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Kate Middleton

@katemidd.bsky.social
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Journalist/Film maker/Trainer. Lives in Greenwich, South London. From up North. Biological Scientist. Trees, birds and averting climate crisis my thing. Ebike on quiet roads. Lido lover.

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Kate Middleton @katemidd.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
Sun setting on 2025 - the Thames at Greenwich
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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
Youth Mobility + Youth Independence should be key metrics of a city's success.
two kids biking on their street one is standing on the handlebars.
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Meg Howarth @howarthm.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
💚💚 #art #gardening #environment @gardeningwell.ie @sliondale.bsky.social @savevtg.bsky.social @katemidd.bsky.social @yorksfella59.bsky.social @anneapplebaum.bsky.social
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Meg Howarth @howarthm.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
🚶🏽‍♀️‍➡️ #pedestrians #roads #London 🚶‍♀️ Another day, another #KSI, this time in #Islington @katemidd.bsky.social @wandsworthls.bsky.social @sliondale.bsky.social @ianmgreenwood.bsky.social
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Kate Middleton @katemidd.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
Saturday RSPB Northward Hill, Kent-absolute joy for all the senses. Hawthorn, Gorse and last of the Bluebells, dozens of Peacock and Speckled wood butterflies, Cinnabar moths ..oh and clear close up views of Cuckoos - as for sounds - photo of brief burst of Merlin app. 10 yr old neighbour loved it
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Kate Middleton @katemidd.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Fabulous day at ⁦‪@RSPBMinsmere‬⁩ - watched 3 Bittern close by on the wing for several minutes and dozens and dozens of sand martins…nightingales, Avocets etc etc
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Kate Middleton @katemidd.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
Fabulous marathon day - big crowds and plenty of music on Trafalgar rd East Greenwich
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Kate Middleton @katemidd.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
Goslings on the Thames today
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Kate Middleton @katemidd.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
Pure Weller just finishing soundcheck at @peltonarms Pelton Arms Greenwich to a round of applause - it’s going to be a great night ..band on at 9pm
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Garry Pogson @garrypogson.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
My first Comma and first Brimstone of 2025, about 10 yards apart, at Vanbrugh Pits, Greenwich thurs lunchtime. Several years now the same bramble patch has yielded my first comma of the year @joebeale.bsky.social @dustygedge.bsky.social
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Joseph Beale @joebeale.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Apparently #mothfaceFriday is a thing. Well here's one (Elephant Hawk) from Greenwich last summer.
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Dusty Gedge @dustygedge.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
2nd video is hats off to gang of younger people in #pub who named the #fox down the 👑 - I have to say a bit not #glamarous but hey their choice. A bit fun #foxes again @katemidd.bsky.social @joebeale.bsky.social might enjoy. youtube.com/shorts/LpJnL...
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The fox down the Crown has been named - not by me - he is now JimThe Fox.
YouTube video by Dusty Gedge
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Murky Depths @murkydepths.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Woolwich public realm project removing much pedestrian space around an extremely busy areas near the Elizabeth line station crossing creating numerous pinch points hindering those on foot. Thousands more homes due too which'll increase footfall here www.fromthemurkydepths.co.uk/2025/04/11/w...
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Woolwich upgrade project creating big problems near Elizabeth line station - Murky Depths
A major project changing Woolwich town centre is seeing major problems are numerous pedestrian routes are reduced in size
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London Cycling Campaign @londoncycling.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
🧵 In "celebration" of the opening of the Silvertown Tunnel today, we recently took it upon ourselves to attempt the cross the river in East London by bike in (almost) every way possible. First up, Tower Bridge...
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Who could have imagined that a government of rapists, racists, coup plotters, conmen, tax dodgers, conspiracy fantasists and bullshit artists might not work very well?
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Jon Burke🌍 @jonburkeuk.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
The U.S Government is now owned by the fossil fuel industry to the extent that they are no longer seeking to slow the transition to a low carbon world, but are using all means to reverse progress. I cannot overstate the existential threat these people pose to your children.
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Kate Middleton @katemidd.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
www.politico.eu/article/dona...
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Trump tells countries to ax talks on shipping carbon tax, or else
The attack on the shipping deal is part of a wider U.S. rejection of policies to fight climate change.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
A rainforest in Devon, today.
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#CarbonReckoning (Andrew Boswell) @drandrewboswell.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
A fossil fuel project in Teesside has landed a £10bn subsidy for a fairytale carbon capture technology -recent studies show the plant’s total emissions would far exceed any carbon stored under the sea Read more about this second, new challenge to Net Zero Teesside goodlawproject.org/labour-is-ch...
