Very interesting timing since France is releasing its own comprehensive space strategy today, which is for the first time, covering both the military and the civilian domains. 5 key pillars: - autonomous access to space - a competitive industry - defense - space exploration - int cooperation.

And we explain that THINGS ARE NOT SO BAD, reflect on how there's really no productivity puzzle, try and fail to avoid using the phrase Stafford Cripps, and stay awake while discussing property tax reform. Recommended.

BBC Under Attack: Pot and Kettle Special The new Private Eye is out now.

Even with ceasefire in Gaza the IDF continues its urbicide. Israel argues it is all terror infrastructure. Some analysts say 'Israel could be violating the laws of war, which prohibit the destruction of civilian property by an occupying power.' www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... @godin.bsky.social

Information underpins democracy and the BBC is a key part of that. We need to protect our institutions open.substack.com/pub/christin...

NEW A close look at Trump's $1 billion claim against the BBC The litigation letter is weak, but his underlying practical position is not weak By me: emptycity.substack.com/p/a-close-lo... (Substack) (Non-Substack link to follow.)

"Research released this month by economists at the Bank of England, the Bundesbank, King’s College London and the universities of Stanford and Nottingham underscored the economic hit from leaving the EU. Brexit had reduced UK GDP by 6-8%" on.ft.com/4p1NoHv

'Meltwater from land ice and ocean thermal expansion are the largest drivers of global mean sea level-rise' 🛰️ help map these changes.

Yes BBC Panorama edit was wrong. However, sum of information presented did paint correct picture 👇 How can Trump claim harm ? He won the election. His approval rating is tanking because of the policies he has enacted www.economist.com/interactive/... @channel4news.bsky.social @lewisgoodall.com

🔎New public attitudes research from CaSE, finds that just 29% of the public say they feel a connection or personal interest in R&D – despite 88% agreeing it is important for the Government to invest in R&D🔬🔭📖⚙️ Explore the full findings⬇️⬇️ www.sciencecampaign.org.uk/analysis-and...

The reaction to the Panorama edit has been nothing short of hysterical. Yes the BBC has some impartiality problems. But its biggest isn't the one you think. New piece from me. open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...

UK-China agree joint research on climate change and environment; planetary sciences and astronomy; health and agriculture and food research, excluding subsectors due to each countries’ national security and legislative requirements. Scary, but good if Trump pissed off www.gov.uk/government/p...

What the run-up to the budget should be proving conclusively is that there are an awful lot of vested interests demanding that their perks remain exactly as they are being crucial to growth etc.

@bjennings90.bsky.social absolutely nails it. (www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...)

Indeed! Let me add that Brexit has led to levelling up by levelling down and this has -- if anything -- benefitted right-wing populists. brexitcost.org/brexitcost.pdf

It’s official! Switzerland joins #HorizonEU & #Euratom Research & Training, the EU’s programmes for R&I! Swiss researchers & organisations can now fully collaborate on research, innovation & digital transformation, driving solutions across Europe. 🔗 link.europa.eu/G4Jfjw

The power of political identity...👇 Older adults share more political misinformation. Here's why www.colorado.edu/today/2025/1... "...older people are more likely to believe as true and to share information that aligns with their party, whether that information is true or not."

excoriating Observer editorial on the BBC departures observer.co.uk/opinion-and-...

“There will be those who will clap and cheer at the senior BBC resignations … but such elation is misconceived. For the BBC to be this weak as an institution when faced with outside (and politically motivated) criticism is not a sign of a healthy mixed polity.” By @davidallengreen.bsky.social

UK doing the wrong things right, and the right things wrong ?

How ever since Labour came to power, the British media has started to notice a whole series of problems they spent the previous 14 years completely ignoring www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-great-...

According to Mohammad-Ali Moallem, the manager of the Karaj Dam, rainfall has plummeted dramatically. "We had a 92% decrease in rain compared to last year," he said. "We have only eight per cent water in our reservoir — and most of it is unusable and considered 'dead water.'"

Fabulous evening last night at 'Sarum Lights: Lost Worlds' at salisburycathedral.bsky.social, Wiltshire, UK. Included myths and legends like #KingAuthur. Content and soundscape by luxmuralis.bsky.social.

Fabulous evening last night at 'Sarum Lights: Lost Worlds' at salisburycathedral.bsky.social, Wiltshire, UK. Included myths and legends like #KingAuthur. Content and soundscape by luxmuralis.bsky.social.

Timeline cleanse. Mamdani listening in order to understand. Asking clarification questions. Not looking down on someone with a disability - getting down to their level. Not attempting to make a general political point, rather answering their specific questions.

‘International Research Cooperation in a Fragmented World’ Tune now to the Science Summit and #FallingWalls2025 in Berlin with Maria Leptin among the speakers. Find out more: forschungsgipfel.de/2025/english Livestream: m.youtube.com/watch?v=j8cO...

No different to Chinese solar firms beings able to monitor and control equipment remotely from China.

"Far from draining our welfare system, migrants are supporting the British state’s solvency." New analysis by @lgilbert.co ukandeu.ac.uk/lower-migrat...

