David
@countydave.bsky.social
History, the environment, music, primary education, food & drink, a lovely pint. Humanist, Internationalist & Citizen of the world.
September 28, 2025 at 7:37 PM
#FuckIsrael (the government anyway - I know the people will be very nice).
August 22, 2025 at 8:24 PM
#FuckIsrael (the government anyway - I know the people will be very nice).
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There is widespread public support for taking action on climate change, but policymakers underestimate it, say researchers at the university of Oxford. The study built on prior findings that 69% of the public support climate action, whereas policymakers estimated this figure at just 37%.
Oxford researchers find policymakers underestimate public support for
New research by University of Oxford researchers from the Institute of New Economic Thinking at the Oxford Martin School, Saïd Business School and Smith School of Enterprise and Environment finds
www.ox.ac.uk
August 6, 2025 at 7:42 AM
There is widespread public support for taking action on climate change, but policymakers underestimate it, say researchers at the university of Oxford. The study built on prior findings that 69% of the public support climate action, whereas policymakers estimated this figure at just 37%.
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It’s estimated that half a million Americans declare bankruptcy every year due to medical debt.
Farage wants us paying for medical insurance and a privatised NHS.
Is this something you want in the UK?
We don’t.
Farage wants us paying for medical insurance and a privatised NHS.
Is this something you want in the UK?
We don’t.
August 6, 2025 at 12:09 PM
It’s estimated that half a million Americans declare bankruptcy every year due to medical debt.
Farage wants us paying for medical insurance and a privatised NHS.
Is this something you want in the UK?
We don’t.
Farage wants us paying for medical insurance and a privatised NHS.
Is this something you want in the UK?
We don’t.
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Not just excess, it’s a system built to keep people hungry so the rich can keep feasting. But the masses are waking up.
Powerful video…
Powerful video…
June 30, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Not just excess, it’s a system built to keep people hungry so the rich can keep feasting. But the masses are waking up.
Powerful video…
Powerful video…
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It cost £154mn to convert a field in Sevington into a giant, fenced slab of concrete…
- to act as a border inspection lorry park for purposes of a just-in-case Brexit scenario.
It now looks likely to be sold. But for how much?
Thanks for the eye-watering waste, Brexit.
- to act as a border inspection lorry park for purposes of a just-in-case Brexit scenario.
It now looks likely to be sold. But for how much?
Thanks for the eye-watering waste, Brexit.
Brexit’s concrete consequences: Sevington border site set for sell-off
It cost £154mn to convert a field in Sevington into a border inspection lorry park: now it seems likely to be sold
kentandsurreybylines.co.uk
June 30, 2025 at 2:31 PM
It cost £154mn to convert a field in Sevington into a giant, fenced slab of concrete…
- to act as a border inspection lorry park for purposes of a just-in-case Brexit scenario.
It now looks likely to be sold. But for how much?
Thanks for the eye-watering waste, Brexit.
- to act as a border inspection lorry park for purposes of a just-in-case Brexit scenario.
It now looks likely to be sold. But for how much?
Thanks for the eye-watering waste, Brexit.
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The climate crisis isn't some distant threat.
It's here and it's now. Both around the world and in the UK.
As Chair of the Fire Committee - I spoke to the Financial Times about wildfires.
www.ft.com/content/fe84...
It's here and it's now. Both around the world and in the UK.
As Chair of the Fire Committee - I spoke to the Financial Times about wildfires.
www.ft.com/content/fe84...
London trains firefighters for higher risk of summer wildfires
Driest spring in more than a century creates conditions for blazes, fire chief warns
www.ft.com
June 18, 2025 at 6:54 AM
The climate crisis isn't some distant threat.
It's here and it's now. Both around the world and in the UK.
As Chair of the Fire Committee - I spoke to the Financial Times about wildfires.
www.ft.com/content/fe84...
It's here and it's now. Both around the world and in the UK.
As Chair of the Fire Committee - I spoke to the Financial Times about wildfires.
www.ft.com/content/fe84...
