#unitedkingdom

https://www.europesays.com/833607/ Teachers considering wearing stab vests and bodycams to protect them from violent pupils #UnitedKingdom

"New single-use plastics bans come into force in England"

#UK #UnitedKingdom #Plastic #Plastics #Polystyrene #Environment

https://www.edie.net/new-single-use-plastics-bans-come-into-force-in-england/

https://www.europesays.com/833483/ Liverpool bomber Emad Al Swealmeen had asylum grievance, police say #UnitedKingdom

"A baby beaver has been photographed in London for the first time in 400 years, 18 months after an initiative began to reintroduce the species to the capital."

#UK #UnitedKingdom #London #Beaver #Animals

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/30/baby-beaver-born-in-london-for-first-time-in-400-years

https://www.europesays.com/833439/ Russell Brand: Thames Valley Police investigates allegations #UnitedKingdom

🏙 Town: Bristol, United Kingdom
🏛️ Attraction: Queen Square

❓ Which destination do you recommend for someone who's looking for a relaxing sightseeing trip?

➡ Create unforgettable memories with these free walking tours in Bristol: https://visitsights.com/sightseeing-tours/United%20Kingdom/Bristol?mtm_campaign=mastodon

#️⃣ #Bristol #Travel #UnitedKingdom #Sightseeing #Sights #Park #Leisure

© Credits: Wikimedia / NotFromUtrecht / CC BY-SA 3.0

https://www.europesays.com/833358/ Tory MP Scott Benton to be suspended in sleaze row with ANOTHER by-election on the cards – Mirror Online #UnitedKingdom

https://www.europesays.com/833326/ Criminals may be freed early to ease overcrowding as prison crisis laid bare #UnitedKingdom

https://www.europesays.com/833286/ Bradley Lowery: Man pleads guilty to public order offence after mocking death of six-year-old football mascot #UnitedKingdom

https://www.europesays.com/833247/ HS2 to Manchester shelved, ITV News understands | ITV News #UnitedKingdom

Auch die Royals bleiben nicht verschont: DDoS-Attacke angeblich aus Russland initiiert. #royal #royals #unitedkingdom #cybercrime #hackerangriff #ddos #kingcharles #russia #russland

https://www.stern.de/kultur/cyber-angriff--hacker-angriff-auf-die-britischen-royals-33876088.html

UK Royal Family Website Hit by DDoS Attack from KillNet https://www.hackread.com/uk-royal-family-website-ddos-attack-killnet/ #Cybersecurity #UnitedKingdom #CyberAttacks #CyberAttack #CloudFlare #Security #Killnet #Russia

https://www.europesays.com/833209/ ‘A prison officer will get killed’: Staff warn of chaos and violence inside flagship super prison #UnitedKingdom

https://www.europesays.com/833169/ Anti-trans activists protest non-competitive Parkrun event over trans inclusion #UnitedKingdom

"A trade group for contested carbon capture with close ties to major oil and gas companies is sponsoring over a dozen events at the Conservative and Labour conferences over the next fortnight. "

#UK #UnitedKingdom #Oil #Gas #FossilFuels

https://www.desmog.com/2023/09/29/major-polluters-in-ludicrous-push-for-carbon-capture-at-party-conferences/

https://www.europesays.com/833127/ John Lewis boss Dame Sharon White to step down after five years #UnitedKingdom

"Most new cars sold in UK will have to be fully electric by 2030, government confirms"

#UK #UnitedKingdom #Cars #Vehicles #ElectricVehicles #EV

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/28/majority-of-newscars-sold-in-uk-will-have-to-be-fully-electric-by-2030-government-confirms

https://www.europesays.com/833037/ First class stamp price jumps to £1.25 #UnitedKingdom

"Water companies have set out a five-year plan to prevent 140,000 sewage discharges a year but customers will be asked to pay an extra £156 a year to fund the improvements."

