The full list of candidates standing for election in each ward should be published tomorrow. I've recorded a little message to let you know what my plans are and why, but, most importantly, to thank you for the past four years.
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Thank you for being a superb Councillor @david4bkh.bsky.social - we've greatly appreciated your work and support for the area on a whole range of issues. Very sad that you won't be standing again (and by how it was handled), but all the very best for whatever you do next. You'll be missed!
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.
James Talarico says it’s time to start flipping tables
Climate breakdown is occurring more rapidly with the heating rate almost doubling, according to research that excludes the effect of natural factors behind the latest scorching temperatures.
#climatecrisis #auspol www.theguardian.com/environment/...
“That is injustice. It could be improved, but British governments have made choices that mean poorer children get old sooner and die earlier than richer children. The fact our healthy lives are now getting shorter is also a political choice.”
Art of the day
Hans Panschar
Exploring grief and how it is a sacred act, even when sorrow is overwhelming. A free post on Substack.
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A year without recycling collections with 5 more months ahead - much of a city has lost the practice to recycle not to mention the economic value of materials loss. As society , how do we restart a healthier relationship with materials? #birminghambinstrikes
www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midland...
Was at a Christmas party with a load of clergy last night and as some people were leaving they found a person collapsed on the street outside so the Verger took over and called an ambulance and sent all the clergy away because "if they wake up surrounded by priests that'll just make things worse"
As we come to the end of (probably) the UK’s hottest year on record, let’s keep pressure on the government
Really interesting - wasn’t Carlisle attacked too?
Helpfull UK telephone numbers if needed over the Christmas period ( and all year long )
I hope you allow me as I know this isnt a photo of something Christmasy, but much needed over the festive period. Please share as it may help someone in the UK. A selection of phone numbers for different associations who can support / listen
#WeekXforXmas
#AlphabetChallenge
#CharityPhoneLines
Messages from school to my parents in the 90s: Fill in the slip at the bottom & bring in £2 for the trip to the zoo
Messages from school now: Your child's exam schedule is on Zoop, login via the LernPortal to access it, the results will be on HoneyTree, their homework is on Zappp & NumberHub
Respect
Painting with a view of trees with orange leaves and twisted branches in a landscape
Autumn painting by US modern impressionist Erin Hanson #WomensArt
"You're gonna need a bigger bookshelf"
The Very Hungry Great White Shark is available now!
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Have read this story on here before and love it - how you connected over the simple gifts of nature at the end of her life - thanks for the reminder
One of the most emotional parts of this job is writing about the end of a person's life.
Far from morbid, it feels sacred. It's a time to explore a person who mattered deeply to others—and explain why.
That's what I tried to do here with Robert Redford.
🔗 Esquire
This is infuriating. What is the point of a Marine Protected Area if trawlers are allowed to keep ploughing it?
Yet again, the government has succumbed to commercial lobbying.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
In Birmingham we’ve got bin strikes and have had no recycling collection since January (it’s extraordinary - London would tolerate this!) - we therefore don’t have these dilemmas anymore!
The small groups of men imposing flags on Birmingham communities have found a resonance with some people. And certainly not all of the people that welcomed the flags are racist and anti-migrant. But they must accept that many people in this city do not subscribe to their world view…
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Alan Kurdi, dead on a beach
It is very nearly the tenth anniversary of that brief moment when, for 2 or 3 days, British newspapers remembered refugees are desperate human beings who need our help, rather than scum that it's okay to threaten with violence.
Could be part of prof Stefan Krause’s team or if to do with trees, could be linked to Birmingham Institute of Forest Research (BIFoR)?
Thanks for the reminder @janemunday.bsky.social. Every summer, I repost this article DROWNING DOES NOT LOOK LIKE DROWNING. To date, I know of FOUR kids who were saved after someone who'd clicked on the link learnt how to spot actual drowning. Take time to read and pass on.
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