@lerisnud.bsky.social
Retired primary teacher quietly working for a happier, greener, more equitable future for Homo sapiens and others. Let’s do this!
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Happy to read that X is now only worth 25% of what it was worth when that crazy Bond villain Musk took over. I’ve left it behind, and look forward to the blue skies of Bluesky. Hello everyone!😄
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Head of MI6 says 'I've never seen the world in a more dangerous state' as he warns Russia would not stop if it wins in Ukraine
Me neither. Most western Gov’s (U.K. included) relying on fingers crossed behind backs
We should be preparing. Urgently
apple.news/AWjbSeTG4R9q...
Me neither. Most western Gov’s (U.K. included) relying on fingers crossed behind backs
We should be preparing. Urgently
apple.news/AWjbSeTG4R9q...
'I've never seen the world in a more dangerous state', MI6 chief warns — Sky News
Sir Richard Moore, the head of MI6, said that if Russia wins in Ukraine, China would
apple.news
December 1, 2024 at 9:15 PM
Head of MI6 says 'I've never seen the world in a more dangerous state' as he warns Russia would not stop if it wins in Ukraine
Me neither. Most western Gov’s (U.K. included) relying on fingers crossed behind backs
We should be preparing. Urgently
apple.news/AWjbSeTG4R9q...
Me neither. Most western Gov’s (U.K. included) relying on fingers crossed behind backs
We should be preparing. Urgently
apple.news/AWjbSeTG4R9q...
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I left ‘X’ because it continues to ‘ElonGate’ the truth
December 1, 2024 at 7:35 PM
I left ‘X’ because it continues to ‘ElonGate’ the truth
Ooh, and one of the biggest shocks in this piece is near the end, where it states that conflict of interest statements are very rarely followed up to check credentials.
🚨 Senior staff at Peter Mandelson’s lobbying firm Global Counsel are behind a think tank that is urging Labour ministers to adopt controversial private finance deals
Scoop on Democracy for Sale by Adam Bychawski and me:
open.substack.com/pub/democrac...
New: Peter Mandelson’s lobbying firm behind think tank pushing PFI 2.0
Plus: new report lays bare UK government’s woeful conflicts of interest management
open.substack.com
November 24, 2024 at 11:04 AM
Ooh, and one of the biggest shocks in this piece is near the end, where it states that conflict of interest statements are very rarely followed up to check credentials.
Has anyone else noticed that the Tories seem to develop a social conscience when they’re no longer in power?
November 23, 2024 at 10:27 PM
Has anyone else noticed that the Tories seem to develop a social conscience when they’re no longer in power?
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Imagine the shock for the Daily Express when it finds out that almost all of the aid grants that make up the £500m total quoted were given by Conservative governments
November 23, 2024 at 2:11 PM
Imagine the shock for the Daily Express when it finds out that almost all of the aid grants that make up the £500m total quoted were given by Conservative governments
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Dear friends, the fab George Monbiot is a director of Fighting Dirty, which fights for the rights of UK citizens in court, on issues like sewage on fields and in rivers.
Please give them a follow! ♥️
Please give them a follow! ♥️
We're Fighting Dirty. Best known for taking the Environment Agency to court over the spreading of sewage sludge.
Our Founding Directors are @georgemonbiot.bsky.social @stevehyndside.bsky.social and Georgia Elliott-Smith
You can find out more about our work and how to support fightingdirty.org
Our Founding Directors are @georgemonbiot.bsky.social @stevehyndside.bsky.social and Georgia Elliott-Smith
You can find out more about our work and how to support fightingdirty.org
November 20, 2024 at 6:40 PM
Dear friends, the fab George Monbiot is a director of Fighting Dirty, which fights for the rights of UK citizens in court, on issues like sewage on fields and in rivers.
Please give them a follow! ♥️
Please give them a follow! ♥️
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'Sunny Days' is a painting of mine that adorns the cover of Guy Shrubsole's new book 'The Lie of the Land' which is a fasinating, timely, phenominally well researched & pertinent read. Good interview below from Guy on LBC.
Thanks to @hedleythorne.bsky.social for his drone shot that I used as ref.
Thanks to @hedleythorne.bsky.social for his drone shot that I used as ref.
November 20, 2024 at 7:45 PM
'Sunny Days' is a painting of mine that adorns the cover of Guy Shrubsole's new book 'The Lie of the Land' which is a fasinating, timely, phenominally well researched & pertinent read. Good interview below from Guy on LBC.
Thanks to @hedleythorne.bsky.social for his drone shot that I used as ref.
Thanks to @hedleythorne.bsky.social for his drone shot that I used as ref.