#UK #UnitedKingdom #Sewage #Environment #Pollution

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/oct/02/uk-water-companies-plan-cut-leaks-sewage-discharges

https://www.europesays.com/833000/ Jeremy Hunt Admits Flying To Manchester For Tory Conference | HuffPost UK Politics #UnitedKingdom

https://www.europesays.com/832851/ 72-hour doctor strike to cause extreme disruption #UnitedKingdom

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 586 of the invasion

Joe Biden urges Congress to swiftly approve Ukraine aid left out of US government funding bill; Rishi Sunak rows back on defence minister’s suggestion

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/02/russia-ukraine-war-at-a-glance-what-we-know-on-day-586-of-the-invasion

#News #EuropeanNews #Europe #US #UnitedStates #Ukraine #Russia #UK #UnitedKingdom #Biden #JoeBiden #RishiSunak #RussianInvasion #UkraineWar #UkraineRussiaWar

https://www.europesays.com/832807/ Water companies want £156 bill rise to fund upgrades #UnitedKingdom

https://www.europesays.com/832765/ Time to withhold benefits from those who won’t look for work, says Jeremy Hunt #UnitedKingdom

https://www.europesays.com/832711/ NHS to ban anaesthetic to hit net zero despite climate scientist saying concern is ‘not supported by science’ #UnitedKingdom

https://www.europesays.com/832687/ NHS will be Tories’ ‘achilles heel’ at next election, ministers warned #UnitedKingdom

https://www.europesays.com/832633/ Hunt to “Confirm” national living wage of £11ph #UnitedKingdom

https://www.europesays.com/832573/ Pressure on Sunak as his own former levelling up minister calls for HS2 to be finished in full #UnitedKingdom

https://www.europesays.com/832507/ Man arrested over Sycamore Gap felling too unwell to have done it, claims daughter-in-law #UnitedKingdom

https://www.europesays.com/832467/ Who can identify all of the UK landmarks / cities on this LNER coffee cup? #UnitedKingdom

https://www.europesays.com/832427/ Met Police Invokes “National Security” about Epstein Meeting with US Senators in the UK #UnitedKingdom

https://www.europesays.com/832383/ Russia could target any British soldiers training troops in Ukraine, Medvedev says #UnitedKingdom

"Microsoft launches Minecraft worlds to teach UK students about renewable energy"

#UK #UnitedKingdom #Microsoft #Minecraft #Renewables #Energy

https://www.edie.net/microsoft-launches-minecraft-worlds-to-teach-uk-students-about-renewable-energy/

https://www.europesays.com/832347/ Climbing up the steep hard steps to Kenwyn church – Truro. #UnitedKingdom

"Developer Community Windpower has confirmed that it is putting its Sanquhar II project on ice after projected development costs rose from around £300 million to £500 million."

#UK #UnitedKingdom #Scotland #Energy #Renewables #Wind #WindTurbines

https://www.edie.net/scottish-onshore-wind-project-halted-as-costs-soar/

https://www.europesays.com/832302/ Bradley Lowery: Arrests made after football fans mock child #UnitedKingdom

https://www.europesays.com/832260/ UK PM Sunak says there are no plans for now to send British troops to Ukraine #UnitedKingdom

"UK tweaks ZEV mandate in line with 2035 ban on new petrol and diesels"

#UK #UnitedKingdom #Cars #Vehicles

https://www.edie.net/uk-tweaks-zev-mandate-in-line-with-2035-ban-on-new-petrol-and-diesels/

🏙 Area: Leeds, United Kingdom
🏛️ Tourist attraction: St. James', Seacroft

❓ What's the most beautiful scenery you've ever seen while sightseeing?

