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Angus Willson

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Free-range geography. From Ashford, Kent, UK, across the world. "A writer, I think, is someone who pays attention to the world." Susan Sontag. See pannage.com At peace with finding joy in the mundane. open.spotify.com/user/pannage

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Angus Willson @anguswillson.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Laura Trott, meet Michael Gove.
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Angus Willson @anguswillson.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
"You drip!" #ZiaYusuf
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Angus Willson @anguswillson.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Oh, no. Not Brazil, too.
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Kit Marie Rackley @geogramblings.com · 30/09/2026
This is my third #PeoplesEmergencyBriefing, and the second I’ve been on the panel. If you are in the UK, I cannot urge you enough to check the @nebriefing.bsky.social screening map and sign up to one near you. www.nebriefing.org/screening-map #ClimateChange #Community
A room of people seated theatre style with a drop down projector screen in the background with the words “People’s Emergency Briefing”People's
Emergency
Briefing
National
Emergency
Briefing
Welcome
Thank you for being here. This film brings together leading evidence on the dimate and nature crisis, and what it means for the UK. It is designed to be watched together in communities like this one, creating space for honest conversation and constructive civic engagement.
Across the UK, people are now coming together to ensure these risks are property understood, openly discussed, and responded to with the seriousness they require.
A growing national effort
The National Emergency Briefing is building support for a government-backed televised emergency briefing to the nation on the climate and nature crisis.
The initative began at Westminster Central Hall, where more than 1,200 MPs, peers and leaders from across UK society heard directly from senior experts about the scale of the risks facing the UK and the response now required.
This film extends that work into communities and businesses across the country, where people are now inviting MPs to screenings, calling for politicians to support a Parliamentary Call for a televised briefing, and helping bring the film to new audiences.
What you can do next
Open your camera and point it at the QR code to begin:
Support the Parliamentary Call
Guidance on encouraging your MP to support a televised national briefing.
Help bring the film to more communities
Find out how to host a screening in your area, workplace or organisation.
Share your response
Complete the University of Bath questionnaires before and after the film to help build understanding of how people respond to this information.
Stay connected
Receive updates from the National Emergency Briefing and explore further practical next steps.
Scan the code or type www.nebriefing.org/pebTAKE FIVE
These are my personal actions to help tackle climate change.
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Please let us know how you are progressing. We would love to publish our collective successes on our Facebook page. Please send an email to peb@ournaturerecovery.org.uk.
Here are some links and QR codes to sites and resources you may find useful:
Nature Recovery in Harleston
naturerecoveryinharleston.org.uk
Our Nature Recovery
ournaturerecovery.org.uk
Quick Start Guide
ournaturerecovery.org.uk/quick-start-
guide
Harleston Greenspace CIC
harlestongreenspace.co.uk
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Angus Willson @anguswillson.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Haven't heard this Santana album for years. #nowplaying open.spotify.com/track/1iHy15...
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Look Up (To See What's Coming Down)
Santana · Caravanserai · Song · 1972
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Angus Willson @anguswillson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
This would be a real shame. Young people need more opportunities for engagement at a local and national level.
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Bumblebee Conservation Trust @bumblebeetrust.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
In September we say goodbye to many of the UK bumblebees 💔 🍂 Old queens and their nests will naturally come to an end as summer turns into autumn. 💤 New queens will mate with males, feed heavily on pollen and nectar to create fatty stores of energy, then hibernate until the following spring.
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John Oxley @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk · 11/09/2026
🚨 NEW BLOGPOST 🚨 The last week has seen multiple incidents of masked mobs trying to subvert the power of the state. Their actions have been illegal and unpleasant. But the treatment has been weak. The police haven't dealt with it, and neither has govt. open.substack.com/pub/joxleywr...
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Stop the Louts
The tools exist. The will, so far, doesn't.
