Sobering to think that we would have joined a reckless war in the middle east over the weekend had Badenoch or Farage been PM. And we would be refusing to embrace an energy transition away from reliance on a deeply unstable region. Starmer's sobriety definitely an asset in the last few days.

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"Foreign-born Citizens" are actually just called citizens. "Foreign-born voters" are just called voters "non-citizen voters" (yes, this is a thing here in 🇬🇧) are just voters.

Currently wondering how many people who moved to Dubai because the UK and Europe were just too woke and paying tax was horrible and who needs the government anyway? ... are now screaming down the phone to their embassies demanding that those governments evacuate them immediately for free.

Not wrong

I was told to finish the drawing

“We were living in the Middle East and never expected to be impacted by instability in the geographical area” is one heck of a take.

Cranes

Finally, the bug is back with a round of the Guinness.

In am so glad that we Gen-Xers never did anything as stupid as this, not because we are in any way wiser or smarter than succeeding generations but because most of us were into our 20s and 30s by the time social media came to mean more than IRC, Usenet and maybe ICQ.

The next time you get one of these cold calls... youtube.com/shorts/GJVSD...

Top marks to Bedford Borough Council on both history and astrophysics. 🔭

New generation record in 2026: As of January, wind and solar have now consistently out-generated fossil gas power for 12-months in a row, for the first time. A threshold has now been crossed where wind and solar have generated more than gas through winter, spring, summer and autumn.

What an image.

Send help

Grown up

Please, of you support NSF, and what we are trying to achieve, sign up here and get EVERYONE you know to do the same. It's free, but also it's vital to us... neverstraysfar.com/pages/sign-up

Are your eyes feeling itchy? Nose running all the time, but you don't think you have a cold? Have you considered that it might be *seasonal allergies*? Yes! In February! Tree pollen season has begun here in the UK. Currently only moderate, but it's always earlier than you think!

Reform claim to be a new party offering something different, but it's clear that they're just the Tories in turquoise - more of the same politics that broke Britain and none of the answers for how to fix it! www.warrington-worldwide.co.uk/2026/02/16/r...

The price level has risen around 12x since then. A 1971 penny had, roughly, the purchasing power of a modern ten pence piece.

Reminder that if you were born between 1970 and 1990, you can get MMR boosters free on the NHS. Just call your GP surgery and ask, they'll get you a nurse's appointment pretty quick www.nhs.uk/vaccinations...

It’s up to all of us to now step up and call this absolute bull**** out

I'm used to increasingly dire standards of reporting in formerly reputable local media outlets but this one, from @thenorthernecho.bsky.social (which covers a large chunk of NE England), is possibly the worst attempt at a "news story" I've ever encountered www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/2585134...

Jim Ratcliffe is a prick. I always thought he was. He has done nothing to suggest that he is not a prick. I loathe Jim Ratcliffe and as a result I find it very hard to get behind his cycling team. He was a prick before he got into cycling. He’s always been a prick. I hope that clears things up.

Petition: Allow radio operators to install antennas & masts without planning permission petition.parliament.uk/petitions/75... #AmateurRadio

Take the time to do this folks. The proposed changes to ILR are shocking and cruel, which is made abundantly clear in the text of the public consultation linked below. Please lend your voice to try to mitigate the cruelty.

Botany valentine. Another oldie.

Sit back and think of summer (sign up, support, and re-post) www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjFk...

Definitively one of the most momentous events in legal history. It should be a public holiday.

The Joy of Redacting

The UK Parliament needs to move to a more central location. I think Eileen Bilton could help.

I very much enjoyed this German radio amateur's list of gatekeeping arguments for pretty much every aspect of the hobby... think I've heard quite a lot of them even in the year and a bit since I got licensed 😂 #AmateurRadio dl9et-darc-de.translate.goog/otterposts/d...

it's not great when the consultation landing page continues the labour habit of just making things up where immigration rules are concerned. SETTLEMENT IS NOT GRANTED AUTOMATICALLY. absolute joke of a government

It's here! All power assets are now live on my GB Renewables Map ⚡ That's right, it's not just wind farms any more. Now you can see live and historic data for gas power plants, nuclear, grid batteries, biomass, pumped hydro and even a bit of solar.

Secure your own squid first before helping others. (I'm disproportionately proud of this drawing.)

I am old enough to remember Durham being relegated by the ECB in 2016 - and being docked 48 points the next season as well! www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricke...

Yep. Still valid.

You’ve Got This*

if the groundhog pops its head out and doesn't get tear-gassed, the United States gets six more weeks of democracy

I've re-posted this story for free. About my debut as a race organiser, and how a community came together. When I read the news from USA and here, I become more convinced that thing to do it is to act locally. Effect change close by in micro-scale. open.substack.com/pub/nedboult...

This is Frankie. He ran outside like he always does, only to find out his yard had been replaced with a white void. 12/10 (IG: frankiethenorfie)

Let's hope this positive news gets as much attention as the people who try to convince us that the UK is a murder ravaged hellscape. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

what happened to 90s video game star COOL SPOT?? This four part comic has the answer 1/4 🧵

40 years ago today, we lost seven heroes aboard Challenger. As an astronaut who commanded the space shuttle after this tragedy, I think about them often. Their courage pushed the boundaries of exploration. Today, we remember their sacrifice and the legacy they left behind.

Me on Monday next week

You Make Me So Happy*

This one was close to home for me, literally. A feature trip to where I grew up: Warrington is a model town, the @centreforcities.bsky.social says today. If its economic performance was replicated nationwide, the avg UK urban resident would be £3,200 better off: www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Worth remembering when looking at the horrific scenes in the US right now that both Reform and the Tories have pledged to bring in ICE-style organisations to the UK if they win power