Caught two 🦔 at it this evening in our garden. This is excellent news. They weren’t happy at being found out, but I like the sound of baby hedgehogs…

Isn't the reflecting pool beautiful now?

Poison people. Not doing so is woke. What an excuse for a country.

Short-term pain for long-term prosperity.

Broken America.

You ain’t seen nothing yet!

crucial context: Peter Mandelson was sacked from the first New Labour government for having a £373,000 *loan* (not a gift) from a Labour colleague (Geoffrey Robinson) to buy a house

Why is a 76-year-old man doing all the hard work in this moment? Where are the Millennial/Gen Z artists (ahem, Taylor Swift) to shake their audiences into sobriety about what is going on? open.substack.com/pub/saltypol...

Yesterday, 56 of our fab colleagues at the Physics & Astronomy dept in Nottingham, received “at risk of redundancy” letters. The Uni is planning to reduce the size of the Physics dept by almost a third.🧪⚛️🔭 Sign this petition to show them your support ✍️: nottinghamphysics.github.io/Open_Letter/

We just won a landmark case to protect one of Europe’s most important marine sanctuaries: the Dogger Bank. 💫 The court ruling sets a precedent for governments across Europe and sends a clear message: protected must mean protected.

@chrislintott.bsky.social please amplify… bsky.app/profile/astr...

Hooray for Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin who now has her own blue plaque in London. 🔭 www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/blue-p... (Thanks to @helenarney.bsky.social for reminding me)

This seems to be more topical than expected! Online tickets open, in person will open up next week, all free! www.gresham.ac.uk/whats-on/plu...

Signed. Join me.

@tomheap.bsky.social oh no, not again! We’ve had a few April showers. Water butts empty. They’re all going to die. Again.

Happy Earth Day! Remote fusion shows great promise…

They live among us. Disgusting. Parents — raise your children properly!

useful reminder from Private Eye

"The critical Atlantic current system appears significantly more likely to collapse than previously thought after new research found that climate models predicting the biggest slowdown are the most realistic." www.theguardian.com/environment/...

When Angela Rayner underpaid £40,000 stamp duty on her flat, Richard Tice said it was "morally completely indefensible” and she should immediately resign if she had “any moral decency”. Now we learn he personally made £91,000 in excess payments by failing to pay the tax his company legally owed

From Roger Scruton cafes to paying Matt Goodwin $10k a month, Viktor Orban has built a network of populist right think tanks, journalists and activists Today Democracy for Sale delves into Orban’s allies on the British right Well worth a read democracyforsale.substack.com/p/orbans-brits

@tomheap.bsky.social news on the A14 trees! 50,000 is a start, but it won’t complete the task. www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/local-n...

I made a whole BBC TV series (2020) about the remarkable resilience of the people of Iran and their culture over centuries of threat and callous rule. You can watch it right here: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

“Wave the big stick if you like, but never use it; it may break in your hand. Better still, try wagging your finger.” giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

Remarkable article. For every reason someone gives for NOT tackling climate change, there are dozens of reasons for doing so.

Power starved Cuba deepens reliance on Chinese solar tech Cuba is importing far more Chinese solar technology to cope with a near total oil blockade, offering some relief from blackouts as fossil fuel supplies dry up

Quite. Be careful in whose judgment you entrust.

Iran war triggers rapid shift to renewable energy – IEA chief montelnews.com/news/d2483dc...

ICYMI Climate Scientists write urging UK govt - & opposition parties - to prioritise renewable energy as more cost-effective response to energy crisis than North Sea drilling "around 90% of North Sea oil & gas has already been extracted... more is unlikely to move prices" www.ft.com/content/5059...

The President of the United States is a liar.

Rep. Liz Cheney, 2022: “I say this to my Republican colleagues ... there will come a day when Donald Trump is gone, but your dishonor will remain.” Likewise for US military personnel carrying out war crimes they know to be war crimes. The world is watching. youtube.com/shorts/ScI52...

So, tomorrow, Trump either backs down again, as per this Onion story, or he gets the football opened and goes nuclear. Should be the former, but that sensible people are warning it could be the matter is astoundly bad for the world. theonion.com/trump-warns-...

Why do we live in such a childish, stupid country? A country that wastes its money on useless billion dollar aircraft carriers, when it could be spending those tax dollars to actually help its citizens like sane countries.

🚨 BREAKING: Nigel Farage has sacked Reform UK's housing chief Simon Dudley over his comments on post-Grenfell safety regulations

It's only worth going back to the Moon if it makes us look properly again at Earth, and appreciate how beautiful, precious and fragile what we have here is. The most famous images from Apollo aren't about the Moon - they're pictures of Earth. We need to stop taking our home for granted.

Marco Rubio declared that under the Constitution being born in the USA does not make you a citizen unless your parents are citizens. Marco Rubio's parents were Cuban immigrants who were NOT citizens at the time of his birth. Do you think Marco will now self-deport?

To all those waiting for Artemis II… 🚀 deep breaths! 😬

Can she really pull this off? It would be a huge defeat to the Trump administration if she did. His face must be framed and laughed at when and if this happens. Popcorn ready

Need a break from the chaos and madness? Oh my, do I have a brain-melting JWST image for you. Behold, the Red Spider Nebula! badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/the-red-sp... 🔭 🧪

Hilarious how for years serious people have said that you can't rely on renewables because they are prone to disruptions in supply www.ft.com/content/19f1...

If you’re still supporting Trump, it’s no longer a political choice. It’s a statement that you don’t care about morality, legality, or the truth.

Record wind output helps shield the UK from worst of Iran war fallout www.reuters.com/business/ene...

Why isn’t everyone talking about this? ‘The devastating second wave could have been largely avoided’ 🦠

The President of the United States is a liar.

Really looking forward to giving the keynote speech at the National Education Union conference tomorrow. Education deserves ambition, not austerity. www.tes.com/magazine/new...

“Our schoolbooks glorify war and conceal its horrors… I want to teach peace rather than war.” — Albert Einstein, The Saturday Evening Post

University of Oxford : maximising oil and gas extraction here would only save UK households up to £82 (€95) per year. A UK fully powered by renewable energy, would save households up to £441 (€510) a year on energy bills. www.euronews.com/2026/03/27/e...

7 is the optimum number.

Robert Mueller, a Vietnam veteran with a bronze star for heroism, and a purple heart has passed away. Perhaps his biggest honor was trying to save our democracy. I REFUSE to let him be a punchline for our deranged president. Robert Mueller was a hero and may he rest in peace and watch over us. Amen.