Clare Rayner
@clareacrayner.bsky.social
Teacher, Mum, Apprentice Farmer. Very keen on native species plants 🌱 trees 🌳 and insects 🐞 Essex, UK
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Are migrants burning the planet, or fossil fuel corporations? Are Greens starting war in Europe, or fascists? This is not where Labour should be positioning itself
December 20, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Are migrants burning the planet, or fossil fuel corporations? Are Greens starting war in Europe, or fascists? This is not where Labour should be positioning itself
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Dog-whistle and factually incorrect. Ladies, raise your hand if you were sexually assaulted by a boy at school? I’d wager this or a family member is most women’s first experience of sexual violence
December 18, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Dog-whistle and factually incorrect. Ladies, raise your hand if you were sexually assaulted by a boy at school? I’d wager this or a family member is most women’s first experience of sexual violence
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This #internationalmigrantsday it's essential to remember pro-immigration policies benefit everyone, anti-immigration policies benefit no-one. It's essential we all work for those, and we don't allow migrants to be thrown under the bus in a hope of combatting the far right, who want just that. 10/10
December 18, 2025 at 9:24 PM
This #internationalmigrantsday it's essential to remember pro-immigration policies benefit everyone, anti-immigration policies benefit no-one. It's essential we all work for those, and we don't allow migrants to be thrown under the bus in a hope of combatting the far right, who want just that. 10/10
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As the film world and people of good taste around the world mourn the sudden death of legendary director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer, President Donald Trump jumped to make the apparent double homicide about himself.
Read: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Read: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
December 15, 2025 at 3:33 PM
As the film world and people of good taste around the world mourn the sudden death of legendary director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer, President Donald Trump jumped to make the apparent double homicide about himself.
Read: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Read: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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It’s a sad indictment of Britain’s ignorance of nature that Sycamore Gap petitions - for a tree that mattered to humans but not nature - received tens of thousands of signatures but a petition to protect entire peatland habitats is stuck at 1,500 actnow.peatfreepartnership.org.uk/end-peat-sal...
Sign the petition to end peat sales!
No more delays: Let's get peat out of gardens once and for all. The time for uncertainty has ended.
actnow.peatfreepartnership.org.uk
December 15, 2025 at 8:15 AM
It’s a sad indictment of Britain’s ignorance of nature that Sycamore Gap petitions - for a tree that mattered to humans but not nature - received tens of thousands of signatures but a petition to protect entire peatland habitats is stuck at 1,500 actnow.peatfreepartnership.org.uk/end-peat-sal...
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An insight into the process happening at Essex: My brilliant colleague Lucy Noakes is*President of the Royal Historical Society* and is still, like me, officially "at risk" of redundancy.
Ongoing decimation of British universities part 252:
Apx. 1000 academic staff at University of Essex just received formal ‘risk of redundancy’ letters via email.
Please share @ucuessex.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk
Apx. 1000 academic staff at University of Essex just received formal ‘risk of redundancy’ letters via email.
Please share @ucuessex.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk
December 12, 2025 at 10:24 AM
An insight into the process happening at Essex: My brilliant colleague Lucy Noakes is*President of the Royal Historical Society* and is still, like me, officially "at risk" of redundancy.
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Eight people who took action in solidarity with Palestine have been on hunger strike since 2 November in protest at their prolonged pre-trial imprisonment, censorship of communications and alleged mistreatment in custody.
Five have now been hospitalised. David Lammy must respond.
Five have now been hospitalised. David Lammy must respond.
Alongside fellow Green MPs and Peers, I have written to the Justice Secretary to express my serious concern about the wellbeing and conditions of the hunger strikers.
Five of the strikers have now been hospitalised - it is clear Lammy must take urgent action to prevent tragedy.
Five of the strikers have now been hospitalised - it is clear Lammy must take urgent action to prevent tragedy.
December 12, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Eight people who took action in solidarity with Palestine have been on hunger strike since 2 November in protest at their prolonged pre-trial imprisonment, censorship of communications and alleged mistreatment in custody.
Five have now been hospitalised. David Lammy must respond.
Five have now been hospitalised. David Lammy must respond.
