Darryl
@darrylspittle.bsky.social
#birding #ecology #ornithology
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'Reform UK Ltd gets 92% of its funding from climate change deniers and fossil fuel corporate interests'
A new survey reveals negative attitudes to Reform UK Ltd
Reform UK Ltd gets 92% of its funding from climate change deniers and fossil fuel corporate interests, provoking negative reactions
centralbylines.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 12:49 PM
'Reform UK Ltd gets 92% of its funding from climate change deniers and fossil fuel corporate interests'
Well, it’s taken a decade of national decline, but it seems the penny has *finally* dropped amongst the anti-EU Haw-Haws at The Telegraph. Can’t wait for the article in which they apologise for peddling the treacherous shite that was/is Brexit.
November 29, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Well, it’s taken a decade of national decline, but it seems the penny has *finally* dropped amongst the anti-EU Haw-Haws at The Telegraph. Can’t wait for the article in which they apologise for peddling the treacherous shite that was/is Brexit.
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"Conservative groups, funded by fossil fuel magnates, spend $1B/yr interfering with public understanding of what is happening to our world. Few investments rival the return they've gotten from evangelicals."
An oldie but goodie makes the link between fossil fuels, climate denial, and U.S. religion.
An oldie but goodie makes the link between fossil fuels, climate denial, and U.S. religion.
How Fossil Fuel Money Made Climate Change Denial the Word of God
Splinter is your home for news and opinions that challenge power in our political and economic system that's becoming more unhinged each and every day.
www.splinter.com
November 28, 2025 at 12:59 AM
"Conservative groups, funded by fossil fuel magnates, spend $1B/yr interfering with public understanding of what is happening to our world. Few investments rival the return they've gotten from evangelicals."
An oldie but goodie makes the link between fossil fuels, climate denial, and U.S. religion.
An oldie but goodie makes the link between fossil fuels, climate denial, and U.S. religion.
Ynysyfro this arvo: 3 male Pochard. #gwentbirding
November 29, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Ynysyfro this arvo: 3 male Pochard. #gwentbirding
Dead at Goldcliff Pools this AM, highlight: dropping a glove halfway round, not realising until getting back to the car, retracing my steps,… and,… refinding it! YAY! Also Kingfisher and 21 Snipe. #gwentbirding
November 27, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Dead at Goldcliff Pools this AM, highlight: dropping a glove halfway round, not realising until getting back to the car, retracing my steps,… and,… refinding it! YAY! Also Kingfisher and 21 Snipe. #gwentbirding
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Back our campaign to fix our trade with Europe:
www.libdems.org.uk/trade
www.libdems.org.uk/trade
Fix Britain's Trade
Liberal Democrats want to turbocharge our economy by forming a Customs Union with the EU, tearing down the trade barriers and red tape holding us back.
www.libdems.org.uk
November 26, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Back our campaign to fix our trade with Europe:
www.libdems.org.uk/trade
www.libdems.org.uk/trade
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The Chancellor explicitly references the negative legacy of Brexit on the UK economy - so why is her govt so opposed to taking steps like joining the customs union or single market with all the economic benefits these would bring? #Budget2025
November 26, 2025 at 1:18 PM
The Chancellor explicitly references the negative legacy of Brexit on the UK economy - so why is her govt so opposed to taking steps like joining the customs union or single market with all the economic benefits these would bring? #Budget2025
Collister Pill: Dark-bellied Brent and Blackcap. Magor STW: Water Rail, Kingfisher, Blackcap, Treecreeper and Stoat. Magor Pill: Kingfisher, Turnstone and 1,000+ Dunlin. #gwentbirding
November 26, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Collister Pill: Dark-bellied Brent and Blackcap. Magor STW: Water Rail, Kingfisher, Blackcap, Treecreeper and Stoat. Magor Pill: Kingfisher, Turnstone and 1,000+ Dunlin. #gwentbirding
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Please sign this petition for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics.
I don't care if you're left or right, Reform or Corbynite - we can't allow a hostile foreign nation to run riot in our political ecosystem.
Sign and share.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
I don't care if you're left or right, Reform or Corbynite - we can't allow a hostile foreign nation to run riot in our political ecosystem.
Sign and share.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Please sign this petition for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics.
I don't care if you're left or right, Reform or Corbynite - we can't allow a hostile foreign nation to run riot in our political ecosystem.
Sign and share.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
I don't care if you're left or right, Reform or Corbynite - we can't allow a hostile foreign nation to run riot in our political ecosystem.
