WVDH
@willvdh.bsky.social
Sometimes you’ll hear my thoughts | Environment and biodiversity professional working in Renewables | London/Essex | West Ham
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i’ll never get over how blatantly and proveably lying is one of the best political strategies of the modern age
August 16, 2025 at 4:50 PM
i’ll never get over how blatantly and proveably lying is one of the best political strategies of the modern age
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To expand on some of the points I make in this, we often talk about democracy as if it lives or dies on elections. But elections are just one part of the picture. At its core, a healthy democracy depends on three functions working together: Verification, Deliberation, and Accountability, aka VDA.
Here's my interview with Amol Rajan on BBC Radio 4's Radical about what's going wrong with democracy and how we can fix it
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Radical with Amol Rajan - Fake News: How We Can Save Ourselves From Disinformation (Eliot Higgins) - BBC Sounds
Bellingcat founder Eliot Higgins on the crisis of democracy.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 14, 2025 at 1:55 PM
To expand on some of the points I make in this, we often talk about democracy as if it lives or dies on elections. But elections are just one part of the picture. At its core, a healthy democracy depends on three functions working together: Verification, Deliberation, and Accountability, aka VDA.
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One of the funniest news diagrams I've ever seen.
July 10, 2025 at 1:11 PM
One of the funniest news diagrams I've ever seen.
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"I only had a starter, and Macron had three cocktails, I don't see why we can't just each pay for what we ordered".
May 10, 2025 at 12:13 PM
"I only had a starter, and Macron had three cocktails, I don't see why we can't just each pay for what we ordered".
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Grantham/LSE's blunt statement on that Blair report:
www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminst...
www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminst...
Response to Tony Blair Institute's 'The Climate Paradox' report - Grantham Research Institute on climate change and the environment
Response by Nicholas Stern and Bob Ward to the publication of the new report on ‘The Climate Paradox: Why We Need to Reset Action on Climate Change’ by the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change.
www.lse.ac.uk
April 30, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Grantham/LSE's blunt statement on that Blair report:
www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminst...
www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminst...
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Best explanation of why energy prices are so high in the UK you will find in the media. Watch this ⬇️
(Spoiler alert: it’s not green policies that are the problem)
(Spoiler alert: it’s not green policies that are the problem)
We’ve know this for ages but it’s good that this kind of analysis in now on mainstream TV in the UK
April 25, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Best explanation of why energy prices are so high in the UK you will find in the media. Watch this ⬇️
(Spoiler alert: it’s not green policies that are the problem)
(Spoiler alert: it’s not green policies that are the problem)
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Celsius vs Fahrenheit use around the world.
April 24, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Celsius vs Fahrenheit use around the world.
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I often get asked by friends/colleagues "how do you enjoy the landscape once you know how naturally deprived it is?"
My answer? I imagine the stunning transformations over short periods and the huge potential across the UK - it's exciting!
& I send these sorts of pics (before/after restoration)
My answer? I imagine the stunning transformations over short periods and the huge potential across the UK - it's exciting!
& I send these sorts of pics (before/after restoration)
April 19, 2025 at 10:51 AM
I often get asked by friends/colleagues "how do you enjoy the landscape once you know how naturally deprived it is?"
My answer? I imagine the stunning transformations over short periods and the huge potential across the UK - it's exciting!
& I send these sorts of pics (before/after restoration)
My answer? I imagine the stunning transformations over short periods and the huge potential across the UK - it's exciting!
& I send these sorts of pics (before/after restoration)
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Flag of the Isle of Man, adopted 1932, 📸 via @marianiwright.bsky.social
April 15, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Flag of the Isle of Man, adopted 1932, 📸 via @marianiwright.bsky.social