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@beauwoodworks.bsky.social
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Self builder, farmer, collier and general lover of renewables with heat pumps, PV and EV Mountain biker, runner, walker and windsurfer Lives and plays on Dartmoor

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Michael Liebreich @mliebreich.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Over the past year, lots of people have asked me what I think of the argument Jean-Baptiste Fressoz makes in More and More and More - that sources of energy are only ever additive. TLDR: not much. mliebreich.substack.com/p/more-and-m...
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More and More and More - or Less?
Over the past year, lots of people have asked me what I think of the argument Jean-Baptiste Fressoz makes in More and More and More - that sources of energy are only ever additive. TLDR: not much.
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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 07/07/2026
Saying you're the "most physically attacked" MP when two MPs have been killed in the last decade is just horribly self-absorbed.
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Olaf Falafel @ofalafel.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
You can make more money from a swear jar by putting the lid on really tight.
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Beau @beauwoodworks.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Mind boggling temps for here. Thinks it's just peaked but that's ridiculous. Checked another local PWS and it looks accurate
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Beau @beauwoodworks.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Considering we are on the lower slopes of Dartmoor this seems pretty remarkable. It's a quality weather station positioned in a field well away from any heat islands.
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
The most disgusting behaviour I’ve ever witnessed in public spaces was directed at Sadiq Khan by ‘anti-Ulez’ protesters, who of course received way more coverage, much of it friendly, than the scheme’s incredible success ever will.
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botsworth.bsky.social @botsworth.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
All this shows is how bloody stupid and gullible the British people are. The rhetoric about UK being a ‘tolerant, welcoming country’ is complete bollocks. The UK is a racist, intolerant, inward-looking country.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
There is a way out of our political spiral, and it is thrilling and inspiring. We could have a very different country. This week's column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Imagine a technique that can heal Britain of division and keep out the hard right. I call it ‘radical listening’ | George Monbiot
In my constituency, a group of volunteers chats with people – most of whom find they are to the left of their voting intentions, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Europe's electricity: 29% fossil fuels in 2024, down from 53% in 2005. Progress. But transport is still 92% fossil. Buildings: 71%. Industry: 61%. And 95% of EU oil and 88% of gas imported. Switching suppliers doesn't fix this. Electrification and efficiency do. More here: rdcu.be/feOjc
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Beau @beauwoodworks.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Bit wild out there. Met Office did say it would be windy and they weren't kidding. Lost power for a couple of hours and now a tree has come down.
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Bulworthy Project @bulworthy.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
The introduction of beavers into British rivers is changing the landscape dramatically.
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Edward Luce @edwardluce.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Strange situation where we await a statement from Iran to check whether there's any truth to what US president is saying.
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Leo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 16/03/2026
Kier Starmer: "What gives us control is renewables. Our own home-grown energy which is then more secure and more independent. That’s why I think we should go further and faster on renewables. Let’s get control of our own energy…so we don’t have to keep worrying that our bills are going to go up"
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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Here we are again. In 2022–23 Europe spent €800bn subsidising fossil fuels to keep energy bills down. Imported fossil fuels mean volatile prices. The real solution is not new suppliers but a shift to clean energy.
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Adrian Hiel @adrianhiel.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
It's worth repeating @ketanjoshi.co that this is not an energy crisis - it is a fossil fuel crisis and for Europe it is different from 2022. In 2022 we had a convergence of a gas shortage with a nuclear shortage in France and historically low hydro levels - all hitting as we entered winter.
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Beau @beauwoodworks.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Some good news for our democracy
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Beau @beauwoodworks.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
And there was I muttering about having had 460mm this year.
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Beau @beauwoodworks.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
It appears the BBC is waking up www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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As we return to a pre-WW2 order, the middle powers face a challenge
With economic stagnation and extremes of inequality comes corrosion of trust in democratic institutions. So Trump may be a symptom, not a cause, of what Carney called a
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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
🧵 @jburnmurdoch.ft.com is spot on about the conditions in his FT piece. Liberal democracy held it together thanks to growth, good demographics, and the promise of a better future. Those days are gone, and that’s the "why" behind the erosion. However...
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Glen 🇨🇦 part owner of Canada* @honestcanadian.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Here is one you may want to bookmark. It is the full transcript of PM Carney's special address to Davos 2026. Thanks to Kody Blois, "Member of Parliament for Kings-Hants. Parliamentary Secretary to Prime Minister Mark Carney. Proud Nova Scotian". Nobel 🪙 www.weforum.org/stories/2026...