Sign and share.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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Something to remember on budget day…
Brexit is now costing the UK up to £90bn a year in lost tax revenue — £3,700 for each and every one of us.
The gift that keeps on NOT giving.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Brexit is now costing the UK up to £90bn a year in lost tax revenue — £3,700 for each and every one of us.
The gift that keeps on NOT giving.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Brexit costing UK up to £90bn in lost tax revenue , new analysis shows
Exclusive: Britons also up to £3,700 worse off, leading to calls for the Labour government to improve relations with the EU
www.independent.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Something to remember on budget day…
Brexit is now costing the UK up to £90bn a year in lost tax revenue — £3,700 for each and every one of us.
The gift that keeps on NOT giving.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Brexit is now costing the UK up to £90bn a year in lost tax revenue — £3,700 for each and every one of us.
The gift that keeps on NOT giving.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
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⚠️ NRW’s new report shows that almost 3,000 species are found at five sites or fewer in Wales! ⚠️
💡 *Urgent* action must be taken to manage, extend and connect our protected sites, which provide the only refuge for nearly half of them. 💡
Full report 👉 cdn.cyfoethnaturiol.cymru/4bqlg3ic/nrw...
💡 *Urgent* action must be taken to manage, extend and connect our protected sites, which provide the only refuge for nearly half of them. 💡
Full report 👉 cdn.cyfoethnaturiol.cymru/4bqlg3ic/nrw...
‘A precarious position’: almost 3,000 species at risk of disappearing from Wales, report finds
‘A precarious position’: almost 3,000 species at risk of disappearing from Wales, report finds
Environmental body says modest investment and changes can help preserve long list of animals, fungi and lichen
Almost 3,000 species ranging from glorious birds to tiny lichen are in peril in Wales because they are clinging on in a handful of locations or even fewer, a groundbreaking report has revealed.
The report from Natural Resources Wales (NRW) highlights that since the millennium, 11 species have already been lost to Cymru, including the turtle dove and belted beauty moth. It warns that 2,955 other terrestrial or freshwater species are at serious risk because they are confined to five locations or fewer. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:02 PM
⚠️ NRW’s new report shows that almost 3,000 species are found at five sites or fewer in Wales! ⚠️
💡 *Urgent* action must be taken to manage, extend and connect our protected sites, which provide the only refuge for nearly half of them. 💡
Full report 👉 cdn.cyfoethnaturiol.cymru/4bqlg3ic/nrw...
💡 *Urgent* action must be taken to manage, extend and connect our protected sites, which provide the only refuge for nearly half of them. 💡
Full report 👉 cdn.cyfoethnaturiol.cymru/4bqlg3ic/nrw...
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Reform UK’s vow to scrap thousands of nature laws risks pushing Britain’s depleted countryside into irreversible decline, argues Stuart Spray
'Nigel Farage's Plan to Scrap Nature Protections Would Speed 'Demise' of UK Countryside'
bylinetimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Reform UK’s vow to scrap thousands of nature laws risks pushing Britain’s depleted countryside into irreversible decline, argues Stuart Spray
Cannot wait for Brexit voters to start moaning when taxes go up in the budget. Can. Not. Wait.
Rachel Reeves says there’s a “hole” in the public finances. A new decade-long Brexit study explains it: a 6–8% hit to GDP – that's £180bn-£240bn a year – means less tax, less investment and less money for everything else.
Brexit made Britain poorer. Much poorer.
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
Brexit made Britain poorer. Much poorer.
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
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 6:02 PM
Cannot wait for Brexit voters to start moaning when taxes go up in the budget. Can. Not. Wait.
Hey Brexit voters, next time you get a vote, maybe don’t get mugged by Farage,… again.
Well, this makes cheerful reading: assessing the economic cost of Brexit. In their almost understated conclusion: "In the case of Brexit, there was a substantial economic impact
on the United Kingdom"
siepr.stanford.edu/publications...
on the United Kingdom"
siepr.stanford.edu/publications...
November 24, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Hey Brexit voters, next time you get a vote, maybe don’t get mugged by Farage,… again.
Peterstone Gout: Scaup, 30+ Pintail, 150+ Shoveler, 8 Grey Plover, 15 Knot, 1,000+ Dunlin, etc. #gwentbirding
November 24, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Peterstone Gout: Scaup, 30+ Pintail, 150+ Shoveler, 8 Grey Plover, 15 Knot, 1,000+ Dunlin, etc. #gwentbirding
I wonder how much evidence normal folk, respectable organisations and our government need before they extract themselves from the slurry of Musk’s propaganda? cc @ruthjoneslabour.bsky.social
news.sky.com/story/how-sk...
news.sky.com/story/how-sk...
