Graeme Purves
@gaspurves.bsky.social
Citizen. Environmentalist. European. Spatial Planner. Democrat. Geddesian. Withered Botanist. Lapsed Munro-Bagger.
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Fighting age man flees his homeland to seek asylum on overcrowded island.
February 14, 2026 at 9:10 AM
Fighting age man flees his homeland to seek asylum on overcrowded island.
Roman altar stones from Inveresk, East Lothian, now restored.
#RomanBritain
#RomanBritain
Rare Roman altars acquired for the nation will go on display in the autumn | National Museums Scotland News
Two spectacular stone altars from a Roman fort near Edinburgh have been acquired for the National Collection ahead of a major exhibition at the National Museum of Scotland. The rare carvings are among...
media.nms.ac.uk
February 14, 2026 at 8:17 AM
Roman altar stones from Inveresk, East Lothian, now restored.
#RomanBritain
#RomanBritain
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Farage, as he constantly does when challenged, laughs off the fact he's mentioned in the Epstein files.. "I didn't know him, I never met him...". But when have you heard any media pundit challenge him on why he's named? As part of a plan to destabalise western democracy for the benefit of Oligarchs.
February 14, 2026 at 7:16 AM
Farage, as he constantly does when challenged, laughs off the fact he's mentioned in the Epstein files.. "I didn't know him, I never met him...". But when have you heard any media pundit challenge him on why he's named? As part of a plan to destabalise western democracy for the benefit of Oligarchs.
Instead of paying landowners to reduce deer density to levels that allow native woodland to regenerate naturally, the public are paying them to plant trees to maintain deer numbers at high levels. | Nick Kempe for Parkswatch Scotland:
#ForestryGrants
parkswatchscotland.co.uk/2026/02/13/f...
#ForestryGrants
parkswatchscotland.co.uk/2026/02/13/f...
Forestry grants, tree planting and native woodland (1) - 30 years on in Glen Shiel - parkswatchscotland
This is the first in a series of posts which looks at what forestry grants to large landowners to plant trees has done for native woodland in Scotland based mainly on the evidence I have seen on the g...
parkswatchscotland.co.uk
February 13, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Instead of paying landowners to reduce deer density to levels that allow native woodland to regenerate naturally, the public are paying them to plant trees to maintain deer numbers at high levels. | Nick Kempe for Parkswatch Scotland:
#ForestryGrants
parkswatchscotland.co.uk/2026/02/13/f...
#ForestryGrants
parkswatchscotland.co.uk/2026/02/13/f...
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Fantastic result, well done to all who fought for this
Palestine Action ban ruled unlawful
Palestine Action ban ruled unlawful
Palestine Action ban ruled unlawful but group remains proscribed for now - live updates
Three judges rule against the Home Office in a massive blow to the government, but say the ban must remain until a further hearing.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 13, 2026 at 10:58 AM
Fantastic result, well done to all who fought for this
Palestine Action ban ruled unlawful
Palestine Action ban ruled unlawful
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Wow!
Palestine Action win judicial review - Guardian report.
This is a *big* legal win.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Palestine Action win judicial review - Guardian report.
This is a *big* legal win.
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 10:11 AM
Wow!
Palestine Action win judicial review - Guardian report.
This is a *big* legal win.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Palestine Action win judicial review - Guardian report.
This is a *big* legal win.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Absolutely we should fear terrorism and seek to prevent it.
But we should also fear those who use either real terrorism or bogus claims about terrorism to boost their own powers, restrict our freedoms and corrode our democracy.
Both present major threats to public life.
But we should also fear those who use either real terrorism or bogus claims about terrorism to boost their own powers, restrict our freedoms and corrode our democracy.
Both present major threats to public life.
February 13, 2026 at 11:05 AM
Absolutely we should fear terrorism and seek to prevent it.
But we should also fear those who use either real terrorism or bogus claims about terrorism to boost their own powers, restrict our freedoms and corrode our democracy.
Both present major threats to public life.
But we should also fear those who use either real terrorism or bogus claims about terrorism to boost their own powers, restrict our freedoms and corrode our democracy.
Both present major threats to public life.
Sir Keir Starmer 'spends his weekend complaining that he hates being Prime Minister | Alasdair Ferguson in 'The National'.🕰️
#UKPolitics
#UKPolitics
Keir Starmer 'spends his weekend complaining he hates being Prime Minister'
KEIR Starmer spends his weekends “complaining” about how much he “hates” being Prime Minister, reports say, as his Government faces…
www.thenational.scot
February 13, 2026 at 11:21 AM
Sir Keir Starmer 'spends his weekend complaining that he hates being Prime Minister | Alasdair Ferguson in 'The National'.🕰️
#UKPolitics
#UKPolitics
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Excellent column on the Epstein class, vibe shifts, and how Americans across the spectrum are no longer relaxed about people being obscenely rich www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/o...
Opinion | Affordability and the ‘Epstein Class’ Will Define American Politics
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:39 AM
Excellent column on the Epstein class, vibe shifts, and how Americans across the spectrum are no longer relaxed about people being obscenely rich www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/o...
Dead Buzzard | Henry Morris:
#Environment🌱
#Environment🌱
Dead Buzzard
I’m lucky to live in a valley lined with Celtic rainforest.
substack.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:41 AM
Dead Buzzard | Henry Morris:
#Environment🌱
#Environment🌱
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How American politics were bought by the billionaire class.
February 13, 2026 at 9:16 AM
How American politics were bought by the billionaire class.
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Hardly needs to be said, but Brexit is the *polar opposite* of finishing the single market or uniting to face down threats from outside our continent.
