Ruth Harding
@farmerruth.bsky.social
Organic farmer, English Midlands, cricket, gardening, Arthur Ransome, likes unpolluted air.
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Fraud of the Rings 😏
Private Eye
Private Eye
November 16, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Fraud of the Rings 😏
Private Eye
Private Eye
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Your regular reminder that by throwing away nature, we throw away *everything*.
November 7, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Your regular reminder that by throwing away nature, we throw away *everything*.
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Our co-founder Nicola Pastore wrote about our new data dashboard for @TransportXtra and why she is leading a campaign to reinstate the collection of travel to school data in the census bit.ly/4opwPoz
Children’s travel matters, and that's why it must be properl
In 2011 the government stopped collecting data on how children travel to school. With the government failing to meet its walking to school targets, as was revea
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October 25, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Our co-founder Nicola Pastore wrote about our new data dashboard for @TransportXtra and why she is leading a campaign to reinstate the collection of travel to school data in the census bit.ly/4opwPoz
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I want every child in London to breathe clean air in their school.
St Mary’s Primary in Battersea is one of more than 200 schools receiving an air quality filter as part of my new initiative. Brilliant to see first-hand how they’re helping to protect young Londoners' health.
St Mary’s Primary in Battersea is one of more than 200 schools receiving an air quality filter as part of my new initiative. Brilliant to see first-hand how they’re helping to protect young Londoners' health.
October 18, 2025 at 10:35 AM
I want every child in London to breathe clean air in their school.
St Mary’s Primary in Battersea is one of more than 200 schools receiving an air quality filter as part of my new initiative. Brilliant to see first-hand how they’re helping to protect young Londoners' health.
St Mary’s Primary in Battersea is one of more than 200 schools receiving an air quality filter as part of my new initiative. Brilliant to see first-hand how they’re helping to protect young Londoners' health.
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Our 2026 Heritage Seed Catalogue is out later this month
Here’s the extra bit:
Everyone on our newsletter list will get, with any retail order, packets of rare & unusual seeds, that we only have in tiny quantities so can’t catalogue.
To register for a copy drop an email to [email protected]
Here’s the extra bit:
Everyone on our newsletter list will get, with any retail order, packets of rare & unusual seeds, that we only have in tiny quantities so can’t catalogue.
To register for a copy drop an email to [email protected]
October 1, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Our 2026 Heritage Seed Catalogue is out later this month
Here’s the extra bit:
Everyone on our newsletter list will get, with any retail order, packets of rare & unusual seeds, that we only have in tiny quantities so can’t catalogue.
To register for a copy drop an email to [email protected]
Here’s the extra bit:
Everyone on our newsletter list will get, with any retail order, packets of rare & unusual seeds, that we only have in tiny quantities so can’t catalogue.
To register for a copy drop an email to [email protected]
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So what is the real picture?
👉 NO2 legal limits should have been met across the UK in 2010
👉 On-the-ground monitoring still shows non-compliance in London, despite DEFRA saying London complies
👉 UK legal limits are 4 times as high as WHO recommend
👉 Government needs to act to reduce #AirPollution
👉 NO2 legal limits should have been met across the UK in 2010
👉 On-the-ground monitoring still shows non-compliance in London, despite DEFRA saying London complies
👉 UK legal limits are 4 times as high as WHO recommend
👉 Government needs to act to reduce #AirPollution
October 1, 2025 at 9:26 AM
So what is the real picture?
