Reposted by Andrew PorterEd Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk · 05/02/2025At a moment when we desperately need a fragile truce to hold, Trump’s ramblings on Gaza risk having the effect of a bull in a china shop. The UK needs to make clear that these proposals must be rejected, and that we support international law and a two state solution based on 1967 borders. 431295301
Andrew Porter @andrewcporter.bsky.social · 14/01/2025“Beyond the commuter belt: why the stunning Surrey Hills are worth a short break…” www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/... #surreytheguardian.comBeyond the commuter belt: why the stunning Surrey Hills are worth a short breakCome for wonderful walks on Box Hill and the Happy Valley trail, stay for cosy inns, great food and a sense of discovery 020
Reposted by Andrew PorterMarek Bidwell @marekbidwell.bsky.social · 02/01/2025Inspiration for 2025 - Outdoor Writers on Bluesky #StarterPack go.bsky.app/6JQo2Ro 3218
Reposted by Andrew PorterGeoff Norcott @geoffnorcott.bsky.social · 02/12/2024Massive away win for the little fella. 573583979607
Andrew Porter @andrewcporter.bsky.social · 30/11/2024I think their chances of getting it back are pretty slim to be honest… 010
Reposted by Andrew PorterLBC @lbc.co.uk · 27/11/2024“It is beyond surreal that someone writes in a national newspaper that Liz Truss was a genius and Keir Starmer should walk the plank.” @mrjamesob.bsky.social believes that Brexiteers are ‘still not ready to admit their mistake’ and so their response is to ‘overthrow the Government'. 361336338
Reposted by Andrew PorterThe English Oak Project @thekentacorn.bsky.social · 23/11/2024A book a day for a week #2 - The Oak Papers by James Canton We thought we knew about oak trees; the mythology, the dependency of hundreds of other life forms, how it is interwoven into our very national fabric. James IS an oak tree 🙂🌳 711715
Reposted by Andrew PorterJohn Constable RA @johnconstablera.bsky.social · 22/11/2024Market by Candlelight by Petrus van Schendel 1865 Oil on Panel (Private Collection) 26612
Reposted by Andrew PorterBenjamin Murphy CC @benjaminmurphyuk.bsky.social · 18/11/2024The City of London Corporation, as Trustee of #Ashtead Common, has lodged an objection with #MoleValley District Council to the proposed installation of a Battery Energy Storage System at the boundary of this National Nature Reserve & Site of Special Scientific Interest benjaminmurphy.uk/?p=3668 021
Reposted by Andrew PorterGuy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 20/11/2024"1% of the population own half the land in England...the media have portrayed a very distorted view of the countryside, how land is used & who owns it" Great to speak to @mrjamesob.bsky.social on @lbc.co.uk about the #ClarksonTax protests - watch the full interview: www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-kR...youtube.com'Small farmers deserve support but not tax-dodging landowners' | LBC analysisYouTube video by LBC 521235448
Reposted by Andrew PorterCatherine Martin, PhD @flyingmooncat.bsky.social · 17/11/2024PSA: If you're chatting with an employee of a brick and mortar book store, PLEASE don't tell them you're going to buy the book they just spent 10 minutes helping you discover on Amazon. Yes, it may be cheaper, but you're basically using them as an Amazon showroom/extracting unpaid labor. 782672169
Andrew Porter @andrewcporter.bsky.social · 17/11/2024Denbies Wine Estate, near Dorking, Surrey #surrey 172
Reposted by Andrew PorterDorian Lynskey @dorianlynskey.bsky.social · 16/11/2024Discussing Bluesky migration in terms of liberal flight misses the simple fact that most people use social media for fun not influence and this platform, unlike X and cruddified Facebook, doesn’t feel like you’re wading through shit to reach your friends. It’s not that deep. 292146951957