➡ Check out more sights in Leeds: https://visitsights.com/sights/United%20Kingdom/Leeds?mtm_campaign=mastodon

#️⃣ #Leeds #Sightseeing #Amenity #Building #Sights #UnitedKingdom #Christian #PlaceOfWorship #Travel #Religion #Church

© Credits: Wikimedia / User:Gunnar Larsson / CC BY-SA 3.0

"Welsh town first to trial 10p bottle and can return scheme across community"

#UK #UnitedKingdom #Wales #Recycling

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/28/welsh-town-first-to-trial-10p-bottle-and-can-return-scheme-across-community

Far-right figures praise Braverman’s illegal migration comments and vow to ‘capitalise’ on her intervention

Home secretary endorsed by former BNP protegee as she claims ‘more than one in five births are to foreign-born mothers’

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/sep/30/far-right-figures-praise-bravermans-migration-comments-and-vow-to-capitalise-on-her-intervention

#News #EuropeanNews #Europe #FarRight #Migrants #Migration #UK #UnitedKingdom

"State of Nature report: Only one in seven British habitats in good condition"

#UK #UnitedKingdom #Environment

https://www.edie.net/state-of-nature-report-only-one-in-seven-british-habitats-in-good-condition/

"Hidden between a hectic ring road, a chemicals factory and housing estates are 36 hectares (90 acres) of “a green beating heart, pumping nature” into the surrounding city."

#UK #UnitedKingdom #Nature #Environment #Biodiversity

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/27/new-nature-reserve-to-act-as-green-beating-heart-for-norwich

📍: Bridge 1A, Road Bridge
ℹ️: track bridge
🗺: https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=52.8757974621908&mlon=-1.27225803273146#map=17/52.8757974621908/-1.27225803273146
📸: Photo by FlickrDelusions on Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/27195496@N00/33337564034

#canal #river #narrowboat #barge #gongoozler #england #uk #flickr #ratcliffeonsoar #trentlock #riversoar #rivertrent #leicestershire #powerstation #format #panorama #derbyshire #longeaton #unitedkingdom #nottinghamshire

"Government to delay biodiversity net-gain requirements for buildings"

#UK #UnitedKingdom #Nature #Environment #Biodiversity

https://www.edie.net/government-to-delay-biodiversity-net-gain-requirements-for-buildings/

"Britain, which was quick to set ambitious climate goals, is now stumbling on the path to reach net zero emissions by 2050 and facing hurdles that could resonate with nations trying to balance their targets with politics and the cost of action."

#UK #UnitedKingdom #Climate #ClimateChange

https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/has-britain-lost-its-climate-crown-2023-09-26/

"One in six UK species threatened with extinction – here's what we could lose (plus how to save them)"

#UK #UnitedKingdom #Animals #Wildlife

https://theconversation.com/one-in-six-uk-species-threatened-with-extinction-heres-what-we-could-lose-plus-how-to-save-them-198217

White House warns of ‘unprecedented’ Serbian troop buildup on Kosovo border

US calls for immediate withdrawal of forces as British troops sent to reinforce Nato peacekeeping force

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/29/kosovo-serbian-troops-buildup-us-uk

#News #EuropeanNews #Europe #US #UnitedStates #Kosovo #Serbia #UK #UnitedKingdom #NATO

"One in six species is at risk of being lost in Great Britain, according to a comprehensive analysis by leading wildlife scientists."

#UK #UnitedKingdom #Animals #Wildlife

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/27/species-risk-extinction-great-britain-wildlife-state-of-nature-report

The mind boggles. I am so sad to read this. I don't understand people. #SycamoreGap #HadriansWall #England #UnitedKingdom #Northumbria #UNESCO #WorldHeritageSite https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-tyne-66966187

Hawker Hunter T7A #photography #aircraft #airplanes #avgeek #aviation #cosford #museums #planes #raf #rafmuseum #royalairforce #travel #unitedkingdom #highlight (Flickr 28.06.2016) https://www.flickr.com/photos/7489441@N06/27370913263

"Heat pumps and EVs still too expensive for the majority of Brits, survey finds"

#UK #UnitedKingdom #HeatPumps #Energy #Survey

https://www.edie.net/heat-pumps-and-evs-still-too-expensive-for-the-majority-of-brits-survey-finds/

"The UK has fallen well behind the rest of Europe in the growth of electric vehicle sales and risks falling further back after Rishi Sunak’s “screeching U-turn” on its climate policies, according to industry analysts."

