'because of international threats....we will cut international aid....' but this is apparently 'not an ideological position' oh yes it is it is very much in line with the direction of travel for this #labour party for shame....

Reforming ‘broken’ student loans ‘not front of queue’, says Rachel Reeves.. Millions on less than median income pay marginal rate of income tax of 20%, 8% NIC, 9% loan repayment, 5% in pension auto enrolment. Little left for life. Inertia is unacceptable.

trunk split asunder by lightning, twice #thicktrunktuesday #AngleseyAbbey

The BGS is delighted that our President, Professor Jugdeep Dhesi, will serve as one of three co-chairs of the Frailty and Dementia Modern Service Framework (MSF). Read more here:

What if you had the power to fight climate change, clean the air, and rebuild a home for wildlife, all in one single action? You do. It’s called planting a tree. Afforestation isn't just about pretty landscapes; it's about survival.

Are you a rehabilitator or rescue centre volunteer interested in #hedgehog first aid, care & rehabilitation? 🦔 💚 🩹 We have spaces available on our course run with @valewildlife.bsky.social near Tewkesbury, on Fri 27 March. ☎️ Call 01584 890 801 to book a space More info👉 buff.ly/stI6gwA

We want to help transform early intervention for youth mental health. Our new Mental Health Award will do this by building on existing physical activity and circadian-based interventions in the UK and Africa. 💰 Level: £1 to 4 million per grant 💡 Duration: 3-4 years 🗓️ Opens: 13 April

mother's day daffodils at Anglesey Abbey today, some brightness and joy in the cold fenland wind #AngleseyAbbey @nationaltrust.org.uk

It’s enormously concerning that, at the very moment when we need to be driving forward with deep decarbonisation and mobilising all our productive forces to deliver heavy investment in global warming adaptation, most British politicians are losing their nerve.

On #LongCovidAwarenessDay, We recognise that in its seventh year, Covid continues to devastate lives. #LongCovid #EveryHeartbeatCounts #LongCovidStandUp #fundlongcovidresearch @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social @carladenyer.bsky.social @zackpolanski.bsky.social @elliechowns.bsky.social

If you’re knocking about in London Sunday afternoon and fancy climbing a mountain, do come to this. An open rehearsal of Strauss’ Alpine Symphony, one of the more extravagant and glorious pieces of orchestral music ever written. Free entry. 5.45 start. www.rehearsal-orchestra.org/courses/stra...

Spend the day with Olha Horenko, Doctors Without Borders Ambulance Doctor, who works near the frontlines in #Ukraine 🚑 Olha and her team transfer patients from overcrowded frontline hospitals to safer medical facilities, making sure everyone stays stable, safe and well cared for along the way.

A new report shows hitting our climate targets by 2050 costs less than one oil shock costs the UK. We need a rapid transition to clean energy to shield people & the economy from price spikes every time oil prices jump. Some commentators still can’t connect those dots…

i, for one, am delighted that we finally have a definition of “woke”

It's all we ask, Steve...

The wren was sacred to the Druids, who used its complex songs for divination. The Irish name dreoilín and Welsh dryw both link the bird to the word for "Druid" or "seer". Art my own. #WrensDay #BirdOfTheDay #Folklore

Join us for our Dementia, Delirium and Brain Health Meeting on 20 May 2026. Highlights include: 🔹Brain health and prevention 🔹Identifying and diagnosing dementia 🔹Meeting the Ten Year Plan challenge 🔹End of life with dementia Register at www.bgs.org.uk/26DDB #WorldDeliriumAwarenessDay #WDAD2026

The tree never forgot how to begin again 💖💕 #Photography #Art #Nature #Spring #Blossom #Blooming #Hopeful

FACTS: Net Zero barely nudges your bill. Fossil‑fuel wars send it through the roof. So when Farage and his ilk slags off renewables while fanning conflict, remember who actually hikes your costs.

Just catching up on international women's day media. This resonates. #Feminist #IWD2026 counterpointbd.com/The-Extremel...

Remember guys, you can’t afford a gas rig, or a coal mine, or a nuclear power station, but you can afford to put some cheap solar panels on your roof. That’s why the fossil fuel industry has spent billions trying to kill renewable energy. The dealer needs to keep you addicted.

Oil prices wouldn't be all over the news today if more of our economy was powered by local, secure renewable energy. This isn't an "energy crisis". It's a fossil fuel crisis. 44% of UK electricity came from renewables in 2025. More of that plus an electrified economy => no more oil shocks.

Goldcrest Beautiful art Splendid words. Image: Roy Hubbard; text: Andrew Morrison

I beelieve this is what is known as a 'making a bee line' #hellebore #bumblebee #queenbee @bumblebeetrust.bsky.social @greenhampshire.bsky.social

As violence escalates across the Middle East, it is children who are paying the highest price. Right now, our teams are responding with emergency support for vulnerable, traumatised children and their families. 🔗 Please support our response: bit.ly/4rSsAnN Children deserve safety. Everywhere.

