Daz Mileham
@birdsandstuff.bsky.social
Birder, terras fan, liberal green, Dad, birder, reads a lot, MUFC, birder, Dad. You get the picture.
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@fesshole.bsky.social posts tickle me silly, but sometimes they also give very sound advice
December 7, 2025 at 2:09 PM
@fesshole.bsky.social posts tickle me silly, but sometimes they also give very sound advice
Or is it the FIFA world cup committee all trying to pull Infantino's head out of Trump's arse?
Person who actually deserves a trophy is the artist who made the FIFA peace prize trophy look like everyone in the entire world holding their head in their hands out of secondhand embarrassment
December 6, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Or is it the FIFA world cup committee all trying to pull Infantino's head out of Trump's arse?
Still waiting for a progressive govt with the balls to tax the super rich properly, come on, at least 2% on profits over £10 million
November 26, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Still waiting for a progressive govt with the balls to tax the super rich properly, come on, at least 2% on profits over £10 million
Absolutely nothing in thst budget for me, or people like me. Obviously political budget aimed at the young and the old
November 26, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Absolutely nothing in thst budget for me, or people like me. Obviously political budget aimed at the young and the old
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Introducing vehicle tax to electric cars while freezing fuel duty for polluting vehicles immediately after COP30? 🙁 #budget2025
November 26, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Introducing vehicle tax to electric cars while freezing fuel duty for polluting vehicles immediately after COP30? 🙁 #budget2025
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MISSING: Closing tax loopholes for private jets, taxing airplane fuel, a frequent flyer levy.
Why does the Chancellor have such a blind spot for anything that might tackle the excesses of the aviation industry? #Budget
Why does the Chancellor have such a blind spot for anything that might tackle the excesses of the aviation industry? #Budget
November 26, 2025 at 1:40 PM
MISSING: Closing tax loopholes for private jets, taxing airplane fuel, a frequent flyer levy.
Why does the Chancellor have such a blind spot for anything that might tackle the excesses of the aviation industry? #Budget
Why does the Chancellor have such a blind spot for anything that might tackle the excesses of the aviation industry? #Budget
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Since 2011 fuel duty freeze has cost the Treasury a whopping £133bn and added to yet more climate emissions. Freezing it yet again is reckless & irresponsible #budget2025
November 26, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Since 2011 fuel duty freeze has cost the Treasury a whopping £133bn and added to yet more climate emissions. Freezing it yet again is reckless & irresponsible #budget2025
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The Green group of councillors on Swindon Borough Council today announced Councillor Rob Heath as their fourth member.
Cllr Heath, who represents Priory Vale, is the fourth councillor to defect to the Green Party, after being disappointed with the record of the national and local Labour Party.
Cllr Heath, who represents Priory Vale, is the fourth councillor to defect to the Green Party, after being disappointed with the record of the national and local Labour Party.
November 26, 2025 at 9:00 AM
The Green group of councillors on Swindon Borough Council today announced Councillor Rob Heath as their fourth member.
Cllr Heath, who represents Priory Vale, is the fourth councillor to defect to the Green Party, after being disappointed with the record of the national and local Labour Party.
Cllr Heath, who represents Priory Vale, is the fourth councillor to defect to the Green Party, after being disappointed with the record of the national and local Labour Party.
I don't see the Tangerine Palpatine's problem with Ukraine, surely he's not expecting a 'Thank you very much for fucking us over', is 'Fuck you very much' not more appropriate?
November 23, 2025 at 2:48 PM
I don't see the Tangerine Palpatine's problem with Ukraine, surely he's not expecting a 'Thank you very much for fucking us over', is 'Fuck you very much' not more appropriate?
I did a substack post, yay to me! dazmileham.substack.com/p/my-greenst...
My Greenstack
A start to the year...in November
dazmileham.substack.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:34 PM
I did a substack post, yay to me! dazmileham.substack.com/p/my-greenst...
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What the BBC should do is introduce more facts. So prefacing every mention of Trump with the phrase 'convicted felon'. Then put their factcheck on his comments back on the front of their website.
November 11, 2025 at 12:11 PM
What the BBC should do is introduce more facts. So prefacing every mention of Trump with the phrase 'convicted felon'. Then put their factcheck on his comments back on the front of their website.
