@kovarie.bsky.social
Wife, mother, magicians daughter, teacher. 4 dogs.
BEd primary, MSc Global Development. MMC.
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BEd primary, MSc Global Development. MMC.
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Better late than never.
📢 This change of tone is welcome from Starmer, as is calling out the racists of Reform, but his govt has to make a positive case for immigration as well - you have to be principled and consistent across these clearly interrelated issues. Half measures won't do... www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Racism returning to UK politics – and people are very scared, says Starmer
PM attacks ‘toxic division of Reform’ and gives strongest signal yet that two-child benefit cap will be lifted
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Better late than never.
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Scientists Discover a Viral Cause of One of The Most Common Cancers A common type of human papillomavirus (HPV) could be more dangerous than we thought.
www.sciencealert.com/scientists-d...
www.sciencealert.com/scientists-d...
Scientists Discover a Viral Cause of One of The Most Common Cancers
A common type of human papillomavirus (HPV) could be more dangerous than we thought.
www.sciencealert.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Scientists Discover a Viral Cause of One of The Most Common Cancers A common type of human papillomavirus (HPV) could be more dangerous than we thought.
www.sciencealert.com/scientists-d...
www.sciencealert.com/scientists-d...
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Ooh, look.
More Brexit benefits.
To go alongside "taking control of our borders"...
More Brexit benefits.
To go alongside "taking control of our borders"...
🚨📉 Major new paper by Stanford professor Nick Bloom and coauthors.
They find Brexit has:
⬇️ Reduced UK GDP by 6-8%
⬇️ Reduced investment by 12-18%
⬇️ Reduced employment by 3-4%
⬇️ Reduced productivity by 3-4%
They find Brexit has:
⬇️ Reduced UK GDP by 6-8%
⬇️ Reduced investment by 12-18%
⬇️ Reduced employment by 3-4%
⬇️ Reduced productivity by 3-4%
November 11, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Ooh, look.
More Brexit benefits.
To go alongside "taking control of our borders"...
More Brexit benefits.
To go alongside "taking control of our borders"...
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Robbie Gibb was appointed to the BBC Board by Boris Johnson, was an editorial advisor for GB News, and worked as Theresa May's Director of Comms.
He is not impartial or neutral. The government should remove him from the Board immediately to protect the BBC's independence.
He is not impartial or neutral. The government should remove him from the Board immediately to protect the BBC's independence.
November 11, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Robbie Gibb was appointed to the BBC Board by Boris Johnson, was an editorial advisor for GB News, and worked as Theresa May's Director of Comms.
He is not impartial or neutral. The government should remove him from the Board immediately to protect the BBC's independence.
He is not impartial or neutral. The government should remove him from the Board immediately to protect the BBC's independence.
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Obviously, America's BBC fans are not MAGA. I'd advise the Beeb not to blow it and bow to this public (derogatory) school bully.
Nowhere in the hysterical pile-on against the BBC in the British press has anyone mentioned that BBC News now has 77 million viewers & listeners in the US and has established itself as the second most trusted news source there.
November 11, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Obviously, America's BBC fans are not MAGA. I'd advise the Beeb not to blow it and bow to this public (derogatory) school bully.
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Two years ago, I wrote this about how the COP climate summits are designed to fail, and how they could be designed to succeed. Sadly, nothing has changed.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Cop28 is a farce rigged to fail, but there are other ways we can try to save the planet | George Monbiot
Inaction and self-interest are built into climate summits. Instead, we need a voting system that can’t be subverted by fossil fuel producers, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Two years ago, I wrote this about how the COP climate summits are designed to fail, and how they could be designed to succeed. Sadly, nothing has changed.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Don't usually share this sort of local stuff, but this is a worthwhile one.
Someone set fire to the trees around Forth Hedgehog Hospital in Rosyth, all but destroying the shed used to house rescued hedgehogs. You can donate to the fund for repairs here:
Someone set fire to the trees around Forth Hedgehog Hospital in Rosyth, all but destroying the shed used to house rescued hedgehogs. You can donate to the fund for repairs here:
Donate to Repair arson to Forth Hedgehog Hospital, organized by Nadia Al-Dujaili
Forth Hedgehog Hospital SC043091 is a registered charity. All is not well jus… Nadia Al-Dujaili needs your support for Repair arson to Forth Hedgehog Hospital
www.gofundme.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Don't usually share this sort of local stuff, but this is a worthwhile one.
