Peter Fiennes
@pfiennes.bsky.social
New book, out in May 2026! 'En Route: A Journey Round France in the Company of Great Writers'.
Author of 'Oak and Ash and Thorn', 'Footnotes' and 'A Thing of Beauty'.
#books #nature #climate
oneworld-publications.com/contributor/peter-fiennes
Author of 'Oak and Ash and Thorn', 'Footnotes' and 'A Thing of Beauty'.
#books #nature #climate
oneworld-publications.com/contributor/peter-fiennes
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Absolutely brilliant take-down by @fionaharvey.bsky.social
of ludicrous myths & misinformation spouting from Tony Blair’s think tank. Why on earth does he think it’s sensible to make our energy more costly & less secure?
of ludicrous myths & misinformation spouting from Tony Blair’s think tank. Why on earth does he think it’s sensible to make our energy more costly & less secure?
Tony Blair’s oil lobbying is a misleading rehash of fossil fuel industry spin
Ex-PM’s thinktank urges more drilling and fewer renewables, ignoring evidence that clean energy is cheaper and better for bills
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 11:22 AM
Absolutely brilliant take-down by @fionaharvey.bsky.social
of ludicrous myths & misinformation spouting from Tony Blair’s think tank. Why on earth does he think it’s sensible to make our energy more costly & less secure?
of ludicrous myths & misinformation spouting from Tony Blair’s think tank. Why on earth does he think it’s sensible to make our energy more costly & less secure?
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I’m an Ambassador for this brilliant charity, Bookbanks, giving away books with food parcels at food banks. There are two part-time jobs going for Regional Leads in London and East Anglia.
Link below.
Please share far and wide :)
Link below.
Please share far and wide :)
Get Involved — Bookbanks
www.bookbanks.co.uk
February 7, 2026 at 11:10 AM
I’m an Ambassador for this brilliant charity, Bookbanks, giving away books with food parcels at food banks. There are two part-time jobs going for Regional Leads in London and East Anglia.
Link below.
Please share far and wide :)
Link below.
Please share far and wide :)
Words to live by…
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
If you are reading this it is because I’m dead: here’s what I want to tell you about how to live | Carlos Hernández de Miguel
Leaving this world in an age of lies and cruelty, my last message is simple: don’t give up on truth, says Spanish journalist Carlos Hernández de Miguel
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:53 AM
Words to live by…
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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OR build a bold new campus for democracy outside London. Hold a competition to celebrate architects and craftspeople. Re-energise our traditions. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Restoring Palace of Westminster could cost £40bn and take 61 years
Home of UK parliament spends £1.5m a week on repairs but critics say restoration proposals lack accountability
www.theguardian.com
February 5, 2026 at 10:24 PM
OR build a bold new campus for democracy outside London. Hold a competition to celebrate architects and craftspeople. Re-energise our traditions. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
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This is a very good point. bsky.app/profile/harr...
The pivot from 'we shouldn't bother with Net Zero 'cause China' to 'How does China have a massive lead in so many key 21st century technologies' doesn't seem to have caused any reflection at all from quite a few parties.
January 30, 2026 at 8:49 AM
This is a very good point. bsky.app/profile/harr...
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Please spread this far and wide, as stories don't get much bigger than this. When the government blocks even the intelligence services from telling us we're heading for environmental catastrophe, you know we have a problem. A very big problem.
Thank you.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Thank you.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The UK government didn't want you to see this report on ecosystem collapse. I'm not surprised | George Monbiot
It took an FOI request to bring this national security assessment to light. For ‘doomsayers’ like us, it is the ultimate vindication, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 7:18 AM
Please spread this far and wide, as stories don't get much bigger than this. When the government blocks even the intelligence services from telling us we're heading for environmental catastrophe, you know we have a problem. A very big problem.
Thank you.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Thank you.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Happy Birthday Sidonie-Gabrielle COLETTE. Born #OTD 1873.
Here's a pic of Roz Ven, her holiday home in Brittany; and her grave in Père Lachaise Cemetery in France; and a couple of pages from 'En Route' (out in May!).
Here's a pic of Roz Ven, her holiday home in Brittany; and her grave in Père Lachaise Cemetery in France; and a couple of pages from 'En Route' (out in May!).
January 28, 2026 at 9:46 AM
Happy Birthday Sidonie-Gabrielle COLETTE. Born #OTD 1873.
