SJP 🇦🇺🇬🇧
@maylandswa.bsky.social
One who loves the Highlands of Scotland. Cares for the environment & wildlife therein. Sometimes political. Detest racism & the xenophobia fuelling gutter press.
#Mull #Hebrides
#Mull #Hebrides
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Sewage dumping near swimming spots in England getting worse.
Govt expects end to illegal dumping into waterways by mid-century.
Despite illegality corporate permits not cancelled, puny fines, execs not prosecuted, bills hiked, dividends paid, investment neglected.
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Govt expects end to illegal dumping into waterways by mid-century.
Despite illegality corporate permits not cancelled, puny fines, execs not prosecuted, bills hiked, dividends paid, investment neglected.
archive.ph/qMctS
Sewage spills near swimming spots still getting worse, report finds
Water companies have been ordered to end the release of untreated sewage into waterways by mid-century. Thursday’s report found progress to be well off course
www.thetimes.com
December 12, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Sewage dumping near swimming spots in England getting worse.
Govt expects end to illegal dumping into waterways by mid-century.
Despite illegality corporate permits not cancelled, puny fines, execs not prosecuted, bills hiked, dividends paid, investment neglected.
archive.ph/qMctS
Govt expects end to illegal dumping into waterways by mid-century.
Despite illegality corporate permits not cancelled, puny fines, execs not prosecuted, bills hiked, dividends paid, investment neglected.
archive.ph/qMctS
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We need a coalition/working pact between the Lib Dem’s and the Greens in England.
We need a coalition/working pact between the Lib Dem’s and the Greens in England.
Labour has quietly gutted funding for Britain’s struggling regions – it’s an economic and political disaster | Larry Elliott
A stark new report highlights the price paid in Britain’s former industrial heartlands for this silent demolition job, says Guardian columnist Larry Elliott
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2025 at 11:06 AM
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
We need a coalition/working pact between the Lib Dem’s and the Greens in England.
We need a coalition/working pact between the Lib Dem’s and the Greens in England.
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No.
Octopus could be the next commercially farmed seafood. Should it be? — Fast Company
They’re clever, they’re otherworldly, and if a growing band of companies and scientists have their way, they’re going to be raised for human consumption. Inside the birth of a new and controversial in...
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December 9, 2025 at 11:49 PM
No.
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How many times do we need to point this out?
By appeasing the far right, you do not weaken it. You strengthen it.
While weakening your own position.
There's a vast amount of academic research showing this.
But Labour will not listen.
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec...
By appeasing the far right, you do not weaken it. You strengthen it.
While weakening your own position.
There's a vast amount of academic research showing this.
But Labour will not listen.
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec...
Starmer urges Europe’s leaders to curb ECHR to halt rise of far right
Exclusive: PM calls for members of European convention on human rights to allow tougher action to protect borders
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 10:56 AM
How many times do we need to point this out?
By appeasing the far right, you do not weaken it. You strengthen it.
While weakening your own position.
There's a vast amount of academic research showing this.
But Labour will not listen.
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec...
By appeasing the far right, you do not weaken it. You strengthen it.
While weakening your own position.
There's a vast amount of academic research showing this.
But Labour will not listen.
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec...
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Today is #HumanRightsDay.
What better day to remind everyone that either we all have human rights, or none of us really do.
What better day to remind everyone that either we all have human rights, or none of us really do.
HUMAN RIGHTS DAY: CELEBRATING THE HUMAN RIGHTS ACT AND THE ECHR - Liberty
www.libertyhumanrights.org.uk
December 10, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Today is #HumanRightsDay.
What better day to remind everyone that either we all have human rights, or none of us really do.
What better day to remind everyone that either we all have human rights, or none of us really do.
