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A few months from retirement and looking forward to walking, birdwatching and fly fishing again!
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The Slender-billed Curlew was declared extinct in October 2025.

At #AEWAMOP9, delegates paid tribute to it, with this rare taxidermied specimen on view.

Read personal reflections and testimonies from those who searched for, studied, and cared deeply about it: www.unep-aewa.org/en/news/reme...
November 14, 2025 at 1:18 PM
I sense this is wrong on 2 fronts.
1. Discrimination on ground of religion.
2. Who would be offended? Christians believe in the Devil don’t they?
Is it revenge for the banning of Christmas? It is, isn't it. We haven't seen this kind of assertiveness from our state-mandated religion since a church hall in Barnstaple banned yoga as incompatible with the faith!
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
‘Demonic’ Wind in the Willows jumper banned from Westminster Abbey
Woman told to remove or cover up garment featuring 1908 illustration of Pan lest it offend worshippers
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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Private water company United Utilities, who provide water services for north west England, made profits of £562 million in the first six months of 2025/6.

Unite general secretary Sharon Graham condemned the "obscene" profits.
November 13, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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November 13, 2025 at 9:34 AM
So an independent Scotland couldn’t run an economy!

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Scotland given same credit rating as UK ahead of bonds issue
Scottish ministers wants to use bonds to raise money from investors to fund infrastructure projects.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 10:12 AM
I wonder how many came home?

youtu.be/kTdpf3DQtm8?...
November 12, 2025 at 7:09 PM
3 convicted felons…..
I find it highly ironic that the party that bemoaned the deep state and alleged the cover-up of pedophiles is now embroiled in defending the party that has the largest pedophile cover-up in American history.
November 12, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Disgraceful……
Quality trails = more healthy, happy walking people. 🚶

So we're shocked to learn that ScotGov’s post-Brexit farm subsidy system will fail to replace lost funding for paths and access. ➡️ www.ramblers.org.uk/post-brexit-...

Scotland will be left with the worst funding for outdoor access in Britain.🤦🏻‍♀️
November 12, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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Quality trails = more healthy, happy walking people. 🚶

So we're shocked to learn that ScotGov’s post-Brexit farm subsidy system will fail to replace lost funding for paths and access. ➡️ www.ramblers.org.uk/post-brexit-...

Scotland will be left with the worst funding for outdoor access in Britain.🤦🏻‍♀️
November 12, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Being the leader of the “Free” world doesn’t mean freeing all your criminal associates. The legal system means nothing if you have friends and money in the US. Who is going to stand up to this Autocrat?

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Trump pardons Giuliani and others accused of plot to overturn 2020 election
He also pardons his former White House chief of staff, Mark Meadows in a proclamation vowing to
www.bbc.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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Trump and his cronies have the BBC in their sights. Leaders can’t stay silent while one of our great institutions is attacked.

We must defend its independence, end political appointments, and remove Robbie Gibb from the Board.
November 10, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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Reposted every year in response to all those who fetishize remembrance
November 9, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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Nice to see this exclusive report in the Guardian, breaking the news that I reported 3 years ago in "The Decade In Tory" (one of dozens of lucrative, mostly wasted COVID contracts via direct connection to senior Tories).

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Revealed: the billion-pound PPE contractor with a Tory MP on site
Special report: Uniserve was paid £1.4bn for Covid contracts that included supply of £178.5m in never-used equipment
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:33 PM
So true….and powerful
‘If none but the rich died in war there would be no more wars.“ the Daily Llama. Dharamsalami 2025.
November 9, 2025 at 12:41 PM
What‘s up?
November 9, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Morning!
November 9, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Remembrance Sunday..a time reflect and rightly so.
I find it ironic we, as a nation, reflect at a monument to our biggest failure… “A war to end all wars”.
History repeats itself, it has to, no one listens.
November 9, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Might have to try this
Interesting bookmark that'll add a uniquely novel look to your favourite novel.

Let's learn how to make Fox Bookmarks.

#handicraft #origami #bookmark #howtomake #paperfolding
November 8, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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November 8, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Proud to be English eh?
Oh, and other British aren’t exempt either…

Proud? Shameful.
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Empire with David Olusoga - Series 1: Episode 1
David Olusoga tells the story of the British Empire, from its origins under Elizabeth I to the establishment of colonies in America, the Caribbean and India.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 8, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Powerful
November 7, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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A powerful example of what can happen when we ignore the feudal structures controlling the land beneath our feet. The nonsense of leasehold needs to be abolished.

www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/a-london-law...
A London lawyer bought hundreds of Sheffield freeholds. Then the ‘very aggressive’ letters arrived
Exclusive: The Tribune can reveal that Andrew Milne has threatened leaseholders with high court action. It ‘broke my heart’ one woman says
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 8:45 PM
There it is, straight from the horse’s mouth… well he certainly is an Ass! Scots, take control of your nation and your future PLEASE!
Except he's not saying England needs to be independent, he's saying England will make all the decisions for everybody else in the UK and we can like it or lump it so like his Fuhrer Farage he would rid Scots and Welsh of their devolved parliaments.
#FascistReformParty
#ScottishIndependenceNow
November 7, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Good Morning,
Sun up! Well, almost ! 🤔
November 7, 2025 at 7:00 AM
The UK Govt really are worried about the election in 2026! More dirty tricks … Indy sooner the better
🟩 The UK’s former environment secretary risked “misleading the public” by repeatedly attacking Scotland’s water quality and insisting it was inferior to England’s, a watchdog has ruled.

👇Here is what you need to know: www.believeinscotland.org/uk_gov_lies_...
UK gov lies about Scottish Water exposed
www.believeinscotland.org
November 5, 2025 at 7:08 PM