👉 NO2 legal limits should have been met across the UK in 2010
👉 On-the-ground monitoring still shows non-compliance in London, despite DEFRA saying London complies
👉 UK legal limits are 4 times as high as WHO recommend
👉 Government needs to act to reduce #AirPollution
👉 NO2 legal limits should have been met across the UK in 2010
👉 On-the-ground monitoring still shows non-compliance in London, despite DEFRA saying London complies
👉 UK legal limits are 4 times as high as WHO recommend
👉 Government needs to act to reduce #AirPollution
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Well done Lib Dems. Reform's 5 (now 4) MPs but clocked up 353,660 mentions, which is 70,732 mentions per MP, highest of any party with thier 14.3% vote share in 2024
Lib Dems returned 72 MPs with 12.2% of the vote in 2024. They received 46,468 mentions; their coverage works out at only 645 per MP
Lib Dems returned 72 MPs with 12.2% of the vote in 2024. They received 46,468 mentions; their coverage works out at only 645 per MP
🔴BBC Accused of Pro-Reform Bias as Lib Dems Launch Campaign to End ‘Wall to Wall’ Farage Coverage
They accuse the BBC of “following Farage around like a lost puppy” and have complained to Ofcom to demand fair coverage
bylinetimes.com/2025/09/09/b...
They accuse the BBC of “following Farage around like a lost puppy” and have complained to Ofcom to demand fair coverage
bylinetimes.com/2025/09/09/b...
BBC Accused of Pro-Reform Bias as Lib Dems Launch Campaign to End 'Wall to Wall' Farage Coverage
They accuse the BBC of "following Farage around like a lost puppy” and have complained to Ofcom to demand fair coverage
bylinetimes.com
September 9, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Well done Lib Dems. Reform's 5 (now 4) MPs but clocked up 353,660 mentions, which is 70,732 mentions per MP, highest of any party with thier 14.3% vote share in 2024
Lib Dems returned 72 MPs with 12.2% of the vote in 2024. They received 46,468 mentions; their coverage works out at only 645 per MP
Lib Dems returned 72 MPs with 12.2% of the vote in 2024. They received 46,468 mentions; their coverage works out at only 645 per MP
Do you fear you've being cheated? That your barrel of eels isn't all it seems?
Fret not! In 1483, tired of shady salesmen -- especially Dutch & Scottish ones -- Parliament decreed that a barrel of eels must be full, & hold 42 lbs. of fish.
PLUS, all the eels must be edible!
🗃️🧪
Fret not! In 1483, tired of shady salesmen -- especially Dutch & Scottish ones -- Parliament decreed that a barrel of eels must be full, & hold 42 lbs. of fish.
PLUS, all the eels must be edible!
🗃️🧪
August 13, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Toxic air is harming our health, triggering lung conditions and worsening asthma 🫁
79% of people say it worsens their lung condition.
🌍 Support our call for urgent clean air action and sign the petition:
action.asthmaandlung.org.uk/page/171493/...
79% of people say it worsens their lung condition.
🌍 Support our call for urgent clean air action and sign the petition:
action.asthmaandlung.org.uk/page/171493/...
Sign our Petition to Protect Children’s Lungs: Implement World Health Organisation Air Quality Standards in the UK
🫁 Support our call for urgent clean air action
Toxic air isn’t just an environmental issue — it’s a health emergency. It contributes to lung cancer, worsens asthma and COPD, and harms children’s deve...
action.asthmaandlung.org.uk
July 19, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Toxic air is harming our health, triggering lung conditions and worsening asthma 🫁
79% of people say it worsens their lung condition.
🌍 Support our call for urgent clean air action and sign the petition:
action.asthmaandlung.org.uk/page/171493/...
79% of people say it worsens their lung condition.
🌍 Support our call for urgent clean air action and sign the petition:
action.asthmaandlung.org.uk/page/171493/...
@aransome.bsky.social Timothy hits back!
July 12, 2025 at 1:50 PM
@aransome.bsky.social Timothy hits back!
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Anyone think #BREXIT has been an unmitigated disaster as well?
Vote in the poll here.
Repost when you’re done.
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Vote in the poll here.
Repost when you’re done.
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Mirror Poll
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June 24, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Anyone think #BREXIT has been an unmitigated disaster as well?
Vote in the poll here.
Repost when you’re done.
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Vote in the poll here.