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'They were those like Sir Oswald Mosley who were fascinated by the spectacle of brutal power. They would like to use it themselves. They grovelled to Nazi dictatorship in order that they could make people in their turn grovel to them'
Winston Churchill, 1936
Winston Churchill, 1936
Conservative Shadow Culture Secretary Nigel Huddleston tells GB News that the BBC should "grovel" to Trump.
Amazing how many British 'patriots' are spending their time telling our national broadcaster to prostrate itself before a hostile foreign leader
Amazing how many British 'patriots' are spending their time telling our national broadcaster to prostrate itself before a hostile foreign leader
November 11, 2025 at 12:23 PM
'They were those like Sir Oswald Mosley who were fascinated by the spectacle of brutal power. They would like to use it themselves. They grovelled to Nazi dictatorship in order that they could make people in their turn grovel to them'
Winston Churchill, 1936
Winston Churchill, 1936
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The BBC being a very trusted news source is part of the reason why Donald Trump is seeking to harm it.
He's already taken aim at NPR and PBS by defunding them.
He only wants privately- owned media that he can pressurise to favour him and not report the truth
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
He's already taken aim at NPR and PBS by defunding them.
He only wants privately- owned media that he can pressurise to favour him and not report the truth
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Ending Taxpayer Subsidization Of Biased Media
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose.
www.whitehouse.gov
November 11, 2025 at 11:20 AM
The BBC being a very trusted news source is part of the reason why Donald Trump is seeking to harm it.
He's already taken aim at NPR and PBS by defunding them.
He only wants privately- owned media that he can pressurise to favour him and not report the truth
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
He's already taken aim at NPR and PBS by defunding them.
He only wants privately- owned media that he can pressurise to favour him and not report the truth
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
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🧵/ How far does the public support net zero?
Support: 60%
Oppose: 25%
Net support by party
Green: +81
Lib Dem: +67
Lab: +64
Con: +11
Reform: -44
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
Support: 60%
Oppose: 25%
Net support by party
Green: +81
Lib Dem: +67
Lab: +64
Con: +11
Reform: -44
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
November 11, 2025 at 10:43 AM
🧵/ How far does the public support net zero?
Support: 60%
Oppose: 25%
Net support by party
Green: +81
Lib Dem: +67
Lab: +64
Con: +11
Reform: -44
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
Support: 60%
Oppose: 25%
Net support by party
Green: +81
Lib Dem: +67
Lab: +64
Con: +11
Reform: -44
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
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I’ve written to Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage urging them to condemn Donald Trump’s attack on the BBC.
The BBC belongs to Britain, not Trump. We must defend it together.
The BBC belongs to Britain, not Trump. We must defend it together.
November 10, 2025 at 11:29 AM
I’ve written to Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage urging them to condemn Donald Trump’s attack on the BBC.
The BBC belongs to Britain, not Trump. We must defend it together.
The BBC belongs to Britain, not Trump. We must defend it together.
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Trump is threatening to sue the BBC for $1 billion over the documentary about him.
Trying to control a media outlet by bullying. Worked in the US where all the craven media capitulated. Will it work in the UK?
Trying to control a media outlet by bullying. Worked in the US where all the craven media capitulated. Will it work in the UK?
BBC Trump scandal - latest: US president threatens to sue for $1 billion over misleading speech edit - Yahoo News UK
The BBC has apologised for an "error of judgement" that led to the resignation of two senior executives.
uk.news.yahoo.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Trump is threatening to sue the BBC for $1 billion over the documentary about him.
Trying to control a media outlet by bullying. Worked in the US where all the craven media capitulated. Will it work in the UK?
Trying to control a media outlet by bullying. Worked in the US where all the craven media capitulated. Will it work in the UK?
This is so disappointing to me as a libdem, although I always felt Tim was a little out of step with most members
Regressive, anti-environment talk from… the Lib Dems’ Tim Farron.
I dare @timfarron.bsky.social to publish the ‘evidence’ he claims to have here that Sea Eagles “would not enhance biodiversity” & would be a “huge threat” to lambs
Ignorant & scaremongering
www.wfelibdems.uk/news/article...
I dare @timfarron.bsky.social to publish the ‘evidence’ he claims to have here that Sea Eagles “would not enhance biodiversity” & would be a “huge threat” to lambs
Ignorant & scaremongering
www.wfelibdems.uk/news/article...
