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I found this x+y=xy colour mix rather pleasing. Hargrave roadside nature reserve with rock rose, wild basil and crested cow wheat still hanging on.

YouTube video by The Daily Show Peter Beinart - "Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza: A Reckoning" | The Daily Show

This is so good from Jon Stewart and Peter Beinart.

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The Supreme Court’s judgment in Shvidler: Lord Leggatt’s Liversidge v Anderson moment Today’s Supreme Court’s judgment in Shvidler v Foreign Secretary addresses key issues about the role of courts generally and appellate courts in particular when it comes to applying the propo…

The Supreme Court's judgment in Shvidler: Lord Leggatt's Liversidge v Anderson moment publiclawforeveryone.com/2025/07/29/t...
Worth reading to the end if only for the "grit in the oyster" line!

Trump’s latest plan to undo the ‘holy grail’ of climate rules: Never mind the science The administration’s approach, led by White House and Justice Department officials, would focus on a legal rather than a scientific rationale for repealing the so-called endangerment finding.

The Trump administration plans to argue that federal law does not require agencies to regulate greenhouse gas emissions, in a move designed to derail virtually all US limits on climate pollution.

How magical thinking came for net zero critics Badenoch shows the temptation of just putting all this climate unpleasantness behind us

My column in tomorrow’s paper: on the magical thinking that has emerged on net zero and what drives it:

Situation in Afghanistan: ICC Pre-Trial Chamber II issues arrest warrants for Haibatullah Akhundzada and Abdul Hakim Haqqani Today, 8 July 2025, Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court (“ICC” or “the Court”) has issued,  in the context of the Situation of Afghanistan, warrants of arrest for Mr Haibatullah A...

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The #ICC issues arrest #warrants for the Supreme Leader of the #Taliban, Haibatullah Akhundzada, and its Chief Justice, Abdul Hakim Haqqani

Both are wanted for the Crime Against Humanity of persecution, on the basis of #gender

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How to Know When the Frog Has Boiled Autocracy in America won’t unfold the way you expect.

“The key assumption is at some point Trump will cross a bright line that makes it obvious to everyone that we no longer live in a free society…But this might not be the way it’s most likely to happen here. The continuities [may] obfuscate the discontinuities.”

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How UK creative industries are navigating Brexit alone - UK in a changing Europe Kirsty Warner and Hussein Kassim explore the impact of Brexit on the UK creative industries.

87% of musicians report financial losses, with average EU tour earnings down 45%. For 59% of UK musicians, touring in the EU is no longer viable. This is not just a blow to income; it’s a cultural and soft power loss. Without European access and exposure, young UK artists are less visible abroad...

Country diary: The sense of emptiness in these driven-grouse moors stirs a deep melancholy | Mark Cocker Combs Moss, Derbyshire: For 50 years, I have been coming here to see breeding waders, now gone or much diminished. We must find a way to arrest this decline

Country diary: The sense of emptiness in these driven-grouse moors stirs a deep melancholy | Mark Cocker www.theguardian.com/environment/...

"…Gaza is not some far away land that is too scary for you to contemplate."

Jewish journalist Antony Loewenstein is a leading voice speaking out against Israeli occupation and the ongoing war on Gaza. But some have branded him a traitor. Find out more about his story here: aje.io/NIMN

The public rights of way network - and the ordnance survey maps that make accessing them so easy (and enjoyable if you're map obsessed, like me)

Graph of carbon dioxide designed as the painting of "The Great Wave off Kanagawa" by Katsushika Hokusai.

"The Great Wave" of carbon dioxide (CO₂) #ClimateChange #ScienceArt

Graphic produced by robbieandrew.github.io

@pauldolman.bsky.social @billsutherland.bsky.social this should gladden your hearts! Brecks Biodiversity Audit in practice...

A headline from The Guardian reads: “Fund for nature-friendly farming to be slashed in UK spending review.” Below it, a line of bright green tractors ploughs wide, bare furrows into a large field. The image underscores the scale of UK farming and the warning that vital support for restoring nature is about to be cut.

The warning couldn’t be clearer. ⚠️

Slashing the nature-friendly farming budget would be catastrophic for the nature and climate crisis, and for our long-term food security.

What's more, it would leave the UK Government’s credibility on climate and nature in tatters.

Government members of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill committee.

The Planning and Infrastructure Bill is out of committee and onto its remaining stages.

#GetBritainBuilding

Breckland Landscape Recovery getting it just right. Ambitious, but achievable. Complex enough to hit objectives for nature, but straightforward enough to actually be delivered. Enthusiastic, but realistic leadership. It’s conservation Baby Bear’s porridge. Well done them 👏👏

A core feature of the Trump regime is its embrace of "authoritarian democracy", as a battering ram with which to demolish any obstacle to its power.

The very notion of "authoritarian democracy" can sound contradictory.

But it's an old & dangerous idea, that needs to be better understood. [THREAD]

Close up of a Wood Speedwell flower. The challenge this week is to find a speedwell and see if you can work out which species it is!

Heath, Wood, Wall, Germander, Ivy-leaved, Speedwells are popping up all over! The challenge this week is to find one and see if you can identify it. Share your pics for #wildflowerhour this Sunday 8-9pm using the hashtag #speedwell. Don’t forget our Speedwells crib sheet! 😉 ⬇️

close to mine: a trade of Barron for Prince Harry

It was announced today by the European Commission that Coca-Cola will change some of its labelling practices to remove misleading recycling claims, after BEUC - The European Consumer Organisation and its members lodged a greenwashing complaint to the Commission in 2023 which we supported. (1/5)

Updated fossil CO2 emission estimates from @robbieandrew.bsky.social

Based on the latest data, we estimate fossil CO2 emissions went up 0.9% in 2024.

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Caught between Trump and the EU, Starmer must perform a tricky balancing act There was a chapter in the 2024 Labour manifesto called “Britain reconnected” which set out its plans for a reset with the EU, singling out France ...

my attempt to describe Starmer's tightrope act between the US and the EU for @politicshome.bsky.social www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...

They are just like the Tories Different policies, same sense of misjudgement

Terrific piece by @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk, and exactly right, I think:

World Premier of Robert MacFarlane’s book Is a River Alive. His words echoing round Ely Cathedral as he discusses the history and meaning of rivers.

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Inside Defra cuts, as 600 jobs face axe and nature sites 'left unchecked for a decade' Environmental groups say Defra is already struggling to fulfil its legal duties

600 further job cuts in a department already stripped to the bone for 14 years: regulators left unable to function, a government reveling in slashing red tape while labelling conservation groups "blockers" - it's a wonderful time to be a polluting industry

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Your regular reminder that almost everything Trump is getting away with is not because of presidential strength, but because of congressional weakness and judicial deference.

The constitutional tools are already there to fix this, but those who can fix it are refusing to do so.

The Kleptocracy Presidency Under Trump, conflicts of interest are just part of the system.

"We are living through a revolutionary change, a broad shift away from the transparency and accountability mandated by most modern democracies, and toward the opaque habits and corrupt practices of the autocratic world"

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I've just caught up with Nick Robinson's interview with James Murray MP on #r4today. 1) Green energy isn't driving energy prices up. As Murray said, our high energy costs are down to reliance on foreign gas. We need *more* home grown renewables! Robinson seems keen to reopen UK coalmines... 1/

Just finished It Can't Happen Here, Sinclair Lewis' 1935 book about a power crazed fascist US president, while travelling in Poland, visiting Auschwitz and following the daily Trump madness. Seriously unsettling