Paul
@pauljer.bsky.social
Professional science teacher. Amateur singer and guitarist.
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Climate change is here. Climate change is bringing more extreme weather. It is not a problem simply in the distant future. We must cut emissions and adapt. Please tell us your practical ideas to help with the climate emergency.
November 25, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Climate change is here. Climate change is bringing more extreme weather. It is not a problem simply in the distant future. We must cut emissions and adapt. Please tell us your practical ideas to help with the climate emergency.
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Renewables overtake coal. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Renewables overtake coal as world's biggest source of electricity
Developing countries lead the historic clean energy charge but the US and EU rely more on fossil fuels than before, a think tank study shows.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Renewables overtake coal. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Needless to say, this story is nowhere near the front page of the BBC website despite only being posted 4 hrs ago. So where have the BBC put a story about Farage, an MP who leads a Westminster party and whose seat is in Essex? In the "Wales" news section, obviously
Reform UK's Nigel Farage challenged by BBC reporter over school racism claims
Nigel Farage insisted he has never engaged in 'direct, personal' abuse, following accusations of racism.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Needless to say, this story is nowhere near the front page of the BBC website despite only being posted 4 hrs ago. So where have the BBC put a story about Farage, an MP who leads a Westminster party and whose seat is in Essex? In the "Wales" news section, obviously
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No wonder we are one of the most nature-depleted corners of this battered planet, with #biodiversity so poor
Extensive effort by multiple law enforcement / science / conservation partners to determine this as a wildlife crime. But of course, yet again the offender hasn't been identified, charged, prosecuted etc. Something needs to change.
#RaptorResearch
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/11/24/h...
#RaptorResearch
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/11/24/h...
Hen Harrier found dead in Northumberland National Park with shotgun damage to satellite tag
This is a blog about one of those dead Hen Harriers for whom we’ve been waiting over a year for Natural England to confirm the cause of death. A Hen Harrier (photo by Pete Walkden) The young …
raptorpersecutionuk.org
November 25, 2025 at 9:18 PM
No wonder we are one of the most nature-depleted corners of this battered planet, with #biodiversity so poor
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UK gambling industry made £15.6bn in 2024 (£16.8bn in 2025)
Most companies holed up in Gibraltar & Malta, dodge UK taxes. Some pay corporation tax at the rate of 3%-4%. No VAT on gambling.
Public bears the cost of gambling addiction.
Firms resent paying extra tax to clear their mess.
Tax them.
Most companies holed up in Gibraltar & Malta, dodge UK taxes. Some pay corporation tax at the rate of 3%-4%. No VAT on gambling.
Public bears the cost of gambling addiction.
Firms resent paying extra tax to clear their mess.
Tax them.
UK's Online Gambling Industry: The £3.8 Billion Tax Question Nobody's Answering
UK's online gambling industry generates £15.6bn annually but pays minimal tax. With £3.8bn in receipts, experts say it's time for reform Here's why.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:57 PM
UK gambling industry made £15.6bn in 2024 (£16.8bn in 2025)
Most companies holed up in Gibraltar & Malta, dodge UK taxes. Some pay corporation tax at the rate of 3%-4%. No VAT on gambling.
Public bears the cost of gambling addiction.
Firms resent paying extra tax to clear their mess.
Tax them.
Most companies holed up in Gibraltar & Malta, dodge UK taxes. Some pay corporation tax at the rate of 3%-4%. No VAT on gambling.
Public bears the cost of gambling addiction.
Firms resent paying extra tax to clear their mess.
Tax them.
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A sad day for climate action. Heathrow’s third runway getting government backing sends the message that airport expansion matters more than safeguarding our future. We need leadership that prioritises people and planet. #Climate
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Heathrow's plan for longer third runway chosen by government
Under the selected plan, the runway would be up to 3.5km long and require a new road tunnel under the airport.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 6:15 PM
A sad day for climate action. Heathrow’s third runway getting government backing sends the message that airport expansion matters more than safeguarding our future. We need leadership that prioritises people and planet. #Climate
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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London is becoming a cycling city.
As we continue to expand London’s cycle network, the number of daily bike trips is soaring. Cycling has risen by more than 40% since 2019 to 1,500,000 trips every day.
As we continue to expand London’s cycle network, the number of daily bike trips is soaring. Cycling has risen by more than 40% since 2019 to 1,500,000 trips every day.
November 25, 2025 at 5:55 PM
London is becoming a cycling city.
As we continue to expand London’s cycle network, the number of daily bike trips is soaring. Cycling has risen by more than 40% since 2019 to 1,500,000 trips every day.
