Britain could do this. Homelessness is a political choice

10 years on from the Dieselgate scandal, justice still hasn’t been served in the UK. While other countries made carmakers pay, ours let them off the hook. Sign the petition now and demand accountability now! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ma...

People's lives are destroyed by gambling. What is Rachel Reeves doing here? All @uklabour.bsky.social MPs like @lukepollard.bsky.social will know of constituents who have been hurt by gambling. Stronger restrictions are needed. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Yes, please @uklabour.bsky.social @lukepollard.bsky.social @fredthomasuk.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/money/2025/s...

Brazil knows a military coup when it sees one and defends itself Also see the great film, rioandlearn.com/im-still-her...

Ridiculous, @lukepollard.bsky.social ?

Laurie Magnus: Rayner acted "in good faith", had "the intention to pay all appropriate taxes", "was twice informed in writing" that the lower rate was due, "sought quickly to correct the mistake", "acted with integrity", but didn't seek expert advice. That was a mistake. But I find this much worse⬇️

The full conversation, where we discussed how literally demented it is to keep Sudanese, Syrian & Eritrean refugees trapped in the asylum system for months on end is online here 😊 youtu.be/V5o2q8xewgo?...

A #Moth resting on a supermarket wall in #Plymouth. Sadly couldn't get close to the wall. Is ID possible, @mothiduk.bsky.social ? Thank you #Entomology

Amazing

Has she just decided she can't be bothered with all the licking? #Cat #Rescue

Large white, #Pieris brassicae, #Butterfly eggs and #caterpillars on the underside of #Cabbage leaves. #Entomology #Lepidoptera

On underside of Beech leaf at edge of #Plymouth park backing onto wood. Might they be Paidiscura pallens #Spider egg cocoons? Thank you to @britishspiders.bsky.social for any comments. Would iRecord if correct.

At least three Orange #ladybird, #Halyzia sedecimguttata, on a small #Sycamore sapling in #Plymouth today. #Entomology #Coccinellidae

Female Anomoia purmunda #Fly in Plymouth garden this morning. #Tephritidae #Diptera #Entomology

Are any of our mainstream press going to ask Nigel Farage why elected representatives of his party are posing for photos with a member of a fascist party wearing a fascist flag... while doing the neo-fascist Kühnen Salute?

Did u know? As our outside spaces drift towards Autumn, don't underestimate the value of hollow stems, spent flowers & seed heads. They're winter homes for small souls, such as bees, ladybirds & other invertebrates - cherish, don't chuck away. 🌿🌱🇬🇧🌱🪲🌍🐞🐝

On espaliered #Pear tree. #Sawfly larvae (Caliroa cerasi) munching away. #Invertebrates #Insects #Symphypta

A genius (Asterix, Lucky Luke, Iznogoud, ...)

Perhaps something like Hedya pruniana but maybe the photos are so bad that it cannot be identified. Thank you for any help, @mothiduk.bsky.social. Would iRecord. Plymouth, 13/8/25.

Letter of the day (in the Times)

Shameful from @uklabour.bsky.social

A #Damselfly on my hand that my camera strap was wrapped around. Thank you to @timpurches.bsky.social for the photo! Think may be #Chalcolestes viridis. #KewGardens

The old guard are still with us. Sometimes you don't have to separate the art from the artist.

I think the shows I am doing in Edinburgh are my best yet - @standcomedyclub.bsky.social evening show usually full, afternoon show much quieter than usual - any spreading the word appreciated www.edfringe.com/tickets/what...

Great analysis. Takeaway: mRNA vaccines not a silver bullet, but important addition to arsenal, esp vs new threats, as they have much shorter lead time. 6 million lives saved from COVID, vs tiny number number hit by side effects. RFK Jr’s move potentially disastrous. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Southern Water applies for permission to draw water from rare chalk stream. Macquarie controlled company loses 91m litres of water per day to leaks. No new reservoirs built since 1989. Dumped sewage for 300,000 hours into rivers. Customer bills up 47% this year. End fleecing. Nationalise water.

Harvestmen ento learn courses open for booking! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/terrestria... @biologicalrecording.co.uk

#Lacewing larva today in Plymouth. Not able to ID any further. Apparently they are voracious. The legs look much more "normal for insects" than, e.g., Butterfly larvae.

Heathrow Airport's expansion plans to cost £49bn. Previous plans abandoned as passenger numbers dropped. Expansion of foreign-owned airport would release millions of tonnes of CO2 while benefiting a few rich flyers. How about cutting rail fares?

Is this perhaps a Monopis #micromoth? Plymouth garden, 31/7/25. Seemed to have white face, whitish markings over top of wings away from head. Apologies if pics too poor. Thank you once again to @mothiduk.bsky.social for any comments.

Male Emperor #dragonfly, Anax imperator, in Plymouth on @plymuni.bsky.social campus today

Yes to this. @uklabour.bsky.social should not have appointed him. @lukepollard.bsky.social

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Ian Hislop, "It is pretty ludicrous we have got to a state where a man is arrested for carrying a joke? I mean, freedom of expression, freedom of speech, all those things we claim to be interested in?" Shame on Labour this isn't the change any of us wanted after 14 years of Conservative chaos

Obsidentify says this #Spider is Steatoda grossa (100%). Would the experts at @britishspiders.bsky.social disagree? Thank you. (It's now out of the bath which will make the morning shower easier for all involved.)

'Prior to the home sec's decision to proscribe Palestine Action, no organisation... has ever been proscribed solely on the basis that they carry out actions which cause serious damage to property' Good piece on legal Qs surrounding Palestine Action ukconstitutionallaw.org/2025/07/08/n...

Fergal speaks the truth -the water industry is scaremongering and they they know it. Nationalisation of these failed utilities will cost us nothing. We don't owe the shareholders a brass farthing. We have already paid more than enough for their greed and stupidity.

One of two #Leptura aurulenta #Longhorn #beetles in Devon #WildlifeTrust Warleigh Point #reserve by #Plymouth, 17/7/25.

Blood sacrifice for a photo of a #Haematopota (perhaps pluvialis) Horse fly. (Pic taken by a friend.) #Plymouth #Diptera

This lovely #Springtail is in #Plymouth #Collembola

Proposing a few changes to the #PlanningBill doesn't mean wildlife groups should shut up about wildlife, @lukepollard.bsky.social @uklabour.bsky.social. Big changes are needed. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Amazing? The Lords on the side of employers against the workers....

All power to @chrisgpackham.bsky.social and @wildjustice.bsky.social in pursuing this crucial case. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

It's been a damp night in #Plymouth. #Fly on #Figwort. #SurfaceTension #Diptera

And now for today’s climate forecast …

Speckled #bush-cricket, Leptophyes punctissima, in #Plymouth garden. Adult males have the brown markings. On Sage in plant pot. #Insects #Orthoptera

Is this perhaps safe for Agriphila straminella? Seen in Herefordshire on Sage bush near River Wye. Thank you to @mothiduk.bsky.social for any correction. Will iRecord. #TeamMoth