Tim Wakeling
@timwakeling.co.uk
Liberal, woke Green/Labour/climate advocate, web guy and Christian in the UK. Would like to see a more generous and equal (but not communist) society.
The solution is very simple. Just don't go. Why on earth would you want to go to America anyway?
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
World Cup ticket prices: Fifa's prices a 'monumental betrayal' says Football Supporters Europe
Fans' group Football Supporters Europe says it is
www.bbc.co.uk
December 11, 2025 at 6:52 PM
The solution is very simple. Just don't go. Why on earth would you want to go to America anyway?
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
This is why getting off gas heating sooner rather than later makes sense. Those still relying on it in the 2040s will be sharing the maintenance costs among a much smaller number of bill payers.
New study estimates that German households who remain on natural gas in 2045 could be stuck paying 10x what they pay today for gas pipeline maintenance. As other households electrify, gas utilities will spread the same maintenance costs over fewer remaining customers, raising prices dramatically.
Last gas-heated homes in Germany could face extra costs of 4,000 euros per year – analysis
www.cleanenergywire.org
December 9, 2025 at 8:58 PM
This is why getting off gas heating sooner rather than later makes sense. Those still relying on it in the 2040s will be sharing the maintenance costs among a much smaller number of bill payers.
I find this new branding ... uncomfortable.
December 9, 2025 at 9:22 AM
I find this new branding ... uncomfortable.
Canvasser: "And who are you thinking of voting for?"
Resident: "I'm a Green Party member."
C: "And would you consider voting for Your Party?"
R: "Of course. Why else would I be a member of it?"
C: *records no useful data*
Resident: "I'm a Green Party member."
C: "And would you consider voting for Your Party?"
R: "Of course. Why else would I be a member of it?"
C: *records no useful data*
November 30, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Canvasser: "And who are you thinking of voting for?"
Resident: "I'm a Green Party member."
C: "And would you consider voting for Your Party?"
R: "Of course. Why else would I be a member of it?"
C: *records no useful data*
Resident: "I'm a Green Party member."
C: "And would you consider voting for Your Party?"
R: "Of course. Why else would I be a member of it?"
C: *records no useful data*
Love this.
Hope is here.
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November 28, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Love this.
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We've got some Nesta reaction to the Budget up, underpinned by some brilliant speedy analysis by my colleague Dan Lewis.
📉 What does the budget mean for energy bills?
www.nesta.org.uk/blog/what-do...
@nestauk.bsky.social
📉 What does the budget mean for energy bills?
www.nesta.org.uk/blog/what-do...
@nestauk.bsky.social
What does the Budget mean for energy bills?
Major changes to energy bills in the Budget will affect households across the country
www.nesta.org.uk
November 26, 2025 at 4:43 PM
We've got some Nesta reaction to the Budget up, underpinned by some brilliant speedy analysis by my colleague Dan Lewis.
📉 What does the budget mean for energy bills?
www.nesta.org.uk/blog/what-do...
@nestauk.bsky.social
📉 What does the budget mean for energy bills?
www.nesta.org.uk/blog/what-do...
@nestauk.bsky.social
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The more you have, the less you know it.
The only people more likely than not to understand where their income places them in the UK distribution are those with incomes in the lowest fifth.
The only people more likely than not to understand where their income places them in the UK distribution are those with incomes in the lowest fifth.
November 26, 2025 at 9:17 PM
The more you have, the less you know it.
The only people more likely than not to understand where their income places them in the UK distribution are those with incomes in the lowest fifth.
The only people more likely than not to understand where their income places them in the UK distribution are those with incomes in the lowest fifth.
We can save time this Budget day by not bothering watching the "Opposition" response to the Budget, as it's largely irrelevant.
(And anyway, we already know it will not critque the Budget in the ways it actually needs to be critiqued.)
(And anyway, we already know it will not critque the Budget in the ways it actually needs to be critiqued.)
November 26, 2025 at 11:57 AM
We can save time this Budget day by not bothering watching the "Opposition" response to the Budget, as it's largely irrelevant.
(And anyway, we already know it will not critque the Budget in the ways it actually needs to be critiqued.)
(And anyway, we already know it will not critque the Budget in the ways it actually needs to be critiqued.)
Apparently "unacceptable" needs to be in quotes because that's just someone's opinion.
