@annellis6.bsky.social
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot 🎶
Make spaces for nature 🍁🐦🦊🦡🌳🌼🌵🐰🐬🦞🪲🐝🐞🦉🦅🦔
Make spaces for nature 🍁🐦🦊🦡🌳🌼🌵🐰🐬🦞🪲🐝🐞🦉🦅🦔
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Residents voices. A short video after we at Sheffield Swift Network installed 61 swift bricks in a council estate in the SE of Sheffield. Funded from a grant from Sheffield City Council 's Species Survival Fund Grant from Defra.
People care about wildlife.
youtube.com/shorts/LNHSk...
People care about wildlife.
youtube.com/shorts/LNHSk...
Swift nesting bricks fitted into homes in Sheffield’s 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝘆
YouTube video by Sheffield Swift Network
youtube.com
October 25, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Residents voices. A short video after we at Sheffield Swift Network installed 61 swift bricks in a council estate in the SE of Sheffield. Funded from a grant from Sheffield City Council 's Species Survival Fund Grant from Defra.
People care about wildlife.
youtube.com/shorts/LNHSk...
People care about wildlife.
youtube.com/shorts/LNHSk...
The government has badly let wildlife down. But we will continue to work with local authorities to help halt swift decline one swift brick at a time. @hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social
www.sheffield.gov.uk/news/2025/he...
www.sheffield.gov.uk/news/2025/he...
Helping Sheffield’s swifts soar again: Council-funded swift bricks installed across Shire Brook Valley | Sheffield City Council
Specially designed bricks that provide safe nesting spaces for swifts are being installed on properties around Shirebrook Valley, thanks to a scheme supporting local communities to help the environmen...
www.sheffield.gov.uk
November 13, 2025 at 9:16 PM
The government has badly let wildlife down. But we will continue to work with local authorities to help halt swift decline one swift brick at a time. @hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social
www.sheffield.gov.uk/news/2025/he...
www.sheffield.gov.uk/news/2025/he...
Beautiful eulogy for the slender billed curlew from Mary Colwell.
www.curlewaction.org/the-bird-wit...
www.curlewaction.org/the-bird-wit...
The Bird with No Story – Curlew Action
By Mary Colwell – AEWA MOP, 11 November 2025 On 11th November, Mary Colwell delivered a plenary speech at the AEWA Meeting of Parties in Bonn for the 30t
www.curlewaction.org
November 13, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Beautiful eulogy for the slender billed curlew from Mary Colwell.
www.curlewaction.org/the-bird-wit...
www.curlewaction.org/the-bird-wit...
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It was good to hear Ed Miliband making an explicit case on #Today this morning that reducing inequality should be a core objective of economic policy.
He's much the most persuasive advocate of the government's economic strategy, & of the philosophical case for things like the workers' rights bill.
He's much the most persuasive advocate of the government's economic strategy, & of the philosophical case for things like the workers' rights bill.
November 13, 2025 at 9:18 AM
It was good to hear Ed Miliband making an explicit case on #Today this morning that reducing inequality should be a core objective of economic policy.
He's much the most persuasive advocate of the government's economic strategy, & of the philosophical case for things like the workers' rights bill.
He's much the most persuasive advocate of the government's economic strategy, & of the philosophical case for things like the workers' rights bill.
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Today's column is about the government's huge, unprecedented assault on nature ... and about the eerie, astonishing silence of the big nature groups. The RSPB, National Trust, Wildlife Trusts have 7.5m members between them. A vast force, completely unmobilised. 🧵
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Wage war on nature to build new homes: that’s Labour’s offer, but it’s a con trick | George Monbiot
The government’s new planning bill is tearing down environmental protections to benefit developers. This nation of nature lovers won’t stand for it, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
October 16, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Today's column is about the government's huge, unprecedented assault on nature ... and about the eerie, astonishing silence of the big nature groups. The RSPB, National Trust, Wildlife Trusts have 7.5m members between them. A vast force, completely unmobilised. 🧵
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity
Australia's extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.
electrek.co
November 6, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
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Labour is delivering on making Britain a clean energy superpower.
The Green Party opposes it.
The Green Party opposes it.
November 4, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Labour is delivering on making Britain a clean energy superpower.
The Green Party opposes it.
The Green Party opposes it.
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Walmart and McDonald’s are among the top employers of workers who rely on food stamps.
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
November 4, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Walmart and McDonald’s are among the top employers of workers who rely on food stamps.
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
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We challenge Lord Krebs’ claim that Amendment 245 won’t work. Swifts nest in 4–5m buildings as Evidenced in our film l. They need swift bricks to survive as old sites vanish
Listen to swift conservation experts!
#SaveOurSwifts #SwiftBricks #PlanningBill
Listen to swift conservation experts!
