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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 13/05/2026

Must we keep holding our politicians to such impossible standards?

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Dom McClelland @nuthatch71.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Somewhere in here is a daylight fox spotted yesterday.

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Dom McClelland @nuthatch71.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

First swallow spotted today, over Ebchester in the Derwent valley #ukbirds #birds

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Michael Spicer @michaelspicer.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Watching the President receive the FIFA Peace Prize, I'm struggling to think of a more obvious attempt at placating/grovelling to a tyrannical man-baby than by giving him an entirely made-up award that makes literally no sense whatsoever.

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

I must have missed the wall-to-wall coverage of demands for an investigation into Nigel Farage's lies about being a racist Or about whether he knew Nathan Gill Or about who bought his house in Frinton

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Dom McClelland @nuthatch71.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Kittiwakes nesting #ontheedge for today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme. The Baltic Arts Centre, Gateshead.

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Dom McClelland @nuthatch71.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

A Mr and Mrs bullfinch for today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme.

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Dom McClelland @nuthatch71.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Great tit arriving at the nest box earlier this year. Hopefully just enough blurring for today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme. #blurred #birds #photography

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Tony Beales @tonybeales.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

Here is a beautifully dainty kittiwake for Alan's #BirdOfTheDay #shadesofgrey theme with more complementary shades of grey in the surrounding rocks. This lovely gull is in trouble, red listed, with the UK breeding population nearly halved over the last 50 years or so. #UKwildlife #birds

A kittiwake perched on a rock ledge, head turned half back over its shoulder. Its yellow beak and the thin ring of red around its eye stand out in a photo mainly consisting of shades of grey.

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Dom McClelland @nuthatch71.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

I think these count as closeups for #BirdOfTheDay A blackbird and a fledgling robin.

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Jane @localnotail.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

On the same day in the Telegraph:

The Telegraph

Rayner tax scandal - £40k tax dodge - Statement

Angela Rayner dodges £40,000 stamp duty

Deputy Prime Minister reduces tax bill for Hove flat by declaring it as her main residence

[Photo: Angela Rayner pictured at the weekend in Hove, where she has just bought a flat Credit: Dan Charity/The Sun on Sunday]

Robert Mendick Chief Reporter. Amy Gibbons Political Correspondent

29 August 2025 8:57am BST

The Telegraph

Money > Property > Second homes

How to avoid tax on your second home

From stamp duty to council tax, shield your wealth from Labour's tightening net

[Photo of houses around a bay - Areas such as Cornwall have added a premium to council tax bills for second homes Credit: iStockphoto]

Fran Ivens Senior Money Writer

29 August 2025 1:21pm BST

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Alex Gallagher @alexgallagher.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Congressman Jamie Raskin hands Nigel Farage his a*** on a plate Anyone in the UK care to plagiarize?

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 03/09/2025

Nigel Farage looks uncomfortable as Jamie Raskin uses his opening statement to absolutely demolish him

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Jamie Raskin, "They only want to protect free speech that they agree with" JR then demolishes Farage, ending with "You might want to think twice before you let Nigel Farage Make Britain Great Again"

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Dom McClelland @nuthatch71.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

Spent last night camping in local woods. A lot of toads! #toads #uknature #wildlifephotography

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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

This is predicted to be one of the most damaging windfarms for birds we are aware of anywhere on the planet. We support nature positive offshore wind, but this isn’t it. It’s a disaster in the making.

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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Tomorrow's front page 📰 Convicted US felon to arrive in Scotland

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RSPB Action @rspbaction.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

The illegal killing of our beautiful birds must stop. It’s good to see MPs will be debating this urgent issue on Monday. Thank you to everyone who's spoken up so far. We’re close to getting the change our upland wildlife needs.

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Dom McClelland @nuthatch71.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

A buff-tailed bumble bee on a red campion leaf in the garden. #bees #naturephotography

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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

The warning couldn’t be clearer. ⚠️ Slashing the nature-friendly farming budget would be catastrophic for the nature and climate crisis, and for our long-term food security. What's more, it would leave the UK Government’s credibility on climate and nature in tatters.

A headline from The Guardian reads: “Fund for nature-friendly farming to be slashed in UK spending review.” Below it, a line of bright green tractors ploughs wide, bare furrows into a large field. The image underscores the scale of UK farming and the warning that vital support for restoring nature is about to be cut.