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Labour is chucking cash at a carbon capture con – so we’re taking action | Good Law Project
A fossil fuel project in Teesside has landed a £10bn subsidy for a fairytale technology. But the government’s carbon sums don’t add up.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
A narrative is recited almost everywhere: that Rachel Reeves is being "forced" to cut benefits, and is faced with "hard choices" or "no choice". This story, a staple of neoliberal doctrine, is completely false, as @richardjmurphy.bsky.social explains: www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/03...
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Is Rachel Reeves constrained by the City?
Is the City really stopping Rachel Reeves from doing what Labour wants, or is she just using it as a convenient excuse for her neoliberal austerity? This is the audio version: This is the transc...
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
1. One of capitalism’s greatest successes is to shut down our imaginations. With the help of its favoured tools - neoliberalism and fascism - it persuades us that “there is no alternative”. Our first task is to re-ignite our moral imaginations and name our alternatives. 🧵
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
You think the arbitrary arrest of political dissenters cannot happen in the UK? It already does. www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
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Quakers condemn police raid on Westminster Meeting House
Police broke into a Quaker Meeting House last night (27 March) and arrested six young people holding a meeting over concerns for the climate and Gaza.
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Urban Cycling Institute @urbancyclinginstitute.org · 28/03/2025
A published collaborative #manifesto, an annual report teeming with #impact, an action-packed year of #events and #stories from readers that inspire and shape our efforts- this month's newsletter is a special one ✨ 🤩 Read on our #Substack and join us 🥳
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Manifesting Change, Measuring Impact 🌸🚲
Newsletter | Fresh Publications
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Kate Middleton @katemidd.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
Charlton lido this lunchtime - stunning in the sun . Water a little chilly but great when you are in - proper hot showers afterwards ..that’s what the people need
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Richard Murphy @richardjmurphy.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
We should be shocked, humiliated and ashamed that 4.5 million children live in poverty in the UK and that Labour is planning to increase this number by conscious choice. Radical action is needed. No child deserves this. www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/03...
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4.5 million children in poverty demand action
There are going to be 4.5 million children living in poverty in the UK soon, with Labour's policies increasing that number by at least 250,000. I continue to be shocked by these statistics. In a coun...
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Prof. Ian Walker @ianwalker.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
I keep seeing the same common theme: the impossible standards placed on anyone advocating changes to our transport system. Question car dependency and you're expected to address every inequality and injustice at the same time; but support car dependency and you'll never be challenged on these issues
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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 20/03/2025
City Hall has issued a high pollution alert for London due to air pollution from mainland Europe. I urge Londoners to look after themselves and protect those with conditions such as asthma. This includes refraining from engine idling and burning wood or garden waste.
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High pollution alert issued for London
Londoners are asked to switch off vehicle engines when idling and to refrain from burning garden waste.
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Adam Vaughan @adamvaughan.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
This week, someone said of the UK's net zero target: "Why is it 2050 in the first place? No-one knows." It feels like a good time to be resharing this @newscientist.com primer, on what net zero actually means. Few years old but the basics stand👇 www.newscientist.com/question/net...
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What does 'net zero emissions' mean?
An ambitious target to reduce emissions, but can it slow global warming?
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Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 21/03/2025
Exclusive: energy secretary says 2050 target is imperative, and accuses opposition of betraying of future generations The government is “absolutely up for the fight” over net zero, Ed Miliband has said, as he accused the Conservatives and Reform of “a total desertion and betrayal” of future…
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Government ‘absolutely up for the fight’ over net zero, Ed Miliband says
Exclusive: energy secretary says 2050 target is imperative, and accuses opposition of betraying of future generations The government is “absolutely up for the fight” over net zero, Ed Miliband has said, as he accused the Conservatives and Reform of “a total desertion and betrayal” of future generations by failing to tackle the climate crisis. After a turbulent week for Labour in which it has been charged with abandoning its values by slashing disability benefits, the energy secretary sought to focus attention on the party’s plans for the green energy transition. Continue reading...
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Jon Burke🌍 @jonburkeuk.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
All good urban design is underpinned by high quality materials built to withstand hundreds of years of wear with minimal intervention.
