Clive
@trying-it-out.bsky.social
Father. Worried for the kids. Kindness matters. Bring back progressive politics. Poor conversationalist: DMs likely to go unanswered.
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'Just as with gun deaths, thoughts and prayers are not enough.'
My letter in the Oxford Mail for today's World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims.
worlddayofremembrance.org
My letter in the Oxford Mail for today's World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims.
worlddayofremembrance.org
November 16, 2025 at 12:00 PM
'Just as with gun deaths, thoughts and prayers are not enough.'
My letter in the Oxford Mail for today's World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims.
worlddayofremembrance.org
My letter in the Oxford Mail for today's World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims.
worlddayofremembrance.org
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Thames Water bidder offering £1bn extra cash injection.
30%+ of the customer bill covers interest payments.
Any private owner would want profit, dividends, sewage dumping will continue, customers will be fleeced.
Must end the profit motive. Nationalise water industry.
30%+ of the customer bill covers interest payments.
Any private owner would want profit, dividends, sewage dumping will continue, customers will be fleeced.
Must end the profit motive. Nationalise water industry.
Thames Water bidder says it is offering £1bn extra cash injection
Castle Water says restructuring plans do not go far enough and extra funds will help resolve pollution crisis
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Thames Water bidder offering £1bn extra cash injection.
30%+ of the customer bill covers interest payments.
Any private owner would want profit, dividends, sewage dumping will continue, customers will be fleeced.
Must end the profit motive. Nationalise water industry.
30%+ of the customer bill covers interest payments.
Any private owner would want profit, dividends, sewage dumping will continue, customers will be fleeced.
Must end the profit motive. Nationalise water industry.
Our privatised water system is broken, and the next Water Bill could lock in more of the same.If MPs don’t hear from us, water companies get their way again. I’ve written to my MP. You can do the same in 2 minutes: actionnetwork.org/letters/ask-...
Ask your MP to oppose another water industry stitch-up
Our privatised water system is broken, and the next Water Bill could lock in more of the same.
If MPs don’t hear from us, water companies get their way again.
I’ve written to my MP. You can do the ...
actionnetwork.org
November 17, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Our privatised water system is broken, and the next Water Bill could lock in more of the same.If MPs don’t hear from us, water companies get their way again. I’ve written to my MP. You can do the same in 2 minutes: actionnetwork.org/letters/ask-...
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Ken Clarke humiliates Danny Kruger's new party, Reform UK on #BBCQT
"I live in a county with a Reform UK council"
"Most of them had no idea what the country council did"
"They fought on the promise of reducing waste and council tax"
"And they just put up the council tax by the max"
"I live in a county with a Reform UK council"
"Most of them had no idea what the country council did"
"They fought on the promise of reducing waste and council tax"
"And they just put up the council tax by the max"
November 14, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Ken Clarke humiliates Danny Kruger's new party, Reform UK on #BBCQT
"I live in a county with a Reform UK council"
"Most of them had no idea what the country council did"
"They fought on the promise of reducing waste and council tax"
"And they just put up the council tax by the max"
"I live in a county with a Reform UK council"
"Most of them had no idea what the country council did"
"They fought on the promise of reducing waste and council tax"
"And they just put up the council tax by the max"
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Good morning to all those people who wasted the last decade saying, "there's no point tackling climate change in the UK, because China."
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds
World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensity
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Good morning to all those people who wasted the last decade saying, "there's no point tackling climate change in the UK, because China."
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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I do not understand the Labour government's reticence over defending the BBC and social media regulation. Their long-term survival basically depends on it. Their cowardice in the face of it may be the single thing they are most remembered for.
on.ft.com/3JVxC1Z via @FT
on.ft.com/3JVxC1Z via @FT
BBC faces ‘existential’ threat after exit of top executives
Broadcaster’s deepest crisis in recent history comes amid fresh questions over its future role in British society
on.ft.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:35 AM
I do not understand the Labour government's reticence over defending the BBC and social media regulation. Their long-term survival basically depends on it. Their cowardice in the face of it may be the single thing they are most remembered for.
on.ft.com/3JVxC1Z via @FT
on.ft.com/3JVxC1Z via @FT
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Antimicrobial resistance is one of the greatest threats to global health — and Alexander Fleming warned of it in 1945.
We need scientists shaping policy and governments treating this as the emergency it is.
#AMR #OneHealth
We need scientists shaping policy and governments treating this as the emergency it is.
#AMR #OneHealth
November 10, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Antimicrobial resistance is one of the greatest threats to global health — and Alexander Fleming warned of it in 1945.
