Peter Day PhD
@peterday14.bsky.social
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference
Artist; author; campaigner; Arts Council Funded; Award Winner; HEA Research Fellow; Creative Health & Well Being Advocate;
CPRE Charity Trustee;
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference
Artist; author; campaigner; Arts Council Funded; Award Winner; HEA Research Fellow; Creative Health & Well Being Advocate;
CPRE Charity Trustee;
Living the vida loca
June 30, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Living the vida loca
Global temperatures could break heat record in next five years: ‘shocking’ likelihood of year 2C hotter than preindustrial era before 2030 www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/may/28/global-temperatures-break-annual-heat-record-next-five-years-world-meteorological-organization?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
Global temperatures could break heat record in next five years
Data also shows small but ‘shocking’ likelihood of year 2C hotter than preindustrial era before 2030
www.theguardian.com
May 28, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Global temperatures could break heat record in next five years: ‘shocking’ likelihood of year 2C hotter than preindustrial era before 2030 www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/may/28/global-temperatures-break-annual-heat-record-next-five-years-world-meteorological-organization?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
Temperatures in seas around the UK have soared to 4C warmer than normal are unprecedented leading to widespread biological impacts
This is phenomenal.
Sea surface temperatures are >5C above average to the west of the UK and around Iceland. It's the strongest area of anomalous warmth on the planet at the moment.
It's the warmest in recorded history for northwest Europe.
Sea surface temperatures are >5C above average to the west of the UK and around Iceland. It's the strongest area of anomalous warmth on the planet at the moment.
It's the warmest in recorded history for northwest Europe.
May 25, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Temperatures in seas around the UK have soared to 4C warmer than normal are unprecedented leading to widespread biological impacts
Such a simple but impactful action.
“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
It costs a lot less to house people.
It costs a lot less to house people.
Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.
thebetter.news
May 9, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Such a simple but impactful action.
Not bad juts gone past 800 readers on research gate - tries to count number of reads, chapters and papers. AND you get a little medal.
April 5, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Not bad juts gone past 800 readers on research gate - tries to count number of reads, chapters and papers. AND you get a little medal.
Excellent again from Led By Donkeys. Dont buy a Tesla!
Thousands of people are ditching Tesla. Here’s one of them with a message you can see from space.
Location: Black Rock Sands, Wales, UK
Led By Donkeys is 100% funded by small donations.
Location: Black Rock Sands, Wales, UK
Led By Donkeys is 100% funded by small donations.
March 18, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Excellent again from Led By Donkeys. Dont buy a Tesla!
So the beginning of my next project this time for CPRE Shropshire. Hoping to get some campaign groups submitting their images and memories. Place, space are so important to health and well being.
March 17, 2025 at 11:29 AM
So the beginning of my next project this time for CPRE Shropshire. Hoping to get some campaign groups submitting their images and memories. Place, space are so important to health and well being.
Dfe Meeting 10 March 2025 to discuss bullying. I gave evidence about bullying in schools in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
March 17, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Dfe Meeting 10 March 2025 to discuss bullying. I gave evidence about bullying in schools in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Worked in education for 30 plus years this is one inevitable outcome of the performative business culture-Hundreds of English academy heads on £150k plus,& number ‘on gravy train’ doubles in five years.Below-inflation pay rises for teachers-leaving the profession.
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Hundreds of English academy heads paid over £150k, as number ‘on gravy train’ doubles in five years
School leaders attacked as ‘an unaccountable elite’ after years of below-inflation pay rises for teachers
www.theguardian.com
March 16, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Worked in education for 30 plus years this is one inevitable outcome of the performative business culture-Hundreds of English academy heads on £150k plus,& number ‘on gravy train’ doubles in five years.Below-inflation pay rises for teachers-leaving the profession.