As we continue to expand London’s cycle network, the number of daily bike trips is soaring. Cycling has risen by more than 40% since 2019 to 1,500,000 trips every day.
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Black Friday discounts fail to offer cheapest prices, Which? research finds.
Pockets picked by hype manufactured in boardrooms.
Why are regulators not prosecuting companies and directors for misleading claims?
Pockets picked by hype manufactured in boardrooms.
Why are regulators not prosecuting companies and directors for misleading claims?
Black Friday discounts fail to offer cheapest prices, Which? research finds
Products sold by retailers including John Lewis and Very among those cheaper outside of November discount period
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Black Friday discounts fail to offer cheapest prices, Which? research finds.
Pockets picked by hype manufactured in boardrooms.
Why are regulators not prosecuting companies and directors for misleading claims?
Pockets picked by hype manufactured in boardrooms.
Why are regulators not prosecuting companies and directors for misleading claims?
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Baroness @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social explores which spaces the government may wish to make smokefree in the future - including beaches, which are heavily impacted by cigarette litter🌊 ♻️
November 25, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Baroness @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social explores which spaces the government may wish to make smokefree in the future - including beaches, which are heavily impacted by cigarette litter🌊 ♻️
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Excellent news!! 🏳️🌈 ❤️
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/25/eu-respect-same-sex-marriages-court-rules-rebuke-poland
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/25/eu-respect-same-sex-marriages-court-rules-rebuke-poland
EU court rules entire bloc must respect same-sex marriages in rebuke to Poland
Couple who married in Germany had their right to a ‘normal family life’ impeded, court of justice finds
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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NEW: Plans are underway for a tourist levy to supercharge London's economy. It could raise *millions* to fund major improvements in our city.
London is the greatest city in the world, but there’s always more to do! A tourist levy would make it an even better place to live and visit for everyone.
London is the greatest city in the world, but there’s always more to do! A tourist levy would make it an even better place to live and visit for everyone.
November 25, 2025 at 2:33 PM
NEW: Plans are underway for a tourist levy to supercharge London's economy. It could raise *millions* to fund major improvements in our city.
London is the greatest city in the world, but there’s always more to do! A tourist levy would make it an even better place to live and visit for everyone.
London is the greatest city in the world, but there’s always more to do! A tourist levy would make it an even better place to live and visit for everyone.
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The government admits profiteering is rife in children’s care and social care, yet it still wants private finance back in the NHS. This is an ideology where a few will profit while everyone else pays.
#NHSNotForProfit #EconomicJustice
#NHSNotForProfit #EconomicJustice
November 25, 2025 at 3:02 PM
The government admits profiteering is rife in children’s care and social care, yet it still wants private finance back in the NHS. This is an ideology where a few will profit while everyone else pays.
#NHSNotForProfit #EconomicJustice
#NHSNotForProfit #EconomicJustice
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Two years ago, I introduced a pioneering policy to provide free school meals for all of London’s state primary school children.
Today we’re celebrating 100 million free school meals provided since September 2023.
Today we’re celebrating 100 million free school meals provided since September 2023.
November 25, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Two years ago, I introduced a pioneering policy to provide free school meals for all of London’s state primary school children.
Today we’re celebrating 100 million free school meals provided since September 2023.
Today we’re celebrating 100 million free school meals provided since September 2023.
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I don't think it's my imagination that the Liberal Democrats are actually getting mentioned by the BBC more regularly now that the Director General & Head of news have gone
A month ago Lib Dems would not have been mentioned in these headlines
A month ago Lib Dems would not have been mentioned in these headlines
November 25, 2025 at 1:09 PM
I don't think it's my imagination that the Liberal Democrats are actually getting mentioned by the BBC more regularly now that the Director General & Head of news have gone
A month ago Lib Dems would not have been mentioned in these headlines
A month ago Lib Dems would not have been mentioned in these headlines
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BREAKING
BBC coverage of Liberal Democrats in national news has doubled since the resignation of the BBC Director General
(I HAVEN'T IMAGINED IT)
Thx to Copilot & Bing
BBC coverage of Liberal Democrats in national news has doubled since the resignation of the BBC Director General
(I HAVEN'T IMAGINED IT)
Thx to Copilot & Bing
November 25, 2025 at 2:11 PM
BREAKING
BBC coverage of Liberal Democrats in national news has doubled since the resignation of the BBC Director General
(I HAVEN'T IMAGINED IT)
Thx to Copilot & Bing
BBC coverage of Liberal Democrats in national news has doubled since the resignation of the BBC Director General
(I HAVEN'T IMAGINED IT)
Thx to Copilot & Bing
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Just pathetically in Heathrow’s pocket, Govt backs the airport’s own climate-wrecking expansion plan, the one that requires moving (!) the M25.
