Aidan Baker
@dorsetnorth.bsky.social
Retired, based in North Dorset. Keen enthusiast for Dorset, Devon & Cornwall rail and Trinity House. Support brewers in the South West. NT & English Heritage🇬🇧
Happy #PostBoxSaturday #Dorset #Wareham G5R Pillar Box with Post Office direction sign attached, Carey Street, Wareham, Dorset.
February 14, 2026 at 10:23 AM
Happy #PostBoxSaturday #Dorset #Wareham G5R Pillar Box with Post Office direction sign attached, Carey Street, Wareham, Dorset.
Happy #PostBoxSaturday #Dorset #Wareham G5R Pillar Box, Westminster Road, Wareham, Dorset. Probably not its original location, looking isolated, although most are in Dorset😊
February 7, 2026 at 7:15 AM
Happy #PostBoxSaturday #Dorset #Wareham G5R Pillar Box, Westminster Road, Wareham, Dorset. Probably not its original location, looking isolated, although most are in Dorset😊
Happy #PostBoxSaturday #Dorset #Dorchester A large E7R Wall Box, High West Street, Dorchester, Dorset.
January 31, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Happy #PostBoxSaturday #Dorset #Dorchester A large E7R Wall Box, High West Street, Dorchester, Dorset.
Happy #PostBoxSaturday #Wiltshire #Wilts #Salisbury Type K, E2R Pillar Box, Bourne Way, Salisbury, Wiltshire. (Photo taken last summer).
January 24, 2026 at 8:59 AM
Happy #PostBoxSaturday #Wiltshire #Wilts #Salisbury Type K, E2R Pillar Box, Bourne Way, Salisbury, Wiltshire. (Photo taken last summer).
Happy #PubSignThursday #Dorset Skippers, Horsecastles Lane, Sherborne, Dorset.
January 22, 2026 at 6:46 AM
Happy #PubSignThursday #Dorset Skippers, Horsecastles Lane, Sherborne, Dorset.
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A Comparative Analysis: Bus Franchising Legislation Across the UK
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A Comparative Analysis: Bus Franchising Legislation Across the UK
Discover the 2026 status of UK bus franchising: from London's 1984 roots to new laws in England, Wales, and the "Scottish delay" in Strathclyde.
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January 18, 2026 at 10:20 PM
A Comparative Analysis: Bus Franchising Legislation Across the UK
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clondoner92.blogspot.com/2026/01/a-co...
Happy #PostBoxSaturday #Dorset Cipher-less Pillar Box, The Green, Sherborne, Dorset.
January 10, 2026 at 6:42 AM
Happy #PostBoxSaturday #Dorset Cipher-less Pillar Box, The Green, Sherborne, Dorset.
Happy #PumpClipWednesday #Dorset The Chetnole Inn, Chetnole (nr Sherborne), Dorset.
January 7, 2026 at 8:09 AM
Happy #PumpClipWednesday #Dorset The Chetnole Inn, Chetnole (nr Sherborne), Dorset.
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Outrageous.
Ministers should be listening to scientists, frontline communities and those working towards a green transition – not hosting the interests of oil giants in their own offices.
✍🏼 - @adamramsay.bsky.social
abolishwestminster.substack.com/p/revealed-o...
Ministers should be listening to scientists, frontline communities and those working towards a green transition – not hosting the interests of oil giants in their own offices.
✍🏼 - @adamramsay.bsky.social
abolishwestminster.substack.com/p/revealed-o...
Revealed: oil industry lobbyist working inside UK’s climate department
Polanski slams arrangement; experts warn of 'corporate infiltration antithetical to democracy'
abolishwestminster.substack.com
January 6, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Outrageous.
Ministers should be listening to scientists, frontline communities and those working towards a green transition – not hosting the interests of oil giants in their own offices.
✍🏼 - @adamramsay.bsky.social
abolishwestminster.substack.com/p/revealed-o...
Ministers should be listening to scientists, frontline communities and those working towards a green transition – not hosting the interests of oil giants in their own offices.
✍🏼 - @adamramsay.bsky.social
abolishwestminster.substack.com/p/revealed-o...
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[1/3] L’entreprise norvégienne Flocean lancera en 2026 la première usine de dessalement sous-marine commerciale. L’objectif est de réduire fortement le coût et l’énergie d’un procédé vital face à la raréfaction mondiale de l’eau douce. #geography #watersecurity #desalination
World's first subsea desalination facility will start running in 2026
Flocean, a Norwegian company, is set to open the world’s first commercial-scale subsea desalination plant, an approach that could cut the cost and energy used to make seawater drinkable
www.newscientist.com
January 3, 2026 at 8:29 AM
[1/3] L’entreprise norvégienne Flocean lancera en 2026 la première usine de dessalement sous-marine commerciale. L’objectif est de réduire fortement le coût et l’énergie d’un procédé vital face à la raréfaction mondiale de l’eau douce. #geography #watersecurity #desalination
January 3, 2026 at 8:39 AM
Happy #PubSignThursday #Dorset The Stocks, Furzehill, Wimborne, Dorset.