We need scientists shaping policy and governments treating this as the emergency it is.
#AMR #OneHealth
We need scientists shaping policy and governments treating this as the emergency it is.
#AMR #OneHealth
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SUPERB and angrily unvarnished response, by former BBC chairman, Lord Patten.
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
November 10, 2025 at 6:40 PM
SUPERB and angrily unvarnished response, by former BBC chairman, Lord Patten.
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
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That ambivalent feeling when someone you don't like resigns (yay) but for the wrong reason (gah)
www.thetimes.com/article/b56c...
www.thetimes.com/article/b56c...
Tim Davie quits as BBC director-general
The corporation has faced accusations of bias after broadcasting a doctored clip of a speech by President Trump
www.thetimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:28 PM
That ambivalent feeling when someone you don't like resigns (yay) but for the wrong reason (gah)
www.thetimes.com/article/b56c...
www.thetimes.com/article/b56c...
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This Thursday #ChangeEverything comes to the wonderful Malvern Book Cooperative, 7pm.
Hope to see you there if that's your patch!
@wiltonsquare.bsky.social
Hope to see you there if that's your patch!
@wiltonsquare.bsky.social
November 9, 2025 at 9:14 PM
This Thursday #ChangeEverything comes to the wonderful Malvern Book Cooperative, 7pm.
Hope to see you there if that's your patch!
@wiltonsquare.bsky.social
Hope to see you there if that's your patch!
@wiltonsquare.bsky.social
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Mayors often have the direct connections within their cities to actually get people working together to achieve meaningful change.
Maybe that effectiveness is one reason they're sometimes subject to vicious online campaigns?
Maybe that effectiveness is one reason they're sometimes subject to vicious online campaigns?
‘Politicians actually taking action’: six world mayors defying climate-sceptic populist leaders
- From Sierra Leone to Milan, cities are introducing their own rules and innovations in the face of rising temperatures
#C40 #COP30 #climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
- From Sierra Leone to Milan, cities are introducing their own rules and innovations in the face of rising temperatures
#C40 #COP30 #climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
‘Politicians actually taking action’: six world mayors defying climate-sceptic populist leaders
From Sierra Leone to Milan, cities are crafting their own rules and innovations in the face of rising temperatures
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Mayors often have the direct connections within their cities to actually get people working together to achieve meaningful change.
Maybe that effectiveness is one reason they're sometimes subject to vicious online campaigns?
Maybe that effectiveness is one reason they're sometimes subject to vicious online campaigns?
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'Small-scale fishermen using low-impact methods are...forced out by industrial vessels "that take more in a day than we can in a season...we are not asking for special treatment, only for rules that protect the ocean, reward those who fish responsibly, + give our communities a chance to survive"'.
Very encouraging to see small-scale fishermen demand better protections from bottom trawling
thefishingdaily.com/eu-fishing-i...
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Small-Scale Fishermen Demand EU Ban On Bottom Trawling In MPAs - The Fishing Daily - Irish, UK and European Fishing Industry News
Small-scale fishermen urge Commissioner Kadis to ban bottom trawling in marine protected areas under the proposed EU Ocean Act
thefishingdaily.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:43 PM
'Small-scale fishermen using low-impact methods are...forced out by industrial vessels "that take more in a day than we can in a season...we are not asking for special treatment, only for rules that protect the ocean, reward those who fish responsibly, + give our communities a chance to survive"'.
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'The Green Party is offering “simple solutions to complex problems” and making “undeliverable” promises to voters'
No it's not. What it is doing is showing up Labour for their lurch to the right, lack of morality and political irrelevance. They're panicking.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
No it's not. What it is doing is showing up Labour for their lurch to the right, lack of morality and political irrelevance. They're panicking.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Greens’ ‘undeliverable’ promises will let voters down, says Labour minister
Exclusive: Darren Jones says Labour has to convince young people it is ‘modern party of the future’
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:00 PM
'The Green Party is offering “simple solutions to complex problems” and making “undeliverable” promises to voters'
No it's not. What it is doing is showing up Labour for their lurch to the right, lack of morality and political irrelevance. They're panicking.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
No it's not. What it is doing is showing up Labour for their lurch to the right, lack of morality and political irrelevance. They're panicking.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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From an Oxford bus driver ⬇️
It's amazing how much of a difference the congestion charge in Oxford has made. The roads are much quieter, it's so easy driving around the city centre now and being able to keep to time. My job has become less stressful.
November 5, 2025 at 5:35 PM
From an Oxford bus driver ⬇️
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November 9, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Money, and the stories that are told to engineer control and privilege www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/11...
