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Peter Fiennes @pfiennes.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

This is fun! As flies to wanton boys are we to the gods, they kill us for their fucking sport.

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Alex von Tunzelmann @alexvont.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

If you feel like donating to the RNLI, here’s a link. I just have. Their minimum donation is £2: I think it might be nice for them to receive a lot of donations this week, even if they’re mostly very modest. Just so they know a lot of people out here appreciate their work. rnli.org/support-us/g...

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Donate to the RNLI and help save lives at sea

Your donations really make a difference. We depend on your generosity to educate people to stay safe and prevent tragedies on and offshore. Donate here.

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Peter Fiennes @pfiennes.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

This is not, at the moment, strictly true.

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Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

One in the eye for the Daily Mail, Reform politicians and other liars and disinformation spreaders, who have spouted drivel about rewilding causing UK wildfires www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Rewilded land remains green amid drought-stricken English countryside, images show

National Trust’s Holnicote estate says restored wetlands and rivers offer proof of resilience to drought, wildfires and flooding

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Peter Fiennes @pfiennes.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

A thrilling review of ‘En Route’ by Rosemary Goring in the Herald. ‘One of the most entertaining books published this summer’. Thank you!

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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 08/08/2026

Climate denial is getting louder. Reality is getting harder to ignore. When parks are brown, rivers are shrinking and firefighters are battling blazes across the globe, governments must accelerate climate action, not slow it down.

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This burning summer is the proof: the voices of climate denial aren’t just delusional, they’re deadly | Sadiq Khan

Look at our blazing forests and parched cities. Green policies aren’t a ‘luxury’, and we can’t burn more oil and gas. People need the truth, says London mayor Sadiq Khan

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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Half the country officially in drought - the 3rd in 5 years. Fires raging across Europe. Battles being fought over AI data centres, New episode of *When Nature Becomes A Security Threat*,my podcast series for @therestpolitics.bsky.social, out now. It couldn’t be more timely. Pls do give a listen

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Data Centres vs. Drinking Water: What Matters To Us Most?

Podcast Episode · The Rest Is Politics · 30 July · 16min

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Peter Fiennes @pfiennes.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

I dropped into the lovely @claphambooks.bsky.social. They are selling ‘lots’ of copies of ‘En Route’ - and now have three signed copies. I forgot to take a photo - but here’s one from 2 months ago.

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Peter Fiennes @pfiennes.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Now Jenrick’s MOTHER’s involved? Where will it all end?

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Peter Fiennes @pfiennes.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Will you be in Budleigh Salterton on the lovely Devon coast in September? I will! Hope to see you there... budlitfest.org.uk/event/peter-...

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Peter Fiennes: A Journey Round France In The Company Of Great Writers | Budleigh Salterton Literary Festival

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Peter Fiennes @pfiennes.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Raising a glass to 'En Route', which was published by @pegasus-books.bsky.social YESTERDAY in the US. That's me holding the watered-down wine (aged five). And that's the beach in northern Brittany where Colette had a home and wrote the gorgeous and scandalous novel, 'Le Blé en herbe'.

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Gregory Norminton @gregorynorminton.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

“Here I am with my fellow firefighters, tackling this terrible fire. There must be a hundred of us. But wait, I’m just one firefighter. What difference can I make? GOOD LUCK, LADS, I’M OFF TO THE PUB.”

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Patrick Barkham @patrickbarkham.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

I've been busying around so much I am very late to read and post Anita Roy's wonderful @theguardian.com Country Diary about David Nash's Ash Dome. If you missed it too, please follow this link... www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Country diary: For the beloved Ash Dome, death is not the end | Anita Roy

Blaenau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd: This living sculpture, planted in the 1970s ‘for the 21st century’, is fading fast. But heartbreak is not the only response

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Peter Fiennes @pfiennes.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

'En Route' is published in the US on 7th July by @pegasus-books.bsky.social. It's a looping, leisurely, sometimes fretful journey round France today - guided by the words and lives of some thrilling writers. www.pegasusbooks.com/books/en-rou...

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En Route

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East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 26/06/2026

Ever climbed into a car that's been baking in the sun and wondered why our biggest car parks don't have roofs? The Government was considering exactly that. It has now quietly parked the idea. Here's why it matters.

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As Britain bakes, ministers quietly park plans for solar carports

Ministers have quietly shelved plans that could have transformed Britain's biggest car parks into shaded power stations

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Peter Fiennes @pfiennes.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Good news they've done this ... but 'Don't Look Up!'

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Dr Charlie Gardner @charliejgardner.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Reform UK councillors have introduced a motion to rescind King's Lynn and West Norfolk's climate emergency declaration and deprioritise decarbonisation efforts The council were going to vote on it on Thursday But the meeting has been postponed due to extreme heat

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

It tells you everything you need to know about Kemi Badneoch and Nigel Farage that as London schools, hospitals and transport networks all buckle under extreme record-breaking temperatures, they gather with fossil fuel lobbyists, climate deniers and the far-right to demand an end to Net Zero

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As Extreme Heat Hits London, Fossil Fuel Interests and Global Far-Right Politicians Gather for a 'Glastonbury of Climate Science Deniers'

Nigel Farage and Kemi Badenoch are both scheduled to address the event, reports Max Colbert

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Peter Fiennes @pfiennes.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Monday 20th July, I'll be at the fabulous @toppingsbath.bsky.social in Bath! Beaches, cafés, Sartre, Edith Wharton, Colette, lobsters and mescaline, Katherine Mansfield and the perfect omelette. France through the eyes of amazing writers - and France today! www.toppingbooks.co.uk/events/bath/...

