SBlandfo
@sblandfo.bsky.social
Poet. Nature, conservation, history, archaeology, art, architecture, politics & the pleasures of reading. Doyenne of #IronworkThursday. Still #yallmasking
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BREAKING: #COP30 ends without a deal to transition away from fossil fuels, halt deforestation, or secure a nature package.
Modest steps fall far short of what’s needed after a year above 1.5°C.
The work is more urgent than ever – and it must be delivered.
Modest steps fall far short of what’s needed after a year above 1.5°C.
The work is more urgent than ever – and it must be delivered.
November 22, 2025 at 6:18 PM
BREAKING: #COP30 ends without a deal to transition away from fossil fuels, halt deforestation, or secure a nature package.
Modest steps fall far short of what’s needed after a year above 1.5°C.
The work is more urgent than ever – and it must be delivered.
Modest steps fall far short of what’s needed after a year above 1.5°C.
The work is more urgent than ever – and it must be delivered.
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November 22, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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If you would like a signed Everything Will Swallow You hardback for RRP + P&P, I have a fabulous selection of art by my mum, Jo, which I'm sending out for free (one linoprint with each book). Let me know your address via hello@tom-cox.com while stocks last.
Sorry, this is just for UK folk, BUT...
Sorry, this is just for UK folk, BUT...
November 22, 2025 at 7:57 AM
If you would like a signed Everything Will Swallow You hardback for RRP + P&P, I have a fabulous selection of art by my mum, Jo, which I'm sending out for free (one linoprint with each book). Let me know your address via hello@tom-cox.com while stocks last.
Sorry, this is just for UK folk, BUT...
Sorry, this is just for UK folk, BUT...
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Sam the Eagle is stuffy and snooty enough to play Lady Catherine de Bourgh.
November 22, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Sam the Eagle is stuffy and snooty enough to play Lady Catherine de Bourgh.
Create the #Muppet #P&P cast list - go on, you know you want to. Key question- who plays Elizabeth? #JaneAusten
November 22, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Create the #Muppet #P&P cast list - go on, you know you want to. Key question- who plays Elizabeth? #JaneAusten
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It would have been artist Martin Aitchison’s birthday this week (b.1919 - d. 2016)
Here are some of his books for Ladybird
Here are some of his books for Ladybird
November 21, 2025 at 7:34 PM
It would have been artist Martin Aitchison’s birthday this week (b.1919 - d. 2016)
Here are some of his books for Ladybird
Here are some of his books for Ladybird
I have signed up for this course on the #WarsOfTheRoses - I heard Nathen Amin lecture at St Margaret’s Westminster last week and he was excellent and I’m sure Nicola Tallis will be too. Something interesting to look forward to in the cold days of #January!
After the huge success of our Tudors' online course, Nicola Tallis and I have created a new 'Wars of the Roses: Power and Personalities' course for this January. We expect all 300 places to go so get your ticket reserved ASAP. Christmas gift?
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The Wars of the Roses: Power and Personalities
Join Nicola & Nathen as we dive into the tumultuous history of the Wars of the Roses, exploring power struggles & intriguing personalities.
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November 21, 2025 at 7:47 PM
I have signed up for this course on the #WarsOfTheRoses - I heard Nathen Amin lecture at St Margaret’s Westminster last week and he was excellent and I’m sure Nicola Tallis will be too. Something interesting to look forward to in the cold days of #January!
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For our final #AutumnArrivalSpotlight, who else but the stunning Waxwing?
These Scandinavian visitors are a winter favourite with their vibrant crests and yellow-tipped tails.
Watch for flocks feasting on berries in parks and gardens, our seasonal showstoppers!
These Scandinavian visitors are a winter favourite with their vibrant crests and yellow-tipped tails.
Watch for flocks feasting on berries in parks and gardens, our seasonal showstoppers!
November 21, 2025 at 10:15 AM
For our final #AutumnArrivalSpotlight, who else but the stunning Waxwing?
These Scandinavian visitors are a winter favourite with their vibrant crests and yellow-tipped tails.
Watch for flocks feasting on berries in parks and gardens, our seasonal showstoppers!
These Scandinavian visitors are a winter favourite with their vibrant crests and yellow-tipped tails.
Watch for flocks feasting on berries in parks and gardens, our seasonal showstoppers!
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That’s why the Liberal Democrats are bringing forward a bill requiring all political parties to declare if any of their candidates have links with Russia.
November 21, 2025 at 11:22 AM
That’s why the Liberal Democrats are bringing forward a bill requiring all political parties to declare if any of their candidates have links with Russia.
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Nathan Gill; A traitor who was at the very top of Reform UK, aiding and abetting Russian adversaries, has been sentenced today.
Reform UK should be ashamed. Britain deserves better.
