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mikeyh71.bsky.social
Scottish (expat - living in England). Views: Green; support environmental protections and rewilding; expect equality and fairness for all; despise greed and corruption in all its forms. Interests: hiking/walking, skiing, natural history, cookery, & family.
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Who’s funding Reform – and why?

Nigel Farage says Reform is a break from the political establishment. That claim doesn’t match up with its donors. Read more from @ethanshone.bsky.social here ⤵️ www.opendemocracy.net/en/dark-mone...

@chrisgpackham.bsky.social, #MichaelaStrachan, @iolowilliams.bsky.social, and the rest of the #SpringWatch team, thank you so much for an amazing 3 weeks of nature footage and commentary from the @nationaltrust.org.uk's #LongshawEstate and multiple Northern Ireland locations. Great viewing!!!🦉🐤🐦‍⬛🦌🐝🪲🌳

Morning light in Glen Coe #Scotland #GlenCoe #Highlands www.damianshields.com

"Ministers understood to be drawing up amendments to Planning Bill to try to head off threatened rebellion" www.theguardian.com/politics/202... Keep emailing your MPs. It's working: action.wildlifetrusts.org/page/171483/...

Do we want the UK to be like the US political circus where the only thing that matters is who has the most money? Please help stop this happening here by signing and sharing. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...

Let's do this. 👇

“The rich get richer because political leaders protect that growth – often in service of their own ambitions. A Britain governed in the public interest must not defer to a plutocratic class. There needs to be a break with the current model” Sounds like a plan www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

An independent councillor in a Reform ‘run’ council: “They’re the wrong people in the wrong job.They have the ear of the country but they’re mainly racist white men of a certain age… We’ll be in special measures in 6 months” Imagine what they’d do to the country. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

I like the idea of Tegelwippen. Would love to see it being pushed as an initiative in the UK. An opportunity to lessen the impact of climate breakdown, beautify our towns & cities, and bring together communities and people. Perhaps something for @greenparty.org.uk & @scottishgreens.org to promote?

Food security doesn’t mean growing more, it means growing smarter. Less waste, more diversity and putting nature at the heart of farming. Find out from farmer Martin Lines how the two can work in harmony ⤵️ #NatureFriendlyFarmingWeek @eastangliabylines.co.uk @linesmartin.bsky.social

Did you know Green Party of England & Wales is engaged in a leadership election? Thought not! A party that’s made big gains. 4x as many MPs, regularly 10% in polls & its biggest ever council base. Sign petition we need to hear about ALL our parties. #greens #uk petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...

The Sea That Sings - a wonderful song from Skerryvore that'll get your feet tapping. ☺️ youtube.com/watch?v=wE6-...

Lovely experience playing with the bird calls in the Merlin Bird ID app (see merlin.allaboutbirds.org). Identified goldcrests in our garden using the app. Played back saved goldcrest calls and songs and had one of the little critters come check me out. Probably got to about 3 metres. Made my day! ☺️

The latest example of why we urgently need to update how we regulate media. The BBC interview a Reform spokesperson and former Brexit party MEP about fishing...but completely fail to mention either of these things to viewers. Let's make our voices heard that this is not OK.

What a great idea. Please sign if you agree the government should look to set up a network of safe off-road cycle paths across the UK. 👇👇👇

Young Labour members have a message for Keir Starmer: fix our broken voting system. 53% of Labour voters agree: we need Proportional Representation. Featuring young campaigners Ed, Katie, Melodi and Mattie. 🌹 ✍️ Sign the petition here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/20...

"In December last year, Resolute 1850 Ltd was incorporated in the UK. With a thinktank soon to be launched and funds from MAGA, American Big Tech and the US religious right already pledged, it seeks to use Reform as a vessel to bring Project 2025-style policies to the UK." 🤬

Swifts have lost more than half their population in 20 years. A simple £35 brick in new builds could help save them. Labour used to support this – now they’re planning to backtrack. Sign the petition now to show them the public still backs this nature-friendly fix:

Hoping that your predictions are correct @richardjmurphy.bsky.social. 🙏🙏🙏

Greens co-leader @carladenyer.bsky.social to table private member’s bill on a worker-led green transition in attempt to seize narrative back from Nigel Farage’s party

Recently retired farmer friend has said exactly this⬇️ Says people buying farmland to avoid inheritance tax pushes up price of farmland so harder for young farmers to get on farming ladder & harder for small farmers to expand He thinks IHT for farmland set a bit on low side but otherwise agrees