election.
Just for context, Caerphilly has the THE LOWEST, immigration rate of all Wales' 22 councils.
97.1% of people there were born in the UK.
Only Cardiff and Newport have move that 10% born overseas.
Just for context, Caerphilly has the THE LOWEST, immigration rate of all Wales' 22 councils.
97.1% of people there were born in the UK.
Only Cardiff and Newport have move that 10% born overseas.
September 29, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Reform UK are pushing immigration hard as an issue in the Caerphilly by-election.
Just for context, Caerphilly has the THE LOWEST, immigration rate of all Wales' 22 councils.
97.1% of people there were born in the UK.
Only Cardiff and Newport have move that 10% born overseas.
Just for context, Caerphilly has the THE LOWEST, immigration rate of all Wales' 22 councils.
97.1% of people there were born in the UK.
Only Cardiff and Newport have move that 10% born overseas.
I’m autistic. Not because of Tylenol.
Not because of vaccines.
Not because of some headline.
I’m autistic because that’s how
my brain works. Stop treating us
like a problem. Start listening to us.
Not because of vaccines.
Not because of some headline.
I’m autistic because that’s how
my brain works. Stop treating us
like a problem. Start listening to us.
September 23, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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A microscopic tardigrade going for a stroll through some algae.
Credit: Sinclair Stammers
Credit: Sinclair Stammers
August 23, 2025 at 11:38 PM
A microscopic tardigrade going for a stroll through some algae.
Credit: Sinclair Stammers
Credit: Sinclair Stammers
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Not many farmers would tell you that we need to eat less meat; that wealthy landowners shouldn’t moan about inheritance tax but should “pay the whole fucking lot”; & that Reform UK are “a load of rich rightwing toffs” 😂
But Devon farmer Guy Singh-Watson does:
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
But Devon farmer Guy Singh-Watson does:
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘People just lie’: How Riverford’s Guy Singh-Watson became the most brutally honest farmer in Britain
The organic veg pioneer talks to the Guardian about being unemployable, his unconventional father and his recent autism diagnosis
www.theguardian.com
August 24, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Not many farmers would tell you that we need to eat less meat; that wealthy landowners shouldn’t moan about inheritance tax but should “pay the whole fucking lot”; & that Reform UK are “a load of rich rightwing toffs” 😂
But Devon farmer Guy Singh-Watson does:
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
But Devon farmer Guy Singh-Watson does:
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Climate action does not just need good policy, it also needs good psychology.
Why some climate policies are more popular than others – a psychologist explains
Climate action does not just need good policy, it also needs good psychology.
tcnv.link
August 14, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Climate action does not just need good policy, it also needs good psychology.
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CND Vice-President @carolinelucas.bsky.social: "Recent polling suggests that young people believe nuclear conflict is the greatest threat to Britain. We owe it to them not to give up."
Some great letters challenging the myths peddled to justify nuclear weapons 👇
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Some great letters challenging the myths peddled to justify nuclear weapons 👇
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Don’t believe the hype about nuclear weapons | Letters
Letters: We must continue to challenge claims that nuclear weapons are a ‘necessity’, says Caroline Lucas, while Gerry Weston says they don’t protect us from Russian aggression and Michael Newman says...
www.theguardian.com
August 13, 2025 at 10:19 AM
CND Vice-President @carolinelucas.bsky.social: "Recent polling suggests that young people believe nuclear conflict is the greatest threat to Britain. We owe it to them not to give up."
Some great letters challenging the myths peddled to justify nuclear weapons 👇
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Some great letters challenging the myths peddled to justify nuclear weapons 👇
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
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Really sad to hear about the death of Welsh Labour MS for Caerphilly Hefin David.
I interviewed him many times and was always struck by his genuine desire to front up and engage with tough questions.
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I interviewed him many times and was always struck by his genuine desire to front up and engage with tough questions.
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August 13, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Really sad to hear about the death of Welsh Labour MS for Caerphilly Hefin David.
I interviewed him many times and was always struck by his genuine desire to front up and engage with tough questions.
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I interviewed him many times and was always struck by his genuine desire to front up and engage with tough questions.
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From a story about a new species of pseudoscorpion, this sort of highlighted the management of Australia in a nutshell
au.news.yahoo.com/incredible-p...
au.news.yahoo.com/incredible-p...
August 12, 2025 at 3:45 AM
From a story about a new species of pseudoscorpion, this sort of highlighted the management of Australia in a nutshell
au.news.yahoo.com/incredible-p...
au.news.yahoo.com/incredible-p...