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Charles Fourier @charlesfourier.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Bill Bryson’s words seem appropriate to post right now
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Angus Willson @anguswillson.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
This consideration deserves wide distribution. #schools #education
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 03/09/2026
Israelis shoot dead two Palestinian teenagers after settlers encircle village
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Israelis shoot dead two Palestinian teenagers after settlers encircle village
Troops escort settlers into al-Mughayyir and raze village outside Hebron as ethnic cleansing of West Bank continues Israelis have shot dead two teenagers in a Palestinian village encircled by settlers and Israeli troops have razed an entire village outside Hebron, the latest attacks in a surge of Israeli terror and ethnic cleansing across the occupied West Bank. The shootings targeted Khalil Abu Alia, 16, who was about to start 11th grade at the al-Mughayyir boys school, and 19-year-old Omar al-Nassan, who graduated from the same institution with top marks this summer. Continue reading...
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Sam Bright @writesbright.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Incredible moment in the doc when Farage’s right-hand man Dan Jukes lists several foreign donors who’ve given money to the party via their kids. It’s not just one or two backers - it’s a huge conspiracy cooked up by the party to break the law. It’s bigger than we even thought
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Mark Enser @ensermark.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
People are starting to write the obituary for England's "knowledge-rich" era. Before we bury it, I wanted to check something - was it ever really alive? enserm.substack.com/p/the-knowle...
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The knowledge-rich revolution that never was
Part 1: Before we write the obituary, it’s worth checking the patient was ever alive.
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 30/08/2026
“Why didn’t scientists warn us?”
Newspaper clipping:

Thr Rodnen & Otamatea Times
WAITEMATA & KAIPARA GAZETTE
PRIOE~10s perannum in adrance
WARKWORTE, WEDNESDAY AUGUST 14, 1912
3d per Copy.
Science Notes and News.
COAL CONSUMPTION AFFECT.
ING CLIMATE.
The furnaces of the world are now
burning about
2,000,000,000 tons of
coal a ycar.
When this is burned,
uniting with oxygen, it adds about 7,000,000,000 tons of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere yearly. This tends to make the air a more effective blanket for the carth and to raise its temperature. The effect may be considerable in a few centuries.
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Dan Raven-Ellison @danravenellison.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Thanks to people from across Britain the #SlowWays network includes over 10K walking routes stretching for 150,000km + contains 3M+ words of guidance for fellow walkers ❤️ Now we want to do this for every neighbourhood in the UK, Ireland + Channel Islands for 🚶🏃🏾‍♀️👩🏻‍🦽🚴‍🏇🏾 Join #GoodWays >>> goodways.org ⭐
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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Glad to have added my name to a letter from 50 green groups urging PM to be clear that #climate breakdown is the cause of the current extreme heat crisis. The public deserves leadership that speaks honestly about the nature of the challenges the country faces & offers a robust plan to tackle them
theguardian.com
Green groups urge Andy Burnham to break silence on climate crisis
More than 50 organisations say PM urgently needs to show leadership and prepare British people for scale of change needed as UK struggles through another heatwave
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Angus Willson @anguswillson.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
#FiveHomesFaRage #ManofthePaypal Let's hope the people of Clacton and Frinton will vote for Count Binface and see off the fagash charlatan once and for all. #NigelFaRage kleptocrat, destroyer and Russian stooge.
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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
People of Clacton! Show your support for me by putting a bin outside your house, one day this week, of a colour of Tendring Council's choice. This will be unequivocal proof of the success of my campaign.
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✨ @twunktrap.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
I refuse to accept self driving cars until they can make printers that work.
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Abilu Tangwa. @abilutangwa.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
STOP calling it: • "Save the planet" START calling it: • "Save our homes" • "Save our food" • "Save our children" Because that's what it is. #ClimateCrisis
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 30/07/2026
Major incident declared in Suffolk as 90 firefighters tackle wildfire on heathland
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Major incident declared in Suffolk as 90 firefighters tackle wildfire on heathland
Several people evacuated after ‘large-scale, wind-driven’ fire breaks out at Dunwich Heath near Leiston A major incident has been declared as firefighters battle a large heathland fire on the Suffolk coast. Suffolk fire and rescue service was called to reports of a wildfire at Dunwich Heath, near Leiston, shortly after 5.30pm on Wednesday and remained there on Thursday morning. About 90 firefighters were on the scene, and several people had been evacuated. Continue reading...
