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Peter Gannon

@pjgyork.bsky.social
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Hoping we can reverse Brexit in my lifetime! #FBPE Living the good life in #Catalunya #birder #walker #Garraf #UKBirding 🇪🇺🏳️‍🌈 live in🇪🇸 born in🇬🇧 & also🇩🇪

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Peter Gannon @pjgyork.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Birding on the Ebro Delta 25 September for my birthday treat
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Peter Gannon @pjgyork.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Ronda last night
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Peter Gannon @pjgyork.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Red rumped Swallow over my catalan garden just now
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Peter Gannon @pjgyork.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Lovely walk in Garraf natural park and summer visitors starting to arrive: Golden Oriole, Barn and Red Rump. Swallows
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Peter Gannon @pjgyork.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Not so Golden Brown: DJ plays 24-hours of No 2s in Lake District sewage protest
Radio host uses chart songs that didn’t quite make top spot to highlight issue of Windermere pollution
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Peter Gannon @pjgyork.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
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Budapest Pride expected to be a rallying cry against Orbán’s rollback of rights
Record numbers expected at march despite Hungary’s leader saying those attending will face ‘legal consequences’
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Peter Gannon @pjgyork.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Great work Jono
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Peter Gannon @pjgyork.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
Good article on wine making in my area: www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Top winemaker ‘may have to leave its Spanish vineyards due to climate crisis’
Familia Torres has been making wine in Catalonia since 1870, but says it may have to move to higher altitudes in 30 years’ time
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Peter Gannon @pjgyork.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Labour’s great nature sellout is the worst attack on England’s ecosystems I’ve seen in my lifetime | George Monbiot
The horrifying planning bill, which rips up environmental protections, was drafted with CEOs in mind. We know because Keir Starmer told us, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Peter Gannon @pjgyork.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Thank you! Hope all is good
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Peter Gannon @pjgyork.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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What’s in the millions of tonnes of sludge spread on to UK farmland? Toxic waste – and ministers don’t care | George Monbiot
Water companies let waste disposers, for cash, dump their loads into sewage farms. When it is recklessly used as fertiliser, we are all at risk, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Peter Gannon @pjgyork.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/...
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​How a tiny village in a deserted part of Spain became a centre for gay weddings
A couple of hours’ drive from Madrid, Campillo de Ranas has played a huge role in promoting same-sex marriage – and revived the fortunes of the ‘black villages’ of Guadalajara
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Peter Gannon @pjgyork.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
The founding fathers baked reason, truth and free speech into the US. That’s all gone now | Will Hutton www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The founding fathers baked reason, truth and free speech into the US. That’s all gone now | Will Hutton
Donald Trump’s actions go against the Enlightenment values that gave rise to the constitution. His might-is-right politics have nothing to offer Britain
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Peter Gannon @pjgyork.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
No thank you for all your Sunday articles - my first read every Sunday!
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Peter Gannon @pjgyork.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
bang on as usual from @andrewrawnsley.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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In this dangerous age, Britain needs to exert soft power as well as the hard stuff | Andrew Rawnsley
Defence spending has to go up, but siphoning money from international aid is a self-defeating folly
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Peter Gannon @pjgyork.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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With Nato adrift and Brussels snubbed, is the UK key to Europe’s response to Trump? | Simon Tisdall
In a fast-moving crisis, the EU hasn’t been nimble enough. The onus must fall on ‘coalitions of the willing’ to stop a US-Putin carve-up
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Peter Gannon @pjgyork.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
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The question no one dares ask: what if Britain has to defend itself from the US? | George Monbiot
So much of our intelligence and military systems are shared or reliant on the US – if it becomes the enemy, it is already inside the gates, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
Absolutely
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Peter Gannon @pjgyork.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
www.theguardian.com/global/comme...
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Extremists would not need to create an authoritarian state in Britain: Starmer is doing that for them | George Monbiot
The PM and his ministers are supporting illiberal laws that hard-right authoritarians could apply with zeal, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Peter Gannon @pjgyork.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
indeed!
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Absolutely @eddavey.libdems.org.uk
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
As always @maitlis.bsky.social neatly sums it up
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Peter Gannon @pjgyork.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
Always stimulating but this time it really is worrying too, from @andrewrawnsley.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Europeans are right to be angry with Donald Trump, but they should also be furious with themselves | Andrew Rawnsley
The betrayal of Ukraine is a final warning to the UK and its continental allies to put a lot more energy and money into rebuilding their defences
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Peter Gannon @pjgyork.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Important piece www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Five years in prison for nonviolent protest: it’s plain wrong, and Keir Starmer knows it | Caroline Lucas
If the courts let 16 climate activist’s draconian sentences stand this week, we are no better than an authoritarian state, says environmental activist and former Green MP Caroline Lucas
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BirdGuides @birdguides.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Spanish Imperial Eagle, one of the world's most localised raptor species, has enjoyed a population increase across its Iberian Peninsula range:
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Spanish Imperial Eagle numbers on the rise
