Dan Etchells
@danetchells.bsky.social
Retired civil servant.
Bit of walking & cycling.
Red wine. Cherry & White rugby.
Bit of walking & cycling.
Red wine. Cherry & White rugby.
What's that you say??
Trump 'deeply committed' to the success of Orban and his corrupt, right-wing, EU-blocking, Russia supporting regime??
Difficult to believe!! 🤬
Trump 'deeply committed' to the success of Orban and his corrupt, right-wing, EU-blocking, Russia supporting regime??
Difficult to believe!! 🤬
February 16, 2026 at 2:33 PM
What's that you say??
Trump 'deeply committed' to the success of Orban and his corrupt, right-wing, EU-blocking, Russia supporting regime??
Difficult to believe!! 🤬
Trump 'deeply committed' to the success of Orban and his corrupt, right-wing, EU-blocking, Russia supporting regime??
Difficult to believe!! 🤬
"Is this the world’s most eye-popping restaurant? The architectural marvel – in a Leipzig industrial estate.
This extraordinary diner is the final wonder of the great Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer, who dreamt it up at the age of 103."
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
This extraordinary diner is the final wonder of the great Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer, who dreamt it up at the age of 103."
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
Is this the world’s most eye-popping restaurant? The architectural marvel – in a Leipzig industrial estate
This extraordinary diner is the final wonder of the great Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer, who dreamt it up at the age of 103. And it’s a great place for a sunset kombucha and gin
www.theguardian.com
February 16, 2026 at 7:47 AM
"Is this the world’s most eye-popping restaurant? The architectural marvel – in a Leipzig industrial estate.
This extraordinary diner is the final wonder of the great Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer, who dreamt it up at the age of 103."
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
This extraordinary diner is the final wonder of the great Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer, who dreamt it up at the age of 103."
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
"Welsh charity buys more than 405 hectares for rewilding.
Project in Ceredigion aims to help country catch up with large-scale nature recovery projects elsewhere in UK."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Project in Ceredigion aims to help country catch up with large-scale nature recovery projects elsewhere in UK."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Welsh charity buys more than 405 hectares for rewilding
Project in Ceredigion aims to help country catch up with large-scale nature recovery projects elsewhere in UK
www.theguardian.com
February 15, 2026 at 3:18 PM
"Welsh charity buys more than 405 hectares for rewilding.
Project in Ceredigion aims to help country catch up with large-scale nature recovery projects elsewhere in UK."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Project in Ceredigion aims to help country catch up with large-scale nature recovery projects elsewhere in UK."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"Tinsel to tidewall: discarded Christmas trees reused to protect Lancashire coastline.
The trees morph into sand dunes to protect homes on the seafront against rising sea levels and serve as habitat for rare species."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The trees morph into sand dunes to protect homes on the seafront against rising sea levels and serve as habitat for rare species."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Tinsel to tidewall: discarded Christmas trees reused to protect Lancashire coastline
The trees also morph into sand dunes to protect homes on the seafront against rising sea levels and serve as habitat for rare species
www.theguardian.com
February 15, 2026 at 12:24 PM
"Tinsel to tidewall: discarded Christmas trees reused to protect Lancashire coastline.
The trees morph into sand dunes to protect homes on the seafront against rising sea levels and serve as habitat for rare species."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The trees morph into sand dunes to protect homes on the seafront against rising sea levels and serve as habitat for rare species."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Saturday morning, Trend Setters... A few sunny, but very chilly, miles on the tow path and in the lanes... 😎
February 14, 2026 at 12:21 PM
Saturday morning, Trend Setters... A few sunny, but very chilly, miles on the tow path and in the lanes... 😎
Oh, the irony - 'banned chemical found at multiple sites...' 🤬
"Race to find source of carcinogenic Pfas in Cumbria and Lancashire waters.
Exclusive: High levels of banned ‘forever chemical’ have been detected in rivers and groundwater at 25 sites."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"Race to find source of carcinogenic Pfas in Cumbria and Lancashire waters.
