Sarah
@goblin5.bsky.social
Nearer my coffin than my cot, still trying to make sense of why humans do what they do and when I give up on that, creating a garden fit for wild creatures
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Britain’s government has committed to lowering the voting age to 16 — a major extension of the electorate that could have big implications for the next race, expected by 2029.
So we asked British youngsters what they actually think about today’s politics.
So we asked British youngsters what they actually think about today’s politics.
Britain’s teens are getting the vote — so we asked them what they really think
Sixteen-year-olds have been promised the vote by the next election. POLITICO’s focus group asks young people what they actually want.
www.politico.eu
December 31, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Britain’s government has committed to lowering the voting age to 16 — a major extension of the electorate that could have big implications for the next race, expected by 2029.
So we asked British youngsters what they actually think about today’s politics.
So we asked British youngsters what they actually think about today’s politics.
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Kemi Badenoch is under pressure to act on the revelations that her shadow attorney general is representing the Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, despite UK sanctions against him
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Badenoch under fire as Tory shadow attorney general acts for Roman Abramovich
Labour urges Conservative leader to reveal whether she knew David Wolfson was to represent Russian oligarch in legal case
www.theguardian.com
December 30, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Kemi Badenoch is under pressure to act on the revelations that her shadow attorney general is representing the Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, despite UK sanctions against him
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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funny how the media want us to listen to the "legitimate concerns" of literal neo-Nazi's but never to the concerns of their victims, isn't it?
almost like the media are on the side of evil or something.
almost like the media are on the side of evil or something.
In another blow to Starmer & Mahmood’s cruel immigration policy
French police REFUSE to carry out dangerous operations to intercept small boats at sea!
We should be listening carefully to their concerns
Talking to @shelaghfogarty.bsky.social on @lbc.co.uk
French police REFUSE to carry out dangerous operations to intercept small boats at sea!
We should be listening carefully to their concerns
Talking to @shelaghfogarty.bsky.social on @lbc.co.uk
December 29, 2025 at 4:17 PM
funny how the media want us to listen to the "legitimate concerns" of literal neo-Nazi's but never to the concerns of their victims, isn't it?
almost like the media are on the side of evil or something.
almost like the media are on the side of evil or something.
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Britons living in rural areas support banning trail hunting by 50% to 35%
Most rural Britons say hunting has little to no importance to rural communities socially (51%) or economically (58%)
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
Most rural Britons say hunting has little to no importance to rural communities socially (51%) or economically (58%)
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
December 29, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Britons living in rural areas support banning trail hunting by 50% to 35%
Most rural Britons say hunting has little to no importance to rural communities socially (51%) or economically (58%)
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
Most rural Britons say hunting has little to no importance to rural communities socially (51%) or economically (58%)
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
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UK newspapers can’t stop talking about net zero. But where’s the mention of climate change?
Britain’s most dominant media outlets are failing to “join the dots” between net zero and climate change, as researchers call out wave of “problematic” coverage
www.euronews.com/green/2025/...
Britain’s most dominant media outlets are failing to “join the dots” between net zero and climate change, as researchers call out wave of “problematic” coverage
www.euronews.com/green/2025/...
British media ‘divorcing’ net zero from climate change, finds analysis
Researchers warn that net zero has become politicised by populists as “shorthand” for attacking climate policy.
www.euronews.com
December 29, 2025 at 9:28 AM
UK newspapers can’t stop talking about net zero. But where’s the mention of climate change?
Britain’s most dominant media outlets are failing to “join the dots” between net zero and climate change, as researchers call out wave of “problematic” coverage
www.euronews.com/green/2025/...
Britain’s most dominant media outlets are failing to “join the dots” between net zero and climate change, as researchers call out wave of “problematic” coverage
www.euronews.com/green/2025/...
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From source to sea: How natural flood management can combat the climate and nature crisis
www.businessgreen.com/opinion/452...
www.businessgreen.com/opinion/452...
From source to sea: How natural flood management can combat the climate and nature crisis
Natural flood management projects are exactly the kind of bold, collaborative and innovative thinking the nature and climate crisis requires, writes Dr Rob Stoneman from The Wildlife Trusts
www.businessgreen.com
December 29, 2025 at 11:25 AM
From source to sea: How natural flood management can combat the climate and nature crisis
www.businessgreen.com/opinion/452...
www.businessgreen.com/opinion/452...
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Presumably, Farage is also disqualified by his own past, vile expressions of anti-semitism.
So the Hard Right position is that you should only have to suffer the consequences for tweets inciting racial hatred if you're name is...oh I don't know...Adbel Fattah? If your name is Lucy Connolly and you admit to doing it, you should get a parade actually.
December 29, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Presumably, Farage is also disqualified by his own past, vile expressions of anti-semitism.