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Davos 2026: Special address by Mark Carney, PM of Canada
Canadian PM Mark Carney stressed the end of the rules-based international order and urged middle powers to act together to counter the great power rivalry.
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Beau @beauwoodworks.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
We sure picked our moment to be on holiday in Sennen! In my 55+ years I have never seen winds even close to 100mph.
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Esheru @esherukweku.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
A very long and important THREAD - The real reason the US is invading Venezuela goes back to a deal Henry Kissinger made with Saudi Arabia in 1974. And I'm going to explain why this is actually about the SURVIVAL of the US dollar itself. Not drugs. Not terrorism. Not "democracy." 1/
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Beau @beauwoodworks.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Got lucky with the Snow on our bit of Dartmoor
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David Frew @drvon2.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
This whole "small boats" issue is ridiculous! It is INSIGNIFICANT 36k people arrived in 2024 = 0.05% of UK population! 568k people died in the UK in 2024. We're not full! If we paid ALL of them an average wage it would cost you £17 a year. Let them work & you pay nothing. UK will be better off.
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Caitlin Moran @mscaitlinmoran.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Love being reminded to do this every year. It's a win/win all round
Clear out toys now!
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Robert Hutton @roberthutton.co.uk · 04/10/2025
"I see gangs of masked thugs roaming the streets rounding up anyone the wrong colour, and I think: *this* is what Britain needs."
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Climate Centre @climatecentreuk.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
☀️⚡ Renewables supplied a record share of UK electricity in 2025, driven by record solar power output. Renewables generated 54.5% of electricity from April to June. Solar hit a record 11% after the sunniest spring on record, while fossil fuels fell to 26.7%. www.independent.co.uk/news/busines...
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Renewables generate record share of electricity generation, figures show
The record was partly driven by a record high share in solar generation as the UK saw its sunniest spring on record.
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Beau @beauwoodworks.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
Making the most of the lovely sunshine by doing some hedge laying, Devon style
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The News Agents @thenewsagents.co.uk · 12/09/2025
"Of course Britain is broken. He broke it... He's done everything he could to break down this country." Nigel Farage is copying everything from Donald Trump's playbook, and it's plain for all to see
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The shameless hypocrisy of Nigel Farage | The News Agents
Nigel Farage has been branded a “Putin-loving free speech impostor and Trump sycophant” during his visit to the US to plead for help with Britain's so-called ‘free-speech problem.’ But will slagging…
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 01/09/2025
Why do so many people think Donald Trump is good? The work of a moral philosopher helps illuminate some central questions of our time, David Brooks argues.
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Why Do So Many People Think That Trump Is Good?
The work of the moral philosopher Alasdair MacIntyre helps illuminate some central questions of our time.
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Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
To be clear what happened here. Israel bombed a hospital. They waited for paramedics and first responders to arrive. Then they bombed it again. This is known as the 'double tap'. You are watching unfathomable evil, armed and facilitated by the West.
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Christina Lattimer @christinalattimer.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
The Great English Water Scam This video sets out clearly why the govt won’t re privatise English water. Water companies have used these assets like a cash cow. It’s criminal - NO investment - over £50billion borrowing paid to shareholders. Watch and fume! 🧵 youtu.be/fBA6Lpv6Q34?...
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Why the government won't re-nationalise water
YouTube video by Bonkers Economics
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Lauri Myllyvirta @laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
NEW from us: Last year, China started construction on an estimated 95 gigawatts (GW) of new coal power capacity, enough to power the entire UK twice over. We explain why China's still building new coal power plants, and when and how it might stop and begin phasing out.
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Marian Wilder @marianwilder.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
Burn in hell, Netanyahu, and all who enable you. These are NOT images of The Holocaust. These are images of similar brutality and genocide perpetrated by an Israeli government on innocent women and children, using starvation as a weapon. Wake up. Please share. edition.cnn.com/interactive/...
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In pictures: Starvation in Gaza
Food markets are empty. Human waste is piling up. Illness is spreading. And people in Gaza are “collapsing on the streets from hunger and dehydration,” humanitarian organizations warn.
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Lippy Kid @lippykidmusic.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
40 years ago a global audience watched pop stars trying to raise money for starving kids. Now a global audience watches an unhinged state killing starving kids. I'm an optimistic, but fuck me it's so hard to remain that way...