#SaveOurSwifts #SwiftBricks #PlanningBill
October 31, 2025 at 2:30 PM
We challenge Lord Krebs’ claim that Amendment 245 won’t work. Swifts nest in 4–5m buildings as Evidenced in our film l. They need swift bricks to survive as old sites vanish
Listen to swift conservation experts!
#SaveOurSwifts #SwiftBricks #PlanningBill
Listen to swift conservation experts!
#SaveOurSwifts #SwiftBricks #PlanningBill
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We’re delighted that the BBC has featured a positive article about our recent swift brick project.
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bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
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bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
November 2, 2025 at 4:56 PM
We’re delighted that the BBC has featured a positive article about our recent swift brick project.
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bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
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bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
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‘The money machine is misfiring’: City blames Brexit for UK’s £20bn productivity headache
‘The money machine is misfiring’: City blames Brexit for UK’s £20bn productivity headache
Poor output since the leave vote has landed Rachel Reeves with a bigger-than-forecast budget spending gap
www.theguardian.com
October 31, 2025 at 5:52 PM
‘The money machine is misfiring’: City blames Brexit for UK’s £20bn productivity headache
We have just written an open letter to Lord Krebs via newspapers &email, signed by 77 swift conservation groups across the UK showing our incredulity at his incorrect comments in the House of Lords debate on amendment 245 Planning & Infrastructure Bill this week.
#SwiftBricks #PlanningBill
#SwiftBricks #PlanningBill
We challenge Lord Krebs’ claim that Amendment 245 won’t work. Swifts nest in 4–5m buildings as Evidenced in our film l. They need swift bricks to survive as old sites vanish
Listen to swift conservation experts!
#SaveOurSwifts #SwiftBricks #PlanningBill
Listen to swift conservation experts!
#SaveOurSwifts #SwiftBricks #PlanningBill
October 31, 2025 at 3:23 PM
We have just written an open letter to Lord Krebs via newspapers &email, signed by 77 swift conservation groups across the UK showing our incredulity at his incorrect comments in the House of Lords debate on amendment 245 Planning & Infrastructure Bill this week.
#SwiftBricks #PlanningBill
#SwiftBricks #PlanningBill
We challenge Lord Krebs’ claim that Amendment 245 won’t work. Swifts nest in 4–5m buildings as Evidenced in our film l. They need swift bricks to survive as old sites vanish
Listen to swift conservation experts!
#SaveOurSwifts #SwiftBricks #PlanningBill
Listen to swift conservation experts!
#SaveOurSwifts #SwiftBricks #PlanningBill
October 31, 2025 at 2:37 PM
We have just written an open letter to Lord Krebs via newspapers &email, signed by 77 swift conservation groups across the UK showing our incredulity at his incorrect comments in the House of Lords debate on amendment 245 Planning & Infrastructure Bill this week.
#SwiftBricks #PlanningBill
#SwiftBricks #PlanningBill
youtube.com/watch?v=L-zI...
@nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social I hear that Lord Kreb claimed in the HofL today that swift bricks dont work. He cited a single longitudinal study of one tower on the Oxford museum. Ive surved 100s of houses for swift nests. Swifts nest in eaves & swift bricks. Pl vote S🧱s
@nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social I hear that Lord Kreb claimed in the HofL today that swift bricks dont work. He cited a single longitudinal study of one tower on the Oxford museum. Ive surved 100s of houses for swift nests. Swifts nest in eaves & swift bricks. Pl vote S🧱s
If you build it they will come
YouTube video by Sheffield Swift Network
youtube.com
October 30, 2025 at 8:27 PM
youtube.com/watch?v=L-zI...
@nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social I hear that Lord Kreb claimed in the HofL today that swift bricks dont work. He cited a single longitudinal study of one tower on the Oxford museum. Ive surved 100s of houses for swift nests. Swifts nest in eaves & swift bricks. Pl vote S🧱s
@nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social I hear that Lord Kreb claimed in the HofL today that swift bricks dont work. He cited a single longitudinal study of one tower on the Oxford museum. Ive surved 100s of houses for swift nests. Swifts nest in eaves & swift bricks. Pl vote S🧱s
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The UK bond markets have become a political trap that strangles public spending. But there’s a way out | Sahil Dutta
The UK bond markets have become a political trap that strangles public spending. But there’s a way out | Sahil Dutta
With living standards falling and the far right on the rise, the chancellor has the power to make decisions, not simply accept diktats from the markets, says lecturer in political economy Sahil Dutta
www.theguardian.com
October 29, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The UK bond markets have become a political trap that strangles public spending. But there’s a way out | Sahil Dutta
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"Our dreams of a better tomorrow may be similar to yours. We hope you will see us not as strangers, but as new neighbours who want to live in peace and grow together with you."
