Flo Fflach
@flofflach.bsky.social
plants~birds~tywydd~weather~môr~sea~artist (words-movement-photography-domestic-textile)~quaker crynwr~social justice & equality~peace~a bit of cricket~public transport user
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Far-right extremists outnumber Islamists in anti-terror programme referrals, data shows
Far-right extremists outnumber Islamists in anti-terror programme referrals, data shows
Total referrals reach record high, with 21% being due to ‘extreme rightwing concerns’ and 10% to Islamist ideology
More suspected far-right extremists were referred to the government’s anti-terrorism programme Prevent last year than those suspected of Islamist extremism, annual figures show.
In total, 8,778 referrals were made because of suspicions of extremist radicalisation in the year to March 2025, 27% more than the previous year and the highest number of referrals in a single year since records began 10 years ago. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Far-right extremists outnumber Islamists in anti-terror programme referrals, data shows
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Flooded UK coalmines could provide low-carbon cheap heat ‘for generations’
Flooded UK coalmines could provide low-carbon cheap heat ‘for generations’
Report says proven technology could benefit thousands in poor quality housing and help UK meet carbon reduction targets
Flooded disused coalmines could be a significant source of energy and provide cheap heat to thousands of homes, a new report argues.
Mine water geothermal heat (MWGH) systems use the water in flooded coalmines, which is warmed by natural processes, to supply low-carbon heat. Heat exchangers and pumps recover the heat, which is distributed via district heating networks to homes and buildings, providing low-cost, long-term, stable energy. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Flooded UK coalmines could provide low-carbon cheap heat ‘for generations’
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Cup of tea, and time to ill. You know what that means, Bluesky: #Storytime.
November 6, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Cup of tea, and time to ill. You know what that means, Bluesky: #Storytime.
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Deep-sea mining risks disrupting the marine food web, study warns
Deep-sea mining risks disrupting the marine food web, study warns
Deep-sea mining risks disrupting the marine food web, study warns
www.independent.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Deep-sea mining risks disrupting the marine food web, study warns
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The annual harvest for Michael Fabricant’s hair has just begun in Gloucestershire today.
November 6, 2025 at 10:07 AM
The annual harvest for Michael Fabricant’s hair has just begun in Gloucestershire today.
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Major revision of #GBRedList of plants published today shows 25% of our native & archaeophyte flora threatened with extinction. Many iconic widespread species classified as threatened for first time including Betony, Marsh Marigold, Devil’s-bit Scabious and Harebell. Another wake-up call for action!
November 5, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Major revision of #GBRedList of plants published today shows 25% of our native & archaeophyte flora threatened with extinction. Many iconic widespread species classified as threatened for first time including Betony, Marsh Marigold, Devil’s-bit Scabious and Harebell. Another wake-up call for action!
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FIFA have invented a new Fifa peace prize (presumably so they can be given to Trump at the World Cup draw!). They say it will be bestowed on behalf of the football fans of the world. The idea Fifa do this in our name should be mocked out of existence that weekend at stadia around the world
FIFA has announced the creation of a peace prize, which it plans to award at the draw for the World Cup on Dec. 5 in Washington. https://to.pbs.org/47LyluB
FIFA to award new peace prize at World Cup draw in Washington
FIFA has announced the creation of a peace prize, which it plans to award for the first time at the World Cup draw on Dec. 5 in Washington.
www.pbs.org
November 6, 2025 at 1:23 AM
FIFA have invented a new Fifa peace prize (presumably so they can be given to Trump at the World Cup draw!). They say it will be bestowed on behalf of the football fans of the world. The idea Fifa do this in our name should be mocked out of existence that weekend at stadia around the world
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Suella Braverman has every right to make her own choice for herself about her own identity
If her argument is to refuse to accept that Ian Wright & Michelle Agyemang, Rishi Sunak, David Lammy and Priti Patel are English - their identity & birthright - on grounds of race, she should lose the whip
If her argument is to refuse to accept that Ian Wright & Michelle Agyemang, Rishi Sunak, David Lammy and Priti Patel are English - their identity & birthright - on grounds of race, she should lose the whip
November 5, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Suella Braverman has every right to make her own choice for herself about her own identity
If her argument is to refuse to accept that Ian Wright & Michelle Agyemang, Rishi Sunak, David Lammy and Priti Patel are English - their identity & birthright - on grounds of race, she should lose the whip
If her argument is to refuse to accept that Ian Wright & Michelle Agyemang, Rishi Sunak, David Lammy and Priti Patel are English - their identity & birthright - on grounds of race, she should lose the whip
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The supermoon is shining tonight — just not for us here in Nuuk, Greenland 🇬🇱 —hidden behind the clouds.
