Sarah Ebbs
@sewoody.bsky.social
Watcher rather than doer. Feel we’re rapidly sliding into a trough of history.
A big fan of trees.
A big fan of trees.
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Everything about Oxford and Oxfordshire in our eclectic weekend newsletter, just out:
🚍 Congestion charge appeal – full story
🛥 Jericho Wharf action
🗳 City elections to go ahead
🪆 Aunt Sally meets UNESCO
🌲 Foresters wanted
🥧 Pie January!
Read online or subscribe: oxfordclarion.uk/clarion-week...
🚍 Congestion charge appeal – full story
🛥 Jericho Wharf action
🗳 City elections to go ahead
🪆 Aunt Sally meets UNESCO
🌲 Foresters wanted
🥧 Pie January!
Read online or subscribe: oxfordclarion.uk/clarion-week...
Clarion Weekend, 16 January 2026
This week’s top stories
A legal bid to halt Oxford’s congestion charge has been turned down. The High Court yesterday refused an application for judicial review by Open Roads For Oxford Ltd, which ha...
oxfordclarion.uk
January 16, 2026 at 12:14 PM
Everything about Oxford and Oxfordshire in our eclectic weekend newsletter, just out:
🚍 Congestion charge appeal – full story
🛥 Jericho Wharf action
🗳 City elections to go ahead
🪆 Aunt Sally meets UNESCO
🌲 Foresters wanted
🥧 Pie January!
Read online or subscribe: oxfordclarion.uk/clarion-week...
🚍 Congestion charge appeal – full story
🛥 Jericho Wharf action
🗳 City elections to go ahead
🪆 Aunt Sally meets UNESCO
🌲 Foresters wanted
🥧 Pie January!
Read online or subscribe: oxfordclarion.uk/clarion-week...
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Resharing some threads below. Apologies if it's boring for those who've seen them. When people enjoy the captions and pics I've posted in these and share them, more people read my books and it helps me repair things in the aftermath of a publishing disaster.
1. Sheep.
bsky.app/profile/dj-a...
1. Sheep.
bsky.app/profile/dj-a...
THREAD. A collection of photographs of excellent sheep I have met on walks.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
January 17, 2026 at 9:20 AM
Resharing some threads below. Apologies if it's boring for those who've seen them. When people enjoy the captions and pics I've posted in these and share them, more people read my books and it helps me repair things in the aftermath of a publishing disaster.
1. Sheep.
bsky.app/profile/dj-a...
1. Sheep.
bsky.app/profile/dj-a...
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Dear Mahmood/Labour,
Once the strutting fascist, Yaxley Lennon, is taking credit for your policies, you must know you’ve completely lost your way. You need to get your head out of your arse and your account off X.
Yours
The real silent (fair-minded and ignored) majority of the UK
Once the strutting fascist, Yaxley Lennon, is taking credit for your policies, you must know you’ve completely lost your way. You need to get your head out of your arse and your account off X.
Yours
The real silent (fair-minded and ignored) majority of the UK
Tommy Robinson is claiming credit for the language/policy being used by the Labour government (about deporting people found to be refugees once their home country is deemed safe)
November 16, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Dear Mahmood/Labour,
Once the strutting fascist, Yaxley Lennon, is taking credit for your policies, you must know you’ve completely lost your way. You need to get your head out of your arse and your account off X.
Yours
The real silent (fair-minded and ignored) majority of the UK
Once the strutting fascist, Yaxley Lennon, is taking credit for your policies, you must know you’ve completely lost your way. You need to get your head out of your arse and your account off X.
Yours
The real silent (fair-minded and ignored) majority of the UK
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Good piece by @desmog.com on the Telegraph’s record of having to issue ‘corrections’ on its stories about climate change (and yes, there’s some quotes from me) www.desmog.com/2025/11/10/t...
The Telegraph’s Record of Climate Falsehoods
The Telegraph, which has accused the BBC of bias and a lack of editorial rigour, has been forced to amend a swathe of climate inaccuracies. The BBC’s director-general and CEO resigned this weekend aft...
www.desmog.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Good piece by @desmog.com on the Telegraph’s record of having to issue ‘corrections’ on its stories about climate change (and yes, there’s some quotes from me) www.desmog.com/2025/11/10/t...