#UK #UnitedKingdom #Cars #Vehicles #ElectricVehicles #EV

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/26/uk-electric-car-sales-risk-further-behind-sunak-u-turn-analysts

"A right to plant and grow trees and other greenery in public spaces should be given to people across Britain, an adviser to Michael Gove has said."

#UK #UnitedKingdom #Trees

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/26/give-britons-right-plant-green-public-spaces-gove-thinktank

Married British Airways pilot snorted cocaine off topless woman’s chest before he tried to fly: ‘I’ve been a very naughty boy’

#airlines #britishairways #flights #London #Odd #OddNews #pilots #SouthAfrica #UK #UnitedKingdom
https://theaegisalliance.com/2023/09/28/married-british-airways-pilot-snorted-cocaine-off-topless-womans-chest-before-he-tried-to-fly/?feed_id=14051&_unique_id=6516143cea0ae

Around 2,000 objects are missing from the British Museum, and it is calling for help in recovering them. Art expert Christopher A. Marinello tells NBC this undermines the museum's argument against returning treasures to colonized nations. “They’ve been saying, ‘These objects are much better preserved in the British Museum. We have much better security. We can’t trust that these objects would be safe in your countries.'"

https://flip.it/_9Qlgv

#Art #Culture #Museums #UnitedKingdom

"Just 24 hours before the UK gave the go-ahead to develop the UK’s biggest untapped oilfield off Shetland, the world’s leading energy analysts reiterated that no no new oil and gas exploration should take place if the world was to limit global heating to 1.5C above pre-industrial temperatures."

#UK #UnitedKingdom #Shetland #Oil #Gas #FossilFuels

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/27/rosebank-oilfield-uk-climate-plans-analysis

#ECJ orders the #UnitedKingdom to pay a lump sum penalty of € 32 million for having failed to prohibit the use of marked #fuel in private pleasure boats within the time limit prescribed by @EU_Commission #UK 👉 https://curia.europa.eu/jcms/jcms/Jo2_7052/

I was waiting for someone to come out of a shop, so I did some street photography while I was in London. I found a chauffeur standing in front of his Rolls Royce car, waiting, too. I wonder who owns the car?

https://inphotos.org/2023/09/27/the-chauffeur-and-the-rolls/

#photo #photography #London #UnitedKingdom #RollsRoyce #car #StreetPhotography

All Balloons £6

#oxford #unitedkingdom #architecture #blur #longexposure #movement #apple #iphone14pro #iphonephotography #mobilephotography #shotoniphone #reeheld

Soundproof Future Scotland
📸55mm • 1/180s f/6.7 100iso
📷Canon EOS 6D EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM
#Cramond #Edinburgh #Scotland #UK #UnitedKingdom #tidalisland

"Scottish Government unveils landmark onshore wind sector deal"

#UK #UnitedKingdom #Scotland #Wind #WindTurbines #Renewables #Energy

https://www.edie.net/scottish-government-unveils-landmark-onshore-wind-sector-deal/

Women who say they were abused by Andrew Tate in the UK say they have no option to get justice but to take civil action, after a flawed police investigation and inaction by prosecutors.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/epv5j7/andrew-tate-women-accusers-uk
#AndrewTate #UnitedKingdom #HighCourt #Romania

“Blair Castle”

Blair Castle stands in its grounds near the village of Blair Atholl in Perthshire in Scotland. It is the ancestral home of the Clan Murray, and was historically the seat of their chief, the Duke of Atholl

🔎 https://nicolas-hoizey.photo/galleries/travels/europe/united-kingdom/scotland/blair-castle/

📅 2 May 2014

📸 Canon EOS 5D Mark II + EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
🎞️ ISO 200, ƒ/13, 1/200s

