Sarah
@goblin5.bsky.social
Nearer my coffin than my cot, still trying to make sense of why humans do what they do and when I give up on that, creating a garden fit for wild creatures
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David Dimbleby has raised an uncomfortable question: is it just possible that our royal family is....plain greedy ? www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/monarc...
The King and Prince William must open the books on their enormous riches
The senior royals have amassed a great fortune without any scrutiny. For most of their subjects, these are testing financial times—we must have transp...
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
December 13, 2025 at 10:08 AM
David Dimbleby has raised an uncomfortable question: is it just possible that our royal family is....plain greedy ? www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/monarc...
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"At least 9 Palestinians have been killed in a major storm in Gaza"
Murdered by Israel.
Murdered by Israel.
December 12, 2025 at 7:50 AM
"At least 9 Palestinians have been killed in a major storm in Gaza"
Murdered by Israel.
Murdered by Israel.
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Jonathan Fowler from UNRWA: "The weather conditions are horrific.. not enough supplies are being allowed in.. we remain banned by the Israeli authorities from bringing anything into the Gaza strip"
Two more babies have died from exposure in Gaza.
Two more babies have died from exposure in Gaza.
December 12, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Jonathan Fowler from UNRWA: "The weather conditions are horrific.. not enough supplies are being allowed in.. we remain banned by the Israeli authorities from bringing anything into the Gaza strip"
Two more babies have died from exposure in Gaza.
Two more babies have died from exposure in Gaza.
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A win for Swifts!
Thanks to your support, Scotland might become the first UK country to require Swift nesting bricks in all new buildings.
Today MSPs voted to include this in the Natural Environment Bill – now we must make sure it stays in the Bill through the final stage.
Thanks to your support, Scotland might become the first UK country to require Swift nesting bricks in all new buildings.
Today MSPs voted to include this in the Natural Environment Bill – now we must make sure it stays in the Bill through the final stage.
December 10, 2025 at 4:59 PM
A win for Swifts!
Thanks to your support, Scotland might become the first UK country to require Swift nesting bricks in all new buildings.
Today MSPs voted to include this in the Natural Environment Bill – now we must make sure it stays in the Bill through the final stage.
Thanks to your support, Scotland might become the first UK country to require Swift nesting bricks in all new buildings.
Today MSPs voted to include this in the Natural Environment Bill – now we must make sure it stays in the Bill through the final stage.
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New Home Office impact assessment finds that cutting skilled and social care visas will cost the UK up to £10 billion with a central estimate of -£5.4 billion.
It would be good if this got even a fraction of the coverage devoted to the endless debate about boats, flags and Turkish barber shops
It would be good if this got even a fraction of the coverage devoted to the endless debate about boats, flags and Turkish barber shops
December 9, 2025 at 2:36 PM
New Home Office impact assessment finds that cutting skilled and social care visas will cost the UK up to £10 billion with a central estimate of -£5.4 billion.
It would be good if this got even a fraction of the coverage devoted to the endless debate about boats, flags and Turkish barber shops
It would be good if this got even a fraction of the coverage devoted to the endless debate about boats, flags and Turkish barber shops
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"This is Andrew Harrison, who I'm sure Farage will deny ever meeting/knowing. Andrew is a Reform councillor in Seaham. He owns a catering business that has just been closed down... For employing ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS"
via Sean Edward Dungworth
via Sean Edward Dungworth
December 9, 2025 at 7:51 AM
"This is Andrew Harrison, who I'm sure Farage will deny ever meeting/knowing. Andrew is a Reform councillor in Seaham. He owns a catering business that has just been closed down... For employing ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS"
via Sean Edward Dungworth
via Sean Edward Dungworth
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Errr... Would this not include someone who has Nigerian citizenship through her parents, and who has admitted to hacking Harriet Harman's website, a crime which at the time carried a maximum sentence of five years?
The Conservative party’s policy also includes stripping people of their British citizenship when they are found guilty of a crime ⬇️
All criminals with dual nationality must be deported, say Tories
The Conservative party’s policy also includes stripping people of their British citizenship when they are found guilty of a crime
www.thetimes.com
December 8, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Errr... Would this not include someone who has Nigerian citizenship through her parents, and who has admitted to hacking Harriet Harman's website, a crime which at the time carried a maximum sentence of five years?