Was watching ‘Homes under the Hammer’ yesterday and it got me thinking about leaseholds- who owns all these freeholds where basically they get paid for ‘owning’ a piece of land? Turns out it’s not that easy to find out!😬
November 21, 2024 at 8:49 AM
Was watching ‘Homes under the Hammer’ yesterday and it got me thinking about leaseholds- who owns all these freeholds where basically they get paid for ‘owning’ a piece of land? Turns out it’s not that easy to find out!😬
Fergal Sharkey on GMB this morning basically said that the water companies will use various creative methods, including the use of ‘financial engineers’ in order to ensure that their CEO’s still get the full value of their big bonuses despite toothless Ofwat blocking their payment.
November 21, 2024 at 8:30 AM
Fergal Sharkey on GMB this morning basically said that the water companies will use various creative methods, including the use of ‘financial engineers’ in order to ensure that their CEO’s still get the full value of their big bonuses despite toothless Ofwat blocking their payment.
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All the evidence shows importance of greater access to nature, so cuts to England’s national parks are short-sighted & self-defeating. Instead Govt should reform them, give them a strong nature recovery focus & recognise their contribution to health & wellbeing www.theguardian.com/environment/...
England’s national parks facing financial peril due to budget cuts, say CEOs
Leaders warn cost savings will lead to mass redundancies and that spaces could become ‘paper parks’
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2024 at 9:20 AM
All the evidence shows importance of greater access to nature, so cuts to England’s national parks are short-sighted & self-defeating. Instead Govt should reform them, give them a strong nature recovery focus & recognise their contribution to health & wellbeing www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Your regular reminder that you can look up how much public subsidy each farmer gets annually here. cap-payments.defra.gov.uk/SearchResult... For example in 2023 Jeremy Clarkson got £83,000 and in 2022 he got £133,000. Nice work if you can get it. @guyshrubsole.bsky.social @georgemonbiot.bsky.social
Defra, UK - CAP Payments Search
cap-payments.defra.gov.uk
November 19, 2024 at 11:12 AM
Your regular reminder that you can look up how much public subsidy each farmer gets annually here. cap-payments.defra.gov.uk/SearchResult... For example in 2023 Jeremy Clarkson got £83,000 and in 2022 he got £133,000. Nice work if you can get it. @guyshrubsole.bsky.social @georgemonbiot.bsky.social
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"Northumberland Wildlife Trust will work closely with the local community to create a new vision for the Estate – one which puts restoring nature at its heart."
*Major swoon* 👏🏼🙏🏻🙌🏻
*Major swoon* 👏🏼🙏🏻🙌🏻
The press last year: "Lord Max Percy is selling off his 9,500 acre Northumberland estate... The property, in the Percy family since 1332, offers one ultra-high-net-worth individual the opportunity to own a sprawling slice of rural Northumberland."
Well, it's gone to THE WILDLIFE TRUSTS.
Well, it's gone to THE WILDLIFE TRUSTS.
The Wildlife Trusts buy The Rothbury Estate in partnership with Northumberland Wildlife Trust | The Wildlife Trusts
£30 million appeal to secure the entire estate - for nature and the nation
www.wildlifetrusts.org
October 29, 2024 at 5:27 PM
"Northumberland Wildlife Trust will work closely with the local community to create a new vision for the Estate – one which puts restoring nature at its heart."
*Major swoon* 👏🏼🙏🏻🙌🏻
*Major swoon* 👏🏼🙏🏻🙌🏻
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Please do feel free share the post below, it's important
a) People know the financial danger of missing council tax repayments
b) Pressure is put on to improve the system
a) People know the financial danger of missing council tax repayments
b) Pressure is put on to improve the system
Miss one Council Tax monthly payment and within 3wks they can make you pay for the whole year!
My response are listening to a case study who's finances were wrecked by this.
youtu.be/0A3hLVLePQA
My response are listening to a case study who's finances were wrecked by this.
youtu.be/0A3hLVLePQA
Martin Lewis: Miss one Council Tax payment and within 3wks they can make you pay for the whole year!
YouTube video by MoneySavingExpert.com
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November 18, 2024 at 12:03 PM
Please do feel free share the post below, it's important
a) People know the financial danger of missing council tax repayments
b) Pressure is put on to improve the system
a) People know the financial danger of missing council tax repayments
b) Pressure is put on to improve the system
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If you are anti-Brexit and pro EU and want to find some extra followers.
RT and reply to this post and add each other.
No fun speaking to yourself.
RT and reply to this post and add each other.
No fun speaking to yourself.
November 15, 2024 at 12:25 PM
If you are anti-Brexit and pro EU and want to find some extra followers.
RT and reply to this post and add each other.
No fun speaking to yourself.
RT and reply to this post and add each other.
No fun speaking to yourself.
Happy to read that X is now only worth 25% of what it was worth when that crazy Bond villain Musk took over. I’ve left it behind, and look forward to the blue skies of Bluesky. Hello everyone!😄
November 16, 2024 at 8:26 AM
Happy to read that X is now only worth 25% of what it was worth when that crazy Bond villain Musk took over. I’ve left it behind, and look forward to the blue skies of Bluesky. Hello everyone!😄