Unto this Last
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Interested in the big outdoors & the big ideas. UK based. Keen on nature and the planet's future.
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The EU has fined Elon Musk's hideous creation €120m. We have asked Ofcom: when will you act? goodlawproject.org/crowdfunder/...
X is not above the law
goodlawproject.org
December 5, 2025 at 6:11 PM
The EU has fined Elon Musk's hideous creation €120m. We have asked Ofcom: when will you act? goodlawproject.org/crowdfunder/...
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🔴 Nigel Farage’s Reform is more reliant on super-rich backers than any major party in modern British political history
75% of *all* Reform donations *ever* have come from just three rich men
Is this what democracy looks like?
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75% of *all* Reform donations *ever* have come from just three rich men
Is this what democracy looks like?
New on Democracy for Sale
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75% of Reform UK’s donations have come from just three rich men
Calls grow for donation caps as Democracy for Sale research reveals that three-quarters of Reform’s funding comes from a trio of wealthy donors
democracyforsale.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:55 AM
🔴 Nigel Farage’s Reform is more reliant on super-rich backers than any major party in modern British political history
75% of *all* Reform donations *ever* have come from just three rich men
Is this what democracy looks like?
New on Democracy for Sale
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/75-of-refo...
75% of *all* Reform donations *ever* have come from just three rich men
Is this what democracy looks like?
New on Democracy for Sale
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/75-of-refo...
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"£500m over 20 years is sod all," said @jakefiennes.bsky.social, responding to this week's announcement of govt funding for Landscape Recovery
As Jake rightly points out, this is a fraction of the overall farming budget & not what was originally promised
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
As Jake rightly points out, this is a fraction of the overall farming budget & not what was originally promised
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Nature recovery plan in England hit by clause allowing contracts to end with a year’s notice
Conservationists say changes, coupled with underfunding, will curb take-up and leave less land protected for nature
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:48 PM
"£500m over 20 years is sod all," said @jakefiennes.bsky.social, responding to this week's announcement of govt funding for Landscape Recovery
As Jake rightly points out, this is a fraction of the overall farming budget & not what was originally promised
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
As Jake rightly points out, this is a fraction of the overall farming budget & not what was originally promised
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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If we want to know what rewilding success might look like in Ireland, we only need to look across the water to Scotland.
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Red squirrels expand across Highlands after 10-year reintroduction drive
Rewilding charity helps bolster Scottish stronghold of species that once came close to extinction in UK
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December 5, 2025 at 7:54 AM
If we want to know what rewilding success might look like in Ireland, we only need to look across the water to Scotland.
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When the Telegraph admits Brexit is a disaster, the ground is moving. The question is: why isn’t Starmer?
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @peterthurlow.bsky.social
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @peterthurlow.bsky.social
Now is the winter of our Brexit sent
While we have used this title before, perhaps this is the time to look at our options afresh, now that we have seen the disaster that is Brexit
eastangliabylines.co.uk
December 5, 2025 at 5:38 PM
When the Telegraph admits Brexit is a disaster, the ground is moving. The question is: why isn’t Starmer?
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @peterthurlow.bsky.social
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @peterthurlow.bsky.social
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“This strategy simply papers over cracks of a politics in which the Overton window moves steadily towards the hard right & likely big victory of the party that represents a full-fat rather than semi-skimmed version of national populism” - great from Neal Lawson on need for Labour to build alliances👏
Farage and the Tory right will unite because they want power. Will the left just stand by? | Neal Lawson
It’s time for a harsh reality check. A progressive bloc of parties refusing to see a common threat risks disaster, says Neal Lawson of Compass
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:04 AM
“This strategy simply papers over cracks of a politics in which the Overton window moves steadily towards the hard right & likely big victory of the party that represents a full-fat rather than semi-skimmed version of national populism” - great from Neal Lawson on need for Labour to build alliances👏
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"We're pleased the council has rejected Cuadrilla's attempt to delay clean-up of this former fracking site - but it should have been forced to restore this land to agricultural use long ago." - Helen Rimmer, Friends of the Earth. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Fracking firm denied more time to restore Lancashire site
Cuadrilla has
www.bbc.co.uk
December 4, 2025 at 3:50 PM
"We're pleased the council has rejected Cuadrilla's attempt to delay clean-up of this former fracking site - but it should have been forced to restore this land to agricultural use long ago." - Helen Rimmer, Friends of the Earth. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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England’s most important nature sites are being failed.❌
Protected sites can and should be driving nature’s recovery.
But today’s OEP report exposes the real problem: years of weak delivery, underfunding and political drift have left them unable to do the job the law intended.
Protected sites can and should be driving nature’s recovery.
But today’s OEP report exposes the real problem: years of weak delivery, underfunding and political drift have left them unable to do the job the law intended.
December 4, 2025 at 10:00 AM
England’s most important nature sites are being failed.❌
Protected sites can and should be driving nature’s recovery.
But today’s OEP report exposes the real problem: years of weak delivery, underfunding and political drift have left them unable to do the job the law intended.