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A reminder that when Kemi Badenoch hacked Harriet Harman's website it was an offence carrying a sentence of up to five years in prison
The Conservative party’s policy also includes stripping people of their British citizenship when they are found guilty of a crime ⬇️
All criminals with dual nationality must be deported, say Tories
The Conservative party’s policy also includes stripping people of their British citizenship when they are found guilty of a crime
www.thetimes.com
December 8, 2025 at 11:08 PM
A reminder that when Kemi Badenoch hacked Harriet Harman's website it was an offence carrying a sentence of up to five years in prison
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A new record - on 5 December wind power produced enough electricity for 3/4 of UK homes
At 23.8GW it meant that even during winter peak demand, it was still providing nearly half the country's power needs
Still a way to go though....
www.edie.net/uk-soars-pas...
At 23.8GW it meant that even during winter peak demand, it was still providing nearly half the country's power needs
Still a way to go though....
www.edie.net/uk-soars-pas...
UK soars past wind power generation record for second time in two months - edie
Great Britain’s maximum wind generation record was broken on Friday, 5 December, the National Energy System Operator (NESO) has confirmed.
www.edie.net
December 9, 2025 at 8:03 AM
A new record - on 5 December wind power produced enough electricity for 3/4 of UK homes
At 23.8GW it meant that even during winter peak demand, it was still providing nearly half the country's power needs
Still a way to go though....
www.edie.net/uk-soars-pas...
At 23.8GW it meant that even during winter peak demand, it was still providing nearly half the country's power needs
Still a way to go though....
www.edie.net/uk-soars-pas...
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Dulwich College was known for the "Dulwich Experiment", set up in 1945, under which 50% of its intake were London County Council entrants. When that stopped, Dulwich continued admitting large proportions of poorer applicants under the Assisted Places scheme - www.dulwich.org.uk/uploaded/Sup...
www.dulwich.org.uk
December 8, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Dulwich College was known for the "Dulwich Experiment", set up in 1945, under which 50% of its intake were London County Council entrants. When that stopped, Dulwich continued admitting large proportions of poorer applicants under the Assisted Places scheme - www.dulwich.org.uk/uploaded/Sup...
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We have already published this collage image which is a partial excerpt of the roll - it shows 9 Patels and 8 Smiths but the full roll we have acquired a copy of shows 13 and 12. This claim was also made by more than one pupil.
December 8, 2025 at 9:25 AM
We have already published this collage image which is a partial excerpt of the roll - it shows 9 Patels and 8 Smiths but the full roll we have acquired a copy of shows 13 and 12. This claim was also made by more than one pupil.
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The Times should correct this. The commentator & subeditors could have checked the reporting. Since the "tiny details" comfirm, and are plausible, it makes this doubt highly implausible.
On a purely factual point, Trevor Phillips’s column in the Times misrepresents our reporting in casting doubts on claims that there were more boys called Patel than Smith at Dulwich in 1980 (we did not report 1976 as the year it occurred). 1980 roll shows 13 Patels and 12 Smiths.
December 8, 2025 at 10:35 AM
The Times should correct this. The commentator & subeditors could have checked the reporting. Since the "tiny details" comfirm, and are plausible, it makes this doubt highly implausible.
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Because of course Henry had got the full roll call from Dulwich College and of course Trevor Phillips couldn’t even be bothered to read the stories he’s writing about
On a purely factual point, Trevor Phillips’s column in the Times misrepresents our reporting in casting doubts on claims that there were more boys called Patel than Smith at Dulwich in 1980 (we did not report 1976 as the year it occurred). 1980 roll shows 13 Patels and 12 Smiths.
December 8, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Because of course Henry had got the full roll call from Dulwich College and of course Trevor Phillips couldn’t even be bothered to read the stories he’s writing about
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Day 1️⃣ | Why do people love the circular economy? Kohler from iForce shares his perspective on how it offers business and job opportunities.
#CircularEconomyStories #GreenJobs
#CircularEconomyStories #GreenJobs
December 8, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Day 1️⃣ | Why do people love the circular economy? Kohler from iForce shares his perspective on how it offers business and job opportunities.
#CircularEconomyStories #GreenJobs
#CircularEconomyStories #GreenJobs
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And finally, a word about birds 🦆
2 US studies (high levels of uncertainty) best estimate of annual bird deaths:
☢️ Nuclear plants 0.33M
🌬️ Wind turbines 0.1–0.44M
🏭 Fossil fuel power plants 14M
🚗 Cars 60–80M
🚜 Agricultural pesticides 67–90M
🐈 Cats 35M – 1BN
www.carbonbrief.org/bird-death-...
2 US studies (high levels of uncertainty) best estimate of annual bird deaths:
☢️ Nuclear plants 0.33M
🌬️ Wind turbines 0.1–0.44M
🏭 Fossil fuel power plants 14M
🚗 Cars 60–80M
🚜 Agricultural pesticides 67–90M
🐈 Cats 35M – 1BN
www.carbonbrief.org/bird-death-...
