Please spare a thought this Christmas for those of us that do not like cranberries
December 25, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Please spare a thought this Christmas for those of us that do not like cranberries
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#PostOfficeScandal
'The revelation directly contradicts the Post Office's claims during criminal prosecutions - which led to hundreds of wrongful convictions and civil cases that destroyed livelihoods - that no bugs existed capable of causing accounting shortfalls.' BBC
www.bbc.com/news/article...
'The revelation directly contradicts the Post Office's claims during criminal prosecutions - which led to hundreds of wrongful convictions and civil cases that destroyed livelihoods - that no bugs existed capable of causing accounting shortfalls.' BBC
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Post Office had deal with Fujitsu to fix Horizon errors 19 years ago
The emergence of a document contradicts claims made by the Post Office over bugs in its IT system during criminal prosecutions.
www.bbc.com
December 23, 2025 at 5:47 AM
#PostOfficeScandal
'The revelation directly contradicts the Post Office's claims during criminal prosecutions - which led to hundreds of wrongful convictions and civil cases that destroyed livelihoods - that no bugs existed capable of causing accounting shortfalls.' BBC
www.bbc.com/news/article...
'The revelation directly contradicts the Post Office's claims during criminal prosecutions - which led to hundreds of wrongful convictions and civil cases that destroyed livelihoods - that no bugs existed capable of causing accounting shortfalls.' BBC
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Shooting hares in England to be banned for most of the year
Shooting hares in England to be banned for most of the year
Exclusive: Ministers also expected to announce trail-hunting ban in sweeping changes to animal welfare law
Shooting hares in England will be banned for most of the year as part of sweeping changes to animal welfare law.
At the moment, it is legal to shoot the animals during their breeding season, with pregnant hares left to bleed out, and leverets – their young – often orphaned as a result. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 20, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Shooting hares in England to be banned for most of the year
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Good grief. What a pathetic baby.
Per @garretthaake.bsky.social, the extremely tacky "presidential wall of fame" that lines the colonnade to the West Wing now has obviously-Trump-penned plaques insulting or praising the presidents.
December 17, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Good grief. What a pathetic baby.
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I’ve dreamt about a swift brick win & front pages of newspapers but this is a nightmare. It’s not a win. This is a meaningless policy with no legal requirement, no enforcement & no transparency inviting housebuilders who’ve bragged about blocking swift bricks to do it themselves
December 17, 2025 at 2:21 PM
I’ve dreamt about a swift brick win & front pages of newspapers but this is a nightmare. It’s not a win. This is a meaningless policy with no legal requirement, no enforcement & no transparency inviting housebuilders who’ve bragged about blocking swift bricks to do it themselves
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this field biologist does a great job highlighting the insidiousness of AI editing
these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous
this is worth sharing and educating people about
these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous
this is worth sharing and educating people about
December 15, 2025 at 2:21 AM
this field biologist does a great job highlighting the insidiousness of AI editing
these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous
this is worth sharing and educating people about
these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous
this is worth sharing and educating people about
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More than 80 percent of Europe’s companies will be freed from environmental reporting obligations after EU institutions reached a deal on a proposal to cut green rules yesterday.
EU closes deal to slash green rules in major win for von der Leyen’s deregulation drive
Controversial “omnibus” bill saw center-right EU lawmakers side with the far right to water down environmental standards.
www.politico.eu
December 9, 2025 at 8:15 AM
More than 80 percent of Europe’s companies will be freed from environmental reporting obligations after EU institutions reached a deal on a proposal to cut green rules yesterday.
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No single human, at any point in history, has ever had so much of the world unite in ridicule.
An utter tragedy of man.
(📸 AP)
An utter tragedy of man.
(📸 AP)
December 5, 2025 at 9:37 PM
No single human, at any point in history, has ever had so much of the world unite in ridicule.
An utter tragedy of man.
(📸 AP)
An utter tragedy of man.
(📸 AP)
Today’s must read
Sovereignty? Democracy? Sorry, but we can't afford those anymore. We'll be sued if we try to defend them.
