Peter Sketch
@petersketch.bsky.social
Dragonfly-obsessed environmental consultant
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🧵/ 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 10:43 AM
🧵/ 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...
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I think that if you believe that the BBC must be defended because it's an anchor body that provides our national baseline of truth & analysis (which is not wrong) then you've got to bite the bullet & admit that we got things like Brexit or a distorted climate discourse because, not inspite of it.
November 11, 2025 at 8:53 AM
I think that if you believe that the BBC must be defended because it's an anchor body that provides our national baseline of truth & analysis (which is not wrong) then you've got to bite the bullet & admit that we got things like Brexit or a distorted climate discourse because, not inspite of it.
Oof.
That’s a lot.
67% of Germans say that “When in doubt, we can and should no longer rely on military assistance from the US.”
Study: www.moreincommon.de/wp-content/u...
67% of Germans say that “When in doubt, we can and should no longer rely on military assistance from the US.”
Study: www.moreincommon.de/wp-content/u...
November 11, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Oof.
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The Zeiten, they are wending.
61% of Germans say their country invested too little in its military capabilities.
66% say we relied too much on the US for our security.
61% of Germans say their country invested too little in its military capabilities.
66% say we relied too much on the US for our security.
November 11, 2025 at 6:47 AM
The Zeiten, they are wending.
61% of Germans say their country invested too little in its military capabilities.
66% say we relied too much on the US for our security.
61% of Germans say their country invested too little in its military capabilities.
66% say we relied too much on the US for our security.
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The air raid shelter at Biddlestone survives in a near complete state of preservation and, therefore, is one of the best preserved corrugated iron Anderson-type bomb shelters in England.
5/6
5/6
November 11, 2025 at 8:01 AM
The air raid shelter at Biddlestone survives in a near complete state of preservation and, therefore, is one of the best preserved corrugated iron Anderson-type bomb shelters in England.
5/6
5/6
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Trump Threatens To Sue BBC Over Misleading Edit Of ‘The Vicar Of Dibley’ https://theonion.com/trump-threatens-to-sue-bbc-over-misleading-edit-of-the-vicar-of-dibley/
November 10, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Trump Threatens To Sue BBC Over Misleading Edit Of ‘The Vicar Of Dibley’ https://theonion.com/trump-threatens-to-sue-bbc-over-misleading-edit-of-the-vicar-of-dibley/
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I’m sorry, but There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day is a modern invention pushed by card companies. I only observe A Partially Muscled Skeleton Stands By The Perimeter Fence And Screams For Thirty Seconds Before Vanishing Day on the 14th.
Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
November 10, 2025 at 6:43 PM
I’m sorry, but There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day is a modern invention pushed by card companies. I only observe A Partially Muscled Skeleton Stands By The Perimeter Fence And Screams For Thirty Seconds Before Vanishing Day on the 14th.
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"donald trump is threatening legal action" is not an interesting headline, he does this every day like brushing his teeth
November 10, 2025 at 8:38 PM
"donald trump is threatening legal action" is not an interesting headline, he does this every day like brushing his teeth
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The Anglo consensus of the first half of 2010s was that where continental Europeans were endemically subject to crises and demagoguery, "we" were distinctly were more enlightened. Cameron's Britain. Obama's America. Ponderous essays about Magna Carta and the "golden thread".
How wrong it all was.
How wrong it all was.
I fear we are seeing in the UK what has become abundantly clear in the US: for all their power and privilege, elites and institutions are absolute cowards in the face of right-wing authoritarianism. Weak, weak, weak, as Tony Blair once said
November 10, 2025 at 5:28 PM
The Anglo consensus of the first half of 2010s was that where continental Europeans were endemically subject to crises and demagoguery, "we" were distinctly were more enlightened. Cameron's Britain. Obama's America. Ponderous essays about Magna Carta and the "golden thread".
How wrong it all was.
How wrong it all was.
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My theory: these people have driven themselves so mad that they are now so terrified of ethnic diversity that when he passes Brasserie Zedel and some tourists and two black people come out, what he sees are machete-wielding militiamen.
November 10, 2025 at 6:56 PM
My theory: these people have driven themselves so mad that they are now so terrified of ethnic diversity that when he passes Brasserie Zedel and some tourists and two black people come out, what he sees are machete-wielding militiamen.
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I fear we are seeing in the UK what has become abundantly clear in the US: for all their power and privilege, elites and institutions are absolute cowards in the face of right-wing authoritarianism. Weak, weak, weak, as Tony Blair once said
November 10, 2025 at 4:26 PM
I fear we are seeing in the UK what has become abundantly clear in the US: for all their power and privilege, elites and institutions are absolute cowards in the face of right-wing authoritarianism. Weak, weak, weak, as Tony Blair once said
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Parental Age, Inbreeding and Incubation Method Influence Extremely Low Hatching Success in the Ex-Situ Population of the Extinct in the Wild Sihek | doi.org/10.1111/acv.... | Animal Conservation | #ornithology 🪶
Parental Age, Inbreeding and Incubation Method Influence Extremely Low Hatching Success in the Ex‐Situ Population of the Extinct in the Wild Sihek
Reproductive success rates are a key parameter determining the recovery potential of ex-situ managed threatened species, with high rates often being required to produce offspring for wild releases wh...
doi.org
November 10, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Parental Age, Inbreeding and Incubation Method Influence Extremely Low Hatching Success in the Ex-Situ Population of the Extinct in the Wild Sihek | doi.org/10.1111/acv.... | Animal Conservation | #ornithology 🪶
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For #MosaicMonday a charming duck.