Spanish Imperial Eagle, one of the world’s most localised raptor species, has enjoyed a population increase across its Iberian Peninsula range. The eagle is listed as Vulnerable by IUCN but, in a positive development, the number of pairs rose from 536 in 2017 to 821 in 2021. Spanish Imperial Eagle...
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Peter Gannon @pjgyork.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
Great reading this Sunday from @andrewrawnsley.bsky.social Thank you! www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Will the return of King Maga to the White House mean a Trumpification of British politics | Andrew Rawnsley
Donald Trump poses dilemmas and dangers for the Tories as well as Labour, and presents opportunities to the Lib Dems and Reform
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Peter Gannon @pjgyork.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
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Rejecting offer for UK to join Europe-wide customs scheme is ‘economic negligence’, Lib Dem leader says – UK politics live
Ed Davey says it is ‘alarming’ the government will negotiate with China but won’t agree to better EU trading arrangement
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Peter Gannon @pjgyork.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
Great article www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Britain is a weak link in Donald Trump’s new world order, so it needs to find friends… fast | Will Hutton
Amid deepening debt and an onslaught by the president-elect, Labour must calm the markets, then think big economically
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Peter Gannon @pjgyork.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Olivella just now
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Peter Gannon @pjgyork.bsky.social · 25/12/2024
Catalan cava on the terrace: Bones Festes!
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Peter Gannon @pjgyork.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
Another great read from @andrewrawnsley.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Britain has never looked more exposed, adrift in the Atlantic in a world pulsing with perils
Sir Keir Starmer is confronted with several stark strategic dilemmas and they won’t be resolved by wishful thinking
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Peter Gannon @pjgyork.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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What determines whether a PM will sink or swim? Look to their chancellor | William Keegan
In such a crucial double act, Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves must be on the same page over the EU
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Peter Gannon @pjgyork.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Lenticular cumulatus over Olivella @gorimasip.bsky.social @catalunyameteo.bsky.social
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Peter Gannon @pjgyork.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
Good to see @andrewrawnsley.bsky.social here - astute as ever! www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Keir Starmer’s new delivery targets are intended to give an electric jolt to Whitehall | Andrew Rawnsley
The view in Number 10 is that work on the government’s missions has been too sluggish and now needs to be driven harder and faster
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Peter Gannon @pjgyork.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
Sunday Common Sense: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Brexit makes no sense in a world dominated by Trump. Britain’s place is back in the EU | Jonathan Freedland
From defence to trade, the incoming US president is upending the old order – and standing apart from our neighbours leaves us dangerously exposed, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
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Peter Gannon @pjgyork.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Bird of Paradise in flower in the garden
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Fionna O’Leary @fascinatorfun.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Camilla (who got 1 O Level) receiving an Honorary doctorate in Literature from Princess Anne (who got ‘a handful of O Levels and 2 A Levels) at the University of London. Both entirely unqualified for any academic position For services to Literature? WHAT SERVICES TO LITERATURE? A book club?
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Brendan May @brendanmay.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
If you can read things like this without a) laughing and b) thinking of North Korea, I salute you.
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Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Very sensible: this will benefit both Spain's economy/society and the migrants themselves. www.reuters.com/world/europe...
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Spain to legalise about 300,000 undocumented immigrants per year
Spain will legalise about 300,000 undocumented immigrants per year over the next three years as it seeks to expand its labour force in the face of an ageing population, Migration Minister Elma Saiz told reporters on Tuesday.
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SeaYou #FBPE 🇪🇺 @seayou.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
What a cover ! We need a strong 🇪🇺 NOW ! #Europe
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Gori Masip @gorimasip.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Espectacle al cel!!😍😍
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Peter Gannon @pjgyork.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Sunset over #Garraf just now @catalunyameteo.bsky.social @gorimasip.bsky.social
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SeaWindowCraster @seawindowcraster.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
This…this is it. In a nutshell, yes.
Post by Charlotte Clymer:

Every transphobic argument can basically be boiled down to: "I actually don't know the science at all or have a good argument here, but trans people challenge my long held view of the world and it's very uncomfortable and everyone should be expected to move around my discomfort."
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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
All the evidence shows importance of greater access to nature, so cuts to England’s national parks are short-sighted & self-defeating. Instead Govt should reform them, give them a strong nature recovery focus & recognise their contribution to health & wellbeing www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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England’s national parks facing financial peril due to budget cuts, say CEOs
Leaders warn cost savings will lead to mass redundancies and that spaces could become ‘paper parks’
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Peter Gannon @pjgyork.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
This morning's sunrise over #Garraff BCN
sun rise over Garraf near Barcelona
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Tim R @nedchester.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
He really made a tit of himself here. Well done to Victoria Derbyshire.
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Peter Gannon @pjgyork.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Mine was Weekend World with Brian Walden! But that ages me! 😂
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Peter Gannon @pjgyork.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
awesome!
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Peter Gannon @pjgyork.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
The Sardana dance in Sitges! Special Catalan sound and tradition
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