What's missing from the immigration debate - apart from any shred of compassion or decency - is the fact that Brexit ended the system which enabled returns to other countries in Europe.
Along with lack of safe routes, Brexit is the biggest driver of small boat crossings.
Please remind the Brexiteers

A Small Tortoiseshell butterfly perched on a window sill, overlooking neighbouring houses.

Found an unexpected house guest this winter? 🦋🏠

Five butterfly species spend the winter as adults in the UK: the Brimstone, Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock and Red Admiral.

See our advice for what to do if you find an overwintering butterfly 👉 butterfly-conservation.org/news-and-blo...

Defend the BBC before it’s gone – an open letter The BBC isn’t perfect – but it’s ours. If we don’t defend it now, we may lose a cornerstone of British democracy

"The BBC isn’t perfect – but it’s ours. If we don’t defend it now, we may lose a cornerstone of British democracy."

'Every child deserves the chance to explore the world through evidence and reason, not education confined by dogma. Education should open minds, not close them.

Faith schools in the UK are a problem. As @profaliceroberts.bsky.social says here, every child deserves the chance to explore the world through evidence and reason. But the divisive and discriminatory nature of faith schools is failing thousands of children. 🧵

www.justgiving.com/page/nofaith...

From a couple of years ago ...
a kangaroo trying to hide from me in the long grass.
Near Quorn, South Australia.

Galahs at the dam. Full of mischief 😄

A hedgehog on a natural floor covered in leaves and twigs. It's nighttime but the hedgehog is illuminated in artificial light from an unseen source.

Here's your reminder to look out for hedgehogs this Bonfire Night.

Stacks of logs and leaves look real inviting to hedgehogs searching for places to hibernate. Remember to check your bonfires before lighting them!

2025 Prime Minister's Prize for Science Follow the latest news headlines from Australia's most trusted source. Read in-depth expert analysis and watch live coverage on ABC News.

Distinguished Professor Lidia Morawska wins the Australian 2025 Prime Minister's Prize for Science

- including for her work showing that Covid is Airborne
- not that hardly anyone behaves like it is

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...

Reform MP on adverts & racism

Galahs make a lot of noise when they show up like this.
It's a riot of noise, colour and movement.
Here they are arriving at the dam for an early morning drink.
Southern Flinders Ranges.

How Australian is this image?
Or - perhaps - how South Australian.
Combining ruin photography and wildlife photography.
Southern Flinders Ranges yesterday.

A picture of a foggy street

Edinburgh castle failing to render, likely thanks to the AWS outage

Keir Your Enthusiasm.

Tested sleep level of cat: deep

I hereby declare war on premature Christmassing.

Any shop caught doing this before 1st December must be shut down and turned into affordable housing.

Choose sanity. Vote Binface.

(Photo dated 9th October 2025)

England is now experiencing a significant Covid wave, after 10 months of relative quiet The latest Covid situation in England and a look at where NHS services are as we head into winter

After a long pause, I've just done another England Covid & NHS update as we head into the autumn/winter season.

TLDR: we're in a significant Covid wave now, the NHS is stretched, get boosted if you're eligible.

christinapagel.substack.com/p/england-is...

I still haven't shared all my photos from Boolcoomatta.
Here are some more yellow-footed rock-wallabies.
Can you see the baby in the pouch? 🧡

A sweet little black-fronted dotterel in the dappled dawn light at Lake Hattah.

The Bishop of Birmingham has written to the Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick about his comments about Handsworth

Billy Bragg has started a ‘reclaim the lampposts’ campaign and is happy to supply these stickers for you to attach to lampposts with flags on. If you want to call the Xenophobes out then send a stamped, self-addressed envelope to Billy Bragg at Bragg Office PO Box 6830, Bridport DT6 9BH

'WHAT WILL JESUS SAY?' TONY BLAIR, BIG TECH AND THE ISRAEL CONNECTION As Trump announces the former British PM as his choice to help govern Gaza, Carole Cadwalladr investigates the opaque workings of Blair's institute, its funding from friends of Israel – including bill...

REVEALED: Donald Trump has picked Tony Blair for central role in Gaza ‘peace plan’…

…but in our inaugural investigation for @thenerve_news, we reveal extensive previously unreported links to Israeli defence, media & tech. 🧵
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www.thenerve.news/p/tony-blair...

New ‘This Is Australia, Dickhead’ Option Added To Tip Screen — The Shovel “When I go into pick up my takeaway pizza, it’s nice to know I have the choice to add a little extra … context about what country we’re in"

“I don’t mind giving a tip at all,” one Sydney resident said. “My tip? Don’t push bullshit American practices on Australians."

theshovel.com.au/2025/10/01/t...

ZOONIVERSE TRANSLATED PROJECTS LIST: OCTOBER 2025 Are you looking for a Zooniverse project in a language other than English? Here is the latest update on what is available, as of 1 October 2025. Many thanks to our amazing volunteers - project translators. Do you want to become a Zooniverse translator? Are you a research team member looking to translate your project? Here is what you need to know…

Our quarterly list of the Zooniverse projects available in languages other than English is up! Many thanks to all the amazing volunteers who contributed. Stay curious!

Catherine having a laugh at the Aberdeen science centre with three girls playing with a powerful fan.

Catherine chatting to an interested girl in front of an arch they've just built.

Catherine and two kids looking earnestly at some marshmallows in a glass jar that is about to become a vacuum.

Catherine looking through a giant lens. She has a mask on.

The fantastic UK network of science and discovery centres needs your help to survive and thrive! Sign this letter urging the UKGov to stop excluding science from the financial support that is available for other museums, art galleries & theatres 🙏🧪🔭👩‍🔬🎢

👉✉️: www.sciencecentres.org.uk/openletter20...

Super cute to see this young yellow-footed rock-wallaby sitting in a depression in the rocks as if it's a comfy seat 😊
Boolcoomatta Reserve, South Australia.

Why have the BBC along with most other news channels been reporting the nonsense from Trump, if they KNOW it’s not true John ❓

Close view of the Anglo-Saxon tower at St Peter’s, Barton-upon-Humber, showing rough stonework, narrow round-headed doorway, blind arcading, and paired belfry openings. Weathered plaster and stone detailing reveal the tower’s early medieval craftsmanship, contrasting with later brickwork visible to the right.

✨If you feel rooted by our historic places like Barton-upon-Humber, you might like my Genius Loci Digest - an architectural photographer’s camper-van-camino through the British Isles - posted weekly. Subscribe for free here: digest.andymarshall.co

I love this Vonnegut post so much!

The man had many insights into life that I enjoy!

Can anyone explain to me what counts as legitimate protest in the U.K. these days? I’m baffled. We should celebrate attacks on police as vibrant free speech but condemn pensioners with slogans on t-shirts and @ledbydonkeys.org with a projector?