The Constant Gardener

‘It proves this can be done’: Berlin the blueprint to bring goshawks to UK cities Conservationist plans release of 15 each of the apex predators sourced as chicks into Chester and London

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

William Morris - artist, poet, designer, craftsman & socialist

Died 3rd October 1896, aged 62

His doctor famously stated that his death was "simply being William Morris and having done more work than most ten men".

Gardening jobs for October

Blowy Bournemouth this morning

Blowy Bournemouth

For Bertolt Brecht, War Isn’t Humanity’s Eternal Fate With Europe in ruins in 1945, Bertolt Brecht wrote that war “has been discredited for some time to come.” That period seems to be meeting its end, as European states push a new era of rearmament.

jacobin.com/2025/08/brec...

Oil and gas imports are a problem. Labour should rethink its North Sea stance | Nils Pratley Rachel Reeves could make geopolitical, economic and environmental case for limited boost in production

So 10yrs after @arusbridger.bsky.social launched the #KeepItInTheGround campaign & 6yrs after @katharineviner.bsky.social's #climate pledge

The @theguardian.com finance editor @nilspratley.bsky.social is still writing apologetics for the fossil fuel industry!!!

Here's a short 🧵on how dumb this is!

Standing up against Reform UK's climate denial The urgency of the climate crisis can now be in no doubt, with the science established over decades. But at a time where headlines demonstrating the impact of climate breakdown appear almost daily - h...

New info page myth-busting Reform UK's climate denial - and more importantly flyers available to take those messages into communities around the country.

Almost 4,000 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in Gaza during parliamentary recess – joint call by leading NGOs: ‘stop the genocide’ - occupied Palestinian territory News and Press Release in English on occupied Palestinian territory about Protection and Human Rights; published on 3 Sep 2025 by Amnesty, MAP and 2count other organizations

reliefweb.int/report/occup...

Jobs for the September garden

Raymond Williams - novelist, critic, teacher, socialist.
Born in Llanfihangel Crucornau, Wales on 31st August 1921.

August Bank Holiday,
Great Yarmouth

C. A. Mellon, 1931
Oil on canvas
Bristol Museum & Gallery

Lovely presents from my family

Earth’s climate is approaching irreversible tipping points Scientists are racing to work out just how close they might be

Good luck explaining to your grandchildren why we crossed known climate tipping points.

“Oh, we wanted to let big companies pollute for free,” won’t have much appeal.

Who's who?

And that ended well...

‘Skibidi’, ‘delulu’ and ‘tradwife’ among words added to Cambridge Dictionary Lexicographers give nod to TikTok generation’s enduring influence on English language with latest additions

No, me neither

www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...

16th August 1819
A peaceful demonstration in Manchester was attacked by armed cavalry, killing 15 people and injuring more than 600.
The struggle for democracy has been long and costly. The struggle continues.
#Peterloo

‘A natural antidepressant’: how working with the land is helping ex-prisoners Reoffending rates are just 5% after a placement at LandWorks in Devon, where they grow, cook and sell their produce

www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Bertolt Brecht - poet, dramatist and communist

Died 14th August 1956

The danger of flying rings to seals: a young campaigner’s advice A flying ring killed a seal I saw – now I’m campaigning to stop them being sold

11-year-old wildlife campaigner Amaya Edwards saw a seal killed by a flying ring.

Now she’s leading a campaign to ban them from beaches, and she won’t stop until real change happens.

National Union of Mineworkers banner
Artist unknown, 1946-47
Textile & paint
North Lanarkshire Museums

#SocialistSunday

August Greetings

Haymaker at Church Farm
Horace Mummery, c. 1900
Oil on canvas

Bruce Castle Museum

The soldier on the right is hoping to goodness that Churchill knows how the safety catch works

The Guardian view on England’s riverbanks: landscapes that everyone should be able to enjoy | Editorial Editorial: Only a small sliver of riverside land is accessible to the public. Rights of way shouldn’t depend on the goodwill of landowners

“In opposition, Labour vowed to introduce a right to roam. In govt, it U-turned on this promise… its plan to create 9 new ‘river walks’ is a paltry compensation.”

Excellent Guardian leader on why we need a right of access to all rivers @righttoroam.bsky.social

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Very flat, Norfolk

Famine

John Charles Dollman, 1904
Oil on canvas
Salford Museum

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Oxfam's Reaction to IPC famine alert in Gaza #Gaza
Read here www.oxfam.org.uk/mc/a3wue9/