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Please don't let *15 years of illegal pollution* be the new standard for privatised water
My colleague spoke to Ofwat's Head of Strategic Comms on the phone this week
They will accept our petition this TUESDAY 22ND October at their HQ
✍️Add your name weownit.org.uk/ofwat
My colleague spoke to Ofwat's Head of Strategic Comms on the phone this week
They will accept our petition this TUESDAY 22ND October at their HQ
✍️Add your name weownit.org.uk/ofwat
October 18, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Please don't let *15 years of illegal pollution* be the new standard for privatised water
My colleague spoke to Ofwat's Head of Strategic Comms on the phone this week
They will accept our petition this TUESDAY 22ND October at their HQ
✍️Add your name weownit.org.uk/ofwat
My colleague spoke to Ofwat's Head of Strategic Comms on the phone this week
They will accept our petition this TUESDAY 22ND October at their HQ
✍️Add your name weownit.org.uk/ofwat
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🔴NEW🔴
Thread 🧵
@bylinetimes.bsky.social can now reveal that, during the crucial period when convicted Reform leader Nathan Gill was most active, working directly with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s most senior ally in Ukraine, he was also one of Nigel Farage’s closest confidantes 1/12
Thread 🧵
@bylinetimes.bsky.social can now reveal that, during the crucial period when convicted Reform leader Nathan Gill was most active, working directly with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s most senior ally in Ukraine, he was also one of Nigel Farage’s closest confidantes 1/12
‘Thick as Thieves’: Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage’s Putin Problem
Far from being distant from the Reform UK Leader, insiders told Byline Times that the former MEP convicted of bribery was one of Farage’s closest aides, while we reveal how Gill worked on the Kremlin’...
bylinetimes.com
October 4, 2025 at 1:56 PM
🔴NEW🔴
Thread 🧵
@bylinetimes.bsky.social can now reveal that, during the crucial period when convicted Reform leader Nathan Gill was most active, working directly with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s most senior ally in Ukraine, he was also one of Nigel Farage’s closest confidantes 1/12
Thread 🧵
@bylinetimes.bsky.social can now reveal that, during the crucial period when convicted Reform leader Nathan Gill was most active, working directly with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s most senior ally in Ukraine, he was also one of Nigel Farage’s closest confidantes 1/12
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When I was a teenager there was a bus direct from my hometown in Germany to London - we had a British army base, and this direct bus connection was one of the benefits of that. One summer I went on that bus to go volunteer in an old people's home in Southend-on-Sea. I had just turned 18 and was... 🧵
September 29, 2025 at 12:32 PM
When I was a teenager there was a bus direct from my hometown in Germany to London - we had a British army base, and this direct bus connection was one of the benefits of that. One summer I went on that bus to go volunteer in an old people's home in Southend-on-Sea. I had just turned 18 and was... 🧵
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Democrat @raskin.house.gov excoriates Nigel Farage for banning journalists from Reform UK events:
"I'm asking you a direct question. Why do you ban journalists who oppose your views from coming to your events? Why did you tell local government not to do interviews with your local newspaper?"
"I'm asking you a direct question. Why do you ban journalists who oppose your views from coming to your events? Why did you tell local government not to do interviews with your local newspaper?"
September 3, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Democrat @raskin.house.gov excoriates Nigel Farage for banning journalists from Reform UK events:
"I'm asking you a direct question. Why do you ban journalists who oppose your views from coming to your events? Why did you tell local government not to do interviews with your local newspaper?"
"I'm asking you a direct question. Why do you ban journalists who oppose your views from coming to your events? Why did you tell local government not to do interviews with your local newspaper?"
Over 2,000 hectares of Congo Basin rainforest are destroyed EVERYDAY, while indigenous communities fight to defend it.
It’s time African leaders act to protect our forest 👉 act.gp/44NIOph
It’s time African leaders act to protect our forest 👉 act.gp/44NIOph
Respect The Congo Basin Forest!
Ask Africa leaders to act on their promises to stop the destruction of forests.
act.gp
September 3, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Over 2,000 hectares of Congo Basin rainforest are destroyed EVERYDAY, while indigenous communities fight to defend it.
It’s time African leaders act to protect our forest 👉 act.gp/44NIOph
It’s time African leaders act to protect our forest 👉 act.gp/44NIOph
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It seems to be contagious.
Now the Sun is also having to correct it heavily biased coverage of net-zero in response to, you know, actual facts...
Now the Sun is also having to correct it heavily biased coverage of net-zero in response to, you know, actual facts...