This week's column is about a massive but scarcely-covered scandal.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column is about a massive but scarcely-covered scandal.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Hello, foreign oligarchs and corporations! Please come and sue the UK for billions | George Monbiot
The case of a planned Cumbrian coalmine shows how governments around the world are being threatened by litigation in shadowy offshore courts, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Today’s must read
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This is so deeply disappointing. I really despair. A dark day for the UK’s precious wildlife and habitats. We need to be urgently stepping up protections, not recklessly discarding them… 🦇 🌳
@nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social
@wildjustice.bsky.social
@wclnews.bsky.social
@ruthtingay.bsky.social
@nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social
@wildjustice.bsky.social
@wclnews.bsky.social
@ruthtingay.bsky.social
A shameful step back for nature as UK Government pushes through damaging Planning and Infrastructure Bill - @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social www.wildlifetrusts.org/blog/public-...
A shameful step back for nature as UK Government pushes through damaging Planning and Infrastructure Bill | The Wildlife Trusts
Despite valiant efforts by nature champions in the House of Lords, last night saw the Government bulldoze the wildlife-harming Planning & Infrastructure Bill through its last remaining hurdles. Matt B...
www.wildlifetrusts.org
November 26, 2025 at 1:57 PM
This is so deeply disappointing. I really despair. A dark day for the UK’s precious wildlife and habitats. We need to be urgently stepping up protections, not recklessly discarding them… 🦇 🌳
@nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social
@wildjustice.bsky.social
@wclnews.bsky.social
@ruthtingay.bsky.social
@nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social
@wildjustice.bsky.social
@wclnews.bsky.social
@ruthtingay.bsky.social
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Once again, not a single member of the press corps stands up for their female colleague being verbally abused by the President.
Trump is a historic disgrace, but every single person in that room standing in compliant silence is complicit.
Trump is a historic disgrace, but every single person in that room standing in compliant silence is complicit.
“You’re a stupid person” — Trump lashes out at a reporter who presses him on the fact that the suspected DC shooter was actually thoroughly vetted before he was let in the US from Afghanistan
November 28, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Once again, not a single member of the press corps stands up for their female colleague being verbally abused by the President.
Trump is a historic disgrace, but every single person in that room standing in compliant silence is complicit.
Trump is a historic disgrace, but every single person in that room standing in compliant silence is complicit.
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First Secretary of Defense you could defeat by painting a tunnel on the side of a boulder.
November 25, 2025 at 1:55 PM
First Secretary of Defense you could defeat by painting a tunnel on the side of a boulder.
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NEW: It’s takes a moment for this to really sink in.
Guardian reporting that key parts of Trump’s peace plan was drafted IN RUSSIAN first.
Guardian reporting that key parts of Trump’s peace plan was drafted IN RUSSIAN first.
November 21, 2025 at 3:45 PM
NEW: It’s takes a moment for this to really sink in.
Guardian reporting that key parts of Trump’s peace plan was drafted IN RUSSIAN first.
Guardian reporting that key parts of Trump’s peace plan was drafted IN RUSSIAN first.
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NEW: Just the President calling for the execution of his political opponents.
Watch absolutely zero front pages cover this tomorrow.
Watch absolutely zero front pages cover this tomorrow.
November 20, 2025 at 3:27 PM
NEW: Just the President calling for the execution of his political opponents.
Watch absolutely zero front pages cover this tomorrow.
Watch absolutely zero front pages cover this tomorrow.
On a related note, do you have a FAQ web page where you explain what each setting means? For example, on the main settings screen there is a toggle for “statusphere” - I have no idea what that means
November 18, 2025 at 11:09 PM
On a related note, do you have a FAQ web page where you explain what each setting means? For example, on the main settings screen there is a toggle for “statusphere” - I have no idea what that means
I have a dry stone wall in the garden, where a gooseberry has managed to self-seed, and has found enough soil to grow. For the last two years we have harvested 1KG of gooseberries each year, so am I right to call this a weed? #freefood
November 18, 2025 at 5:30 PM
I have a dry stone wall in the garden, where a gooseberry has managed to self-seed, and has found enough soil to grow. For the last two years we have harvested 1KG of gooseberries each year, so am I right to call this a weed? #freefood
@boostblue.bsky.social Hi. Wondering if threading is working properly - it is certainly different to the official BlueSky app. A lot of what I see just appears to be people replying to each other on an effectively private chat, but it is filling up my timeline.
November 18, 2025 at 10:24 AM
@boostblue.bsky.social Hi. Wondering if threading is working properly - it is certainly different to the official BlueSky app. A lot of what I see just appears to be people replying to each other on an effectively private chat, but it is filling up my timeline.
