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David Craven @davidjcraven.bsky.social · 18m

I’ve probably watched Hot Fuzz twenty times, but only tonight have I noticed that as Angel rides in for the climactic shoot-out, as he goes past a shop, there’s a poster for Romeo and Juliet. But instead of Martin and Eve, it’s now the two understudies!

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David Craven @davidjcraven.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

If the government want a policy that will help us and nature into the future - a 1000 Ha wetland on the upstream edge of every major town and city.

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Martin @botanicalmartin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This is an interesting point that has come up in our Local Nature Recovery Strategy: If you start post Enclosure (circa 1600-1650 in Tees Valley) then your story now is loss of hedgerows. Start before & the loss is of wetlands and massive amounts of grassland/grazing moor; hedges are irrelevant.

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David Craven @davidjcraven.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The Pilgrims’ path off Holy Island. A bit wet at the moment. Might just go to the pub instead.

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David Craven @davidjcraven.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I hope this happens with any and all houses. There are abandoned mansions in London, empty for years, that could house 20 families a piece.

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David Craven @davidjcraven.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Farage really should have all means of communication taken off him, in the name of national security.

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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The police have asked everyone to please not speculate about the RAF Fairford incident, so naturally I'm going to waste no time in making up total bollocks to suit my own agenda.

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David Craven @davidjcraven.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

My nine games. I’m old, and simultaneously haven’t grown up yet!

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David Craven @davidjcraven.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Red sky in the morning, shepherd’s delight

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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

There's much that can be criticised about Suella's mad position, but nobody who thinks this actually 'supports the England football team'.

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Nick Davies @njdavies.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Great to hear the PM say “We are going to be much prouder in standing up for our values and the rule of law” re foreign information warfare. I wonder if he or the Home Secretary might consider doing the same when it comes to masked vigilantes shutting down infrastructure and harassing the RNLI

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David Craven @davidjcraven.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Further proof that Kemi Badenoch is not a serious person.

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James Bullock @jmbecologist.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Oh FFS. Increases in a few species is not a positive from climate change It is a signal that communities & ecosystems are under threat from rapid change Please, BBC, don’t do this simplistic reporting, feeding complacency about climate breakdown www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Hummingbird hawk moths and ivy bees: The insects growing in number as temperatures rise

Hummingbird hawk moths - often mistaken for small birds - are being spotted in the West Midlands.

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David Craven @davidjcraven.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

There's a fascinating relationship whereby the more money you have that should allow you to have and act on strong principles, the weaker your principles become. Instead, your only principle becomes adherence to money.

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David Craven @davidjcraven.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I think we should give Piddington what they want, today, and make them independent. Cut off literally everything the state provides. No water, no power, no medical services, no fire, no education, no currency, no banking. Just leave them to work out a barter system.

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Tamoor Hussain @tamoorh.com · 14/09/2026

btw Kanye did a song Heil Hitler and no one stepped in to oppose his tour(s), which is ongoing. In fact, Kanye is scheduled to perform at one of the stadiums Macklemore has been stopped from being at.

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David Craven @davidjcraven.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Hard to escape the impression Labour have handed Reform a double win. Finance reform should have been Day One and done by now. Instead, they prevaricated. So, Reform have not only been able to bank unprecedented sums of dodgy money, they can rightly hit Labour for trying to make retroactive changes.

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David Craven @davidjcraven.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I agree with all this, and would add no second jobs, and no jobs with an industry you regulated within 25 years of leaving parliament.

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Chris Grey @chrisgrey.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

This is outrageous in and of itself. It's also outrageous that the government isn't doing anything about it. There's a constant political refrain that 'the first duty of government is to protect its citizens'. So do it.

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The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

NEW Why holding a placard is a terrorist act, while causing disruption in a balaclava is not The mess caused by ministers and the police not taking terrorism law seriously By me at @prospectmagazine.co.uk www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...

Recent events in England now reveal the practical difference between terrorists and protesters. It would seem that terrorists peacefully hold placards and get immediately arrested, while protesters wear black uniforms and balaclavas and disrupt infrastructure and do not get arrested.

How did we get into this mess? How have we placed ourselves in the position where terrorism legislation is used to detain and prosecute peaceful protesters, while those adopting the terror tactics of private armies seem to be free to do as they wish?

The reason is that for some time British politicians have not taken terrorism legislation seriously, and that ministers have got into the habit of misusing terror laws for easy targets.

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Andrew Copson @andrewcopson.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Bishops and Archbishops have voted against: abolition of slavery, abolition of death penalty, decriminalising abortion, decriminalising gay sex, same-sex marriage. So this is just the latest in long tradition of opposition to choice and freedom. It's scandalous that they get to vote on laws at all!

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David Craven @davidjcraven.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Wood mice have big eyes because they are constantly stoned out of their gourd.

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David Craven @davidjcraven.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Two stories that illustrate why politicians and the media need to knock the “legitimate concerns” crap on the head and start calling stupid racism out for what it is.