November 23, 2025 at 9:33 PM
I wonder how much evidence normal folk, respectable organisations and our government need before they extract themselves from the slurry of Musk’s propaganda? cc @ruthjoneslabour.bsky.social
news.sky.com/story/how-sk...
news.sky.com/story/how-sk...
Open letter from over 1,000 UK scientists urging all MPs to attend the National Emergency Briefing. A huge list full of highly respected names.
"Without much more urgent and decisive action, we risk seeing these impacts overwhelm our capacity to respond."
Please share with your MP. #NEB2025
"Without much more urgent and decisive action, we risk seeing these impacts overwhelm our capacity to respond."
Please share with your MP. #NEB2025
National Emergency Briefing
An unfiltered assessment of the latest threats to UK food supply, health and national security from eight leading experts to an invitation-only audience - also covering positive solutions. Westminster...
www.nebriefing.org
November 23, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Ynysyfro: 2 male Pochard. #gwentbirding
November 23, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Ynysyfro: 2 male Pochard. #gwentbirding
A timeline of treachery at the heart of UKIP/The Brexit Party/Reform c/o @thenerve.news.
#Gill #Farage #Brexit #Reform
www.thenerve.news/p/nathan-gil...
#Gill #Farage #Brexit #Reform
www.thenerve.news/p/nathan-gil...
Reform UK and Russian bribes: a Nathan Gill timeline
As Reform’s former leader in Wales is sentenced to ten and a half years for taking bribes from a pro-Russian actor, here's a chronology of his actions and the wider context of Putin, Ukraine and Brexi...
www.thenerve.news
November 22, 2025 at 9:08 PM
A timeline of treachery at the heart of UKIP/The Brexit Party/Reform c/o @thenerve.news.
#Gill #Farage #Brexit #Reform
www.thenerve.news/p/nathan-gil...
#Gill #Farage #Brexit #Reform
www.thenerve.news/p/nathan-gil...
Ooh look, a short film about that nice Mr. Gill, Farage’s man in Wales.
#Reform #Russia #FollowTheMoney
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
#Reform #Russia #FollowTheMoney
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
The Big Cases - Bribes, Lies and the British Politician
A politician close to Nigel Farage takes bribes to make statements in support of Russia. His texts reveal pro-Russian interference reaching right to the heart of Europe’s democracy.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 22, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Ooh look, a short film about that nice Mr. Gill, Farage’s man in Wales.
#Reform #Russia #FollowTheMoney
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
#Reform #Russia #FollowTheMoney
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
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So the line is that he wasn't getting paid for any of this
November 22, 2025 at 5:33 PM
So the line is that he wasn't getting paid for any of this
"A traitor was at the very top of Reform UK, aiding and abetting a foreign adversary. Nigel Farage and his party are a danger to national security." #UKIP #Brexit #Reform
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Former Reform in Wales leader Nathan Gill jailed for pro-Russian bribery
Nathan Gill, 52, is sentenced to 10 and a half years in prison after admitting taking bribes while an MEP.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 6:17 PM
"A traitor was at the very top of Reform UK, aiding and abetting a foreign adversary. Nigel Farage and his party are a danger to national security." #UKIP #Brexit #Reform
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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This story is all Nigel Farage should be asked about by journalists for months
Ex-leader of Reform UK in Wales sentenced to 10-and-a-half years for taking pro-Russian bribes
The judge tells Nathan Gill his actions were a
www.bbc.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 2:34 PM
This story is all Nigel Farage should be asked about by journalists for months
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Sign the petition asking the Government to finally end peat compost sales with legislation in 2026 - no more delays. It’s been a long and tiring road to get peat compost banned and we need your signatures and shares now more than ever to get it done. 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
November 20, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Sign the petition asking the Government to finally end peat compost sales with legislation in 2026 - no more delays. It’s been a long and tiring road to get peat compost banned and we need your signatures and shares now more than ever to get it done. actnow.peatfreepartnership.org.uk/end-peat-sal...
Uskmouth: Woodcock, 10 Chiffchaff, 3 Treecreeper, 2 Redpoll, 10 Redwing, 6 Water Rail, etc. #gwentbirds
November 17, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Uskmouth: Woodcock, 10 Chiffchaff, 3 Treecreeper, 2 Redpoll, 10 Redwing, 6 Water Rail, etc. #gwentbirds