Nick Langley
@nicklangley.bsky.social
Semi-retired freelance journo, ex-editorial "consultant"* to conservation NGOs. Currently immobilised by orthopaedic boot. Busy with books & BFI subscription.
*Facilitating stakeholder engagement by correcting grammar & spelling.
Will edit for food.
*Facilitating stakeholder engagement by correcting grammar & spelling.
Will edit for food.
The Forestry Commission investigation “should shed more light on this troubling incident”.
In the aftermath of the felling, Mitchells & Butlers Retail claimed the tree had died.
The company declined to comment on the call to fund attempts to keep it alive.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
In the aftermath of the felling, Mitchells & Butlers Retail claimed the tree had died.
The company declined to comment on the call to fund attempts to keep it alive.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Toby Carvery owner urged to fund ‘life support’ for felled Enfield oak
Sprinklers could save 500-year-old tree that had branches cut off without authorisation in April, says expert
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:01 AM
The Forestry Commission investigation “should shed more light on this troubling incident”.
In the aftermath of the felling, Mitchells & Butlers Retail claimed the tree had died.
The company declined to comment on the call to fund attempts to keep it alive.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
In the aftermath of the felling, Mitchells & Butlers Retail claimed the tree had died.
The company declined to comment on the call to fund attempts to keep it alive.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
I'm sure there must be others, but this is the first one I've been sent.
stoptrump.org.uk/petition-bbc/
stoptrump.org.uk/petition-bbc/
Petition: Defend BBC independence from Trump’s interference
Stop Trump Coalition
stoptrump.org.uk
November 11, 2025 at 10:38 AM
I'm sure there must be others, but this is the first one I've been sent.
stoptrump.org.uk/petition-bbc/
stoptrump.org.uk/petition-bbc/
Strangely distracted wondering when & why I wrote the single word
Grasshoppers?
on a bit of scrap paper.
Grasshoppers?
on a bit of scrap paper.
November 11, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Strangely distracted wondering when & why I wrote the single word
Grasshoppers?
on a bit of scrap paper.
Grasshoppers?
on a bit of scrap paper.
“A sustained campaign of anti-migrant rhetoric is fuelling a growing cesspool of racism, including against international and ethnic minority nursing staff, without whom our health and care system would simply cease to function."
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
NHS staff who visit patients at home say St George’s flags can mean ‘no-go zones’
Black and Asian staff left feeling ‘deliberately intimidated’, according to chief executive of one NHS trust
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:08 AM
“A sustained campaign of anti-migrant rhetoric is fuelling a growing cesspool of racism, including against international and ethnic minority nursing staff, without whom our health and care system would simply cease to function."
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
The fire service does not have council members listed as chair or vice chair.
'the public "has a right to expect that its emergency services are accountable to them and their elected representatives.
"At the moment, the structures for that have broken down in Kent."'
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
'the public "has a right to expect that its emergency services are accountable to them and their elected representatives.
"At the moment, the structures for that have broken down in Kent."'
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Kent fire authority 'in disarray' amid Reform UK video leak row
A firefighters union claims Reform UK suspending councillors is impacting the local fire authority.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 8:31 AM
The fire service does not have council members listed as chair or vice chair.
'the public "has a right to expect that its emergency services are accountable to them and their elected representatives.
"At the moment, the structures for that have broken down in Kent."'
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
'the public "has a right to expect that its emergency services are accountable to them and their elected representatives.
"At the moment, the structures for that have broken down in Kent."'
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Let's not forget we're up against the American culture that says it's not enough to win; the loser has to be crushed & humiliated. Trump won't stop until he's satisfied he's humiliated the BBC, & by extension, the UK. Will Farage & Badenoch be happy to go along with that?
November 11, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Let's not forget we're up against the American culture that says it's not enough to win; the loser has to be crushed & humiliated. Trump won't stop until he's satisfied he's humiliated the BBC, & by extension, the UK. Will Farage & Badenoch be happy to go along with that?
Farage: "Whatever the downsides of increased house prices, these people [second home owners] bring a lot of money into these areas.”
That's bollocks too. Do voters in deprived areas actually listen to what he's saying?
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
That's bollocks too. Do voters in deprived areas actually listen to what he's saying?
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
Reform Council To Double Tax On Second Homes Despite Nigel Farage Calling The Idea 'Madness'
A Reform-led council is planning to double council tax on second homes six months after party leader Nigel Farage denounced such policies as “madne...
www.politicshome.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Farage: "Whatever the downsides of increased house prices, these people [second home owners] bring a lot of money into these areas.”
That's bollocks too. Do voters in deprived areas actually listen to what he's saying?
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
That's bollocks too. Do voters in deprived areas actually listen to what he's saying?
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
If you look hard you can see the strings Putin's pulling.
November 10, 2025 at 7:06 PM
If you look hard you can see the strings Putin's pulling.
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SUPERB and angrily unvarnished response, by former BBC chairman, Lord Patten.
