Finding this inspirational and the pigs are very cute. Living off-grid in the UK is not as cheap or easy as it first sounds, but some great advice in here around finding land & planning permission www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEQ0...

Was looking at new kitchen cabinets, but then used part of the kitchen my physio was ripping out - £200 worth of perfectly usable cabinets and doors were going in the skip!

Breaston repair cafe 7th of March - jewellery, watches, small electricals, sewing and bikes breastonrepair.cafe

Introducing Hannah Spencer MP 💚

Reform no longer the favourites to win next election Whisper it quietly, but the wheels may have fallen off for Reform.

Say hello to Hannah Spencer—councillor, plumber, greyhound lover and your Green Party candidate for Gorton and Denton 💚

🎉 Green GAIN from Reform! 🎉 💚 Congratulations to Lian Pizzey on being elected in Horsley division on Derbyshire County Council!

Bring your clothes, shoes and accessories you no longer wear and use them as currency to take home something you'll love! FRIDAY, 27 JUNE 7pm - 9pm in Newark www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/clothes-sw...

Lizzy is out of the water for 2pack blacking & new anodes - very relieved she only needs some minor welding #narrowboat #boating

Beautiful day for my first organised cycling event at velobelvoir.com with a mate. Well deserved curry, cider and medal at the finish line! #cycling

Quick ride out to a cute cafe/gallery as warm up for ‘Velo Belvoir’ on Sunday #cycling

On 1 May you can give your vote to a party that is principled, practical and cares about the same things you do. Vote Green for real hope and real change.

Tried to vote and found out I wasn’t on the electoral roll any more as marina addresses are a nightmare.. impressed that a quick phone call sorted it 👌🏻 #bikesAtPollingStations #vote

Local elections are taking place today for councils and regional mayors. Find out why local government is so important for climate and nature action. https://foe.uk/jmz5c

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Critical Mass Nottingham is taking place this Friday 25th April. Meet just by the cycle stands opposite The Bell Inn. Gather from 6.45pm, ride leaves at 7pm. #cycle #nottingham #criticalmass #criticalmassnottingham

Sat 19th in West Bridgford - "Join.. Tesla Takedown, which works against Musk and his billionaire pals, to show solidarity for Americans and protect our own freedoms, at Nottingham's Tesla showroom." www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/tesla-take... #teslaTakedown #nottingham #protest

Amazon, Meta, Alphabet, Netflix, Apple, Microsoft dodged $278bn US corporation taxes over 10 years. Paid 18.8%, compared with 29.7% US average. Profits shifted to low/no tax jurisdictions. Same companies operate in the UK, dodge taxes, create social squalor. Force companies to publish tax returns.

Got my first road bike recently and it's bloody lovely! Keep finding excuses to go out on it 😀 Bought from local charity 'Recycle4Rotary' who have saved hundreds of bikes from landfill and raised a fortune for local causes #cycling #lycraGang #roadBike

Setting up providers in Music Assistant - cloud streaming Apple Music/Soundcloud & local MP3 library using a Mac Mini www.nick-hayward.co.uk/2025/04/musi... #musicAssistant #homeAssistant #homeAutomation #openSource

Get Funded to Build Your Own Recycling Workspace www.sustainabledesign.studio/changex-grant #preciousPlastic #recycling #sustainability

In this workshop Mammoth becomes a pop-up clothing repair salon, a welcoming place to bring your missing buttons, holey socks, rips and tears. mammothcinema.uk/Event/60106 #repairCafe #nottingham

⌛️ One day left to register to vote! www.gov.uk/register-to-...

Democracy may be in decline. But we can still vote with our money. Divest away from banks that fund fossil fuels, tobacco and weapons companies. Some of the most ethical UK banks are: Triodos The Co-operative Bank Nationwide A full list by country can be found here: bank.green

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Some boffin is banging on at me about how “the carbon footprint of tree planting is bad” whilst I’ve just agreed to buy a bamboo bike from my friends at Bristol-based Netham Bamboo Bikes for trailer hauling stakes around the field to displace quad bikes. www.nethambamboobikes.co.uk

🚨SHOCKING: By 2030, the amount of Coca-Cola’s plastic waste in our oceans could be enough to fill the stomach of 18 million whales! We can’t recycle our way out this madness. It’s time to tackle the problem at the source.

Details of how I set up Home Assistant & ESPHome on the narrowboat using a power efficient Raspberry Pi - now monitoring my battery banks too⚡ #homeAssistant #raspberryPi #narrowboat www.nick-hayward.co.uk/2025/03/home...