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Netanyahu is trying to replace social media images of suffering Palestinians and the destruction of their homes… with those of suffering Israelis and their destroyed homes.
So he needs to:
1) bait Iran to attack and
2) cut all comms out of Gaza.
Our mainstream media will swallow it whole.
So he needs to:
1) bait Iran to attack and
2) cut all comms out of Gaza.
Our mainstream media will swallow it whole.
June 14, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Netanyahu is trying to replace social media images of suffering Palestinians and the destruction of their homes… with those of suffering Israelis and their destroyed homes.
So he needs to:
1) bait Iran to attack and
2) cut all comms out of Gaza.
Our mainstream media will swallow it whole.
So he needs to:
1) bait Iran to attack and
2) cut all comms out of Gaza.
Our mainstream media will swallow it whole.
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Russia & Israel are the greatest threats to world peace and stability right now.
The US might not be far behind.
The US might not be far behind.
June 13, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Russia & Israel are the greatest threats to world peace and stability right now.
The US might not be far behind.
The US might not be far behind.
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Well now...
Sounds like this battle needs to be settled on the socials. ⚔️
What are the best town in Yorkshire *to visit*....
Answers below. 👇
Sounds like this battle needs to be settled on the socials. ⚔️
What are the best town in Yorkshire *to visit*....
Answers below. 👇
Six of the best Yorkshire towns to visit
A controversial opinion: these six Yorkshire towns – Richmond, Whitby, Halifax, Ilkley, Rotherham, and Beverley – are the county’s very best!
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
June 12, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Well now...
Sounds like this battle needs to be settled on the socials. ⚔️
What are the best town in Yorkshire *to visit*....
Answers below. 👇
Sounds like this battle needs to be settled on the socials. ⚔️
What are the best town in Yorkshire *to visit*....
Answers below. 👇
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🇺🇦 Ukraine has agile & replenishable resources - backed by a European military capability growing in strength….
🇷🇺 Whereas Russia has a powerful dinosaur structure (now being degraded permanently by Ukrainian drones) and a slow grind at the front, backed by an economy hollowing out.
Part 1:
🇷🇺 Whereas Russia has a powerful dinosaur structure (now being degraded permanently by Ukrainian drones) and a slow grind at the front, backed by an economy hollowing out.
Part 1:
June 2, 2025 at 11:10 AM
🇺🇦 Ukraine has agile & replenishable resources - backed by a European military capability growing in strength….
🇷🇺 Whereas Russia has a powerful dinosaur structure (now being degraded permanently by Ukrainian drones) and a slow grind at the front, backed by an economy hollowing out.
Part 1:
🇷🇺 Whereas Russia has a powerful dinosaur structure (now being degraded permanently by Ukrainian drones) and a slow grind at the front, backed by an economy hollowing out.
Part 1:
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I wonder what happened in 2016?
…another picture to save to your phone and share everywhere.
…another picture to save to your phone and share everywhere.
May 30, 2025 at 8:55 AM
I wonder what happened in 2016?
…another picture to save to your phone and share everywhere.
…another picture to save to your phone and share everywhere.
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This is a piece of truly exquisite writing by Archie Bland that I assure you will remain with you for some time. Read it all.
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
The boy who came back: the near-death, and changed life, of my son Max
It was, we were told, a case of sudden infant death syndrome interrupted. What followed would transform my understanding of parenting, disability and the breadth of what makes a meaningful life
www.theguardian.com
May 27, 2025 at 8:58 PM
This is a piece of truly exquisite writing by Archie Bland that I assure you will remain with you for some time. Read it all.
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
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"And what of their beloved Brexit?
So far, annually, it has delivered a 5% plunge in GDP (CER), a £27 billion loss of exports (LSE) and a 15% reduction in trade (OBR)."
So far, annually, it has delivered a 5% plunge in GDP (CER), a £27 billion loss of exports (LSE) and a 15% reduction in trade (OBR)."
