This is a lie. There are many criticisms you might sensibly and truthfully make of the Sentencing Council and the Sentencing Guidelines. I’ve been making them for years. But this is an outright lie. Pure fabrication. A fraud on the public.

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

Badenoch and Co see education only as a means to a massive income in some soul destroying career. Devoid of imagination and the power of knowledge they view life entirely through the prism of the CV. My advice always is to study what interests you and the rest will follow

*awkward cough* New reduction print now available, should you have any interest at all in that sort of thing...

I'm Jewish. I'm also Mancunian. Every other national party leader was interviewed by Laura Kunesberg during their conference. Maybe the BBC thought as someone who also supports Palestine - I had nothing to say? Let's keep growing: join.greenparty.org.uk

80000+ cycle journeys in Autumnal weather this week along the Embankment. Tell me cycling is not popular in London. The counter was fixed last week @cs3cs6count.bsky.social

The closer than the Tories get to Reform, the more it makes sense for Labour to leave them to it and head back towards the centre. Stop bashing immigrants 24/7 and concentrate on the important stuff.

Nine jobs Nigel Farage hasn't updated his ­register of interests in months. Potentially hundreds of thousands of ££££ from his many "outside interests" remain undeclared observer.co.uk/news/politic...

Our pal John Gilham has visited Vauban in Freiburg - basically the UK's built wishlist for sustainable urban development - and sent photos & words on the experience of being there. It's now a blog on YoCo's website at www.yoco.uk/blog/vauban-... as part of our discussion of what "good" looks like.

We flounced out of the EU on the say-so of politicians who lied to us. And what a total shitshow that’s turned out to be. The polar opposite of what they promised. Now the call to flounce out of the ECHR. By the same people. Telling the same lies. Has the country been kicked in the head by a horse?

Much recommended ‘lecture’ on urban mobility and its companion, land use planning. Love how Brent several times stress the need to call out status quo bias, eg by highlighting that people calling for ‘balance’ in really just want status quo. Which is not fair, but just what we have gotten used to.

The cat and her prince communicating with waves.

Just come across this fabulous website... 'Rewild Your Street - transforming urban streets for wildlife' What a wonderful idea... and so many useful resources! If you want to attract more #wildlife to your garden/street this is a great place to start. www.rewildmystreet.org #nature

@philbixby.bsky.social As we have just been saying. RIP Jane Goodall

Some good news. London is meeting legal limits for toxic NO2 pollution for the first time – almost 200 years earlier than predicted – following the Mayor’s "world leading air pollution policies," City Hall announces. The Ultra Low Emissions Zone - and similar policies - really do work.

"We absolutely need to stop the boats,” Polanski said, “but let’s stop the boats by offering safe and legal routes to asylum and not having people clinging on to dinghies for dear life.* www.newstatesman.com/politics/gre...

Tommy Robinson’s Unite the Kingdom Rally was sponsored by a convicted fraudster allegedly behind cryptocurrency ‘rug pulls’ The far-right rally was bankrolled by convicted fraudster alleged to be behind two cryptocurrency scams, Byline Times can reveal bylinetimes.com/2025/10/01/t...

Yesterday evening saw the Screenings & Discussions event run by YoCo as part of York Environment Festival - a virtual trip to Barcelona via The Life Sized City film, and discussion of lessons we might learn. I've blogged it on YoCo's website at www.yoco.uk/blog/the-lif...

So many, so many, people don’t realise the financial costs of #ClimateCrisis. They think we are just ‘Tree Huggers’ (which Starmer announced he ‘hates’) “Delaying or postponing climate targets would only increase costs, deepen inequalities and weaken our resilience.”

Farage a total snake oil salesman - selling lies like he did with Brexit - eh has been a disaster for fishermen , farmers students traders etc etc

Read this thread and go see it! Brilliant film

Final plug for tomorrow's www.yoco.uk Screenings and Discussions - part of York Environment Festival. How can communities create more liveable places? How can they support bold action by politicians & good local professionals? Join us on Zoom, 7-9pm Monday evening - via www.yoco.uk/events/the-l...

Found a secret door in the back of my washing machine. Behind it a tiny room with rows of mice fast asleep in odd-sock sleeping bags.

“Life moves pretty fast..” & things change. However, this snapshot of today’s politics should kick anyone into action who does not want to see Mr Farage as PM & a Reform govt in Parliament. If we act now, if we can work together, we can prevent this👇 from being what we wake up to in 4 years time 😊

I honestly don't think everyone talks enough about how amazing it was when the world came together to fix the hole in the ozone layer, so I wrote this: everythingisamazing.substack.com/p/lets-all-r... It's a good reminder of what we're capable of.

