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The Sun slightly covered by the Moon with clouds in foreground.

This morning's Partial Solar Eclipse. 1049UT 29 March 2025. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour

Thames Water: Inside the Crisis - Series 1: Episode 1 With exclusive access inside Thames Water, this is the story of Britain’s most beleaguered water company as it battles for survival.

Explains a lot. They were bonkers to let the cameras in to defend the indefensible. A real shitshow despite the attempted PR spin....

www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

It’s up to us all to continue to share #MakeItFair & #PayTheCreator for a sustainable creative future:

Freelance Mar25: Copyright wins a wave of support

www.londonfreelance.org/fl/2503ai.html

Short & sweet. The @theguardian.com board (should) send their apologies for their shoddy Observer behaviour. See you on the other side Jay. (@financialtimes.com)

Nice Herr

Foreign Leader Favourability Ratings amongst British Voters:

🇺🇦 Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Favourable: 64%
Unfavourable: 16%
NET: +48%

🇺🇸 Donald Trump
Favourable: 22%
Unfavourable: 73%
NET: -51%

🇷🇺 Vladimir Putin
Favourable: 4%
Unfavourable: 89%
NET: -85%

Via @YouGov, 16-17 Feb.

That new land use policy that the Tories call ‘national suicide’? It’s urgent, essential – and their idea | Henry Dimbleby No, it isn’t a leftwing plot, it’s a proposal I authored for the Conservatives in 2021. And it could be brilliantly transformative for England, says Henry Dimbleby, managing partner of Bramble Partner...

Here @henrydimbleby.bsky.social explains how the new land use framework could be brilliantly transformative for England. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The great climate disconnect [FREE TO READ] New attempts to prolong the fossil fuel era have come at precisely the wrong time

The gap between climate risk and response has never been wider than it is today on.ft.com/3COob0Y

Fellow creators and creatives. You have until 25th Feb to write to your MP & tell the government that handing unchecked power to AI corporates will destroy many livehoods without creating any of the growth you desperately crave….

A crossroads for copyright The government’s consultation on AI is economically and strategically disastrous, and we must fight back.

Baroness Kidron likens the Government proposals requiring creators to opt their works out of AI training to "a corner shop from which you can steal, unless they post a message saying you must not."

www.thebookseller.com/comment/a-cr...

What a chart. Source: energyathaas.wordpress.com/2025/02/03/s...

Graphic reads: Poor mental health has for too long been accepted as the price that has to be paid to get TV programmes and films made. The findings of this report are not surprising, but they are horrific. With 30% of respondees reporting having thoughts of taking their own lives in the past 12 months, how is it not the single most important priority for this industry to improve the conditions that feed poor mental health? This survey shows that when employers use the best practice in the FTVC Whole Picture Toolkit, there are demonstrably better outcomes for the mental health of the workers on those productions. This proves that mentally healthy productions are truly within the employers' power to control.

Published today, @filmtvcharity.bsky.social 2024 Looking Glass Report shows that mental health in film, TV, and cinema is getting worse - despite some positive shifts in working culture.​ This is our response to the findings.

Read the full report here: filmtvcharity.org.uk/research-imp...

3/ Delighted to see the Govt's Land Use consultation state that "land ownership in England is highly concentrated", and proposes opening up the Land Registry by "making more data free to access" & "increase transparency of land and property data". Yes!

2/ Land use consultation reiterates govt's commitment to meeting 30x30 (protecting 30% of England's land for nature by 2030) - we are well off-track meeting this

So consultation asks what new policies are needed, particularly about giving new powers & funds to National Parks & National Landscapes:

Been reading through the Government's new Land Use Consultation. Here's the juiciest bits I've seen so far!

An excellent, bold proposal to spare 9% of England's least-productive land for nature & carbon - restoring peat bogs & regenerating woods - & changes to ag land use over a further 10% /1

The @thetimes.com and @inews.co.uk
both offering articles supporting the shoddy fire sale of Britain's oldest Sunday paper @savetheobs.bsky.social by @theguardian.com board.
The first seems inaccurate, the second *unbalanced* at best.
I'm sure it's a coincidence....

The @thetimes.com and @inews.co.uk
both offering articles supporting the shoddy fire sale of Britain's oldest Sunday paper @savetheobs.bsky.social by @theguardian.com board.
The first seems inaccurate, the second *unbalanced* at best:

This spoilt the good vs evil/team player slant to the faithfuls in #TheTraitors Just an incentive to be greedy at the end now!

Has anyone got Fergal Sharkey’s number? He’s late for his @bsky.app transfer! #ThamesWater seem very close to going under & if the government don’t pull their finger out we will all be bailing out the sewage merchants.

A collage-style image titled "Big Garden Birdwatch Starter Pack," featuring various humorous and relatable items associated with birdwatching. Items include a cabbage-shaped teapot with a plate of chocolate biscuits, a black cap with a bird logo, pink binoculars, and a T-shirt that says "Pigeon Appreciator" with an image of pigeons. There's also a text conversation with messages like "Big Garden Birdwatch 👀" and a search bar with the query "can robins hear my thoughts???" A set of bird identification cards, a notebook, and framed photos of Big Bird and David Attenborough complete the pack.

The big weekend has arrived! 🐦

What would you add to the #BigGardenBirdwatch starter pack...

Rupert’s not normal:

Full statement by Lord Watson and Prince Harry outside the court today

Here’s the full apology by Murdoch’s NGN to the Duke of Sussex Prince Harry and Lord Tom Watson read out in court

The Box of Delights Can the wonders of Christmas be saved? Entrusted with an ancient magical box, a child goes on a thrilling journey in time and space. The much-loved, groundbreaking festive classic.

Nostalgia blanket: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis... Pull on the duvet and pretend it's still Christmas/the 1950's with deep countryside snow/Good always triumphs over evil/magic works against *funny salutes*

Despite ‪the shoddy behaviour of the @washingtonpost.com I don't think the talented @anntelnaes.bsky.social needs to worry about work offers. An update:

There’s a big job needed to rebuild the protected landscape network for the future, we laid out a routemap to do this in the Glover Review of protected landscapes. Jo is right that a series of directionless bailouts without reform will get us nowhere long term

Price gouging that would make the supermarkets blush. Greedy Premier League clubs removing concession prices for children & OAPs by stealth whilst simultaneously hiking the prices across the board….

Happy New Year!
I hope 2025 brings you happiness, allows you some time for contemplation & offers you a chance to connect with nature. Enjoy x

Jesus, I love Bluesky. The replies here kick ass…