Robert Foxon
@robertfoxon.bsky.social
United Kingdom.
Likes: hiking, gardening, reading sci-fi and fantasy, cooking and food, folk music, canal holidays, model railways and visiting other countries.
Hates: beetroot.
Politics: centrist. Mutuals and co-ops not corporations or nationalisation.
Likes: hiking, gardening, reading sci-fi and fantasy, cooking and food, folk music, canal holidays, model railways and visiting other countries.
Hates: beetroot.
Politics: centrist. Mutuals and co-ops not corporations or nationalisation.
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Be aware! I didn't know this...
"With one of those treatments you could remove every single invertebrate out of 25 Olympic swimming pools of water".
So a polite request to dog owners... Please be careful what anti-flea treatments you use on your pets.
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/environ...
"With one of those treatments you could remove every single invertebrate out of 25 Olympic swimming pools of water".
So a polite request to dog owners... Please be careful what anti-flea treatments you use on your pets.
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/environ...
The hidden menace polluting Yorkshire's rivers every dog owner should know about
Campaigners are seeking to raise the profile of a source of pollution unwittingly being introduced to rivers and lakes. Stuart Minting reports.
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk
December 29, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Be aware! I didn't know this...
"With one of those treatments you could remove every single invertebrate out of 25 Olympic swimming pools of water".
So a polite request to dog owners... Please be careful what anti-flea treatments you use on your pets.
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/environ...
"With one of those treatments you could remove every single invertebrate out of 25 Olympic swimming pools of water".
So a polite request to dog owners... Please be careful what anti-flea treatments you use on your pets.
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/environ...
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December 29, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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Sums up a lot
December 29, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Sums up a lot
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😂 I have heard some drivel over the years - lol
December 29, 2025 at 7:18 AM
😂 I have heard some drivel over the years - lol
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Reform UK council leader challenged to walk from Coventry to Warwick over school transport row
Council leader challenged to walk from Cov to Warwick over school transport row
Warwickshire County Council leader George Finch has refused to withdraw his controversial letter to government about home-to-school transport distances
www.coventrytelegraph.net
December 29, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Reform UK council leader challenged to walk from Coventry to Warwick over school transport row
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21% of NHS staff are immigrants, but only 16% of the UK population was born overseas.
So are you more likely to be treated by an immigrant - or stand behind them in the NHS queue?
Here’s what people told us.
So are you more likely to be treated by an immigrant - or stand behind them in the NHS queue?
Here’s what people told us.
December 29, 2025 at 5:37 PM
21% of NHS staff are immigrants, but only 16% of the UK population was born overseas.
So are you more likely to be treated by an immigrant - or stand behind them in the NHS queue?
Here’s what people told us.
So are you more likely to be treated by an immigrant - or stand behind them in the NHS queue?
Here’s what people told us.
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Born in Bristol in 1821 Elizabeth Blackwell first showed an interest in medicine when a friend almost died after being too shy to visit a male doctor. As an adult in America she became the first woman to graduate with a medical degree in the USA and their first female physician.
December 27, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Born in Bristol in 1821 Elizabeth Blackwell first showed an interest in medicine when a friend almost died after being too shy to visit a male doctor. As an adult in America she became the first woman to graduate with a medical degree in the USA and their first female physician.
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#Day28
There is a peace here
That some say is boring nothingness
It can take 30 mins for a wren to emerge
There is a silence here
That some say is too noisy
The wind in the trees, the magpie rattle
There is a home here
That some say is too uncomfortable
Too alien
There is a peace here
#DailyNature
There is a peace here
That some say is boring nothingness
It can take 30 mins for a wren to emerge
There is a silence here
That some say is too noisy
The wind in the trees, the magpie rattle
There is a home here
That some say is too uncomfortable
Too alien
There is a peace here
#DailyNature
December 28, 2025 at 9:21 AM
#Day28
There is a peace here
That some say is boring nothingness
It can take 30 mins for a wren to emerge
There is a silence here
That some say is too noisy
The wind in the trees, the magpie rattle
There is a home here
That some say is too uncomfortable
Too alien
There is a peace here
#DailyNature
There is a peace here
That some say is boring nothingness
It can take 30 mins for a wren to emerge
There is a silence here
That some say is too noisy
The wind in the trees, the magpie rattle
There is a home here
That some say is too uncomfortable
Too alien
There is a peace here
#DailyNature
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In Shropshire, Dec 28 was feared as ‘Cross Day’, a time of misfortune and bad luck where no new tasks should be started. It coincides with Childermas, remembering Herod’s massacre of the Holy Innocents. This blend of folklore and Faith demonstrates the influence of both on daily life.