Exclusive: High levels of banned ‘forever chemical’ have been detected in rivers and groundwater at 25 sites."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Race to find source of carcinogenic Pfas in Cumbria and Lancashire waters
Exclusive: High levels of banned ‘forever chemical’ have been detected in rivers and groundwater at 25 sites
www.theguardian.com
February 14, 2026 at 8:17 AM
Oh, the irony - 'banned chemical found at multiple sites...' 🤬
"Race to find source of carcinogenic Pfas in Cumbria and Lancashire waters.
Exclusive: High levels of banned ‘forever chemical’ have been detected in rivers and groundwater at 25 sites."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"Race to find source of carcinogenic Pfas in Cumbria and Lancashire waters.
Exclusive: High levels of banned ‘forever chemical’ have been detected in rivers and groundwater at 25 sites."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"Western US states fail to negotiate crucial Colorado River deal: ‘Mother nature isn’t going to bail us out’
Negotiators disbanded on Friday without a plan for the basin supplying water to 40m people, thrusting the region into uncertainty."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Negotiators disbanded on Friday without a plan for the basin supplying water to 40m people, thrusting the region into uncertainty."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Western US states fail to negotiate crucial Colorado River deal: ‘Mother nature isn’t going to bail us out’
Negotiators disbanded on Friday without a plan for the basin supplying water to 40m people, thrusting the region into uncertainty
www.theguardian.com
February 14, 2026 at 8:14 AM
"Western US states fail to negotiate crucial Colorado River deal: ‘Mother nature isn’t going to bail us out’
Negotiators disbanded on Friday without a plan for the basin supplying water to 40m people, thrusting the region into uncertainty."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Negotiators disbanded on Friday without a plan for the basin supplying water to 40m people, thrusting the region into uncertainty."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Just been out on the bike for an hour.
It is, officially, freezing, Trend Setters!! 🥶
It is, officially, freezing, Trend Setters!! 🥶
February 13, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Just been out on the bike for an hour.
It is, officially, freezing, Trend Setters!! 🥶
It is, officially, freezing, Trend Setters!! 🥶
Great news!! Common sense!!
"UK ban on Palestine Action unlawful, high court judges rule.
Protest group’s co-founder wins legal challenge against decision to proscribe it under anti-terrorism laws."
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
"UK ban on Palestine Action unlawful, high court judges rule.
Protest group’s co-founder wins legal challenge against decision to proscribe it under anti-terrorism laws."
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
UK ban on Palestine Action unlawful, high court judges rule
Protest group’s co-founder wins legal challenge against decision to proscribe it under anti-terrorism laws
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 11:28 AM
Great news!! Common sense!!
"UK ban on Palestine Action unlawful, high court judges rule.
Protest group’s co-founder wins legal challenge against decision to proscribe it under anti-terrorism laws."
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
"UK ban on Palestine Action unlawful, high court judges rule.
Protest group’s co-founder wins legal challenge against decision to proscribe it under anti-terrorism laws."
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
He's going to be knee deep in the Mississippi, being baptised by Russell Brand, before the day's out...
February 12, 2026 at 3:23 PM
He's going to be knee deep in the Mississippi, being baptised by Russell Brand, before the day's out...
"I've stood for the principles I've been paid to stand for, for many decades..."
February 12, 2026 at 3:19 PM
"I've stood for the principles I've been paid to stand for, for many decades..."
That's alright mate - we'd all known you were an utter arsehole for years - this just confirmed it.
February 12, 2026 at 2:42 PM
That's alright mate - we'd all known you were an utter arsehole for years - this just confirmed it.
"Brutal but beautiful: Southbank Centre’s Grade II listing is cherry on a concrete cake.
As one of longest-running battles in British heritage comes to an end, the listing of the London arts complex vindicates the audacity of this sensational droogs’ paradise."
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
As one of longest-running battles in British heritage comes to an end, the listing of the London arts complex vindicates the audacity of this sensational droogs’ paradise."
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
Brutal but beautiful: Southbank Centre’s Grade II listing is the cherry on a concrete cake
As one of the longest running battles in British heritage comes to an end, the listing of the London arts complex vindicates the audacity of this sensational droogs’ paradise
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 7:01 AM
"Brutal but beautiful: Southbank Centre’s Grade II listing is cherry on a concrete cake.
