Ian G
@iangcinco.bsky.social
Septuagenarian, still learning to play 🎺 and write 📝
All things Biodiversity - all things trumpet. European🇪🇺 🇺🇦Community-minded nomadic nature 🥾🚲🏊♂️ @mcrfoe.bsky.social
highfieldcountrypark.org
All things Biodiversity - all things trumpet. European🇪🇺 🇺🇦Community-minded nomadic nature 🥾🚲🏊♂️ @mcrfoe.bsky.social
highfieldcountrypark.org
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November 13, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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I’ve just announced I’ll be leading a National Emergency Briefing on 27 November . At a time when climate is in free fall on the political agenda , it’s vital our leaders realise what is at stake if we do not accelerate a just , green transition for all .
@nebriefing.bsky.social 🇬🇧
@nebriefing.bsky.social 🇬🇧
November 9, 2025 at 12:46 PM
I’ve just announced I’ll be leading a National Emergency Briefing on 27 November . At a time when climate is in free fall on the political agenda , it’s vital our leaders realise what is at stake if we do not accelerate a just , green transition for all .
@nebriefing.bsky.social 🇬🇧
@nebriefing.bsky.social 🇬🇧
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🌍 Mongabay is hiring!
Join a global newsroom covering oceans, data strategy & climate storytelling.
Now recruiting:
🗞️ Contributing Editor (Oceans) - buff.ly/HsXXLKW
📊 Engagement Editor - buff.ly/94vR1n9
✍️ Wire Reporter (Asia) - buff.ly/uSx1FiK
Apply now!
Join a global newsroom covering oceans, data strategy & climate storytelling.
Now recruiting:
🗞️ Contributing Editor (Oceans) - buff.ly/HsXXLKW
📊 Engagement Editor - buff.ly/94vR1n9
✍️ Wire Reporter (Asia) - buff.ly/uSx1FiK
Apply now!
November 7, 2025 at 4:35 PM
🌍 Mongabay is hiring!
Join a global newsroom covering oceans, data strategy & climate storytelling.
Now recruiting:
🗞️ Contributing Editor (Oceans) - buff.ly/HsXXLKW
📊 Engagement Editor - buff.ly/94vR1n9
✍️ Wire Reporter (Asia) - buff.ly/uSx1FiK
Apply now!
Join a global newsroom covering oceans, data strategy & climate storytelling.
Now recruiting:
🗞️ Contributing Editor (Oceans) - buff.ly/HsXXLKW
📊 Engagement Editor - buff.ly/94vR1n9
✍️ Wire Reporter (Asia) - buff.ly/uSx1FiK
Apply now!
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NRM Rejoin Ramble
May-June 2026
NRM are WALKING from London to Brussels over 14 Days to hand deliver YOUR messages to the EU Parliament!
To add YOUR message, for all the info, the route and how to sponsor: www.MarchForRejoin.co.uk/ramble
#RejoinRamble #RejoinMarch #RejoinEU
May-June 2026
NRM are WALKING from London to Brussels over 14 Days to hand deliver YOUR messages to the EU Parliament!
To add YOUR message, for all the info, the route and how to sponsor: www.MarchForRejoin.co.uk/ramble
#RejoinRamble #RejoinMarch #RejoinEU
November 7, 2025 at 11:14 AM
NRM Rejoin Ramble
May-June 2026
NRM are WALKING from London to Brussels over 14 Days to hand deliver YOUR messages to the EU Parliament!
To add YOUR message, for all the info, the route and how to sponsor: www.MarchForRejoin.co.uk/ramble
#RejoinRamble #RejoinMarch #RejoinEU
May-June 2026
NRM are WALKING from London to Brussels over 14 Days to hand deliver YOUR messages to the EU Parliament!
To add YOUR message, for all the info, the route and how to sponsor: www.MarchForRejoin.co.uk/ramble
#RejoinRamble #RejoinMarch #RejoinEU
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I spoke to Bloomberg at the C40 World Mayors Summit about how we can turn the climate crisis into an opportunity - building greener homes, creating new clean energy jobs, and protecting our planet for future generations.
November 6, 2025 at 11:28 AM
I spoke to Bloomberg at the C40 World Mayors Summit about how we can turn the climate crisis into an opportunity - building greener homes, creating new clean energy jobs, and protecting our planet for future generations.
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Can citizens and journalists unite to hold back authoritarianism and protect democracy?
On 4th November at 7pm, join our live online event with:
- George Monbiot
- Nafeez Ahmed
- Yasmin Alibhai-Brown
- Nick Lowles
Book now: bit.ly/BylinesHope
On 4th November at 7pm, join our live online event with:
- George Monbiot
- Nafeez Ahmed
- Yasmin Alibhai-Brown
- Nick Lowles
Book now: bit.ly/BylinesHope
November 2, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Can citizens and journalists unite to hold back authoritarianism and protect democracy?