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Jon Vernon @onlyindevon.co.uk · 18/07/2025
As someone who lives and works here and cares deeply about the place, I'm feeling increasingly uncomfortable with the way in which Dartmoor has become a convenient media trope for the parlous state of nature in UK National Parks, and the tone of the debate around issues affecting biodiversity here.
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Beau @beauwoodworks.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
The moors at their moody best
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Dr Emma Hodcroft @firefoxx66.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
Louder for the people in the back 📢
"The main contradiction of liberal democracy is that it has largely been shaped through a history of various friends of illegal civil disobedience against entrenched power structures. Such civil disobedience is (retrospectively) seen as justified, and the people committing it are (retrospectively) seen as heroes... But each successive generation is asked to believe that any further civil disobedience would be unreasonable."
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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
What I want is a TV documentary channel entirely devoted to documentaries with no quick-cut montages of everything about to happen, which don't give a fuck about keeping my attention, presented by extremely knowledgeable people in a terrible mood who have no interest in trying to make me like them.
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Beau @beauwoodworks.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
It's not often I like living in an old farmhouse, but with outside temps about to reach 30C, inside temps like this are very pleasant
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Glyn Hudson @glynhudson.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
We now have a map view on heatpumpmonitor.org/map 🥳 📌 Find some of the best heat pump installers in your area, based on real world performance data 🌎 Explore examples of real-world heat pump performance data in many countries worldwide @openenergymon.bsky.social
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Justin Mikulka @justinmikulka.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
Oil prices spiked due to more aggression from a country currently committing genocide. Renewable energy prices were unaffected. Do you like entrusting your country's economy to the whims of genocidal maniacs? If not, you have options.
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
Private Eye exposing again the utter idiocy of our politics. This sums up *exactly* how Farage and Reform get rocket-boosted by a media, drunk on sensationalist nonsense. Unserious and irresponsible but it’ll be up to us to prove them wrong.
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TRIUMPH FOR REFORM AS IT SWEEPS INTO THIRD PLACE

by Our Political Correspondent
Hugh Kip

In the most seismic upheaval in the history of politics, Nigel Farage's Reform party continued its inevitable
march to Number 10 by spectacularly coming third in the Hamilton by-election.
After a disastrous night for Labour which saw the party only come first and win the election, it was clear that Starmer's days are numbered. If this result were replicated in a General Election, Reform would win a massive no seats, while labour would be consigned to the dustbin of history with another massive majority.
The records will show that our prediction that it would be a two horse race between the SNP and Reform became a reality - as the Scots rejected the discredited SNP and consigning them to second place. This proved, as we said, that Reform is the only option north of the border, apart from Labour.
A bruised and battered Starmer was clearly on the ropes as he addressed cheering crowds, and he must now only be days away from resigning - thus paving the way for Nigel Farage and his four MPs to sweep to power.
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Beau @beauwoodworks.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
A very soggy morning
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Beau @beauwoodworks.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
Ok we have caved and put the heating on. 12C outside and 10mm of rain so far today. 17C inside but coming in cold and wet it feels worse than it is.
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Hannah Daly @hannahdaly.ie · 05/06/2025
An exciting battery project - based on rusting iron! - is being developed in Donegal, one of Ireland's most remote outposts. It's a new ultra long-duration energy storage tech, and the subject of my latest column: www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
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One of Ireland’s most exciting energy projects is taking place at a remote outpost in Donegal
At a Time of Climate Crisis: Pioneering Donegal project shows how long-duration energy storage can make a big contribution
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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Reform UK exemplifies a new model of politics shaped by the logic of the attention economy, where virality and outrage matter more than governance, delivery, or outcomes. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Reform UK fulfils pledge to scrap LTNs in its council areas as none exist
All 10 council areas controlled by rightwing party tell the Guardian they have no low-traffic neighbourhoods
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Beau @beauwoodworks.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Lovely cumolonimbus brewing over Dartmoor
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Richard Murphy @richardjmurphy.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Starmer wants growth, strong public services and reduced migration. He might as well wish for fairies at the bottom of his garden. Without inward migration, his other hopes cannot be fulfilled. www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/05...
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Starmer is swinging his wrecking ball
This is Starmer's foreword to the White Paper on migration, published yesterday: The key section is: In 2023, under the previous government, inward migration exploded to over a million people a yea...
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