December 8, 2025 at 1:15 PM
And finally, a word about birds 🦆
2 US studies (high levels of uncertainty) best estimate of annual bird deaths:
☢️ Nuclear plants 0.33M
🌬️ Wind turbines 0.1–0.44M
🏭 Fossil fuel power plants 14M
🚗 Cars 60–80M
🚜 Agricultural pesticides 67–90M
🐈 Cats 35M – 1BN
www.carbonbrief.org/bird-death-...
2 US studies (high levels of uncertainty) best estimate of annual bird deaths:
☢️ Nuclear plants 0.33M
🌬️ Wind turbines 0.1–0.44M
🏭 Fossil fuel power plants 14M
🚗 Cars 60–80M
🚜 Agricultural pesticides 67–90M
🐈 Cats 35M – 1BN
www.carbonbrief.org/bird-death-...
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New “shovel-ready” wind, solar and battery power projects are jumping to the front of the queue to connect to Britain’s electricity grid, operators said as they unveiled the biggest shake-up of the system to date
nation.cymru/news/shovel...
nation.cymru/news/shovel...
‘Shovel-ready’ clean energy projects jump to front of grid connection queue
New “shovel-ready” wind, solar and battery power projects are jumping to the front of the queue to connect to Britain’s electricity grid, operators said as they unveiled the biggest shake-up of the system to date. The existing first-come, first-served approach to the grid connections queue, which operators say has led to unviable and speculative schemes […]
nation.cymru
December 8, 2025 at 1:46 PM
New “shovel-ready” wind, solar and battery power projects are jumping to the front of the queue to connect to Britain’s electricity grid, operators said as they unveiled the biggest shake-up of the system to date
nation.cymru/news/shovel...
nation.cymru/news/shovel...
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‘Zombie’ electricity projects in Britain face axe to ease quicker grid connections
- Backlog delaying ‘shovel-ready’ ventures will be cleared with aim of building virtually zero-carbon power system by 2030
#netzero
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
- Backlog delaying ‘shovel-ready’ ventures will be cleared with aim of building virtually zero-carbon power system by 2030
#netzero
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
‘Zombie’ electricity projects in Britain face axe to ease quicker grid connections
Backlog delaying ‘shovel-ready’ ventures will be cleared with aim of building virtually zero-carbon power system by 2030
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2025 at 8:28 AM
‘Zombie’ electricity projects in Britain face axe to ease quicker grid connections
- Backlog delaying ‘shovel-ready’ ventures will be cleared with aim of building virtually zero-carbon power system by 2030
#netzero
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
- Backlog delaying ‘shovel-ready’ ventures will be cleared with aim of building virtually zero-carbon power system by 2030
#netzero
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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This story more than any other disgusts me.
Yinka was a little 9 year old boy
Farage was a swaggering bully aged 17
We all knew those bullies at school and in this case teenager Farage was a racist bully too
Yinka was a little 9 year old boy
Farage was a swaggering bully aged 17
We all knew those bullies at school and in this case teenager Farage was a racist bully too
Yinka Bankole was 12 when Farage spotted him in the playground:
“He towered over me. ‘Where are you from?’ he asked. Within seconds of offering my rather confused and sputtering answers, he had a clear response: ‘That’s the way back to Africa,’.”
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
“He towered over me. ‘Where are you from?’ he asked. Within seconds of offering my rather confused and sputtering answers, he had a clear response: ‘That’s the way back to Africa,’.”
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Former Dulwich pupil says Farage told him: ‘That’s the way back to Africa’
Exclusive: Yinka Bankole says he felt compelled to speak out after Reform leader’s attempts to ‘dismiss’ hurt of alleged targets
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 8:00 PM
This story more than any other disgusts me.
Yinka was a little 9 year old boy
Farage was a swaggering bully aged 17
We all knew those bullies at school and in this case teenager Farage was a racist bully too
Yinka was a little 9 year old boy
Farage was a swaggering bully aged 17
We all knew those bullies at school and in this case teenager Farage was a racist bully too
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Unsurprising mask-off racism from Nick Timothy here.
Upset at the abolition of the two-child limit - because some of (British) kids who will benefit have (British) parents who are the wrong colour (were born in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Somalia, etc).
archive.ph/rycVD
Upset at the abolition of the two-child limit - because some of (British) kids who will benefit have (British) parents who are the wrong colour (were born in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Somalia, etc).
archive.ph/rycVD
Strip residency of migrants who are a net financial drain, urges Tory MP
Ministers should withdraw permanent residency from those who draw more in welfare than they contribute, a former No 10 adviser has said
www.thetimes.com
December 7, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Unsurprising mask-off racism from Nick Timothy here.
