Ascapart @ascapart.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Governments talk big about goals until they actually have to deliver, then it's 🤷♀️ #Heathrow 000
Ascapart @ascapart.bsky.social · 07/09/2026If a private hospital is taken over by a hedge fund does that mean you can go privet? www.theguardian.com/business/202...theguardian.comUK’s biggest private hospital firm Spire agrees £1bn takeover by hedge fundToscafund, founded by City figure known as ‘the Rottweiler’, signs deal amid fears over creeping privatisation of NHS 010
Ascapart @ascapart.bsky.social · 06/09/2026@johninnescentre.bsky.social Hi, May I suggest a link to your Bluesky link on your website? www.jic.ac.uk/news-events/ Thanks! 100
Ascapart @ascapart.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Mandy Rice-Davies applies. How about we focus on fixing climate change and not engage in a dick measuring contest of who has the busiest airport? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...theguardian.comHeathrow says need for expansion clear as it loses title of Europe’s busiest airportAir transport hub in west London reports 7.86m passengers in July, compared with 8.15m for Istanbul’s new airport away from the city 010
Ascapart @ascapart.bsky.social · 27/07/2026"45% of working-age adults in the UK are not saving into a pension." I find this horrifying. www.theguardian.com/money/2026/j...theguardian.com‘I don’t think I’ll ever retire’: the workers struggling to save for old ageAlmost half of working-age adults in the UK do not save into a pension. Four readers explain why they fear for the future 100
Reposted by Ascapartnadels.bsky.social @nadels.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Join me and tell Chancellor John Healey: no more airport expansion while we’re in a climate emergency @friends-earth.bsky.social foe.uk/bcwvefoe.ukTell John Healey: don’t put plane profits before planetThe UK government has backed airport expansion while we're in a climate emergency. Expanding airports like Heathrow won’t do much, if anything, for the communities that need growth the most. Instead, ... 001
Ascapart @ascapart.bsky.social · 25/07/2026The government is failing to tackle global heating – so we’re forcing it to take action. Will you join us? goodlawproject.org/s/29a3b6goodlawproject.orgMake the government step up on climateThe government is failing to tackle global heating – so we’re forcing it to take action 000
Ascapart @ascapart.bsky.social · 08/07/2026A UK politician going head-to-head in a by-election with a man dressed as a bin has the same absurdist feel as an Ealing Comedy. 000
Ascapart @ascapart.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Happy Aphelion! www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/pe...timeanddate.comPerihelion, Aphelion and the SolsticesEarth is closest to the Sun two weeks after the December solstice and farthest from the Sun two weeks after the June Solstice. 000
Ascapart @ascapart.bsky.social · 22/06/2026Excellent explanation and disappointing that Net Zero is not getting the support it deserves from Sharon Graham 000
Ascapart @ascapart.bsky.social · 19/06/2026>Mr Burnham warned eight years ago that expanding Heathrow could “suck more activity and investment into the capital and leave the North waiting even longer for its promised Northern Powerhouse”. www.msn.com/en-gb/politi...msn.comMSN 100
Ascapart @ascapart.bsky.social · 05/06/2026A useful history and status report from the House of Commons Library. tl;dr: We've made progress but still a lot to do, many plans insufficient. commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-bri...commonslibrary.parliament.ukThe UK's plans and progress to reach net zero by 2050The UK is committed to reaching net zero by 2050. This briefing provides an overview of the background context for net zero, the plans in place to reach this goal, and current progress. 011
Ascapart @ascapart.bsky.social · 04/06/2026@london.gov.uk Please can you explain why people who want to make London a better place are under threat of legal action? youtu.be/Kj9Hvdzu_zwyoutu.beWhy these litter pickers are breaking the law to clean up a London riverYouTube video by Channel 4 News 000
