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We are at a crucial, once-in-a-century moment for American governance.
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January 4, 2026 at 11:58 AM
We are at a crucial, once-in-a-century moment for American governance.
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A cartoon: Cycling on a budget. Summarising just a small amount of the info you'll find on budgetcycling.uk.
(Image from the book 'From A to B', by Dave Walker, published by Bloomsbury.)
(Image from the book 'From A to B', by Dave Walker, published by Bloomsbury.)
January 4, 2026 at 3:05 PM
A cartoon: Cycling on a budget. Summarising just a small amount of the info you'll find on budgetcycling.uk.
(Image from the book 'From A to B', by Dave Walker, published by Bloomsbury.)
(Image from the book 'From A to B', by Dave Walker, published by Bloomsbury.)
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BB energy don't sue South Sudan!
UK-based oil trader is SUING South Sudan for non-payment of debt 🫨
It’s shameful that a country experiencing a humanitarian disaster could be sued by oil traders making millions 💸
Write to the CEO to drop the case: debtjustice.org.uk/bbenergy
UK-based oil trader is SUING South Sudan for non-payment of debt 🫨
It’s shameful that a country experiencing a humanitarian disaster could be sued by oil traders making millions 💸
Write to the CEO to drop the case: debtjustice.org.uk/bbenergy
December 19, 2025 at 11:43 AM
BB energy don't sue South Sudan!
UK-based oil trader is SUING South Sudan for non-payment of debt 🫨
It’s shameful that a country experiencing a humanitarian disaster could be sued by oil traders making millions 💸
Write to the CEO to drop the case: debtjustice.org.uk/bbenergy
UK-based oil trader is SUING South Sudan for non-payment of debt 🫨
It’s shameful that a country experiencing a humanitarian disaster could be sued by oil traders making millions 💸
Write to the CEO to drop the case: debtjustice.org.uk/bbenergy
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NEW: Without USAID funding to help buy food for refugees, the World Food Program rushed to prioritize families based on need, determining that only half the population would get food.
Refugees learned which half they were in from a number stamped on the back of their ration card.
Refugees learned which half they were in from a number stamped on the back of their ration card.
After Trump Officials Cut Food Aid to Kenya, Children Starved to Death
“Brutal and traumatizing”: Interviews and a trove of internal documents show government officials and aid workers desperately tried to warn Trump advisers about impending disaster and death.
www.propublica.org
December 17, 2025 at 12:00 PM
NEW: Without USAID funding to help buy food for refugees, the World Food Program rushed to prioritize families based on need, determining that only half the population would get food.
Refugees learned which half they were in from a number stamped on the back of their ration card.
Refugees learned which half they were in from a number stamped on the back of their ration card.
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Here's our reporting on the proposed dismantling of the jewel of US atmospheric science, @ncar-ucar.bsky.social.
The plan is to break NCAR apart and disburse some parts to other locations (like the research aircraft fleet) and eliminate others.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
🧪 #AGU25 #climate
The plan is to break NCAR apart and disburse some parts to other locations (like the research aircraft fleet) and eliminate others.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
🧪 #AGU25 #climate
Trump team plans to break up ‘global mothership’ of climate science
Much of the National Center for Atmospheric Research’s non-climate portfolio will be dispersed, the White House says.
www.nature.com
December 17, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Here's our reporting on the proposed dismantling of the jewel of US atmospheric science, @ncar-ucar.bsky.social.
The plan is to break NCAR apart and disburse some parts to other locations (like the research aircraft fleet) and eliminate others.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
🧪 #AGU25 #climate
The plan is to break NCAR apart and disburse some parts to other locations (like the research aircraft fleet) and eliminate others.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
🧪 #AGU25 #climate
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“NCAR has played a greater role in advancing weather prediction & atmospheric modeling than perhaps any other single entity in the world,” says @weatherwest.bsky.social
Dismantling NCAR would be “like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet.” KH
Dismantling NCAR would be “like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet.” KH
Trump administration plans to break up largest federal climate research center
Russ Vought, director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, said the National Science Foundation "will be breaking up" the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado.
www.nbcnews.com
December 17, 2025 at 8:01 PM
“NCAR has played a greater role in advancing weather prediction & atmospheric modeling than perhaps any other single entity in the world,” says @weatherwest.bsky.social
Dismantling NCAR would be “like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet.” KH
Dismantling NCAR would be “like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet.” KH
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"Not since the ransacking of the Library of Alexandria have we witnessed such a wanton, intentional assault on scientific knowledge."
"Science Under Siege -- the NCAR Development" | My new commentary: michaelmann.net/science-unde...
#ScienceUnderSiege
#ScienceUnderSiege
Science Under Siege -- The NCAR development | Michael E. Mann
The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) has played a key role developing the science of climate modeling and the measurement of climate observations going back […]
michaelmann.net
December 17, 2025 at 9:02 PM
"Not since the ransacking of the Library of Alexandria have we witnessed such a wanton, intentional assault on scientific knowledge."
Latest from UK Charity Commission - "how charities can respond the current hostile environment". www.gov.uk/guidance/how...