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New YouGov polling. A monumental failure of our political class to educate, a monumental failure of our media to report fairly, for a generation
August 5, 2025 at 6:27 AM
New YouGov polling. A monumental failure of our political class to educate, a monumental failure of our media to report fairly, for a generation
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Reminder: If you hear anyone claiming the #MarchForHumanity #SaveGaza March across the Sydney Harbour Bridge today in support of Palestine is somehow anti-Semitic,the Jewish Council of Australia supports it. 👇 And here's their full media release: www.jewishcouncil.com.au/2025/08/medi...
August 3, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Reminder: If you hear anyone claiming the #MarchForHumanity #SaveGaza March across the Sydney Harbour Bridge today in support of Palestine is somehow anti-Semitic,the Jewish Council of Australia supports it. 👇 And here's their full media release: www.jewishcouncil.com.au/2025/08/medi...
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Miles & miles of maize
but 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲 insect—in 2 days of 🚴♀️🚴in Brittany.
Maize is mainly 🐄 feed.
Linked to high pesticide use—and damaging soil erosion.
Governments must be honest about the hidden costs of meat.
@georgemonbiot.bsky.social warned about maize a decade ago 👇
but 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲 insect—in 2 days of 🚴♀️🚴in Brittany.
Maize is mainly 🐄 feed.
Linked to high pesticide use—and damaging soil erosion.
Governments must be honest about the hidden costs of meat.
@georgemonbiot.bsky.social warned about maize a decade ago 👇
August 2, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Miles & miles of maize
but 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲 insect—in 2 days of 🚴♀️🚴in Brittany.
Maize is mainly 🐄 feed.
Linked to high pesticide use—and damaging soil erosion.
Governments must be honest about the hidden costs of meat.
@georgemonbiot.bsky.social warned about maize a decade ago 👇
but 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲 insect—in 2 days of 🚴♀️🚴in Brittany.
Maize is mainly 🐄 feed.
Linked to high pesticide use—and damaging soil erosion.
Governments must be honest about the hidden costs of meat.
@georgemonbiot.bsky.social warned about maize a decade ago 👇
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GLAMORGAN WIN AT OLD TRAFFORD FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 1993!!!!!
What a team, what an effort, and what an incredible performance 👏👏👏
#LANvGLAM
#OhGlammyGlammy
What a team, what an effort, and what an incredible performance 👏👏👏
#LANvGLAM
#OhGlammyGlammy
August 1, 2025 at 1:24 PM
GLAMORGAN WIN AT OLD TRAFFORD FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 1993!!!!!
What a team, what an effort, and what an incredible performance 👏👏👏
#LANvGLAM
#OhGlammyGlammy
What a team, what an effort, and what an incredible performance 👏👏👏
#LANvGLAM
#OhGlammyGlammy
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0.1% of Dartmoor in good ecological condition. And each Dartmoor ewe loses its owner £16.90 – the ecological and economic craziness of the current sheep grazing regime well explained by @chrisgpackham.bsky.social. Time to change how this amazing place is managed. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Sheep are destroying precious British habitats – and we taxpayers are footing the bill | Chris Packham
Large parts of Dartmoor have been denuded of wildlife, harmed by farming and a mess of government schemes that are costly in every way, says naturalist and broadcaster Chris Packham
www.theguardian.com
July 15, 2025 at 1:48 PM
0.1% of Dartmoor in good ecological condition. And each Dartmoor ewe loses its owner £16.90 – the ecological and economic craziness of the current sheep grazing regime well explained by @chrisgpackham.bsky.social. Time to change how this amazing place is managed. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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This is your sign to spend time in nature today. 🍃
July 15, 2025 at 1:39 PM
This is your sign to spend time in nature today. 🍃
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The majority of earth's scientists now believe we are headed for at least 2.5°C of warming.
We're in a climate emergency. No time to wait. #ActOnClimate
#climate #energy #renewables #go100re
We're in a climate emergency. No time to wait. #ActOnClimate
#climate #energy #renewables #go100re
July 14, 2025 at 6:07 PM
The majority of earth's scientists now believe we are headed for at least 2.5°C of warming.