Protected sites can and should be driving nature’s recovery.
But today’s OEP report exposes the real problem: years of weak delivery, underfunding and political drift have left them unable to do the job the law intended.
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Nigel Farage used an LBC appearance in September to accuse the Bank of England of being “dinosaurs” for seeking to place restrictions on the use of Stablecoins by crypto firms like Tether.
He did not declare that Reform had just received a £9 million donation from one of its biggest investors
He did not declare that Reform had just received a £9 million donation from one of its biggest investors
Crypto Investor Donates £9 Million to Reform UK After Nigel Farage Plugs His Company and Tells Industry 'I Am Your Champion'
The Reform leader recently used media interviews to back Christopher Harborne's company while promising to cut taxes and regulations on crypto firms
bylinetimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Nigel Farage used an LBC appearance in September to accuse the Bank of England of being “dinosaurs” for seeking to place restrictions on the use of Stablecoins by crypto firms like Tether.
He did not declare that Reform had just received a £9 million donation from one of its biggest investors
He did not declare that Reform had just received a £9 million donation from one of its biggest investors
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A Thailand-based crypto investor has handed a record-breaking £9 million to Reform UK, shortly before Nigel Farage used media interviews to plug his crypto firm and promise lower taxes and deregulation on the industry
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/04/c...
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/04/c...
Crypto Investor Donates £9 Million to Reform UK After Nigel Farage Plugs His Company and Tells Industry 'I Am Your Champion'
The Reform leader recently used media interviews to back Christopher Harborne's company while promising to cut taxes and regulations on crypto firms
bylinetimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:19 AM
A Thailand-based crypto investor has handed a record-breaking £9 million to Reform UK, shortly before Nigel Farage used media interviews to plug his crypto firm and promise lower taxes and deregulation on the industry
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/04/c...
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/04/c...
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Wildlife is at risk.
Habitats disappearing. Species declining. Ancient Woodlands threatened.
This is the result of political choices over decades.
It's time to bin off spurious anti-nature narratives peddled by terminally online lobbyists.
Habitats disappearing. Species declining. Ancient Woodlands threatened.
This is the result of political choices over decades.
It's time to bin off spurious anti-nature narratives peddled by terminally online lobbyists.
December 4, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Wildlife is at risk.
Habitats disappearing. Species declining. Ancient Woodlands threatened.
This is the result of political choices over decades.
It's time to bin off spurious anti-nature narratives peddled by terminally online lobbyists.
Habitats disappearing. Species declining. Ancient Woodlands threatened.
This is the result of political choices over decades.
It's time to bin off spurious anti-nature narratives peddled by terminally online lobbyists.
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Reform accepted £9 million from a former Boris Johnson backer & crypto-multimillionaire.
Today, Nigel Farage postures as a righteous defender of the same democracy he actively undermines.
Democracy should never be for sale. It's time for a cap on political donations.
Today, Nigel Farage postures as a righteous defender of the same democracy he actively undermines.
Democracy should never be for sale. It's time for a cap on political donations.
December 4, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Reform accepted £9 million from a former Boris Johnson backer & crypto-multimillionaire.
Today, Nigel Farage postures as a righteous defender of the same democracy he actively undermines.
Democracy should never be for sale. It's time for a cap on political donations.
Today, Nigel Farage postures as a righteous defender of the same democracy he actively undermines.
Democracy should never be for sale. It's time for a cap on political donations.
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The National Trust is hoping to raise £330,000 to help fund the purchase and care of 138 hectares surrounding the Cerne Abbas Giant.So far over £2m has been raised to buy the swathe of land known as giant's lair,which also includes Giant Hill. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
National Trust launches fundraiser to help buy land around Cerne Giant
Deal expected to pave way for further scientific study, boost conservation and open up access to Dorset chalk figure
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 10:21 PM
The National Trust is hoping to raise £330,000 to help fund the purchase and care of 138 hectares surrounding the Cerne Abbas Giant.So far over £2m has been raised to buy the swathe of land known as giant's lair,which also includes Giant Hill. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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2 in 3 of Nigel Farage’s current and former partners do not speak English as their first language.
December 3, 2025 at 11:03 PM
2 in 3 of Nigel Farage’s current and former partners do not speak English as their first language.
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The British government is considering a ban on cryptocurrency donations to political parties — in a move that could set off alarm bells in Nigel Farage’s Reform UK.
UK mulls ban on crypto cash in politics — putting Farage in firing line
Nigel Farage’s Reform UK was the first U.K. political party to accept donations in cryptocurrency — and now the government is considering a ban.
www.politico.eu
December 2, 2025 at 8:16 AM
The British government is considering a ban on cryptocurrency donations to political parties — in a move that could set off alarm bells in Nigel Farage’s Reform UK.
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“we must all now confront the reality that the Brexit deal we have has significantly hurt our economy”
Keir Starmer
Keir Starmer
December 1, 2025 at 10:17 PM
“we must all now confront the reality that the Brexit deal we have has significantly hurt our economy”
Keir Starmer
Keir Starmer
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Chartres cathedral in France during the annual Chartres en Lumières light show
December 2, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Chartres cathedral in France during the annual Chartres en Lumières light show
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The solstice marks the shortest day and longest night in the northern hemisphere and the start of astronomical winter.