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
November 10, 2025 at 6:40 PM
SUPERB and angrily unvarnished response, by former BBC chairman, Lord Patten.
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
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Keep thinking of when Disney tried to sue the BBC when Alexei Sayle’s Stuff parodied Snow White and the BBC legal person was heard to say, ‘Fuck Disney, we’re the BBC.’
November 10, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Keep thinking of when Disney tried to sue the BBC when Alexei Sayle’s Stuff parodied Snow White and the BBC legal person was heard to say, ‘Fuck Disney, we’re the BBC.’
'Some former colleagues of Kuenssberg and Searle look back at this period with embarrassment and question how close the BBC allowed itself to get to Downing Street under Boris Johnson...'
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/the-bbcs-r...
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/the-bbcs-r...
The BBC’s Road to Appeasement
As the BBC comes under growing criticism for its coverage of Reform, we republish Adam Bienkov and Patrick Howse's 2024 investigation into how the corporation's leadership became cowed by the right
www.bylinesupplement.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:52 PM
'Some former colleagues of Kuenssberg and Searle look back at this period with embarrassment and question how close the BBC allowed itself to get to Downing Street under Boris Johnson...'
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/the-bbcs-r...
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/the-bbcs-r...
"Let’s be clear about what’s really happened here. There has been an agenda against the BBC — well organised, well funded, and pursued ferociously by malign interests both inside and outside the corporation, and inside and outside the U.K."
www.thenewworld.co.uk/alastair-cam...
www.thenewworld.co.uk/alastair-cam...
The malign right can't be allowed to destroy the BBC
Panorama made mistakes but this ‘scandal’ is the work of populists trying to control the airwaves. They won’t rest
www.thenewworld.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 12:38 PM
"Let’s be clear about what’s really happened here. There has been an agenda against the BBC — well organised, well funded, and pursued ferociously by malign interests both inside and outside the corporation, and inside and outside the U.K."
www.thenewworld.co.uk/alastair-cam...
www.thenewworld.co.uk/alastair-cam...
"Take Buckle Street Studio, a 13-storey apartment hotel that breached BRE guidance for 201 windows across 166 rooms in 58 individual flats in neighbouring buildings .For each of these 58 homes, the drop in daylight levels amount to material harm."
theconversation.com/daylight-rob...
theconversation.com/daylight-rob...
Daylight robbery? How London’s skyscrapers deprive marginalised people of light
A lack of daylight can lead to stress, sleep disruption and cardiovascular disease.
theconversation.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:26 PM
"Take Buckle Street Studio, a 13-storey apartment hotel that breached BRE guidance for 201 windows across 166 rooms in 58 individual flats in neighbouring buildings .For each of these 58 homes, the drop in daylight levels amount to material harm."
theconversation.com/daylight-rob...
theconversation.com/daylight-rob...
"In 2021, Johnson appointed Robbie Gibb to the BBC Board. Gibb has made no secret of his views. He was director of communications when Theresa May was in Downing Street. He then helped set up GB News, a right-wing news channel which promotes conspiracy theories"
iandunt.substack.com/p/extra-edit...
iandunt.substack.com/p/extra-edit...
Extra edition: The populist assault on the BBC
Johnson, Gibb and the Telegraph are trying to turn the BBC into GB News.
iandunt.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:55 AM
"In 2021, Johnson appointed Robbie Gibb to the BBC Board. Gibb has made no secret of his views. He was director of communications when Theresa May was in Downing Street. He then helped set up GB News, a right-wing news channel which promotes conspiracy theories"
iandunt.substack.com/p/extra-edit...
iandunt.substack.com/p/extra-edit...
1/3 "Prescott's own argument and suggested source material undermines his own claims of neutrality. He cites a 2022 report by History Reclaimed, also published in the Telegraph, which highlights 4 BBC programmes with “an overly simplistic and distorted narrative/
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The BBC is facing a coordinated, politically motivated attack. With these resignations, it has given in | Jane Martinson
The corporation should have stood up to the Telegraph, Trump and the Tories. Now, its enemies know how little it takes for it to fold, says Jane Martinson, professor of financial journalism
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:39 AM
1/3 "Prescott's own argument and suggested source material undermines his own claims of neutrality. He cites a 2022 report by History Reclaimed, also published in the Telegraph, which highlights 4 BBC programmes with “an overly simplistic and distorted narrative/
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
"The playground, one of 6 in Portsmouth, is a feeder for the nearby youth club, one of 4 in the city. Retention of this number of youth spaces is almost unprecedented at a time when centres are disappearing at other coastal towns with high levels of deprivation."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘I used to be a bit naughty’: Portsmouth defied funding cuts and saved its youth centres – here’s what happened
Two decades ago, Portsmouth city’s council chose to fund and prioritise playgrounds and youth clubs to help its poorer families – and the benefits are plain to see
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:29 AM
"The playground, one of 6 in Portsmouth, is a feeder for the nearby youth club, one of 4 in the city. Retention of this number of youth spaces is almost unprecedented at a time when centres are disappearing at other coastal towns with high levels of deprivation."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Veterans minister Louise Sandher-Jones has rejected suggestions the BBC was institutionally biased.