As one of longest-running battles in British heritage comes to an end, the listing of the London arts complex vindicates the audacity of this sensational droogs’ paradise."
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
As one of longest-running battles in British heritage comes to an end, the listing of the London arts complex vindicates the audacity of this sensational droogs’ paradise."
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
Tuesday morning, Trend Setters...
A few muddy miles with the Hairy Genius... ☺️
A few muddy miles with the Hairy Genius... ☺️
February 10, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Tuesday morning, Trend Setters...
A few muddy miles with the Hairy Genius... ☺️
A few muddy miles with the Hairy Genius... ☺️
Tuesday morning's least surprising news, ever... 🤬
"UK and US sink to new lows in global index of corruption.
Countries’ drop in scores in annual table comes amid ‘worrying trend’ of backsliding in established democracies."
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
"UK and US sink to new lows in global index of corruption.
Countries’ drop in scores in annual table comes amid ‘worrying trend’ of backsliding in established democracies."
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
UK and US sink to new lows in global index of corruption
Countries’ drop in scores in annual table comes amid ‘worrying trend’ of backsliding in established democracies
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 7:01 AM
Tuesday morning's least surprising news, ever... 🤬
"UK and US sink to new lows in global index of corruption.
Countries’ drop in scores in annual table comes amid ‘worrying trend’ of backsliding in established democracies."
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
"UK and US sink to new lows in global index of corruption.
Countries’ drop in scores in annual table comes amid ‘worrying trend’ of backsliding in established democracies."
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
"Six planets line up for rare parade throughout February.
Celestial spectacle will be at its most impressive on 28 February, when Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune will align across the sky."
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
Celestial spectacle will be at its most impressive on 28 February, when Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune will align across the sky."
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
Six planets line up for rare parade throughout February
Celestial spectacle will be at its most impressive on 28 February, when Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune will align across the sky
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 6:59 AM
"Six planets line up for rare parade throughout February.
Celestial spectacle will be at its most impressive on 28 February, when Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune will align across the sky."
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
Celestial spectacle will be at its most impressive on 28 February, when Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune will align across the sky."
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
"‘A beaver blind date’: animals given freedom to repopulate Cornish rivers.
Release into Helman Tor reserve marks historical first for keystone species hunted to extinction in UK 400 years ago."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Release into Helman Tor reserve marks historical first for keystone species hunted to extinction in UK 400 years ago."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘A beaver blind date’: animals given freedom to repopulate Cornish rivers
Release into Helman Tor reserve marks historical first for keystone species hunted to extinction in UK 400 years ago
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 8:31 PM
"‘A beaver blind date’: animals given freedom to repopulate Cornish rivers.
Release into Helman Tor reserve marks historical first for keystone species hunted to extinction in UK 400 years ago."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Release into Helman Tor reserve marks historical first for keystone species hunted to extinction in UK 400 years ago."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"Only seven new petrol-powered cars sold in Norway in January.
Data shows 29 hybrid and 98 diesel cars also sold, while the figure for battery electric vehicles was more than 2,000."
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
Data shows 29 hybrid and 98 diesel cars also sold, while the figure for battery electric vehicles was more than 2,000."
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
Only seven new petrol-powered cars sold in Norway in January
Data shows 29 hybrid and 98 diesel cars also sold, while the figure for battery electric vehicles was more than 2,000
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2026 at 2:08 PM
"Only seven new petrol-powered cars sold in Norway in January.
Data shows 29 hybrid and 98 diesel cars also sold, while the figure for battery electric vehicles was more than 2,000."
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
Data shows 29 hybrid and 98 diesel cars also sold, while the figure for battery electric vehicles was more than 2,000."
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
Sell it off to property developers...
Build a secure site near Milton Keynes. Job done.
"Restoring Palace of Westminster could cost £40bn and take 61 years
UK parliament spends £1.5m a week on repairs but critics say restoration proposals lack accountability."
