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Bernard Walton
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Wildlife and Documentary TV Podcast producer. Ex @bbc Liberty-Equality-Justice for all. PhD @tcd_NatSci Love sanity, all nature, good people, and our wonderful planet.
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Seeking a better understanding of how politics, science, technology, nature, conservation, and the arts can make us better people.
I just signed this petition calling for better cooperation with the EU on the environment. Will you add your name, too? www.europeanmovement.co.uk/uk-eu-enviro...
Tell The Government: Strengthen UK-EU Environmental Cooperation
Climate change and environmental problems don't respect borders. The UK and EU must work together to protect our shared environment, tackle the climate crisis, and preserve biodiversity for future gen...
www.europeanmovement.co.uk
July 16, 2025 at 7:42 AM
🌳 Dame Judi Dench is calling for the return of ancient woodlands. Will you sign the petition to help restore the Ghost Woods and protect our green spaces for future generations? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/br...
Bring back the ancient woodlands smothered beneath your timber plantations
Ancient woodlands are vanishing – and with them, some of our most loved and endangered wildlife. Forestry England manages over 100,000 acres of land that used to be ancient woodland - that’s bigger th...
you.38degrees.org.uk
July 4, 2025 at 9:55 AM
I've just signed "Marks & Spencer - stop advertising on GB News" - Will you support the campaign too? actionstorm.org/petitions/ma... @StopFundingHate
Sign the Petition
Marks & Spencer - stop advertising on GB News
actionstorm.org
February 25, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Has Trump just surrender to Putin’s aggression, and so weakening our precious civilisation?
#trump #putin #surrender
February 13, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Has Trump joined forces with Putin to weaken our European civilisation?
#trump #putin #ukraine
#civilisation
February 13, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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This time last year, we hadn’t even decided to open Bluesky to the public. Who wants more #invitecodes?

Thanks for building with us, all ~26m of you 🥰
December 29, 2024 at 5:14 PM
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The are 16 SEZs being installed across Norfolk and Suffolk.
Local councils are being scrapped across England with plans to replace them with mega-councils, this is exactly what I said would happen as Zone Fever eclipses the entire UK.
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newanglia.co.uk/enterprise-z...
Enterprise Zones - New Anglia
New Anglia LEP and our local authority partners have negotiated City Deals for both Greater Ipswich and Greater Norwich. Both deals will help create new jobs.
newanglia.co.uk
December 19, 2024 at 12:23 PM
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Vince Cable on the sale of Royal Mail, "The main issue the government has to confront are the national security implications in relation to our national infrastructure"

"My instincts would be to err on the side of caution, when you have a business interest with very close links to Russia"
December 16, 2024 at 10:17 AM
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Boris Johnson is terrified that we will ditch Brexit, rebuild the UK with the EU, do well economically and…

…that will show him for the fraud he is.
December 15, 2024 at 9:14 PM
Time to nationalise our corrupt British utilities

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Major water company uses accounting trick to inflate balance sheet by £1.68bn
A substantial Severn Trent Water investment is based on IOU notes - BBC Panorama finds.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 9, 2024 at 8:01 PM
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Nigel Farage lied throughout Question Time last night, and embarrassed himself on Brexit.

Here's a full reconstruction. #bbcqt
youtu.be/FBmoJ7RJYpA?...
Farage falls apart over Brexit on 38th Question Time appearance!
YouTube video by Femi
youtu.be
December 6, 2024 at 4:59 PM
Can we introduce captive gorillas back to the wild?

The extraordinary tale I got to make with some very fine people a few years back.

#nature #conservation

youtube.com/watch?v=FZ-b...
youtube.com
December 9, 2024 at 11:40 AM
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"Silent Night" A Barn Owl hunting river a local field after sunset one evening last week. Hardly ever see them. Very happy to get a couple of shots. Like the symmetry of the owl's outstretched wings and the distant treeline behind
#birds #ukwildlife
December 7, 2024 at 6:15 PM
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Seeking a better understanding of how politics, science, technology, nature, conservation, and the arts can make us better people.
December 4, 2024 at 7:34 AM
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Incredible view of Earth from Space
December 5, 2024 at 10:23 AM
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We're excited to unveil a new look for Europe by Satellite — now the European Broadcasting Service.

Satellite TV was cutting-edge in 1995, but it's time for a new look that reflects EBS's missions: unity, transparency, and the seamless flow of information across Europe.
December 5, 2024 at 10:02 AM
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This is extraordinary. Not one but TWO counter-bidders for the Observer have disclosed details of their bids…but the Guardian’s owner the Scott Trust is refusing to discuss
www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...
Observer sale gatecrasher offers to double investment to £50m
More generous bid may stoke striking staff’s opposition to a proposed sale to Tortoise
www.telegraph.co.uk
December 5, 2024 at 11:56 AM
Global warming crisis can only be stopped by critical thinking and choice, as well as a fully functional democracy to implement it.

Only we can do this.
December 5, 2024 at 12:17 PM
Watch as too many power hungry global oligarchs attempt to seize governmental
power using new emerging technologies

But can our democracies stop them in time.
December 5, 2024 at 12:11 PM
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My half Mainecoon Cat Moose. That girl just loves being out in any weather ❤️❤️❤️❤️ #cats #mammals
December 5, 2024 at 8:31 AM
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The pro-Putin Prime Minister of European Georgia Irakli Kobakhidze has vowed to 'eradicate' 'liberal fascism' from the country.

The kind of word-mangling beloved of authoritarians everywhere.
December 5, 2024 at 11:05 AM
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"Gregg Wallace’s ghostwriter says he sexually harassed her"

The details in this article of Wallace and his behaviour are shocking tbh.

The BBC has received complaints about his behaviour for YEARS but done nothing....

www.bbc.com/news/article...
Gregg Wallace's ghostwriter says MasterChef host sexually harassed her
The MasterChef host has denied any sexual misconduct with Shannon Kyle, who worked on his 2012 memoir.
www.bbc.com
December 5, 2024 at 5:30 AM
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“Just three companies, News Corp (Murdoch family), Daily Mail & General Trust (DMGT, Viscount Rothermere) and Reach plc, control over 80% of daily newspaper circulation…”

We need a free press - ie free from the billionaires.
We need a free press
It’s vital for democracy that we receive verifiable information that is not manipulated or controlled
sussexbylines.co.uk
December 4, 2024 at 12:41 PM