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With strong winds from #StormBram around, here is some good advice about driving in severe weather from our partners @TheRAC_UK and @NationalHways
#WeatherReady
bit.ly/3WlxFF3
#WeatherReady
bit.ly/3WlxFF3
December 9, 2025 at 6:01 PM
With strong winds from #StormBram around, here is some good advice about driving in severe weather from our partners @TheRAC_UK and @NationalHways
#WeatherReady
bit.ly/3WlxFF3
#WeatherReady
bit.ly/3WlxFF3
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The UK Trade and Business Commission’s new report sets out how the UK and the EU could implement a Youth Experience Scheme.
“The report is likely to give weight to the arguments of Britain’s negotiators in talks over the deal,” writes Arj Singh.
Read: https://bit.ly/48tqyTY
“The report is likely to give weight to the arguments of Britain’s negotiators in talks over the deal,” writes Arj Singh.
Read: https://bit.ly/48tqyTY
December 9, 2025 at 5:40 PM
The UK Trade and Business Commission’s new report sets out how the UK and the EU could implement a Youth Experience Scheme.
“The report is likely to give weight to the arguments of Britain’s negotiators in talks over the deal,” writes Arj Singh.
Read: https://bit.ly/48tqyTY
“The report is likely to give weight to the arguments of Britain’s negotiators in talks over the deal,” writes Arj Singh.
Read: https://bit.ly/48tqyTY
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“In 2017 there was not a single asylum seeker who arrived on a boat. Today we have 46,000 a year and do you know why? It was because of the botched Brexit deal pushed through by Boris Johnson and championed by Nigel Farage. Nigel Farage should be here apologising”
Daisy Cooper
Daisy Cooper
December 5, 2025 at 8:26 AM
“In 2017 there was not a single asylum seeker who arrived on a boat. Today we have 46,000 a year and do you know why? It was because of the botched Brexit deal pushed through by Boris Johnson and championed by Nigel Farage. Nigel Farage should be here apologising”
Daisy Cooper
Daisy Cooper
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@sangitamyska.bsky.social
I am really very sorry that this happened. The man and his party are toxic.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
I am really very sorry that this happened. The man and his party are toxic.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Broadcaster targeted with racist slurs accuses Farage of emboldening ‘toxic environment’ online
Farage is responsible for ‘dangerous’ culture shift, says broadcaster subject to alleged posts from Reform councillor
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 6:55 PM
@sangitamyska.bsky.social
I am really very sorry that this happened. The man and his party are toxic.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
I am really very sorry that this happened. The man and his party are toxic.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Anyone remember how insufferable "Lord" Offord was on Debate Night etc and that's when he was a Tory? Now he's defected to Reform he'll be insufferable on steroids, but with added racism.
Means he'll be running for a seat in Holyrood. Scotland doesn't need this. Vote #SNP1#Green2
Keep Unionist out
Means he'll be running for a seat in Holyrood. Scotland doesn't need this. Vote #SNP1#Green2
Keep Unionist out
December 6, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Anyone remember how insufferable "Lord" Offord was on Debate Night etc and that's when he was a Tory? Now he's defected to Reform he'll be insufferable on steroids, but with added racism.
Means he'll be running for a seat in Holyrood. Scotland doesn't need this. Vote #SNP1#Green2
Keep Unionist out
Means he'll be running for a seat in Holyrood. Scotland doesn't need this. Vote #SNP1#Green2
Keep Unionist out
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I haven’t watched the programme yet as I knew it would make me cross and I needed to be able to sleep last night. I will watch it on iPlayer tomorrow. I have so much admiration for @zackpolanski.bsky.social and the eloquence and raw honesty with which he speaks.
#VoteGreen
#VoteGreen
This is a superb speech from @zackpolanski.bsky.social
It’s why the #BBC make Question Time, in order to hear different voices, and Zack’s is undoubtedly the strongest in the room here.
“You’re a Government of cowards.” Spot on. Labour *never* speaks positively about immigration #bbcqt
It’s why the #BBC make Question Time, in order to hear different voices, and Zack’s is undoubtedly the strongest in the room here.