Reform UK should be ashamed. Britain deserves better.
November 21, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Nathan Gill; A traitor who was at the very top of Reform UK, aiding and abetting Russian adversaries, has been sentenced today.
Reform UK should be ashamed. Britain deserves better.
Reform UK should be ashamed. Britain deserves better.
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If you want to treat yourself to an early #Christmas present - or if you just want more joy and beauty in your life - sign up to Anne’s #Patreon. You’ll never regret it (and follow her here, of course)!
❄️Last call for Old Fox’s Advent
Calendar! Join my patreon or buy me a chocolate on Ko-fi & write Christmas in your message & even a theme or a beloved to dedicate it to, & I will add you to my list of twenty-four windows. Only a few left now, so do hurry if you'd like one!❄️
Calendar! Join my patreon or buy me a chocolate on Ko-fi & write Christmas in your message & even a theme or a beloved to dedicate it to, & I will add you to my list of twenty-four windows. Only a few left now, so do hurry if you'd like one!❄️
November 19, 2025 at 2:11 PM
If you want to treat yourself to an early #Christmas present - or if you just want more joy and beauty in your life - sign up to Anne’s #Patreon. You’ll never regret it (and follow her here, of course)!
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The Liberal Democrats hold 72 parliamentary seats, yet the media have sidelined Ed Davey while Reform UK Ltd hogs column inches and airtime | P.S.
Liberal Democrats vs Reform UK Ltd: who’s really the underdog?
The Liberal Democrats hold 72 parliamentary seats, yet the media have sidelined Ed Davey while Reform UK Ltd hogs column inches and airtime
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November 21, 2025 at 8:43 AM
The Liberal Democrats hold 72 parliamentary seats, yet the media have sidelined Ed Davey while Reform UK Ltd hogs column inches and airtime | P.S.
If Anne’s wonderful Old Fox stories have ever brightened your day (or even brought healing tears), do sign up for her Patreon or buy her a birthday Ko-Fi
November 20, 2025 at 5:53 PM
If Anne’s wonderful Old Fox stories have ever brightened your day (or even brought healing tears), do sign up for her Patreon or buy her a birthday Ko-Fi
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"The first sighting of a pine marten in Studland, Dorset, in more than a century!" swanage.news/rare-and-end...
November 19, 2025 at 1:36 PM
"The first sighting of a pine marten in Studland, Dorset, in more than a century!" swanage.news/rare-and-end...
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A close-up of St Edmund on the Thornham Parva retable. Made in the 1330s, part of that great flowering of English art that was about to be snuffed out by the mid-century pestilence, and probably made for the Blackfriars church at Thetford.
Thornham Parva: www.suffolkchurches.co.uk/thornhamentr...
Thornham Parva: www.suffolkchurches.co.uk/thornhamentr...
November 20, 2025 at 10:05 AM
A close-up of St Edmund on the Thornham Parva retable. Made in the 1330s, part of that great flowering of English art that was about to be snuffed out by the mid-century pestilence, and probably made for the Blackfriars church at Thetford.
Thornham Parva: www.suffolkchurches.co.uk/thornhamentr...
Thornham Parva: www.suffolkchurches.co.uk/thornhamentr...
If the short-lived #Kingston mural was supposed to depict a modern version of the historic Frost Fairs on the #Thames, why on earth are people and animals shown splashing around in water?
This mural has gone up in Kingston, ostensibly for Christmas but AI has ensured it's actually to celebrate the return of our dark lord Cthulhu
November 20, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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And at the end of that review, the government must stop using X. It's time we stopped underwriting a platform that profits from division. www.politicshome.com/news/article... 10/10 @zoecrowther.bsky.social
Labour MPs Call For A More Serious Review Of The Government's Use Of X
Labour MPs are calling for ministers to take control of decisions over the government’s continued use of X, as concerns grow about the platform’s s...
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November 20, 2025 at 12:04 PM
And at the end of that review, the government must stop using X. It's time we stopped underwriting a platform that profits from division. www.politicshome.com/news/article... 10/10 @zoecrowther.bsky.social
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I’m calling on the UK Government to seriously review its presence on X (formerly Twitter) and then leave. It’s not just a communication channel anymore. Read more:
www.politicshome.com/news/article... 1/10
www.politicshome.com/news/article... 1/10
Labour MPs Call For A More Serious Review Of The Government's Use Of X
Labour MPs are calling for ministers to take control of decisions over the government’s continued use of X, as concerns grow about the platform’s s...
www.politicshome.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:04 PM
I’m calling on the UK Government to seriously review its presence on X (formerly Twitter) and then leave. It’s not just a communication channel anymore. Read more:
www.politicshome.com/news/article... 1/10
www.politicshome.com/news/article... 1/10
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As winter descends on the UK it might help to know that there's still floral colour to be found throughout the winter. There are a small group of plants that lift my spirits between now & February-here are a few of them (& my illustrations alongside):
November 20, 2025 at 9:01 AM
As winter descends on the UK it might help to know that there's still floral colour to be found throughout the winter. There are a small group of plants that lift my spirits between now & February-here are a few of them (& my illustrations alongside):
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On a chilly morning such as this, let’s imagine ourselves as a Hadrian’s Wall soldier starting his shift in one of the turrets, checking his section of wall, & then upwards on watch duty.
