Ælberht, archbishop of York, died #OTD in 779/80. He established a curriculum at the minster school which, in its range, was the envy of Europe. He mentored Alcuin, who travelled to Rome to collect the pallium for Ælberht’s successor, Eanbald I. 📸Paul Lakin #medievalsky

Sandwich Gull #artDD2025 not #dailydrawing The view outside my window in Sandwich 🥪 Don't try that fancy brickwork at home 🫣 #watercolour @drrjwarren.bsky.social @andykaitken.bsky.social @holnicotenh.bsky.social @stevecobbin.bsky.social

#ArtDD2025 Viburnum leaf As autumn progresses, viburnum leaves take on firey shades of orange and red. Here’s one from a walk I took today with @saocousins.bsky.social @holnicotenh.bsky.social @stevecobbin.bsky.social @mayfieldbirder.bsky.social @indikon.bsky.social

Great news. Makes you wonder tho’: which of the directors of the Management Board of Brighton Marina woke up one morning & thought ‘I know. We’ll dump all the dredged waste from our posh Marina onto a Marine Protected Area. That’ll be ok.’ Do they have no consciences at all?

If I'm doing the math correctly, Musk's big pay packet yesterday could have made each of these now-dead people millionaires instead. He is among the sickest men the world has ever produced.

21 out of 33 Conservative shadow ministers in the Lords have paid jobs outside Parliament. Shadow ministers paid to ‘advise’ the same industries they’re meant to scrutinise. Conflict of interest institutionalized. Paymasters served. Can't get good society without ending political bribery.

ITV in talks to sell television business to Sky. Sky is owned by US-based Comcast, largest shareholders include Vanguard Group, BlackRock. CMA must block the takeover. No one must own more than one major media outlet. Need diversity and competition.

Farage is a man of very little of anything, bar BS. This is a guy whose business (literally) is to ween as much as possible from state funds and extremists. He cares not of how, where or what the repercussions are of his greed. Read this little article… Link! www.euractiv.com/news/belgian...

⬅️ We're over here Then Zooooooop! And we're over here ➡️

Simple. Beautiful.

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Why Reform UK hates net zero … follow the money! Most Reform UK voters don’t object to green policies, so who is its climate crisis denialism designed to serve? By David Goff

Emperor’s New Clothes moment about to happen in British politics. All major parties follow the same, non-answer approach. All gonna fall apart when people get to see somebody who talks like a normal human and *actually* wants to fight for the majority. @zackpolanski.bsky.social

🚨🚨 #Starmer government has just made one more step in throwing away any climate credentials it had - it has just awarded #Drax a further four years subsidies as the UK's biggest carbon emitter @dalevince.com @zackpolanski.bsky.social @rupertread.bsky.social

Well thanks guys - good to know you don’t give a shit about wildlife.

This defection takes the Conservatives up into a clear fourth place in terms of allegiance on Kent CC (they'd shared it with the Greens) behind Reform, the Lib Dems and Independents.

Another victim of a criminal with a shotgun. Hopefully this one will make it. #WildlifeCrime #RaptorResearch raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/11/04/s...

#ArtDD2025 Hasty oystercatcher From a ph by @alan658.bsky.social with thanks @saocousins.bsky.social @holnicotenh.bsky.social @stevecobbin.bsky.social @indikon.bsky.social @mayfieldbirder.bsky.social

A conservation victory for green sea turtles was announced: a downgrade of the conservation status from Endangered to Least Concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 🎥: Open Planet Studios | Silverback Films & Riverbank Studios 🎥: Jade Schultz 🎥: Moose 🎥: Sebastian Staines

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My wealth has increased by 25% since June. I have done absolutely nothing to earn this. I just put it in a tracker fund. I will be taxed on that gain at a lower rate than during the Thatcher government. I’d pay more tax to make this country better and stop Putin in his tracks.

Boulmer, Northumberland. An active fishing village with a sort of harbour, a pub, a lifeboat shed & few cottages. A bit of urban sketching. #ArchitecturalIllustration #UrbanSketch #sketchbook #drawing

Vi behöver två lektorer (vikariat) Universitetslektor i naturgeografi med inriktning mot geomatik & miljövård (2 år) Och ett med inriktning mot kvartärgeologi, #marklära & #GIS (1 år) Temporary #lecturer #soil #geomatics #environmental ⚒️ #quaternary @stockholm-uni.bsky.social su.varbi.com

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A grey, damp morning, facilitates photogenic webs #TeamNature #fascinatingnature #UKspiders #UKtrees #UKwildlife #UKwildlifephotography #UKcountryside #UKlandscapephotography #seasonsoftheyear #autumn #autumncolours #UKnature #UKNaturePhotography

I love this - herons just can't be contained. This one has Things To Do and is stepping out of its frame. 😄

Old buildings are so often good habitats for wildlife too. Luckily @friendlesschurches.bsky.social look after them with care and sensitivity.

I'm super stressed right now so here's a recent favourite landscape from a few months ago again - Dunvegan in Alberta, Canada. This aerial embroidery took forever but was worth it 💚 the higher up perspective is more intricate and slower to sew I've found, more fiddly! #art

This is how poor UK political media has become, we all know the UK needs tax rises on the wealthiest individuals and most profitable businesses. Even Farage admitted that by removing their policy to reduce taxes yesterday. Yet media continue Conservative-led bashing of Labour if they increase tax.

How Reform UK might threaten our NHS Reform UK has plans for the NHS that could be the tip of a slippery slope towards the healthcare nightmares suffered by Americans northeastbylines.co.uk/news/health/...

Another example of the thoughtless, feckless and unaccountable actions of the UK gamebird shooting industry, who yet again do what they like, when they like and to hell with the consequences, because there aren’t any. raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/11/03/s...

1/3 🧵🧵 Details are emerging of intimidation tactics used by USA delegation to derail climate action on shipping at the International Maritime Organisation “It’s like dealing with the Mob” said one veteran of the talks www.ft.com/content/4e0a...

Coming through! Important ptarmigan stuff to do! #birds 🌿

Devil's Fingers, Clathrus archeri, on a Dorset heath today. #wildfungihour

There really is gold at the end of the rainbow.....

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#ArtDD2025 Still stilt @saocousins.bsky.social @holnicotenh.bsky.social @stevecobbin.bsky.social @mayfieldbirder.bsky.social @indikon.bsky.social 🦉

#BirdOfTheDay #EastCoastKin (Gulls or #Funny) #WeirdBirdWednesday #CattleEgret #Wildlife #Birds #Birdwatching They're small for this species, this one's a juvenile. Feet color turn dark when adult. LARGE, green feet is often caused by diet & grasslands. 😂💚 #Photography #Macrophotography

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Crested Pigeon. Queensland, Australia. When they fly, their wings make a distinct whistling sound because of a modified primary feather. This whistle can serve as an alarm to other pigeons, with the pitch increasing in urgency as they flap faster. #birds #birding #wildlife #nature #birdphotography

I wanted to follow up with another photo that clearly illustrates why these birds are called Scissor-tailed flycatchers. Not the best photo, but a really cool bird! #birds #originalcontent #photography 📷

An Anna's Hummingbird showing off some of his brilliant reddish-pink coloring. #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #birds

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #underrated #birds I go with a Yellowhammer for this theme.

November sunday #birdbanding🪶

Gardens make up 4.6% of UK land area according to the RHS, let’s make the most of them to save wildlife. Here’s how - please share and spread the word. www.wildway.info/p/21-ideas-s...

Here's a clip from when I spoke to the Northern Rose at Green Party Conference about how I got involved in politics and how the Greens aim to address inequality.

How cool is this? Very #meta