On 4th November at 7pm, join our live online event with:
- George Monbiot
- Nafeez Ahmed
- Yasmin Alibhai-Brown
- Nick Lowles
Book now: bit.ly/BylinesHope
On 4th November at 7pm, join our live online event with:
- George Monbiot
- Nafeez Ahmed
- Yasmin Alibhai-Brown
- Nick Lowles
Book now: bit.ly/BylinesHope
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This is on Saturday! I am really looking forward to it. ✨
November 4, 2025 at 7:53 AM
This is on Saturday! I am really looking forward to it. ✨
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“There are some people who hate London, and hate New York,” Mayor Sadiq Khan told me, on Bloomberg TV. “There's a reason why they demonize London, and now, indeed, New York. Why? Because we are progressive cities. We are liberal cities. We are multicultural cities. And we are incredibly successful.”
November 3, 2025 at 7:51 PM
“There are some people who hate London, and hate New York,” Mayor Sadiq Khan told me, on Bloomberg TV. “There's a reason why they demonize London, and now, indeed, New York. Why? Because we are progressive cities. We are liberal cities. We are multicultural cities. And we are incredibly successful.”
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The Quiraing, Isle of Skye, photo by Yorkshire-based landscape photographer Paula Beaumont.
November 3, 2025 at 7:38 PM
The Quiraing, Isle of Skye, photo by Yorkshire-based landscape photographer Paula Beaumont.
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I knew Gill and Farage and the rest of the UKIP crew in the European Parliament
They were crooks and shysters to a man
They repeated Putin talking points and appeared on Russia Today
UKIP then and Reform now are both a threat to our democracy
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
They were crooks and shysters to a man
They repeated Putin talking points and appeared on Russia Today
UKIP then and Reform now are both a threat to our democracy
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
Reform UK, the Russian spy and rolls of Kremlin cash: the inside story of Nathan Gill
How did a former Mormon bishop end up pleading guilty to taking bribes to make statements in favour of Russia in the European parliament?
www.theguardian.com
November 2, 2025 at 8:20 AM
I knew Gill and Farage and the rest of the UKIP crew in the European Parliament
They were crooks and shysters to a man
They repeated Putin talking points and appeared on Russia Today
UKIP then and Reform now are both a threat to our democracy
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
They were crooks and shysters to a man
They repeated Putin talking points and appeared on Russia Today
UKIP then and Reform now are both a threat to our democracy
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
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Freddie Mercury came to the UK as a kid because people that looked like him were being killed back home in Zanzibar.
In the UK, he formed Queen.
In the UK, he became a global icon.
📍 Liverpool, where Freddie Mercury met Brian May
In the UK, he formed Queen.
In the UK, he became a global icon.
📍 Liverpool, where Freddie Mercury met Brian May
October 27, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Freddie Mercury came to the UK as a kid because people that looked like him were being killed back home in Zanzibar.
In the UK, he formed Queen.
In the UK, he became a global icon.
📍 Liverpool, where Freddie Mercury met Brian May
In the UK, he formed Queen.
In the UK, he became a global icon.
📍 Liverpool, where Freddie Mercury met Brian May
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Niki Bowers, contemporary UK printmaker based in Norfolk #WomensArt
November 1, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Niki Bowers, contemporary UK printmaker based in Norfolk #WomensArt
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Portland, US, annyal event known as the "Standup Paddleboard Witch Paddle" #womensart
(Image S.Bugarsky)
(Image S.Bugarsky)
October 31, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Portland, US, annyal event known as the "Standup Paddleboard Witch Paddle" #womensart
(Image S.Bugarsky)
(Image S.Bugarsky)
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3 things Starmer could do instead of camps in old barracks that would actually WORK👇
1. Create safe, regulated routes to apply for asylum in the UK
2. Let asylum seekers WORK & support themselves
3. Fast track status for people from obviously unsafe countries
metro.co.uk/2025/10/29/k...
1. Create safe, regulated routes to apply for asylum in the UK
2. Let asylum seekers WORK & support themselves
3. Fast track status for people from obviously unsafe countries
metro.co.uk/2025/10/29/k...
Keir Starmer tries to look tough - and exposes himself as a coward
The government's immigration policy is in desperate need of a bold change in direction.
metro.co.uk
October 30, 2025 at 8:13 AM
3 things Starmer could do instead of camps in old barracks that would actually WORK👇
1. Create safe, regulated routes to apply for asylum in the UK
2. Let asylum seekers WORK & support themselves
3. Fast track status for people from obviously unsafe countries
metro.co.uk/2025/10/29/k...
