Nick Langley
@nicklangley.bsky.social
Semi-retired freelance journo, ex-editorial "consultant"* to conservation NGOs. Currently immobilised by orthopaedic boot. Busy with books & BFI subscription.
*Facilitating stakeholder engagement by correcting grammar & spelling.
Will edit for food.
*Facilitating stakeholder engagement by correcting grammar & spelling.
Will edit for food.
There's a Curator of Meteorites at the Natural History Museum.
December 1, 2025 at 8:40 AM
There's a Curator of Meteorites at the Natural History Museum.
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Very cool. Every local authority should have at least one.
December 1, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Very cool. Every local authority should have at least one.
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Almost no one is affected.
As Dan Neidle says, "There will be inefficiencies and unfairnesses, as with all taxes, but the basic concept is right: ending the anomaly that someone in a £10m home pays the same council tax as someone in a £1m home – and only twice that of someone in a £400k home."
As Dan Neidle says, "There will be inefficiencies and unfairnesses, as with all taxes, but the basic concept is right: ending the anomaly that someone in a £10m home pays the same council tax as someone in a £1m home – and only twice that of someone in a £400k home."
For context the 'Middle England' referred to here is the 0.5% of households living in homes worth more than £2 million
December 1, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Almost no one is affected.
As Dan Neidle says, "There will be inefficiencies and unfairnesses, as with all taxes, but the basic concept is right: ending the anomaly that someone in a £10m home pays the same council tax as someone in a £1m home – and only twice that of someone in a £400k home."
As Dan Neidle says, "There will be inefficiencies and unfairnesses, as with all taxes, but the basic concept is right: ending the anomaly that someone in a £10m home pays the same council tax as someone in a £1m home – and only twice that of someone in a £400k home."
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I feel like a scratched record again, but our media & press are hugely biased & they ONLY report on the stories they want us to know.
#Farage & #Reform pose a huge threat to us all if they ever got in govt, yet our media & press are all they can to help them.
#MediaReform #PressReform #MediaBias
#Farage & #Reform pose a huge threat to us all if they ever got in govt, yet our media & press are all they can to help them.
#MediaReform #PressReform #MediaBias
I must have missed the wall-to-wall coverage of demands for an investigation into Nigel Farage's lies about being a racist
Or about whether he knew Nathan Gill
Or about who bought his house in Frinton
Or about whether he knew Nathan Gill
Or about who bought his house in Frinton
December 1, 2025 at 6:50 AM
I feel like a scratched record again, but our media & press are hugely biased & they ONLY report on the stories they want us to know.
#Farage & #Reform pose a huge threat to us all if they ever got in govt, yet our media & press are all they can to help them.
#MediaReform #PressReform #MediaBias
#Farage & #Reform pose a huge threat to us all if they ever got in govt, yet our media & press are all they can to help them.
#MediaReform #PressReform #MediaBias
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Walmart and McDonald’s are among the top employers of workers who rely on food stamps.
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
November 30, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Walmart and McDonald’s are among the top employers of workers who rely on food stamps.
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
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Since 2010, pedestrian deaths in the US 🇺🇸 have increased by 80%. During that same time, pedestrian deaths in the EU 🇪🇺 have dropped by 37%, but that stat could be about to change.
A new video by NJB. 👇
A new video by NJB. 👇
Keep these Stupid American Trucks out of Europe
YouTube video by Not Just Bikes
youtu.be
November 30, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Since 2010, pedestrian deaths in the US 🇺🇸 have increased by 80%. During that same time, pedestrian deaths in the EU 🇪🇺 have dropped by 37%, but that stat could be about to change.
A new video by NJB. 👇
A new video by NJB. 👇
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The Countryside Right of Way (CRoW) Act succeeded in giving partial access across the nation.
November 30, 2025 at 3:45 PM
The Countryside Right of Way (CRoW) Act succeeded in giving partial access across the nation.
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Bertrand Russell to Oswald Mosley. Perfection.
October 16, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Bertrand Russell to Oswald Mosley. Perfection.
The two-year South West Wildcat Project has found mid-Devon contains enough connected woodland and rough grassland to support a sustainable population. More than 70% of local people back their return.
www.devonwildlifetrust.org/south-west-w...
www.devonwildlifetrust.org/south-west-w...
South West Wildcat Project | Devon Wildlife Trust
A project is underway to investigate the possibility of bringing wildcats back to the South West after an absence of more than 100 years.
www.devonwildlifetrust.org
November 30, 2025 at 1:41 PM
The two-year South West Wildcat Project has found mid-Devon contains enough connected woodland and rough grassland to support a sustainable population. More than 70% of local people back their return.
www.devonwildlifetrust.org/south-west-w...
www.devonwildlifetrust.org/south-west-w...
