Trans people have been around your whole life. You’ve been sharing bathrooms with them your whole life. They’ve been in your communities your whole life. They’ve even been playing sport your whole life. And you didn’t care *at all* till a few years ago when every right wing org decided you should

How to break out of the ‘migration doom loop’….Firstly: “Labour should drop, or at least radically narrow, the proposal to extend the standard route to settlement from five to 10, 15 or even 20 years. A country that wants migrants to contribute should not keep them in prolonged insecurity.”

New *New Stone Age* building completed at #Stonehenge And it looks amazing 😍 #Neolithic #Archaeology #EnglishHeritage 👇👇👇 www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Still depressed about the EHRC and what it says about the decline of feminism in my lifetime. But, to all my trans & NB friends, colleagues & students: try to remember that only a small, genital-obsessed minority want this (however hard the media try to change that). Many many people support you. 💜

A new paper in the journal landslides (Yang et al. 2026) details the 10 December 2025, 6.8 million cubic metre, Huangci Landslide in China, which was a reactivation on a slope that has suffered two other major failures in recent decades. eos.org/thelandslide...

@darrenpjones.bsky.social Would be good if UK Govt did put more serious thought into geopolitics, European security/defence ... along side an action plan to mitigate the impacts of Trump's war in Iran. UK Govt and civil service need the resources and bandwidth to do these, and much more.

There's some welcome bits and pieces in that EHRC guidance, particularly on clubs and associations being able to remain trans-inclusive, but in general it's a mess. Imagine having to make a major financial decision on the basis of the endless, hyper-anxious impenetrable drivel in that document.

Falling immigration numbers offer chance to reset debate and ask how and why people coming to the UK and leaving it changes all our lives. Scream at me all you want but I refuse to ignore the facts in favour of anyone’s divisive fiction and will keep speaking up for a better way forward for all.

🚨🚨Breaking: @bsky.app Says #Kremlin Is Hacking Its Platform to Spread Propaganda. The company said it was fighting Russian efforts to hijack real users’ accounts to post fake content, an apparently novel tactic. 🧵 www.nytimes.com/2026/05/21/b...

Yes, rejoining EU is better for UK growth prospects than being an EU 3rd country. But let's not be starry-eyed - it isn't possible to "reverse the damage" of Brexit as petition says. Loss of GDP can not be undone. As for impacts to UK automotive / aerospace, financial services moving out of City🤔

📚Special Issue alert📚: Contribute to "Above and Below the Sea: Coastal Ecosystems and Submerged Paleolandscapes in Prehistoric Archaeology and Marine Geology" to be published in Frontiers in Earth Science. Here is all the information www.frontiersin.org/research-top... #archaeology #coast #marine

Deformation, strains and velocities for the Alpine Himalayan Belt from trans-continental Sentinel-1 InSAR & GNSS Professor John Elliott, University of Leeds 21st May 2026, 3pm BST 🔗https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/345ba5d8-9beb-4e1b-b68a-3f6adc813d21@bdeaeda8-c81d-45ce-863e-5232a535b7cb

Interesting new data from British Future showing most Labour inclined voters don’t back a 10 year route to settlement. With net migration at new lows, this makes clearer than ever that the earned settlement proposals don’t belong on Labour’s policy platform. www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...

Early this month, #CopernicusEU's #ImageOfTheDay shared two spectacular #Sentinel2 images of tidal dynamics at France's Passage du Gois: an island causeway completely flooded by the tide every day. Here's some quick outputs from our #DEAIntertidal coastal elevation workflow over the same area!

Interesting theme. In terms of hominin development/migration, what would be a disaster ? - Drought/megadrought, flood, volcano, landslide, megaflood - Tephra impacting fauna/vegetation - Climate impacting hydrology - Paleogeography, say blocking migration - Earthquakes, tectonics, rifting, faults

(Reuters) - The closure of the Strait of Hormuz is the beginning of a "systemic agrifood shock" that could trigger a severe global ​food price crisis within six to 12 months, the United ‌Nations Food and Agriculture Organization said on Wednesday. www.reuters.com/world/middle...

UK Govt did have disruption of global oil supply in National Risk Register - they didn't think a US President wld do something so dumb as to start a war against Iran. . . UK citizens - govt, you must do more UK Govt - we'll temporarily lift some sanctions on Russia Uk citizens - no, not that

What lessons can be learnt from growth in Greater Manchester ? - economic success can takes decades - it requires regional actors who have a vested interest - extensive devolved powers do help - it didn't start with @andyburnham.bsky.social @channel4news.bsky.social @productivity.bsky.social

The balance of global power is shifting fast, but Britain is stuck in the same old Brexit rut | Rafael Behr

people are acting like Labour asking supermarkets if they might voluntarily cap the price of a handful of products is some kind of Stalinist state intervention but Boris Johnson did something similar in 2022 without facing the same criticism here’s a reminder

I’m amazed anyone needs reminding of this, but local government spending power per person fell by 18% from 2010 to 2024 (would have been 26% but for increases in council tax). At the same time, social care pressures on local govt have grown a lot. The decay of the public realm is NOT a mystery

Great article. As @explaintrade.com says : even if UK wanted to rejoin EU, neither UK nor EU is ready for that. Rejoining is not a panacea. What issues should UK Govt focus on ? - support for low income households - growth in UK 2nd cities - social care ? 6 month task force ? Taxes ↗️ - devolution

How about: a) I believe the UK should rejoin the EU; but b) Neither we nor Brussels are ready for a formal negotiation; and c) EU membership would not be a panacea for our national challenges; so c) I will work to build trust and lay foundations with the EU, while advancing other priorities.

