Jonathan Blackmore

Just 3 places left for autumn #linocut workshops! It’s the perfect opportunity to make your Christmas cards.

Friday 17 Oct: 1 place. Friday 21 Nov: 1 place. Saturday 22 Nov: 1 place.
www.michellehughesdesign.com/linocut-work...

#VisitYork #NorthYorkshire #CraftWorkshop #CreativeWorkshop

The answer is to never open the box.

Bluebells in April - reduction linoprint Limited edition of 10 prints Image size 20 x 30 cm Paper size approx 26 x 36 cm Somerset Satin printmaking paper The edition number, title, signature and date are written under the image in pencil. Th...

*awkward cough* New reduction print now available, should you have any interest at all in that sort of thing...

Robert Jenrick holds up a judges wig like a puppet during his speech to the Conservative Party Conference.

We have an independent judiciary in this country. Robert Jenrick wants puppet judges.

The Conservative Party once believed in the rule of law and our shared British values - no longer.

It's Prime Day so here's your regular reminder that:

- Amazon has been exposed for throwing away millions of unused products each year
- Amazon emits MORE CO2 than Hong Kong & Denmark
- Jeff Bezos earns more in 1 MINUTE than many of his workers do in a year

Overconsumption is KILLING our planet

Renewables overtake coal as world's biggest source of electricity Developing countries lead the historic clean energy charge but the US and EU rely more on fossil fuels than before, a think tank study shows.

"Renewables overtake coal as world's biggest source of electricity"

Now that is a headline to celebrate.

It's a pretty big deal that the NYC Bar Association--one of the most prominent and respected bar associations in the country--is accusing the President of ordering the "unlawful summary execution," i.e. murder--of civilians in violation of US and international law. www.nycbar.org/press-releas...

This is a parody account, right?

Right?

This.
Is.
Brilliant.

UK will leave ECHR if Tories win election, Badenoch says The European Convention on Human Rights has become a focal point in debates around changing immigration policy.

Your right to life
Your right not to be tortured
Your right not to be enslaved
Your right to liberty
Your right to a fair trial
Your right to privacy
Your right to practice your religion
Your right to freedom of expression
Your right not to be discriminated against
www.bbc.com/news/article...

That was downlifting, in so many ways.

Two well-established facts:

1. Brexit was an unmitigated disaster for the UK.

2. X is an unacceptably toxic platform.

Why then is it that the UK prime minister can’t bring himself to admit the first, nor leave the second?

Is it any wonder so many people are disillusioned with politics?

Celebrating our Native Black Poplar – Richard Bavin Richard Bavin’s mixed media portraits of native Black Poplars celebarte this threatened species. Three of these drawings are included in the See Here Now exhibition in Grizedale Forest, captu…

"Only six thousand (Black Poplar) trees remain in the UK, of which a tiny percentage are female, leaving the species on the brink of extinction..."

I'd love to have seen this exhibition by Herefordshire landscape painter, Richard Bavin

theplacecollective.org/2025/04/17/r... #art #trees #treeart

They need to replace the British flags with russian and american flags, to show where their funding comes from. They're not giving enough prominence to their owners.

Is the government on course to create three new National Forests in England? – Full Fact Full Fact takes a look at Labour’s pledge to create three new national forests in England, and to plant millions of trees.

The government pledged to create three new national forests and plant millions of trees in England.

So are they on track? Our Government Tracker takes a look 👇

Kemi says 'Who needs gravity when you can be leader and a lightweight?'

Reform losing their shit over being told their policies are racist, so maybe they are too.
What are you then?
Cos ‘legitimate concerns’ don’t stretch to violent threats against immigrants, mass deportations or demanding British people be white.
You’re whiny racists. Don’t blame us for your shame.

This is great to see, but Ed Miliband and the whole of government now need to stop using Elon Musk’s hellsite bsky.app/profile/matt...

Labour to launch 'Send the Frackers Packing' campaign against pro-fracking Reform UK in shale gas areas

This is bloody excellent. Well done Ed Miliband.

www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

Labour must fight rightwing billionaires undermining net zero, says Ed Miliband Exclusive: Energy secretary will hit out at the Tory and Reform ‘culture war’ and unveil target of 400,000 new jobs in clean energy

Farage’s Reform is part of a “global network of rightwing billionaires” who want to undermine net zero for their “vested interests”, says Ed Miliband - as he revives pledges for a Green New Deal & 400,000 new jobs in clean energy by 2030

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

“We aren’t racists”, cry the party who not only invited Lucy Connolly, convicted for inciting racially motivated violence, to its conference, but interviewed her on stage, chat show style, as if she was the most heroic freedom fighter the world has ever seen.

Sod off, racists.

Has the Rouble dropped yet❓

2014: Farage says “I admire Putin”

2019: Brexit MEPs vote against plans to tackle Russian propaganda

2025: Ex-Reform Welsh leader, Nathan Gill admits Russia-linked bribery charges

Reform/ Farage parties have received large donations from Russian linked businesses

Screenshot from Instagram. An image which shows the cover of our book ‘Rewild’ with the following text: THE WEEK JUNIOR BOOK AWARDS 2025 CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE YEAR: FACTUAL Explodapedia: Rewild

I’m extremely proud of this. Proper science books for young people are a difficult sell, so it’s nice to get some recognition. Well done to brilliant writer Ben and all the team at DFB. (In case it’s not clear, I did the illustrations).

If Starmer came out and announced:

- Closure of X
- Full investigation into Nigel Farage's ties to the Kremlin
- Leveson 2
- Full review into the BBC's News/Political output
- Renaming of GB News to KGB News
- Re-entry to the Customs Union

His approval rating would be in the plus by next week!

How does this differ from a National insurance number, in terms of creating permanent records tracking everyone throughout their lives?

Not sure why we’re even debating whether Reform are racist. They literally made Lucy Connolly, convicted for urging people to burn down migrant hotels, the star of their conference.

We should call them out unapologetically for what they are: a racist party that attracts racists.

I just think that we need to also loudly encourage the good things rather than engage in cynicism on everything Labour do. Not claiming that’s what you’re doing, just stating my position.

Petition: Ban cheap renewable energy from being charged at the price of expensive gas Mandate energy providers to stop charging the same price as expensive gas for much cheaper renewable energy. We think they should pass any savings on to consumers, rather than keeping them as profit.

1) This is why I think we are all doomed. I started this petition demanding electricity from renewables (over 50% of all electricity now in the UK) be detached from the much more expensive cost of wholesale gas. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...