@timspanner.bsky.social
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Today, the Trump administration repealed the endangerment finding: the ruling that served as the basis for limits on tailpipe emissions and power plant rules. Without it, we’ll be less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate change—all so the fossil fuel industry can make even more money.
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Aerial night-time view of Oxford city centre, with the Radcliffe Camera in the foreground lit in warm yellow light. Surrounding historic college buildings glow against the dark sky, with church spires and rooftops stretching into the distance.
A stunning view of Oxford at night 😍
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I wonder how many people of all ethnicities that identify as being English, say so because they mistakenly think they have “English” citizenship and an “English” passport.
My guess that it would be a high proportion, which underlines why there is a strong education and social class element to this.
This issue goes to the core of why I always describe myself as British, even though I am white and grew up in England.
It’s such a more inclusive term than English.
Isn’t “far right” a suitable definition enough?
And, are they actually wrong on that point, even if we comprehensively reject what they are trying to do with it?
No, as there’s no such thing as an English passport or even nationality in a nation state sense.
05.02.2026 17:14 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Well, with that one completely understandable exception.
05.02.2026 13:13 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0English isn’t actually a nationality though in the formal sense, British is.
All people who consider themselves English, Welsh, Scottish or Northern Irish are British whether they use the term or not, but not all those who would describe themselves as British are necessarily one of the former.
British is our shared nationality as a family of nations, each with their own individual cultural heritage and identity.
It represents what we have in common, it can be acquired and it doesn’t exclude someone from also being English, Scottish, Jamaican, Zimbabwean or anything else for that matter.
Sánchez ha afirmado que “las redes sociales se han convertido en un Estado fallido, donde se ignoran las leyes y se toleran los delitos”. Por ello, ha asegurado que España prohibirá el acceso a plataformas digitales a menores de 16 años
03.02.2026 09:58 — 👍 206 🔁 55 💬 22 📌 47On a related subject, just when will @oxfordcitycouncil.bsky.social , Government and the BBC start posting on BlueSky so the British public can stay up-to-date without having to trawl through the horrendous content that’s on X these days?
03.02.2026 17:36 — 👍 12 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0Great to hear that the Donnington Recreation Ground works are finally moving forward though, that’s a key missing link and has been a long time coming.
01.02.2026 13:42 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Fencing aside, the Boundary Brook path is in desperate need of street lighting, all the way from Marsh Road right through to Iffley Road.
It would be nice if @oxfordshirecc.bsky.social could repair the pelican crossing at Marsh Road that someone crashed into a couple of years ago also.
To solve this problem of their own making, @oxfordshirecc.bsky.social has implemented the congestion charge, yet again despite widespread opposition to the scheme in the consultation.
All of this creates the perfect backdrop for crazy conspiracy theories. 3/3
Public transport was decimated when LTN traffic was displaced onto the main bus routes, aggravating congestion and dividing our local communities.
Businesses have closed or moved as a result and many larger residential streets are still choked by tailbacks of stationary traffic at peak times.
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The problem with Oxford is that @oxfordshirecc.bsky.social has consistently undermined trust in local democracy by blatantly disregarding official consultation results when implementing all of its schemes.
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Better late than never.
01.02.2026 11:09 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0If I were to hazard a guess I would say that’s a @oxfordshirecc.bsky.social pot hole.
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With solar maximum all-but-confirmed to have taken place in 2024 and 2025, the activity on the surface of the Sun appears to be in a declining phase, as part of its 11-year cycle from one solar maximum to the next.
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ICYMI: The London Book Fair is to move to Excel in east London from 2027 from its current home in Olympia, west London, as part of a multi-year deal. The dates for the first fair at Excel are 16th-18th March 2027 👇 #BookSky
28.01.2026 18:54 — 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0It will definitely be a bumpy ride regardless given the amount of potholes around Oxford.
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Frankfurt Book Fair: meet the new boss
https://www.thebookseller.com/news/joachim-kaufmann-to-succeed-juergen-boos-as-president-and-ceo-of-frankfurter-buchmesse
It’s literally serfdom in the 21st century.
27.01.2026 08:24 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0What’s the justification for not abolishing leasehold completely?
“It’s too complex” is not good enough.
I didn’t know that, how does that work?
Is it like another annoying group chat, but with traffic updates?!
It’s a shame if OxonTravel is closing. Hopefully @oxfordshirecc.bsky.social can open it on here.
26.01.2026 22:42 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Agreed, anything that is respectfully worded requires a response, even if just to direct to another communication channel.
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