"When you look at the huge range of domestic issues, local issues, international issues, that it has to cover, I think its output is very trusted."
www.theguardian.com/media/live/2...
"When you look at the huge range of domestic issues, local issues, international issues, that it has to cover, I think its output is very trusted."
www.theguardian.com/media/live/2...
Outgoing BBC news head rejects claims of institutional bias as Trump welcomes resignations – latest updates
US president claims editing of his speech by Panorama was an attempt to ‘step on the scales of democracy’
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Veterans minister Louise Sandher-Jones has rejected suggestions the BBC was institutionally biased.
"When you look at the huge range of domestic issues, local issues, international issues, that it has to cover, I think its output is very trusted."
www.theguardian.com/media/live/2...
"When you look at the huge range of domestic issues, local issues, international issues, that it has to cover, I think its output is very trusted."
www.theguardian.com/media/live/2...
Seems extraordinarily high. Taken at roost?
"In 2023, eagle owls were responsible for killing half of the project's newly released red kite chicks. In response, the team at AMUS adapted how and when the chicks are released to increase their chances of survival."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"In 2023, eagle owls were responsible for killing half of the project's newly released red kite chicks. In response, the team at AMUS adapted how and when the chicks are released to increase their chances of survival."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK red kites bring Spanish cousins back from the brink
A project to revive red kite populations in south-west Spain sees new mating pairs and chicks.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Seems extraordinarily high. Taken at roost?
"In 2023, eagle owls were responsible for killing half of the project's newly released red kite chicks. In response, the team at AMUS adapted how and when the chicks are released to increase their chances of survival."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"In 2023, eagle owls were responsible for killing half of the project's newly released red kite chicks. In response, the team at AMUS adapted how and when the chicks are released to increase their chances of survival."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Reposted by Nick Langley
November 10, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Reposted by Nick Langley
From an article in today's Financial Times. Such an obvious statement of fact. It's hard to understand why direct public investment in social rent housing - so successful for decades - is now unthinkable.
November 10, 2025 at 7:43 AM
From an article in today's Financial Times. Such an obvious statement of fact. It's hard to understand why direct public investment in social rent housing - so successful for decades - is now unthinkable.
Reposted by Nick Langley
To quote @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social in another place, on point as usual:
November 10, 2025 at 8:02 AM
To quote @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social in another place, on point as usual:
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Access to green and blue spaces shouldn’t be a privilege reserved for the few. It should be something everyone can enjoy, explore, and connect with.
Why do you support a Right to Roam, and what does it mean to you?
Tell us here -> forms.gle/zCmuYkevUAov...
Why do you support a Right to Roam, and what does it mean to you?
Tell us here -> forms.gle/zCmuYkevUAov...
November 10, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Access to green and blue spaces shouldn’t be a privilege reserved for the few. It should be something everyone can enjoy, explore, and connect with.
Why do you support a Right to Roam, and what does it mean to you?
Tell us here -> forms.gle/zCmuYkevUAov...
Why do you support a Right to Roam, and what does it mean to you?
Tell us here -> forms.gle/zCmuYkevUAov...
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See what’s happening. A Trumpist US media company has taken over Channel 5. Another US company is gunning for ITV. Our social media is saturated by Musk’s calls for civil war in the UK. The BBC is the last thing standing, and Trump/Johnson are trying to bring it down
November 9, 2025 at 11:59 PM
See what’s happening. A Trumpist US media company has taken over Channel 5. Another US company is gunning for ITV. Our social media is saturated by Musk’s calls for civil war in the UK. The BBC is the last thing standing, and Trump/Johnson are trying to bring it down
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Notable that the supposedly “patriotic” wing of British politics wants to destroy / defund almost all of our national institutions
November 10, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Notable that the supposedly “patriotic” wing of British politics wants to destroy / defund almost all of our national institutions
Change Presidential to General & Trump's post says what he & his cabal of billionaire trash are up to.
These are very dishonest people who tried to step on the scales of a Presidential Election... from a Foreign Country, that many consider our Number One Ally. What a terrible thing for Democracy!
These are very dishonest people who tried to step on the scales of a Presidential Election... from a Foreign Country, that many consider our Number One Ally. What a terrible thing for Democracy!
November 10, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Change Presidential to General & Trump's post says what he & his cabal of billionaire trash are up to.
These are very dishonest people who tried to step on the scales of a Presidential Election... from a Foreign Country, that many consider our Number One Ally. What a terrible thing for Democracy!
These are very dishonest people who tried to step on the scales of a Presidential Election... from a Foreign Country, that many consider our Number One Ally. What a terrible thing for Democracy!