A book titled "Outdoor Pigs: How to Make them Pay."
those damned outdoor pigs can't keep getting away with this
08.08.2025 11:10 β π 9789 π 1972 π¬ 249 π 325@swift33.bsky.social
Oxford - Nurse, teacher, cyclist, food lover.
A book titled "Outdoor Pigs: How to Make them Pay."
those damned outdoor pigs can't keep getting away with this
08.08.2025 11:10 β π 9789 π 1972 π¬ 249 π 325*Lady Bracknell voice* βA HAM-bag?β
07.08.2025 17:23 β π 347 π 40 π¬ 19 π 3Trump once called COVID vaccines βone of the greatest miracles in the history of modern-day medicine.β
Now, his health secretary RFK Jr. cancelled $500 million in promising vaccine research.
Trump was right. RFK Jr is wrong. Vaccines save lives.
I am a driver but am taking the bus more, including to Halifax regional council meetings. You know what? I like taking the bus. I don't have to worry about paying for parking, I walk more, see more of the city, and less frustrated. I am getting in better shape, too!
05.08.2025 20:17 β π 118 π 6 π¬ 6 π 1'An urban rewilding group is seeking the publicβs views on the potential return of white storks to London as part of a project to see if the birds could make a home in the capital.'
Survey link here: app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/brighton/t...
Since I became an MP I have repeatedly urged the govt to act for Gaza: recognise Palestine, impose an arms embargo, stop military cooperation, ban settlement goods, push for ceasefire & aid, and hold war criminals to account.
This isnβt politics, itβs humanity. The UKΒ mustΒ actΒ now.
The top 1% now owns more than $54 trillion in wealth.
Thatβs 468 times more than the bottom 50%.
One man β Elon Musk β owns more than the bottom half COMBINED.
This is what I mean when I talk about oligarchy.
This lovely house finch couple πͺΆ
03.08.2025 23:07 β π 49 π 4 π¬ 1 π 0People will be like "I would do anything for my kids!!!" right up until you suggest dropping the speed limit to 20mph.
03.08.2025 17:54 β π 654 π 134 π¬ 14 π 10Come work with me!
I'm recruiting a Senior Parliamentary Assistant to help me make a big impact in parliament and support my constituents.
If you're a quick thinker, can juggle a busy workload, and have great political instincts, I want to hear from you
greenparty.org.uk/get-involved...
Someone on FB complaining that a gallon of petrol cost Β£1.35 in 1981 when a litre costs that today.
Β£1.35 then is about Β£8 today. A gallon today costs less than Β£6.
"Motoring is too expensive today!" falls a bit flat if you bother to do more than 3 seconds research.
My brilliant sister Sarah Finch (the one that challenged big oil and won) has written a blog of the day she joined me for my #AlphabetOfSwims for @MedicalAidPal - she captures the day beautifully.
sarahfinch.co.uk/?p=165
Just asked my 5 year old what she wants to be when she grows up
βI want to be a gargoyle!β
Iβm taking this as a parenting win
What if we defined the economy as the way we take care of one another? Since that's what it ultimately is/ What wood economic indicators then look like
Instead of the daily stock market - we could have an indicator for the number of homeless people?
03.08.2025 09:22 β π 335 π 111 π¬ 10 π 8Thereβs no evidence that offshore wind kills whales. But you know what does kill whales? Commercial fishing kills at least 300,000 whales and dolphins every year.
03.08.2025 10:35 β π 529 π 173 π¬ 10 π 9Roll up, roll up, final calls!
I have also left this to the last minute - but it really doesn't take very long.
Do look at the links embedded and respond in favour of the congestion charge (with weight based charging) for safer streets and more sustainable transport across Oxfordshire.
I thought you might like to know what Norwegians call a speed hump
01.08.2025 18:42 β π 181 π 33 π¬ 11 π 2Once again for those in the back: People who canβt drive because of:
health conditions,
age (too young!),
finances (canβt afford a car),
space (nowhere to park),
environmental concerns,
etc
β¦. very often can cycle & need to cycle to make basic utility journeys!
#MyCycleMyMobilityAid
#disability
And a pint of Otter Ale too?
31.07.2025 20:18 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 01966 black and white archive image of huts set in woodland with vehicles nearby. (Oxfordshire History Centre, used with permission)
The Oxford Preservation Trust and Shotover Preservation Society have been awarded Β£49,000 by The National Lottery Heritage Fund to share the history of Slade Camp, Shotover. The former army training camp was used to house displaced families after World War 2.
31.07.2025 06:04 β π 9 π 5 π¬ 1 π 0In Oxford? Got kids? Thereβs a great exhibition of stunning blown-up photos of insects (plus lots more) at the Museum of Natural History
www.oumnh.ox.ac.uk/event/micros...
Great news: the High Court has granted permission for a full judicial review of the government's order proscribing Palestine Action under the Terrorism Act.
Let's hope he government's idiotic and draconian order is overturned.
Do you have an electric blanket but you're not sure if it's still safe?
@oxfordshirecc.bsky.social are offering free safety checks again this year.
See here:
news.oxfordshire.gov.uk/electric-bla...
Spot the Brown Hairstreak in our garden today. OX3 7EQ @savebutterflies.bsky.social
30.07.2025 18:23 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I'm delighted that Oxford Mail have reported on our "vigilante" hedge cutting!
www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2535095...
A cardboard sign, covered in plastic flowers, reading 'Just be Kind' next to one that reads 'Trans Joy is Resistance' at London Trans Pride
A cardboard sign reading 'Parents supporting trans rights' at the London Trans Pride march 2025
London Trans Pride 2025: I've never seen so many cis people showing up for trans rights.
Labour may be trying to drag us back to Section 28 - but we never had support like this back then.
Excellent pots & pans protest outside the office of Hoveβs pro-genocide MP #FreePalestine #StopStarvingGaza π΅πΈ
26.07.2025 15:04 β π 31 π 15 π¬ 2 π 2John Radcliffe Hospital
Resident doctors at Oxford University Hospitals will be taking industrial action from 7am Friday 25 July to 7am Wednesday 30 July. This is part of an ongoing dispute between resident doctors and the government.
www.ouh.nhs.uk/news/article...
Where?
Why?
So many questions...
#antisocialparking
#pavementsareforpeople
#banpavementparking