Alick Simmons
@parliamentarygoose.bsky.social
Amateur naturalist || Animal ethicist || Aspiring conservationist || Erstwhile veterinarian ||
Author of ‘Treated Like Animals’: https://tinyurl.com/5a3cut5p
See my photo galleries: https://pbase.com/alick_simmons
Author of ‘Treated Like Animals’: https://tinyurl.com/5a3cut5p
See my photo galleries: https://pbase.com/alick_simmons
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Mediterranean Gull #SuperSeabirdSunday
February 8, 2026 at 9:26 AM
Mediterranean Gull #SuperSeabirdSunday
Complete 35-40 years of public service only to find that Capita has run off with your pension. What was that about the efficiency of the private sector? The irony!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Emergency loans offered to civil servants waiting on pensions
Cabinet Office Minister Nick Thomas-Symonds says the waits faced by retired civil servants are unacceptable.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 7, 2026 at 8:38 AM
Complete 35-40 years of public service only to find that Capita has run off with your pension. What was that about the efficiency of the private sector? The irony!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Professional politicians have to be held to standards similar to those which apply to other professionals. And when you fail to adhere to that standard, you are quickly ejected. Applies to both houses, too.
February 2, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Professional politicians have to be held to standards similar to those which apply to other professionals. And when you fail to adhere to that standard, you are quickly ejected. Applies to both houses, too.
Your Supreme Leader is in hospital again. It’s nothing serious and ABSOLUTELY NOT THIS.
I repeat: BOTTOM-RELATED, NOT THIS.
I repeat: BOTTOM-RELATED, NOT THIS.
February 2, 2026 at 11:51 AM
I don’t know what the problem is. It’s clear he was practising his CPR technique.
January 31, 2026 at 4:29 PM
I don’t know what the problem is. It’s clear he was practising his CPR technique.
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Goodwin, a racist piece of sh*t, wants “pure” English blood. He doesn’t recognise British citizens who weren’t born in Britain. #UKPolitics
January 31, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Goodwin, a racist piece of sh*t, wants “pure” English blood. He doesn’t recognise British citizens who weren’t born in Britain. #UKPolitics
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BREAKING NEWS....Gamekeeper Racster Dingwall pleads guilty to conspiracy to kill a Hen Harrier on a grouse moor in Yorkshire Dales National Park ⚖️
New blog ⬇️
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/01/29/g...
New blog ⬇️
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/01/29/g...
Gamekeeper Racster Dingwall pleads guilty to conspiracy to kill a Hen Harrier on a grouse moor in Yorkshire Dales National Park.
BREAKING NEWS… Further to this morning’s blog, gamekeeper Racster Dingwall has pleaded guilty to two charges, including conspiracy to kill a Hen Harrier on a grouse moor on the Coniston…
raptorpersecutionuk.org
January 29, 2026 at 12:00 PM
BREAKING NEWS....Gamekeeper Racster Dingwall pleads guilty to conspiracy to kill a Hen Harrier on a grouse moor in Yorkshire Dales National Park ⚖️
New blog ⬇️
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/01/29/g...
New blog ⬇️
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/01/29/g...
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Good news! RSPB press release. markavery.info/2026/01/29/r...
This shows how difficult it is to get successful, meaningful legal wins. Well done RSPB for this result. It moves things forward.
@yorkshiredales.org.uk
When will Defra act? Ban driven grouse shooting!
This shows how difficult it is to get successful, meaningful legal wins. Well done RSPB for this result. It moves things forward.
@yorkshiredales.org.uk
When will Defra act? Ban driven grouse shooting!
RSPB – Gamekeeper pleads guilty in Hen Harrier persecution case – Mark Avery
markavery.info
January 29, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Good news! RSPB press release. markavery.info/2026/01/29/r...
This shows how difficult it is to get successful, meaningful legal wins. Well done RSPB for this result. It moves things forward.
@yorkshiredales.org.uk
When will Defra act? Ban driven grouse shooting!
This shows how difficult it is to get successful, meaningful legal wins. Well done RSPB for this result. It moves things forward.
@yorkshiredales.org.uk
When will Defra act? Ban driven grouse shooting!