Aviation bosses and frequent flyers causing everyone else’s daily lives tons of miserable disruption. Ridiculous!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Aviation bosses and frequent flyers causing everyone else’s daily lives tons of miserable disruption. Ridiculous!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Heathrow's plan for longer third runway chosen by government
Under the selected plan, the runway would be up to 3.5km long and require a new road tunnel under the airport.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Just pathetically in Heathrow’s pocket, Govt backs the airport’s own climate-wrecking expansion plan, the one that requires moving (!) the M25.
Aviation bosses and frequent flyers causing everyone else’s daily lives tons of miserable disruption. Ridiculous!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Aviation bosses and frequent flyers causing everyone else’s daily lives tons of miserable disruption. Ridiculous!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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In 2023, global hydropower output dropped by the amount an entire mid-sized nation consumes annuall, the biggest collapse in 60 years.
The issue: These dams were built for rivers that don't exist anymore. We designed them for the old climate.
Learn More: ctvr.substack.com/p/ctvr-newsf...
The issue: These dams were built for rivers that don't exist anymore. We designed them for the old climate.
Learn More: ctvr.substack.com/p/ctvr-newsf...
CTVR Newsfeed for November 23, 2025
When precipitation patterns change, the old renewable energy standby of hydropower starts to have problems. Welcome to the post-Climate world.
ctvr.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:47 PM
In 2023, global hydropower output dropped by the amount an entire mid-sized nation consumes annuall, the biggest collapse in 60 years.
The issue: These dams were built for rivers that don't exist anymore. We designed them for the old climate.
Learn More: ctvr.substack.com/p/ctvr-newsf...
The issue: These dams were built for rivers that don't exist anymore. We designed them for the old climate.
Learn More: ctvr.substack.com/p/ctvr-newsf...
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"In August 2023, Iowa City eliminated its bus fare. The two-year pilot noticeably lowered rates of driving, successfully increased bus ridership and lowered local emissions."
👏👏👏
👏👏👏
The Weekly Wrap: Iowa City’s Free Buses Are a Transit and Environmental Win
Santa Fe ties minimum wage to rent costs, Trump seeks to cut federal funds for public transit, and more.
nextcity.org
November 25, 2025 at 1:14 AM
"In August 2023, Iowa City eliminated its bus fare. The two-year pilot noticeably lowered rates of driving, successfully increased bus ridership and lowered local emissions."
👏👏👏
👏👏👏
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
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⬇️Brexit has made Rachel Reeves' job a lot more challenging.
🇪🇺Trade barriers with our largest market have been disastrous for our economy.
❌“We have known Brexit was bad news since economists said before the referendum that Brexit would be bad news!”
https://bit.ly/3K9spE4
🇪🇺Trade barriers with our largest market have been disastrous for our economy.
❌“We have known Brexit was bad news since economists said before the referendum that Brexit would be bad news!”
https://bit.ly/3K9spE4
Brexit, Trump, Truss or Reeves? Experts on who's to blame for stalling the economy
The Chancellor is blaming Tory policy and the US President - but is she right?
bit.ly
November 25, 2025 at 11:40 AM
⬇️Brexit has made Rachel Reeves' job a lot more challenging.
🇪🇺Trade barriers with our largest market have been disastrous for our economy.
❌“We have known Brexit was bad news since economists said before the referendum that Brexit would be bad news!”
https://bit.ly/3K9spE4
🇪🇺Trade barriers with our largest market have been disastrous for our economy.
❌“We have known Brexit was bad news since economists said before the referendum that Brexit would be bad news!”
https://bit.ly/3K9spE4
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It’s honestly disheartening to see a third runway at Heathrow pushed forward when we desperately need less aviation. Communities, climate scientists, and campaigners keep raising the alarm, and decisions like this show just how much work there’s still to do. #Climate www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Heathrow's plan for longer third runway chosen by government
Under the selected plan, the runway would be up to 3.5km long and require a new road tunnel under the airport.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 11:42 AM
It’s honestly disheartening to see a third runway at Heathrow pushed forward when we desperately need less aviation. Communities, climate scientists, and campaigners keep raising the alarm, and decisions like this show just how much work there’s still to do. #Climate www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Maria Skłodowska (Marie Curie) was born in Warsaw, Poland, in November 1867.
She was:
👏 the first person to win two Nobel Prizes (Physics in 1903, Chemistry in 1911).