Easier for EU & UK to make a deal when there is a shared objective, say long term defence of Europe. Even agreement is made for UK participation in SAFE, the UK will not get access to SAFE loans- just bidding on joint procurements. UK borrowing rate higher than EU's - another Brexit disbenefit.

Israeli Govt and IDF think it is proportionate to commit urbicide because houses were being used to launch RPGs and as sniper positions 🤢 There is also the matter of physical destruction of Gaza's cultural heritage by construction of earthworks on Tell Ali Muntar.

Good piece by @edconway.bsky.social. Key omission - charts and analysis that show progression of debt and debt interest costs. At ~£85Bn/yr it's bigger than the defence budget ! Debt interest costs & interest rates may only be set on ↘️ path if Govt goes big. What outcomes is Govt aiming for ?

The Copernicus Sentinel-6B satellite is launching soon and will help us understand our oceans even better 🌊 In this video, experts from @mercatorocean.bsky.social & GEO Blue Planet explain how satellite observations are key to understanding & protecting our planet’s future. Watch now: bit.ly/47WdMNf

SWOOSH! 🧹 When a meteoroid struck Mars, it triggered ~100 dust avalanches down an ancient volcano's slopes. @esa.int's ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter captured the dramatic effect of the rare cascade. A new @nature.com study examines the most common causes of these streaks. www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed...

‘New reality’: #HurricaneMelissa strength multiplied by #climatecrisis, study finds - Winds of Melissa’s strength are now five times more frequent due to the global heating, research says @wwattribution.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

The @centreforcities.bsky.social's Climbing the Summit report said "Making our big cities simply average would go a long way to bridge the prosperity gap..." @lpoolcityregion.bsky.social shows can be done. What can other regions learn from their experience ? www.centreforcities.org/blog/the-uk-...

@jdportes.bsky.social @channel4news.bsky.social @vsmacdonald.bsky.social How does this approach save tax payers money ? Personal interest before that of residents ? Did councillor make declaration in register of financial interests ? Did they vote ? Are owners and shareholders profiteering ?

New emergency management project from @zooniverse.bsky.social Classify data for Hurricane Melissa 2025 response www.zooniverse.org/projects/ali...

'More recent graduates from Europe and Australia can apply to work in the UK after the government doubled the number of global universities whose alumni can be eligible for a High Potential Individual visa.' Graduates of 80 universities now eligible; only 42 were in 2024. 1/2

House of Lords select committee takes up my Number 1 argument for reform of the UK's approach to science and technology. We need to retain our fastest-growing firms here in the UK. Now it's up to Peter Kyle to explain how he intends to achieve that.

Reposting to correct an error: trump admin is quietly gutting 13 buildings and about 100 laboratories at Goddard campus that has been instrumental to Hubble and James Webb telescope missions. Staff say they’ve be locked and told to move equipment. Anything left behind will be thrown away.

This enormous landslide occurred at the Mae Moh mine in Thailand at about 3 am on 4 November 2025. The trigger appears to have been heavy rainfall. Mae Moh is an enormous mine site at [18.3422, 99.7279]. The image was released by the operator, EGAT.

A great article by the @washingtonpost.com which I’m excited to have contributed to!💦💨 It has really powerful interactive visualisations of how a warming planet is also a moistening planet on which more precipitation-induced disasters strike regions all around the globe🌎 wapo.st/4oklfvh

One for the trade experts, say @davidheniguk.bsky.social @coppetainpu.bsky.social. No wonder US biz are in a low-hire low-fire regime, they can't develop long term plans when tariffs change this much. Likely will feed through to US prices and inflation soon enough.

🌍 Together with the African Space Agency #AfSA we have taken another significant step in strengthening cooperation between Europe and Africa in space by jointly supporting the Space Systems Engineering Training Course. 🛰️ 🔗 www.esa.int/Education/ES...

Interesting paper that uses a digital elevation model (DEM) to assess possible transport/communication routes over 2000 years ago. Using slope cut offs and least cost modelling does assume that there haven't been and major changes in topography over this period, say due to earthquakes/landslides.

The Implementation Dialogue on Space is not about repeating what we already know. It is about identifying how we can do better — how we can make Europe’s space policy not only visionary but also executable, efficient and future-proof. Remarks ➡️🔗 ec.europa.eu/commission/p... #EUSpace

🌊 Today is World Tsunami Awareness Day! We can't stop tsunamis, but we can prevent them from becoming disasters 💪 🔗 https://bit.ly/3J4saJO

🌊 Today is #WorldTsunamiAwarenessDay While 5 Nov is known for Guy Fawkes Night in the UK, globally it’s a day to raise awareness of tsunami risk. At NOC, we're advancing detection & resilience, from tide gauges to fibre optic sensing. Discover more lnkd.in/gEfxCrSF #GetToHigherGround #TsunamiDay

Interesting lecture by @anandmenon.bsky.social. How politics have shaped the narrative over the last 10-20 years. He talks about people wanting change, but doesn't go into what change they want - maybe citizens don't know. If we need a sense of direction what's it to be ? Ending child poverty ?

NEW: Children faced more risk of rare heart problems after Covid-19 infection than they did after taking the Pfizer/BioNTech mRNA vaccine, a big three-year study of under-18s in England has found. Important evidence for debates over vaccine safety, particularly in the US. www.ft.com/content/231d...