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Hey folks. In total honesty my tour is NOT selling well. I’ve sold 30 tickets in a 400 seater in Birmingham, and not much more elsewhere. If you like musical comedy, if you like standup, then please come see my show! And spread the word! The Rachel Parris Songbook tour starts in Nov! Link in bio! 🎶
October 7, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Hey folks. In total honesty my tour is NOT selling well. I’ve sold 30 tickets in a 400 seater in Birmingham, and not much more elsewhere. If you like musical comedy, if you like standup, then please come see my show! And spread the word! The Rachel Parris Songbook tour starts in Nov! Link in bio! 🎶
#BigTech's data centres use as much power as millions of homes and guzzle our water.
We need rules:
⚡ 100% clean power
💧 Zero water waste
🗣️ Local community consent
Sign Foxglove's petition to stop data centres harming our communities and environment now. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ba...
We need rules:
⚡ 100% clean power
💧 Zero water waste
🗣️ Local community consent
Sign Foxglove's petition to stop data centres harming our communities and environment now. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ba...
Ban data centres that harm our communities and climate
Big Tech’s giant data centres swallow as much power as millions of homes, guzzle our water, and risk driving up our energy bills - all with zero limits.
We need basic rules:
⚡ 100% clean power
💧 Ze...
you.38degrees.org.uk
October 6, 2026 at 3:13 PM
#BigTech's data centres use as much power as millions of homes and guzzle our water.
We need rules:
⚡ 100% clean power
💧 Zero water waste
🗣️ Local community consent
Sign Foxglove's petition to stop data centres harming our communities and environment now. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ba...
We need rules:
⚡ 100% clean power
💧 Zero water waste
🗣️ Local community consent
Sign Foxglove's petition to stop data centres harming our communities and environment now. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ba...
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Farage is a sitting MP and yet he is allowed to have his own show on GB News.
More than 8,000 people have signed the petition to demand that Ofcom take immediate action.
Help us reach 10,000 signatures. 📊
More than 8,000 people have signed the petition to demand that Ofcom take immediate action.
Help us reach 10,000 signatures. 📊
Farage on GB News: Demand that Ofcom takes immediate action - Best for Britain
bestforbritain.org
October 3, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Farage is a sitting MP and yet he is allowed to have his own show on GB News.
More than 8,000 people have signed the petition to demand that Ofcom take immediate action.
Help us reach 10,000 signatures. 📊
More than 8,000 people have signed the petition to demand that Ofcom take immediate action.
Help us reach 10,000 signatures. 📊
@snellarthur.bsky.social I enjoyed your book greatly, it's such a vital topic that clearly has been neglected. I learnt a lot, but I feel that parts on small nuclear reactors and hydrogen skated over a lot of the issues with those particular technologies.
Dave Borlace on his YouTube channel
Dave Borlace on his YouTube channel
October 1, 2026 at 6:21 PM
@snellarthur.bsky.social I enjoyed your book greatly, it's such a vital topic that clearly has been neglected. I learnt a lot, but I feel that parts on small nuclear reactors and hydrogen skated over a lot of the issues with those particular technologies.
Dave Borlace on his YouTube channel
Dave Borlace on his YouTube channel
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This is sovereignty.
'Wind and solar generated a record 41% share of the UK’s electricity needs in 2026 to date, compared with 25% from gas, avoiding the need for gas imports worth £5.9bn since the outbreak of war between the US and Iran in February.'
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-win...
'Wind and solar generated a record 41% share of the UK’s electricity needs in 2026 to date, compared with 25% from gas, avoiding the need for gas imports worth £5.9bn since the outbreak of war between the US and Iran in February.'
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-win...
October 1, 2026 at 9:19 AM
This is sovereignty.
'Wind and solar generated a record 41% share of the UK’s electricity needs in 2026 to date, compared with 25% from gas, avoiding the need for gas imports worth £5.9bn since the outbreak of war between the US and Iran in February.'
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-win...
'Wind and solar generated a record 41% share of the UK’s electricity needs in 2026 to date, compared with 25% from gas, avoiding the need for gas imports worth £5.9bn since the outbreak of war between the US and Iran in February.'
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-win...
