Jeremy Bartlett
@jeremybartlett.bsky.social
Botanist, mycologist, cyclist and gardener based in Norwich, UK. Wildlife, especially insects and other invertebrates. Author of Jeremy Bartlett's "Let It Grow" blog, https://www.jeremybartlett.co.uk.
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Today I asked the Government why it is creating an authoritarian toolkit 👇
November 27, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Today I asked the Government why it is creating an authoritarian toolkit 👇
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Its that time of year again: a male Snow Flea, one of 3 seen yesterday in woodland on the Shrops/Herefords border. These 4mm relatives of Scorpionflies live in moss (esp. Polytrichum & relatives) & are winter active as adults. Not fleas of course but they can jump a bit.
November 27, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Its that time of year again: a male Snow Flea, one of 3 seen yesterday in woodland on the Shrops/Herefords border. These 4mm relatives of Scorpionflies live in moss (esp. Polytrichum & relatives) & are winter active as adults. Not fleas of course but they can jump a bit.
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Boris Johnson has broken his silence with an attack on the Covid bereaved for "wrangling" on about the deaths of our loved ones.
He has no place in public life and must be stripped of all his ex-PM privileges.
If you agree, sign our petition:
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He has no place in public life and must be stripped of all his ex-PM privileges.
If you agree, sign our petition:
c.org/yKDJfh65B2
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End Publicly Funded Privileges For Boris Johnson Following Covid Inquiry
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November 22, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Boris Johnson has broken his silence with an attack on the Covid bereaved for "wrangling" on about the deaths of our loved ones.
He has no place in public life and must be stripped of all his ex-PM privileges.
If you agree, sign our petition:
c.org/yKDJfh65B2
He has no place in public life and must be stripped of all his ex-PM privileges.
If you agree, sign our petition:
c.org/yKDJfh65B2
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Israeli settlers torched the interior of the al-Falah Mosque in the Abu Zain area north of Bidya, west of Salfit.
November 27, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Israeli settlers torched the interior of the al-Falah Mosque in the Abu Zain area north of Bidya, west of Salfit.
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Biodiversity is *crucial* to our wellbeing.
We need to stop treating it as expendable.
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We need to stop treating it as expendable.
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How a radical experiment to bring a forest into a preschool transformed children’s health
In Finland, kindergartens are exposing children to more mud, wild plants and moss - and finding changes to their health that show how crucial biodiversity is to wellbeing
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November 27, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Biodiversity is *crucial* to our wellbeing.
We need to stop treating it as expendable.
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We need to stop treating it as expendable.
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Over 1000 top #UK #scientists have signed a strongly worded letter to the #UKGovernment calling for attention to tomorrow's #NationalEmergencyBriefing #NEB. Solutions for stopping global heating will make us so much better off. But that's seriously underreported. www.nebriefing.org/open-letter
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 26, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Over 1000 top #UK #scientists have signed a strongly worded letter to the #UKGovernment calling for attention to tomorrow's #NationalEmergencyBriefing #NEB. Solutions for stopping global heating will make us so much better off. But that's seriously underreported. www.nebriefing.org/open-letter
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👀 So while all eyes were on the budget, Ministers just slipped out their North Sea Future Plan. While it’s good to see them stick to manifesto pledge not to grant new licenses, it’s a shame to see approval of “tiebacks” to existing fields - unnecessary concession that undermines climate messages
November 26, 2025 at 3:56 PM
👀 So while all eyes were on the budget, Ministers just slipped out their North Sea Future Plan. While it’s good to see them stick to manifesto pledge not to grant new licenses, it’s a shame to see approval of “tiebacks” to existing fields - unnecessary concession that undermines climate messages
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Plastic nurdles have been found in 84% of important nature sites surveyed in the UK.
They were found in 168 of 195 sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs), so named because of the rare wildlife they harbour.
#plasticpollution
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Plastic nurdles have been found in 84% of important nature sites surveyed in the UK.
They were found in 168 of 195 sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs), so named because of the rare wildlife they harbour.
#plasticpollution
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Plastic nurdles found at 84% of UK sites of special scientific interest
Environmental charity Fidra says 168 of 195 SSSIs it surveyed are contaminated with tiny pellets
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:34 AM
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Plastic nurdles have been found in 84% of important nature sites surveyed in the UK.
They were found in 168 of 195 sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs), so named because of the rare wildlife they harbour.
