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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Hard to think of a more deeply damaging start to Burnham’s premiership than giving green light to new oil & gas in N. Sea, if true. It won’t lower bills or lead to greater energy security but will drive an even hotter planet. What a terrible signal to give to rest of the world #ClimateVandalism

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Andy Burnham will announce plans for new oil and gas drilling in the North Sea when he becomes prime minister on Monday, the BBC has been told. The announcement will form part of a flurry of policy m...

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Beth @bethlovescrayons.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Enjoying the breeze this morning by the Thames

Watercolour sketch of the north side of the Thames with St Paul’s on the right of the page

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Beth @bethlovescrayons.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Rainy day commuters in Finsbury Square ☔️

Sketch in greens and greys of trees and plants with people drawn over the top in red pencil

Close up of the previous photo showing a person holding an umbrella over their head and one person carrying it in their hands

Close up same sketch as before but with two women rushing towards each other

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Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

This is a really useful template if you don't know what to say to your MP other than "fuck this is bad and I'm scared" (I said that too).

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Beth @bethlovescrayons.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

Charcoal and conté sketch on Bray beach

Double page of a sketchbook he’d open on a person’s lap. The sketchbook has a drawing in charcoal and yellow, blue and green conté crayons of Bray head (a big outcrop of rock) next to the sea with the beach in the foreground. There are people walking but he sea

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Beth @bethlovescrayons.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

Blind sketches from the Anthony McCall ‘Solid Light’ exhibition at Tate Modern. I drew people interacting with the light and then added the beams of projected light on top with a randomly selected neocolor 2 crayon #solidlight #sketchingfromlife #tatemodern

Outlines of people lifting their hands and various other bits of their bodies drawn in graphite pencil with purple crayon triangles and semi circles drawn in top. This is in a sketchbook that is being held over a window looking down into the street

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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 07/03/2025

ULEZ works. It’s that simple. Expanding the Ultra Low Emission Zone wasn’t a decision I took lightly, but the latest figures show that it was the right one for the health of millions of Londoners.

A graphic with a blue sky background and white clouds. The text reads: "Harmful NO2 levels are estimated to be lower in 2024 compared to a scenario without ULEZ". The reductions are listed as follows: Central London – 54% lower, Inner London – 29% lower, Outer London – 24% lower. A source link at the bottom reads: london.gov.uk/ulez.

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Osita Nwanevu @ositanwanevu.com · 22/02/2025

This is the most wretched campaign of deliberate, explicit persecution the United States has perpetrated against a minority group in decades. Many of the most important people in politics and journalism are busying themselves trying to figure out how little to say or do about it.

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Beth @bethlovescrayons.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

Koala vs Greater glider! I always forget how much I love collage! #comicart

Comic in bright soft pastel collage showing a koala chasing a glider up a tree to stop it from eating the eucalyptus leaves.

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Beth @bethlovescrayons.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Sketches from the hospital - loved trying new ways to draw the trees!

The same view, but in a deep dark rich blue pencil only. The clouds are soft and fluffy and some buildings can be seen between the trees

Sketch showing a big pine tree to the left with two pollarded tree trucks to the right. There are clouds sketched loosely in graphite pencil while the rest of the sketch is in a deep red pencil

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Lucy Sullivan @lucysullivan.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

💥 I’ve just signed the petition calling for a “National Commission on Electoral Reform” - Will YOU sign too? actionstorm.org/petitions/nc...

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National Commission on Electoral Reform

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ALCS @alcs.co.uk · 04/02/2025

The Government is considering allowing AI companies to freely use your works, unless you opt-out. This is unfair and unworkable. Now is your chance to tell them what you think! Submit a response to their AI consultation using the guidance below. www.alcs.co.uk/news/your-ri...

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Chris Haughton @chrishaughton.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

This is very urgent. The UK government is planning to change copyright law. If you are an artist, author, musician or work in the creative industry please read this. www.chrishaughton.com/blog/ai-and-...

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AI and copyright - blog - Chris Haughton - AI and copyright

The blog of designer and author Chris Haughton. Chris was listed in Time magazine's DESIGN 100 for his fair trade design work for PEOPLE TREE.

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Beth @bethlovescrayons.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Wearing my favourite massive overalls for drawing in pastels with Draw Brighton! #hourlycomicday2025 #hourlycomicday

Sketch of a woman in massive green overalls

Pastel sketch of a woman with long hair posing with one knee bent and the other tucked beneath her.

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Beth @bethlovescrayons.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Getting up early is hard! Hand drawn comic by me in pastels and blue ink, assembled in Procreate

Handmade comic with 6 panels in blue ink with yellow and blue pastel background.