People who fiddle their expenses generally get the sack. And certainly if it’s repeated. But not, it would appear, if you are a peer of the realm. And yet politicians remain baffled about why they are neither trusted nor respected. Just throw him out, already.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Tory peer’s punishment for fiddling expenses criticised as too lenient
Campaigners demand ‘real consequences’ for peer who claimed expenses for car journeys he did not take
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 3:51 PM
People who fiddle their expenses generally get the sack. And certainly if it’s repeated. But not, it would appear, if you are a peer of the realm. And yet politicians remain baffled about why they are neither trusted nor respected. Just throw him out, already.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
NEW: North Atlantic right whales - a species whose fortunes I've followed for years - are having a baby boom!!
21 mother-calf pairs have been sighted so far, the highest figure in years. And we're not even halfway through the calving season (which runs to mid-April).
www.wired.com/story/a-nort...
21 mother-calf pairs have been sighted so far, the highest figure in years. And we're not even halfway through the calving season (which runs to mid-April).
www.wired.com/story/a-nort...
A North Atlantic Right Whale Baby Boom Is On—but the Species Remains at Risk
Researchers have documented the births of nearly two dozen North Atlantic right whale calves this season. It’s an encouraging sign for a species whose population is estimated to be below 400.
www.wired.com
January 28, 2026 at 11:36 AM
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This is the BEST explanation I have seen so far.
January 28, 2026 at 3:12 AM
This is the BEST explanation I have seen so far.
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This is the democratic opposition party in Italy protesting against ICE involvement in the Winter Olympics in Milan
January 28, 2026 at 4:53 AM
This is the democratic opposition party in Italy protesting against ICE involvement in the Winter Olympics in Milan
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Tears of joy! SCOTLAND HAS JUST PASSED SWIFT BRICKS INTO LAW unanimously!
4 years of asking England & Scotland sorts it in a month led by ACE MARK RUSKELL MSP ♥️The RELIEF is unreal! Tell England to follow 🏴by emailing PlanningPolicyConsultation@communities.gov.uk now!WOOP!
4 years of asking England & Scotland sorts it in a month led by ACE MARK RUSKELL MSP ♥️The RELIEF is unreal! Tell England to follow 🏴by emailing PlanningPolicyConsultation@communities.gov.uk now!WOOP!
January 27, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Tears of joy! SCOTLAND HAS JUST PASSED SWIFT BRICKS INTO LAW unanimously!
4 years of asking England & Scotland sorts it in a month led by ACE MARK RUSKELL MSP ♥️The RELIEF is unreal! Tell England to follow 🏴by emailing PlanningPolicyConsultation@communities.gov.uk now!WOOP!
4 years of asking England & Scotland sorts it in a month led by ACE MARK RUSKELL MSP ♥️The RELIEF is unreal! Tell England to follow 🏴by emailing PlanningPolicyConsultation@communities.gov.uk now!WOOP!
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Two waterbird PhDs starting Oct 2026 - one is rooted in ecological data science asks how and why waterbirds use landscapes the way they do (tinyurl.com/3wx3huht) the other rooted in sociology seeks to understand the social licence of bird hunting (tinyurl.com/4u2r34wc) - please share widely 🦆🦆
January 27, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Two waterbird PhDs starting Oct 2026 - one is rooted in ecological data science asks how and why waterbirds use landscapes the way they do (tinyurl.com/3wx3huht) the other rooted in sociology seeks to understand the social licence of bird hunting (tinyurl.com/4u2r34wc) - please share widely 🦆🦆
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There's now a Severe Flood Warning (danger to life) on the Frome around Dorchester. Stay safe and never drive into floodwater. #stormchandra
Amazing scenes from The River Frome in Dorchester Dorset. London road had just closed when I got there at 1220 (despite being a causeway). Videos and Photos #stormchandra 1/7
January 27, 2026 at 2:09 PM
There's now a Severe Flood Warning (danger to life) on the Frome around Dorchester. Stay safe and never drive into floodwater. #stormchandra
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I think Melania's movie is just about ready for a FIFA Oscar.
January 27, 2026 at 9:06 AM
I think Melania's movie is just about ready for a FIFA Oscar.
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Downfall Bovino Edition. You're welcome.
January 27, 2026 at 5:36 AM
Downfall Bovino Edition. You're welcome.
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Seven sacks of dead Pheasants dumped by side of road in S Lanarkshire.
Dodgy ethics aside, no need to worry about the mandatory biosecurity measures that everyone, including gamebird shoot managers, are supposed to comply with, eh? #AvianFlu
New blog ⬇️
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/01/26/s...