👏 the first woman laureate.
Prizes were awarded in Stockholm on 10 Dec each year.
@nobelprize.org
www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemi...
She was:
👏 the first person to win two Nobel Prizes (Physics in 1903, Chemistry in 1911).
👏 the first woman laureate.
Prizes were awarded in Stockholm on 10 Dec each year.
@nobelprize.org
www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemi...
Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1911
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1911 was awarded to Marie Curie, née Skłodowska "in recognition of her services to the advancement of chemistry by the discovery of the elements radium and polonium, by th...
www.nobelprize.org
November 25, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Maria Skłodowska (Marie Curie) was born in Warsaw, Poland, in November 1867.
She was:
👏 the first person to win two Nobel Prizes (Physics in 1903, Chemistry in 1911).
👏 the first woman laureate.
Prizes were awarded in Stockholm on 10 Dec each year.
@nobelprize.org
www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemi...
She was:
👏 the first person to win two Nobel Prizes (Physics in 1903, Chemistry in 1911).
👏 the first woman laureate.
Prizes were awarded in Stockholm on 10 Dec each year.
@nobelprize.org
www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemi...
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Migratory birds almost completely avoid wind turbines, industry-sponsored analysis finds
Collision risk is significantly lower than previously assumed, meaning "environmentally sound expansion of offshore wind energy works," association says
bwo-offshorewind.de/en/pressemit...
Collision risk is significantly lower than previously assumed, meaning "environmentally sound expansion of offshore wind energy works," association says
bwo-offshorewind.de/en/pressemit...
Press release: Study shows: Migratory birds almost completely avoid wind turbines – BWO – German Offshore Wind Energy Association
Wind energy at sea supplies clean electricity for a sustainable Germany and is already a mainstay of the energy transition. They are characterized by large amounts of electricity, constant energy production, low costs and high acceptance.
bwo-offshorewind.de
November 25, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Migratory birds almost completely avoid wind turbines, industry-sponsored analysis finds
Collision risk is significantly lower than previously assumed, meaning "environmentally sound expansion of offshore wind energy works," association says
bwo-offshorewind.de/en/pressemit...
Collision risk is significantly lower than previously assumed, meaning "environmentally sound expansion of offshore wind energy works," association says
bwo-offshorewind.de/en/pressemit...
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🔥 Rachel Reeves says there’s a “hole” in the public finances.
A new decade-long Brexit study quantifies it:
A 6–8% hit to GDP
That's £180bn-£240bn a year
It means less tax revenue and so less money for everything.
Brexit made Britain MUCH poorer.
A new decade-long Brexit study quantifies it:
A 6–8% hit to GDP
That's £180bn-£240bn a year
It means less tax revenue and so less money for everything.
Brexit made Britain MUCH poorer.
New: Boris Johnson’s ‘Brexit Titanic success’ was half right
Nearly ten years on, the first full assessment of Brexit confirms what millions warned: Britain made itself poorer
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 6:56 AM
🔥 Rachel Reeves says there’s a “hole” in the public finances.
A new decade-long Brexit study quantifies it:
A 6–8% hit to GDP
That's £180bn-£240bn a year
It means less tax revenue and so less money for everything.
Brexit made Britain MUCH poorer.
A new decade-long Brexit study quantifies it:
A 6–8% hit to GDP
That's £180bn-£240bn a year
It means less tax revenue and so less money for everything.
Brexit made Britain MUCH poorer.
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Tax ! Tax ! Tax !
Here’s how £100 was spent by our UK government in 2023–24:
£4.15 Working-age welfare
£0.50 Asylum system
£0.70 Overseas aid£22 NHS
£6 Defence
£10 Education
£10 Debt interest
£11.40 State pensions
#Budget #Budget2026
Here’s how £100 was spent by our UK government in 2023–24:
£4.15 Working-age welfare
£0.50 Asylum system
£0.70 Overseas aid£22 NHS
£6 Defence
£10 Education
£10 Debt interest
£11.40 State pensions
#Budget #Budget2026
November 25, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Tax ! Tax ! Tax !
Here’s how £100 was spent by our UK government in 2023–24:
£4.15 Working-age welfare
£0.50 Asylum system
£0.70 Overseas aid£22 NHS
£6 Defence
£10 Education
£10 Debt interest
£11.40 State pensions
#Budget #Budget2026
Here’s how £100 was spent by our UK government in 2023–24:
£4.15 Working-age welfare
£0.50 Asylum system
£0.70 Overseas aid£22 NHS
£6 Defence
£10 Education
£10 Debt interest
£11.40 State pensions
#Budget #Budget2026