November 5, 2025 (5:15pm)
Temp: +1°C.
November 5, 2025 (5:15pm)
Temp: +1°C.
November 5, 2025 at 8:49 PM
The supermoon is shining tonight — just not for us here in Nuuk, Greenland 🇬🇱 —hidden behind the clouds.
November 5, 2025 (5:15pm)
Temp: +1°C.
November 5, 2025 (5:15pm)
Temp: +1°C.
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How do the richest people on Earth get away with destroying the planet? They built a fortress of money, lawsuits, lobbyists, banks, propaganda, and hate. But every fortress has a weakness: us.
Join the campaign to #MakeRichPollutersPay
👉 bit.ly/47Lncer
Join the campaign to #MakeRichPollutersPay
👉 bit.ly/47Lncer
November 4, 2025 at 8:00 AM
How do the richest people on Earth get away with destroying the planet? They built a fortress of money, lawsuits, lobbyists, banks, propaganda, and hate. But every fortress has a weakness: us.
Join the campaign to #MakeRichPollutersPay
👉 bit.ly/47Lncer
Join the campaign to #MakeRichPollutersPay
👉 bit.ly/47Lncer
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Morning All 👋In tip top condition at this time of year & beautiful feathers 😍 Female Kestrel at Westhay Moor NR on the Somerset Levels 28/10/25 🪶 🦉 #ukbirding #birds #birdsofprey #kestrel #somersetlevels #bluesky
November 4, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Morning All 👋In tip top condition at this time of year & beautiful feathers 😍 Female Kestrel at Westhay Moor NR on the Somerset Levels 28/10/25 🪶 🦉 #ukbirding #birds #birdsofprey #kestrel #somersetlevels #bluesky
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A politician's job is to improve the world
“My job is to deal with the world as I find it, not the world as I might wish it to be” - Reeves tells the press conference.
Strategists have been saying this has been the chancellor's mantra for the last few months, when tempted to rage about the timing of the OBR's productivity downgrade.
Strategists have been saying this has been the chancellor's mantra for the last few months, when tempted to rage about the timing of the OBR's productivity downgrade.
November 4, 2025 at 8:35 AM
A politician's job is to improve the world
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and a lot of other things messing up the economy - just all seems a bit -- late?
The government has finally decided it can talk about the economic impact of Brexit.
But that simply exposes the limits of its plans to deal with Brexit’s consequences, says @jillongovt.bsky.social www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/rach...
But that simply exposes the limits of its plans to deal with Brexit’s consequences, says @jillongovt.bsky.social www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/rach...
Rachel Reeves cannot start to blame Brexit now for her economic fix | Institute for Government
Why is the government talking about Brexit and the economy again?
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk
November 4, 2025 at 8:28 AM
and a lot of other things messing up the economy - just all seems a bit -- late?
the old @metoffice.gov.uk website and the new. The old gave me more information at a glance and the new one doesn't ever give accurate UV forecast. Who else does a proper UV forecast for UK?
#tywydd #weather
#tywydd #weather
November 4, 2025 at 8:42 AM
the old @metoffice.gov.uk website and the new. The old gave me more information at a glance and the new one doesn't ever give accurate UV forecast. Who else does a proper UV forecast for UK?
#tywydd #weather
#tywydd #weather
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Nigel Farage wants to ban strikes for Government Employees, which actually includes him too.
So if he doesn't turn up for PMQs he should be fired.
So if he doesn't turn up for PMQs he should be fired.
October 23, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Nigel Farage wants to ban strikes for Government Employees, which actually includes him too.
So if he doesn't turn up for PMQs he should be fired.
So if he doesn't turn up for PMQs he should be fired.
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‘They told me not to speak out’: the woman who took on China – and won her husband’s freedom
‘They told me not to speak out’: the woman who took on China – and won her husband’s freedom
After fleeing Chinese repression, Uyghurs Idris and Zeynure Hasan thought their family would be safe. But Beijing’s growing influence led to Idris’s arrest and a long battle to be reunited
www.theguardian.com
October 23, 2025 at 12:32 PM
‘They told me not to speak out’: the woman who took on China – and won her husband’s freedom
Things you can do to help: "Find a piece of tech you are comfortable with and keep it."