A moving letter from Greater Manchester asylum-seeking hotel-residents. gmiau.org/assets/uploa... [3 page PDF]
A moving letter from Greater Manchester asylum-seeking hotel-residents. gmiau.org/assets/uploa... [3 page PDF]
gmiau.org
October 27, 2025 at 1:39 PM
"Our dreams of a better tomorrow may be similar to yours. We hope you will see us not as strangers, but as new neighbours who want to live in peace and grow together with you."
A moving letter from Greater Manchester asylum-seeking hotel-residents. gmiau.org/assets/uploa... [3 page PDF]
A moving letter from Greater Manchester asylum-seeking hotel-residents. gmiau.org/assets/uploa... [3 page PDF]
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Labour’s transformational Renters’ Rights Bill has just received Royal Assent – that means it is now an Act of Parliament and the law.
The Act levels decisively the playing field between landlord and tenant and will improve the lives of millions of renters across the country.
The Act levels decisively the playing field between landlord and tenant and will improve the lives of millions of renters across the country.
October 27, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Labour’s transformational Renters’ Rights Bill has just received Royal Assent – that means it is now an Act of Parliament and the law.
The Act levels decisively the playing field between landlord and tenant and will improve the lives of millions of renters across the country.
The Act levels decisively the playing field between landlord and tenant and will improve the lives of millions of renters across the country.
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“AI can gaslight, deceive, or churn out disinformation with no intent, no guilt, and no soul. That’s what makes it so dangerous."
Pathology Without a Person
What if cruelty no longer needed a conscience—just code, a platform, and an audience to applaud it?
www.psychologytoday.com
October 27, 2025 at 8:52 PM
“AI can gaslight, deceive, or churn out disinformation with no intent, no guilt, and no soul. That’s what makes it so dangerous."
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"The industry shows extreme disregard for animal welfare... China’s development is in direct conflict with global values.”
Jeff Zhou, our China Representative, speaking to Bloomberg on the rise of foie gras exports from China.
Jeff Zhou, our China Representative, speaking to Bloomberg on the rise of foie gras exports from China.
Chinese Caviar and Foie Gras Shake Up Global Gourmet Dining
www.msn.com
October 27, 2025 at 12:09 PM
"The industry shows extreme disregard for animal welfare... China’s development is in direct conflict with global values.”
Jeff Zhou, our China Representative, speaking to Bloomberg on the rise of foie gras exports from China.
Jeff Zhou, our China Representative, speaking to Bloomberg on the rise of foie gras exports from China.
Nice to hear a senior Labour minister's heart felt stand-up to Reform rather than allow them to call the shots and follow
October 26, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Nice to hear a senior Labour minister's heart felt stand-up to Reform rather than allow them to call the shots and follow
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Braverman deleted this tweet which made me wonder who that previous prisoner was. His name was Junead Ahmed. He was a conman mistakenly released in 2023. She was Home Secretary at the time. Oh.
news.sky.com/story/migran...
news.sky.com/story/migran...
October 26, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Braverman deleted this tweet which made me wonder who that previous prisoner was. His name was Junead Ahmed. He was a conman mistakenly released in 2023. She was Home Secretary at the time. Oh.
news.sky.com/story/migran...
news.sky.com/story/migran...
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Just like us, farmed animals are sentient beings who can feel pain and joy - they deserve to be treated with Compassion. 💚
October 25, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Just like us, farmed animals are sentient beings who can feel pain and joy - they deserve to be treated with Compassion. 💚
Residents voices. A short video after we at Sheffield Swift Network installed 61 swift bricks in a council estate in the SE of Sheffield. Funded from a grant from Sheffield City Council 's Species Survival Fund Grant from Defra.
People care about wildlife.
youtube.com/shorts/LNHSk...
People care about wildlife.
youtube.com/shorts/LNHSk...
Swift nesting bricks fitted into homes in Sheffield’s 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝘆
YouTube video by Sheffield Swift Network
youtube.com
October 25, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Residents voices. A short video after we at Sheffield Swift Network installed 61 swift bricks in a council estate in the SE of Sheffield. Funded from a grant from Sheffield City Council 's Species Survival Fund Grant from Defra.
People care about wildlife.
youtube.com/shorts/LNHSk...
People care about wildlife.
youtube.com/shorts/LNHSk...
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It is so sad to see fallout from the grooming gangs furure doing damage to the standing of Jess Phillips and Jim Gamble.
It is hard to come up with more powerful, committed and consistent advocates for safeguarding than these two excellent folk
It is hard to come up with more powerful, committed and consistent advocates for safeguarding than these two excellent folk
October 23, 2025 at 4:36 PM
It is so sad to see fallout from the grooming gangs furure doing damage to the standing of Jess Phillips and Jim Gamble.
It is hard to come up with more powerful, committed and consistent advocates for safeguarding than these two excellent folk
It is hard to come up with more powerful, committed and consistent advocates for safeguarding than these two excellent folk