Raymond Howie
@raymondhowie.bsky.social
An old geek still learning new tricks ;-)
Various buzzies taking advantage of the late summer sunshine to feed up before the winter arrives 😀
August 31, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Various buzzies taking advantage of the late summer sunshine to feed up before the winter arrives 😀
Reform led NottinghamshireCouncil has blacklisted a local paper for asking questions about what Reform councillors were doing.Farage says he welcomes free speech, that should apply to freedom of the press too.Sign the petition to get them to reverse the decision:
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/re...
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/re...
Reform: Stop hiding from press scrutiny!
Nigel Farage says he welcomes freedom of speech, even if people find it offensive. Surely that should apply to freedom of the press too? So why have Reform's Nottinghamshire councillors - who control ...
you.38degrees.org.uk
August 29, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Reform led NottinghamshireCouncil has blacklisted a local paper for asking questions about what Reform councillors were doing.Farage says he welcomes free speech, that should apply to freedom of the press too.Sign the petition to get them to reverse the decision:
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/re...
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/re...
And they call them weeds
July 17, 2025 at 8:29 PM
And they call them weeds
I've just signed the @weownit.org.uk petition to say NO to private finance deals for Neighbourhood Health Centres. Will you join me?
Tell Wes Streeting - put patients first, don't put our NHS at the mercy of new PFI deals
weownit.org.uk/act-now/no-n...
Tell Wes Streeting - put patients first, don't put our NHS at the mercy of new PFI deals
weownit.org.uk/act-now/no-n...
No new PFI in Neighbourhood Health Services | We Own It
Wes Streeting: do not use a “Public Private Partnership” to finance Neighbourhood Health Centres
weownit.org.uk
July 4, 2025 at 8:39 AM
I've just signed the @weownit.org.uk petition to say NO to private finance deals for Neighbourhood Health Centres. Will you join me?
Tell Wes Streeting - put patients first, don't put our NHS at the mercy of new PFI deals
weownit.org.uk/act-now/no-n...
Tell Wes Streeting - put patients first, don't put our NHS at the mercy of new PFI deals
weownit.org.uk/act-now/no-n...
Greenpeace Italy with a powerful message! We need to stop using fossil gas. It's fuelling the climate crisis and makes us dependent on bullies like Putin and Trump. Renewables are the future! Sign now.
#StopFossilGas
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#StopFossilGas
share-int.greenpeace.org/s/ldH6Jcj6
No to fossil fuels, yes to renewables!
share-int.greenpeace.org
June 26, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Greenpeace Italy with a powerful message! We need to stop using fossil gas. It's fuelling the climate crisis and makes us dependent on bullies like Putin and Trump. Renewables are the future! Sign now.
#StopFossilGas
share-int.greenpeace.org/s/ldH6Jcj6
#StopFossilGas
share-int.greenpeace.org/s/ldH6Jcj6
The Govt’s “largest review of the water sector since privatisation” ruled out public ownership - a solution 82% of us support - before even starting.
This review is a sham - but we still have a chance to be heard. Sign @labourlewis.bsky.social’s open letter: actionnetwork.org/petitions/si...
This review is a sham - but we still have a chance to be heard. Sign @labourlewis.bsky.social’s open letter: actionnetwork.org/petitions/si...
Sir Jon Cunliffe: put public ownership back on the table!
From day one, the government’s “largest review of the water sector since privatisation” - a.k.a the Cunliffe Review - has ruled out the solution that 82% of the British public want: public ownership.
...
actionnetwork.org
June 5, 2025 at 11:49 AM
The Govt’s “largest review of the water sector since privatisation” ruled out public ownership - a solution 82% of us support - before even starting.
This review is a sham - but we still have a chance to be heard. Sign @labourlewis.bsky.social’s open letter: actionnetwork.org/petitions/si...
This review is a sham - but we still have a chance to be heard. Sign @labourlewis.bsky.social’s open letter: actionnetwork.org/petitions/si...
The bees were checking them out too 😀
May 30, 2025 at 11:29 AM
The bees were checking them out too 😀
A nice cooling bath 😀
May 20, 2025 at 1:02 PM
A nice cooling bath 😀
The hawthorn is producing some lovely flowers. I hope there'll be plenty of berries for the birds.
May 17, 2025 at 3:09 PM
The hawthorn is producing some lovely flowers. I hope there'll be plenty of berries for the birds.
