Clare M
@clarem.bsky.social
Nature, cats, birds, gin, science, feminism, TV, E17, law, LFC, film, ranting … in no particular order.
Number #256,490 in this place after fleeing the other place.
Number #256,490 in this place after fleeing the other place.
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"My NHS colleagues & I weren’t willing to let the bodies pile high in their thousands. Boris no longer mentions them at all."
My piece on the responses to the UK Covid-UK Inquiry report that try to airbrush the dead away.
Sincere thanks, @theobserveruk.bsky.social.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
My piece on the responses to the UK Covid-UK Inquiry report that try to airbrush the dead away.
Sincere thanks, @theobserveruk.bsky.social.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
I’ll never forget the horror of the Covid wards | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 9:18 AM
"My NHS colleagues & I weren’t willing to let the bodies pile high in their thousands. Boris no longer mentions them at all."
My piece on the responses to the UK Covid-UK Inquiry report that try to airbrush the dead away.
Sincere thanks, @theobserveruk.bsky.social.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
My piece on the responses to the UK Covid-UK Inquiry report that try to airbrush the dead away.
Sincere thanks, @theobserveruk.bsky.social.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
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🚨 SCOOP: Toyota and Aston Martin secretly lobbied a Conservative cabinet minister to weaken Britain’s climate policy.
We only know this because Democracy for Sale won a two-year legal fight to force the government to hand over the documents.
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/victory-we...
We only know this because Democracy for Sale won a two-year legal fight to force the government to hand over the documents.
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/victory-we...
Victory! We’ve won major legal battle exposing car industry lobbying
After two years we can finally reveal “backdoor channels where corporate money hijacks our democracy.”
democracyforsale.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:57 AM
🚨 SCOOP: Toyota and Aston Martin secretly lobbied a Conservative cabinet minister to weaken Britain’s climate policy.
We only know this because Democracy for Sale won a two-year legal fight to force the government to hand over the documents.
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/victory-we...
We only know this because Democracy for Sale won a two-year legal fight to force the government to hand over the documents.
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/victory-we...
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He said "Amen" straight into the drop
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
November 20, 2025 at 4:22 PM
He said "Amen" straight into the drop
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
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Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist
Brexit Hit to UK Economy Double Official Estimate, Study Finds
Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist.
bloom.bg
November 21, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist
Excellent night of comedy at Soho Theatre Walthamstow.
My face hurts from laughing.
And I was home in 5 minutes!
Thank you Dylan Moran,
Lauren Pattison, Celya AB, Michael Odewale, John Tothill. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
My face hurts from laughing.
And I was home in 5 minutes!
Thank you Dylan Moran,
Lauren Pattison, Celya AB, Michael Odewale, John Tothill. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
November 20, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Excellent night of comedy at Soho Theatre Walthamstow.
My face hurts from laughing.
And I was home in 5 minutes!
Thank you Dylan Moran,
Lauren Pattison, Celya AB, Michael Odewale, John Tothill. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
My face hurts from laughing.
And I was home in 5 minutes!
Thank you Dylan Moran,
Lauren Pattison, Celya AB, Michael Odewale, John Tothill. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
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I'm sure the Londinistan guys will be delighted to read this... really good news... they'll be talking about something else altogether now... sure of it... because they were genuinely concerned weren't they
November 20, 2025 at 11:52 AM
I'm sure the Londinistan guys will be delighted to read this... really good news... they'll be talking about something else altogether now... sure of it... because they were genuinely concerned weren't they
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Cop30 live: ‘We need to think about how to live without fossil fuels’ Brazilian president Lula tells summit
Cop30 live: ‘We need to think about how to live without fossil fuels’ Brazilian president Lula tells summit
Brazilian president underlines need to reduce emissions as Turkey set to host next year’s summit
On Wednesday evening I joined a crowd of journalists, including my colleague Fiona Harvey, veteran of many Cops, to wait outside a plenary room in the artificially Baltic surroundings of the Cop30 conference centre.
Rumour had it that the Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who had earlier arrived at the UN climate summit, would soon emerge to speak to journalists. What exactly we would do if he did emerge was unclear. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Cop30 live: ‘We need to think about how to live without fossil fuels’ Brazilian president Lula tells summit
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Incredibly important guest post here. As a non-American keeping up with all the authoritarian Trump administration moves is much easier without getting overwhelmed. Thanks Prof Christina.
Privileged to share a guest post today by a US veteran and intelligence analyst on the echoes they see between the regimes they used to monitor and today’s US.
They asked to remain anonymous - itself a sign of how worrying things have become in America.
christinapagel.substack.com/p/authoritar...