Parks will implement rewilding plans involving forest regeneration, restoring natural water flow, grazing w/ semi-wild herbivores, reintroducing/reinforcing keystone spp, allowing natural scavenging & decomposition of carcasses, & improving ecological connectivity
rewildingeurope.com/wilder-parks...
rewildingeurope.com/wilder-parks...
Wilder Parks | Rewilding Europe
Protected areas lie at the heart of European conservation. The Wilder Parks initiative will build on the achievements of these areas, leveraging the power of rewilding to breathe new life into ecosyst...
rewildingeurope.com
November 30, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Parks will implement rewilding plans involving forest regeneration, restoring natural water flow, grazing w/ semi-wild herbivores, reintroducing/reinforcing keystone spp, allowing natural scavenging & decomposition of carcasses, & improving ecological connectivity
rewildingeurope.com/wilder-parks...
rewildingeurope.com/wilder-parks...
Defra Consultation on strengthening penalties for water company offences
Closes 3 Dec 2025 (This coming Wednesday.)
consult.defra.gov.uk/water-sector...
Closes 3 Dec 2025 (This coming Wednesday.)
consult.defra.gov.uk/water-sector...
Consultation on strengthening penalties for water company offences
- Defra
- Citizen Space
This site contains consultations that are run by Defra.
consult.defra.gov.uk
November 30, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Defra Consultation on strengthening penalties for water company offences
Closes 3 Dec 2025 (This coming Wednesday.)
consult.defra.gov.uk/water-sector...
Closes 3 Dec 2025 (This coming Wednesday.)
consult.defra.gov.uk/water-sector...
Racists, fruitcakes & loonies.
"Already spoke with the wife we normally shop at Tesco, won’t be doing it anymore."
It took two people to write this story; one to hold the crayons. The other didn't spot the missing apostrophe.
www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2136...
"Already spoke with the wife we normally shop at Tesco, won’t be doing it anymore."
It took two people to write this story; one to hold the crayons. The other didn't spot the missing apostrophe.
www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2136...
Tesco shoppers to boycott supermarket over 'Christmas' dropped from fruit cake
Shoppers are fuming after discovering the naming of the product online.
www.express.co.uk
November 30, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Racists, fruitcakes & loonies.
"Already spoke with the wife we normally shop at Tesco, won’t be doing it anymore."
It took two people to write this story; one to hold the crayons. The other didn't spot the missing apostrophe.
www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2136...
"Already spoke with the wife we normally shop at Tesco, won’t be doing it anymore."
It took two people to write this story; one to hold the crayons. The other didn't spot the missing apostrophe.
www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2136...
Robert Jenrick, the Shadow Lord Chancellor, is naming immigration judges on social media.
At least six have been subjected to threats since April. At least two have been advised to move out of their homes. One was told: “We know which bus your child catches”.
.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
At least six have been subjected to threats since April. At least two have been advised to move out of their homes. One was told: “We know which bus your child catches”.
.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Immigration judges targeted by far right after Tory MP’s campaign | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 30, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Robert Jenrick, the Shadow Lord Chancellor, is naming immigration judges on social media.
At least six have been subjected to threats since April. At least two have been advised to move out of their homes. One was told: “We know which bus your child catches”.
.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
At least six have been subjected to threats since April. At least two have been advised to move out of their homes. One was told: “We know which bus your child catches”.
.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
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NCAP should not be giving 5 star ratings of vehicles which use driving aids to make up for terrible driver visibility @roadsafetyngos.bsky.social
We live in a world where you have better road visibility if you drive a tank instead of numerous SUVs.
November 30, 2025 at 9:42 AM
NCAP should not be giving 5 star ratings of vehicles which use driving aids to make up for terrible driver visibility @roadsafetyngos.bsky.social
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A question of perspective. Applies to children, too.
November 29, 2025 at 11:14 AM
A question of perspective. Applies to children, too.
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Wow - this guy must be really, REALLY bad with money if an extra £208 per month will “ruin” his retirement.
Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
🧵1/9
Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
🧵1/9
November 29, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Wow - this guy must be really, REALLY bad with money if an extra £208 per month will “ruin” his retirement.
Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
🧵1/9
Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
🧵1/9
Hardline Brexiteers who denied us the choice to live in Europe.
#Rothermere acquired France as his "domicile of birth" upon his birth, as his father had acquired a French "domicile of choice" by becoming a tax exile in Paris.
Maybe he & the ex-UKIP bloke with the chateau are mates.
#Rothermere acquired France as his "domicile of birth" upon his birth, as his father had acquired a French "domicile of choice" by becoming a tax exile in Paris.
Maybe he & the ex-UKIP bloke with the chateau are mates.
November 29, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Hardline Brexiteers who denied us the choice to live in Europe.
#Rothermere acquired France as his "domicile of birth" upon his birth, as his father had acquired a French "domicile of choice" by becoming a tax exile in Paris.
Maybe he & the ex-UKIP bloke with the chateau are mates.