UK companies are destroying forests and trashing the climate through their global supply chains - and UK law lets them get away with it. We need a new #BizHumanRights law before #COP30 to make them accountable👇
Sign @friends-earth.bsky.social’s petition if you agree: foe.uk/lruxt
Sign @friends-earth.bsky.social’s petition if you agree: foe.uk/lruxt
Make UK companies accountable for destroying forests and people’s lives
Powerful UK companies are trashing the environment and wrecking the lives of people overseas through their global supply chains. And UK law lets them get away with it.
foe.uk
April 30, 2025 at 3:31 PM
UK companies are destroying forests and trashing the climate through their global supply chains - and UK law lets them get away with it. We need a new #BizHumanRights law before #COP30 to make them accountable👇
Sign @friends-earth.bsky.social’s petition if you agree: foe.uk/lruxt
Sign @friends-earth.bsky.social’s petition if you agree: foe.uk/lruxt
Billionaires are attacking our rights, our media, and our freedom. It’s time to resist. I just signed this petition—add your name and be part of the movement: act.gp/3Rqfnlz #TimeToResist
Fight the billionaire takeover - Greenpeace International
If you think billionaires should not be deciding our rights and freedoms? Sign now.
Using their vast fortunes, they weaken regulations meant to protect people and the planet, fund candidates who serv...
act.gp
April 25, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Billionaires are attacking our rights, our media, and our freedom. It’s time to resist. I just signed this petition—add your name and be part of the movement: act.gp/3Rqfnlz #TimeToResist
Cherry blossom with a bee ( ?? ) collecting nectar, and I think a flying ant there too ?
April 10, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Cherry blossom with a bee ( ?? ) collecting nectar, and I think a flying ant there too ?
Stop deep sea mining - The deep ocean is one of the world’s largest, most fragile, and most important ecosystems. We need a global moratorium to stop the launch of this destructive new extractive industry greenpeace.org/internationa...
Stop deep sea mining - Greenpeace International
The deep ocean is one of the world’s largest, most fragile, and most important ecosystems. We need a global moratorium to stop the launch of this destructive new extractive industry.
greenpeace.org
April 5, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Stop deep sea mining - The deep ocean is one of the world’s largest, most fragile, and most important ecosystems. We need a global moratorium to stop the launch of this destructive new extractive industry greenpeace.org/internationa...
The government’s new Planning and Infrastructure Bill could give businesses the green light to trash habitats and threaten wildlife. Say no to attacks on nature!
If you agree – join me and add your name with @friends-earth.bsky.social👇
foe.uk/tffac
If you agree – join me and add your name with @friends-earth.bsky.social👇
foe.uk/tffac
Stop the government’s plan threatening nature
Did you know big business could soon be allowed to wreck the environment and destroy nature? The new Planning and Infrastructure Bill could mean damaging projects get the green light so long as develo...
foe.uk
March 21, 2025 at 12:37 PM
The government’s new Planning and Infrastructure Bill could give businesses the green light to trash habitats and threaten wildlife. Say no to attacks on nature!
If you agree – join me and add your name with @friends-earth.bsky.social👇
foe.uk/tffac
If you agree – join me and add your name with @friends-earth.bsky.social👇
foe.uk/tffac
The workers are not letting the sunshine go to waste
March 7, 2025 at 11:15 AM
The workers are not letting the sunshine go to waste
A natural progression
March 7, 2025 at 11:13 AM
A natural progression
Help our activists go home. Ask for the legal processes to be completed quickly so they leave South Korea. #INC5Warriors act.gp/49SQxD3
Help our activists go home - Greenpeace International
Ask for the legal processes to be completed quickly so they leave South Korea.
act.gp
January 22, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Help our activists go home. Ask for the legal processes to be completed quickly so they leave South Korea. #INC5Warriors act.gp/49SQxD3
Making the most of the autumn sunshine 🙂
October 24, 2024 at 10:59 AM
Making the most of the autumn sunshine 🙂
Not giving up yet 🙂
November 18, 2023 at 8:50 AM
Not giving up yet 🙂
The view from one side of the bridge looks a lot more autumnal than the other
November 8, 2023 at 3:22 PM
The view from one side of the bridge looks a lot more autumnal than the other
An intricate gateway to nowhere ... or to everywhere
November 6, 2023 at 5:43 PM
An intricate gateway to nowhere ... or to everywhere
One seems not to have survived Storm Babet
October 22, 2023 at 11:46 AM
One seems not to have survived Storm Babet
Another plant I don't recognise, but then there are a lot in that category 😀
September 30, 2023 at 11:45 AM
Another plant I don't recognise, but then there are a lot in that category 😀