Ascapart @ascapart.bsky.social · 20/05/2026I'm old enough to remember when people thought Reagan was old and senile. How times change! youtu.be/s2n87YKSjrAyoutu.beNot the Nine O'Clock News - ReaganYouTube video by edishco 000
Ascapart @ascapart.bsky.social · 20/05/2026A move that disproportionately benefits car drivers. The government likes to talk big on climate but then caves to the car lobby at the slightest pressure. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comPlanned fuel duty rise to be scrapped, says Keir StarmerPM tells Commons extending the temporary 5p cut is a necessary response to cost-of-living pressures 100
Ascapart @ascapart.bsky.social · 20/05/2026Richard Tice has hit on the brilliant idea of making problems go away simply by 'not agreeing with them'. Following his lead I don't agree that my bank balance is running low. The bank is wrong, I have plenty of money! financialpost.com/pmn/business...financialpost.comReform Deputy Leader Tice 'Fundamentally' Rejects Climate ScienceIn an extensive interview about climate change and energy policy, Richard Tice dismissed the threat of global warming and doubled down on fossil fuels. 023
Ascapart @ascapart.bsky.social · 20/05/2026@laboursatvir.bsky.social Shameful kyivindependent.com/uk-quietly-i...kyivindependent.comUK quietly issues sanctions waivers on Russian oil productsThe first license permits imports of diesel and jet fuel made from Russian oil if 000
Ascapart @ascapart.bsky.social · 18/05/2026A measure that will benefit car drivers, especially the bigger, low mpg SUVs. Weak. Fuel duty is the lowest in real terms since 1993. www.theguardian.com/politics/202... 000
Ascapart @ascapart.bsky.social · 15/05/2026The Labour government have backed Heathrow's proposal for a third runway. It makes no sense while we are dealing with worsening climate change to put money in the pocket of foreign investors. 020
Ascapart @ascapart.bsky.social · 14/05/2026Spending too much time playing with the Knights chessboard patterns www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgmD...youtube.comAmazing Chessboard Patterns (extra) - NumberphileYouTube video by Numberphile2 100
Ascapart @ascapart.bsky.social · 01/05/2026The Telegraph's Net Zero obsession produces some funny headlines. Oh no, tumble dryers! 000
Ascapart @ascapart.bsky.social · 30/04/2026No! Not my tumble dryer! Front page of the Telegraph 🤦♂️🙄 000
Ascapart @ascapart.bsky.social · 20/04/2026Seen on a 'fair fuel' website 🤦♂️. When does 'opinion' become disinformation? 000
Ascapart @ascapart.bsky.social · 10/04/2026Another "Miliband was right but we don't want to admit it" article from the daily Telegraph 000
Ascapart @ascapart.bsky.social · 13/03/2026Gen Z put off building planes by Net Zero according to The Telegraph. How dare teachers tell students about climate change! 010
Ascapart @ascapart.bsky.social · 09/03/2026Oh no! www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/nig...thelondoneconomic.comEmbarrassment for Farage as he's blanked by Trump on Mar-a-Lago visitThere was embarrassment for Nigel Farage as his idol Donald Trump gave him the cold shoulder after he'd flown over to Mar-a-Lago. 000
Ascapart @ascapart.bsky.social · 07/03/2026Aww, The Telegraph is upset that Ed Davey said nasty things about their friends in Dubai. 384
Ascapart @ascapart.bsky.social · 03/03/2026GB News has lost £22 million www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202... 000
Ascapart @ascapart.bsky.social · 25/02/2026The slower the better as far as I'm concerned www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...theguardian.comSlow progress on Heathrow’s third runway should be national concern, boss saysThomas Woldbye says major funding model decisions need to be taken if the airport is to meet government timetable 000
Ascapart @ascapart.bsky.social · 07/01/2026Much as I despise AI I have to admit that its ability to colour and restore old B&W photos is impressive. This is one of my great Grandfathers William Parker with his second wife Kate. William was the brother of Richard Parker, of whom much has been written. 020