We're in a climate emergency. No time to wait. #ActOnClimate
#climate #energy #renewables #go100re
We're in a climate emergency. No time to wait. #ActOnClimate
#climate #energy #renewables #go100re
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“You can’t bomb your way out of nuclear proliferation”. Exactly. And the UK govt’s decision to spend £15bn on new nuclear warheads & to open the door to air-launched nuclear weapons makes the world less safe, not more
The Guardian view on Israel, the US and Iran: you can’t bomb your way out of nuclear proliferation | Editorial
Editorial: The age of disarmament is over. But military action only increases the dangers instead of ending the threat
www.theguardian.com
June 19, 2025 at 8:34 AM
“You can’t bomb your way out of nuclear proliferation”. Exactly. And the UK govt’s decision to spend £15bn on new nuclear warheads & to open the door to air-launched nuclear weapons makes the world less safe, not more
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Jeremy Bowen spells out the problem for Israel trying to deny war crimes: its own ministers have admitted to them www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
June 8, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Jeremy Bowen spells out the problem for Israel trying to deny war crimes: its own ministers have admitted to them www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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‘They named a sandwich after me’: Luke Rowe on life in the peloton, cobbles and Welsh riders
‘They named a sandwich after me’: Luke Rowe on life in the peloton, cobbles and Welsh riders
The former Team Ineos road captain, now a directeur sportif with Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale, answers your questions
www.theguardian.com
June 8, 2025 at 7:41 AM
‘They named a sandwich after me’: Luke Rowe on life in the peloton, cobbles and Welsh riders
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Zadie Smith and Ian McEwan among 380 writers and groups to call Gaza war ‘genocide’
Zadie Smith and Ian McEwan among 380 writers and groups to call Gaza war ‘genocide’
Letter also signed by Hanif Kureishi and Russell T Davies urges ceasefire and unrestricted distribution of aid
Three hundred and eighty writers and organisations including Zadie Smith, Ian McEwan, Russell T Davies, Hanif Kureishi, Frank Cottrell-Boyce and George Monbiot have signed a letter stating that the Israeli government’s war in Gaza is genocidal and calling for an immediate ceasefire.
“The use of the words ‘genocide’ or ‘acts of genocide’ to describe what is happening in Gaza is no longer debated by international legal experts or human rights organizations,” reads the letter, which was also signed by William Dalrymple, Jeanette Winterson, Brian Eno, Kate Mosse, Irvine Welsh and Elif Shafak. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
May 28, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Zadie Smith and Ian McEwan among 380 writers and groups to call Gaza war ‘genocide’
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May 25, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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Pure class from Daisy Jeanes 👏
The opener carried her bat as Glamorgan beat Derbyshire by 9 wickets and chased 214 in 37 overs 🤯
Captain Lauren Parfitt scored 71 off 84 balls in a 159-run opening stand with Jeanes to make it 3 wins out of 4 👊
#DERvGLAM
#OhGlammyGlammy
The opener carried her bat as Glamorgan beat Derbyshire by 9 wickets and chased 214 in 37 overs 🤯
Captain Lauren Parfitt scored 71 off 84 balls in a 159-run opening stand with Jeanes to make it 3 wins out of 4 👊
#DERvGLAM
#OhGlammyGlammy
May 15, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Pure class from Daisy Jeanes 👏
The opener carried her bat as Glamorgan beat Derbyshire by 9 wickets and chased 214 in 37 overs 🤯
Captain Lauren Parfitt scored 71 off 84 balls in a 159-run opening stand with Jeanes to make it 3 wins out of 4 👊
#DERvGLAM
#OhGlammyGlammy
The opener carried her bat as Glamorgan beat Derbyshire by 9 wickets and chased 214 in 37 overs 🤯
Captain Lauren Parfitt scored 71 off 84 balls in a 159-run opening stand with Jeanes to make it 3 wins out of 4 👊
#DERvGLAM
#OhGlammyGlammy
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It’s beyond outrageous that UK is continuing to supply arms to Israel, when there is - beyond all doubt - a “clear risk” they could be used to commit or facilitate serious violations of international humanitarian law. What else are ministers waiting for? Unforgivable complicity
Overnight, the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator warned that genocide is possible in Gaza. I asked an urgent question Does this Govt stand by its duty to prevent under the Genocide Convention, and will it act to uphold humanitarian law?
Or just say “we did all we could.”
youtube.com/shorts/ClNmA...
Or just say “we did all we could.”
youtube.com/shorts/ClNmA...
Overnight, the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator warned that genocide is possible in Gaza.
YouTube video by Adrian Ramsay MP
youtube.com
May 14, 2025 at 4:53 PM
It’s beyond outrageous that UK is continuing to supply arms to Israel, when there is - beyond all doubt - a “clear risk” they could be used to commit or facilitate serious violations of international humanitarian law. What else are ministers waiting for? Unforgivable complicity