#Rothermere acquired France as his "domicile of birth" upon his birth, as his father had acquired a French "domicile of choice" by becoming a tax exile in Paris.
Maybe he & the ex-UKIP bloke with the chateau are mates.
The centre's facility to process non-recyclable waste is not in use as it needs upgrading to reduce emissions, requiring significant investment from the council.
Council leader: "The waste PFI, as with so many PFI deals, has not been good for Cambs in the long term."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Council leader: "The waste PFI, as with so many PFI deals, has not been good for Cambs in the long term."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 9:22 AM
The centre's facility to process non-recyclable waste is not in use as it needs upgrading to reduce emissions, requiring significant investment from the council.
Council leader: "The waste PFI, as with so many PFI deals, has not been good for Cambs in the long term."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Council leader: "The waste PFI, as with so many PFI deals, has not been good for Cambs in the long term."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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*market trader voice*
GET YOUR BLACK SHIRTS FROM THE BLACKSHIRTS, LOVELY BLACKSHIRT BLACK SHIRTS. WHAT, THIS, MADAM? IT'S A BLACK SHIRT FROM THE BLACKSHIRTS, AND IT COULD BE YOURS
etc
GET YOUR BLACK SHIRTS FROM THE BLACKSHIRTS, LOVELY BLACKSHIRT BLACK SHIRTS. WHAT, THIS, MADAM? IT'S A BLACK SHIRT FROM THE BLACKSHIRTS, AND IT COULD BE YOURS
etc
It takes a special kind of right-wing British political party to literally sell black shirts.
Are you going to tell them?
Or shall I?
Are you going to tell them?
Or shall I?
November 28, 2025 at 5:10 PM
*market trader voice*
GET YOUR BLACK SHIRTS FROM THE BLACKSHIRTS, LOVELY BLACKSHIRT BLACK SHIRTS. WHAT, THIS, MADAM? IT'S A BLACK SHIRT FROM THE BLACKSHIRTS, AND IT COULD BE YOURS
etc
GET YOUR BLACK SHIRTS FROM THE BLACKSHIRTS, LOVELY BLACKSHIRT BLACK SHIRTS. WHAT, THIS, MADAM? IT'S A BLACK SHIRT FROM THE BLACKSHIRTS, AND IT COULD BE YOURS
etc
Brown lemurs, which the IUCN classifies as Vulnerable, and ruffed lemurs, Critically Endangered, were the most commonly consumed animals, with “wealthy clientele” driving the demand.
"I eat it because I know things like that keep you young."
Lazy pic research.
www.euronews.com/green/2025/1...
"I eat it because I know things like that keep you young."
Lazy pic research.
www.euronews.com/green/2025/1...
Back-street demand for luxury meat is pushing lemurs to extinction
A shocking new analysis estimates that almost 13,000 lemurs are slaughtered and eaten every year.
www.euronews.com
November 29, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Brown lemurs, which the IUCN classifies as Vulnerable, and ruffed lemurs, Critically Endangered, were the most commonly consumed animals, with “wealthy clientele” driving the demand.
"I eat it because I know things like that keep you young."
Lazy pic research.
www.euronews.com/green/2025/1...
"I eat it because I know things like that keep you young."
Lazy pic research.
www.euronews.com/green/2025/1...
A CITES Appendix II listing would not have banned trade, but would have ensured any international trade in eels is legal, sustainable, and traceable.
(These species, not just American eel. All Anguillid eels.)
newsroom.wcs.org/News-Release...
(These species, not just American eel. All Anguillid eels.)
newsroom.wcs.org/News-Release...
CITES Parties Miss a Chance to Ensure a Future for Endangered Eels
Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Nov. 27, 2025 – The following statement was released today by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) from CITES CoP20. Said Dr. Susan Lieberman, WCS Vice President of Internat...
newsroom.wcs.org
November 29, 2025 at 8:06 AM
A CITES Appendix II listing would not have banned trade, but would have ensured any international trade in eels is legal, sustainable, and traceable.
(These species, not just American eel. All Anguillid eels.)
newsroom.wcs.org/News-Release...
(These species, not just American eel. All Anguillid eels.)
newsroom.wcs.org/News-Release...
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Have you ever seen a bike lane sweeper - pulled behind a bike?
Volunteers in Kirkland have a new tool that attaches to the back of an e-bike. It's good for protected bike lanes, sidewalks, and narrow trails.
My @kuow.org story: www.kuow.org/stories/clea...
Volunteers in Kirkland have a new tool that attaches to the back of an e-bike. It's good for protected bike lanes, sidewalks, and narrow trails.
My @kuow.org story: www.kuow.org/stories/clea...
November 29, 2025 at 7:05 AM
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14 words and not a single one wasted 👏👏👏
November 24, 2025 at 7:41 PM
14 words and not a single one wasted 👏👏👏