#Folklore
#Folklore
December 28, 2025 at 9:44 AM
In Shropshire, Dec 28 was feared as ‘Cross Day’, a time of misfortune and bad luck where no new tasks should be started. It coincides with Childermas, remembering Herod’s massacre of the Holy Innocents. This blend of folklore and Faith demonstrates the influence of both on daily life.
#Folklore
#Folklore
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#Day27
The watcher
In west can lay
Down her head,
For light once more
Comes on racing clouds
From the east.
#DailyNature #dawn #ukcanals
The watcher
In west can lay
Down her head,
For light once more
Comes on racing clouds
From the east.
#DailyNature #dawn #ukcanals
December 27, 2025 at 8:10 AM
#Day27
The watcher
In west can lay
Down her head,
For light once more
Comes on racing clouds
From the east.
#DailyNature #dawn #ukcanals
The watcher
In west can lay
Down her head,
For light once more
Comes on racing clouds
From the east.
#DailyNature #dawn #ukcanals
The big man from the North Pole isn’t the only one who can deliver lots of toys. We have had some big shipping news, too!
The Batch 1 (Stage 1) Evolution Coach liveries are on the way to the UK, with the LMS Iron Ore hoppers and GWR Open C wagons.
They are expected to arrive in Q1 2026.
The Batch 1 (Stage 1) Evolution Coach liveries are on the way to the UK, with the LMS Iron Ore hoppers and GWR Open C wagons.
They are expected to arrive in Q1 2026.
December 27, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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Number crunching: Telegraph editorial columns in December highlighting ‘the unreliability of social media’ v corrections the Telegraph has had to publish so far this year due to inaccurate reporting
From the new Private Eye, out now.
From the new Private Eye, out now.
December 27, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Number crunching: Telegraph editorial columns in December highlighting ‘the unreliability of social media’ v corrections the Telegraph has had to publish so far this year due to inaccurate reporting
From the new Private Eye, out now.
From the new Private Eye, out now.
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“None of us can guess how the Trump assault on the BBC will play out, because he wields unprecedented power, unchecked by personal dignity or decency.”
No. We can’t. But we can condemn forever the repulsive British politicians and media gobshites who would side with him instead of us.
No. We can’t. But we can condemn forever the repulsive British politicians and media gobshites who would side with him instead of us.
December 27, 2025 at 10:15 AM
“None of us can guess how the Trump assault on the BBC will play out, because he wields unprecedented power, unchecked by personal dignity or decency.”
No. We can’t. But we can condemn forever the repulsive British politicians and media gobshites who would side with him instead of us.
No. We can’t. But we can condemn forever the repulsive British politicians and media gobshites who would side with him instead of us.
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Reform UK Review 2025
GBNews speaks to “random residents”. Turns out it’s a Reform UK Councillor. Patrick Christys also interviews the far-right Missus Kent in the same segment.
2025 will go down as the year GBNews became ReformTV.
GBNews speaks to “random residents”. Turns out it’s a Reform UK Councillor. Patrick Christys also interviews the far-right Missus Kent in the same segment.
2025 will go down as the year GBNews became ReformTV.
December 27, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Reform UK Review 2025
GBNews speaks to “random residents”. Turns out it’s a Reform UK Councillor. Patrick Christys also interviews the far-right Missus Kent in the same segment.
2025 will go down as the year GBNews became ReformTV.
GBNews speaks to “random residents”. Turns out it’s a Reform UK Councillor. Patrick Christys also interviews the far-right Missus Kent in the same segment.