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The algorithms are making it a lot harder to spread the word about these online talks. Although numbers are still reasonable, it would be a great help if folk were able to give the 30 December event a quick share 🙂
Booking available here:
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Booking available here:
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December 11, 2025 at 8:03 PM
The algorithms are making it a lot harder to spread the word about these online talks. Although numbers are still reasonable, it would be a great help if folk were able to give the 30 December event a quick share 🙂
Booking available here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/buildings-...
Booking available here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/buildings-...
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Welcome to my new podcast “Meadow Matters”. The first episode is all about Yellow Rattle.
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Meadow Matters | Podcast on RSS.com
This podcast explores the creation, restoration, and management of species-rich meadows and how ultimately, they not only support wildlife, but enable us to produce food in a more sustainable way.
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December 11, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Welcome to my new podcast “Meadow Matters”. The first episode is all about Yellow Rattle.
rss.com/podcasts/mea...
rss.com/podcasts/mea...
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Apparently opposing genocide "contravenes the work of the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust." Beyond belief.
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Holocaust Memorial Day organiser dismissed over link to grassroots Israeli group accusing state of genocide
EXCLUSIVE: Melanie Goldberg departs as Scottish support worker over link to Standing Together organisation
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December 11, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Apparently opposing genocide "contravenes the work of the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust." Beyond belief.
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Forcing workers back into offices 4 or 5 days a week just shows that the corporations are run by workaholic men who have no interest in family life and no caring responsibilities. 🤬
December 11, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Forcing workers back into offices 4 or 5 days a week just shows that the corporations are run by workaholic men who have no interest in family life and no caring responsibilities. 🤬
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Anyone who’s ever actually spoken to a single asylum seeker about their experiences in any country in Europe simply could not honestly conclude that what would improve things would be to further reduce their human rights protections.
It’s vile scapegoating unworthy of us & it needs to end #r4today
It’s vile scapegoating unworthy of us & it needs to end #r4today
December 10, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Anyone who’s ever actually spoken to a single asylum seeker about their experiences in any country in Europe simply could not honestly conclude that what would improve things would be to further reduce their human rights protections.
It’s vile scapegoating unworthy of us & it needs to end #r4today
It’s vile scapegoating unworthy of us & it needs to end #r4today
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"Human rights were never designed only for safe, comfortable times. They were written precisely for moments like this:.. when scapegoating becomes tempting".
Strong piece by Steve on the inhumanity, and illiberalism, of Starmer's calls to restrict human rights.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Strong piece by Steve on the inhumanity, and illiberalism, of Starmer's calls to restrict human rights.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Starmer is lobbying Europe to join him in watering down the ECHR. This illiberalism will harm us all | Steve Valdez-Symonds
The prime minister and his counterpart in Denmark want a concerted effort to weaken human rights across Europe. This isn’t pragmatism – it’s cruelty, says Steve Valdez-Symonds, refugee and migrant rig...
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December 10, 2025 at 6:03 PM
"Human rights were never designed only for safe, comfortable times. They were written precisely for moments like this:.. when scapegoating becomes tempting".
Strong piece by Steve on the inhumanity, and illiberalism, of Starmer's calls to restrict human rights.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Strong piece by Steve on the inhumanity, and illiberalism, of Starmer's calls to restrict human rights.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Mid Suffolk District Council leader argues when it comes to solar energy, the principle should be simple: rooftops before rural | Andy Mellen
How councils are innovating to deliver more solar
Mid Suffolk District Council leader argues when it comes to solar energy, the principle should be simple: rooftops before rural
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December 9, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Mid Suffolk District Council leader argues when it comes to solar energy, the principle should be simple: rooftops before rural | Andy Mellen
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I really do not understand at what point we forgot that this is how it works.
People are championing and enforcing these immigration policies now who are *products of this immigration ladder of excellence themselves*.
Did they never eg speak to their parents/grandparents?
People are championing and enforcing these immigration policies now who are *products of this immigration ladder of excellence themselves*.
Did they never eg speak to their parents/grandparents?
December 7, 2025 at 9:16 AM
I really do not understand at what point we forgot that this is how it works.
People are championing and enforcing these immigration policies now who are *products of this immigration ladder of excellence themselves*.
Did they never eg speak to their parents/grandparents?
People are championing and enforcing these immigration policies now who are *products of this immigration ladder of excellence themselves*.
Did they never eg speak to their parents/grandparents?