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Georgia Elliott-Smith @georgiaes.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
When I took the UK govt to court in 2021, demanding incinerators be taxed on emissions, this Danish plant was held up as 'renewable'. Now, EfW must pay for emissions & the truth is revealed - they're CO2 & 'forever chemical' manufacturing plants! #foreverchemicals #EfW #WtE #incineration
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Georgia Elliott-Smith @georgiaes.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
An intriguing, powerful new tactic on the frontline against polluters - citizen's arrest. This well-considered action, based on sound legal principles, requires police to review factual dossiers with evidence of wrongdoing. Activists doing what politicians should ✊️👏💚 #citizensarrest #thameswater
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Spartacus @scartapus.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Bloody brilliant - I think I love you CAN
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Michelle Charlesworth @michellec66.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Hold the polluters to account! ✊
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Andrew Grainger @andrewclimate.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
At last, action to hold those responsible for the appalling state of our rivers to account!
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Michelle Charlesworth @michellec66.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
www.citizensarrestnetwork.org
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Citizen's Arrest Network
Citizens Arrest Network will hold those making the decisions driving the worst environmental pollution to account.
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Citizen’s Arrest Network @citizensarrestnet.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
BREAKING NEWS: Thames Water executives citizen’s arrested at their offices this morning. It’s time someone held these criminals to account for the harm and disruption they are causing to our lives. Follow for updates. #CitizensArrest #ThamesWater
Environment, Pollution, Thames Water, CEO, Citizen's Arrest, Thames Water executives citizen's arrested for crimes of public nuisance. Woman in blue jacket seen leaving the offices of Thames Water in Reading UK Tuesday 18th March.
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Murky Depths @murkydepths.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Concerns raised about active travel within Lewisham shopping centre redevelopment plan www.fromthemurkydepths.co.uk/2025/02/11/l...
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Lewisham shopping centre redevelopment: Concerns over active travel raised - Murky Depths
Concerns have been raised about active travel links through the planned Lewisham shopping centre redevelopment
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Blackheath Standard Resident @richardt135.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
That moment when you realise a contractor employed by Greenwich Council is driving down the pavement towards you at speed spraying glyphosate into the air…. 😡
Greenwich Council contractor driving down the pavement spraying glyphosate on 4 March 2025.
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Blackheath Standard Resident @richardt135.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
When did it become normal for cars, vans and lorries to drive along the pavement on Old Dover Road rather than holding back and waiting for space for vehicles to pass? 🤷‍♂️
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Blackheath Standard Resident @richardt135.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
What difference a week can make. Zebra crossing at Blackheath Standard had almost worn away and vehicles were failing to stop. Logged issue on FixMyStreet App. Revisited today and found the crossing had been repainted. Thanks @royalgreenwich.bsky.social 🙂
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Meg Howarth @howarthm.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
🚶🏽 #pedestrians #roads #London🚶🏽 Another day, another #KSI, this time a #fatality in #Bromley 😡 driver arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving/driving under the influence😡 @ianwalker.bsky.social @londonls.bsky.social @katemidd.bsky.social news.met.police.uk/news/appeal-...
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Appeal following fatal collision in Bromley
Officers need to speak with anyone who saw the collision on West Wickham High Street
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Dusty Gedge @dustygedge.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
If you live in #lewisham #deptford #blackheath #greenwich or anywhere else #selondon a little video ad for a talk I will be doing locally on #nature #wildlife #birds #greenroofs and #greencities as a local #geezer @joebeale.bsky.social @dohertyta.bsky.social @katemidd.bsky.social
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Kate Middleton @katemidd.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
Dydd Dewi Sant hapus i bawb… from East Greenwich. I’m the only one without a Welsh name in our household .. even the cat is named after a Welsh outlaw.
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Kate Middleton @katemidd.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
Early morning swim at Charlton lido before the sun broke through the mist - exhilarating!
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
An Axis of Autocracy - the US, Russia, North Korea, Belarus and Hungary - facilitating an imperial war of aggression in Ukraine, now confronts nations seeking (however inconsistently) to uphold a modicum of democracy and international law.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
I started planning this column a while ago, but I kept imagining it wouldn't be necessary, as many other journalists would surely get there first. I've been scratching my head ever since, wondering "where is everyone?" Is this not a huge and obvious issue?
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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Ooh, I know this: it's because they're cowardly little shits, running away from responsibility for their endless array of sex crimes.
Headline reading "Why are the Tate brothers heading to the US?" above photo of a pair of spineless, chinless, maggot-dicked, brothel-bothering misogynist arseholes.
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 27/02/2025
🚨BREAKING - Steve Reed has just launched the biggest review into the water sector since privatisation. But wait…..he says the commission can’t even consider public ownership. 🤯 We need to act quickly to change his mind. ⏰ Sign our petition now ✍️ weownit.org.uk/act-now/stev...
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Steve Reed: include public ownership as an option in your independent commission on the water sector. | We Own It
Steve Reed must put public ownership back on the table.
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