Seems sensible, not muzzling advocacy on policies relevant to charities' aims. But advice on protecting staff, premises & clients a horrible consequence of hate-mongering.
Seems sensible, not muzzling advocacy on policies relevant to charities' aims. But advice on protecting staff, premises & clients a horrible consequence of hate-mongering.
How charities can respond to the current hostile environment
This guidance aims to provide clarity, practical steps, and reassurance to help charities navigate difficult circumstances.
www.gov.uk
December 13, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Latest from UK Charity Commission - "how charities can respond the current hostile environment". www.gov.uk/guidance/how...
Seems sensible, not muzzling advocacy on policies relevant to charities' aims. But advice on protecting staff, premises & clients a horrible consequence of hate-mongering.
Seems sensible, not muzzling advocacy on policies relevant to charities' aims. But advice on protecting staff, premises & clients a horrible consequence of hate-mongering.
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This is where politicization matters: when you have ideologues leading this work, and civil servants who know they will be fired if they do not deliver on fishing expeditions, harder for them to stay ethical.
December 12, 2025 at 9:43 PM
This is where politicization matters: when you have ideologues leading this work, and civil servants who know they will be fired if they do not deliver on fishing expeditions, harder for them to stay ethical.
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Thanks to everyone in 20's Plenty and Landor LINKS Ltd who worked so hard on our 4th "Delivering 20" webinar on 10th Dec. We had 400 attendees from 165 different local authorities and councils, together with consultants, professionals and other organisations.
Here is the video of the webinar.
Here is the video of the webinar.
20's Plenty for US CIC
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December 12, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Thanks to everyone in 20's Plenty and Landor LINKS Ltd who worked so hard on our 4th "Delivering 20" webinar on 10th Dec. We had 400 attendees from 165 different local authorities and councils, together with consultants, professionals and other organisations.
Here is the video of the webinar.
Here is the video of the webinar.
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They just don't want anyone traveling to the US for any reason at all
It's not just social media. Looks like visitors to the US from Europe and other countries that are part of the visa waiver program will have to submit an enormous amount of data about themselves and their families, including DNA, if proposed new rules are accepted
December 12, 2025 at 5:48 PM
They just don't want anyone traveling to the US for any reason at all
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Do people support the core idea of degrowth? A recent paper we published show the majority do.
See our press release here: www.uab.cat/web/newsroom...
See our press release here: www.uab.cat/web/newsroom...
First comprehensive investigation shows large support for core ideas of degrowth, but not the label
The first major study into public attitudes toward degrowth – the notion that high-income economies should prioritise wellbeing over growing...
www.uab.cat
December 12, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Do people support the core idea of degrowth? A recent paper we published show the majority do.
See our press release here: www.uab.cat/web/newsroom...
See our press release here: www.uab.cat/web/newsroom...
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So tell me again how Nigel Farage, who just took the largest ever political donation, from a Tory mega-donor, and another donation from the Viscountess wife of the non-dom owner of the Daily Mail, is planning to "take on the establishment"
December 4, 2025 at 1:00 PM
So tell me again how Nigel Farage, who just took the largest ever political donation, from a Tory mega-donor, and another donation from the Viscountess wife of the non-dom owner of the Daily Mail, is planning to "take on the establishment"
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Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) affects 1 in 3 women globally. Tearfund's SGBV lead breaks down the misconceptions in our 16 Days of Activism Q&A.
The local church's influence is the single most powerful tool for challenging harmful norms. Change starts when faith leaders are equipped.
The local church's influence is the single most powerful tool for challenging harmful norms. Change starts when faith leaders are equipped.
December 4, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) affects 1 in 3 women globally. Tearfund's SGBV lead breaks down the misconceptions in our 16 Days of Activism Q&A.
The local church's influence is the single most powerful tool for challenging harmful norms. Change starts when faith leaders are equipped.
The local church's influence is the single most powerful tool for challenging harmful norms. Change starts when faith leaders are equipped.
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More fantastic reviews are coming in as our Christmas Inn Trouble tour goes into its second week. Come and see it this week here:
🎄 5/12 - St Alban's, Chiswick
🎄 6/12 - St Barnabas, Hadleigh
🎄 7/12 - St John's, Colchester
🎄 7/12 - St George's, South Benfleet
🔗 in bio for more info!
🎄 5/12 - St Alban's, Chiswick
🎄 6/12 - St Barnabas, Hadleigh
🎄 7/12 - St John's, Colchester
🎄 7/12 - St George's, South Benfleet
🔗 in bio for more info!
December 2, 2025 at 10:30 AM
More fantastic reviews are coming in as our Christmas Inn Trouble tour goes into its second week. Come and see it this week here:
🎄 5/12 - St Alban's, Chiswick
🎄 6/12 - St Barnabas, Hadleigh
🎄 7/12 - St John's, Colchester
🎄 7/12 - St George's, South Benfleet
🔗 in bio for more info!
🎄 5/12 - St Alban's, Chiswick
🎄 6/12 - St Barnabas, Hadleigh
🎄 7/12 - St John's, Colchester
🎄 7/12 - St George's, South Benfleet
🔗 in bio for more info!
