Martin Hood
@yankeepapa13.bsky.social
Telecom Engineer; Beekeeper; Photographer; Kayaker; Techie; Gardener; Festival goer; Dad & Left handed Vegetarian. Co-founder of @GreenDurham.org.uk
County Durham, UK
County Durham, UK
Some days you wake up with plans to seize the day, just to find the day seizing you.
November 27, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Some days you wake up with plans to seize the day, just to find the day seizing you.
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Lest we forget.
November 9, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Lest we forget.
At some point there will need to be a usage based EV tax but pay per mile is the wrong approach. Why should a small city car pay the same as a large SUV?
Rachel Reeves ‘planning pay-per-mile tax for electric vehicles in budget’
Rachel Reeves ‘planning pay-per-mile tax for electric vehicles in budget’
EV drivers would face 3p-a-mile charge on top of other road taxes to offset falling revenue from petrol and diesel cars
Rachel Reeves is drawing up plans for a new pay-per-mile tax for electric vehicles to announce in this month’s budget worth an extra £250 a year on average, according to reports.
Under the plans expected to be announced on 26 November, EV drivers would face a new charge of 3p a mile on top of other road taxes to offset falling revenue from petrol and diesel cars as drivers switch to greener options. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:08 PM
At some point there will need to be a usage based EV tax but pay per mile is the wrong approach. Why should a small city car pay the same as a large SUV?
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Labour will crush fly-tippers' trucks and turn them into... land-fill. Now, there's a joined-up pseudo-solution for you.
Let's get to something with a bit of meat, shall we...
This ad somehow got past the 'logical-thinking police' promising to crush fly-tippers vehicles and turn them into... well, landfill I suppose. Still: out of sight; out of mind, right?
This ad somehow got past the 'logical-thinking police' promising to crush fly-tippers vehicles and turn them into... well, landfill I suppose. Still: out of sight; out of mind, right?
November 4, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Labour will crush fly-tippers' trucks and turn them into... land-fill. Now, there's a joined-up pseudo-solution for you.
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Keeping things in perspective here, @countbinface.bsky.social has more followers than @zackpolanski.bsky.social both on here and on Twitter…
October 29, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Keeping things in perspective here, @countbinface.bsky.social has more followers than @zackpolanski.bsky.social both on here and on Twitter…
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Under the current criminalisation of protest, even the famous campaigners that we celebrate in the UK would be at risk of arrest simply for peacefully protesting.
The right to protest is a cornerstone of our democracy; we cannot allow its restriction to go unchallenged.
The right to protest is a cornerstone of our democracy; we cannot allow its restriction to go unchallenged.
October 29, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Under the current criminalisation of protest, even the famous campaigners that we celebrate in the UK would be at risk of arrest simply for peacefully protesting.
The right to protest is a cornerstone of our democracy; we cannot allow its restriction to go unchallenged.
The right to protest is a cornerstone of our democracy; we cannot allow its restriction to go unchallenged.
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Farage: epic grifter
October 27, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Farage: epic grifter
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The Green Party's proposal for a wealth tax on 1% of assets above £10m and 2% on assets above £1bn comes top of our list of tax reforms that Britons would support, with 75% giving it their backing
yougov.co.uk/economy/arti...
yougov.co.uk/economy/arti...
October 23, 2025 at 11:25 AM
The Green Party's proposal for a wealth tax on 1% of assets above £10m and 2% on assets above £1bn comes top of our list of tax reforms that Britons would support, with 75% giving it their backing
yougov.co.uk/economy/arti...
yougov.co.uk/economy/arti...
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We waste vast amounts of treated drinking water on uses that don’t need it.
Catching and reusing rainwater is common sense — good for the planet and for people’s bills.
#WaterEfficiency #ClimateAction
Catching and reusing rainwater is common sense — good for the planet and for people’s bills.
#WaterEfficiency #ClimateAction
October 24, 2025 at 6:31 PM
We waste vast amounts of treated drinking water on uses that don’t need it.
Catching and reusing rainwater is common sense — good for the planet and for people’s bills.
#WaterEfficiency #ClimateAction
Catching and reusing rainwater is common sense — good for the planet and for people’s bills.
#WaterEfficiency #ClimateAction
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With the AWS outage, now‘s as good a time as any to post this old strip.
October 20, 2025 at 10:18 AM
With the AWS outage, now‘s as good a time as any to post this old strip.
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Oh Iain Duncan Smith absolutely embarrasses himself in this clip.
TLDW - The game wasn't played in Istanbul, it was played in Hungary behind closed doors.
TLDW - The game wasn't played in Istanbul, it was played in Hungary behind closed doors.