#ForestFriday keep safe 💚 #ForestSky

💡 JAMA Insights: Numeric risk comparisons anchored in patient context may improve shared decision-making and help patients interpret clinical choices. ja.ma/4rNpMbq

What do this ancient oak, this swallowtail, this natterjack have in common? 1) They live on Norfolk Wildlife Trust reserves. 2) They benefit from people buying This Wild Dream. ALL profits go to NWT (nothing to me). Help us celebrate NWT’s centenary TODAY www.thebookhive.co.uk/product/this...

#Lebanon MSF launched an emergency response after intense Israeli airstrikes displaced 10ks of people across the country. Sana Kawtharani, Community Health Educator, updates:

My dad used to tell my siblings and me that his favorite sound was silence. I get it now. In the midst of the chaos, in the midst of the turmoil of life in this world and in this head, I sometimes need to remind myself to actively seek silence, and the sounds it lets in.

⭐️ Competition time!! ⭐️ World Book Day is all about getting EVERYONE reading - so comment & tell us about your favourite hedgehoggy book & we'll pick a winner at random to receive a copy of Let's Explore Hedgehogs 🦔 📚️ 🦔 📚️ This prize has been kindly donated by @siskikalla.bsky.social 💚

just in time for #thicktrunktuesday - reacquainting with a favourite oak, surrounded by spring birdsong. Bliss.

EVENT: New evidence-based guidelines are being launched to support the implementation of sustained wellbeing support for healthcare staff. 🗓 Monday 23 March 2026 | 1:00 – 2:00pm 📍 Online webinar 🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/2vsfr734

🌿☕ Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus☕🌿 St David (Dewi Sant) is the patron saint of Wales, celebrated on March 1st He was known as Dewi Ddyfrwr (David the Water Drinker) for his ascetic, teetotal & vegetarian lifestyle A key figure in the Welsh Age of Saints, preaching widely, including SW England & Brittany🌿

alder by the #ItchenNavigation #treesky

To All Who Read this post: You All have bone spurs..

I continue to be fascinated by the phenomenon whereby an expert engages with any of the LLMs on their field of expertise and is instantly horrified by the wrong answers, and then goes on to use it for things they are not experts in as though it won’t be just as bad for those.

mawning, haff a great day #chihuahua #saturdayvibes

If only government policy all over the world hadn't been bought from corrupt politicians by greedy billionaires there might be different priorities like eradicating poverty, ending wars, tackling climate change ... meme via Democratic Socialism Now

Academic trials often ask different questions to commercial ones. Both matter. Both bring challenges. Dr Peter Connelly talks about the key differences in his latest blog. www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/blog-two-wor...

For all you #birders out there (including me) - 'Birdbrain' benefits: new research shows that seasoned birders had denser tissue in parts of the brain tied to working memory, spatial awareness & object recognition. #BirdBrain Link for more information: www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

I'm listening to Bill Evans. youtu.be/niZEyBTcO0g?... I hope you all find a piece of peace this evening 💙

The migration doom loop at work: does anyone in government seriously think that a strategy designed to keep out skilled workers and students makes either economic or political sense? ://www.ft.com/content/7408ad00-e4eb-41c7-8849-36061bc0eac1

For every human being in need of a hug, i sent two. Join us Thursdays at #humansOfBlueSky and Broadcast this so more people join Show photos candid or portraits feed at▶️ bsky.app/profile/did:... #storytelling #luiscordobapharchive #eastcoastkin #BAS #cityscape #photography #portrait #argentina

Green Menaces - let’s go. 💚 Huge huge thanks to everyone who’s backed this campaign and shown it so much love. Now we leave nothing on the pitch. Let’s get this over the line. Vote Green. Join us: join.greenparty.org.uk

Labour know if they can't win, they'd rather Reform win. Why? Because they'd rather have the odious Goodwin in WM than a sharp, articulate working class woman like Hannah Spencer. Hannah reminds them of what they once were - the voice of the working class. That voice has been silenced by Starmer.

OpenSAFELY is open from today! Huge thanks to all who supported this vast collaboration: whole population GP data; in a productive platform; innovative privacy protections; unprecedented support from professions, privacy campaigners; &c Now it's over to users! www.bennett.ox.ac.uk/blog/2026/02...

A hollow that remembers rain. Held in the tree’s crook, a dendrotelm — a temporary sky resting within wood. Bare branches repeated in still water, the lucid blue of a reflected sky briefly detained. Not emptiness, but quiet habitation. Stillness, alive with process. #HiddenNature #Dendrotelm

How about a plant that attracts and feeds Bees, Butterflies, Hoverflies, Moths and Bats, (sort of 😉), has medicinal uses, edible petals and really zings and stands out in your garden? 🐝🦋🦇🌱 Pot Marigold, (Calendula officinalis) 🧡 Seeds available from www.jemimasgarden.co.uk #MHHSBD