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Seven peers, 587 amendments to the #AssistedDyingBill between them. This volume of amendments is not about improving the Bill, it’s about blocking it – a deliberate attempt to derail a compassionate, popular reform that the public overwhelmingly support.
humanists.uk/2025/11/14/s...
humanists.uk/2025/11/14/s...
Seven Assisted Dying Bill opponents table 587 amendments between them
Today, members of the House of Lords will debate the Terminally Ill Adults Bill for the first sitting of Committee Stage. Baroness Finlay of Llandaff, Baroness Grey-Thompson, Lord Carlile of Berriew,…
humanists.uk
November 14, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Seven peers, 587 amendments to the #AssistedDyingBill between them. This volume of amendments is not about improving the Bill, it’s about blocking it – a deliberate attempt to derail a compassionate, popular reform that the public overwhelmingly support.
humanists.uk/2025/11/14/s...
humanists.uk/2025/11/14/s...
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“People being summoned to the U.S. Embassy in London — intimidation, threats of cessation of business, threats of family members losing visas.”
Utterly grim.
Utterly grim.
November 3, 2025 at 2:07 PM
“People being summoned to the U.S. Embassy in London — intimidation, threats of cessation of business, threats of family members losing visas.”
Utterly grim.
Utterly grim.
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NYT: “The situation has no parallel in American history.”
That is New York Times language for “What the galloping f*ck is this?”
That is New York Times language for “What the galloping f*ck is this?”
October 21, 2025 at 7:59 PM
NYT: “The situation has no parallel in American history.”
That is New York Times language for “What the galloping f*ck is this?”
That is New York Times language for “What the galloping f*ck is this?”
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Natural England tried to price us out of taking legal action against Badger culling but it backfired when the High Court threw out NE's claim ⚖️
We continue. Substantive legal challenge against NE Badger cull licences takes place in December 🦡
Press release 🔽
wildjustice.org.uk/badgers/high...
We continue. Substantive legal challenge against NE Badger cull licences takes place in December 🦡
Press release 🔽
wildjustice.org.uk/badgers/high...
High Court rejects Natural England bid to hike legal costs for campaigners challenging badger culling - Wild Justice
An attempt by Natural England to hike campaigners’ legal costs to challenge badger culling licences has been blocked by the […]
wildjustice.org.uk
October 20, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Natural England tried to price us out of taking legal action against Badger culling but it backfired when the High Court threw out NE's claim ⚖️
We continue. Substantive legal challenge against NE Badger cull licences takes place in December 🦡
Press release 🔽
wildjustice.org.uk/badgers/high...
We continue. Substantive legal challenge against NE Badger cull licences takes place in December 🦡
Press release 🔽
wildjustice.org.uk/badgers/high...
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Government U-turns on support for bird-friendly swift bricks in new homes
Government U-turns on support for bird-friendly swift bricks in new homes
Steve Reed previously said he was in favour of requiring one hollow brick for cavity-nesting creatures in every new-build
The government is refusing to support a new amendment to install a swift brick in every new home, in a U-turn for Steve Reed after becoming housing secretary.
As environment secretary, Reed told campaigner Hannah Bourne-Taylor she was “pushing at an open door” and he and others had wanted to add to the party’s manifesto her proposal that developers must include a £35 hollow brick in every new home. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 17, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Government U-turns on support for bird-friendly swift bricks in new homes
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UK universities offered to monitor students’ social media for arms firms, emails show
UK universities offered to monitor students’ social media for arms firms, emails show
Loughborough, Heriot-Watt and Glasgow corresponded with companies concerned about campus protests
www.theguardian.com
October 8, 2025 at 10:22 PM
UK universities offered to monitor students’ social media for arms firms, emails show
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The Endangered Species Act has protected species and their habitats for over 50 years. A single word change could significantly alter the way the law is implemented. The only beneficiaries of this plan are extractive industries. 🌎 by @morgansjogren.bsky.social
This One Word Change Could Gut Our Strongest Conservation Law
The bipartisan Endangered Species Act is on the line as the federal government proposes a new change
www.sierraclub.org
October 5, 2025 at 4:37 PM
The Endangered Species Act has protected species and their habitats for over 50 years. A single word change could significantly alter the way the law is implemented. The only beneficiaries of this plan are extractive industries. 🌎 by @morgansjogren.bsky.social