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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

We’re calling on everyone who cares about nature: write to your MP now. Show them we won’t stand by while vital protections are ripped up: action.rspb.org.uk/page/159517/...

action.rspb.org.uk

Help stop the Planning and Infrastructure Bill tearing up nature protections

I've written to my MP to demand that the UK Government adopts a nature-friendly approach to planning and development. Will you take action too?

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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

We’re not alone. We & the @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social are united in calling for Part 3 to be scrapped. Keir Starmer, Rachel Reeves, Steve Reed, Angela Rayner, @matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social The choice is yours. And it will be remembered by the millions of us who care about the natural world.

A European Starling perches on a sheet of rusted, corrugated metal, beak wide open in full cry. Its glossy, speckled plumage catches the light against a blurred, burnt-orange backdrop. The bird appears mid-shout - a wild, urgent alarm from nature.

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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

Labour promised to restore nature. ❌ Instead, their Planning Bill contains a licence to destroy it. We offered solutions. We’re done waiting. Part 3 of the Bill would gut the laws protecting our most precious habitats & species. Without significant change, it must be scrapped.

Screenshot of a Guardian news article with the headline: “Wildlife charities urge Labour to scrap ‘licence to kill nature’ in planning bill.” The subheading reads: “Conservationists say part of bill allowing developers to avoid environmental laws by paying into nature fund should be ditched.” Below, a protest photo shows handmade signs in woodland. One reads “BAT FACTS – 14 species of bat in Buckinghamshire. Bats are the only mammals that can fly.” Another says “FAT CATS KILL BATS” in bold letters. The image underscores public anger and the scale of opposition to the proposed Planning Bill.

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Dom McClelland @nuthatch71.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

A great tit returning with food, split seconds from arriving at the nest box in the garden. #naturephotography #photography #ukwildlife #birds 🪶

A back view of a great tit with outstretched wings. Just about to arrive at the nest box.

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Dom McClelland @nuthatch71.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

A house sparrow fledgling in the garden. Still showing some of it’s chick’s beak. #narurephotography #ukwildlife #birds

A recently fledged house sparrow sitting on a log ,with some of last year’s teasels in the background.

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Dom McClelland @nuthatch71.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

A pair of greenfinches and a pair of siskins feeding side by side in the garden. #ukbirds #ukwildlife #photography 🪶

A pair of greenfinches on the left and a pair of smaller siskins on the right hand sides of a feeder. Happily eating sunflower hearts.

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Dom McClelland @nuthatch71.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

A pair of bullfinches having their breakfast this morning. #ukwildlife #uknature 🪶

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Dom McClelland @nuthatch71.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Male chaffinch sitting on top of my strategically placed log pile in the garden. #photography #ukwildlife #uknature 🪶

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Dom McClelland @nuthatch71.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Some sort of ruin in the woods with a sycamore growing from it. Possibly a building connected to an old, nearby railway that transported coal. #trees #photography #DerwentValley

A sycamore growing out of a tumbled down, mossy, ruined wall.

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Dom McClelland @nuthatch71.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

A pair of trees with a bit of a mirror image to them-from the woods today. #trees #photography

Two moss covered trees growing close together, with a sort of mirror symmetry to them.

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Dom McClelland @nuthatch71.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Primroses and bluebells springing up in some local woods. Pretty overcast day. #ukwildflowers #uknature #DerwentValley #photography

A clump of primroses at the base of a tree. Growing out of the dead leaves.

Bluebells beginning to carpet a patch of woodland floor. Not quite fully covering the ground yet!

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Dom McClelland @nuthatch71.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

A white tailed bumble bee sat on a red campion leaf (Ithink) #bees #uknature #ukwildlife #wildflowers

A black and yellow banded bumblebee with a white tail sitting on a leaf.

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Dom McClelland @nuthatch71.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

Lesser celandine growing in the garden. Seems to be springing up in more places each spring. #ukwildflowers #nature #photography

A single lesser celandine flower using a macro lens.

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Dom McClelland @nuthatch71.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Empty snail shell I found in the garden. Maybe a strawberry snail? #ukwildlife #macrophotography #snails

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