“You’re a Government of cowards.” Spot on. Labour *never* speaks positively about immigration #bbcqt
December 5, 2025 at 6:15 PM
I haven’t watched the programme yet as I knew it would make me cross and I needed to be able to sleep last night. I will watch it on iPlayer tomorrow. I have so much admiration for @zackpolanski.bsky.social and the eloquence and raw honesty with which he speaks.
#VoteGreen
#VoteGreen
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No one knows better than Holocaust survivors where anti-Semitism leads.
No-one who is not wilfully ignorant - or is themselves as openly fascist as Reform are - can be in any doubt that Reform in general and Farage in particular are deeply racist and antisemitic.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
No-one who is not wilfully ignorant - or is themselves as openly fascist as Reform are - can be in any doubt that Reform in general and Farage in particular are deeply racist and antisemitic.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Holocaust survivors call on Nigel Farage to apologise over alleged antisemitic comments
Exclusive: Group’s open letter says Reform UK leader must take responsibility for behaviour as a schoolboy
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:24 AM
No one knows better than Holocaust survivors where anti-Semitism leads.
No-one who is not wilfully ignorant - or is themselves as openly fascist as Reform are - can be in any doubt that Reform in general and Farage in particular are deeply racist and antisemitic.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
No-one who is not wilfully ignorant - or is themselves as openly fascist as Reform are - can be in any doubt that Reform in general and Farage in particular are deeply racist and antisemitic.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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#JoinMeOnMyWalk A beautiful blue sky sunny #winter day today, with a lunch walk with colours picked out by the sunshine. Delightful! Back to rain tomorrow I fear. But today... Bliss! @photohour.bsky.social #Lancashire #vitaminN #joy
December 3, 2025 at 7:04 PM
#JoinMeOnMyWalk A beautiful blue sky sunny #winter day today, with a lunch walk with colours picked out by the sunshine. Delightful! Back to rain tomorrow I fear. But today... Bliss! @photohour.bsky.social #Lancashire #vitaminN #joy
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Feeling proud of the intelligent multi-lingual children in our city!
This tweet and the Farage video in it about "the cultural smashing of Glasgow" is getting rightly roasted by the good people of Glasgow on the other place...
This tweet and the Farage video in it about "the cultural smashing of Glasgow" is getting rightly roasted by the good people of Glasgow on the other place...
December 3, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Feeling proud of the intelligent multi-lingual children in our city!
This tweet and the Farage video in it about "the cultural smashing of Glasgow" is getting rightly roasted by the good people of Glasgow on the other place...
This tweet and the Farage video in it about "the cultural smashing of Glasgow" is getting rightly roasted by the good people of Glasgow on the other place...
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Goldfinches (the European species) in the winter’s morning sunshine. Ink and watercolour.
#artAdventCalendar
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#artAdventCalendar
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December 3, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Goldfinches (the European species) in the winter’s morning sunshine. Ink and watercolour.
#artAdventCalendar
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#artAdventCalendar
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If your doctor decided you needed an MRI (indicating concern about something serious) and you claim that you didn't ask why or what part of your body he wanted to look at, you are:
1. Really stupid; or
2. Dangerously detached from reality; or
4. Lying; or
4. All three. 🎯
1. Really stupid; or
2. Dangerously detached from reality; or
4. Lying; or
4. All three. 🎯
December 1, 2025 at 5:12 PM
If your doctor decided you needed an MRI (indicating concern about something serious) and you claim that you didn't ask why or what part of your body he wanted to look at, you are:
1. Really stupid; or
2. Dangerously detached from reality; or
4. Lying; or
4. All three. 🎯
1. Really stupid; or
2. Dangerously detached from reality; or
4. Lying; or
4. All three. 🎯
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The Institute for Government gives Reeves a positive response:
Amongst other aspects they say “her budget has given mayors more autonomy to boost growth”
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www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/live-blog/au...?
Amongst other aspects they say “her budget has given mayors more autonomy to boost growth”
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www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/live-blog/au...?