Letter: Let’s make ‘Brexit betrayal’ off-limits
Letter to the editor
eastangliabylines.co.uk
May 27, 2025 at 2:20 PM
"And what of their beloved Brexit?
So far, annually, it has delivered a 5% plunge in GDP (CER), a £27 billion loss of exports (LSE) and a 15% reduction in trade (OBR)."
So far, annually, it has delivered a 5% plunge in GDP (CER), a £27 billion loss of exports (LSE) and a 15% reduction in trade (OBR)."
I said this for many years: multi-academy trusts are bleeding the education system dry. www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Academies fuel explosion in school costs | Letter
Letters: Cllr Jonny Crawshaw outlines the financial perils of an education sector that is no longer fit for purpose
www.theguardian.com
May 17, 2025 at 1:10 PM
I said this for many years: multi-academy trusts are bleeding the education system dry. www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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'there is a special place in hell for politicians who object to solar farms & other renewable projects. But perhaps the hottest part is reserved for those who seek to slow pylons and other forms of electricity transmission, they keep us on course for a burning world. bright-green.org/2023/11/07/g...
Greens need to fall on the right side of the coming pylon wars
The energy transition will need major infrastructure. It's vital Greens don't oppose it.
bright-green.org
May 13, 2025 at 8:52 PM
'there is a special place in hell for politicians who object to solar farms & other renewable projects. But perhaps the hottest part is reserved for those who seek to slow pylons and other forms of electricity transmission, they keep us on course for a burning world. bright-green.org/2023/11/07/g...
If you are able, please sponsor my daughter. www.justgiving.com/page/holly-w...
Holly's Skydive for Brain Tumour Research
Help Holly Webster raise money to support Brain Tumour Research
www.justgiving.com
May 11, 2025 at 5:52 PM
If you are able, please sponsor my daughter. www.justgiving.com/page/holly-w...
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The current hour's fundraiser is for a 5 year old girl with an inoperable brain tumour named Adley Sue 💜
John is live RIGHT NOW!! Come join in the chill hype and hot dog costumes 👀 He's fundraising for 15 different causes over 15 hours 💖
twitch.tv/JohnWolfe
youtube.com/@JohnWolfe
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twitch.tv/JohnWolfe
youtube.com/@JohnWolfe
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May 9, 2025 at 6:27 PM
The current hour's fundraiser is for a 5 year old girl with an inoperable brain tumour named Adley Sue 💜
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BBC News - Oxford hospital uses UK-first tech used for brain tumour patients - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Oxford hospital uses UK-first tech used for brain tumour patients
The new way of carrying out MRI scans to plan radiotherapy will be used at Oxford's Churchill Hospital.
www.bbc.co.uk
May 9, 2025 at 8:06 PM
BBC News - Oxford hospital uses UK-first tech used for brain tumour patients - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Woman with brain tumour joined by 250 friends and family for charity walk
#Oxon #Oxfordshire
🔗: https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/...
#Oxon #Oxfordshire
🔗: https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/...
Woman with brain tumour joined by 250 friends and family for charity walk
An Oxfordshire woman with a brain tumour was joined by more than 250 of her friends and family as they took part in a 5km charity walk recently.
www.oxfordmail.co.uk
May 10, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Woman with brain tumour joined by 250 friends and family for charity walk
#Oxon #Oxfordshire
🔗: https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/...
#Oxon #Oxfordshire
🔗: https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/...
Please sponsor my Daughter, Holly Webster, as she completes a parachute jump to raise money for #BrainTumourResearch
www.justgiving.com/page/holly-w...
www.justgiving.com/page/holly-w...
Holly's Skydive for Brain Tumour Research
Help Holly Webster raise money to support Brain Tumour Research
www.justgiving.com
May 10, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Please sponsor my Daughter, Holly Webster, as she completes a parachute jump to raise money for #BrainTumourResearch
www.justgiving.com/page/holly-w...
www.justgiving.com/page/holly-w...
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May 9, 2025 at 1:50 PM