Someone set fire to the trees around Forth Hedgehog Hospital in Rosyth, all but destroying the shed used to house rescued hedgehogs. You can donate to the fund for repairs here:
Someone set fire to the trees around Forth Hedgehog Hospital in Rosyth, all but destroying the shed used to house rescued hedgehogs. You can donate to the fund for repairs here:
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The MAGA crowd in American loves Hungary's Orban. They want America to be just like Hungary with a powerful autocrat, cowardly media, separate rights for white straight men, etc.
For some reason they always leave out the part where Hungary is rapidly building out solar.
For some reason they always leave out the part where Hungary is rapidly building out solar.
A decade ago, solar power barely registered in Hungary’s electricity mix — just 0.2% of generation. Back then, nuclear, coal, and gas dominated the grid.
Fast forward ten years and solar power now supplies around 1/4 of Hungary’s electricity — a remarkable transformation.
Fast forward ten years and solar power now supplies around 1/4 of Hungary’s electricity — a remarkable transformation.
November 11, 2025 at 12:40 PM
The MAGA crowd in American loves Hungary's Orban. They want America to be just like Hungary with a powerful autocrat, cowardly media, separate rights for white straight men, etc.
For some reason they always leave out the part where Hungary is rapidly building out solar.
For some reason they always leave out the part where Hungary is rapidly building out solar.
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Old enough to remember both Israel and the U.S. arguing that they didn’t need the ICC in their business because they were able and willing to hold their own personnel accountable for atrocities.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
Israeli right skewers efforts to prosecute soldiers for wartime abuses
The alleged sexual abuse of a Palestinian detainee has ignited a fierce debate over whether soldiers should be immune from prosecution or face justice for misconduct.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Old enough to remember both Israel and the U.S. arguing that they didn’t need the ICC in their business because they were able and willing to hold their own personnel accountable for atrocities.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
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This is just part of Labour's £39bn vision to build the most social homes and affordable homes in more than generation.
✅ £7bn to deliver thousands of social homes across England
✅ Councils building at scale again
✅ £150m to transform brownfield sites
www.instagram.com/reel/DQ3-MTs...
✅ £7bn to deliver thousands of social homes across England
✅ Councils building at scale again
✅ £150m to transform brownfield sites
www.instagram.com/reel/DQ3-MTs...
November 10, 2025 at 7:55 PM
This is just part of Labour's £39bn vision to build the most social homes and affordable homes in more than generation.
✅ £7bn to deliver thousands of social homes across England
✅ Councils building at scale again
✅ £150m to transform brownfield sites
www.instagram.com/reel/DQ3-MTs...
✅ £7bn to deliver thousands of social homes across England
✅ Councils building at scale again
✅ £150m to transform brownfield sites
www.instagram.com/reel/DQ3-MTs...
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Here we go again
November 11, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Here we go again
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politicians, media and large institutions deciding to stop saying 'climate change' hasn't materially reduced public conern about it or support for actions to tackle it
turns out people genuinely do not want to be baked alive by the atmosphere they're in!!!
turns out people genuinely do not want to be baked alive by the atmosphere they're in!!!
🧵/ How far does the public support net zero?
Support: 60%
Oppose: 25%
Net support by party
Green: +81
Lib Dem: +67
Lab: +64
Con: +11
Reform: -44
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
Support: 60%
Oppose: 25%
Net support by party
Green: +81
Lib Dem: +67
Lab: +64
Con: +11
Reform: -44
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
November 11, 2025 at 10:54 AM
politicians, media and large institutions deciding to stop saying 'climate change' hasn't materially reduced public conern about it or support for actions to tackle it
turns out people genuinely do not want to be baked alive by the atmosphere they're in!!!
turns out people genuinely do not want to be baked alive by the atmosphere they're in!!!
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Finally, a bit of a reality check from our 2024 election book (out soon!) for everyone hyperventilating about collapsing public trust in the BBC - free to air TV (mostly the BBC) is still the most widely consumed and widely trusted source of news - blows print, online & social media out of the water
November 11, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Finally, a bit of a reality check from our 2024 election book (out soon!) for everyone hyperventilating about collapsing public trust in the BBC - free to air TV (mostly the BBC) is still the most widely consumed and widely trusted source of news - blows print, online & social media out of the water
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Vance shares a strange immunity with Trump.
The press cannot or will not pierce through his rhetoric to see the what-should-be-obvious danger of the man.
This includes:
1. Vance follows lots of neo-Nazis on X
2. His championing of Germany's far right
3. HE'S WELCOMING HITLER LOVERS INTO THE GOP
The press cannot or will not pierce through his rhetoric to see the what-should-be-obvious danger of the man.