Here's a pic of Roz Ven, her holiday home in Brittany; and her grave in Père Lachaise Cemetery in France; and a couple of pages from 'En Route' (out in May!).
Here's a pic of Roz Ven, her holiday home in Brittany; and her grave in Père Lachaise Cemetery in France; and a couple of pages from 'En Route' (out in May!).
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Happy Birthday (for yesterday) to the brilliant and prolific Edith Wharton, born 24th Jan 1862. Here's her house in Hyères in the south of France. And the view! And her very own avenue. She'd like that.
January 25, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Happy Birthday (for yesterday) to the brilliant and prolific Edith Wharton, born 24th Jan 1862. Here's her house in Hyères in the south of France. And the view! And her very own avenue. She'd like that.
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Remember this feel good hit from 1968? Something about it just hits different today...
January 22, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Remember this feel good hit from 1968? Something about it just hits different today...
In about 1300 a new north aisle had been built, with a new altar at the east end.
Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42, post the second sentence.
"It pulls at my clothing and sometimes I feel I've got to pick it up, cuddle and kiss it."
"It pulls at my clothing and sometimes I feel I've got to pick it up, cuddle and kiss it."
Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42, post the second sentence.
'In the evening we had a dance'.
'In the evening we had a dance'.
January 21, 2026 at 12:29 PM
In about 1300 a new north aisle had been built, with a new altar at the east end.
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This speech (english starts about 1:15) offers an understanding of the world that is deep, clear-eyed, principled rather than rhetorical & really makes you think — and could not stand in starker contrast to the disgraceful grotesque spectacle today at the White House
www.youtube.com/watch?v=btqH...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=btqH...
Mark Carney's full speech at the World Economic Forum
YouTube video by National Post
www.youtube.com
January 21, 2026 at 3:41 AM
This speech (english starts about 1:15) offers an understanding of the world that is deep, clear-eyed, principled rather than rhetorical & really makes you think — and could not stand in starker contrast to the disgraceful grotesque spectacle today at the White House
www.youtube.com/watch?v=btqH...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=btqH...
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A pretty unambiguous top line judgement in the UK's "National security assessment on global ecosystems" report, released today:
"Global ecosystem degradation and collapse threaten UK national security and prosperity" Confidence: high.
Time to speed up action, then?
www.gov.uk/government/p...
"Global ecosystem degradation and collapse threaten UK national security and prosperity" Confidence: high.
Time to speed up action, then?
www.gov.uk/government/p...
Nature security assessment on global biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse and national security
This strategic assessment explores how global biodiversity loss and the collapse of critical ecosystems could affect the UK’s resilience, security and prosperity.
www.gov.uk
January 20, 2026 at 9:36 PM
A pretty unambiguous top line judgement in the UK's "National security assessment on global ecosystems" report, released today:
"Global ecosystem degradation and collapse threaten UK national security and prosperity" Confidence: high.
Time to speed up action, then?
www.gov.uk/government/p...
"Global ecosystem degradation and collapse threaten UK national security and prosperity" Confidence: high.
Time to speed up action, then?
www.gov.uk/government/p...
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Maybe Greenland could invade us instead?
January 20, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Maybe Greenland could invade us instead?
With the mighty and irrepressible @carolecadwalla.bsky.social
youtu.be/43m0LKNDz6M Why A Vote For Reform UK Is A Vote For Russia | Carole Cadwalladr | Zack Polanski
Why A Vote For Reform UK Is A Vote For Russia | Carole Cadwalladr | Zack Polanski
YouTube video by Bold Politics with Zack Polanski
youtu.be
January 15, 2026 at 12:45 PM
With the mighty and irrepressible @carolecadwalla.bsky.social
Chose the wrong day to quit smoking
Foreign Ministers of Denmark and Greenland after their meeting with US Vice President and Secretary of State.
January 15, 2026 at 11:21 AM
Chose the wrong day to quit smoking
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And here we are: the entire transatlantic alliance is now talking about Greenland, instead of talking about ending the war in Ukraine.
January 14, 2026 at 1:36 PM
And here we are: the entire transatlantic alliance is now talking about Greenland, instead of talking about ending the war in Ukraine.
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I got chiles
They’re multiplying
They’re multiplying
January 10, 2026 at 2:14 PM
I got chiles
They’re multiplying
They’re multiplying
Katherine Mansfield died from TB #OTD 1923, aged just 34. She still had time to write some of the world's great short stories.