They asked to remain anonymous - itself a sign of how worrying things have become in America.
christinapagel.substack.com/p/authoritar...
Authoritarian echoes: how America is mirroring Egypt and Russia
**Guest post**: A US veteran’s perspective on the erosion of US democracy and the urgency of the 2026 midterms
christinapagel.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Incredibly important guest post here. As a non-American keeping up with all the authoritarian Trump administration moves is much easier without getting overwhelmed. Thanks Prof Christina.
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Ultra-processed food linked to harm in every major human organ, study finds
Ultra-processed food linked to harm in every major human organ, study finds
World’s largest scientific review warns consumption of UPFs poses seismic threat to global health and wellbeing
Ultra-processed food (UPF) is linked to harm in every major organ system of the human body and poses a seismic threat to global health, according to the world’s largest review.
UPF is also rapidly displacing fresh food in the diets of children and adults on every continent, and is associated with an increased risk of a dozen health conditions, including obesity, type 2 diabetes, heart disease and depression. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Ultra-processed food linked to harm in every major human organ, study finds
About to be entertained and reduced to tears. At Theatre Royal Haymarket to see Othello. Cracking cast. Not a bad playwright either.
November 18, 2025 at 7:20 PM
About to be entertained and reduced to tears. At Theatre Royal Haymarket to see Othello. Cracking cast. Not a bad playwright either.
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The Epstein case is really about the rot at the core of the billionaire elites.
Jeffrey Epstein became a billionaire by breaking the law for other billionaires.
Jeffrey Epstein became a billionaire by breaking the law for other billionaires.
The Epstein case is likely to be seen very differently by history. Certainly, it will be seen differently from how it is typically portrayed in the media. My latest. open.substack.com/pub/davidrot...
We've Got the Epstein Story All Wrong
In the midst of our national Epstein-mania are we missing what's really important?
open.substack.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:14 PM
The Epstein case is really about the rot at the core of the billionaire elites.
Jeffrey Epstein became a billionaire by breaking the law for other billionaires.
Jeffrey Epstein became a billionaire by breaking the law for other billionaires.
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Only 2 years since the ban on neonics, France's population of insect-eating birds has risen 2-3% - from banning a single type of insecticide. Demonstrating just how much harm we cause birds when pesticides kill off the insects they need for food.
@paneurope.bsky.social
@paneurope.bsky.social
Good news: Study shows France’s birds making tentative recovery after neonicotinoid pesticide ban
UK has only just closed loophole in neonics ban (‘derogations’) so may be too soon to see recovery here?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
UK has only just closed loophole in neonics ban (‘derogations’) so may be too soon to see recovery here?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
With neonicotinoid pesticide ban, France’s birds make a tentative recovery - study
Analysis shows small hike in populations of insect-eating species after 2018 ruling, but full recovery may take decades
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Only 2 years since the ban on neonics, France's population of insect-eating birds has risen 2-3% - from banning a single type of insecticide. Demonstrating just how much harm we cause birds when pesticides kill off the insects they need for food.
@paneurope.bsky.social
@paneurope.bsky.social
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‘She went through hell’: widow of Chornobyl engineer killed in Russian drone strike on Kyiv
‘She went through hell’: widow of Chornobyl engineer killed in Russian drone strike on Kyiv
Zelenskyy says Nataliia Khodemchuk is victim of ‘new tragedy caused by Kremlin’, four decades after disaster
The widow of the first Soviet engineer to die in the Chornobyl nuclear power plant explosion was killed on Friday in Russia’s massive drone and missile attack on the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy described Nataliia Khodemchuk as the victim of a “new tragedy caused by the Kremlin”, nearly four decades after her husband, Valerii, was killed inside Chornobyl’s nuclear reactor number four. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 12:42 PM
‘She went through hell’: widow of Chornobyl engineer killed in Russian drone strike on Kyiv
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Best cat selfie ever
November 15, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Best cat selfie ever
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Buckle up - because this now amounts to a direct and deliberate attack on our country and its cultural sovereignty. Which side our politicians take - Trump's or the BBC's - over the coming days and weeks will speak volumes about their patriotism.
Trump says he will sue BBC for at least $1bn over Panorama edit
The US president confirmed he intends to sue the broadcaster for at least $1bn over the Panorama edit of a 2021 speech.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Buckle up - because this now amounts to a direct and deliberate attack on our country and its cultural sovereignty. Which side our politicians take - Trump's or the BBC's - over the coming days and weeks will speak volumes about their patriotism.