Found in Trier, dating 4th century AD
📷 me
On display at Museum am Dom, Trier
🏺 #archaeology
Found in Trier, dating 4th century AD
📷 me
On display at Museum am Dom, Trier
🏺 #archaeology
November 10, 2025 at 1:14 PM
For #MosaicMonday a charming duck.
Found in Trier, dating 4th century AD
📷 me
On display at Museum am Dom, Trier
🏺 #archaeology
Found in Trier, dating 4th century AD
📷 me
On display at Museum am Dom, Trier
🏺 #archaeology
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Obviously, it’s been a tough day for the BBC. Big organisations, working under big pressure, will sadly make errors
But I still feel huge pride in hosting a BBC podcast, and having previously spent 11 years making a world-renowned children’s show that no other broadcaster would have made
But I still feel huge pride in hosting a BBC podcast, and having previously spent 11 years making a world-renowned children’s show that no other broadcaster would have made
November 10, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Obviously, it’s been a tough day for the BBC. Big organisations, working under big pressure, will sadly make errors
But I still feel huge pride in hosting a BBC podcast, and having previously spent 11 years making a world-renowned children’s show that no other broadcaster would have made
But I still feel huge pride in hosting a BBC podcast, and having previously spent 11 years making a world-renowned children’s show that no other broadcaster would have made
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oh, and finally, so much of the criticism of the BBC is not in good faith: the Prescott bullshit is clearly in bad faith. But the BBC is now so cowed it doesn't seem to be able to distinguish between hostile bollocks and good-faith scrutiny.
November 10, 2025 at 10:27 AM
oh, and finally, so much of the criticism of the BBC is not in good faith: the Prescott bullshit is clearly in bad faith. But the BBC is now so cowed it doesn't seem to be able to distinguish between hostile bollocks and good-faith scrutiny.
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"Change will only come if both the BBC board and the politicians that ultimately appoint that board realise that the corporation’s problems in News are fundamentally about money and competence" - think that's bang on from @stephenkb.bsky.social
To fix the BBC, focus on competence and cash
Corporation fails to learn from criticism, while politicians have consciously reduced its scope for quality journalism
www.ft.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:17 AM
"Change will only come if both the BBC board and the politicians that ultimately appoint that board realise that the corporation’s problems in News are fundamentally about money and competence" - think that's bang on from @stephenkb.bsky.social
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Because our focus as a Trust is on water this year & next, as part of looking at local rivers, we commissioned this illustration of the Ouse catchment by local illustrator Matt Carr
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November 10, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Because our focus as a Trust is on water this year & next, as part of looking at local rivers, we commissioned this illustration of the Ouse catchment by local illustrator Matt Carr
buff.ly/V75y3Ss
buff.ly/V75y3Ss
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Show me a dog owner who says they don’t have a special voice that they use when talking to their dog and I’ll show you a liar.
November 10, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Show me a dog owner who says they don’t have a special voice that they use when talking to their dog and I’ll show you a liar.
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The house in question - in #MaidenBradley - will be included in our forthcoming @wiltshistory.bsky.social volume XIX.
You can read draft material here:
You can read draft material here:
November 7, 2025 at 1:34 PM
The house in question - in #MaidenBradley - will be included in our forthcoming @wiltshistory.bsky.social volume XIX.
You can read draft material here:
You can read draft material here:
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This is a substantive study into the costs of Brexit and adds to the evidence that the cost as estimated by the OBR of 4% GDP is accurate or perhaps an under-statement - which also tallies with people's perceptions. The UK has simply become less competitive.
November 10, 2025 at 9:44 AM
This is a substantive study into the costs of Brexit and adds to the evidence that the cost as estimated by the OBR of 4% GDP is accurate or perhaps an under-statement - which also tallies with people's perceptions. The UK has simply become less competitive.
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Seems unfortunate. Who could have predicted this?
November 10, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Seems unfortunate. Who could have predicted this?
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I love working with Wayne on Bananaman. He makes all the characters so funny and full of life. Every week I send out a script and I can't wait to see what comes back.
November 10, 2025 at 9:48 AM
I love working with Wayne on Bananaman. He makes all the characters so funny and full of life. Every week I send out a script and I can't wait to see what comes back.
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Amazing chart, this -
This (not from that piece) is one of those charts where I am completely aware of the data but my mental map of how the global economy works still almost refuses to update to the new reality. Because the pace of change has been so rapid.
November 10, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Amazing chart, this -