UK governments over last few decades have been ill-equipped to deal with geopolitics, technology change, ageing population. Non have provided vision required. Burnham may well call his time as Greater Manchester mayor "Manchesterism" but growth and prosperity in the region did not start with him.

Must read. The good thing about books that cover DNA / ancient DNA is that they'll always need an update every few years. Hopefully over next 10 years, scientists will have developed improved palaeogeography models - plate tectonics, rifting, uplift, faults - that help explain hominin migrations.

@andyburnham.bsky.social uses 'power up places' and 'reindustrialise'. What does he mean ? Tory policies after 2007/8 global crisis ment business investment in UK fell. Labour is following @centreforcities.bsky.social recommendations to get growth growing in UK's 2nd cities. But change takes time.

At 8:32:21 a.m. in the early morning of May 18, 1980, a magnitude 5.1 #earthquake strikes 1 mile (1,6 km) below Mount St. #Helens, triggering one of the largest landslides ever witnessed by humans - followed by a gigantic lateral blast ...

For right wing media the only thing to knock small boats off the top of the agenda is a leadership contest. Billionaire backers self interest rather than UK national interest ? We've just had biggest improvement in #NHS in 16 years - how much airtime did that get ?

Me in @wonkhe.bsky.social on the breakdown of political consensus supporting R&D spending, as the UK economy continues to stagnate & the world looks more dangerous. The science funding system needs to adapt and demonstrate that it is delivering for the nation. wonkhe.com/blogs/uk-sci...

CBO estimates that Trump’s Golden Dome could cost roughly $1.2 trillion over 20 years, a figure that dramatically exceeds the Pentagon’s public estimate of about $185 billion. The largest driver of that cost is a constellation of space-based interceptors which alone would account for about $743 bn.

Immigration make Britain brilliant

Interesting 🇦🇺 @csiropublishing.bsky.social, @ansto.bsky.social, Geoscience Australia 'Critical Minerals R&D Hub Progress Report' research.csiro.au/critical-min... @exeter.ac.uk @horizoneu.bsky.social

Let's face it, many people in UK do feel powerless and are disillusioned. And that's when they will try to find someone to blame. But there are fantasy arguments and bullshit on all sides. So we all need to step back ... take a moment ... and look around. Timeline cleanse.

Let's face it, many people in UK do feel powerless and are disillusioned. And that's when they will try to find someone to blame. But there are fantasy arguments and bullshit on all sides. So we all need to step back ... take a moment ... and look around. Timeline cleanse.

Starmer's real problem was red lines in the 2024 manifesto. On EU, voting reform, ... he could initiate national conversations. Adult social care, it's still possible for him to set up a task force to report in 6 months with a set of recommendations. Why wait ? If/when new PM they can implement.

The far right try to claim our flags but in truth hate our country. They despise what makes the rest of us proud & makes us British, from the NHS to our BBC. They peddle anti-British propaganda globally. Thousands may march today but millions more stand against hate & for Britain

Great work from @mariannaspringbbc.bsky.social / IG mariannaspringbbc #BBCPanorama : "Scams, Lies and AI" Featuring @profsanderlinden.bsky.social and #BadNews game. Such an important issue why don't BBC put episode on YouTube ? www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Trump administration - if you want to come to US to spend your money then you'll need to show us all your data. Me - nope. I'd rather spend my money in UK or Europe. I'll also try not to spend any money on any US goods and services.

As others have said, on adult social care it would be perfectly possible for Starmer to set up a task force to report in 6 months with a set of recommendations. Also, find some way to have a national conversation on voting reform, say consultations and national citizen's assemblies. Why wait ?

A must watch. 'Panorama - Scams, Lies and AI'

A must watch. 'Panorama - Scams, Lies and AI'

Goonhilly to be acquired by Intuitive Machines - www.goonhilly.org/Goonhilly-to... Via Goonhilly Earth Station

Yet another West of England company doing will in #space. Congrats, OHB Space UK. cc @mayorhelengodwin.bsky.social

“We’re in a fight for the soul of this country, and the Unite the Kingdom march this weekend is a stark reminder of exactly what we are up against." Some robust Keir Starmer words ahead of the far right march in London.

Living standards for lower-income households were especially hard hit in the last few years. For poorer families, annual incomes have sunk, on average, since the end of the pandemic, and truly plunged at the very bottom. Read how to reset Britain’s economic policy ⤵️ buff.ly/EIq0o5n

We've underestimated sea level rise (again) ▶️ youtu.be/A6eiYhyx084

Britain’s post-Brexit ungovernability. New post on my Brexit & Brexitism Blog discussing last week’s elections, the Labour leadership crisis which has followed, and what both tell us about post-Brexit politics: chrisgreybrexitblog.blogspot.com/2026/05/brit...

Let's face it, if Andy Burnham does want to fight Makerfield by-election he'll have to stand down as GM mayor. And Labour winning the next mayoral contest is not a given. There could soon be someone from Reform as GM mayor. @krishgm.bsky.social @robfordmancs.bsky.social

@robfordmancs.bsky.social @timbale.bsky.social If/when @andyburnham.bsky.social steps back from the Greater Manchester mayor role: a) What would be timetable for new mayoral elections ? b) Likely cost ? c) Based on local elections alone what would be projected vote share for parties ?

While Streeting contemplates what he does next, here is a brief look at his role in undermining Trans+ healthcare in the UK, since becoming Health Secretary. Plus a look at how in 2022, he said: "my Christian Anglican faith definitely informs my politics"🧵