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🚨🚨 " The BBC is far from perfect but it remains the most trusted news source in the world. To live up to its promises, it needs more independence, not less. More secure funding, not less. It needs to be set free, not shackled; defended, not attacked." Great stuff by @chrischirp.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 8:46 AM
🚨🚨 " The BBC is far from perfect but it remains the most trusted news source in the world. To live up to its promises, it needs more independence, not less. More secure funding, not less. It needs to be set free, not shackled; defended, not attacked." Great stuff by @chrischirp.bsky.social
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Throwback to our beloved ambassador, Zephyr. 🐺
His howl echoes for the hundreds of wolves being silenced as protections are stripped away.
Learn how you can take action to protect them
engage.nywolf.org/site/SPageNa...
His howl echoes for the hundreds of wolves being silenced as protections are stripped away.
Learn how you can take action to protect them
engage.nywolf.org/site/SPageNa...
November 13, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Throwback to our beloved ambassador, Zephyr. 🐺
His howl echoes for the hundreds of wolves being silenced as protections are stripped away.
Learn how you can take action to protect them
engage.nywolf.org/site/SPageNa...
His howl echoes for the hundreds of wolves being silenced as protections are stripped away.
Learn how you can take action to protect them
engage.nywolf.org/site/SPageNa...
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At the same time the NY Times was hyping Hillary Clinton's emails, it had a reporter with emails from Jeffrey Epstein that were highly damaging to Trump.
The more NYT apologists try to minimize this the clearer it becomes that they don't understand why much of the public doesn't trust legacy media.
The more NYT apologists try to minimize this the clearer it becomes that they don't understand why much of the public doesn't trust legacy media.
November 13, 2025 at 5:44 PM
At the same time the NY Times was hyping Hillary Clinton's emails, it had a reporter with emails from Jeffrey Epstein that were highly damaging to Trump.
The more NYT apologists try to minimize this the clearer it becomes that they don't understand why much of the public doesn't trust legacy media.
The more NYT apologists try to minimize this the clearer it becomes that they don't understand why much of the public doesn't trust legacy media.
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Sir Michael Palin remembers his late wife Helen and calls on Rachel Reeves for more hospice funding
#Newsnight
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MF_sqNcS8qk
#Newsnight
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MF_sqNcS8qk
Sir Michael Palin remembers his late wife Helen and calls on Rachel Reeves for more hospice funding
YouTube video by BBC Newsnight
www.youtube.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Sir Michael Palin remembers his late wife Helen and calls on Rachel Reeves for more hospice funding
#Newsnight
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MF_sqNcS8qk
#Newsnight
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MF_sqNcS8qk
“…that would cause the collapse of key Atlantic Ocean circulation, the loss of coral reefs, the long-term deterioration of ice sheets and the conversion of the Amazon rainforest to a savannah…”
November 13, 2025 at 12:45 AM
“…that would cause the collapse of key Atlantic Ocean circulation, the loss of coral reefs, the long-term deterioration of ice sheets and the conversion of the Amazon rainforest to a savannah…”
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World still on track for catastrophic 2.6C temperature rise, report finds
World still on track for catastrophic 2.6C temperature rise, report finds
Fossil fuel emissions have hit a record high while many nations have done too little to avert deadly global heating
The world is still on track for a catastrophic 2.6C increase in temperature as countries have not made sufficiently strong climate pledges, while emissions from fossil fuels have hit a record high, two major reports have found.
Despite their promises, governments’ new emission-cutting plans submitted for the Cop30 climate talks taking place in Brazil have done little to avert dangerous global heating for the fourth consecutive year, according to the Climate Action Tracker update. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:07 AM
World still on track for catastrophic 2.6C temperature rise, report finds
Louder for the people at the back:
HOSPICES SHOULD NEVER HAVE TO RELY ON CHARITY.
They are vital and need proper funding for the incredible, invaluable work they do. #newsnight
HOSPICES SHOULD NEVER HAVE TO RELY ON CHARITY.
They are vital and need proper funding for the incredible, invaluable work they do. #newsnight
November 12, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Louder for the people at the back:
HOSPICES SHOULD NEVER HAVE TO RELY ON CHARITY.
They are vital and need proper funding for the incredible, invaluable work they do. #newsnight
HOSPICES SHOULD NEVER HAVE TO RELY ON CHARITY.
They are vital and need proper funding for the incredible, invaluable work they do. #newsnight
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Nowhere in the hysterical pile-on against the BBC in the British press has anyone mentioned that BBC News now has 77 million viewers & listeners in the US and has established itself as the second most trusted news source there.
November 11, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Nowhere in the hysterical pile-on against the BBC in the British press has anyone mentioned that BBC News now has 77 million viewers & listeners in the US and has established itself as the second most trusted news source there.