Spanish Prime Minister following Trump's threats: "We will not be complicit in something that is bad for the world and that is also contrary to our values ​​and interests, simply out of fear of reprisals" #Iran #Trump #tariffs

People explain the real impact of politically-motivated changes to the settlement rules on their lives, the Home Office responds with "We make no apology ..." IME people in power who use the "no apology" formula know full well that they are doing something very wrong

Landscape ecological restoration. It can be done but we need to get a move on. This is Carrifran where the sheep were removed to allow this native woodland to take over.

PRIMARY TEACHERS! This "disappearing rainbow" works because of the way light is refracted and totally internally reflected - the same phenomena at play in the making of a real rainbow. It's a demonstration you can use to explore / explain rainbows to your students. More in the link below.

Hope Not Hate research finds: '54% of Reform members thought non-white British citizens born abroad should be forcibly removed or encouraged to leave, while one in five (22%) also supported it for non-white citizens whose parents were born in the UK.' Rank racism.

So, in launching a huge bombing campaign on Iran they apparently didn't plan for: - Who takes over; - Interceptor shortages from sustained drone retaliation; - How to defend US bases in the region; - Threats to ships in the Strait of Hormuz; and - How to evacuate Americans with airspace closed.

The right always love to angrily explain the point of a policy like it’s some sort of protest against the policy.

We have got so used to the privileges given to cars, we barely notice them. Parking spaces are not a right. Roadsides are for movement. But if we are going to leave things there then why not bikes, scooters, cargo bikes? ...cows????

No one should die without or because they don’t have a safe place to call home. One death is one too many. Statistics released today show there were an estimated 231 deaths of people experiencing homelessness registered in Scotland in 2024. These figures should shame us all. 1/8

The BBC is lost

There was always something depressing about the picket line, when people would cross it and say: "how can you strike‽ We get so much freedom to do what we want… think of the work piling up… but I really have to do X before the deadline…" Meanwhile terms & conditions, including take home £ flatlined

I was musing yesterday about what would happen if academics in UK universities stopped doing all of the things they do for the university out of goodwill: internal grant reviews, impact case studies, course surveys, TRAC returns, committee work, HEA fellowships, reporting publications etc.

Blood moon total lunar eclipse and aurora happening now in Fairbanks, Alaska!

Morning.

“The Greens are now the most popular party in all age categories under 50. Some 49% of 18-24 year olds would back the Greens, as well as 27% of 25 to 49-year-olds - the top choice.”

Parents in my area highlight the inherent selfishness of car culture: I care about the safety of *my kids*, but I won't support anything that would slow me down while driving to school I care about the safety of *my kids*, which is why I drive a giant SUV that's a hazard to anyone outside the car

While I do not think for a second think Starmer is "anti-racist", considering his language and policies against migrants, this from Duffield does showcase the pipeline from transphobia to far right rhetoric. It's all based on hate of an "other" and blaming that "other" for personal ills.

If your transportation system depends on a narrow shipping lane halfway around the world staying calm, it’s not freedom, it’s fragility. So as @nsgov.bsky.social doubles down on car dependency, we have to ask the question - is this a transportation strategy or a hostage situation? 🤔 #CarBrain

Well this is a fucking disaster, especially for book publishing. Note: these are the very same companies that publishers are in conversations with, developing projects and selling content to (won't need to worry when they can legally steal it).

They should ask Farage or #ReformUK to send they a dingy. In the meantime the UK govt should send a plane with tax officials on-board holding calculators: “Name” “Bank account details, including all countries” “Proof of all income since leaving the UK” “Passport, finger-print, DNA” “Invoice”

Going to enjoy every milestone that does not involve Matt Goodwin doing something in Parliament for as long as circumstances allow.

#statstab #495 Unsure Calculator Thoughts: Nifty way to incorporate your uncertainty when making some calculations and decisions. #uncertainty #calculator #unsure #chance #sensitivity filiph.github.io/unsure/

Absolutely incredible.

Shrewsbury vibes.