1. Create safe, regulated routes to apply for asylum in the UK
2. Let asylum seekers WORK & support themselves
3. Fast track status for people from obviously unsafe countries
metro.co.uk/2025/10/29/k...
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There are a lot of people in this superb piece by @johnharris1969.bsky.social whom I’d like to hug.
Most of all I’d just like to hug Caerphilly.
Most of all I’d just like to hug Caerphilly.
The Welsh town that saw off Nigel Farage – video
The Welsh town that saw off Nigel Farage – video
In last week's byelection in the Welsh constituency of Caerphilly, Reform UK were the hot favourites, and the focus of huge attention. But as John Harris and John Domokos saw close-up, a Reform win failed to happen thanks to a story most of the media didn't see: how online fear and loathing were beaten back by community spirit, facts trumping fury, and everyday empathy
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2025 at 10:02 PM
There are a lot of people in this superb piece by @johnharris1969.bsky.social whom I’d like to hug.
Most of all I’d just like to hug Caerphilly.
Most of all I’d just like to hug Caerphilly.
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My petition should be soaring past the 10,000 mark.
Please help me share it as widely as possible.
What's at stake is an abnormal proliferation of tax havens and feudal enclaves
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
Please help me share it as widely as possible.
What's at stake is an abnormal proliferation of tax havens and feudal enclaves
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
Petition: Transparency and Review of the free zones and ports impacts
To ensure full transparency by releasing data on governance, funding, and operations of free zones. Plus a public review to assess impacts, such as job displacement and value for taxpayers money
petition.parliament.uk
October 26, 2025 at 8:53 PM
My petition should be soaring past the 10,000 mark.
Please help me share it as widely as possible.
What's at stake is an abnormal proliferation of tax havens and feudal enclaves
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
Please help me share it as widely as possible.
What's at stake is an abnormal proliferation of tax havens and feudal enclaves
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
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‘The threat couldn’t be more urgent and imminent. Yet here we are, still putting our head in the sand.’
@carolecadwalla.bsky.social says it’s ‘peculiar’ that the case of Farage ally Nathan Gill admitting to making pro-Russia speeches for cash isn’t being followed more closely.
@carolecadwalla.bsky.social says it’s ‘peculiar’ that the case of Farage ally Nathan Gill admitting to making pro-Russia speeches for cash isn’t being followed more closely.
October 22, 2025 at 1:19 PM
‘The threat couldn’t be more urgent and imminent. Yet here we are, still putting our head in the sand.’
@carolecadwalla.bsky.social says it’s ‘peculiar’ that the case of Farage ally Nathan Gill admitting to making pro-Russia speeches for cash isn’t being followed more closely.
@carolecadwalla.bsky.social says it’s ‘peculiar’ that the case of Farage ally Nathan Gill admitting to making pro-Russia speeches for cash isn’t being followed more closely.
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Happy World Wombat Day! Sound on to listen to the very soothing munching noises of this chonky wombat...
October 22, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Happy World Wombat Day! Sound on to listen to the very soothing munching noises of this chonky wombat...
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October 21, 2025 at 7:34 AM
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October 18, 2025 at 5:25 AM
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Mid-autumn reflections on the river Irwell 🌱🌳
#ForestFriday #Trees #Nature #Scape #EastCoastKin #FoliageFriday
#ForestFriday #Trees #Nature #Scape #EastCoastKin #FoliageFriday
October 17, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Mid-autumn reflections on the river Irwell 🌱🌳
#ForestFriday #Trees #Nature #Scape #EastCoastKin #FoliageFriday
#ForestFriday #Trees #Nature #Scape #EastCoastKin #FoliageFriday
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This is how it’s done
October 15, 2025 at 4:20 AM
This is how it’s done
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Also, if you're "in bed with flu", it's almost certainly Covid.
After a long pause, I've just done another England Covid & NHS update as we head into the autumn/winter season.
TLDR: we're in a significant Covid wave now, the NHS is stretched, get boosted if you're eligible.
christinapagel.substack.com/p/england-is...
TLDR: we're in a significant Covid wave now, the NHS is stretched, get boosted if you're eligible.
christinapagel.substack.com/p/england-is...
England is now experiencing a significant Covid wave, after 10 months of relative quiet
The latest Covid situation in England and a look at where NHS services are as we head into winter
christinapagel.substack.com
October 10, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Also, if you're "in bed with flu", it's almost certainly Covid.
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Mount Gaussier with the Mas de Saint-Paul - 1889
https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/14587
https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/14587
October 10, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Mount Gaussier with the Mas de Saint-Paul - 1889
https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/14587
https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/14587