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
More of those pesky Brexit Benefits - UK food and drink exports to the EU down 34% since Brexit. Those sovereignty benefits just keep coming.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
UK food and drink exports to the EU down 34% since Brexit
Food and Drink Federation say businesses are struggling to deal with added ‘complexity and bureaucracy’
www.theguardian.com
March 14, 2025 at 4:03 AM
More of those pesky Brexit Benefits - UK food and drink exports to the EU down 34% since Brexit. Those sovereignty benefits just keep coming.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Juts fallen foul of FB censors in sharing Guardian article Nude Donald. Illma Gore’s painting depicting Trump with a small penis. The Maddox Gallery in London offered to exhibit the painting those in US refused following threats of violence from Trump’s supporters
March 13, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Juts fallen foul of FB censors in sharing Guardian article Nude Donald. Illma Gore’s painting depicting Trump with a small penis. The Maddox Gallery in London offered to exhibit the painting those in US refused following threats of violence from Trump’s supporters
Cycling is good for car travel?!?
Research from the Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis finds that eliminating cycling would increase commuting times by 14% and distances by 30%, worsening congestion and reducing worker welfare.
buff.ly/xKJYstW
buff.ly/xKJYstW
March 9, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Cycling is good for car travel?!?
CHURCHILL IN HIS SIREN SUIT AT THE WHITE HOUSE. 3 JANUARY 1942
March 1, 2025 at 1:41 PM
CHURCHILL IN HIS SIREN SUIT AT THE WHITE HOUSE. 3 JANUARY 1942
The net zero economy grew by 10% in 2024 and generated £83bn in gross value added (GVA). The analysis showed economic growth and climate action go together.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Britain’s net zero economy is booming, CBI says
Green sector growing at triple the rate of the UK economy, providing high-wage jobs and increasing energy security
www.theguardian.com
February 24, 2025 at 7:36 AM
The net zero economy grew by 10% in 2024 and generated £83bn in gross value added (GVA). The analysis showed economic growth and climate action go together.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The U.S. flag code specifically says that the flag is not to be inverted “except as a signal of dire distress in instance of extreme danger to life or property.”
El Capitan displays a massive American flag upside down—the traditional signal of distress or extreme emergency.
February 23, 2025 at 8:12 PM
The U.S. flag code specifically says that the flag is not to be inverted “except as a signal of dire distress in instance of extreme danger to life or property.”
Reposted by Peter Day PhD
El Capitan displays a massive American flag upside down—the traditional signal of distress or extreme emergency.
February 23, 2025 at 6:01 PM
El Capitan displays a massive American flag upside down—the traditional signal of distress or extreme emergency.
Language is really important & Europe needs unity in this world order, closer ties & what is currently being understood = power. Uk not helped by Brexit in its outlier status
NEW: Last week’s newsletter had ‘IT’S A COUP’ in big red letters on front page of NYT. Well, guess what? It still is. We have to stop framing what’s happening as in any way normal. It’s a coup & a collapse in the international order & none of this is ‘normal’
broligarchy.substack.com/p/us-coup-ga...
broligarchy.substack.com/p/us-coup-ga...
US Coup Gains Speed
Europe shakes as a new world order emerges. Here's what's not on the front page of the New York Times right now
broligarchy.substack.com
February 18, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Language is really important & Europe needs unity in this world order, closer ties & what is currently being understood = power. Uk not helped by Brexit in its outlier status
Reposted by Peter Day PhD
"Hitler wanted to kill me for being a Jew. Now, Putin is trying to kill me for being Ukrainian."
Roman Shvartsman, an 88-year-old Holocaust survivor from Odesa, compared Russia's military aggression against Ukraine to the barbaric crimes of the Nazis during World War II.
📹: DW
Roman Shvartsman, an 88-year-old Holocaust survivor from Odesa, compared Russia's military aggression against Ukraine to the barbaric crimes of the Nazis during World War II.
📹: DW
January 29, 2025 at 6:29 PM
"Hitler wanted to kill me for being a Jew. Now, Putin is trying to kill me for being Ukrainian."
Roman Shvartsman, an 88-year-old Holocaust survivor from Odesa, compared Russia's military aggression against Ukraine to the barbaric crimes of the Nazis during World War II.
📹: DW
Roman Shvartsman, an 88-year-old Holocaust survivor from Odesa, compared Russia's military aggression against Ukraine to the barbaric crimes of the Nazis during World War II.
📹: DW
Those responsible need to be held to account - Farage, Johnson, McVey, Mogg, Davis, Raab, Smith,Dorries et al
YouGov find just 30% of people think we were right to leave the EU. The lowest number yet.