2025 will go down as the year GBNews became ReformTV.
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😂 That is so on point. Always when they win it's because of him - lol
December 27, 2025 at 3:36 PM
😂 That is so on point. Always when they win it's because of him - lol
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Happy Christmas one and all.
(and an empathetic midlife shout out to anyone else with a Christmas cold🎄🤧)
(and an empathetic midlife shout out to anyone else with a Christmas cold🎄🤧)
December 25, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Happy Christmas one and all.
(and an empathetic midlife shout out to anyone else with a Christmas cold🎄🤧)
(and an empathetic midlife shout out to anyone else with a Christmas cold🎄🤧)
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Out of a tragedy, you get to see and read about people stepping up and doing good. Heart warming. #UKCanals #Christmas #Narrowboat #LlangollenCanal
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Locals step in at Christmas after Whitchurch canal collapse
Linda Edwards is housing two families on boats in her fleet, until they have a solution.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 25, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Out of a tragedy, you get to see and read about people stepping up and doing good. Heart warming. #UKCanals #Christmas #Narrowboat #LlangollenCanal
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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#Day26
After a couple of days of wind
The day dawns calm(er)
The oak is almost still
Only the alder catkins
And willowherb whisps
Shiver and dance.
Two mallards swim by
The drake eyes me
They keep close to each other.
I hear their soft chuckles
And chuntering.
I too, am reassured.
#DailyNature
After a couple of days of wind
The day dawns calm(er)
The oak is almost still
Only the alder catkins
And willowherb whisps
Shiver and dance.
Two mallards swim by
The drake eyes me
They keep close to each other.
I hear their soft chuckles
And chuntering.
I too, am reassured.
#DailyNature
December 26, 2025 at 9:26 AM
#Day26
After a couple of days of wind
The day dawns calm(er)
The oak is almost still
Only the alder catkins
And willowherb whisps
Shiver and dance.
Two mallards swim by
The drake eyes me
They keep close to each other.
I hear their soft chuckles
And chuntering.
I too, am reassured.
#DailyNature
After a couple of days of wind
The day dawns calm(er)
The oak is almost still
Only the alder catkins
And willowherb whisps
Shiver and dance.
Two mallards swim by
The drake eyes me
They keep close to each other.
I hear their soft chuckles
And chuntering.
I too, am reassured.
#DailyNature
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Have you ever seen far-right political content on TikTok?
You’re not alone. We wanted to find out whether radical right-wing content is being pushed on the platform.
Here’s what we found.
https://bestforbritain.substack.com/p/we-went-undercover-on-far-right-tiktok
You’re not alone. We wanted to find out whether radical right-wing content is being pushed on the platform.
Here’s what we found.
https://bestforbritain.substack.com/p/we-went-undercover-on-far-right-tiktok
December 26, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Have you ever seen far-right political content on TikTok?
You’re not alone. We wanted to find out whether radical right-wing content is being pushed on the platform.
Here’s what we found.
https://bestforbritain.substack.com/p/we-went-undercover-on-far-right-tiktok
You’re not alone. We wanted to find out whether radical right-wing content is being pushed on the platform.
Here’s what we found.
https://bestforbritain.substack.com/p/we-went-undercover-on-far-right-tiktok
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Reform UK Review 2025:
Clarkson on Farage “He rarely talks about the economy and when he does, his numbers don’t add up.
But before anyone has the chance to question his logic, he scuttles back to his safe space and starts raging about small boats.”
Clarkson on Farage “He rarely talks about the economy and when he does, his numbers don’t add up.
But before anyone has the chance to question his logic, he scuttles back to his safe space and starts raging about small boats.”
December 26, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Reform UK Review 2025:
Clarkson on Farage “He rarely talks about the economy and when he does, his numbers don’t add up.
But before anyone has the chance to question his logic, he scuttles back to his safe space and starts raging about small boats.”
Clarkson on Farage “He rarely talks about the economy and when he does, his numbers don’t add up.
But before anyone has the chance to question his logic, he scuttles back to his safe space and starts raging about small boats.”
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Gold Index
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
December 26, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Gold Index
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.