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We’ve always had floods – but as the world warms, they’re becoming more intense and more severe.
We’re all in harms way – but those who don’t have a safe place to live, or can’t take food and water for granted, are always most vulnerable.
We’re all in harms way – but those who don’t have a safe place to live, or can’t take food and water for granted, are always most vulnerable.
Sri Lanka declares state of emergency after floods leave hundreds dead and many missing
The president says it is the "most challenging natural disaster" in the country's history.
www.bbc.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:24 PM
We’ve always had floods – but as the world warms, they’re becoming more intense and more severe.
We’re all in harms way – but those who don’t have a safe place to live, or can’t take food and water for granted, are always most vulnerable.
We’re all in harms way – but those who don’t have a safe place to live, or can’t take food and water for granted, are always most vulnerable.
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The UK and the international community must take all steps in their power to ensure accountability for torture, including when committed by an ally. The endurance of the global torture ban depends on this. There can be no double standards. All survivors deserve justice.
December 2, 2025 at 2:59 PM
The UK and the international community must take all steps in their power to ensure accountability for torture, including when committed by an ally. The endurance of the global torture ban depends on this. There can be no double standards. All survivors deserve justice.
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Trump just granted a pardon to one of the world’s most notorious drug traffickers.
The former president of Honduras, Juan Orlando Hernández, had been sentenced to 45 years in prison for flooding the United States with cocaine.
The former president of Honduras, Juan Orlando Hernández, had been sentenced to 45 years in prison for flooding the United States with cocaine.
December 2, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Trump just granted a pardon to one of the world’s most notorious drug traffickers.
The former president of Honduras, Juan Orlando Hernández, had been sentenced to 45 years in prison for flooding the United States with cocaine.
The former president of Honduras, Juan Orlando Hernández, had been sentenced to 45 years in prison for flooding the United States with cocaine.
Scathing evidence-based critique of the government's approach. Multiple ways to get the best from current system which are being ignored.
NEW BLOGPOST
Abolishing trial by jury: why is the government overlooking the obvious?
thesecretbarrister.com/2025/12/02/a...
Abolishing trial by jury: why is the government overlooking the obvious?
thesecretbarrister.com/2025/12/02/a...
Abolishing trial by jury: why is the government overlooking the obvious?
Today, the government has confirmed that it intends to remove the right to trial by jury in the vast majority of cases in the Crown Courts. Serious criminal allegations, carrying up to three years …
thesecretbarrister.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Scathing evidence-based critique of the government's approach. Multiple ways to get the best from current system which are being ignored.
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My address to the Norwich Diocesan Synod - flags, faithful patriotism and forming a land of God’s hope and glory. www.dioceseofnorwich.org/diocesan-syn...
Diocesan Synod November 2025: Presidential Address - Diocese of Norwich
Alan Bennett’s film The Choral has just been playing in the cinemas. Set in 1916 in a Yorkshire mill town, it explores how a local choral society responds when so […]
www.dioceseofnorwich.org
November 29, 2025 at 9:42 PM
My address to the Norwich Diocesan Synod - flags, faithful patriotism and forming a land of God’s hope and glory. www.dioceseofnorwich.org/diocesan-syn...
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Viral social media posts have made a number of claims about how pension contributions are saved and spent.
But their sums are wrong, and they misunderstand how the state pension works.
But their sums are wrong, and they misunderstand how the state pension works.
Viral Facebook pension posts get maths wrong again – Full Fact
Widely shared social media posts about state pensions misunderstand how they work and get their sums wrong.
fullfact.org
November 30, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Viral social media posts have made a number of claims about how pension contributions are saved and spent.
But their sums are wrong, and they misunderstand how the state pension works.
But their sums are wrong, and they misunderstand how the state pension works.
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And this. Spot on.
November 30, 2025 at 1:08 PM
And this. Spot on.
Heartbreaking - and with the increasingly harsh requirements for family migration to UK, likely to split families permanently.
"We followed everything we were supposed to do"
Legitimate green card applicants with US spouses are being
arrested by armed, masked men at scheduled immigration interviews, taken away from their children, sent to prison
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Legitimate green card applicants with US spouses are being
arrested by armed, masked men at scheduled immigration interviews, taken away from their children, sent to prison
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Heartbreaking - and with the increasingly harsh requirements for family migration to UK, likely to split families permanently.
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Here is a list of reasons why some of my hearings and trials this year have been delayed and kicked off into the long grass, stuck in our record court backlog. Serious allegations which will now be tried *years* after the event. 🧵👇
November 27, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Here is a list of reasons why some of my hearings and trials this year have been delayed and kicked off into the long grass, stuck in our record court backlog. Serious allegations which will now be tried *years* after the event. 🧵👇
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Leaders of the Baptist, Methodist and United Reformed Churches have issued a statement in response to the government’s announcements this week on proposed changes to its asylum and returns policy. To read the statement, see https://ow.ly/gaBJ50XvMha
November 21, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Leaders of the Baptist, Methodist and United Reformed Churches have issued a statement in response to the government’s announcements this week on proposed changes to its asylum and returns policy. To read the statement, see https://ow.ly/gaBJ50XvMha