Just 10% of 18-24 year olds think it was the right decision.
Just 10% of 18-24 year olds think it was the right decision.
January 29, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Those responsible need to be held to account - Farage, Johnson, McVey, Mogg, Davis, Raab, Smith,Dorries et al
A shame Prince Charles Cinema closure. When visiting London have seen cult classic films here. Including Henry Portrait of a Serial Killer - not a favourite but was memorable for the gentleman sat alone the row infront in the dark wearing sunglasses throughout.
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/ja...
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/ja...
Cult London film venue Prince Charles cinema under threat of closure
Much loved for its screenings of hard-to-find films, the venue claims its landlord wants to alter lease, leaving it able to shut down the business
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2025 at 1:01 PM
A shame Prince Charles Cinema closure. When visiting London have seen cult classic films here. Including Henry Portrait of a Serial Killer - not a favourite but was memorable for the gentleman sat alone the row infront in the dark wearing sunglasses throughout.
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/ja...
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/ja...
80 years ago today January 27, 1945 Auschwitz was liberated. Remembering fascism, its violence, seems more important today than at ay other time I can remember. The largest Holocaust archive goes online today.
www.whlcollections.org/index/
www.whlcollections.org/index/
January 27, 2025 at 7:12 AM
80 years ago today January 27, 1945 Auschwitz was liberated. Remembering fascism, its violence, seems more important today than at ay other time I can remember. The largest Holocaust archive goes online today.
www.whlcollections.org/index/
www.whlcollections.org/index/
Accepting a pardon would only insult the Capitol police officers, rule of law and, of course, our nation. I pleaded guilty because I was guilty, and accepting a pardon also would serve to contribute to their gaslighting and false narrative.
"https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvged988377o
"https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvged988377o
Convicted US Capitol rioter Pam Hemphill turns down Trump pardon
Former
www.bbc.co.uk
January 22, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Accepting a pardon would only insult the Capitol police officers, rule of law and, of course, our nation. I pleaded guilty because I was guilty, and accepting a pardon also would serve to contribute to their gaslighting and false narrative.
"https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvged988377o
"https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvged988377o
Blue Monday -Often labelled the most depressing day of the year, Blue Monday falls on the third Monday of January - landing on January 20, 2025, this year.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wa4J...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wa4J...
Festival No.6 presents the Brythoniaid Male Voice Choir - 'Blue Monday'
YouTube video by festivalnumbersix
www.youtube.com
January 20, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Blue Monday -Often labelled the most depressing day of the year, Blue Monday falls on the third Monday of January - landing on January 20, 2025, this year.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wa4J...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wa4J...
Had the misfortune to visit A&E recently (totally admire the staff) but it's like a war zone. I saw a nurse stationed in a corridor triaging patients from ambulances - overwhelmed, & patients in corridors. This is the new reality of care & 'corridor care nurses'?!?
www.thetimes.com/uk/article/h...
www.thetimes.com/uk/article/h...
Hospital advertises for ‘corridor care’ nurses to ease NHS crisis
The new jobs have been labelled a ‘total acceptance of failure’ as oxygen lines are installed outside wards
www.thetimes.com
January 12, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Had the misfortune to visit A&E recently (totally admire the staff) but it's like a war zone. I saw a nurse stationed in a corridor triaging patients from ambulances - overwhelmed, & patients in corridors. This is the new reality of care & 'corridor care nurses'?!?
www.thetimes.com/uk/article/h...
www.thetimes.com/uk/article/h...
“The world doesn’t need to come up with a magical solution to stop things from getting worse in 2025,” Otto said. “We know exactly what we need to do to transition away from fossil fuels, halt deforestation and make societies more resilient.”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Hottest year on record sent planet past 1.5C of heating for first time in 2024
Highest recorded temperatures supercharged extreme weather – with worse to come, EU data shows
www.theguardian.com
January 10, 2025 at 12:52 PM
“The world doesn’t need to come up with a magical solution to stop things from getting worse in 2025,” Otto said. “We know exactly what we need to do to transition away from fossil fuels, halt deforestation and make societies more resilient.”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...