Panel 1 - a woman in an Icelandic jumper reads 3 news stories saying that exercise early in the morning is good for you. The panel is yellow
Panel 2 - the woman tells a man that she is going to get up at 5am tomorrow to do some exercise. The man is shocked. The panel is yellow
Panel 3 - the woman is lifting weights while a clock shows 5am in the corner. There is a plant looking droopy to her left. The panel is mostly in blue pastel with a little bit of yellow at the top left
Panel 4 - the woman is stretching while the word, “Yawn” stretches with her. The panel is now 50/50 in blue and yellow and the plant looks less droopy
Panel 5 - there are legs flying off to the right of the panel while the word, “yikes!” is outlined in a star shape. The panel is now mostly yellow with a small bit of blue in the bottom right and the plant is fully awake.
Panel 6 - the woman and the man are asleep in bed while a clock shows 5am and the sentence, “maybe I’ll try again in the summer” is written over their bed. This panel is entirely in a blue sleep bubble

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Jenny Haines @jennyhainesart.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

UK Illustrators, pls share: The AOI (Association of Illustrators) is conducting a survey on AI and copyright to hopefully fight back against the ridiculous decision by the UK govt to plow ahead regardless. You don't have to be an AOI member to have your say! www.surveymonkey.com/r/ai_consult...

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AI and Copyright Consultation Survey for Illustrators

Take this survey powered by surveymonkey.com. Create your own surveys for free.

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Beth @bethlovescrayons.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

Merry Christmas, Everyone! First ink for a story about a fox and his bin 🦊 💕 🗑️

Black and white image of Father Christmas flying over the National Gallery in London while people pointing up at him in the centre of the image. Above them is a large Christmas tree with a guitarist to the other side of the group. St Martins-in-the-Fields church is to the right and an oversized fox trots towards a bin on the left of the image

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Damian Barr @damianbarr.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

If you’re a creator or work in the creative industries or otherwise have a heart, then please add your voice to this UK Gov consultation on AI and Copyright. I said ‘freelance’ for company and ‘unsure’ for super-granular legal stuff but made my voice heard. You can too. www.gov.uk/government/c...

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This consultation seeks views on how the government can ensure the UK’s legal framework for AI and copyright supports the UK creative industries and AI sector together.

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Ed Newton-Rex @ednewtonrex.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Today, the UK government announced a proposal to change copyright law - for the benefit of AI companies - that would cause huge, irreversible harm to creators. More info below, but most importantly here's what you can do (wherever you live): 1. Email your MP. Template letter in 🧵 👇 1/10

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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

NEW RECORD: 2024 is the first year in history when wind, solar and hydropower generated more electricity than fossil fuels in the UK.

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Beth @bethlovescrayons.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Playing with neocolour crayons on a train somewhere between Berlin and Prague!

Mountain hillside in fat oily crayons. There are tiny orange roofed houses and tall trees on the top of the yellow and black crags

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Beth @bethlovescrayons.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Sketching people in Eurostar terminal at London St Pancras

Sketch of the back of a balding man’s head and an old woman with a pink scarf, glasses and a big grey hooded coat

Sketches of people waiting for a train - there is a woman with long hair swept over her shoulder with her nose poking out, a woman with an enormous suitcase, red glasses and her mouth open, the back of a man in a long bent over beanie in a pink safety vest, and an older couple

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Beth @bethlovescrayons.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Quick sketch from Tate Modern towards St Paul’s Cathedral

Pastel sketch of St Paul’s from the south side of the river. The sky is pink and blue

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Beth @bethlovescrayons.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

New slow comic by me based on cave art at Lascaux! I’m really enjoying making comics and this one was SUPER fun to draw!

Comic in four horizontal panels showing the development of the cave art at Lascaux up to the present day when it is being viewed by tourists.

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Beth @bethlovescrayons.bsky.social · 30/11/2023

Thinking of warmer evenings! ☀️ This sketch is from a balmy Lisbon night using gouache, neocolor 2 crayons and a chinagraph pencil

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Beth @bethlovescrayons.bsky.social · 28/11/2023

It’s almost Christmas! Quick sketch from the Old Vic Theatre during the interval (we had an AMAZING view from the top of the theatre!) #illustration #drawinglondon

Bright orange swirls show the outline of a theatre and its stalls with people in them. Below is a cruciform shaped stage in bright blue

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Beth @bethlovescrayons.bsky.social · 26/11/2023

Sketch of Broadway Market with the looooong shadows #drawtheeveryday #sketchinglondon

Sketch in bright cyan crayon, black pastel and brown pencil showing a person in a puffer jacket walking their dog through a crowded market. Their shadows reach long back to their right hand side

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