Good op-ed in Politico. We have to start considering more radical solutions.
Firstly, on the problems, the three main ones identified are the oil shock; Chinese industrial overcapacity; and US withdrawal from the world.
A 🧵
www.politico.eu/article/euro...
Firstly, on the problems, the three main ones identified are the oil shock; Chinese industrial overcapacity; and US withdrawal from the world.
A 🧵
www.politico.eu/article/euro...
Europe is chasing the wrong fix for its growth crisis
The continent’s old growth model no longer works in today’s world. And EU leaders need a plan that matches the scale of this shift.
www.politico.eu
February 13, 2026 at 7:31 AM
Hardly needs to be said, but Brexit is the *polar opposite* of finishing the single market or uniting to face down threats from outside our continent.
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The accoustic panels are now installed in the studio.
February 12, 2026 at 7:04 PM
The accoustic panels are now installed in the studio.
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Courting capercaillies up 50% on Cairngorms reserve
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Courting capercaillies up 50% on Cairngorms reserve
Conservationists counted 30 lekking males on the RSPB's Abernethy nature reserve last year.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 13, 2026 at 7:05 AM
Courting capercaillies up 50% on Cairngorms reserve
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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I’m not playing this stupid game with Reform or any of their multimillionaire groupies, vilifying immigrants and moaning about the benefits bill from their tax havens and Dubai penthouses. Then lying about what they said and why.
Reform is a racist party. Relying on racist votes for power. End of.
Reform is a racist party. Relying on racist votes for power. End of.
February 13, 2026 at 7:21 AM
I’m not playing this stupid game with Reform or any of their multimillionaire groupies, vilifying immigrants and moaning about the benefits bill from their tax havens and Dubai penthouses. Then lying about what they said and why.
Reform is a racist party. Relying on racist votes for power. End of.
Reform is a racist party. Relying on racist votes for power. End of.
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Light Shining Through theorkneynews.scot/2026/02/13/l...
Light Shining Through
Photographs by Rosie Hopkins.
theorkneynews.scot
February 13, 2026 at 7:18 AM
Light Shining Through theorkneynews.scot/2026/02/13/l...
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Today, the Trump administration repealed the endangerment finding: the ruling that served as the basis for limits on tailpipe emissions and power plant rules. Without it, we’ll be less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate change—all so the fossil fuel industry can make even more money.
WATCH: Trump, EPA's Zeldin announce end of scientific basis for U.S. action on climate change
The Trump administration on Thursday revoked a scientific finding that long has been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change, the most aggressiv...
www.pbs.org
February 12, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Today, the Trump administration repealed the endangerment finding: the ruling that served as the basis for limits on tailpipe emissions and power plant rules. Without it, we’ll be less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate change—all so the fossil fuel industry can make even more money.
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There is probably a lot to be said about this wikipedia graph/timeline.
February 12, 2026 at 5:12 PM
There is probably a lot to be said about this wikipedia graph/timeline.
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The loss of two political appointees from No 10 is of little significance constitutionally but the sacking of actual Cabinet Secretary by Prime Minister prompts questions (if not answers) about civil service impartiality.
PMs/cabinets come and go, but the Cabinet Secretary is supposedly a constant.
PMs/cabinets come and go, but the Cabinet Secretary is supposedly a constant.
February 12, 2026 at 5:05 PM
The loss of two political appointees from No 10 is of little significance constitutionally but the sacking of actual Cabinet Secretary by Prime Minister prompts questions (if not answers) about civil service impartiality.
PMs/cabinets come and go, but the Cabinet Secretary is supposedly a constant.
PMs/cabinets come and go, but the Cabinet Secretary is supposedly a constant.
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On the face of it, this sacking is at least as significant as the sacking of Tom Scholar as head of the Treasury by Truss/Kwarteng, but it seems to making fewer ripples.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
www.gov.uk/government/n...
February 12, 2026 at 5:01 PM
On the face of it, this sacking is at least as significant as the sacking of Tom Scholar as head of the Treasury by Truss/Kwarteng, but it seems to making fewer ripples.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
www.gov.uk/government/n...
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Farage's claims here are straightforward lies (and it's about time the media/press said so)
The correct figures are 160K (0.3%) and 900K (1.5%)
www.gbnews.com/news/video-n...
The correct figures are 160K (0.3%) and 900K (1.5%)
www.gbnews.com/news/video-n...
February 12, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Farage's claims here are straightforward lies (and it's about time the media/press said so)
The correct figures are 160K (0.3%) and 900K (1.5%)
www.gbnews.com/news/video-n...
The correct figures are 160K (0.3%) and 900K (1.5%)
www.gbnews.com/news/video-n...
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Not only is this what you would do if you were trying to kill a technology and a company developing it ….
it's what you would do if you were trying to kill *people*.
it's what you would do if you were trying to kill *people*.
February 12, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Not only is this what you would do if you were trying to kill a technology and a company developing it ….
it's what you would do if you were trying to kill *people*.
it's what you would do if you were trying to kill *people*.
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Pam Bondi is asked whether it's true that 1000 people were tasked at the Justice Department with scrubbing Trump's name from the Epstein files.
She says Trump's name has appeared "countless times" in the Epstein files.
She thinks this is a win.
She says Trump's name has appeared "countless times" in the Epstein files.
She thinks this is a win.
February 11, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Pam Bondi is asked whether it's true that 1000 people were tasked at the Justice Department with scrubbing Trump's name from the Epstein files.
She says Trump's name has appeared "countless times" in the Epstein files.
She thinks this is a win.
She says Trump's name has appeared "countless times" in the Epstein files.
She thinks this is a win.