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My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’
December 7, 2025 at 8:31 AM
My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’
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There were people with the power to stop Truss , Trump and Johnson - but they helped them to gain power fully aware of how destructive they would be and how frighteningly unfit for the job they were
December 7, 2025 at 12:18 AM
There were people with the power to stop Truss , Trump and Johnson - but they helped them to gain power fully aware of how destructive they would be and how frighteningly unfit for the job they were
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With your help, we can turn the fate of this beautiful moth around.
Please consider doubling your impact for the Dark Bordered Beauty in the Big Give today 👉
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@biggive.bsky.social #ChristmasChallenge
Please consider doubling your impact for the Dark Bordered Beauty in the Big Give today 👉
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@biggive.bsky.social #ChristmasChallenge
A future for the Dark Bordered Beauty – Big Give
With one colony left in Yorkshire, the Dark Bordered Beauty moth is teetering on the edge of extinction in England. …
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December 4, 2025 at 5:18 PM
With your help, we can turn the fate of this beautiful moth around.
Please consider doubling your impact for the Dark Bordered Beauty in the Big Give today 👉
donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
@biggive.bsky.social #ChristmasChallenge
Please consider doubling your impact for the Dark Bordered Beauty in the Big Give today 👉
donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
@biggive.bsky.social #ChristmasChallenge
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Help us unlock the Plants of the Past, by supporting volunteers to digitise decades of paper records & inform C21st science!
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From #GivingTuesday to 9 Dec, we have £10K in matched funds to unlock: every donation, however small, will be doubled:
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From #GivingTuesday to 9 Dec, we have £10K in matched funds to unlock: every donation, however small, will be doubled:
donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
Unlocking the Plants of the Past – Big Give
Decades of botanical observations of our vital wild plants are trapped in paper records and archives - through the efforts …
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December 2, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Help us unlock the Plants of the Past, by supporting volunteers to digitise decades of paper records & inform C21st science!
@biggive.bsky.social
From #GivingTuesday to 9 Dec, we have £10K in matched funds to unlock: every donation, however small, will be doubled:
donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
@biggive.bsky.social
From #GivingTuesday to 9 Dec, we have £10K in matched funds to unlock: every donation, however small, will be doubled:
donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
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A project in Ireland is looking at how effective bat boxes are for increasing bats on farmland. They will also look at the insect species they feed on, and in particular to what extent they feed on crop damaging species. teagasc.ie/news--events...
Learning more about bats at Kildalton
Home to numerous species of bats, College Teacher at Kildalton College, Brian Clancy provides an update on the ongoing bat project with SETU and what it aims to achieve.
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November 28, 2025 at 12:41 PM
A project in Ireland is looking at how effective bat boxes are for increasing bats on farmland. They will also look at the insect species they feed on, and in particular to what extent they feed on crop damaging species. teagasc.ie/news--events...
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Nearly every day, we find pink sea fans tangled in marine debris. This one has a covid mask attached. A soft coral, pink sea fans are nationally scarce and globally vulnerable. In the UK, they are protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. #seafangle #covidarchaeology #hornycoral
November 27, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Nearly every day, we find pink sea fans tangled in marine debris. This one has a covid mask attached. A soft coral, pink sea fans are nationally scarce and globally vulnerable. In the UK, they are protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. #seafangle #covidarchaeology #hornycoral
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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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Powerful piece by @drrachelclarke.com on the COVID inquiry. Those who say it’s easy to be wise in hindsight are being utterly disingenuous. Many of us spoke out at the time, and it’s in the public record.
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I’ll never forget the horror of the Covid wards | The Observer
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November 23, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Powerful piece by @drrachelclarke.com on the COVID inquiry. Those who say it’s easy to be wise in hindsight are being utterly disingenuous. Many of us spoke out at the time, and it’s in the public record.
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People know exactly what‘s going on.
Why do people think England flags have been raised on lampposts?
White adults
National pride: 26%
Anti-migrant/minority sentiment: 49%
Both: 19%
Ethnic minority adults
National pride: 15%
Anti-migrant/minority sentiment: 55%
Both: 20%
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White adults
National pride: 26%
Anti-migrant/minority sentiment: 49%
Both: 19%
Ethnic minority adults
National pride: 15%
Anti-migrant/minority sentiment: 55%
Both: 20%
yougov.co.uk/society/arti...
November 22, 2025 at 8:51 PM
People know exactly what‘s going on.