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Drax gets £1bn a year UK govt subsidy. It cuts down trees and pelletises the wood in Mississippi causing dust which damages the health of local people bit.ly/3LlCXAn then ships pellets to Yorkshire to burn and generate ‘green’ electricity. It is being fined and sued in US
We can’t breathe because of a Drax pellet plant subsidised by UK tax
The company is paid up to £1bn a year producing green energy for Britain. But one of its factories has been accused of choking people in America
bit.ly
December 28, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Drax gets £1bn a year UK govt subsidy. It cuts down trees and pelletises the wood in Mississippi causing dust which damages the health of local people bit.ly/3LlCXAn then ships pellets to Yorkshire to burn and generate ‘green’ electricity. It is being fined and sued in US
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Two paragraphs that get to the absolute heart of what Farage is all about: money and conning people.
Without the bankrolling, he’s a loser. But, if you think he’s on your side, so are you.
So are we all if these murky shits buy him power.
Without the bankrolling, he’s a loser. But, if you think he’s on your side, so are you.
So are we all if these murky shits buy him power.
December 28, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Two paragraphs that get to the absolute heart of what Farage is all about: money and conning people.
Without the bankrolling, he’s a loser. But, if you think he’s on your side, so are you.
So are we all if these murky shits buy him power.
Without the bankrolling, he’s a loser. But, if you think he’s on your side, so are you.
So are we all if these murky shits buy him power.
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“None of us can guess how the Trump assault on the BBC will play out, because he wields unprecedented power, unchecked by personal dignity or decency.”
No. We can’t. But we can condemn forever the repulsive British politicians and media gobshites who would side with him instead of us.
No. We can’t. But we can condemn forever the repulsive British politicians and media gobshites who would side with him instead of us.
December 27, 2025 at 10:15 AM
“None of us can guess how the Trump assault on the BBC will play out, because he wields unprecedented power, unchecked by personal dignity or decency.”
No. We can’t. But we can condemn forever the repulsive British politicians and media gobshites who would side with him instead of us.
No. We can’t. But we can condemn forever the repulsive British politicians and media gobshites who would side with him instead of us.
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The Israeli newspaper Haaretz is revered and reviled for its coverage of the Gaza war. Can it survive a possible future succession crisis? A special report by @arusbridger.bsky.social.
Inside Haaretz, Israel's voice of dissent
The newspaper is revered and reviled for its unflinching coverage of the Gaza war. Can it survive a possible future succession crisis?
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
December 27, 2025 at 9:01 AM
The Israeli newspaper Haaretz is revered and reviled for its coverage of the Gaza war. Can it survive a possible future succession crisis? A special report by @arusbridger.bsky.social.
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These are the sort of people that embody the true spirit of Christmas and what the people of this country are really about.
A truly heart warming story ........
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
A truly heart warming story ........
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Cardiff couple invited man in for Christmas, he stayed for 45 years
An arrangement Rob and Dianne Parsons thought would last a few days ended up changing their lives.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 25, 2025 at 9:36 AM
These are the sort of people that embody the true spirit of Christmas and what the people of this country are really about.
A truly heart warming story ........
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
A truly heart warming story ........
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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UK newspapers can’t stop talking about net zero. But where’s the mention of climate change?
Britain’s most dominant media outlets are failing to “join the dots” between net zero and climate change, as researchers call out wave of “problematic” coverage
www.euronews.com/green/2025/...
Britain’s most dominant media outlets are failing to “join the dots” between net zero and climate change, as researchers call out wave of “problematic” coverage
www.euronews.com/green/2025/...
British media ‘divorcing’ net zero from climate change, finds analysis
Researchers warn that net zero has become politicised by populists as “shorthand” for attacking climate policy.
www.euronews.com
December 24, 2025 at 3:24 PM
UK newspapers can’t stop talking about net zero. But where’s the mention of climate change?
Britain’s most dominant media outlets are failing to “join the dots” between net zero and climate change, as researchers call out wave of “problematic” coverage
www.euronews.com/green/2025/...
Britain’s most dominant media outlets are failing to “join the dots” between net zero and climate change, as researchers call out wave of “problematic” coverage
www.euronews.com/green/2025/...
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The mayor of Bethlehem: "Yes we are dying in Gaza and in other cities in Palestine, yes we are targeted, yes we are facing immense hardships because of the occupation..."
Christmas in Bethlehem.
Christmas in Bethlehem.
December 24, 2025 at 11:36 AM
The mayor of Bethlehem: "Yes we are dying in Gaza and in other cities in Palestine, yes we are targeted, yes we are facing immense hardships because of the occupation..."
Christmas in Bethlehem.
Christmas in Bethlehem.
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#BBCBreakfast reports on Palestinians in Bethlehem celebrating Christmas.