Tim Farron calls for rethink over plans to reintroduce sea eagles to Cumbria
Westmorland and Lonsdale MP Tim Farron has written to the Lake District National Park Authority, raising concerns about the impact the potential reintroduction of sea eagles will have on sheep farms i...
www.wfelibdems.uk
November 7, 2025 at 12:46 PM
This is so disappointing to me as a libdem, although I always felt Tim was a little out of step with most members
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As the PM heads to the Amazon for COP30, remember that Britain is also a rainforest nation.
UK Ministers must support Brazil's plans to save the world's tropical rainforests. They must also set a goal to restore Britain's own lost temperate rainforests:
lostrainforestsofbritain.org/2025/11/05/a...
UK Ministers must support Brazil's plans to save the world's tropical rainforests. They must also set a goal to restore Britain's own lost temperate rainforests:
lostrainforestsofbritain.org/2025/11/05/a...
As the PM heads to the Amazon, remember that Britain is a rainforest nation
On Thursday, the Prime Minister will arrive in the Amazon rainforest for the COP30 climate talks, hosted this year by Brazil. As Keir Starmer composes his speech, he should remember that Britain, t…
lostrainforestsofbritain.org
November 5, 2025 at 11:06 AM
As the PM heads to the Amazon for COP30, remember that Britain is also a rainforest nation.
UK Ministers must support Brazil's plans to save the world's tropical rainforests. They must also set a goal to restore Britain's own lost temperate rainforests:
lostrainforestsofbritain.org/2025/11/05/a...
UK Ministers must support Brazil's plans to save the world's tropical rainforests. They must also set a goal to restore Britain's own lost temperate rainforests:
lostrainforestsofbritain.org/2025/11/05/a...
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Wind power has cut £104bn from UK energy costs since 2010, study finds. Reduction comes from energy generated from windfarms and lower cost of gas owing to lower demand
#iTeachPhysics
#Science 🧪
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#iTeachPhysics
#Science 🧪
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Wind power has cut £104bn from UK energy costs since 2010, study finds
Reduction comes from energy generated from windfarms and lower cost of gas owing to lower demand
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Wind power has cut £104bn from UK energy costs since 2010, study finds. Reduction comes from energy generated from windfarms and lower cost of gas owing to lower demand
#iTeachPhysics
#Science 🧪
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#iTeachPhysics
#Science 🧪
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Just booked my first ever birding holiday to the highlands next May, so excited!
October 16, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Just booked my first ever birding holiday to the highlands next May, so excited!
How about the reaction from the rest of the world if he does win it?
Norway braced for Trump retaliation if he does not win Nobel peace prize
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
Norway braces for Trump’s reaction if he does not win Nobel peace prize
US president may impose tariffs, demand higher Nato contributions or even declare Norway an enemy, analyst says
www.theguardian.com
October 10, 2025 at 6:40 AM
How about the reaction from the rest of the world if he does win it?
Why is the Death of one far right, misogynist, racist still dominating the mainstream media?
September 13, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Why is the Death of one far right, misogynist, racist still dominating the mainstream media?
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Since this is apparently a resigning matter, I’ll just leave this here…
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Nigel Farage uses private company to pay less tax on GB News earnings
Exclusive: Reform leader’s use of personal services firm is a practice criticised across the political spectrum
www.theguardian.com
September 5, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Since this is apparently a resigning matter, I’ll just leave this here…
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Reform UK, which has a grand total of four MPs, was just given an uninterrupted platform for an hour and a half on the BBC and Sky News channels, in order to talk about its plans for mass deportations
When was the last time the Greens (with four MPs) or the Lib Dems (with 72) were given the same?
When was the last time the Greens (with four MPs) or the Lib Dems (with 72) were given the same?
August 26, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Reform UK, which has a grand total of four MPs, was just given an uninterrupted platform for an hour and a half on the BBC and Sky News channels, in order to talk about its plans for mass deportations
When was the last time the Greens (with four MPs) or the Lib Dems (with 72) were given the same?
When was the last time the Greens (with four MPs) or the Lib Dems (with 72) were given the same?
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People aren’t seeing the benefit of renewables because electricity prices are still tied to gas. That means higher bills for everyone, even though more of our power comes from cheaper renewables.
We must break that link to cut energy bills for everyone.
We must break that link to cut energy bills for everyone.
July 19, 2025 at 7:27 AM
People aren’t seeing the benefit of renewables because electricity prices are still tied to gas. That means higher bills for everyone, even though more of our power comes from cheaper renewables.
We must break that link to cut energy bills for everyone.
We must break that link to cut energy bills for everyone.