Ian Clark

The old and new Manchester contrast.

Clean Energy Is the World’s Most Secure Path Forward | United Nations To meet global climate goals and deliver energy for all, clean energy investment must more than triple by 2030, and much of it must go to emerging and developing economies.

"more than 90 per cent of new renewable power is cheaper than building new fossil fuel plants. Investors see it. Governments see it. Communities feel it. Clean energy is faster to deploy, cheaper to run and more resilient in an increasingly volatile world."
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Photo taken by wife on her Google Pixel 8 of the Moon emerging from Pendle Hill earlier tonight.
#supermoon
#wolfmoon
#pendle

Great view of the Moon captured by my wife on her phone as we drove on the A59 earlier this evening.

Happy New Year!
#supermoon
#wolfmoon

December 24
Christmas Eve
And this moment: 12-24-1968; #Apollo8 watched "Earthrise"; the astronauts read from the Book of Genesis.
CMP Jim Lovell said:
"The vast loneliness is awe-inspiring and it makes you realize just what you have back there on Earth."
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One of our values is to work as one @togetherhousing.bsky.social team. Parochialism is put aside for the good of the group. I could even display a magazine promoting the magic of Burnley in our Blackburn office without negative response!

Thanks for all your posts on the Apollo 17 mission. I was six years old in 1972, and this is the mission I remember the most. Looking forward to Apollo 8, if you are following the calendar!

Does anyone else listen to albums only at a particular time of the year? I only play "and then there were three" by Genesis in December. It's a house rule. I got it in December over 45 winters ago and it reminds me of this season.

Why Tommy Robinson supporters are turning to Christianity The Church of England is grappling with what to do about followers of the far-right figure embracing faith.

A helpful and informative article. Very relevant too given the attempt to bring Christian nationalism to the UK.

BBC News - Tommy Robinson supporters are turning to Christianity, leaving the Church in a dilemma
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Working from home means I can be flexible, focussed and productive.

Should I include my best pal in my work station assessment?

Paul McCartney on COP30: "Serving meat at a climate summit is like handing out cigarettes at a cancer prevention conference" Paul McCartney has urged COP30 to go vegetarian, saying serving meat there is “like handing out cigarettes at a cancer prevention conference”.

Spot on Mr McCartney

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Shocking. I used to admire him. Great work with Space X and he genuinely disrupted the market to make EV's mainstream. I'm on my 2nd Tesla, but it's my last. I've abandoned X and I can no longer buy stuff from a company led by a person with his extreme political views.

"That net zero scam is adding so much to our electric bills"

UK dept spent £312M moving to Win 10 as support D-day hits : After a £312M upgrade to the retiring OS, Defra still has 24,000 devices to replace

Windows 10!!!!

This highlights the problems government (local and central) has recruiting good tech staff on sub market salaries. But it increases the reliance on costly external contractors.

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This is a great article on men's mental health, but I think it also applies to mental health services generally.

Against Awaab’s Law | Charles Amos | The Critic Magazine This week, Awaab’s Law came into force. This law requires social landlords to inspect a house for damp and mould within ten working days of being notified and for the situation to be made safe within…

I'm flabbergasted that someone is writing in defence of landlords letting damp and mouldy homes.

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Sorry £1.1m

Check out this 4 bedroom detached house for sale on Rightmove 4 bedroom detached house for sale in Domus, Domus, Reedley, Lancashire, BB10 for £1,100,000. Marketed by The Modern House, London

Watching the final series of #brassic. Series 7 Episode 2 was supposedly filmed in Germany, but in reality it was filmed in the iconic Domus near Burnley @wowhaus. It's for sale if you have £1.25 m. : www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/1...

Soft Cell's musical force Dave Ball dies, aged 66 The musician, best known for Tainted Love and Say Hello, Wave Goodbye, died in his sleep at home.

My music tastes are metal prog & jazz in that order. But it's sad to hear the passing of Dave Ball of Soft Cell. He brought humanity to synth pop. His electro album Photosynthesis is worth a listen #RIPDaveBall

BBC News - Soft Cell's musical force Dave Ball dies, aged 66
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@togetherhousing we have an award winning Business Improvement, Data and ICT service. But I do wish our help desk looked a bit more like this.

Good luck on the trains. Never used them in that locality but I do know from personal experience that the area covered by the neighbouring #Torridge council has very poor EV charging facilities. I went as an early EV adopter in 2020 & it's bucked the national trend and got worse since then #bideford

Improve Diets The Improve Diets solution is coming soon.

Changing our diets is one of the best things we can do for ourselves … and for the planet.

Here is our assessment of how modest changes in diet could have big impacts on climate change.

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People should be able to study history, music, literature, drama, dance, languages, art, religion, social sciences & philosophy at Uni. But in the understanding that this won't always translate into what was known in the past as a "graduate job". Over supply, AI & automation has put a stop to that.

5 years chairing a governing body in a national MAT & my daughter teaching at 2 elite schools in the North for 10 years has shown me that the system is about exam results & uni destinations. The reality is we need education to give us more solar PV, battery & heat pump fitters + traditional trades.

This comprehensive article debunks myths about solar power by meticulously fact-checking them against a wide range of reliable data sources.

A nice antidote to the FUD from some fossil fuel funded MPs!

DOGE done better: The case for progressive efficiency and a streamlined state Demos is Britain’s leading cross-party think-tank. We produce original research, publish innovative thinkers and host thought-provoking events.

An interesting @demos-uk.bsky.social report authored by Geoff Mulgan calling for a smarter approach to efficiency.

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Tesla sales plunge 40% in Europe as Chinese EV rival BYD's triple Tesla faces a number of challenges in Europe including continued intense competition and brand damage from Elon Musk's political involvement.

Got my first Tesla in 2020. The second in 2023. Both before I knew about #elonmusk politics. Musk believes in free speech. I believe in free choice. I won't be getting another Tesla because of Musk's politics. Happy to contribute to the decline in sales.

www.cnbc.com/2025/08/28/t...

Whatever you think of Nick Clegg, this is an interesting interview where he shares his inside view of the Silicon Valley grievance culture, the growth of agentic AI, the growth in resentment of vast wealth hoarding by the tech bros, and an overly cautious Starmer.

He was @togetherhousing.bsky.social office surely?

Dame Stephanie 'Steve' Shirley, technology pioneer, dies aged 91 She founded the software company Freelance Programmers in 1962, which almost exclusively hired women, and in later life donated almost £70m of her fortune.

We need more Dame Stephanies #STEM

BBC News - Tough, smart and ahead of her time - how Dame Stephanie changed women's role in the tech industry
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