Ascapart @ascapart.bsky.social · 04/01/2026@historicalsoton.bsky.social Looking on the map for 67 Northam road it seems it no longer exists. Bombed in WW2? 010
Ascapart @ascapart.bsky.social · 04/01/2026This AI colourised photograph of my Great-Grandmother is impressive. 010
Ascapart @ascapart.bsky.social · 27/11/2025X is not above the law goodlawproject.org/s/b85130goodlawproject.orgX is not above the law 010
Ascapart @ascapart.bsky.social · 20/11/2025@barnaculesnerdgasm.com Maybe a topic for a future stream? 000
Ascapart @ascapart.bsky.social · 13/11/2025"The decision to opt for small modular reactors at Wylfa was criticised by the US ambassador Warren Stephens, who said he was "extremely disappointed" by the decision." www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... 010
Ascapart @ascapart.bsky.social · 05/11/2025Lots of passive words in this "Declaration: International Aviation Climate Ambition Coalition". "Emphasising", "Supporting", "Promoting"... Will anything actually be done? www.gov.uk/government/p...gov.ukDeclaration: International Aviation Climate Ambition Coalition 010
Ascapart @ascapart.bsky.social · 05/11/2025According to Tice pensions a greater threat than climate change🤦♂️ 011
Ascapart @ascapart.bsky.social · 21/10/2025I love how the US ambassador feels comfortable telling the UK how it must run its energy policy. This coming from a country led by a man who thinks climate change is a 'con job'. 120
Ascapart @ascapart.bsky.social · 23/09/2025I couldn't read past ‘build, baby, build’ because of second hand embarrassment for the person who wrote it www.gov.uk/government/n...gov.ukRecord number of major infrastructure projects green-litLargest number of major infrastructure projects green-lit by the current government in the first year of a Parliament. 010
Ascapart @ascapart.bsky.social · 18/09/2025Lots of weasel words about aviation emissions: www.gov.uk/government/p... "advance ambitious actions to reduce aviation CO2 emissions" ? How about committing to cease flights if emission targets aren't met? 110
Ascapart @ascapart.bsky.social · 18/09/2025@laboursatvir.bsky.social I hope all is well with the little one. I know that you probably have your hands full but I hope someone from your office can attend the briefing on the 27th November www.nebriefing.org/event-detailsnebriefing.orgClimate & Nature National BriefingAn unfiltered assessment of the latest threats arising from the climate & nature crisis to an invite-only audience. Westminster Central Hall, 27 November. Is your MP attending? 020
Ascapart @ascapart.bsky.social · 16/09/2025@carbonbrief.org Please response to this lunacy from the SDP! sdp.org.uk/energy-abund... 000
Ascapart @ascapart.bsky.social · 16/09/2025Dear God, this new paper from the SDP 🤦♀️ sdp.org.uk/energy-abund...sdp.org.ukEnergy Abundance - SDP Green PaperThe SDP's energy green paper sets out a generational vision to end Britain's energy crisis and provide affordable, abundant energy. 100
Ascapart @ascapart.bsky.social · 12/09/2025I see that Matt Ridey is doing what he does best: talking bollocks 000
Ascapart @ascapart.bsky.social · 19/08/2025www.theguardian.com/technology/2... Since I was a teen and got into IT Intel was the company that others looked up to, the OG microcomputer company. If you could, you bought Intel for your computer, if you were poor you bought AMD.theguardian.comIntel secures $2bn lifeline from Japan’s SoftBankShares in chip maker rise amid reports US government is also considering taking a stake 100
Ascapart @ascapart.bsky.social · 14/08/2025www.latimes.com/environment/... youtu.be/oe9I0QhV08wlatimes.comEnergy secretary says Trump administration may alter past National Climate AssessmentsDepartment of Energy Secretary Chris Wright indicated on CNN that the administration could alter previously published federal climate reports. 000
Ascapart @ascapart.bsky.social · 31/07/2025I'm suffering secondhand embarrassment for The Telegraph. WSJ got kicked out of the press pool for saying bad things about the orange man and The Telegraph got their seat. The sycophantic article that followed is worse that even I would have expected.🤮 000