This includes:
1. Vance follows lots of neo-Nazis on X
2. His championing of Germany's far right
3. HE'S WELCOMING HITLER LOVERS INTO THE GOP
JD Vance now leads the GOP. And he wants the party to welcome Hitler lovers.
And the press refuses to reckon with what this means.
www.thefarce.org
November 11, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Vance shares a strange immunity with Trump.
The press cannot or will not pierce through his rhetoric to see the what-should-be-obvious danger of the man.
This includes:
1. Vance follows lots of neo-Nazis on X
2. His championing of Germany's far right
3. HE'S WELCOMING HITLER LOVERS INTO THE GOP
The press cannot or will not pierce through his rhetoric to see the what-should-be-obvious danger of the man.
This includes:
1. Vance follows lots of neo-Nazis on X
2. His championing of Germany's far right
3. HE'S WELCOMING HITLER LOVERS INTO THE GOP
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Levelling Up is dead. Long live Pride in Place
Ten neighbourhoods in the North East and Tees Valley will receive funding through Pride in Place.
Ten neighbourhoods in the North East and Tees Valley will receive funding through Pride in Place.
Levelling Up is dead. Long live Pride in Place
Ten neighbourhoods in the North East and Tees Valley will receive funding through Pride in Place
northeastbylines.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Levelling Up is dead. Long live Pride in Place
Ten neighbourhoods in the North East and Tees Valley will receive funding through Pride in Place.
Ten neighbourhoods in the North East and Tees Valley will receive funding through Pride in Place.
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Cleaning up local politics
The government's new standards regime will tackle widespread concerns about standards in local government.
Measure include:
+ Tougher sanctions for councillors & mayors who break rules
+ Includes option for local authorities to suspend them or withhold allowances
1/2
The government's new standards regime will tackle widespread concerns about standards in local government.
Measure include:
+ Tougher sanctions for councillors & mayors who break rules
+ Includes option for local authorities to suspend them or withhold allowances
1/2
Tough new powers to clean up local politics
Sweeping reforms will strengthen standards and rebuild confidence in local government.
www.gov.uk
November 11, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Cleaning up local politics
The government's new standards regime will tackle widespread concerns about standards in local government.
Measure include:
+ Tougher sanctions for councillors & mayors who break rules
+ Includes option for local authorities to suspend them or withhold allowances
1/2
The government's new standards regime will tackle widespread concerns about standards in local government.
Measure include:
+ Tougher sanctions for councillors & mayors who break rules
+ Includes option for local authorities to suspend them or withhold allowances
1/2
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This is a critical moment for our country. We need to decide whether we fight this assault on our sovereignty.
If Brexit voters don't side with the BBC against against a foreign power trying to dictate to us, they are huge hypocrites.
If Brexit voters don't side with the BBC against against a foreign power trying to dictate to us, they are huge hypocrites.
November 11, 2025 at 9:09 AM
This is a critical moment for our country. We need to decide whether we fight this assault on our sovereignty.
If Brexit voters don't side with the BBC against against a foreign power trying to dictate to us, they are huge hypocrites.
If Brexit voters don't side with the BBC against against a foreign power trying to dictate to us, they are huge hypocrites.
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Omg!!!!!!
Not many people are talking about the children being harmed by #ICELawlessness but it's important to talk about.
What's happening to these kids is being paid for by our tax dollars.
We're paying for the torture of children.
I know this is beyond grim, but we must let people know about this!
What's happening to these kids is being paid for by our tax dollars.
We're paying for the torture of children.
I know this is beyond grim, but we must let people know about this!
November 11, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Omg!!!!!!
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Good morning to all those people who wasted the last decade saying, "there's no point tackling climate change in the UK, because China."
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds
World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensity
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Good morning to all those people who wasted the last decade saying, "there's no point tackling climate change in the UK, because China."
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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📌 THIS ‼️ Was when having a
Decent • Compassionate 🇺🇸
Leader | President ~ was
a real GOOD vibe 👇🏾🐥
Decent • Compassionate 🇺🇸
Leader | President ~ was
a real GOOD vibe 👇🏾🐥
November 11, 2025 at 7:52 AM
📌 THIS ‼️ Was when having a
Decent • Compassionate 🇺🇸
Leader | President ~ was
a real GOOD vibe 👇🏾🐥
Decent • Compassionate 🇺🇸
Leader | President ~ was
a real GOOD vibe 👇🏾🐥
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Trump is a monster
November 11, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Trump is a monster