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Alison Strange

@alisonstrange.bsky.social
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Crofter, ecologist, activist (without the super glue), ex-researcher, passionate about community, self sufficiency, textiles, re-peopling, nature restoration, my dogs and sheep, fairness and equality, not much of an entrepreneur

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Mike Small @bellacaledonia.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
On 4 October 1936, thousands of Londoners gathered to stop Oswald Mosley’s British Union of Fascists marching through the East End. An Eyewitness Account from Cable Street bellacaledonia.org.uk/2026/10/02/a...
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An Eyewitness Account from Cable Street
On 4 October 1936, thousands of Londoners gathered to stop Oswald Mosley’s British Union of Fascists marching through the East End. As we approach that anniversary, Mark Perryman recalls the role o…
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Alison Strange @alisonstrange.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
£2.07 here................. 😶
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Jill Segger @quakerpen.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
www.change.org/p/make-hospi...
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Sign the Petition
Make hospice funding a national priority
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Alex von Tunzelmann @alexvont.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
If you feel like donating to the RNLI, here’s a link. I just have. Their minimum donation is £2: I think it might be nice for them to receive a lot of donations this week, even if they’re mostly very modest. Just so they know a lot of people out here appreciate their work. rnli.org/support-us/g...
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Donate to the RNLI and help save lives at sea
Your donations really make a difference. We depend on your generosity to educate people to stay safe and prevent tragedies on and offshore. Donate here.
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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Nearly all the extras in this iconic scene were French expatriates. Their tears during the stirring rendition of La Marseillaise were genuine— filmed at a time when the fate of France was still uncertain. CASABLANCA (1942) #MichaelCurtiz
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Alison Strange @alisonstrange.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Some wicked wood worm!
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Alison Strange @alisonstrange.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Some good news! www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/high...
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Why Glendoe Estate is taking a chance on restoring Loch Ness peatland to boost rural Highland economy and secure jobs
Glendoe Estate's managing director sat down with The Press and Journal to find out what a project like this can do for a rural Highland estate.
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Alastair McIntosh @alastairmci.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
With some trepidation, I have written in the Sunday National about the Guga (gannet) Hunt in my home Isle of Lewis - on ‘the implicit meaning of local practices’, on community agency, cohesion and ‘dùthchas’, and what makes fox hunting etc. a false equivalence. www.thenational.scot/comment/2644...
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Ben Wood @cosmichope.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
'The Buddhist point of view takes the function of work to be...threefold: to give man a chance to utilise & develop his faculties; to enable him to overcome his ego-centredness by joining with other people...; & to bring forth the goods & services needed for a becoming existence' (E.F. Schumacher).
The Buddha and the bull elephant 🐘 ☸️
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Alison Strange @alisonstrange.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Sadly, it was ever thus
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Alison Strange @alisonstrange.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Yup, and they will probably tell you to retrain and do something else
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Alison Strange @alisonstrange.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Oh no, I will miss his cheerful voice and enthusiasm
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Helen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
When I was growing up, space exploration was BIG. Books, music, TV, the news … But nobody did it better
A still from the Smallfilms animation ‘the clangers’ showing one clanger being launched into space, holding a net, by means of another clanger jumping on a seesaw
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Climate change keeps adding to the list of uninsurable assets, Allianz executive says - “Certain locations and perils cannot be covered as we would wish them to be covered" #climatecrisis www.latimes.com/environment/...
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Climate change keeps adding to the list of uninsurable assets, Allianz executive says
One major bank now sets loan rates for companies based on their exposure to global warming. BBVA said sectors being targeted are agriculture, real estate and leisure, as well as utilities and infrastr...
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Lorna MacGillivray @elemjay.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
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Alison Strange @alisonstrange.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Brilliant!
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Alison Strange @alisonstrange.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Superb summing up
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The Wolfpack @wolfpack11720.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
"The price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil men." ~ Plato
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James Bullock @jmbecologist.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
The constant conflation of climate action with action for nature leads to the conservation policy & practice obsession with carbon - eg forests & peatlands Other habitats are just as important for biodiversity (& so, human wellbeing too)
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Alison Strange @alisonstrange.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
That's a fantastic photo Eddie 🥰 Glad you are still on Blue 👍
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Alison Strange @alisonstrange.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Oats for oat cakes or porridge?
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Alison Strange @alisonstrange.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Isn't the majority of barley grown for the brewing industry? Or is that wishful thinking 😇
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Alison Strange @alisonstrange.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
👏👏
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Alison Strange @alisonstrange.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Isn't the majority of that livestock feed grain, that's not considered suitable for human consumption? Does it also include hay meadows?