Technically speaking the solstice is a specific moment,not a whole day and in 2025 it happens at 15:03 on 21 December. www.bbc.co.uk/weather/arti...
Technically speaking the solstice is a specific moment,not a whole day and in 2025 it happens at 15:03 on 21 December. www.bbc.co.uk/weather/arti...
Shortest day of the year: When is the winter solstice in 2025?
The winter solstice marks the shortest day and longest night of the year, but when is it in 2025 and what more does it signify? Ben Rich and Helen Willetts can help explain.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 2, 2025 at 9:24 AM
The solstice marks the shortest day and longest night in the northern hemisphere and the start of astronomical winter.
Technically speaking the solstice is a specific moment,not a whole day and in 2025 it happens at 15:03 on 21 December. www.bbc.co.uk/weather/arti...
Technically speaking the solstice is a specific moment,not a whole day and in 2025 it happens at 15:03 on 21 December. www.bbc.co.uk/weather/arti...
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“I am concerned about dying in pain.”
Shafaq is a professor of chronic pain, and has stage 4 cancer.
She knows the realities - and limits - of managing pain. And amongst the varied decisions she has to make about her care, she wants to make the decision that matters most - about how she dies.
Shafaq is a professor of chronic pain, and has stage 4 cancer.
She knows the realities - and limits - of managing pain. And amongst the varied decisions she has to make about her care, she wants to make the decision that matters most - about how she dies.
December 2, 2025 at 5:23 PM
“I am concerned about dying in pain.”
Shafaq is a professor of chronic pain, and has stage 4 cancer.
She knows the realities - and limits - of managing pain. And amongst the varied decisions she has to make about her care, she wants to make the decision that matters most - about how she dies.
Shafaq is a professor of chronic pain, and has stage 4 cancer.
She knows the realities - and limits - of managing pain. And amongst the varied decisions she has to make about her care, she wants to make the decision that matters most - about how she dies.
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Doncaster Reform UK appoints interim leader after resignations
The former leader of the party in the borough resigned last week - following a chaotic council meeting
The former leader of the party in the borough resigned last week - following a chaotic council meeting
Doncaster Reform UK appoints interim leader after resignations
Reform UK have revealed who will become interim group leader following the...
hellorayo.co.uk
December 2, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Doncaster Reform UK appoints interim leader after resignations
The former leader of the party in the borough resigned last week - following a chaotic council meeting
The former leader of the party in the borough resigned last week - following a chaotic council meeting
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I’ve been trying to work out if the Government are on track to meet their ambitious target to create or restore 250,000 hectares of habitats outside protected sites by 2030, announced yesterday.
Turns out the Government themselves don’t yet have a way of measuring this!
www.gov.uk/government/p...
Turns out the Government themselves don’t yet have a way of measuring this!
www.gov.uk/government/p...
December 2, 2025 at 11:13 AM
I’ve been trying to work out if the Government are on track to meet their ambitious target to create or restore 250,000 hectares of habitats outside protected sites by 2030, announced yesterday.
Turns out the Government themselves don’t yet have a way of measuring this!
www.gov.uk/government/p...
Turns out the Government themselves don’t yet have a way of measuring this!
www.gov.uk/government/p...
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Great news, the petition:
Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Is at the Petition Committee stage, a date is being set.
Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Is at the Petition Committee stage, a date is being set.
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
December 2, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Great news, the petition:
Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Is at the Petition Committee stage, a date is being set.
Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Is at the Petition Committee stage, a date is being set.
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The new Environmental Improvement Plan's front cover photo is of a temperate rainforest on Dartmoor
So imagine my disappointment at finding there's no mention of temperate rainforests in the EIP itself! 🌳
Hope the newly-announced Trees Action Plan corrects that when it's out in 2026...
So imagine my disappointment at finding there's no mention of temperate rainforests in the EIP itself! 🌳
Hope the newly-announced Trees Action Plan corrects that when it's out in 2026...
December 1, 2025 at 2:08 PM
The new Environmental Improvement Plan's front cover photo is of a temperate rainforest on Dartmoor
So imagine my disappointment at finding there's no mention of temperate rainforests in the EIP itself! 🌳
Hope the newly-announced Trees Action Plan corrects that when it's out in 2026...
So imagine my disappointment at finding there's no mention of temperate rainforests in the EIP itself! 🌳
Hope the newly-announced Trees Action Plan corrects that when it's out in 2026...
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The Telegraph denounces Brexit as ‘unmitigated economic disaster’
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/the...
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/the...
Told you so! The Telegraph denounces Brexit as 'unmitigated economic disaster'
We've now got The Telegraph joining the Brexit resistance, after the formerly pro-leave paper ripped into its 'near-disastrous' consequences.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:24 PM
The Telegraph denounces Brexit as ‘unmitigated economic disaster’
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/the...
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/the...
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