I have always suspected there are now many, many times more young people accessing gender-affirming healthcare than before Streeting’s puberty-blocker ban. I recently mentioned this to a feminist lawyer abroad who told me this is exactly what happens when governments ban abortion… 1/3

Have you seen this? This recent study of mode share (the % share of transportation trips that are by car, transit, walking, biking etc) relative to city size and income levels in almost 800 cities in 61 countries. Interesting results. HT @davidzipper.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

a less affluent suburb of manchester just elected a plumber & those who insist we listen to the working class are furious turns out it doesn't count if you're pro-trans & pro-immigration

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In recent years, Bilbao has quietly built a cycling network shaped by lessons from the Netherlands: calmed where it can be, protected where it must be, and always comfortable and connected. The result? You can now pedal across the city on infrastructure made for everyone—not just the fit and brave.

Top Barclays executive to lead UK banking supervisor. She will also serve as one of the BoE’s deputy governors Expect more deregulation. Revolving doors and cognitive capture is now the norm in the regulatory structures. A regulator can't promote industry and protect people from corporate abuses

Want to join the GLP team? We’re looking for a Press and Media manager to develop and deliver media strategies that amplify our legal campaigns. Apply below 👇 https://goodlawproject.org/vacancy/press-media-manager/

Introduced in 2018 and expanded to all roads by 2020, Bilbao was the first European city of more than 300,000 inhabitants to adopt a universal 30 km/h speed limit. Several years on, the results suggest it has delivered broad benefits on safety, public health, travel efficiency, and quality of life.🧵

“The effort to quiet Paris complements the wider campaign to make Paris greener, cleaner & less car-dependent, which include vehicle restrictions in the center, crackdowns on polluting vehicles, & an ambitious expansion of bike networks. Those have cut the city’s average noise level by 2 decibels.”

I am devastated to learn that my dear friend, my brother in arms, Paul Conroy has gone on to the next life. He was one of the bravest men I have ever known. I can barely believe it, we only spoke yesterday. His loss will be felt profoundly by us all. Rest in peace @reflextv.bsky.social

Jayme Lawson from Sinners hit the nail on the head and said how I felt with the whole BAFTAs situation.

@ntheowl.bsky.social apnews.com/article/owl-...

“Helsinki hasn’t registered a single traffic-related fatality in the past year…Citing data that shows the risk of pedestrian fatality is cut in half by reducing a car’s speed from 40 to 30km/hr, city officials imposed the lower limit in most of Helsinki’s residential areas and city center in 2021.”

International law=Rules Made by White People for Brown and Black People. Hope that clarifies.

🔴NEW: Far-right groups are increasingly using coded language and imagery on gaming platforms to bypass content moderators and radicalise young people, experts have warned.  Our latest investigation: www.theferret.scot/far-right-using-gaming-to-recruit/

Where is the lie???

19 Feb: Board of Peace 28 Feb: Bored of peace

The world could be such a nice place if we allowed it. It's all so goddamn unnecessary. There's no need for any of it. It's so beautiful here. It should be so cool to be alive

Thinking about this quote from Persepolis creator Marjane Satrapi again.

Worth reading in full. The UK is for the present operating outside of what could be considered to be upholding human rights and legal norms on trans people

Highly recommend Adam Savage’s latest video! He spent years using a bike as his primary transit in NYC and understands the freedom it brings. Nice to see a prominent voice validating that we don't need 4,000lb boxes just to navigate a city.

In hindsight, we should have known that Hannah Spencer was the perfect candidate for this seat

This is a Trans Mission, a big solidarity concert for one night only, raising funds for Not a Phase and Good Law Project. Grab your tickets now while they're hot 👇 🔥 📅 Wednesday 11th March 🎟️ https://www.transmissionlive.uk/

@zackpolanski.bsky.social : "Once again Reform are spreading misinformation & smears, and the press & the media seem to repeat them.. its really important that the media.. take responsibility so when Reform or Farage says something they don't just keep repeating it"👏👏👏

Yeah among my least electable opinions is that the British state welfare system actually genuinely is regressively focussed on retirees and it would be all-else-equal good to redistribute state support away from that group. Fortunately I don't have to win an election to be a philosophy professor!