You cannot buy the revolution. You cannot make the revolution. You can only be the revolution. It is in your spirit, or it is nowhere.

Six weeks ago, I picked up a year-old tawny owl with a broken leg off the main road near our home and dropped him off at our nearest vet. After a few days, I received one of the most bizarre phone calls I’ve ever had, asking “So when are you coming to pick up your owl?” 🧵

30/9/25 - nocturn

Cat and Dahlia by Tomoo Inagaki (1965)

Do you follow @folklorelibrary.bsky.social We founded this registered charity to save and preserve folklore materials and at-risk heritage. The charity holds collections of international significance. Please follow if you don’t and tell your friends if you do 🥰 bit.ly/flafundraising to support

Millions of us are still struggling to access affordable NHS dental care. I’ve signed 38 Degrees’ petition demanding Keir Starmer properly funds NHS dentistry now, will you join me? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/fu...

spooky!

London Heathrow airport owned by private/state investors from Australia, China, France, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Spain. Similar to steel, auto, ports, shipbuilding, care homes, hospitals, GP surgeries, veterinary services. Dividends not taxed in the UK. Govts have fewer economic levers.

'Some of Britain’s biggest banks contributed billions of pounds to oil and gas financing last year, while just two (Coop and Tridos) were found to meet high ethical standards, analysis by a consumer group has revealed.'

Unsolicited writing advice, no. 101: Writing is not a uniform. It's a dressing-up box, from which you can pick and choose what fits, in order to create your own, unique look. Remember that what fits someone else may not be at all right for you.

We gotta keep the DIY vibes out there - 2 more tracks added - this time by The Cars That Ate Paris and Amongst Strangers - fungalised.bandcamp.com/music @carsthatateparis.bsky.social @punkrockhistory.bsky.social @punkrockscience.bsky.social @punkrockclub.bsky.social #punk #noise #music

The Government has revealed plans for a new mandatory digital ID. It’s invasive and could mean millions of people unable to go about their daily lives. Right now it's just an idea - we need to stop it becoming a reality. Join me and sign the petition now! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/re...

Oh! These two bands used to perform together. Mick Collin’s used to do shows in roller skates. 🛼 www.pbs.org/video/the-di...

Just seen the #Bellrays in Derby, fantastic, what a voice, such an energetic rock n roll set. Recommend anyone to catch them on their UK tour. Derby was the first date of the tour.

Tony Benn: “Watch how governments treat migrants. That is how they’d treat you if they could get away with it.”

#LabourConference Owen Jones banned. #GBNews welcomed...

After watching The Owl Service at Chapter last month, I really wanted to design something as I just loved it so much 🌼

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.

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Keir Starmer asks people to fight back against reform... yeah, we've been doing it for the last year mate while you've been enacting their policies.

The power a Digital ID card scheme would give to Governments now & in the future is not one they should have. ❌️ Write to your MP to oppose this: www.writetothem.com Or sign the petition in opposition: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

This is an intrusive and authoritarian scheme that will only increase mass surveillance and allow the government to target marginalised communities. No money to support vital services, but Labour can find hundreds of millions for this, which appeared nowhere in their manifesto.

Starmer’s digital ID is a power grab disguised as migration control. BritCard will put us all under surveillance, erode privacy, & attack the Good Friday Agreement. We reject this authoritarian move that punishes ordinary people, not lawbreakers.

Sad news. V had a massive impact on me as a teenager. www.theguardian.com/books/2025/s...

RIP poet/playwright Tony Harrison. Read V, it's brilliant and moving. #poetry www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v0...

Quelle surprise, as they say in Clacton. Far right politico, & mate of Farage, was committing treason IMHO by taking money from Putin. Funny how the EU can show direct pipelines from the Kremlin to far right extremists in Britain & UK. Yet no media outrage…

Sad to hear Tony Harrison has died. In The early days of the Indy I suggested we print all of V in the paper, so that people could read what they were being told to be outraged about. Didn't reach the end of the sentence before Andreas Whittam-Smith said yes. Never proof read anything so carefully.

The Government is planning to roll out mandatory digital ID. It’s invasive and could mean millions of people unable to go about their daily lives. Right now it's just an idea - we need to stop it becoming a reality. Join me and sign the petition now! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/re...

"The great fear of Trump and his billionaire backers in the petrochemical and infotech industries appears to be that humanity could come together to find a solution to shared problems. For them, this would mean regulation, stagnation and higher taxes on the rich." www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The number of households behind on at least one priority bill has been creeping up over time. While the poorest fifth are most likely to be affected, the prevalence of bill arrears crept up the income distribution during the cost of living crisis. Read more: buff.ly/A8msGuU

The left-wing groups behind the motion say “not allowing this motion to be debated is a senseless act”

A Dunnock appears in your path! I fear you must compliment it before you can pass... 📷 @jl-photography.bsky.social

Ofgem announces lower standing charge tariffs, saving you... nothing at all With either standing charge tariff, your bills will be roughly the same. Unless, that is, you pick the wrong one. What a mess, as Martin Lewis points out. www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...

Sadiq Khan's team on Trump's comments about London crime The homicide rate in the US is seven times that of London

8pm TODAY on @BBCRadio4 The Language of the Manosphere Word of Mouth Dr Jessica Aiston talks to Michael Rosen about her research into the language of online misogyny. @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social

Fabio Hurtado, Spanish (1960- ), Serenade, 2018, oil on canvas, 50 x 81 cm, private collection

It's a little early, but might as well post this now, bc if the crazies are right, tomorrow will be too late. :P www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHCd...

#ReformWatch Reform can't balance the books in Leicestershire but promise council tax reductions. www.leicester.news/mission-impo...

Reform UK has been accused of extending a media blackout to other publications following its ban on speaking to journalists at the Nottingham Post @nation.cymru also blocked (as well as Byline Times) www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/2025/news/re...

The first secret police organization in fascist Italy—the precursor to the German Gestapo—was the OVRA, the Organization for Vigilance and Repression of Anti-Fascism. Those who fear-monger about "Antifa" are walking directly in Mussolini's footsteps. Background: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OVRA

Freelance illustration gigs drying up. Ad agencies using Midjourney instead of hiring human artists. Costume design turned over to AI wholesale. Good work vanishing. These are the stories of working visual artists, who describe losing jobs, wages, and hope as their clients and bosses embrace AI.

Disabled households face soaring energy bills to power vital medical equipment. Samantha Foster shares the reality of surviving fuel poverty.

Rachel Reeves, which side are you on? Billionaires party while we pay the price 🍾🪩🔥 📸 We were at the Treasury this morning calling out Rachel Reeves and the UK government for cosying up to billionaires instead of taxing extreme wealth. Take action with us ⤵ (1/2)

Does scrubbing off Banksy’s mural silence protest or make the message louder?

Here’s a poem called ‘English Roundabouts’.