Got this industrial strength shredder kit to process HDPE plastic (milk bottle tops) so we can make things out of it. Quality product from Sustainable Design Studio www.sustainabledesign.studio #preciousPlastic #recycling

We need your help, we’re up against the establishment. Reform has had £2.3million in donations since the election, over 90% from oil and gas companies. Donate to a real community campaign today - greensorganise.uk/donate

"Hey Alexa, are you recording this?" Yes, the answer is yes. Amazon is killing its “Do Not Send Voice Recordings” privacy feature on March 28 as the company aims to bolster Alexa+, its new subscription assistant.

Just saved a neighbour from this scam - fake site promoted by Facebook ad malwaretips.com/blogs/parksi... #lidl #parkside #scam

Health Secretary Wes Streeting has received £311,400 from private healthcare interests since entering Parliament. Could that be reason he's such a fan of private involvement in our health service? The Green Party is clear - private profit motive should be nowhere near the NHS.

Saudi Arabia just bought Pokémon GO, and probably all of your location data with it. 🔗 www.404media.co/saudi-arabia...

HomeAssistant on a Raspberry Pi 4, linked to Aqara sensors and a Sonos 1 speaker, which is now an Airplay device thanks to AirSonos. Adguard ad blocking & Music Assistant with Jellyfin music server & Soundcloud. What an incredible open source system 😀 #homeAssistant #homeAutomation #boatAutomation

Today’s win was jumping through 67 hoops to finally delete old backups & downgrade paid iCloud to the free plan. Using a better cloud provider now 🔒 #icloud #privacy

💥 NEW: With a poor turnout and unfulfilled promises, Britain First’s Nuneaton rally on Saturday was a shambles. We have also uncovered a puzzle about the cost of the big screen hired for the event: why was our quote much cheaper for the exact same set-up? hopenothate.org.uk/2025/03/04/e...

Enjoying 'Agency' by William Gibson - smart writing as always, sassy AI & novel crime/subculture references to look up 😀 #bookSky #cyberpunk #reading en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agency_...

London residents can get a voucher for 50% off electrical repairs from April to September 2025 londonrecycles.co.uk/electrical-r... #repairCafe #RepairWeekLDN

Today’s economic boycott is a one-day attack on corporate interests. The degrowth movement calls for a broader societal shift.

Absolutely beautiful day on the marina ☀️ #narrowboat #boats #boating #spring

A short proposal for how The Green Party could develop a community-driven campaign over the next 4 years which would: 💚 Deliver change, now 💚 Strengthen community infrastructure 💚 Counter far-right narratives 💚 Boost party visibility 💚 Build volunteer networks

Incredible that this whole demo is programmed in just 64k - about the size of a mushy image 🤯 Absolute banger of a tune from Gargaj & visuals make me think of 'Inhibitor Phase' by Alastair Reynolds www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zfui...

I bought my 50' narrowboat Thin Lizzy about 18m ago, and live aboard in a marina. These pics are from pre-purchase survey day & the interior is mostly Scandi style now 😀 #narrowboat #boating #boats

If you're feeling overwhelmed, it's intentional. They're calling it "flooding the zone." The intent is to overwhelm and exhaust us so we can not effectively resist. Something simple you can do right now now is to make sure to take breaks and rest.

Coal experiments, my first Boat Safety test, air purifier developments & adding some very effective secondary glazing www.nick-hayward.co.uk/2025/02/narr... #narrowboats #boating #airPurifiers

Great chat last night with some online gaming buddies, about why it's important to speak up when That One Guy starts saying bigoted things "Bartender explains why he swiftly kicks out Nazis even if they're 'not bothering anyone'" www.upworthy.com/bartender-ex...

Vulture Capitalism is out in paperback, and you can now read the full introduction on my Substack! Paid subscribers can also access a 15% discount - available at the end of this post substack.com/home/post/p-...

🚨 Spoiler: Recycling isn't saving us from plastic pollution. In fact, it's making things worse. Turkey promised to be a "zero waste" nation. Instead, it became Europe’s plastic dumping ground. Let's talk about why we need to cut plastic production - not just recycle more. 🧵👇

Most of UK’s big build-to-rent developers owned by foreign private equity firms. They don't build for families or the poor. Profiteering, debt, tax dodges are the game. They expect govt contracts and land to boost business. Councils can build cheaper, eliminate profiteering.