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Peter Fiennes for En Route: A Journey Round France in the Company of Great Writers at Topping & Company Booksellers of Bath

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Abbey @abbeyarletto.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

When reality surpasses fiction! Top: fictional forecast for August 2050, broadcast by French TV in 2014 to warn about the consequences of global warming. Bottom: Real French forecast for yesterday, June 22, 2026.

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Peter Fiennes @pfiennes.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

'Lifelines' is a brilliant book and a very worthy winner indeed!

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Peter Fiennes @pfiennes.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

This is such a sure-footed, thoughtful review. I would say that of course … but it has made my week!

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Peter Fiennes @pfiennes.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

FREE WINE!! With a ticket to see me in conversation with the fabulous @joannapocock.bsky.social at Everybody Reads in Chiswick, west London. Monday. See you there. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/peter-fien...

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Peter Fiennes in conversation with Joanna Pocock

Author in conversation event followed by book signing

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

“Reform has the most extreme policy on energy and climate the UK has seen since modern science on the subject began. The party opposes solar; it opposes wind; it opposes batteries… Once again: Reform is largely funded by fossil fuels” Private Eye on the anti-thought, pro-corruption threat of Reform

$MELTING TICE RICHARD TICE, Reform UK's deputy leader and spokesman on energy and climate, made an extraordinary appearance on Bloomberg's Zero podcast last week. A few things soon became clear: firstly, he hasn't read the science. Tice claims the UK. is "almost unilaterally" beggaring itself by choosing low-carbon power (tell that to China, building hundreds of gigawatts of solar and wind each year). He hasn't read the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) summary for policymakers. He says "thousands" of scientists disagree with accepted climate science but wouldn't - couldn't? - name any scientists who'd advised him. He thinks net zero will bankrupt Britain (jobs in clean energy are growing faster than much of the rest of the economy). He threatened to walk out twice - once when presented with the IPCC's summary. When asked about batteries, which store solar and wind power safely and cheaply until the evening peak, he said: "We don't need batteries. It's ridiculous." Reform UK has the most extreme policy on energy and climate the UK has seen since modern science on the subject began. The party opposes solar; it opposes wind; it opposes batteries, for God's sake. Its policy is "drill, drill, frack Lincolnshire". Once again: Reform is largely funded by fossil fuels. The main defence Tice wielded was that the IPC recently abandoned its always implausible "RCP8.5" scenario - the worst-case, which predicted coal use doubling or tripling this century. İronically, Tice himself is the British politician who would do more than anything else to bring about that polluted world. 'Young Windy'$

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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

"fewer people believe it now than when the same question was asked in 2019 and 2022" 🤔 I wonder if this has anything to do with this travesty? ##EndClimateSilence

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Peter Fiennes @pfiennes.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

I'll be talking with the amazing @joannapocock.bsky.social at Everybody Reads bookshop on Monday 8th June. Chiswick! Tickets are £5 and come with 'refreshments', which sounds like a bargain. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/peter-fien...

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Peter Fiennes in conversation with Joanna Pocock

Author in conversation event followed by book signing

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Peter Fiennes @pfiennes.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

TONIGHT! It's free - just sign in for an hour of chat about French (and other) writers, the power of place, lobsters and omelettes, ethnonationalism, forest fires, scandals, beaches and bars, holy places and revolutions. www.pace.cam.ac.uk/events/2026/...

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In Conversation with Peter Fiennes and Dr Lucy Durneen

Creative Writing Tutor and writer Dr Lucy Durneen will be in conversation with acclaimed travel writer Peter Fiennes in this free Zoom event on Thursday 21 May, 2026, 7-8pm, UK time.

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Peter Fiennes @pfiennes.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

I'll be talking about 'En Route' at the fabulous Toppings Books in Bath on Monday 20th July. Do come! @toppingsbath.bsky.social Tickets here: www.toppingbooks.co.uk/events/bath/...

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Peter Fiennes for En Route: A Journey Round France in the Company of Great Writers at Topping & Company Booksellers of Bath

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Peter Fiennes @pfiennes.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Apparently the government are looking into it. UK ‘built for climate that no longer exists’ and needs urgent changes to survive global heating, report warns

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Peter Fiennes @pfiennes.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Thank you, Ian. In lovely Swanage!

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Joanna Pocock @joannapocock.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

London people: I am doing an event on June 8 at Everybody Reads in Chiswick with Peter Fiennes to discuss EN ROUTE, his beautiful book about France and its authors. Details & tickets here: "Peter Fiennes in conversation with Joanna Pocock" www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/peter-fien... @eventbritehelp

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Peter Fiennes in conversation with Joanna Pocock

Author in conversation event followed by book signing

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Peter Fiennes @pfiennes.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

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Peter Fiennes in conversation with Joanna Pocock

Author in conversation event followed by book signing

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Stevie P @intruder1500stevie.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

All the car parks to the supermarkets and hyper markets in this area are done. Plus quite a few much smaller parking areas. All new agricultural buildings have solar panel roofs as well.

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Peter Fiennes @pfiennes.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

To be in the ‘new smart thinking’ section in the BLOOMSBURY branch of Waterstones is some kind of life achievement ticked off. @gowerst-books.bsky.social

Photo of the shelves at Waterstones in Bloomsbury with the book ‘En Route’ featured prominently.

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