Steve McEllin
@hugofurst.bsky.social
I'm interested in wildlife. Enjoy walking, reading and watching several sports including rugby, football, cricket & tennis. Stoke City supporter. At home in the countryside.
UK #wasp numbers soar after unusually warm and dry spring www.theguardian.com/environment/...
UK wasp numbers soar after unusually warm and dry spring
The scourges of picnics have arrived early and in greater numbers amid ideal conditions for colonies to thrive
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August 21, 2025 at 8:19 PM
UK #wasp numbers soar after unusually warm and dry spring www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Obscene ideas are injected into public life with "humour" ... and then enacted. My column this week is pegged to the recent calls in the Spectator to murder people at Glastonbury, and on GB News to starve and shoot disabled people.
You could call it wink murder.
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You could call it wink murder.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
How does the right tear down progressive societies? It starts with a joke | George Monbiot
Whether it’s bloodshed at Glastonbury or starving people on benefits, their ‘irony poisoning’ seeps obscene ideas into the range of the possible, says Guasrdian columnist George Monbiot
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July 10, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Obscene ideas are injected into public life with "humour" ... and then enacted. My column this week is pegged to the recent calls in the Spectator to murder people at Glastonbury, and on GB News to starve and shoot disabled people.
You could call it wink murder.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
You could call it wink murder.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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I started planning this column a while ago, but I kept imagining it wouldn't be necessary, as many other journalists would surely get there first. I've been scratching my head ever since, wondering "where is everyone?" Is this not a huge and obvious issue?
This week's column asks a question that should be in everyone's minds, as Trump reshapes the world's alliances:
How, given that our defence and security capacities are completely infiltrated by the US state, do we defend ourselves if the US becomes our opponent? www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
How, given that our defence and security capacities are completely infiltrated by the US state, do we defend ourselves if the US becomes our opponent? www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The question no one dares ask: what if Britain has to defend itself from the US? | George Monbiot
So much of our intelligence and military systems are shared or reliant on the US – if it becomes the enemy, it is already inside the gates, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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February 27, 2025 at 12:20 PM
I started planning this column a while ago, but I kept imagining it wouldn't be necessary, as many other journalists would surely get there first. I've been scratching my head ever since, wondering "where is everyone?" Is this not a huge and obvious issue?
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Thursday’s front page of the British Daily Star.
Putin’s Poodle
Putin’s Poodle
February 20, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Thursday’s front page of the British Daily Star.
Putin’s Poodle
Putin’s Poodle
@scottstaffswild.bsky.social Incidently Scott, the photo I use for my header profile I took close to Boat of Garten, overlooking the Spey.
February 7, 2025 at 4:23 PM
@scottstaffswild.bsky.social Incidently Scott, the photo I use for my header profile I took close to Boat of Garten, overlooking the Spey.
Trump’s Gaza remarks are no surprise: ethnically cleansing was always the plan | Arwa Mahdawi www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Trump’s Gaza remarks are no surprise: ethnically cleansing was always the plan | Arwa Mahdawi
If Trump executes his plans, it’s because the media helped pave the way. It’s beyond time for more of my colleagues to speak up
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February 7, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Trump’s Gaza remarks are no surprise: ethnically cleansing was always the plan | Arwa Mahdawi www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Photographer Ian called badger culling "a national disgrace" and said: "I would swap this award immediately for the government to rescind all existing badger culling licenses."
February 5, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Photographer Ian called badger culling "a national disgrace" and said: "I would swap this award immediately for the government to rescind all existing badger culling licenses."
Nature lovers urged to take part in UK bird count amid fears over climate and disease www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Nature lovers urged to take part in UK bird count amid fears over climate and disease
Birdwatch survey comes as concerns grow over infection risks posed by garden bird feeders
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January 24, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Nature lovers urged to take part in UK bird count amid fears over climate and disease www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Climb Helm Crag From Lancrigg, Grasmere www.baldhiker.com/climb-helm-c...
Climb Helm Crag From Lancrigg, Grasmere | BaldHiker
Helm Crag in the Lake District, Cumbria, is one of the most prominent and recognisable peaks yet is only small in stature when compared to other summits in the Central Fells
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January 15, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Climb Helm Crag From Lancrigg, Grasmere www.baldhiker.com/climb-helm-c...
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🦡 Why the badger cull is wrong:
❌ Inhumane killings causing slow, painful deaths.
❌ Ineffective at reducing bovine TB.
❌ Disrupts ecosystems & wastes taxpayer money.
Demand real solutions—not cruelty. Sign now to stop the cull: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/700317
❌ Inhumane killings causing slow, painful deaths.
❌ Ineffective at reducing bovine TB.
❌ Disrupts ecosystems & wastes taxpayer money.
Demand real solutions—not cruelty. Sign now to stop the cull: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/700317
December 17, 2024 at 10:07 AM
🦡 Why the badger cull is wrong:
❌ Inhumane killings causing slow, painful deaths.
❌ Ineffective at reducing bovine TB.
❌ Disrupts ecosystems & wastes taxpayer money.
Demand real solutions—not cruelty. Sign now to stop the cull: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/700317
❌ Inhumane killings causing slow, painful deaths.
❌ Ineffective at reducing bovine TB.
❌ Disrupts ecosystems & wastes taxpayer money.
Demand real solutions—not cruelty. Sign now to stop the cull: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/700317
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Living With A Working Cocker Spaniel www.baldhiker.com/living-with-...
November 25, 2024 at 7:34 AM
Living With A Working Cocker Spaniel www.baldhiker.com/living-with-...
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Bluesky explained in 60 seconds!
November 13, 2024 at 4:15 AM
Bluesky explained in 60 seconds!