Money, and the stories that are told to engineer control and privilege
A reader here asked this question today:
Hi. New reader, found my way here via a recent interest in degrowth economics. I’m hoping someone here can clarify something that’s puzzling me.
Richard has c...
www.taxresearch.org.uk
November 9, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Money, and the stories that are told to engineer control and privilege www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/11...
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November 6, 2025 at 6:53 AM
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One of my low-key favorite parts of the Mamdani campaign is that he walks around the city. People who love cities walk around their cities, but few political candidates do so.
Zohran Mamdani marching across the Brooklyn Bridge with supporters, including Tish James and Brad Lander, before delivering his closing campaign message in City Hall Park.
November 3, 2025 at 3:56 PM
One of my low-key favorite parts of the Mamdani campaign is that he walks around the city. People who love cities walk around their cities, but few political candidates do so.
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Our story that the Drinking Water Inspectorate has ordered 7 water companies to take action on PFAS in untreated drinking water sources across England featured on the Today Programme, BBC Radio 4, this morning. More via BBC online:
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
November 3, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Our story that the Drinking Water Inspectorate has ordered 7 water companies to take action on PFAS in untreated drinking water sources across England featured on the Today Programme, BBC Radio 4, this morning. More via BBC online:
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Our story on the Drinking Water Inspectorate ordering water firms to act on PFAS in drinking water sources featured on @bbc5live.bsky.social.
As @esmestallard.bsky.social explains, once PFAS is in water, it's incredibly difficult to remove, which is why many say prevention is better than cure.
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As @esmestallard.bsky.social explains, once PFAS is in water, it's incredibly difficult to remove, which is why many say prevention is better than cure.
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November 3, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Our story on the Drinking Water Inspectorate ordering water firms to act on PFAS in drinking water sources featured on @bbc5live.bsky.social.
As @esmestallard.bsky.social explains, once PFAS is in water, it's incredibly difficult to remove, which is why many say prevention is better than cure.
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As @esmestallard.bsky.social explains, once PFAS is in water, it's incredibly difficult to remove, which is why many say prevention is better than cure.
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'It’s not just us who struggle in the heat.'
@oxmartinschool.bsky.social's Prof Paul Behrens explains how climate change is driving up the cost of food.
#OxfordClimate
@oxmartinschool.bsky.social's Prof Paul Behrens explains how climate change is driving up the cost of food.
#OxfordClimate
October 15, 2025 at 12:53 PM
'It’s not just us who struggle in the heat.'
@oxmartinschool.bsky.social's Prof Paul Behrens explains how climate change is driving up the cost of food.
#OxfordClimate
@oxmartinschool.bsky.social's Prof Paul Behrens explains how climate change is driving up the cost of food.
#OxfordClimate
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One of my favourites, that I saw for myself last year: Neuer Markt in central Vienna.
One of Vienna's main civic/market squares, choked by vehicles & turned into a grim 20th century car park. Transformed back into a space for people in the last few years.
Before (📷 2017) 🚗🚗🚗🚗🚗
After (📷 2024) 🚶♂️🚲🌳🌲🌱
One of Vienna's main civic/market squares, choked by vehicles & turned into a grim 20th century car park. Transformed back into a space for people in the last few years.
Before (📷 2017) 🚗🚗🚗🚗🚗
After (📷 2024) 🚶♂️🚲🌳🌲🌱
November 2, 2025 at 2:55 PM
One of my favourites, that I saw for myself last year: Neuer Markt in central Vienna.
One of Vienna's main civic/market squares, choked by vehicles & turned into a grim 20th century car park. Transformed back into a space for people in the last few years.
Before (📷 2017) 🚗🚗🚗🚗🚗
After (📷 2024) 🚶♂️🚲🌳🌲🌱
One of Vienna's main civic/market squares, choked by vehicles & turned into a grim 20th century car park. Transformed back into a space for people in the last few years.
Before (📷 2017) 🚗🚗🚗🚗🚗
After (📷 2024) 🚶♂️🚲🌳🌲🌱
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Korte Leidsedwarsstraat, Amsterdam in 1983 and today
November 2, 2025 at 12:09 PM
While the world watches the circus, the country is falling apart www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/11...
While the world watches the circus, the country is falling apart
I have suffered from a very strong feeling of late, which is that it is becoming very hard to escape the theatre of political distraction right now.
The lights are bright, the noise is relentless, and...
www.taxresearch.org.uk
November 2, 2025 at 3:06 PM
While the world watches the circus, the country is falling apart www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/11...