January 1, 2026 at 8:58 AM
Happy #PubSignThursday #Dorset The Stocks, Furzehill, Wimborne, Dorset.
Happy #PumpClipWednesday #Devon the Axminster Inn, Axminster, Devon.
December 31, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Happy #PumpClipWednesday #Devon the Axminster Inn, Axminster, Devon.
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The Equality Trust's new report on unelected power shows just how the House of Lords is a lobbyist's dream, where the wealthy can vote on laws that govern us all.
‘Unelected power’ of ultra-rich is reshaping British politics, report claims
Equality Trust study shows how House of Lords appointments, big donations and media ownership affect political decisions
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December 30, 2025 at 10:31 AM
The Equality Trust's new report on unelected power shows just how the House of Lords is a lobbyist's dream, where the wealthy can vote on laws that govern us all.
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We shouldn’t have to vote tactically to stop someone else. We shouldn’t have to choose the least bad option. Democracy should give us the freedom to vote for what we actually support – and the confidence that our vote will count wherever we live. buff.ly/SRgOk8K
December 28, 2025 at 4:26 PM
We shouldn’t have to vote tactically to stop someone else. We shouldn’t have to choose the least bad option. Democracy should give us the freedom to vote for what we actually support – and the confidence that our vote will count wherever we live. buff.ly/SRgOk8K
December 27, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Happy #PumpClipWednesday #Dorset The Digby Tap, Cooks Lane, Sherborne, Dorset.
December 24, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Happy #PumpClipWednesday #Dorset The Digby Tap, Cooks Lane, Sherborne, Dorset.
Happy #PostBoxSaturday #Dorset E2R Pillar Box, Station Road, Sturminster Newton, Dorset.
December 20, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Happy #PostBoxSaturday #Dorset E2R Pillar Box, Station Road, Sturminster Newton, Dorset.
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German prosecutors bring criminal charges against three Greensill Bank officials for role in the 2021 collapse of the lender.
UK would have given them public honours, crony contracts, buried prosecutions; just like the Post Office and Grenfell scandals.
UK would have given them public honours, crony contracts, buried prosecutions; just like the Post Office and Grenfell scandals.
German prosecutors bring charges against Greensill officials over role in bank’s collapse
Bremen lawyers say three unnamed people charged with crimes relating to bankruptcy and misrepresentation of bank’s finances
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2025 at 7:49 AM
German prosecutors bring criminal charges against three Greensill Bank officials for role in the 2021 collapse of the lender.
UK would have given them public honours, crony contracts, buried prosecutions; just like the Post Office and Grenfell scandals.
UK would have given them public honours, crony contracts, buried prosecutions; just like the Post Office and Grenfell scandals.
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December 19, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Happy #FingerPostFriday #Dorset Leigh Cross, Leigh (nr. Sherborne), Dorset. Photo taken early October.
December 19, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Happy #FingerPostFriday #Dorset Leigh Cross, Leigh (nr. Sherborne), Dorset. Photo taken early October.
Happy #PubSignThursday #Dorset The Avocet (no longer, now The Cow), Parkstone, Poole, Dorset.
December 18, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Happy #PubSignThursday #Dorset The Avocet (no longer, now The Cow), Parkstone, Poole, Dorset.
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Looking for a podcast recommendation? In the latest episode of our Back When series we meet the people protecting heritage in the face of great challenges.
You can how Kingston Lacy in Dorset is connected to an ancient wonder of the world, the city of Petra in Jordan: buff.ly/QSlDpIF
You can how Kingston Lacy in Dorset is connected to an ancient wonder of the world, the city of Petra in Jordan: buff.ly/QSlDpIF
December 17, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Looking for a podcast recommendation? In the latest episode of our Back When series we meet the people protecting heritage in the face of great challenges.
You can how Kingston Lacy in Dorset is connected to an ancient wonder of the world, the city of Petra in Jordan: buff.ly/QSlDpIF
You can how Kingston Lacy in Dorset is connected to an ancient wonder of the world, the city of Petra in Jordan: buff.ly/QSlDpIF
Happy #PumpClipWednesday #Dorset The White Horse, High Street, Swanage, Dorset.
December 17, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Happy #PumpClipWednesday #Dorset The White Horse, High Street, Swanage, Dorset.
Happy #PostBoxSaturday #Dorset E2R Lamp Box, Bridge Street, Sturminster Newton, Dorset.
December 13, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Happy #PostBoxSaturday #Dorset E2R Lamp Box, Bridge Street, Sturminster Newton, Dorset.