They forget to mention Bethlehem is under Israeli occupation.
They forget to mention Bethlehem is under Israeli occupation.
December 24, 2025 at 6:28 AM
#BBCBreakfast reports on Palestinians in Bethlehem celebrating Christmas.
They forget to mention Bethlehem is under Israeli occupation.
They forget to mention Bethlehem is under Israeli occupation.
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"In terms of medical supplies are you seeing an increase following more aid getting into Gaza?"
"No, its not like it was supposed to be.. we still have some blockade from the Israeli authorities"
Speaking from Gaza Renald Menard describes conditions on the ground there.
"No, its not like it was supposed to be.. we still have some blockade from the Israeli authorities"
Speaking from Gaza Renald Menard describes conditions on the ground there.
December 23, 2025 at 9:39 AM
"In terms of medical supplies are you seeing an increase following more aid getting into Gaza?"
"No, its not like it was supposed to be.. we still have some blockade from the Israeli authorities"
Speaking from Gaza Renald Menard describes conditions on the ground there.
"No, its not like it was supposed to be.. we still have some blockade from the Israeli authorities"
Speaking from Gaza Renald Menard describes conditions on the ground there.
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"Any Arab that doesn't like is just going to have to leave.. those who want to live in a Jewish state... then they're welcome"
Daniel Luria, the head of 'Ateret Cohanim', justifies the forcible expulsion of Palestinians from occupied East Jerusalem. Which isn't part of Israel.
Daniel Luria, the head of 'Ateret Cohanim', justifies the forcible expulsion of Palestinians from occupied East Jerusalem. Which isn't part of Israel.
December 23, 2025 at 11:54 AM
"Any Arab that doesn't like is just going to have to leave.. those who want to live in a Jewish state... then they're welcome"
Daniel Luria, the head of 'Ateret Cohanim', justifies the forcible expulsion of Palestinians from occupied East Jerusalem. Which isn't part of Israel.
Daniel Luria, the head of 'Ateret Cohanim', justifies the forcible expulsion of Palestinians from occupied East Jerusalem. Which isn't part of Israel.
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Life under occupation & apartheid.
Israeli forces are demolishing a residential building in occupied East Jerusalem that was home to around 100 Palestinians. The Palestinians were attacked by Israeli settlers as they were forced from their homes.
Israeli forces are demolishing a residential building in occupied East Jerusalem that was home to around 100 Palestinians. The Palestinians were attacked by Israeli settlers as they were forced from their homes.
December 22, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Life under occupation & apartheid.
Israeli forces are demolishing a residential building in occupied East Jerusalem that was home to around 100 Palestinians. The Palestinians were attacked by Israeli settlers as they were forced from their homes.
Israeli forces are demolishing a residential building in occupied East Jerusalem that was home to around 100 Palestinians. The Palestinians were attacked by Israeli settlers as they were forced from their homes.
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This simply isn’t the way to do rewilding; nor is it going to win people over.
A model that seeks to acquire landholdings so quickly is clearly going to make mistakes in community engagement & in land management, and I’ve seen solid evidence of both by these guys.
bsky.app/profile/theg...
A model that seeks to acquire landholdings so quickly is clearly going to make mistakes in community engagement & in land management, and I’ve seen solid evidence of both by these guys.
bsky.app/profile/theg...
‘Unashamedly capitalist’ rewilders claim ‘Moneyball’ approach could make millions - but experts sceptical
‘Unashamedly capitalist’ rewilders claim ‘Moneyball’ approach could make millions - but experts sceptical
Rich Stockdale says model of ‘regenerative capitalism’ would maximise profits by planting trees, restoring peatlands, and installing windfarms across its estates
The founder of an investment firm buying large estates across Britain to restore woods and peatland has said it is “unashamedly and proudly” capitalist, and plans to make tens of millions of pounds in profit.
Rich Stockdale, the chief executive of Oxygen Conservation, said his model of “regenerative capitalism” was a “force for good” because it would offer investors significant profits by planting trees, restoring peatlands, operating solar farms and holiday homes and installing new windfarms across its estates. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 22, 2025 at 12:53 PM
This simply isn’t the way to do rewilding; nor is it going to win people over.
A model that seeks to acquire landholdings so quickly is clearly going to make mistakes in community engagement & in land management, and I’ve seen solid evidence of both by these guys.
bsky.app/profile/theg...
A model that seeks to acquire landholdings so quickly is clearly going to make mistakes in community engagement & in land management, and I’ve seen solid evidence of both by these guys.
bsky.app/profile/theg...
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The Telegraph is the last place I'd trust to tackle misinformation. Via Private Eye
December 21, 2025 at 9:19 PM
The Telegraph is the last place I'd trust to tackle misinformation. Via Private Eye
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🔴‘Keir Starmer Must Stop Chasing Reform’s Cruelty and Embrace the Compassionate Politics His Own Voters Demand’
New polling suggests a progressive majority could come back to Labour if the PM embraces a more compassionate form of politics, argues Jennifer Nadel
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/19/k...