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Alison Strange @alisonstrange.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Beautiful picture
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Alison Strange @alisonstrange.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
It landed on my spaniel so showed up really well against the black fur, but seemed to get wagged away before I could get my camera out 🙄 🤣
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Alison Strange @alisonstrange.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Today was an epic, I saw a pink grasshopper! Bright rosy pink, beautiful 🥰
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Nigel Farage £5 million 'gift' from a cryptocurrency billionaire was reported to the National Crime Agency by bankers who were concerned it was money laundering. The whistleblowers alerted the NCA as they were "not satisfied they could trace the ultimate origin of the funds."
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Revealed: Farage’s £5m gift reported to UK crime agency over money laundering concerns
Exclusive: Latest Guardian revelation about gift from cryptocurrency tycoon comes as Reform UK leader forces byelection
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Alison Strange @alisonstrange.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
I'm on the edge of my seat as to what's happening next! Starmer, Burnham, Farage........ the possibilities........
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Alison Strange @alisonstrange.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Sussex
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Alison Strange @alisonstrange.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Did he not tread upon his Mouse?
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Alison Strange @alisonstrange.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
It's funny, I used to go south and think "Struth, I used to live here" 😆. It truly is an alien society and I'm not quite sure about culture 😬
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Humanists UK @humanists.uk · 06/07/2026
Nye Bevan died #OnThisday 1960, and the NHS just turned 78. Today, we celebrate his life, work, and humanism. The NHS is his legacy, and it is one which must be protected. #HumanistHeritage heritage.humanists.uk/aneurin-bevan/
'No society can legitimately call itself civilised if a sick person is denied medical aid because of lack of means.'  Nye Bevan. Politician and humanist.
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Alison Strange @alisonstrange.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Only just had time to look 🙂 it's been busy just now, I've been sorting out my "inheritance" 🤔. Well, it's interesting to see something positive about AI, there's so much negativity about anything that's new
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Alison Strange @alisonstrange.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Brilliantly said, what do you think @alastairmci.bsky.social @claireboardman.bsky.social @frankrennie.bsky.social ?😊
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 04/07/2026
Celtic nations begin to plan for breakup of UK in event of Reform election win
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Celtic nations begin to plan for breakup of UK in event of Reform election win
Politicians brace for constitutional turmoil if Nigel Farage’s party end up in government – or even as a strong opposition
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Alison Strange @alisonstrange.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Very interesting
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 01/07/2026
Amazon and Google both reported jumps in their greenhouse gas emissions as the AI and data center boom challenges their climate goals.
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Big Tech’s Carbon Emissions Spike With Runaway Growth of AI
Amazon and Google report jumps in their greenhouse gas output as the data center boom gains momentum.
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Alison Strange @alisonstrange.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
And the tears as they have been disposesed 💔
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Alison Strange @alisonstrange.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Saw the amazing Tapestry of the Highlands at Inverness Castle. This panel really resonated with me, the connection to the land so deeply embodied. Let alone the needlework skills!
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Alison Strange @alisonstrange.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Stunning colours
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Alison Strange @alisonstrange.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Yup, me too. There was something very familiar there.
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Alison Strange @alisonstrange.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
An excellent article, there are some who could learn from it. Cultural and Ecological Repair On the Other Side of Sorrow bellacaledonia.org.uk/2026/06/27/c...
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Cultural and Ecological Repair On the Other Side of Sorrow
This text has been adapted from a talk given at the conference Community, Resistance and Resilience: Celebrating 50 Years of The Making of the Crofting Community, which took place at UHI Centre for…
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Alison Strange @alisonstrange.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Oh, but I thought.......
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William (Bill) Sutherland @billsutherland.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Can We Bring Ancient Ecosystems Back to Life? youtu.be/mN_82xgFDVU?...
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Can We Bring Ancient Ecosystems Back to Life?
YouTube video by Bill Sutherland's Conservation Concepts
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Alison Strange @alisonstrange.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Loch Kemp........ horrendous
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Alison Strange @alisonstrange.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Oh dear, how sad, never mind
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Ben Wood @cosmichope.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
A helpful explainer from Green MSP Ariane Burgess. A reminder: England desperately needs Land Reform too. Locals need more power over their land & water: 💚 To reinvest wealth back into their areas. 💚 To kick-start Community Energy. 💚 To conserve much-loved places & amenities. #LandReform 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
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Alison Strange @alisonstrange.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
This is interesting! The Carbon Credit Crash open.substack.com/pub/peeta462...
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The Carbon Credit Crash
Britain's Biggest-Ever Land Crash: What Scotland's Market Drop Means for Nature and the Economy.
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