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The UK has added 291,000 new solar PV installations in the 12 months to August 2026, the most in any 12-month period since 2012
It brings the cumulative installed solar in the UK to 23.2GW across 2,131,000 installations. It's also a 9% increase from August 2025, with 1.9GW of new capacity
It brings the cumulative installed solar in the UK to 23.2GW across 2,131,000 installations. It's also a 9% increase from August 2025, with 1.9GW of new capacity
UK installs record 291,000 PV installations in 12-month period
This brings the cumulative installed solar capacity in the UK to 23.2GW across 2,131,000 installations.
www.solarpowerportal.co.uk
October 1, 2026 at 4:06 PM
The UK has added 291,000 new solar PV installations in the 12 months to August 2026, the most in any 12-month period since 2012
It brings the cumulative installed solar in the UK to 23.2GW across 2,131,000 installations. It's also a 9% increase from August 2025, with 1.9GW of new capacity
It brings the cumulative installed solar in the UK to 23.2GW across 2,131,000 installations. It's also a 9% increase from August 2025, with 1.9GW of new capacity
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The new Prime Minister is writing a "10-year plan" for the UK. The arts & culture MUST be part of it. I've signed @campaignforthearts.org's petition urging @andyburnham.bsky.social to revitalise the arts – to revitalise the whole nation 🌱 Join me: www.campaignforthearts.org/petitions/10-year-plan/
Prime Minister – put the arts in your 10-year plan for the UK | Campaign for the Arts
Sign our petition urging the UK Government to build a country where the arts are available from childhood, accessible to all and thriving everywhere.
www.campaignforthearts.org
October 1, 2026 at 3:31 PM
The new Prime Minister is writing a "10-year plan" for the UK. The arts & culture MUST be part of it. I've signed @campaignforthearts.org's petition urging @andyburnham.bsky.social to revitalise the arts – to revitalise the whole nation 🌱 Join me: www.campaignforthearts.org/petitions/10-year-plan/
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After 30 years of making music, we've been lucky to have some incredible experiences, but this is one we could never have imagined. We're honoured to introduce ‘Underground’, our new track featuring Iggy Pop with vocal arrangement by Matt Sweeney. Listen/watch now @ www.mogwai.scot & all platforms.
September 30, 2026 at 3:32 PM
After 30 years of making music, we've been lucky to have some incredible experiences, but this is one we could never have imagined. We're honoured to introduce ‘Underground’, our new track featuring Iggy Pop with vocal arrangement by Matt Sweeney. Listen/watch now @ www.mogwai.scot & all platforms.
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We're pushing 1,500 MW today from the under-construction cluster of wind farms in the North Sea, and they're mostly capped at ~50% capacity for now
When complete these three will be outputting at 3,800 MW on a windy day
When complete these three will be outputting at 3,800 MW on a windy day
September 29, 2026 at 11:06 AM
We're pushing 1,500 MW today from the under-construction cluster of wind farms in the North Sea, and they're mostly capped at ~50% capacity for now
When complete these three will be outputting at 3,800 MW on a windy day
When complete these three will be outputting at 3,800 MW on a windy day
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Well, well, well. Rules only apply to little people.
September 28, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Well, well, well. Rules only apply to little people.
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Every death in our Channel could be prevented.
The three people who died trying to reach safety yesterday were betrayed by politicians, who've chosen to ignore the evidence and prioritise deadly hostility over saving lives.
But this tragedy doesn't have to be repeated.
Safe routes save lives.
The three people who died trying to reach safety yesterday were betrayed by politicians, who've chosen to ignore the evidence and prioritise deadly hostility over saving lives.
But this tragedy doesn't have to be repeated.
Safe routes save lives.
September 28, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Every death in our Channel could be prevented.
The three people who died trying to reach safety yesterday were betrayed by politicians, who've chosen to ignore the evidence and prioritise deadly hostility over saving lives.
But this tragedy doesn't have to be repeated.
Safe routes save lives.
The three people who died trying to reach safety yesterday were betrayed by politicians, who've chosen to ignore the evidence and prioritise deadly hostility over saving lives.
But this tragedy doesn't have to be repeated.
Safe routes save lives.
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Protesters were being ARRESTED for HOLDING UP SIGNS outside the Labour Party Conference yesterday!
But this is nothing new. In the UK, OVER 3,500 people have been arrested, with MORE THAN 2,250 formally charged under TERROR LAWS for PEACEFULLY PROTESTING the ban on Palestine Action.