The late night host reveals a deeply personal reason for his dislike of the president.

If you're in or around York and want to see how old homes like ours can be made more comfortable (and sustainable) get yourself booked on some visits this Sunday - York Open Eco Homes at www.stnicks.org.uk/waste-and-su...

Interested in how the city can fit your life? Join us on Monday evening for a screening and discussion featuring The Life Sized City film on Barcelona. Part of York Environment Festival 2025 and brought to you by www.yoco.uk - booking via www.yoco.uk/events/the-l...

Did you watch The Hack? I can't believe papers have gotten away with destroying lives for so long. That's why I've signed the petition, set up by Hugh Grant and other phone hacking victims, to demand fair, independent regulation. Join me: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/a-...

There is a way to go, & nothing is set in stone…but if you don’t want Nigel Farage to be PM, the time to actively get involved in pushing back is now. Everything from complaining to Ofcom re: media bias, to creating community connections to getting involved in tactical voting campaigns - they count.

I read in the guardian that Starmer & team are preparing a progressive fight back against the rise of the far right “Sources said Starmer’s speech would build on an argument he made in an opinion piece for the Sun newspaper”. So I went & read the Sun article. 👇 www.thesun.co.uk/news/3678572...

DONALD TRUMP VS JIMMY KIMMEL: Let's show Disney that capitulating to Trump is unacceptable. Bring back Kimmel NOW! action.eko.org/a/disney-kim...

Anyone in York UK this Sunday 28th September , come to our concert of beautiful, quirky and uplifting music. Features two premieres!!

In which (among other things) I invite you to join me this weekend at the York Printmakers Print Fair.

I hope we are amassing a stockpile of vaccines for when an outbreak of measles, Mumps or rubella reminds us that these can be dangerous. I think people may suddenly want to vaccinate. Want scary stuff? Look up what happens to an adult male when he gets Mumps and it descends into his testicles.

Join me in condemning this kind of statement and this kind of hate.

Only ten days until the sun sets on my exhibition of work (plus the colourful paintings of @singfoodie.bsky.social) at the City Screen upper gallery. So, Yorkies, if you're in town, take a look! B&W photography on film 📷 Nikon FA 🎞️ Ilford Delta Pro 400 #believeinfilm #fridayfavourites #ilfordphoto

For there to be no comment from the government on Musk's call for violence, let alone action against X, is unconscionable. An utter dereliction of its responsibility for national security and an affront to every member of an ethnic minority, who is being put at risk by this rhetoric.

I once joked that Trump would be the 47th and final president of the USA. I may have been right. There's a large minority of Americans (GOP and Dem) that openly supports the idea of splitting up the nation. And it's surprisingly popular. Here's the polling ...

This is how you go about reaching people. It's not a difficult argument to make - we just need politicians to make it.

We're almost ready for you! @yorkopenstudios.bsky.social

You're gonna absolutely HATE this, but I did a thing about immigration being not just an inevitability, but a necessity, without which we are absolutely screwed. And I have the maths to prove it. My bit for @bylinetimes.bsky.social www.bylinesupplement.com/p/russell-jo...

🔴Russell Jones's Week Moment: Do the Maths, Nigel The media's obsession with Farage's monomaniacal immigration demands ignores the truth that we actually need more immigration, not less, argues @russincheshire.bsky.social www.bylinesupplement.com/p/russell-jo...

#lyon Sorting through my photographs to find images for my latest art work. Blue sky I miss you already!

Returning from our recent week in Lyon-St.Just, I did what all architects / public engagement people do - sort out the laundry and write a blog. It's now up on the YoCo website, where I'm thinking about liveable neighbourhoods and culture... www.yoco.uk/blog/liveabl...

Urge Nigel Farage to Release His Tax Returns - Sign the Petition! chng.it/dsds7CL5tw via @UKChange

What happens to your black bin rubbish once the refuse collectors take it away? In the past, it was most likely to go to landfill, where it was buried... But what if it could be recycled into new items or, failing that, into aggregate which forms a substrate for new roads?

Some favorite images from our trip to #Lyon, including the Botanical Gardens, many tarts, streets in the old town and the Museo des Confluences.

As part of York Environment Festival - yorkenvironmentfestival.org.uk - YoCo is hosting an online Screening & Discussion featuring the Life-Sized City film on Barcelona. Watch the film & discuss what we can learn about making our own city fit our lives. Booking:- www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-life-s...