Andrew Porter
andrewcporter.bsky.social
Andrew Porter
@andrewcporter.bsky.social
Surrey, UK. Small woodland owner.
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At a moment when we desperately need a fragile truce to hold, Trump’s ramblings on Gaza risk having the effect of a bull in a china shop.

The UK needs to make clear that these proposals must be rejected, and that we support international law and a two state solution based on 1967 borders.
February 5, 2025 at 8:42 AM
“Beyond the commuter belt: why the stunning Surrey Hills are worth a short break…”

www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/...
#surrey
Beyond the commuter belt: why the stunning Surrey Hills are worth a short break
Come for wonderful walks on Box Hill and the Happy Valley trail, stay for cosy inns, great food and a sense of discovery
www.theguardian.com
January 14, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Langley Vale Centenary Wood.
January 12, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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Inspiration for 2025 - Outdoor Writers on Bluesky #StarterPack
go.bsky.app/6JQo2Ro
January 2, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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Massive away win for the little fella.
December 2, 2024 at 1:38 PM
I think their chances of getting it back are pretty slim to be honest…
November 30, 2024 at 1:03 PM
Dapdune Wharf, Guildford. #surrey #booksky
November 29, 2024 at 5:59 PM
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“It is beyond surreal that someone writes in a national newspaper that Liz Truss was a genius and Keir Starmer should walk the plank.”

@mrjamesob.bsky.social believes that Brexiteers are ‘still not ready to admit their mistake’ and so their response is to ‘overthrow the Government'.
November 27, 2024 at 4:14 PM
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A book a day for a week

#2 - The Oak Papers by James Canton

We thought we knew about oak trees; the mythology, the dependency of hundreds of other life forms, how it is interwoven into our very national fabric. James IS an oak tree 🙂🌳
November 23, 2024 at 1:17 PM
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Market by Candlelight by Petrus van Schendel 1865
Oil on Panel
(Private Collection)
November 22, 2024 at 10:13 PM
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The City of London Corporation, as Trustee of #Ashtead Common, has lodged an objection with #MoleValley District Council to the proposed installation of a Battery Energy Storage System at the boundary of this National Nature Reserve & Site of Special Scientific Interest
benjaminmurphy.uk/?p=3668
November 18, 2024 at 3:53 PM
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"1% of the population own half the land in England...the media have portrayed a very distorted view of the countryside, how land is used & who owns it"

Great to speak to @mrjamesob.bsky.social on @lbc.co.uk about the #ClarksonTax protests - watch the full interview:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-kR...
'Small farmers deserve support but not tax-dodging landowners' | LBC analysis
YouTube video by LBC
www.youtube.com
November 20, 2024 at 2:33 PM
November 19, 2024 at 8:39 AM
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PSA: If you're chatting with an employee of a brick and mortar book store, PLEASE don't tell them you're going to buy the book they just spent 10 minutes helping you discover on Amazon. Yes, it may be cheaper, but you're basically using them as an Amazon showroom/extracting unpaid labor.
November 17, 2024 at 3:30 AM
Denbies Wine Estate, near Dorking, Surrey #surrey
November 17, 2024 at 9:10 PM
At least 8 inches…
November 17, 2024 at 6:39 PM
Brockham Bonfire #surrey
November 17, 2024 at 5:56 PM
November 17, 2024 at 3:21 PM
Blue sky or X…? #surrey #woodland #autumn
November 17, 2024 at 12:23 PM
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Discussing Bluesky migration in terms of liberal flight misses the simple fact that most people use social media for fun not influence and this platform, unlike X and cruddified Facebook, doesn’t feel like you’re wading through shit to reach your friends. It’s not that deep.
November 16, 2024 at 11:19 AM