Here's the cover of my new book, 'En Route', and the first page of Chapter Seven - out in May!
Here's the cover of my new book, 'En Route', and the first page of Chapter Seven - out in May!
January 9, 2026 at 9:34 AM
Katherine Mansfield died from TB #OTD 1923, aged just 34. She still had time to write some of the world's great short stories.
Here's the cover of my new book, 'En Route', and the first page of Chapter Seven - out in May!
Here's the cover of my new book, 'En Route', and the first page of Chapter Seven - out in May!
Happy Birthday Wilkie Collins!
Born #OTD 1824 (he's 202!).
Author of the thrilling 'The Woman in White' and 'The Moonstone' - and the travel book 'Rambles Beyond Railways', which gave me the chance to follow him around Cornwall, talking about pilchards and blisters.
Born #OTD 1824 (he's 202!).
Author of the thrilling 'The Woman in White' and 'The Moonstone' - and the travel book 'Rambles Beyond Railways', which gave me the chance to follow him around Cornwall, talking about pilchards and blisters.
January 8, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Happy Birthday Wilkie Collins!
Born #OTD 1824 (he's 202!).
Author of the thrilling 'The Woman in White' and 'The Moonstone' - and the travel book 'Rambles Beyond Railways', which gave me the chance to follow him around Cornwall, talking about pilchards and blisters.
Born #OTD 1824 (he's 202!).
Author of the thrilling 'The Woman in White' and 'The Moonstone' - and the travel book 'Rambles Beyond Railways', which gave me the chance to follow him around Cornwall, talking about pilchards and blisters.
An inspiring and impeccably researched round-up of the best travel books of 2026 from @kerraway.bsky.social - the Deskbound Traveller. It includes a first mention for my new book, 'En Route', out in May.
deskboundtraveller.com/words-from-t...
deskboundtraveller.com/words-from-t...
Words from the road for 2026 – Deskbound Traveller
deskboundtraveller.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:59 PM
An inspiring and impeccably researched round-up of the best travel books of 2026 from @kerraway.bsky.social - the Deskbound Traveller. It includes a first mention for my new book, 'En Route', out in May.
deskboundtraveller.com/words-from-t...
deskboundtraveller.com/words-from-t...
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‘A silent majority’: Politicians strongly underestimate support for green policies, study reveals
- From solar subsidies to meat taxes, minority rightwing voices appear to drown out the consensus
Research by Lisa-Maria Tanase et al
Story by me
#climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- From solar subsidies to meat taxes, minority rightwing voices appear to drown out the consensus
Research by Lisa-Maria Tanase et al
Story by me
#climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘A silent majority’: MPs underestimate support for green policies, study reveals
Exclusive: From solar subsidies to meat taxes, minority rightwing voices appear to drown out the consensus
www.theguardian.com
January 5, 2026 at 12:58 PM
‘A silent majority’: Politicians strongly underestimate support for green policies, study reveals
- From solar subsidies to meat taxes, minority rightwing voices appear to drown out the consensus
Research by Lisa-Maria Tanase et al
Story by me
#climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- From solar subsidies to meat taxes, minority rightwing voices appear to drown out the consensus
Research by Lisa-Maria Tanase et al
Story by me
#climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Your fact of the day:
The US Center for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that one in six American citizens suffers a food-borne illness annually. In the UK, the figure is one in 132.
bylinetimes.com/2020/02/28/f...
The US Center for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that one in six American citizens suffers a food-borne illness annually. In the UK, the figure is one in 132.
bylinetimes.com/2020/02/28/f...
Fowl Play: How US Chicken Imports will Pollute Britain's Poor
Since joining the EU British food has gone from bog-awful to top-notch, but Otto English reveals how a US Trade deal will unravel 40 years of progress.
bylinetimes.com
January 4, 2026 at 9:12 AM
Your fact of the day:
The US Center for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that one in six American citizens suffers a food-borne illness annually. In the UK, the figure is one in 132.
bylinetimes.com/2020/02/28/f...
The US Center for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that one in six American citizens suffers a food-borne illness annually. In the UK, the figure is one in 132.
bylinetimes.com/2020/02/28/f...
I really want this to be good…
The Odyssey trailer is here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mzw2... so that's at least two visits to the IMAX to see it this summer then, probably three.
The Odyssey | Official Trailer
YouTube video by Universal Pictures
www.youtube.com
December 23, 2025 at 11:49 AM
I really want this to be good…