But this is nothing new. In the UK, OVER 3,500 people have been arrested, with MORE THAN 2,250 formally charged under TERROR LAWS for PEACEFULLY PROTESTING the ban on Palestine Action.
September 28, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Protesters were being ARRESTED for HOLDING UP SIGNS outside the Labour Party Conference yesterday!
But this is nothing new. In the UK, OVER 3,500 people have been arrested, with MORE THAN 2,250 formally charged under TERROR LAWS for PEACEFULLY PROTESTING the ban on Palestine Action.
But this is nothing new. In the UK, OVER 3,500 people have been arrested, with MORE THAN 2,250 formally charged under TERROR LAWS for PEACEFULLY PROTESTING the ban on Palestine Action.
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Good thing that this couldn’t have been predicted almost a year ago and the government didn’t just blithely carry on doing the same thing.
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/718...
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/718...
September 28, 2026 at 6:44 AM
Good thing that this couldn’t have been predicted almost a year ago and the government didn’t just blithely carry on doing the same thing.
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/718...
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/718...
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Did you know that a Farage Reform govt intends to scrap the NHS? The private health care system he wants to introduce would cost you £10,000s, like the US, where getting ill can bankrupt you.
#ReformUK #Labour #GreenParty #Newcastle #SAFC� #NUFC
#ReformUK #Labour #GreenParty #Newcastle #SAFC� #NUFC
September 28, 2026 at 6:58 AM
Did you know that a Farage Reform govt intends to scrap the NHS? The private health care system he wants to introduce would cost you £10,000s, like the US, where getting ill can bankrupt you.
#ReformUK #Labour #GreenParty #Newcastle #SAFC� #NUFC
#ReformUK #Labour #GreenParty #Newcastle #SAFC� #NUFC
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Josh Babarinde MP: "Our volunteer lifeboat crews. These are people who put their lives on the line for us"
👏 "Anyone who should get in their way is pathetic, unpatriotic, and un-British. We're a country that prides ourselves in bringing people together."
👏 "Anyone who should get in their way is pathetic, unpatriotic, and un-British. We're a country that prides ourselves in bringing people together."
September 26, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Josh Babarinde MP: "Our volunteer lifeboat crews. These are people who put their lives on the line for us"
👏 "Anyone who should get in their way is pathetic, unpatriotic, and un-British. We're a country that prides ourselves in bringing people together."
👏 "Anyone who should get in their way is pathetic, unpatriotic, and un-British. We're a country that prides ourselves in bringing people together."
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Can you take 2 mins to respond to Ofwat's consultation to demand they BLOCK the water bill hike. If water companies can't survive without hiking our bills, let them go bust and bring them into public ownership. Deadline: midnight Thurs 24th Sept weownit.org.uk/NoBillHike
Ofwat: No to water bills hike, let them go bust - Respond by midnight on Thursday 24th September
Demand that Ofwat says no to bill hikes. Let water companies go bust and bring them into public ownership for nothing.
weownit.org.uk
September 24, 2026 at 11:24 AM
Can you take 2 mins to respond to Ofwat's consultation to demand they BLOCK the water bill hike. If water companies can't survive without hiking our bills, let them go bust and bring them into public ownership. Deadline: midnight Thurs 24th Sept weownit.org.uk/NoBillHike
Perhaps when Westminster floods it might focus some attention on these issues
Scientists forecast that Godzilla El Niño will put London at increased risk of flooding🌧. Extra rain caused by fossil fuel driven climate change fuels North Sea storm surges pushing up the tidal Thames + swollen rivers & tributaries + intense rainfall overwhelming drainage in the densely built city🌊
September 24, 2026 at 8:15 AM
Perhaps when Westminster floods it might focus some attention on these issues
There's also the savings from not building new gas power stations etc
The Climate Change Committee projects that average spending to reach net zero, net of savings, will be just £4 billion.
Many people ask how it can be so cheap, for such a big transition.
Here's why, with thanks to @westcountryvoices.bsky.social for publishing our explainer.
Many people ask how it can be so cheap, for such a big transition.
Here's why, with thanks to @westcountryvoices.bsky.social for publishing our explainer.