#Travel #TravelPhotography #Europe #UnitedKingdom #Scotland #Photography #PhotoOfTheDay #DailyPhoto #MastoArt

https://www.europesays.com/824709/ ‘I voted for Brexit from Spain and I’m pleased we did what we did’ A small band of proud Brexit-supporting expats say they have had ‘the last laugh’ #UnitedKingdom

"UK must kick-start construction of large-scale electricity storage or fail to meet net zero targets, warns report"

#UK #UnitedKingdom #NetZero #Climate #ClimateChange #Energy

https://techxplore.com/news/2023-09-uk-kick-start-large-scale-electricity-storage.html

"Anti-net zero campaigners and climate science deniers are claiming credit for the Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s weakening of UK green policies, as a senior official told DeSmog that civil servants were left “scratching their heads” after being ignored by Sunak this week."

#UK #UnitedKingdom #NetZero #Climate #ClimateChange

https://www.desmog.com/2023/09/20/anti-net-zero-groups-welcome-sunaks-green-u-turn-as-civil-servants-left-in-disarray/

The National: Scotland [and Wales] is a 'region in England', according to UK Parliament website

https://www.thenational.scot/news/23805718.scotland-region-england-according-uk-parliament-website/

#Alba #Scotland #AChuimrigh #Cymru #Wales #Sasainn #England #AnRìoghachdAonaichte #UnitedKingdom #UKParliament

"Car industry leaders have condemned Rishi Sunak’s plan to row back on the government’s net zero policies and delay its ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles as “incredibly confusing” and “hugely retrograde”."

#UK #UnitedKingdom #EV #ElectricVehicles #Cars #Vehicles #NetZero

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/sep/20/car-firms-condemn-sunak-plan-delay-petrol-diesel-vehicle-ban

https://www.europesays.com/819739/ Three quarters of rape and sexual assault survivors say mental health worsened by police – report #UnitedKingdom

@fulelo Remind me, when was the last time #Britain was a leader, or at least somewhat proactive, in tackling the potentially existential challenges to *their* way of life:

🔹 the degradation of environment (global warming and various types of pollution) and
🔹 the threats to liberal democracy (inequality and rising authoritarianism)

#UK #UnitedKingdom #GreatBritain

“Loch Tulla Viewpoint”

This is one of the smaller lochs along the West Highland Way and can be found close to Inveroran and Bridge of Orchy. The views around here are amazing.

🔎 https://nicolas-hoizey.photo/galleries/travels/europe/united-kingdom/scotland/loch-tulla-viewpoint/

📅 30 April 2014

📸 Canon EOS 5D Mark II + EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
🎞️ ISO 250, ƒ/13, 1/25s

#Travel #TravelPhotography #Europe #UnitedKingdom #Scotland #Photography #PhotoOfTheDay #DailyPhoto #MastoArt

Whilst roamin' in the gloamin', I was really lucky to be in the right place (at the right time) to capture these vibrant reflections after sundown in the Caledonian Canal at Corpach, near Fort William in the Western Scottish Highlands.

#Scotland #UnitedKingdom #ScottishHighlands #sunset #landscape #photography

More Than 650 Academics Urge UK Universities To Go Plant-Based #plantbased #food #university #universities #GoVegan #UnitedKingdom #UK https://plantbasednews.org/news/environment/academics-call-uk-universities-plant-based/

On this day in 1962, Trinidad and Tobago gained independence from the United Kingdom. Happy independence day, friends!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinidad_and_Tobago_Independence_Act_1962

#Trinidad #TrinidadAndTobago #WestIndies #Colonialism #UK #UnitedKingdom #Independence

@hembrow @breadandcircuses

This chart is really interesting. It only has data until 2019, but separates CO2 emissions by sector.

74% of the emissions reduction in the UK came from the Electricity and Heat sector. 11% came from Manufacturing and Construction, 4.5% from Buildings and 2.5% from Transport.