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Association for Citizenship Teaching @acitizenshipt.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
In the latest edition of Teaching Citizenship, Faiza Issa explores how teachers can create safe spaces for discussing current affairs, tackling misinformation and supporting students to engage critically with complex issues. Pp. 8-9: ow.ly/ep0350Zskqf
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Zeteo @zeteo.com · 26/07/2026
This week in Palestine: - Israelis stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque compound - Israelis killed more Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank - Hamas elected Khalil al-Hayya as their new political leader Read Zeteo’s weekly roundup as Israel enforces violent crackdowns and apartheid: zeteo.com/p/this-week-...
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Angus Willson @anguswillson.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
This is not just one famous person... proudtopay.org
proudtopay.org
Proud To Pay
It's time for a better Britain; it's time to tax us, the super rich.
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Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament @cnduk.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
A US B-1 bomber flew from RAF Fairford to bomb Iran on Tuesday. The majority of us don't want British bases used in this illegal war. Join us at RAF Fairford on 15 August to call on Andy Burnham to send the US bombers home for good! Book a seat on the London coach: cnduk.org/events/stop-...
Graphic with logos of CND, Stop the War Coalition, Fairford Action, and Iranians Against War. Poster has image of Andy Burnham and a US bomber in flight. Text reads: Stop bombing Iran. Shut down US bases. Burnham - don't support illegal wars. Saturday 15 August. RAF Fairford. 1pm. Whelford Road GL7 4EE
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Angus Willson @anguswillson.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
@geoblogs.bsky.social Aaargh!
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 21/07/2026
We've had 4 Environment Secretaries in just over 2 years - Barclay, Reed, Reynolds and now Eagle. Why? Because despite the disaster that our water has been, they failed to do the obvious thing Angela Eagle must make taking Thames Water into public ownership should be her top priority
A graphic showing that Angela Eagle is the new Environment Secretary, and her top priorities should be "1. Bringing Thames Water into Special Administration, 2. Keeping Thames Water permanently in public ownership - with households and experts on the board"
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Angus Willson @anguswillson.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
FaRage judged by the money he takes
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
PwC fined £3,248,437 for delivering dud audits at Babcock for the years 2019 and 2020. 3 years ago fined £5,625,000 for botching the same audit for 2017 and 2018. Fines passed on to clients in higher fees. Big firms deliver dud audits. None shut down. Regulator now reducing audit inspections.
frc.org.uk
Sanctions against PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and Mr John Waters
Executive Counsel of the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has issued a Final Settlement Decision Notice (FSDN) under the Audit Enforcement Procedure and imposed sanctions against PricewaterhouseCoope...
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Rob Baron @rob-baron.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Perhaps a journalist might like to ask Farage on the campaign trail when he was last in contact with Tate, and whether he still thinks Tate is a "role model" and "important voice" for schoolboys.
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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
If you’re wondering why UK press has suddenly woken up to Farage, please read this. It’s because: Brexit. The r/w press refused to scrutinise the money behind Farage & the lawsuit against me scared off the rest. But this isn’t a new scandal. It’s the same one I’ve been reporting on for a decade
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Met4Cast @met4cast.net · 12/07/2026
Sea Surface Temperatures around the UK and in the Mediterranean are some >5-6°C above where they should be for the time of year. A rather severe & potentially catastrophic marine heatwave developing as a result of continued heatwaves.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 12/07/2026
Readers reply: Why put solar panels on green space when we could put them over car parks?
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Readers reply: Why put solar panels on green space when we could put them over car parks?
The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts
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Angus Willson @anguswillson.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
@geoblogs A scary story www.kentonline.co.uk/sevenoaks/ne...
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Barrister on trial accused of breaking teacher’s jaw after ‘angry’ school trip confrontation
A lawyer has gone on trial accused of attaching a teacher in an angry confrontation with pupils on a geography field trip.