#plasticpollution
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Plastic nurdles have been found in 84% of important nature sites surveyed in the UK.
They were found in 168 of 195 sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs), so named because of the rare wildlife they harbour.
#plasticpollution
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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The fabulous Hazel Gloves (Hypocreopsis rhododendri) from a recent visit to the Burren 😍
November 26, 2025 at 5:18 PM
The fabulous Hazel Gloves (Hypocreopsis rhododendri) from a recent visit to the Burren 😍
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Profoundly infuriating. Every single barrel of oil pumped moves us deeper into dangerous climate change. The science is absolutely clear about this: the carbon budget to limit to 1.5°C is practically gone. Tipping points loom. We need rapid fossil fuel PHASE OUT.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
More North Sea exploration to be allowed in new Labour plan
The chancellor will unveil the North Sea Strategy in her Budget speech, the BBC understands.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Profoundly infuriating. Every single barrel of oil pumped moves us deeper into dangerous climate change. The science is absolutely clear about this: the carbon budget to limit to 1.5°C is practically gone. Tipping points loom. We need rapid fossil fuel PHASE OUT.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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UPDATE - ARRESTS
Arrests are so slow so far that after two hours only a handful of around 150 peaceful sign-holders have been removed from the pavement.
Prepared for the long-haul, the foil blankets and chocolate biscuits have come out. #Terrorism
Arrests are so slow so far that after two hours only a handful of around 150 peaceful sign-holders have been removed from the pavement.
Prepared for the long-haul, the foil blankets and chocolate biscuits have come out. #Terrorism
November 26, 2025 at 3:20 PM
UPDATE - ARRESTS
Arrests are so slow so far that after two hours only a handful of around 150 peaceful sign-holders have been removed from the pavement.
Prepared for the long-haul, the foil blankets and chocolate biscuits have come out. #Terrorism
Arrests are so slow so far that after two hours only a handful of around 150 peaceful sign-holders have been removed from the pavement.
Prepared for the long-haul, the foil blankets and chocolate biscuits have come out. #Terrorism
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New dream job just dropped
November 26, 2025 at 1:03 PM
New dream job just dropped
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When you hear what Rachel Reeves has in store in the Budget, remember that there were ALWAYS other choices.
Labour have deliberately and consciously chosen to ignore the fact that Brexit is draining up to £90 billion a year from the UK economy.
That's a gap no amount of taxation can fill.
Labour have deliberately and consciously chosen to ignore the fact that Brexit is draining up to £90 billion a year from the UK economy.
That's a gap no amount of taxation can fill.
November 26, 2025 at 10:50 AM
When you hear what Rachel Reeves has in store in the Budget, remember that there were ALWAYS other choices.
Labour have deliberately and consciously chosen to ignore the fact that Brexit is draining up to £90 billion a year from the UK economy.
That's a gap no amount of taxation can fill.
Labour have deliberately and consciously chosen to ignore the fact that Brexit is draining up to £90 billion a year from the UK economy.
That's a gap no amount of taxation can fill.
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I wrote this piece about Trudi Warner and why juries are an important part of our constitution in April last year. I think particularly worth reading today.
goodlawproject.org/high-court-s...
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High Court slaps down ‘fanciful’ prosecution of Trudi Warner | Good Law Project
Judge rules that the solicitor general ‘mischaracterised’ the evidence when he charged Warner with contempt of court for holding up a placard.
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November 25, 2025 at 9:57 PM
I wrote this piece about Trudi Warner and why juries are an important part of our constitution in April last year. I think particularly worth reading today.
goodlawproject.org/high-court-s...
goodlawproject.org/high-court-s...
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Today Rachel Reeves will announce the new Budget.
Yet again, changes that will profoundly impact our daily lives are being decided by a government elected on 34% of the vote.
This is not a stable foundation to build our future on. It's not what a healthy democracy looks like.
Yet again, changes that will profoundly impact our daily lives are being decided by a government elected on 34% of the vote.
This is not a stable foundation to build our future on. It's not what a healthy democracy looks like.
November 26, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Today Rachel Reeves will announce the new Budget.
Yet again, changes that will profoundly impact our daily lives are being decided by a government elected on 34% of the vote.
This is not a stable foundation to build our future on. It's not what a healthy democracy looks like.
Yet again, changes that will profoundly impact our daily lives are being decided by a government elected on 34% of the vote.