July 22, 2025 at 11:34 AM
It seems to be contagious.
Now the Sun is also having to correct it heavily biased coverage of net-zero in response to, you know, actual facts...
Now the Sun is also having to correct it heavily biased coverage of net-zero in response to, you know, actual facts...
🌳 Dame Judi Dench is calling for the return of ancient woodlands. Will you sign the petition to help restore the Ghost Woods and protect our green spaces for future generations? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/pr...
Bring back the ancient woodlands smothered beneath your timber plantations
Ancient woodlands are vanishing – and with them, some of our most loved and endangered wildlife. Forestry England manages over 100,000 acres of land that used to be ancient woodland - that’s bigger th...
you.38degrees.org.uk
July 11, 2025 at 1:33 PM
🌳 Dame Judi Dench is calling for the return of ancient woodlands. Will you sign the petition to help restore the Ghost Woods and protect our green spaces for future generations? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/pr...
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Have you tanked your economy?
Was your birthday parade an embarrassment?
Did the richest man in the world allude to you being a nonce?
Did you lose your bid to challenge a sexual abuse & defamation lawsuit?
If so, you need WAR!
𝑊𝐴𝑅 - 𝐵𝑒𝑐𝑎𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝑛𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 ℎ𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑠 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑓𝑎𝑖𝑙𝑢𝑟𝑒𝑠 𝑏𝑒𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑟
Was your birthday parade an embarrassment?
Did the richest man in the world allude to you being a nonce?
Did you lose your bid to challenge a sexual abuse & defamation lawsuit?
If so, you need WAR!
𝑊𝐴𝑅 - 𝐵𝑒𝑐𝑎𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝑛𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 ℎ𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑠 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑓𝑎𝑖𝑙𝑢𝑟𝑒𝑠 𝑏𝑒𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑟
June 17, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Have you tanked your economy?
Was your birthday parade an embarrassment?
Did the richest man in the world allude to you being a nonce?
Did you lose your bid to challenge a sexual abuse & defamation lawsuit?
If so, you need WAR!
𝑊𝐴𝑅 - 𝐵𝑒𝑐𝑎𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝑛𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 ℎ𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑠 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑓𝑎𝑖𝑙𝑢𝑟𝑒𝑠 𝑏𝑒𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑟
Was your birthday parade an embarrassment?
Did the richest man in the world allude to you being a nonce?
Did you lose your bid to challenge a sexual abuse & defamation lawsuit?
If so, you need WAR!
𝑊𝐴𝑅 - 𝐵𝑒𝑐𝑎𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝑛𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 ℎ𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑠 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑓𝑎𝑖𝑙𝑢𝑟𝑒𝑠 𝑏𝑒𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑟
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Esteemed scientist, prof. Steve Hydrocarbon responds to @chrisgpackham.bsky.social's outrageous CEO-shaming posters, on behalf of the fossil fuel industry.
April 12, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Esteemed scientist, prof. Steve Hydrocarbon responds to @chrisgpackham.bsky.social's outrageous CEO-shaming posters, on behalf of the fossil fuel industry.
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‘People love being here’: London development shows harmony between nature and housing
‘People love being here’: London development shows harmony between nature and housing
Five thousand new homes alongside a paradise for newts appears to fly in face of government’s ‘false wedge’
www.theguardian.com
April 11, 2025 at 10:28 AM
‘People love being here’: London development shows harmony between nature and housing
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This is one of the most powerful things I have seen written on SEND, must read 👇
An open letter to Bridget Phillipson on Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)
A parent’s response to Phillipson’s position on SEND funding
@cookiem72.bsky.social @westenglandbylines.co.uk
An open letter to Bridget Phillipson on Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)
A parent’s response to Phillipson’s position on SEND funding
@cookiem72.bsky.social @westenglandbylines.co.uk
An open letter to Bridget Phillipson on Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)
A parent’s response to Phillipson’s position on SEND funding
westenglandbylines.co.uk
March 27, 2025 at 7:11 PM
This is one of the most powerful things I have seen written on SEND, must read 👇
An open letter to Bridget Phillipson on Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)
A parent’s response to Phillipson’s position on SEND funding
@cookiem72.bsky.social @westenglandbylines.co.uk
An open letter to Bridget Phillipson on Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)
A parent’s response to Phillipson’s position on SEND funding
@cookiem72.bsky.social @westenglandbylines.co.uk
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Almost everything you hear about the Government is filtered through the framing of the British press.
