This week's post: Why governments should not be in hock to the bond market mainlymacro.blogspot.com/2026/06/why-... Policy based on fears about the bond market, or worse about what journalists are writing about that market, will be bad policy. This has become one of Andy Burnham's first tests.

First village (large) skipper this year @bcyorkshire.bsky.social

Chimney Sweeper moth, I had around 25 of these in a pasture where grazing has been reduced. First village record since 1946! #teammoth #mothsmatter

New post: The Consequences of Tolerating the Far Right mainlymacro.blogspot.com/2026/06/the-... The rise in the far right is not a result of changes in people’s attitudes, but is due to the political elite eroding the social norms we used to have against racism and dehumanising minorities.

Golden-bloomed Longhorn Beetle in our Yorkshire village. Wouldn't look out of place in the Amazon... #Beetles #Bugs @naturelark.bsky.social

Edmonston's Chickweed from a very misty Unst. Rare, romantic but also lovely. @wildflowerhour.bsky.social

@wildflowerhour.bsky.social Not a great picture but these must be the smallest Heath Spotted Orchids in Britain! On Papa Stour in #Shetland #WildflowerHour #OrchidChallenge

Ok Bluesky. I need "Smugglers Lane" or ANY variation of in the UK. BUT must be over 3 miles inland. Any variation welcome... "Thieves Lane, Way, Road, Track etc...."

Come and see @robinince.bsky.social at Haddenham community library in June! He is going to be talking about his new book and signing copies. Tickets available here: tinyurl.com/hadlib

Interesting Yellow Wagtail by the Swale at Morton yesterday @nybirdnews.bsky.social

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Didn't get chance to search the hedgerows but did see my first ever Early Spider Orchid... #wildflowerhour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social

The lovely St John the Baptist, Inglesham (painted by my wife!) @visitchurches.bsky.social

I just donated, please think about doing the same. Heaths are the best. @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social

Det er visst funny tweet-tid. Her er noen jeg har lagret.

Good news! Amended Scottish legislation provides for licence suspension/revocation where 'relevant offences' (wildlife crime & animal welfare) are committed outside the licensed area, if they're connected to grouse moor management. #RaptorResearch raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/03/26/l...

Revealing who owns England just became Government policy. Here's my blog post analysing this historic moment, as well as assessing some of the other ambitious policies unveiled in the Government's new Land Use Framework: whoownsengland.org/2026/03/19/r...

Graffiti high in the tower of @salisburycathedral.bsky.social

@nybirdnews.bsky.social Skein of 61 birds north-east over Ainderby Steeple this morning with a second skein of 23 birds

Starlings near Catterick last night

Final Call: Entries for the 2026 Paul Foot Award close this Tuesday Established in memory of renowned journalist Paul Foot, this award recognises outstanding investigative and campaigning journalism. Find out more and apply here: private-eye.co.uk/paul-foot-aw...

This 18-year-old Afghan girl had offers from York and Reading – thanks to Shabana Mahmood, she will now never escape the Taliban | The Independent www.independent.co.uk/news/people/...

The best way to clean up our politics, free it from actual and perceived influence by people with money - is to ban all donations. And fund our politics from public money. novaramedia.com/2026/02/19/b...

Three legal reforms to stop the criminal killing of birds of prey - new petition to UK Minister from @friendsofthedales.bsky.social Details & link to petition in blog 🔽 #RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime 🌍 raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/02/19/t...

🌿 It’s publication day! Where to Watch Wildlife in Britain is here – your low‑carbon guide to 100+ wildlife sites across the UK, all reachable by train, bus, bike or on foot. @meganshersby.bsky.social @heatherdevey.bsky.social @rebeccaonthewing.bsky.social

www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNmY... made on the last sunny day of January in my parish featuring a recreation of a mad thought I had once when I saw a dog pissing in the street.

A few tickets left for tonight’s HORROR SHOW with Mark Gatiss, Alice Lowe and David McAlmont Kings Place, London www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/com...

🦅 Eyes on the Skies – Protecting Birds of Prey 🦅 Friends of the Dales, is shining a light on the issue of raptor persecution with a series of free online talks. Find out more and sign up for them here 👇 https://ow.ly/YPb450XZE3B 📸 Dennis Jacobsen

Landscape of the Vernal Equinox (III) https://www.wikiart.org/en/paul-nash/landscape-of-the-vernal-equinox-iii-1944

147 Hen Harriers confirmed 'missing' or illegally killed in UK since 2018 - most of them on or close to grouse moors. Data extracted from reports by Natural England, RSPB, HSE, various Police forces, National Wildlife Crime Unit. #RaptorResearch 🌍 raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/01/21/1...

Velvet Shank in North Yorkshire #fungi #fungifriends

Repost if BlueSky is now your primary social media site.

As Tees Valley mayor Lord Houchen's defence of his deal with local businessmen crumbles, here's the Eye's recent special report on how Britain's flagship regeneration scheme secretly turned into one of the biggest giveaways of public money on record. ➡️ www.private-eye.co.uk/special-repo...

Hi everyone, if you get a spare mo could you help my son out by answering his university dissertation survey on social media use. Only takes a short time and any help would be appreciated. Here's the link and QR code. app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/glos/surve...

Britons living in rural areas support banning trail hunting by 50% to 35% Most rural Britons say hunting has little to no importance to rural communities socially (51%) or economically (58%) yougov.co.uk/politics/art...

Please watch & share this footage of 2 lovely guys (faces clearly captured on CCTV) who just stole my bag from under my chair, bending it like Beckham in what is evidently their signature robbing move. Maybe it will be shared widely enough they don’t get to do it to anyone else. Stay safe out there.

Pillar and Moon http://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/nash-pillar-and-moon-n05392

Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.

This Government once vowed to be “the most nature-positive [we have] ever had”. Months of blaming wildlife and stripping back protections have already made a mockery of that promise. And if the rumoured cuts to BNG go ahead, it will deal yet another devastating blow to nature.

Just added some of these #Detectorists Danebury Gothic prints to my shop. www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1...

Sorry, this is from the other place. Can you imagine the uproar from the right wing press if someone had died in the back of an ambulance because Just Stop Oil or Extinction Rebellion had blocked the roads? But when it’s greedy farmers who don’t want to pay the same tax as the rest of us … nada!

Such a tranquil place and a haven for wildlife. This should not be happening. Please repost :-) www.ywt.org.uk/news/derwent...

❌ Wildlife protections are under attack. The Government wants to change the law to make it easier to brush aside nature in the pursuit of growth at all costs 🏗️ 👉 Take our simple e-action to make your voice heard: bit.ly/4qrc0ei

🔔 Nature is at risk, but your voice can help. The Planning Bill is nearly law. An amendment passed by the Lords yesterday offers vital protection - but it needs MP support to stay in. 📢 Tell your MP: please back Amendment 130. wtru.st/49ch28z

Please email your MP, this is existential.

Really enjoyed "Echoes of Yorkshire" at the museum gardens last night. At times like a technicolour John Piper painting... #York #JohnPiper

SIGN THE PETITION @georgemonbiot.bsky.social please pass it on. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...

Evertonian, Arteja Folla needs your help. Trafficked into modern slavery from Albania by a criminal gang, she has made a life in Liverpool and now she faces deportation back into the hands of the people who trafficked her. Ari is a lovely, thoughtful and compassionate woman, who I know personally.

Final Destination had nothing on British public information films.