This is not a stable foundation to build our future on. It's not what a healthy democracy looks like.
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1/3 A panel of three judges for the Palestine Action hearing will now sit in place of Justice Chamberlain
Dame Victoria Sharp is a from a family with extensive & close ties to the Tories
Victoria Sharp is best known for jailing climate activists for in peaceful protest & for forcing journalist...
Dame Victoria Sharp is a from a family with extensive & close ties to the Tories
Victoria Sharp is best known for jailing climate activists for in peaceful protest & for forcing journalist...
November 25, 2025 at 11:01 PM
1/3 A panel of three judges for the Palestine Action hearing will now sit in place of Justice Chamberlain
Dame Victoria Sharp is a from a family with extensive & close ties to the Tories
Victoria Sharp is best known for jailing climate activists for in peaceful protest & for forcing journalist...
Dame Victoria Sharp is a from a family with extensive & close ties to the Tories
Victoria Sharp is best known for jailing climate activists for in peaceful protest & for forcing journalist...
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2020: David Lammy, "Criminal trials without juries are a bad idea"
2025: The Times, "Jury trials to be scrapped except for alleged rapists and killers"
2025: The Times, "Jury trials to be scrapped except for alleged rapists and killers"
November 25, 2025 at 4:27 PM
2020: David Lammy, "Criminal trials without juries are a bad idea"
2025: The Times, "Jury trials to be scrapped except for alleged rapists and killers"
2025: The Times, "Jury trials to be scrapped except for alleged rapists and killers"
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Impressive paper with a huge range of techniques applied to answer questions about fossil lichen anatomy.
This paper raises the possibility that lichens had evolved by the late Ordovician, contemporary with earliest vascular plants 🧪⚒️
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
The rise of lichens during the colonization of terrestrial environments
Evidence reveals Spongiophyton as one of the earliest and most widespread lichens in Earth’s history.
www.science.org
November 25, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Impressive paper with a huge range of techniques applied to answer questions about fossil lichen anatomy.
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Best understood, Labour's attack on juries, as a further lurch towards authoritarianism. Who, now, will stand in the way of a State that wants to imprison its opponents?
November 26, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Best understood, Labour's attack on juries, as a further lurch towards authoritarianism. Who, now, will stand in the way of a State that wants to imprison its opponents?
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As the humanitarian crisis in Gaza persists, goods produced in illegal Israeli settlements in the OPT continue to be imported into Britain's markets - proceeds of a crime under international law.
The govt must urgently ban the import of these goods and press for aid to flow into Gaza.
The govt must urgently ban the import of these goods and press for aid to flow into Gaza.
November 26, 2025 at 8:54 AM
As the humanitarian crisis in Gaza persists, goods produced in illegal Israeli settlements in the OPT continue to be imported into Britain's markets - proceeds of a crime under international law.
The govt must urgently ban the import of these goods and press for aid to flow into Gaza.
The govt must urgently ban the import of these goods and press for aid to flow into Gaza.
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Newly Discovered Organism Could Represent a Whole New Branch in The Tree of Life....
www.sciencealert.com/newly-discov...
www.sciencealert.com/newly-discov...
Newly Discovered Organism Could Represent a Whole New Branch in The Tree of Life
It's not every day that biologists announce an entirely new branch of life, and this one has been hiding under their noses for years.
www.sciencealert.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Newly Discovered Organism Could Represent a Whole New Branch in The Tree of Life....
www.sciencealert.com/newly-discov...
www.sciencealert.com/newly-discov...
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Wonderful. Now Labour plan to "destroy justice as we know it".
Anything else they're going to wreck on their way out of office?
Remember: it is ALWAYS much easier to break things than to restore them. So their reckless legacy will linger long after they're gone.
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/nov...
Anything else they're going to wreck on their way out of office?
Remember: it is ALWAYS much easier to break things than to restore them. So their reckless legacy will linger long after they're gone.
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/nov...
November 25, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Wonderful. Now Labour plan to "destroy justice as we know it".
Anything else they're going to wreck on their way out of office?
Remember: it is ALWAYS much easier to break things than to restore them. So their reckless legacy will linger long after they're gone.
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/nov...
Anything else they're going to wreck on their way out of office?
Remember: it is ALWAYS much easier to break things than to restore them. So their reckless legacy will linger long after they're gone.
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/nov...