New polling suggests a progressive majority could come back to Labour if the PM embraces a more compassionate form of politics, argues Jennifer Nadel
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/19/k...
'Keir Starmer Must Stop Chasing Reform's Cruelty and Embrace the Compassionate Politics His Own Voters Demand'
New polling suggests a progressive majority could come back to Labour if the PM embraces a more compassionate form of politics, argues Jennifer Nadel
bylinetimes.com
December 19, 2025 at 4:59 PM
🔴‘Keir Starmer Must Stop Chasing Reform’s Cruelty and Embrace the Compassionate Politics His Own Voters Demand’
New polling suggests a progressive majority could come back to Labour if the PM embraces a more compassionate form of politics, argues Jennifer Nadel
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/19/k...
New polling suggests a progressive majority could come back to Labour if the PM embraces a more compassionate form of politics, argues Jennifer Nadel
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/19/k...
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India’s push for battery recycling promises jobs, clean energy and mineral security
Reusing, recycling and repurposing batteries can reduce dependence on hard to obtain critical minerals and create a $9 billion industry, according to energy analysts.
@sibi123
buff.ly/21cC1rh
Reusing, recycling and repurposing batteries can reduce dependence on hard to obtain critical minerals and create a $9 billion industry, according to energy analysts.
@sibi123
buff.ly/21cC1rh
December 19, 2025 at 12:00 PM
India’s push for battery recycling promises jobs, clean energy and mineral security
Reusing, recycling and repurposing batteries can reduce dependence on hard to obtain critical minerals and create a $9 billion industry, according to energy analysts.
@sibi123
buff.ly/21cC1rh
Reusing, recycling and repurposing batteries can reduce dependence on hard to obtain critical minerals and create a $9 billion industry, according to energy analysts.
@sibi123
buff.ly/21cC1rh
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"Her twins were just 1 year old, killed instantly as the bombs ripped through them. They were in their car seats.. She saw her husband, half his body missing, their 10yo daughter suffered catastrophic bleeding. The familys body parts were everywhere"
Israel is a terrorist state
Israel is a terrorist state
December 18, 2025 at 12:28 PM
"Her twins were just 1 year old, killed instantly as the bombs ripped through them. They were in their car seats.. She saw her husband, half his body missing, their 10yo daughter suffered catastrophic bleeding. The familys body parts were everywhere"
Israel is a terrorist state
Israel is a terrorist state
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A great piece by Green Party Deputy Leader @rachelmillward.bsky.social
Migration and asylum are not modern anomalies. They are as old as humanity itself. Yet we have allowed our politics to strip them of their humanity, turning people into numbers, threats, slogans.
@bylinetimes.bsky.social
Migration and asylum are not modern anomalies. They are as old as humanity itself. Yet we have allowed our politics to strip them of their humanity, turning people into numbers, threats, slogans.
@bylinetimes.bsky.social
I Met Migrant Women in Calais Hoping to Reach the UK and This Is What I Learnt
It is time to move away from a politics in which cruelty is always portrayed as “toughness” and moral abdication as “realism”, argues Green Party Deputy Leader Rachel Millward
bylinetimes.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:21 PM
A great piece by Green Party Deputy Leader @rachelmillward.bsky.social
Migration and asylum are not modern anomalies. They are as old as humanity itself. Yet we have allowed our politics to strip them of their humanity, turning people into numbers, threats, slogans.
@bylinetimes.bsky.social
Migration and asylum are not modern anomalies. They are as old as humanity itself. Yet we have allowed our politics to strip them of their humanity, turning people into numbers, threats, slogans.
@bylinetimes.bsky.social
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‘Massive disruption’: UK’s worst-case #climatecrisis scenarios revealed by scientists
- Scientists say government must be prepared for unlikely but ‘plausible’ 4C rise in temperature and a 2-metre rise in sea levels
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Scientists say government must be prepared for unlikely but ‘plausible’ 4C rise in temperature and a 2-metre rise in sea levels
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Massive disruption’: UK’s worst-case climate crisis scenarios revealed by scientists
Scientists say government must prepare for ‘plausible’ 4C rise in temperature and a 2-metre rise in sea levels
www.theguardian.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:29 PM
‘Massive disruption’: UK’s worst-case #climatecrisis scenarios revealed by scientists
- Scientists say government must be prepared for unlikely but ‘plausible’ 4C rise in temperature and a 2-metre rise in sea levels
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Scientists say government must be prepared for unlikely but ‘plausible’ 4C rise in temperature and a 2-metre rise in sea levels
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...