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Build a secure site near Milton Keynes. Job done.
"Restoring Palace of Westminster could cost £40bn and take 61 years
UK parliament spends £1.5m a week on repairs but critics say restoration proposals lack accountability."
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Restoring Palace of Westminster could cost £40bn and take 61 years
Home of UK parliament spends £1.5m a week on repairs but critics say restoration proposals lack accountability
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2026 at 7:11 AM
Sell it off to property developers...
Build a secure site near Milton Keynes. Job done.
"Restoring Palace of Westminster could cost £40bn and take 61 years
UK parliament spends £1.5m a week on repairs but critics say restoration proposals lack accountability."
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Build a secure site near Milton Keynes. Job done.
"Restoring Palace of Westminster could cost £40bn and take 61 years
UK parliament spends £1.5m a week on repairs but critics say restoration proposals lack accountability."
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Reposted by Dan Etchells
Tuesday morning's least surprising news, ever... 🤬
"Environmentalists decry ‘crushingly disappointing’ Pfas action plan for UK.
Ministers’ proposals to tackle ‘forever chemicals’ fail to match tougher stance taken in Europe, say experts."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"Environmentalists decry ‘crushingly disappointing’ Pfas action plan for UK.
Ministers’ proposals to tackle ‘forever chemicals’ fail to match tougher stance taken in Europe, say experts."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Environmentalists decry ‘crushingly disappointing’ Pfas action plan for UK
Ministers’ proposals to tackle ‘forever chemicals’ fail to match tougher stance taken in Europe, say experts
www.theguardian.com
February 3, 2026 at 9:26 AM
Tuesday morning's least surprising news, ever... 🤬
"Environmentalists decry ‘crushingly disappointing’ Pfas action plan for UK.
Ministers’ proposals to tackle ‘forever chemicals’ fail to match tougher stance taken in Europe, say experts."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"Environmentalists decry ‘crushingly disappointing’ Pfas action plan for UK.
Ministers’ proposals to tackle ‘forever chemicals’ fail to match tougher stance taken in Europe, say experts."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Friday morning, Trend Setters... ☺️
Including a very fast moving Hairy Genius, said HG 'up a tree', a Tree Creeper, and only a bloody otter, mind!! 😁
Including a very fast moving Hairy Genius, said HG 'up a tree', a Tree Creeper, and only a bloody otter, mind!! 😁
January 31, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Friday morning, Trend Setters... ☺️
Including a very fast moving Hairy Genius, said HG 'up a tree', a Tree Creeper, and only a bloody otter, mind!! 😁
Including a very fast moving Hairy Genius, said HG 'up a tree', a Tree Creeper, and only a bloody otter, mind!! 😁
"‘It’s astonishing how well it has lasted’: Anglesey marks 200th anniversary of beloved bridge.
Despite repair problems, its admirers say Thomas Telford’s Menai Bridge is good for another two centuries."
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Despite repair problems, its admirers say Thomas Telford’s Menai Bridge is good for another two centuries."
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
‘It’s astonishing how well it has lasted’: Anglesey marks 200th anniversary of beloved bridge
Despite repair problems, its admirers say Thomas Telford’s Menai Bridge is good for another two centuries
www.theguardian.com
January 31, 2026 at 3:56 PM
"‘It’s astonishing how well it has lasted’: Anglesey marks 200th anniversary of beloved bridge.
Despite repair problems, its admirers say Thomas Telford’s Menai Bridge is good for another two centuries."
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Despite repair problems, its admirers say Thomas Telford’s Menai Bridge is good for another two centuries."
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Yeah!! I mean, what has the UN ever done for us, eh?? 😬
"UN risks 'imminent financial collapse', secretary general warns."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"UN risks 'imminent financial collapse', secretary general warns."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UN risks 'imminent financial collapse', secretary general warns
António Guterres says the international body could run out of money by July due to members' unpaid fees.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 30, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Yeah!! I mean, what has the UN ever done for us, eh?? 😬
"UN risks 'imminent financial collapse', secretary general warns."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"UN risks 'imminent financial collapse', secretary general warns."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...