The best investment our country could possibly make - West Country Voices
In the People’s Emergency Briefing, economist Angela Francis cites the Climate Change Committee’s (CCC) official estimate that reaching net zero is projected to cost an average of around £4bn a year. ...
westcountryvoices.co.uk
September 23, 2026 at 7:39 PM
There's also the savings from not building new gas power stations etc
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'Miliband will appoint a new special representative for climate security, as well as a new ministerial taskforce on “the national security and resilience risks of a changing climate and nature loss”, with military and security experts as well as climate scientists.'
September 23, 2026 at 7:04 PM
'Miliband will appoint a new special representative for climate security, as well as a new ministerial taskforce on “the national security and resilience risks of a changing climate and nature loss”, with military and security experts as well as climate scientists.'
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High-mileage electric cars are more reliable than petrol ones, study finds
EVs with 90,000 to 120,000 miles on the clock are more likely to pass MOTs than petrol models of the same age
Zoe Wood
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
EVs with 90,000 to 120,000 miles on the clock are more likely to pass MOTs than petrol models of the same age
Zoe Wood
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
High-mileage electric cars are more reliable than petrol ones, study finds
EVs with 90,000 to 120,000 miles on the clock are more likely to pass MOTs than petrol models of the same age
www.theguardian.com
September 22, 2026 at 2:56 PM
High-mileage electric cars are more reliable than petrol ones, study finds
EVs with 90,000 to 120,000 miles on the clock are more likely to pass MOTs than petrol models of the same age
Zoe Wood
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
EVs with 90,000 to 120,000 miles on the clock are more likely to pass MOTs than petrol models of the same age
Zoe Wood
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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"... what we need people to understand is that net zero is literally a description of scientific fact. If we don’t reach net zero emissions, we will see temperatures continue to rise.”
This cannot be repeated too often.
This cannot be repeated too often.
Net zero is a description of scientific fact: if we do not meet that target, we are doomed to repeat summers much worse than that just gone, with all of the accompanying damage to food supplies and infrastructure. So why are our politicians so weak on the climate? www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Burning forests, emptying rivers, €180bn in damage: Europe’s politicians face reckoning after ‘summer of truth’
Amid record-shattering heatwaves and popular demand for climate action, why are politicians often timid or in denial?
www.theguardian.com
September 22, 2026 at 11:47 AM
"... what we need people to understand is that net zero is literally a description of scientific fact. If we don’t reach net zero emissions, we will see temperatures continue to rise.”
This cannot be repeated too often.
This cannot be repeated too often.
Fine mackerel sky earlier this morning. It looks slightly otherworldly in this photo
September 22, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Fine mackerel sky earlier this morning. It looks slightly otherworldly in this photo
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Day 4 of asking @andyburnham.bsky.social to jam with us so we can talk about getting UK artists touring Europe again! Tag @andyburnham.bsky.social in the comments so he sees this! 🎵
September 18, 2026 at 6:45 AM
Day 4 of asking @andyburnham.bsky.social to jam with us so we can talk about getting UK artists touring Europe again! Tag @andyburnham.bsky.social in the comments so he sees this! 🎵
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It really is alarming that the government shows no acknowledgment of this dramatically evolving threat picture.
The National Emergency Briefing experts stand ready to brief the PM and his team privately, including a viewing of the People’s Emergency Briefing film.
#NationalEmergencyBriefing
The National Emergency Briefing experts stand ready to brief the PM and his team privately, including a viewing of the People’s Emergency Briefing film.
#NationalEmergencyBriefing
September 18, 2026 at 8:15 AM
It really is alarming that the government shows no acknowledgment of this dramatically evolving threat picture.
The National Emergency Briefing experts stand ready to brief the PM and his team privately, including a viewing of the People’s Emergency Briefing film.
#NationalEmergencyBriefing
The National Emergency Briefing experts stand ready to brief the PM and his team privately, including a viewing of the People’s Emergency Briefing film.
#NationalEmergencyBriefing
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There is no middle ground with the kind of people who attack the RNLI.
We don’t need to ‘listen’ to them. We need to tell them where to go.
We don’t need to ‘listen’ to them. We need to tell them where to go.
September 18, 2026 at 9:05 AM
There is no middle ground with the kind of people who attack the RNLI.
We don’t need to ‘listen’ to them. We need to tell them where to go.
We don’t need to ‘listen’ to them. We need to tell them where to go.