Upset at the abolition of the two-child limit - because some of (British) kids who will benefit have (British) parents who are the wrong colour (were born in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Somalia, etc).
archive.ph/rycVD
Upset at the abolition of the two-child limit - because some of (British) kids who will benefit have (British) parents who are the wrong colour (were born in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Somalia, etc).
archive.ph/rycVD
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"In Gaza at least 350,000 Palestinians are suffering from chronic illnesses & at least 42,000 are living with life altering injuries... the health ministry says Israels only allowing on average 5 trucks of medical aid in every week"
December 8, 2025 at 8:01 AM
"In Gaza at least 350,000 Palestinians are suffering from chronic illnesses & at least 42,000 are living with life altering injuries... the health ministry says Israels only allowing on average 5 trucks of medical aid in every week"
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Qatar’s prime minister says the Gaza ceasefire has reached a “critical moment” as its first phase winds down.
“What we have just done is a pause,” he told the Doha Forum. “We cannot consider it yet a ceasefire.”
“What we have just done is a pause,” he told the Doha Forum. “We cannot consider it yet a ceasefire.”
Qatari leader says the Gaza ceasefire is at a critical moment
Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani told a conference in the Qatari capital that international mediators, led by the U.S., are working “to force the way forward” to the second phase to cement …
trib.al
December 7, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Qatar’s prime minister says the Gaza ceasefire has reached a “critical moment” as its first phase winds down.
“What we have just done is a pause,” he told the Doha Forum. “We cannot consider it yet a ceasefire.”
“What we have just done is a pause,” he told the Doha Forum. “We cannot consider it yet a ceasefire.”
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How climate change affects our health
What does climate change mean for our health - and can tackling it bring health benefits?
eciu.net/analysis/br...
What does climate change mean for our health - and can tackling it bring health benefits?
eciu.net/analysis/br...
How climate change affects our health
What does climate change mean for our health - and can tackling it bring health benefits?
eciu.net
December 7, 2025 at 11:00 AM
How climate change affects our health
What does climate change mean for our health - and can tackling it bring health benefits?
eciu.net/analysis/br...
What does climate change mean for our health - and can tackling it bring health benefits?
eciu.net/analysis/br...
Yes, it does actually sound like he talks though maybe goes on a bit long. I’m not a labour supporter but I hope it works because at heart I think he’s a decent man.
Totally agree. The these things go through too many layers of comments and sign off to ever sound natural. And despite the great intent people shut off because you can’t engage with the substance.
This is a great thing for the PM to do.
It reads a bit too much like internal Labour party literature at times- no need for the dividing lines stuff/sloganistic headlines etc in this medium.
But overall it's very positive and look forward to reading more.
open.substack.com/pub/keirstar...
It reads a bit too much like internal Labour party literature at times- no need for the dividing lines stuff/sloganistic headlines etc in this medium.
But overall it's very positive and look forward to reading more.
open.substack.com/pub/keirstar...
December 7, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Yes, it does actually sound like he talks though maybe goes on a bit long. I’m not a labour supporter but I hope it works because at heart I think he’s a decent man.
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Totally agree. The these things go through too many layers of comments and sign off to ever sound natural. And despite the great intent people shut off because you can’t engage with the substance.
This is a great thing for the PM to do.
It reads a bit too much like internal Labour party literature at times- no need for the dividing lines stuff/sloganistic headlines etc in this medium.
But overall it's very positive and look forward to reading more.
open.substack.com/pub/keirstar...
It reads a bit too much like internal Labour party literature at times- no need for the dividing lines stuff/sloganistic headlines etc in this medium.
But overall it's very positive and look forward to reading more.
open.substack.com/pub/keirstar...
Politics that makes a difference
Over half a million children, lifted out of poverty
open.substack.com
December 7, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Totally agree. The these things go through too many layers of comments and sign off to ever sound natural. And despite the great intent people shut off because you can’t engage with the substance.
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Most households subject to the two-child limit already have at least one adult in work.
Of the minority of households that are not in work, more than nine-in-ten have a child under three or a disabled family member with additional care needs, making any return to the labour market challenging.
Of the minority of households that are not in work, more than nine-in-ten have a child under three or a disabled family member with additional care needs, making any return to the labour market challenging.
December 7, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Most households subject to the two-child limit already have at least one adult in work.
Of the minority of households that are not in work, more than nine-in-ten have a child under three or a disabled family member with additional care needs, making any return to the labour market challenging.
Of the minority of households that are not in work, more than nine-in-ten have a child under three or a disabled family member with additional care needs, making any return to the labour market challenging.