So overall, the drop in emissions between 2008 and 2021 in UK can be mainly attributed to a greatly reduced use of coal in electricity generation.

https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/co-emissions-by-sector?time=2008..latest&country=~GBR

#coal #UnitedKingdom

Royal Air Force Museum London #photography #avgeek #aviation #hendon #london #raf #rafmuseum #royalairforce #royalairforcemuseum #royalairforcemuseumlondon #uk #unitedkingdom #highlight (Flickr 2023-06-07 14:10:15) https://www.flickr.com/photos/7489441@N06/52978913619

"A leading climate crisis author has staged a walkout at Edinburgh international book festival in protest at its sponsor’s links to fossil fuel companies."

#UK #UnitedKingdom #Edinburgh #Climate #ClimateChange #FossilFuels

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/aug/13/mikaela-loach-author-walks-out-of-edinburgh-book-festival-over-sponsors-fossil-fuel-links

"The Conservative Party received a £2 million donation in March from a petrochemicals executive whose business interests include a Russian textiles plant, DeSmog can reveal."

#UK #UnitedKingdom #Russia

https://www.desmog.com/2023/08/12/revealed-petrochemical-executive-major-conservative-donor-russian-business-link/

"Bats are avoiding solar farms and scientists aren’t sure why"

#UK #UnitedKingdom #Solar #SolarPower #Energy #Renewables #Bats #Animals

https://theconversation.com/bats-are-avoiding-solar-farms-and-scientists-arent-sure-why-211074

https://www.europesays.com/768767/ Catastrophic PSNI blunder identifies every serving police officer and civilian staff, prompting security nightmare #UnitedKingdom

"Mayors from cities around the globe have urged Sadiq Khan to stay strong in the face of harsh criticism of his clean air policies."

#UK #UnitedKingdom #Ulez #Emissions #Pollution #AirPollution

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/aug/04/mayors-of-oslo-montreal-and-milan-back-sadiq-khan-on-london-ulez-plan

Seton-Karr, W. S. (1893). The Marquess Cornwallis. United Kingdom: Clarendon Press. https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/_/rO21AAAAIAAJ #History #Histodon #Histodons #UK #UnitedKingdom #GreatBritain #Britain #British #India #Book #Books #Bookstodon #Ebook #Ebooks @bookstodon @histodon @histodons (19)

Hume, D., Smith, A., Strahan, W. (1777). The Life of David Hume, Esq. Ireland: V. Strahan and T. Cadell. https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/The_Life_of_David_Hume_Esq/i0gJAAAAQAAJ #History #Histodon #Histodons #Philosophy #Biography #Autobiography #Philosopher #Philosophers #Scotland #UK #UnitedKingdom #GreatBritain #C18th #18thCentury #Book #Books #Bookstodon #Ebook #Ebooks @philosophy @histodon @histodons @bookstodon (13)

That floating prison barge for the UK? It’s owned by Bibby Lines, who began its operations running slave ships in the 1800s.

Yeah, you read that right.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CvR5ozZIzzT/

#Enslaved #Prison #FloatingPrison #UK #UnitedKingdom #ModernSlavery #MigrantBarge #Colonization

"Oil and gas supermajors including Shell and BP are using UK influencers to push false solutions to the climate crisis and manufacture a more family friendly image, DeSmog can reveal."

#UK #UnitedKingdom #Shell #BP #FossilFuels #Energy #Climate #ClimateChange

https://www.desmog.com/2023/07/27/fossil-fuel-oil-gas-giants-shell-bp-using-british-influencers-to-go-viral/

"Voters have little faith in either Labour or Tories to tackle climate change, polls shows"

#UK #UnitedKingdom #Climate #ClimateChange

https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/three-quarters-voters-worried-climate-change-net-zero-election-issue-2513139

Never a phone when you want one…

I guess if you're in London, you probably won't have much trouble finding a public phone. A group of them stood here, wherever it is. Empty and alone.
Meanwhile, traffic passes in the background, casting eerie light trails through the photo.

https://inphotos.org/2023/07/28/never-a-phone-when-you-want-one/

#photo #photography #London #UnitedKingdom #LongExposure #PhoneBoxes

#Defederation is all the rage and the #UnitedKingdom has been a pioneer since 2016. While you all are busy defederating from #Threads, the #UK already plans to defederate from most messaging infrastructure.
#OnlineSafetyBill

"A white-tailed eagle chick has been born in England for the first time in more than 240 years, with conservationists “utterly elated” by the new arrival."