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Esheru @esherukweku.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Small boat arrival numbers are at a low. Responsible journalism would ask: - Who organised this? - Did police have prior intelligence? - Why were arrests not made? - Were online networks, funding streams or political affiliations involved? - Why now? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

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Hundreds of far-right protesters descend on Portsmouth after small boat arrival

Influencer livestreams event calling for men to travel to port to block coaches carrying asylum seekers from leaving

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David Craven @davidjcraven.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

The 1968 Whistle and I’ll Come to You is far scarier than the 2010 version, despite its key special effects involving nothing more than fishing line.

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David Craven @davidjcraven.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

It’s a small thing, but if the only way you can convince kids “how great this country is” is through a mix of propaganda, censorship and authoritarianism, then you don’t actually think the country is that “great” in the first place.

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David Craven @davidjcraven.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Something like seven consecutive months of seeing painted lady butterflies in the garden.

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Molly Scott Cato @greenpartymolly.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

There could be no clearer signal that Reform propose to be a fascist government The purpose of a state of emergency is to suspend constitutional requirements Politicians and journalists who are committed to democracy should understand and act accordingly www.express.co.uk/news/politic...

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Nigel Farge set to declare 'national emergency' in huge Reform speech

Nigel Farage will make his keynote speech at Reform UK's conference - follow live

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Mark Nixon @fatbadger442.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

"Stevan Jackson, a Royal Navy veteran of 35 years, said: "Branding the arboretum with Royal British Legion imposes a service-centric focus, which I think diminishes those other organisations and charities that are not service related." www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Veterans call National Memorial Arboretum's name change 'diminishing'

The site in Staffordshire will be renamed the Royal British Legion National Remembrance Gardens

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David Craven @davidjcraven.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Without saying your age, what is your favorite movie that came out when you were 20 years old? For the year in which I was mainly 20…

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David Craven @davidjcraven.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Without saying your age, what is your favorite movie that came out when you were 20 years old? For the year I turned 20…

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The Secret Barrister @barristersecret.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I’m aware when I’m throwing these stones that the new Justice Secretary is in an impossible position, caused almost entirely by previous governments. But at some point somebody in politics is going to have to consider the idea of not structuring a criminal justice system on the whims of tabloids.

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The Secret Barrister @barristersecret.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Removing basic amenities such as laundry rooms and cramming more prisoners in the same square footage doesn’t sound like it will help with the crisis in prison conditions. Which is fine if all you want from prison is temporary warehousing of people. Less so if you want to stop people reoffending.

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James Bullock @jmbecologist.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

While I have your attention, let’s cover the harm caused by SUVs compared to standard cars - greater danger to cyclists & pedestrians - bigger impacts on infrastructure - eg roads - & traffic - higher emissions & particulate pollution - larger batteries in electric SUVs, depleting mineral resources

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David Craven @davidjcraven.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Coyote vs Acme is an absolute delight. I’m sure it’s great for kids too, but if you are in an age bracket that grew up watching the original Looney Tunes, it’s nostalgic in all the right ways. Very much deserves your support.

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David Craven @davidjcraven.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I saw the trailer a few weeks back and thought “this looks awful” and now I see it’s made by people who haven’t the faintest understanding of the source material. Hard pass.

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 31/08/2026

macabre = “muh-KAHB” Worcestershire = “WOOSS-ter-sheer” omnipotent = “ahm-NI-puh-tunt” reticent = “RET-uh-sunt” epitome = “ih-PIT-uh-mee” myriad = "MEER-ee-ud" Never make fun of someone if they mispronounce a word. It means they learned it by reading.

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David Craven @davidjcraven.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

No chance he knows he’s posting AI slop.

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Yorkshire Wildlife Trust @yorkswildlife.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Rachael Bice, CEO of Yorkshire Wildlife Trust explores how devolution can help landscapes, cities and communities to be become more resilient and asks the question: are our institutions are equipped for the challenges they now face? www.ywt.org.uk/blog/thewild... #NatureRecovery

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Good growth needs strong natural foundations | Yorkshire Wildlife Trust

Rachael Bice, Chief Executive of Yorkshire Wildlife Trust explores how devolution can help landscapes, cities and communities to be become more resilient and asks the question: are our institutions ar...

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David Craven @davidjcraven.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

The best trick the social media companies managed was to get classified as speech rather than as publishers.

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Marcus Chown @marcuschown.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Why the f**k do we not classify the social media companies as “publishers”? They would then be subject to the existing law that makes a publisher responsible for what it publishes. It should not make any difference that what the social media companies publish is digital rather than ink on paper

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Tom & Lorenzo @tomandlorenzo.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

What horseshit. She embraced gay people at the height of the AIDS crisis, embraced trans people at the height of the war against them, supported Black communities and artists, and wrote the most pro-worker's rights feminist pop song of all time. Neutral my ass

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David Craven @davidjcraven.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Tim Curry in Clue will always be one of my favourite comedy performances by anybody, ever, in anything.

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David Craven @davidjcraven.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

The right wing reacting predictably here. The irony being parts of that political spectrum embrace a culture that needs these exact lessons. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Asylum seekers told rape and harassment illegal in UK in new Home Office booklet

The nine-page booklet covers issues including respect in public, sex and consent, and gender equality.

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