No. Abuse is always unacceptable. It does not need quote marks.
No. Abuse is always unacceptable. It does not need quote marks.
November 17, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Apparently "unacceptable" needs to be in quotes because that's just someone's opinion.
No. Abuse is always unacceptable. It does not need quote marks.
No. Abuse is always unacceptable. It does not need quote marks.
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Adding wings to my car so I pay less tax
YouTube video by Oli Frost
youtu.be
November 10, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Perhaps Nick Clegg should tell the Democrats what the Lib Dems learnt to their cost in 2011: being offered an unwinnable vote on your policy is not the same as being offered the actual implementation of your policy.
November 10, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Perhaps Nick Clegg should tell the Democrats what the Lib Dems learnt to their cost in 2011: being offered an unwinnable vote on your policy is not the same as being offered the actual implementation of your policy.
Any party leader other than @zackpolanski.bsky.social would have made that Last Leg very cringy indeed tonight, but he aced it. 😂
November 7, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Any party leader other than @zackpolanski.bsky.social would have made that Last Leg very cringy indeed tonight, but he aced it. 😂
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The Spectator are confused.
It's not going to be cost free.
Billionaires are going to pay more.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
It's not going to be cost free.
Billionaires are going to pay more.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
November 6, 2025 at 8:57 AM
The Spectator are confused.
It's not going to be cost free.
Billionaires are going to pay more.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
It's not going to be cost free.
Billionaires are going to pay more.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
So it turns out that Americans *can* elect a socialist if they put their minds to it! (Most Democrats are a long way from socialism, let alone communism.)
Congratulations to Zohran Mamdani, the new mayor of New York, the richest city in the world. I look forward to seeing what he can do with it.
Congratulations to Zohran Mamdani, the new mayor of New York, the richest city in the world. I look forward to seeing what he can do with it.
November 5, 2025 at 9:42 AM
So it turns out that Americans *can* elect a socialist if they put their minds to it! (Most Democrats are a long way from socialism, let alone communism.)
Congratulations to Zohran Mamdani, the new mayor of New York, the richest city in the world. I look forward to seeing what he can do with it.
Congratulations to Zohran Mamdani, the new mayor of New York, the richest city in the world. I look forward to seeing what he can do with it.
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A statistic that continues to live rent free in my mind: half of all international shipping is just moving fossil fuels around.
November 4, 2025 at 4:10 AM
A statistic that continues to live rent free in my mind: half of all international shipping is just moving fossil fuels around.
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If you blame migrants collectively for the horrible actions of a few but do not hold white people collectively responsible when white people commit heinous crimes, that's racism. Just saying.
November 2, 2025 at 11:40 AM
If you blame migrants collectively for the horrible actions of a few but do not hold white people collectively responsible when white people commit heinous crimes, that's racism. Just saying.
I don't think anyone wins elections by "delivering for the people of [country/city]".
I think they do it by telling a story people want to believe in.
The parties currently doing that well are Reform (dishonestly) and the Greens (with genuine hope).
I think they do it by telling a story people want to believe in.
The parties currently doing that well are Reform (dishonestly) and the Greens (with genuine hope).
October 24, 2025 at 9:37 AM
I don't think anyone wins elections by "delivering for the people of [country/city]".
I think they do it by telling a story people want to believe in.
The parties currently doing that well are Reform (dishonestly) and the Greens (with genuine hope).
I think they do it by telling a story people want to believe in.
The parties currently doing that well are Reform (dishonestly) and the Greens (with genuine hope).
I expect Chris Mason is pretty disappointed this morning that he can't now publish his carefully written "Reform are now dead cert to win Wales" piece.
October 24, 2025 at 7:01 AM
I expect Chris Mason is pretty disappointed this morning that he can't now publish his carefully written "Reform are now dead cert to win Wales" piece.
Why did Scotland provide police for his trip at all? They didn't invite him as far as I know; therefore they should not have felt any obligation to protect him either. That's his responsibility. Unless, of course, the police operation was to protect Scotland from him...
Scotland demands £24.5m from Westminster for Trump and Vance visits
Treasury says trips were private while Scottish ministers point out US president met Keir Starmer and it had to stump up for extra policing
www.theguardian.com
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Why did Scotland provide police for his trip at all? They didn't invite him as far as I know; therefore they should not have felt any obligation to protect him either. That's his responsibility. Unless, of course, the police operation was to protect Scotland from him...
