Rural Scotland this is a warning to us all control of second homes/Airbnb is vital
Only 20% of properties are homes in Mousehole, Cornwall
‘in 1998, Mousehole had its own butcher, post office and general store. “That’s all gone now,”’
The loss of the bus is part of a decline of real community
Don’t bother telling me that I shouldn’t say Reform is racist. They are. They are cruel and hateful and racist. Voting for them is a cruel and hateful and racist act. Shame on everyone who supports and excuses them.
Rachel Reeves warns other budgets may be cut to lift defence spending.
Hitting the old, sick, disabled, public services doesn't produce a resilient society. How many will die?
Govt created £895bn QE to rescue banks, why not the same to rebuild society?
2010-2025: HMRC didn't collect £500bn tax.
As people get postal votes for the Scot Parl election please be careful of the spoiler operation which is 'Independent Green Voice'. They are listed second on the regional ballot paper in South of Scotland with the real Green Party further down. IGV is a right-wing spoiler operation.
The Blackthorn's not looking bad either
The Bluebells have replaced the daffodils in Lea Wood #derbyshire
i don’t want my appliances to be smart or connect to the internet. i want them to do one mechanical task for 100 years
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I’m a Green Party councillor for City Ward #Sheffield. It’s a densely populated urban ward.
I’m going to talk about digital advertising screens, which doesn’t sound exciting, but please bear with me.
I want to explain why I spend time objecting to so many of these.
Since 2023, I’ve …
This is my favorite climate change chart. Japanese monks, aristocrats, and emperors kept meticulous records of cherry blossom festivals for 1,200 years and accidentally built the world's longest climate dataset.
It’s tragic given how much renewable electricity we have already installed in Scotland (double what we currently use) that we get these dinosaur policies (including nuclear power in this too) which we absolutely do not need…. being promoted by politicians only 10% of people vote for here
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This never gets old.😂
Screenshot of a tweet: Ben Graham @BenGrahamUK X.com Britain has been a Christian nation for over 1,400 years. Through wars, plagues, and countless kings, Easter has always been celebrated. Yet now, Cadbury won't even use the word 'Easter' on their eggs. When did celebrating British traditions become controversial? Above a photo of Easter Eggs
Screenshot of a tweet: ClIr Jaymey Mclvor * @McivorJaymey x.com Any chance I can get an Easter Egg please M&S? Will they ever learn It's like they do it on purpose to offend. Easter is not National Chocolate Day. Which extremists are you trying hard to not offend? @marksandspencer @GBNEWS Above images of Easter Eggs in M&S
🧵And we're off, ladies and gentlemen!
It's "they're banning the word EASTER" week.
Regular as clockwork...
So here comes a history lesson and media lesson all rolled into one thread!
PS, I can't believe there's no easter egg emoji?
This was the best I could do - 🗿🥚
🤣 I digress!
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Lea Woods, Derbyshire, giving a stunning display this year
Finnish President Alexander Stubb,
"Brexit was a colossal mistake"
"I'm too diplomatic to express exactly what I think about those who promoted Brexit"
"It's not only like shooting yourself in the foot"
"It's like amputating your leg without a medical reason for doing it"
The quote fits the other photo, with the green outfit, perfectly
A Better World Isn’t a Dream. It’s a Choice.
And we’re currently choosing poorly.
A diagram showing how a 2 minute delay to an active travel trip reduces the accessible area from a 15-minute trip by 25%
As I was made to wait 2.5 minutes to cross a road this morning, let's again do the maths simple.ghost.io/lets-do-the-...
“In a battle between hope and hate, hope has won.”
Congratulations to new MP Hannah Spencer!
bylinetimes.com/2026/02/27/h...
Yusuf: “We will secure our borders, leave the ECHR, and deport those here illegally. My message to the British people is simple: I will secure our borders and make you feel safe.”
There is nothing safe about these vicious inadequates turning racism into policy.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Just a regular reminder to please support your local theatre, café, bookstore, bakery, and library. We breathe life into these places when we support them.
Without us, they can't survive, and truthfully, without them, neither can we.
The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, declared that the UK and Europe should come "closer together - on security, on economy or on defending our democracies". Now that it is clear that Europe is willing to work constructively with us, the UK must take action soon.
Read and share all over..he nails it
Cats secretly rule the world.. 😅
The Daily Telegraph currently owned by a private equity vehicle RedBird IMI - based in the UAE and led by Italian American Gerry Cardinale and Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
Patriotic news. For patriotic people. Who don't want to pay taxes.
I always believed the purpose of Brexit was to destroy the ability of nation states to take on spiv capitalism. I never expected to see actual evidence of it.
"And what does the money machine eat?
It eats youth, spontaneity, life, beauty, and above all, it eats creativity. It eats quality and shits out quantity."
- William S. Burroughs
When you think of health and safety laws and human rights laws as “obstructive bureaucracy”, stopping you being as vicious and damaging as you want to be to immigrants - who you encourage voters to blame for your own abject failures - you’ve become a monster. Let’s hope it ends up devouring itself.
My friends in Austria sent this and I can't stop watching...wait for the end. 🤗💜