October 20, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Oh Iain Duncan Smith absolutely embarrasses himself in this clip.
TLDW - The game wasn't played in Istanbul, it was played in Hungary behind closed doors.
TLDW - The game wasn't played in Istanbul, it was played in Hungary behind closed doors.
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Tel Aviv football derby between Hapoel and Maccabi called off after rioting
Tel Aviv football derby between Hapoel and Maccabi called off after rioting
Israeli police make nine arrests, citing ‘disorderly conduct, riots, injured police officers’ and infrastructure damage
The Tel Aviv football derby between Hapoel and Maccabi has been called off after rioting and “risks to human life”, Israeli police said.
The match was due to take place on Sunday night at Bloomfield Stadium, a ground the two sides share, as a home fixture for Hapoel. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 19, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Tel Aviv football derby between Hapoel and Maccabi called off after rioting
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German Science Guy looks at -
Rain electricity generator developed in Singapore.
youtu.be/gYDr-uvl4wc?...
Rain electricity generator developed in Singapore.
youtu.be/gYDr-uvl4wc?...
Physics Hack: 100,000x More Electricity from Rain!
YouTube video by German Science Guy
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October 18, 2025 at 11:24 AM
German Science Guy looks at -
Rain electricity generator developed in Singapore.
youtu.be/gYDr-uvl4wc?...
Rain electricity generator developed in Singapore.
youtu.be/gYDr-uvl4wc?...
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Maccabi Tel Aviv fans were banned because of information from Interpol in Europe, who passed it on to the Home Office, who gave it to the Police, who banned them.
Is our Government really going to endanger the safety of our citizens just so it doesn't upset Israel?
Is our Government really going to endanger the safety of our citizens just so it doesn't upset Israel?
October 17, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Maccabi Tel Aviv fans were banned because of information from Interpol in Europe, who passed it on to the Home Office, who gave it to the Police, who banned them.
Is our Government really going to endanger the safety of our citizens just so it doesn't upset Israel?
Is our Government really going to endanger the safety of our citizens just so it doesn't upset Israel?
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Out next Green Drinks is on 16th October with and into talk of "Housing - Staying cool in summer and warm in winter" greendurham.org.uk/listing/durh...
October 2, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Out next Green Drinks is on 16th October with and into talk of "Housing - Staying cool in summer and warm in winter" greendurham.org.uk/listing/durh...
I do love a good news story - www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cy...
Firm linked to Baroness Michelle Mone must pay £122m after breaching Covid PPE contract, judge rules - BBC News
Firm linked to Baroness Michelle Mone must pay £122m after breaching Covid PPE contract, judge rules - BBC News
Firm linked to Baroness Michelle Mone must pay £122m after breaching Covid PPE contract, judge rules
The government wins its case against PPE Medpro - a consortium led by Baroness Mone's husband - after it supplied gowns deemed unsterile in 2020.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 1, 2025 at 9:58 AM
I do love a good news story - www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cy...
Firm linked to Baroness Michelle Mone must pay £122m after breaching Covid PPE contract, judge rules - BBC News
Firm linked to Baroness Michelle Mone must pay £122m after breaching Covid PPE contract, judge rules - BBC News
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I guess we should thank Donald Trump for making the relationship between fossil fuels and fascism explicit.
September 24, 2025 at 5:10 AM
I guess we should thank Donald Trump for making the relationship between fossil fuels and fascism explicit.
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Hey Americans, I’ve been watching your president speak at the UN General Assembly and it has come to my attention that he is a fucking moron x
September 23, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Hey Americans, I’ve been watching your president speak at the UN General Assembly and it has come to my attention that he is a fucking moron x
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Small boats: TV coverage - day after day after day after day....
PPE scandal: TV coverage - let's stick this powerful, enraging documentary on at quarter past ten on a Sunday night.
PPE scandal: TV coverage - let's stick this powerful, enraging documentary on at quarter past ten on a Sunday night.
The Covid Contracts: Follow the Money review – a devastating picture of the biggest spending scandal ever
This rigorous look at the Tories’ ‘VIP lane’ for PPE suppliers during Covid raises questions about the motivations of those involved – ones that are almost too disgusting to contemplate
www.theguardian.com
September 22, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Small boats: TV coverage - day after day after day after day....
PPE scandal: TV coverage - let's stick this powerful, enraging documentary on at quarter past ten on a Sunday night.
PPE scandal: TV coverage - let's stick this powerful, enraging documentary on at quarter past ten on a Sunday night.
It wouldn't be #Lindisfarne without Showshank Duo
August 31, 2025 at 12:40 AM
It wouldn't be #Lindisfarne without Showshank Duo
August 29, 2025 at 7:34 PM