Filmed Tuesday morning, at fabulous @vindolandatrust.bsky.social before the snow!
#RomanFortThursday
Filmed Tuesday morning, at fabulous @vindolandatrust.bsky.social before the snow!
#RomanFortThursday
November 20, 2025 at 8:10 AM
On a chilly morning such as this, let’s imagine ourselves as a Hadrian’s Wall soldier starting his shift in one of the turrets, checking his section of wall, & then upwards on watch duty.
Filmed Tuesday morning, at fabulous @vindolandatrust.bsky.social before the snow!
#RomanFortThursday
Filmed Tuesday morning, at fabulous @vindolandatrust.bsky.social before the snow!
#RomanFortThursday
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Today's the feast of St Edmund of East Anglia, and here he is on the 15C screen at Kersey, Suffolk in his royal regalia holding a sceptre and an arrow, his conventional symbol. The Old Testament prophet he's paired with seems a little astonished.
Kersey: www.suffolkchurches.co.uk/kersey.htm
Kersey: www.suffolkchurches.co.uk/kersey.htm
November 20, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Today's the feast of St Edmund of East Anglia, and here he is on the 15C screen at Kersey, Suffolk in his royal regalia holding a sceptre and an arrow, his conventional symbol. The Old Testament prophet he's paired with seems a little astonished.
Kersey: www.suffolkchurches.co.uk/kersey.htm
Kersey: www.suffolkchurches.co.uk/kersey.htm
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I've posted this reply on X, but maybe a short version here might be useful. The Stalham screen is quite late. Beside Edmund is St Roch displaying his plague sores. I think this suggests that this is Edmund in his role as protector against the outbreaks of plague in East Anglia in the early 16C.
November 19, 2025 at 7:09 PM
I've posted this reply on X, but maybe a short version here might be useful. The Stalham screen is quite late. Beside Edmund is St Roch displaying his plague sores. I think this suggests that this is Edmund in his role as protector against the outbreaks of plague in East Anglia in the early 16C.
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As dusk falls on the Vigil of St Edmund, a pretty weird depiction of the saint (via @simoninsuffolk.bsky.social) from the rood screen of St Mary’s, Stalham in Norfolk www.flickr.com/photos/norfo...
rood screen panel: St Edmund
St Mary, Stalham, Norfolk Stalham is a fine little town in the northern part of the Broads, full of activity but on a human scale. It's not as well known as the Wroxham/Hoveton conurbation, but its a...
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November 19, 2025 at 4:09 PM
As dusk falls on the Vigil of St Edmund, a pretty weird depiction of the saint (via @simoninsuffolk.bsky.social) from the rood screen of St Mary’s, Stalham in Norfolk www.flickr.com/photos/norfo...
If you want to treat yourself to an early #Christmas present - or if you just want more joy and beauty in your life - sign up to Anne’s #Patreon. You’ll never regret it (and follow her here, of course)!
❄️Last call for Old Fox’s Advent
Calendar! Join my patreon or buy me a chocolate on Ko-fi & write Christmas in your message & even a theme or a beloved to dedicate it to, & I will add you to my list of twenty-four windows. Only a few left now, so do hurry if you'd like one!❄️
Calendar! Join my patreon or buy me a chocolate on Ko-fi & write Christmas in your message & even a theme or a beloved to dedicate it to, & I will add you to my list of twenty-four windows. Only a few left now, so do hurry if you'd like one!❄️
November 19, 2025 at 2:11 PM
If you want to treat yourself to an early #Christmas present - or if you just want more joy and beauty in your life - sign up to Anne’s #Patreon. You’ll never regret it (and follow her here, of course)!
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The River Cherwell is one of many sites at risk due to organised criminals dumping mountains of illegal waste.
The Environment Agency must clean up this mess and the National Crime Agency must crack down on this scourge.
The Environment Agency must clean up this mess and the National Crime Agency must crack down on this scourge.
November 19, 2025 at 1:16 PM
The River Cherwell is one of many sites at risk due to organised criminals dumping mountains of illegal waste.
The Environment Agency must clean up this mess and the National Crime Agency must crack down on this scourge.
The Environment Agency must clean up this mess and the National Crime Agency must crack down on this scourge.