#UK #UnitedKingdom #Animals #Birds #Eagle

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jul/18/white-tailed-eagle-chick-born-in-england-for-first-time-in-243-years

👋 #introduction, because I didn't really do one first time around. I'm on a #selfhosted instance so... feel free to #SayHi, or boost to introduce me to your friends (it's lonely on a server by yourself!).

:bisexual_flag:​ :polyamory_flag:​ #Queer #polyamourous #geek. Too late to be a renaissance man and not smart enough to be a polymath, I have to content myself with being a jack-of-all trades. #Blogger for ~25 years (https://danq.me), casual #fediverse user since 2018. #IndieWeb fan since forever.

🇪🇺 :socialiststar: European in exile living in West #Oxfordshire, #UnitedKingdom, with my partner @fleeblewidget, her husband @misterjta, our two children, and a derpy #dog. Politically #environmentalist #socialist.

:automattic:​ :threerings: Work for #Automattic since 2019: I love that I get paid to help contribute #softwareDevelopment to some of my favourite #OpenSource tools! Founded and #volunteer with a #NonProfit called #ThreeRings, producing software to help streamline charities.

:geohashing: :geocaching: When I've time for fun, I'm into #geohashing, #geocaching, #cycling, and performing #magic. Sometimes at the same time.

:hehim: He/him pronouns.

"By removing the plastic steak trays, Sainsbury’s will save 10 million pieces of plastic each year, a positive change in the world of packaging. The plastic replacement, carboard trays, are to be fully recyclable requiring only a rinse before being thrown into kerbside recycling bins."

#UK #UnitedKingdom #Sainsburys #Plastic #Plastics #Packaging

https://www.edie.net/sainsburys-switches-from-plastic-to-cardboard-for-own-brand-steak-trays/

The #SNP and #ScottishGreens announced their position on drug decriminalisation, advocating for a healthcare and science based approach to policy. Considering #Scotland’s infamous drug problem, with drug deaths and other similar metrics being markedly worse than in other countries, drug policy such as this has the capacity to change the lives of millions.

Over on the dystopian hell site, however, my feed is full of angry and confused drug decriminalisation campaigners: buoyed by the Scottish Government’s strong position, and dismayed by the so-called Labour Party balking at the prospect with Rachel Reeves and Anas Sarwar having both rejected the proposal in public statements.

Why is this so surprising to you? Of course they reject drug decriminalisation: they aren’t listening to young people, to those who’ve recovered from addiction, or to communities that administer care. They’re listening to angry daily mail readers, and the editors of the national rags. That’s it.

For the love of all that is holy, can we stop staring into the eye of Sauron - expecting some form of humanity to stare back.

The Labour Party is finished, ideologically speaking. They committed political suicide when they ousted all of their leftwing activists and now they are sleepwalking into power with nothing compelling to offer.

Starmer, Reeves, and by extension all of the Scottish Labour stooges have sold themselves down the river for the prospect of a sniff of power. This robs them of ability to make meaningful change, unless it fits a very narrow set of criteria, which is exactly where the papers want Labour to be. The tories don’t behave like this, only liberals do.

This cycle of inaction is killing our society. We need independence from the British empire and we need it now.

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Never sure how much weight to put into the results of a #YouGov poll 🗳️ but it's very funny to see that #JeremyCorbyn is still (?) the most popular politician in the #UnitedKingdom 🇬🇧

The top five are all #Labour 🔴 politicians and the current Prime Minister, #RishiSunak 🔵 sits in sixth place.

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