But what is already clear after six months of Keir Starmer’s administration is that they don’t treat all governments equally...
My latest in an occasional series:
But what is already clear after six months of Keir Starmer’s administration is that they don’t treat all governments equally...
My latest in an occasional series:
Twenty More Government Reforms the Media Hasn't Been Telling You About
You probably won’t have read much about these announcements over the past few weeks
bylinetimes.com
January 24, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Almost everything you hear about the Government is filtered through the framing of the British press.
But what is already clear after six months of Keir Starmer’s administration is that they don’t treat all governments equally...
My latest in an occasional series:
But what is already clear after six months of Keir Starmer’s administration is that they don’t treat all governments equally...
My latest in an occasional series:
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PLEASE SHARE, COMMENT, QUOTE, &/OR REPOST
1/x
Folks here from algorithmically-fiddled apps complain of a lack of engagement.
It’s on all of us (to some extent)
“Likes” don’t really do anything here.
When you like someone’s post it just creates a notification TO THEM ONLY that you liked it.
1/x
Folks here from algorithmically-fiddled apps complain of a lack of engagement.
It’s on all of us (to some extent)
“Likes” don’t really do anything here.
When you like someone’s post it just creates a notification TO THEM ONLY that you liked it.
December 13, 2024 at 4:02 PM
PLEASE SHARE, COMMENT, QUOTE, &/OR REPOST
1/x
Folks here from algorithmically-fiddled apps complain of a lack of engagement.
It’s on all of us (to some extent)
“Likes” don’t really do anything here.
When you like someone’s post it just creates a notification TO THEM ONLY that you liked it.
1/x
Folks here from algorithmically-fiddled apps complain of a lack of engagement.
It’s on all of us (to some extent)
“Likes” don’t really do anything here.
When you like someone’s post it just creates a notification TO THEM ONLY that you liked it.
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Left: Keir Starmer, "Nobody felt better off under the last government"
Right: "The UK's rich are getting richer"
This is why so many have called for a wealth tax on those with over £10m, because the rich are getting richer, even under the last Conservative government
Right: "The UK's rich are getting richer"
This is why so many have called for a wealth tax on those with over £10m, because the rich are getting richer, even under the last Conservative government
December 5, 2024 at 4:21 PM
Left: Keir Starmer, "Nobody felt better off under the last government"
Right: "The UK's rich are getting richer"
This is why so many have called for a wealth tax on those with over £10m, because the rich are getting richer, even under the last Conservative government
Right: "The UK's rich are getting richer"
This is why so many have called for a wealth tax on those with over £10m, because the rich are getting richer, even under the last Conservative government
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Hello! I am looking for all of the people on Bluesky who oppose NHS privatisation! If that’s you, please could you repost this and follow me, and I’ll follow you back? Let’s get connected!! Ju 🌟🌟🌟
November 27, 2024 at 3:48 PM
Hello! I am looking for all of the people on Bluesky who oppose NHS privatisation! If that’s you, please could you repost this and follow me, and I’ll follow you back? Let’s get connected!! Ju 🌟🌟🌟
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If you bring central London to a halt in order to campaign against catastrophic climate change then you're a "barmy" eco "fanatic" who deserves to be locked up.
If you do the same to hang on to your multimillion pound inheritance tax exemption then you're a brave freedom fighter defying the odds
If you do the same to hang on to your multimillion pound inheritance tax exemption then you're a brave freedom fighter defying the odds
November 19, 2024 at 10:22 AM
If you bring central London to a halt in order to campaign against catastrophic climate change then you're a "barmy" eco "fanatic" who deserves to be locked up.
If you do the same to hang on to your multimillion pound inheritance tax exemption then you're a brave freedom fighter defying the odds
If you do the same to hang on to your multimillion pound inheritance tax exemption then you're a brave freedom fighter defying the odds
Very happy to be here, positive vibes unlike the toxic Twitter, and most of the people I rely on for info are here.
I’m not much of a poster but I hope anyone who sees this likes my tree.
I’m not much of a poster but I hope anyone who sees this likes my tree.
November 11, 2024 at 5:38 PM
Very happy to be here, positive vibes unlike the toxic Twitter, and most of the people I rely on for info are here.
I’m not much of a poster but I hope anyone who sees this likes my tree.
I’m not much of a poster but I hope anyone who sees this likes my tree.