LIVE BLOG | Autumn budget 2025: Rachel Reeves announces tax and spend measures | Institute for Government
IfG experts analyse Reeves' budget and explore what the chancellor's plans for the economy, tax and spending mean.
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk
December 1, 2025 at 3:29 PM
The Institute for Government gives Reeves a positive response:
Amongst other aspects they say “her budget has given mayors more autonomy to boost growth”
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www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/live-blog/au...?
Amongst other aspects they say “her budget has given mayors more autonomy to boost growth”
⬇️
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/live-blog/au...?
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Greedy #Oligarchs and billionaires are a menace to our common humanity and to the planet. They are in charge of social media (BlueSky the exception) and are manipulators in the manner of Mephistopheles.
November 29, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Greedy #Oligarchs and billionaires are a menace to our common humanity and to the planet. They are in charge of social media (BlueSky the exception) and are manipulators in the manner of Mephistopheles.
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Watch my most recent talk at your leisure here:
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Insect Declines, Pesticides and Pet Parasiticides with Dave Goulson
wsrt.org.uk
November 27, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Watch my most recent talk at your leisure here:
wsrt.org.uk/news/insect-...
wsrt.org.uk/news/insect-...
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Mediterranean Gull at Traigh Mhor today. Still a scarce visitor to the Outer Hebrides, this was the 5th to be seen on Barra this year: the most there has been in one year. #BirdingScotland
November 27, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Mediterranean Gull at Traigh Mhor today. Still a scarce visitor to the Outer Hebrides, this was the 5th to be seen on Barra this year: the most there has been in one year. #BirdingScotland
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There are some people who seem to see the recovery of ecosystems in a deforested waste as a personal affront. It's about power, and different landscapes reflect the different ways in which power is distributed - or concentrated.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Willow trees on Prince William’s land in Devon poisoned with herbicide
Exclusive: Unknown culprit suspected of spraying glyphosate on protected trees hoped to stop peat erosion and flooding
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:12 PM
There are some people who seem to see the recovery of ecosystems in a deforested waste as a personal affront. It's about power, and different landscapes reflect the different ways in which power is distributed - or concentrated.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Yay! Mottled Umber NFY in the garden moth-trap last night. It’s a species I don’t see every year so great to get one to add to my Big Moth Year total (currently at 1,034) #teammoth
November 27, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Yay! Mottled Umber NFY in the garden moth-trap last night. It’s a species I don’t see every year so great to get one to add to my Big Moth Year total (currently at 1,034) #teammoth
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Good to hear the Chancellor identify the legacy of Brexit as one of the reasons our economy needs investment - the damage it has done is stark.
To offer any chance of salvaging British businesses and jobs affected, this budget shows we need to go further in the EU reset
To offer any chance of salvaging British businesses and jobs affected, this budget shows we need to go further in the EU reset
November 26, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Good to hear the Chancellor identify the legacy of Brexit as one of the reasons our economy needs investment - the damage it has done is stark.
To offer any chance of salvaging British businesses and jobs affected, this budget shows we need to go further in the EU reset
To offer any chance of salvaging British businesses and jobs affected, this budget shows we need to go further in the EU reset
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In 2021 Good Law Project went for an Orwell Prize for uncovering the Covid PPE VIP lane - an issue which helped bring down the last Government. We didn't even get shortlisted - one of the judges was a Director General under the last Government working on... the Covid response. 😂
I’m a past winner of the Orwell Prize & won partly because I exposed Vote Leave’s unlawful activities.
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
Michael Gove Made Orwell Prize Judge Despite Record of Attacking Journalists and Dodging Scrutiny
Critics say "Orwell would have enjoyed the irony" of the former Conservative minister's appointment
bylinetimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:10 PM
In 2021 Good Law Project went for an Orwell Prize for uncovering the Covid PPE VIP lane - an issue which helped bring down the last Government. We didn't even get shortlisted - one of the judges was a Director General under the last Government working on... the Covid response. 😂