Dodgy ethics aside, no need to worry about the mandatory biosecurity measures that everyone, including gamebird shoot managers, are supposed to comply with, eh? #AvianFlu
New blog ⬇️
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/01/26/s...
Seven sacks of dead Pheasants dumped by side of road in South Lanarkshire
Seven sacks of dead Pheasants have been dumped by the side of the road at two locations (3km apart) near Stonehouse, South Lanarkshire earlier this month (many thanks to the blog reader who sent in…
raptorpersecutionuk.org
January 26, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Seven sacks of dead Pheasants dumped by side of road in S Lanarkshire.
Dodgy ethics aside, no need to worry about the mandatory biosecurity measures that everyone, including gamebird shoot managers, are supposed to comply with, eh? #AvianFlu
New blog ⬇️
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/01/26/s...
Dodgy ethics aside, no need to worry about the mandatory biosecurity measures that everyone, including gamebird shoot managers, are supposed to comply with, eh? #AvianFlu
New blog ⬇️
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/01/26/s...
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'If a vegetarian hotdog is to be ruled out ... on the grounds that it contains no meat, the meat version should be ruled out on the grounds that it contains no dog'.
Highly recommend @georgemonbiot.bsky.social's hilarious column on the livestock lobby's perverse efforts to stop vegan products.
Highly recommend @georgemonbiot.bsky.social's hilarious column on the livestock lobby's perverse efforts to stop vegan products.
Thick as mince and thick as thieves. A column about the absolute idiots European legislators have made of themselves over the naming of food, at the behest of meat lobbyists.
You laugh and then you weep.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
You laugh and then you weep.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
When is a sausage not really a sausage? Ask the meat lobby | George Monbiot
European legislators may ban plant-based products from using the name to prevent ‘confusion’. Just don’t mention beef tomatoes or buffalo wings, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
December 20, 2025 at 2:20 PM
'If a vegetarian hotdog is to be ruled out ... on the grounds that it contains no meat, the meat version should be ruled out on the grounds that it contains no dog'.
Highly recommend @georgemonbiot.bsky.social's hilarious column on the livestock lobby's perverse efforts to stop vegan products.
Highly recommend @georgemonbiot.bsky.social's hilarious column on the livestock lobby's perverse efforts to stop vegan products.
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Guest blog by @parliamentarygoose.bsky.social
Is this a mole trap I see before me? markavery.info/2026/01/26/g...
#defra @labouruk.bsky.social @mammalsociety.bsky.social #mole @raffaelfasel.bsky.social @walterveit.bsky.social @onekind.org @fionamathews.bsky.social
Is this a mole trap I see before me? markavery.info/2026/01/26/g...
#defra @labouruk.bsky.social @mammalsociety.bsky.social #mole @raffaelfasel.bsky.social @walterveit.bsky.social @onekind.org @fionamathews.bsky.social
January 26, 2026 at 7:50 AM
Guest blog by @parliamentarygoose.bsky.social
Is this a mole trap I see before me? markavery.info/2026/01/26/g...
#defra @labouruk.bsky.social @mammalsociety.bsky.social #mole @raffaelfasel.bsky.social @walterveit.bsky.social @onekind.org @fionamathews.bsky.social
Is this a mole trap I see before me? markavery.info/2026/01/26/g...
#defra @labouruk.bsky.social @mammalsociety.bsky.social #mole @raffaelfasel.bsky.social @walterveit.bsky.social @onekind.org @fionamathews.bsky.social
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How is it that one of the most divisive individuals ever to occupy the Oval Office has somehow managed to unite the entire world against us?
January 25, 2026 at 7:18 PM
How is it that one of the most divisive individuals ever to occupy the Oval Office has somehow managed to unite the entire world against us?
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Lies, lies, and damn lies.
January 25, 2026 at 11:19 AM
Lies, lies, and damn lies.
You’d have thought @theguardian.com would use evidence to back up its articles. This is a photo of a reindeer skeleton, probably several months old. It would be impossible to to determine how it died, what killed it and what ate it. And yet, the caption!
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
January 24, 2026 at 9:26 AM
You’d have thought @theguardian.com would use evidence to back up its articles. This is a photo of a reindeer skeleton, probably several months old. It would be impossible to to determine how it died, what killed it and what ate it. And yet, the caption!
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...