I've called on the UK government to step up to its legal and moral obligation to stop ALL arms sales and military support to Israel. This is a crucial step towards accountability and justice. #StopArmingIsrael www.oxfam.org.uk/get-involved...
They also eat lots of caterpillar larvae.
Ours always seem to associate with poplar trees
Good morning Clare and Orcs.
Quite a lot of snow still on the Pyrenees yesterday (I went over el Portalet, 1800 metres).
Today leaving Jaca and heading across the hot plains to Tarazona. Temperatures are nearly 10° above average - thank goodness for a/c!
Hope everyone has a good day
Good morning ORCs and happy birthday MDW.
Sunny here and quite warm too. I’m heading south on a birding trip to Spain.
Hope everyone has a lovely day😊
Why has Rachel Reeves left rural Britain exposed to a predictable energy shock?
https://www.europesays.com/britain/16437/
REEVES’ REMOVAL OF ECO PROTECTIONS HAS LEFT RURAL BRITAIN IN THE COLD By Jonathan McKenna, CEO, Macbrook Gas…
Claire's beloved horse Tango died in terror when holiday-makers set off a firework display at a nearby cottage. Sign her petition to protect animals and vulnerable people from the shock and terror of unexpected explosions. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ba...
Wait! You mean to tell me Nigel Farage is an asshole?! I had no idea.
Very much so!
I'm sure that Richard Tice and Kemi Badenoch will be along any minute to explain why the scientists are wrong about this.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Farage's expenses this year match a full-time minimum wage salary (£20k).
His outside income equals the pay of 27 NHS nurses.
His gifts & hospitality add another 8 nurses.
Plus his £100k MP salary – all on your tab.
The man who preaches "cut waste" is a walking expense account.
Absolutely
Bonjour Cats and ORCs.
Today I say farewell to Daughter 2 and grandson; the other half of the family came for Easter so I’ve had company since 4/4. They’ve all done a massive amount to help in the garden, as well as with cooking (and washing up!).
So back to just me and the cats.
Have a good day!😊
It's said that every village has an idiot. Nice of Farage to create a party where they can try to get elected. Quite woke of him really.
Hegseth may be the most malevolent. And he’s convinced he’s a Christian, which makes it worse
One of the loudest voices calling for Angela Rayner to go following unpaid tax of about
£40k, was Tice.
Now Tice's firm has been found to have broken the law by failing to pay
£91k of tax.
Farage must sack Tice!
"The only thing worse than a liar is a liar that's also a hypocrite."
I am not a young scroller, but we need a government that gives us less gloom and doom.
Two suggestions: reverse Brexit, and denounce and ostracise Israel
Israel has bought the UK government
The milk was free, and nutritionally valuable
Trump is doing Netanyahu’s bidding for no good or clear reason, and Starmer refuses to get involved. What’s the problem?
Incidentally, it was the last Conservative government who ran down the navy’s capacity while giving tax breaks to millionaires
This is what Tories and Reform want for the British NHS.
Restrict the supply and Farage et al. will be in on the right side of the private equity deals.
It seems he’s more pro-EU, and hoping to unblock European funds that were held back because of Orban’s constitutional manœuvres and corruption.
But apparently Magyar is a hard-border nationalist and no better on LBGT etc rights.
Green frogs are a lot noisier than common frog!
Good morning Hilary and ORCs.
Cool here but fairly sunny start.
Daughter and grandson have done a massive amount of clearance of brambles and stuff, so a couple of trips to the tip.
Last week I posted a nightingale singing, today a different serenade. Sound on.
Have you all have a good day😊
Here in la France profonde (deepest Vendée) they make épine (sometimes commercialised as trouspinette).
5 litres of wine (I use red, some prefer white), 1 litre eau-de-vie, 700 gr sugar, big bunch of young blackthorn shoots. It’s past flowering now). Steep for 3 weeks, strain.
V popular apéritif.
Complicit in Gaza, complicit in Lebanon. The UK Government couldn't tell the truth if all of our lives depended on it.
Empire's going to empire.
youtube.com/post/UgkxTKj...
#EndTheEmpire
#Cymru
#LabourLies
Starmer hang your head in shame. Arresting peaceful citizens while fuelling a second genocide- you belong in jail!! May you never get a peaceful night’s sleep..
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
No quarrel with this, as our state pension is dismal, but Luxembourg isn’t a fair comparison with any normal country. You might as well include Monaco.
And some of those higher pensions are based on higher contributions