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"The Green membership means NOTHING, when dastardly Jimmery Croopins was Labour leader *SPIT* he failed miserably in two elections at 500k lunatic members"
Guys, if the Greens can get 40% of the vote like Labour in 2017 it'll do just fine. We've already seen that a landslide is possible with 33%.
Guys, if the Greens can get 40% of the vote like Labour in 2017 it'll do just fine. We've already seen that a landslide is possible with 33%.
October 20, 2025 at 8:17 AM
"The Green membership means NOTHING, when dastardly Jimmery Croopins was Labour leader *SPIT* he failed miserably in two elections at 500k lunatic members"
Guys, if the Greens can get 40% of the vote like Labour in 2017 it'll do just fine. We've already seen that a landslide is possible with 33%.
Guys, if the Greens can get 40% of the vote like Labour in 2017 it'll do just fine. We've already seen that a landslide is possible with 33%.
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One of our volunteers turned her #WoodBurningStove into Lego storage, and this is why:
“I grew up on canal boats, so didn’t feel at home without a stove. When I bought my house, I got one. After this, every winter I had chest infections. When I stopped burning, I stopped getting chest infections."
“I grew up on canal boats, so didn’t feel at home without a stove. When I bought my house, I got one. After this, every winter I had chest infections. When I stopped burning, I stopped getting chest infections."
October 15, 2025 at 6:03 PM
One of our volunteers turned her #WoodBurningStove into Lego storage, and this is why:
“I grew up on canal boats, so didn’t feel at home without a stove. When I bought my house, I got one. After this, every winter I had chest infections. When I stopped burning, I stopped getting chest infections."
“I grew up on canal boats, so didn’t feel at home without a stove. When I bought my house, I got one. After this, every winter I had chest infections. When I stopped burning, I stopped getting chest infections."
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🔥 Domestic wood burning is becoming a serious public health issue
Residential wood burning now contributes 11% of the UK’s PM2.5 emissions - tiny particles that can harm lungs, brain & heart
See how your area is affected with this interactive map from UCL:
storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/9231...
Residential wood burning now contributes 11% of the UK’s PM2.5 emissions - tiny particles that can harm lungs, brain & heart
See how your area is affected with this interactive map from UCL:
storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/9231...
Where are the wood burners in England and Wales?
Mapping the distribution of wood fuel heat sources using Energy Performance Certificates
storymaps.arcgis.com
October 14, 2025 at 11:50 AM
🔥 Domestic wood burning is becoming a serious public health issue
Residential wood burning now contributes 11% of the UK’s PM2.5 emissions - tiny particles that can harm lungs, brain & heart
See how your area is affected with this interactive map from UCL:
storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/9231...
Residential wood burning now contributes 11% of the UK’s PM2.5 emissions - tiny particles that can harm lungs, brain & heart
See how your area is affected with this interactive map from UCL:
storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/9231...
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I like this. I do remember in the 90s and 00s feeling that despite all that was going on, things were gradually getting better overall. I am determined to keep believing that can be the case, but it's harder than it used to be right now. Let's make hope normal again.
youtu.be/qxt4HCjd7VA?...
youtu.be/qxt4HCjd7VA?...
Let's Make Hope Normal Again - Green Party Political Broadcast
YouTube video by Green Party of England & Wales
youtu.be
October 8, 2025 at 12:29 PM
I like this. I do remember in the 90s and 00s feeling that despite all that was going on, things were gradually getting better overall. I am determined to keep believing that can be the case, but it's harder than it used to be right now. Let's make hope normal again.
youtu.be/qxt4HCjd7VA?...
youtu.be/qxt4HCjd7VA?...
Is it me or has there been a sudden proliferation on Bluesky of topless men posting shots of themselves in the gym on their phone via mirrors?
No, I have never engaged with them (in fact, I always block), and no, I have never searched for anything of that ilk.
No, I have never engaged with them (in fact, I always block), and no, I have never searched for anything of that ilk.
October 8, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Is it me or has there been a sudden proliferation on Bluesky of topless men posting shots of themselves in the gym on their phone via mirrors?
No, I have never engaged with them (in fact, I always block), and no, I have never searched for anything of that ilk.
No, I have never engaged with them (in fact, I always block), and no, I have never searched for anything of that ilk.