Repost when you’re done.
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Idling engines can produce twice the emissions of cars in motion, leading to poorer air quality, particularly in residential areas with busy roads.
I visited the CleanAir Cheltenham team in Charlton Kings & am pleased to be backing its initiative to highlight the dangers posed by poor air quality.
I visited the CleanAir Cheltenham team in Charlton Kings & am pleased to be backing its initiative to highlight the dangers posed by poor air quality.
June 18, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Idling engines can produce twice the emissions of cars in motion, leading to poorer air quality, particularly in residential areas with busy roads.
I visited the CleanAir Cheltenham team in Charlton Kings & am pleased to be backing its initiative to highlight the dangers posed by poor air quality.
I visited the CleanAir Cheltenham team in Charlton Kings & am pleased to be backing its initiative to highlight the dangers posed by poor air quality.
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Here's Jannine McMahon, a passionate Organic Farmer and Farm to Fork Ambassador. Her work bridges the gap between farming, education and advocacy - empowering future generations to engage with #SustainableFoodSystems #FoodJustice #OrganicVoices #GrowOrganic #FarmToFork
June 10, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Here's Jannine McMahon, a passionate Organic Farmer and Farm to Fork Ambassador. Her work bridges the gap between farming, education and advocacy - empowering future generations to engage with #SustainableFoodSystems #FoodJustice #OrganicVoices #GrowOrganic #FarmToFork
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Morning from Kyiv,
which was heavily attacked at night.
I woke up,
and it doesn't matter that I had very little sleep.
Simply waking up after such a loud night is fantastic.
Going to make a warcoffee.
which was heavily attacked at night.
I woke up,
and it doesn't matter that I had very little sleep.
Simply waking up after such a loud night is fantastic.
Going to make a warcoffee.
June 10, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Morning from Kyiv,
which was heavily attacked at night.
I woke up,
and it doesn't matter that I had very little sleep.
Simply waking up after such a loud night is fantastic.
Going to make a warcoffee.
which was heavily attacked at night.
I woke up,
and it doesn't matter that I had very little sleep.
Simply waking up after such a loud night is fantastic.
Going to make a warcoffee.
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Mom called.
How are you?
she asked.
Many damages in Kyiv,
she said.
I am fine,
I replied.
Working on my next letter,
I thought.
Someday, I will be very tired, but not today.
How are you?
she asked.
Many damages in Kyiv,
she said.
I am fine,
I replied.
Working on my next letter,
I thought.
Someday, I will be very tired, but not today.
June 10, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Mom called.
How are you?
she asked.
Many damages in Kyiv,
she said.
I am fine,
I replied.
Working on my next letter,
I thought.
Someday, I will be very tired, but not today.
How are you?
she asked.
Many damages in Kyiv,
she said.
I am fine,
I replied.
Working on my next letter,
I thought.
Someday, I will be very tired, but not today.
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Alice, thank you for everything you do to improve air quality and children's #Health. And for the beautiful Clean Air Now bunting you made for us, which will adorn our campaigns for years to come! #VolunteersWeek #CleanAir
June 6, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Alice, thank you for everything you do to improve air quality and children's #Health. And for the beautiful Clean Air Now bunting you made for us, which will adorn our campaigns for years to come! #VolunteersWeek #CleanAir
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Liberal England: Market Harborough's new friendship park opened today liberalengland.blogspot.com/2025/05/mark...
May 29, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Liberal England: Market Harborough's new friendship park opened today liberalengland.blogspot.com/2025/05/mark...
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I wonder what happened in 2016?
…another picture to save to your phone and share everywhere.
…another picture to save to your phone and share everywhere.
May 30, 2025 at 8:55 AM
I wonder what happened in 2016?
…another picture to save to your phone and share everywhere.
…another picture to save to your phone and share everywhere.
