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nickorman.bsky.social
Things about church, urban drainage, engineering, environmental which means I do get political sometimes. UK. Born at 315 ppm atmospheric carbon, now at 424 ppm.
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every day we see more and more evidence of society descending into utter lawlessness and chaos

submitted 25 days ago • 491 comments

"Buy Canadian Instead" signs going up in BC Liquor stores

submitted 29 days ago • 109 comments

submitted 31 days ago • 4 comments

Worth noting when you see all the Team Bat/Team Newt stuff. Ultimately we can't allow it to be either/or with nature restoration, housing, infra and growth. We have to do it all

submitted 31 days ago • 5 comments

K. 86% believe climate change is happening. 75% believe it is mostly human caused. 80% are worried about the future. Politicians denying it are chasing a small minority of votes. climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications...

submitted 44 days ago • 0 comments

What could English Devolution look like after Local Government Reform? Based on rumours, news reports, and past proposals, here’s a potential map featuring 32 Combined Authorities across 152 Councils: (Control based off current no. of district councillors).

submitted 45 days ago • 15 comments

Read about @britishacademy.bsky.social programme here www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/projects/jus...

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A modern home in Pacific Palisades survived the fire while all the homes around it burned. It was luck, but also it was made to withstand a wildfire, and it did. I spoke with the architect who designed it, plus other architects, about designing for disaster: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

submitted 49 days ago • 30 comments

Brexiteers never really cared about sovereignty

submitted 53 days ago • 72 comments

🚨How worried should Rachel Reeves be about rising bond yields? 😨How worried should the rest of us be? 😱And is this a repeat of 2022 (or even worse)? After all, UK 30yr govt bond yields are now at the HIGHEST level in more than a quarter century. 📽️My 4min explainer👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mDx...

submitted 54 days ago • 9 comments

We are in a very big flu wave, but it is NOT a quademic. open.substack.com/pub/christin...

submitted 58 days ago • 9 comments

Interesting view of geography, perhaps MP's should have the knowledge to know what they are talking about.

submitted 60 days ago • 0 comments

Ripon and Wells must have been tricky, since they are not on the rail network! www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...

submitted 62 days ago • 0 comments

At exactly 11pm tonight, raise a toast to absent friends. Four years ago today at 11pm we left the EU. That went well.

submitted 62 days ago • 9 comments

The suspect in the Magdeburg attack was anti-Islam and supporter of AFD according to reports. www.theguardian.com/world/2024/d...

submitted 72 days ago • 0 comments

I thinks its a bit chicken and egg. Without the power to make a difference, what serious politician would want the job? Do you think Andy Burnham would have taken the Job it more devolution had not been on offer?

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This is sort of fascinating because if you were to turn on pretty much any talk radio station or pick up any tabloid, you'd be forgiven for thinking it was the inverse.

submitted 83 days ago • 177 comments

Not a problem caused by brexit, but being in the EU would have provided a solution in the near future www.theguardian.com/business/202...

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This is a bit of a longshot. Does anyone know of any sources that explore how a 9th century minster church might have operated in England?

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An unfashionable view of the Inheritance Tax loophole. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3D8M...

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