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PoliticsHome @politicshome.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Research shows that between 2019 – when ULEZ was introduced – and 2024, estimated deaths associated with air pollution in London reduced by around 40%. Transformative policies like this can face opposition when first proposed, but public health outcomes are hard to argue with, writes Jane Burston
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Burnham should use ULEZ as inspiration for bold national clean air policy
Seventy years on from the Clean Air Act, the incoming PM must put cleaner air at the heart of plans for economic growth.
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Nigel Farage keeps saying his expenses are zero. Yet another lie.
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Angus Willson @anguswillson.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Pantomime: When Nigel FaRage talks about his political career we can chorus "It’s behind you!"
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D.Moore @d-moore.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Can we all just remember when Farage starts whining ‘everyone is out to get me’ that Jo Cox was murdered immediately after he unveiled his breaking point poster & he has caused more division, more hurt & more national harm than any other politician in the last few decades.
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Duncan Jones @manmademoon.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Apparently karma puts mayonnaise on its fries…
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Angus Willson @anguswillson.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
@geoblogs.bsky.social On balance, I prefer the Australian accent to the Welsh language commentary! Free the #TourdeFrance !
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
This wins Bluesky today.
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Mark Enser @ensermark.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
*** NEW POST *** If teachers only ever follow a playbook, who understands enough to write the next one? 1/3
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Kentish Fran #FBPE @kentishfran.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
These people join or defect to #ReformUK thinking it's a normal political party and then discover that it really is not. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Reform councillor quits party calling defection 'a big mistake'
Councillor Robbie Lammas calls quitting the Conservatives eight months ago 'embarrassing'.
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Rob Kenyon, Reform UK’s #Makerfield candidate was elected as a councillor over a month ago. He’s done nothing since being elected. He doesn’t want to do the job he’s been elected to do.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
BT CEO collects £5.58m in pay and bonus, up from £2.48m. 4.1% increase for employees earning less than £30,000, 3% rise for the rest. BT profit boosted by inflation+ rises in customer bills, job cuts on the way. No govt checks fat-cattery, all preach wage restraint to struggling workers.
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BT boss takes home £5.6m as pay and bonus package more than doubles
Allison Kirkby pocketed the payment after BT’s share price surged nearly 80%
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Reform don’t do the job. Rob Kenyon, #Makerfield Reform UK candidate was elected a Wigan councillor a month ago. He’s not attended a single meeting or done a single piece of work on it. Nigel Farage was elected MP for Clacton. He’s spent 2 years anywhere but Clacton.
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Zeteo @zeteo.com · 11/06/2026
First Draft – 📕 🤪 ‘Not Fun’: Trump Officials Worry This Book Will Send Him Into a Psychotic Rage An excerpt by two New York Times reporters contained startling details of the Epstein coverup, prompting alarming anger. Read today's 'First Draft' by @swin24.bsky.social: zeteo.com/p/not-fun-tr...
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First Draft – 📕 🤪 ‘Not Fun’: Trump Officials Worry This Book Will Send Him Into a Psychotic Rage
An excerpt by two New York Times reporters contained startling details of the Epstein coverup, prompting alarming anger. Elsewhere, AIPAC entered the ring in Michigan's Democratic Senate primary.
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Warwick Mansell @warwickmansell.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
New: Collision of DfE vision of “local” academy trusts with their geographically-spread reality exposed in new analysis educationuncovered.co.uk/news/collisi...
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Education Uncovered | News| Collision of DfE vision of “local” academy trusts with their geographically-spread reality exposed in new analysis
Five academy chains are each spread across more than half of England’s 10 regions, with the largest having schools in 38 local authorities, Education Uncovered’s probe reveals.
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Christian Odendahl @codendahl.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
New @privateeyenews.bsky.social.
Cartoon showing a man on a branch. He is cutting it off with a saw, and will fall down with it. A sign reads Brexit reenactment, 10th anniversary celebration.
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Angus Willson @anguswillson.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
This had escaped my net but the Discover algo offered it to me. The sound of Pink Floyd in the mid-80s hiatus. #NowListening David Gilmour, About Face, 1984 open.spotify.com/album/1tqAPI...
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About Face - Album by David Gilmour | Spotify
David Gilmour · album · 1984 · 10 songs
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