It's snowing petals in Melkinthorpe. Cumbria. Uk #cherryblossom #trees #lakedistrict #gardens #prunus #photo #horticulture

The mist under the 180 year old train bridge over the crook o lune near the ancient city of Lancaster. UK. #mist #photo #riverlune #lancaster #photo #landscapephoto #landscape #morning #sky #blue

How a 'Populist' Media Has Mainstreamed the Far Right Right-wing daily papers in the UK do not represent 'public opinion' - they simply reflect the radical right views of those 'who own and run them', argues Julian Petley

How a ‘Populist’ Media Has Mainstreamed the Far Right

“Right-wing daily papers in the UK do not represent ‘public opinion’ – they simply reflect the radical right views of those ‘who own and run them”

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Government ‘failing to support natural regeneration of trees in England’ Campaigners say targets for woodland creation are unlikely to be met because 95% of grants are for planting

REVEALED: only 5% of Forestry Commission grants for woodland creation have been spent on the natural regeneration of trees, while the remaining 95% is spent on tree planting.

The government needs to change the rules.

My FOI request & comment in the Guardian:

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Dear Canada: tomorrow is Election Day. This is Mark Carney. Hint, hint.

Sunset looking out to Morecambe Bay at Arnside a few evenings ago. #sunset #photograph #cannon #sky #landscapephotograph #astro #reflection #clouds #arnside #silhouette #bluesky

Remember to look up

Davidia involcrata, the hankerchief tree. A visit to the beautiful Holehird gardens, Windermere, Lake District uk. #davidiainvolcrata #ghosttree #hankerchieftree #kitchengarden #lakedistrict #lakelandhorticulturalsociety #volunteers #victorian #communitygardens

Labour’s great nature sellout is the worst attack on England’s ecosystems I’ve seen in my lifetime | George Monbiot The horrifying planning bill, which rips up environmental protections, was drafted with CEOs in mind. We know because Keir Starmer told us, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

From @georgemonbiot.bsky.social on point as ever www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The smell of my apple blossom. One of the most beautiful things on this earth in my opinion. #appletrees #trees #spring #gardening #horticuture #stamens #discovery #chepstow #communitygardens

Right-wing push to dismantle the EU: Heritage Foundation’s private workshop After seizing control of the US government, the Heritage Foundation turns its attention to the EU

🔥😡 A private workshop took place last month aimed at dismantling the EU.

A few years ago but they are growing again. X

Green nursery growing area at Piccadilly gardens in Lancaster. UK

A wet job on my allotment today and always love the blossom on my cordon apples. I grafted them 20 years ago. Bloody Ploughman and Discovery.
#apples #allotments #gardening #growing #graftedapples #appletrees

What leadership sounds like.

My plant of the day. Primula bulleyana and beesiana growing near the river. #Harlowcarr #botony #gardens #plant #plantoftheday

On April 20th, 2025, the United States will Cross the Point of No Return. That’s the day Donald Trump’s advisory committee is expected to release its findings on whether he should invoke the Insurrection Act — a move that would allow him to deploy the military domestically…

I don't know how likely this unfolding is, but everyone should read it and decide for themselves. Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.
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Goodbye US free trade deal, and good riddance

Nigel Farage & Lee Anderson may not mind chlorinated chicken, but the vast, vast majority of Brits think US food standards are bloody disgusting

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French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noël Barrot called on the European Union to impose the toughest sanctions against Russia "to suffocate its economy and prevent it from fuelling its war effort"

"This weekend,the horror in Ukraine reached its climax with the Palm Sunday massacre…

Chilling warning from Fiona Hill - let's not forget, Putin's biographer before she went to work for Trump in his first term. She knows the signs of growing authoritarianism, and she sees them in the US now.

Great response here to the government's Land Use Framework consultation by Rewilding Britain. Consultation closes on April 25th. Please make your views known. It's a once in a lifetime opportunity.

Morning bluesky lovelies. It's still morning here in the UK. Here's a picture of my elderly cat Amber a couple of years ago, now 24. She's basking in the morning sun.
#caturday #cats #ginger #sleeping #sunny

They are obviously slow learners

Natural Systems Agriculture | The Land Institute The Land Institute co-leads the global movement for perennial, diverse, truly regenerative grain agriculture at a scale. A non-profit research group based in Salina, Kansas, The Land Institute was fou...

10. C. Developing more resilient crops, with lower water and nutrient demands: the work on finding/breeding perennial grain crops by the Land Institute and others should be attracting much more public support. landinstitute.org

The UK should not try to appease Trump on tariffs The government needs to get off the fence, embrace trade talks with the EU and accept there is no ‘special relationship’ with the US

The UK should not try to appease Trump on tariffs

The government needs to get off the fence, embrace trade talks with the EU and accept there is no ‘special relationship’ with the US

By Sue Wilson MBE for @yorkshirebylines.co.uk

Yellow chested halfwit spotted in greenland
#idiot #tariffs #stupid #orange #birdbrain

There is no part of this Country he will not attempt to destroy!