The problem as I found out with my comfortable piece of tech, my phone, is although still working many things would not update. Gets like that with laptops too. We need the software to keep working
The problem as I found out with my comfortable piece of tech, my phone, is although still working many things would not update. Gets like that with laptops too. We need the software to keep working
Overconsumption and ruin: before and after images visualise how tech could harm our planet
Overconsumption and ruin: before and after images visualise how tech could harm our planet
From Venice to the Iguazu Falls, an exhibition in London illustrates the hidden cost of our gadgets and devices
www.theguardian.com
October 23, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Things you can do to help: "Find a piece of tech you are comfortable with and keep it."
The problem as I found out with my comfortable piece of tech, my phone, is although still working many things would not update. Gets like that with laptops too. We need the software to keep working
The problem as I found out with my comfortable piece of tech, my phone, is although still working many things would not update. Gets like that with laptops too. We need the software to keep working
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We're facing a political emergency: a high likelihood of an shamelessly authoritarian government in 2029. So we urgently need this basic safeguard: a codified constitution.
This week's column explains what we're missing and why it's so important.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column explains what we're missing and why it's so important.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
We must act now: without a written constitution, Reform UK will have carte blanche to toxify our nation | Goerge Monbiot
It means breaking with hundreds of years of tradition, but it can’t wait. As hard-right figures spread division and laud autocrats, a fail-safe is vital, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
October 23, 2025 at 6:44 AM
We're facing a political emergency: a high likelihood of an shamelessly authoritarian government in 2029. So we urgently need this basic safeguard: a codified constitution.
This week's column explains what we're missing and why it's so important.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column explains what we're missing and why it's so important.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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"The honest truth is that people come to this country because they believe we are more generous than other European countries"
- little evidence for this claim
+ good evidence against it
We will "ensure we are no longer the destination of choice"
- v hard to give a definition that this is accurate
- little evidence for this claim
+ good evidence against it
We will "ensure we are no longer the destination of choice"
- v hard to give a definition that this is accurate
October 23, 2025 at 8:23 AM
"The honest truth is that people come to this country because they believe we are more generous than other European countries"
- little evidence for this claim
+ good evidence against it
We will "ensure we are no longer the destination of choice"
- v hard to give a definition that this is accurate
- little evidence for this claim
+ good evidence against it
We will "ensure we are no longer the destination of choice"
- v hard to give a definition that this is accurate
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Home Sec describes a widely held public perception (UK is the destination of choice for asylum seekers in Europe) + endorses it as true. Home Office data shows it is not true. Whatever merits of her policy change, should not make false factual claims
www.thesun.co.uk/news/3709465...
www.thesun.co.uk/news/3709465...
Migrants come to Britain because they think we're Europe's most generous country
TODAY’S small boat numbers are shameful, and the British people deserve better. They contain a lesson: we must go further and faster to secure our borders. Under the last Conservative Government, t…
www.thesun.co.uk
October 23, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Home Sec describes a widely held public perception (UK is the destination of choice for asylum seekers in Europe) + endorses it as true. Home Office data shows it is not true. Whatever merits of her policy change, should not make false factual claims
www.thesun.co.uk/news/3709465...
www.thesun.co.uk/news/3709465...
Perhaps not putting on a levy on foreign students the tuition fees for students in England could have stayed lower... @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Guardian view on campus discontent: listen to those on the frontline | Editorial
Editorial: The government’s funding plans, announced in this week’s white paper, won’t do much to alleviate a deepening crisis of morale among university staff
www.theguardian.com
October 23, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Perhaps not putting on a levy on foreign students the tuition fees for students in England could have stayed lower... @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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October 23, 2025 at 9:14 AM
“In a world where the poor are increasingly numerous, we paradoxically see the growth of a wealthy elite, living in a bubble of comfort and luxury, almost in another world compared to ordinary people. This means that a culture still persists...that discards others"
‘They can’t dismiss Leo so easily’: how the pope has confounded conservatives
‘They can’t dismiss Leo so easily’: how the pope has confounded conservatives
As pontiff prepares for visit of King Charles, the contours of his papacy are slowly becoming apparent
www.theguardian.com
October 22, 2025 at 6:35 PM
“In a world where the poor are increasingly numerous, we paradoxically see the growth of a wealthy elite, living in a bubble of comfort and luxury, almost in another world compared to ordinary people. This means that a culture still persists...that discards others"
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👋 Meet panellists at our upcoming ' #Migration, #Peace and #Security Roundtable' - happening in just a week!
October 22, 2025 at 1:33 PM
👋 Meet panellists at our upcoming ' #Migration, #Peace and #Security Roundtable' - happening in just a week!