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Governments endorse @who.int's new global roadmap to 1/2 deaths attributed to poor #AirQuality by 2040 🎉
Progress on lung health & climate action at the event signal clean air's growing importance in global health decision making ✍️ @nina-ren.bsky.social #WHA78
www.cleanairfund.org/news-item/wh...
Progress on lung health & climate action at the event signal clean air's growing importance in global health decision making ✍️ @nina-ren.bsky.social #WHA78
www.cleanairfund.org/news-item/wh...
World Health Assembly approves roadmap to halve deaths from air pollution
Governments endorse the World Health Organization’s new global roadmap to cut deaths attributed to poor air quality by 50% by 2040.
www.cleanairfund.org
May 28, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Governments endorse @who.int's new global roadmap to 1/2 deaths attributed to poor #AirQuality by 2040 🎉
Progress on lung health & climate action at the event signal clean air's growing importance in global health decision making ✍️ @nina-ren.bsky.social #WHA78
www.cleanairfund.org/news-item/wh...
Progress on lung health & climate action at the event signal clean air's growing importance in global health decision making ✍️ @nina-ren.bsky.social #WHA78
www.cleanairfund.org/news-item/wh...
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Gary Lineker has been fired from the BBC because he spoke out about Palestine.
#iSupportGary
Lets get it trending
#iSupportGary
Lets get it trending
May 19, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Gary Lineker has been fired from the BBC because he spoke out about Palestine.
#iSupportGary
Lets get it trending
#iSupportGary
Lets get it trending
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#Manchester has the worst air pollution levels in the country. @andyburnham.bsky.social: we need a strategy to reach World Health Organization #AirPollution guidelines, and a clear plan to phase out the most polluting diesel cars & vans. #GreaterManchester #Dieselgate
Hospital admissions in the under 3s in Manchester have risen by a third — Mums for Lungs
We've uncovered a 33 per cent increase in the number of babies and toddlers admitted to Manchester hospitals with breathing problems between 2023 and 2024.
www.mumsforlungs.org
May 20, 2025 at 12:03 PM
#Manchester has the worst air pollution levels in the country. @andyburnham.bsky.social: we need a strategy to reach World Health Organization #AirPollution guidelines, and a clear plan to phase out the most polluting diesel cars & vans. #GreaterManchester #Dieselgate
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Maitlis is spot on here. Reform is not a new party. Stop treating them as such. Ukip - Leave - Brexit - Reform. The same leader. The same ideas.
Call them out on the damage they’ve done - the 5% hit on the economy, the 15% slump in trade, for broken Britain.
www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/epi...
Call them out on the damage they’ve done - the 5% hit on the economy, the 15% slump in trade, for broken Britain.
www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/epi...
The News Agents - Podcast Episode | Global Player
Tents for asylum seekers - why won't Labour rule it out?
www.globalplayer.com
May 6, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Maitlis is spot on here. Reform is not a new party. Stop treating them as such. Ukip - Leave - Brexit - Reform. The same leader. The same ideas.
Call them out on the damage they’ve done - the 5% hit on the economy, the 15% slump in trade, for broken Britain.
www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/epi...
Call them out on the damage they’ve done - the 5% hit on the economy, the 15% slump in trade, for broken Britain.
www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/epi...
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🚨 #CodeRed alert🚨 (27/4/25) | HIGH #AirPollution expected to hang over #LocalElections2025 #LE25. Widespread MODERATE particle and/or ozone across UK by Tuesday with @metoffice.bsky.social predicting HIGH in places by Thursday. Oddly, it's not mentioned in the official outlook uk-air.defra.gov.uk
April 27, 2025 at 8:45 AM
🚨 #CodeRed alert🚨 (27/4/25) | HIGH #AirPollution expected to hang over #LocalElections2025 #LE25. Widespread MODERATE particle and/or ozone across UK by Tuesday with @metoffice.bsky.social predicting HIGH in places by Thursday. Oddly, it's not mentioned in the official outlook uk-air.defra.gov.uk