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hannahvickers.bsky.social @hannahvickers.bsky.social · 4h

Why hello there Bluesky. I’ve heard this is the place to go for people who finally got round to deleting twitter. I wrote this for @thebristolcable.bsky.social about last year's Supreme Court ruling on the meaning of 'sex' and how it has affected trans people: thebristolcable.org/2026/06/i-do...

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'I don't want to use the trans loos'

In the first in a series, trans Bristolians tell their stories about how the Supreme Court's recent decision has impacted their lives

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Richard D. Gregory @richgreg3.bsky.social · 6h

‘Shocking and sobering’: UK bird populations fall to lowest level on record Nearly 1/2 of species are in decline, with farmland birds and seabirds the worst hit, conservation bodies say @jncc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social ⬇️⬇️🐦 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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‘Shocking and sobering’: UK bird populations fall to lowest level on record

Nearly half of species are in decline, with farmland birds and seabirds the worst hit, conservation bodies say

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Jen Christiansen @jenchristiansen.com · 9h

Hungry for info about how social influence impacts people's climate-related views & actions? I made this graphic rooted in a paper on the topic by @samhampton.bsky.social @brionylatter.bsky.social & @lwhitmarsh.bsky.social Read more here: www.jenchristiansen.com/climate/soci... 🧪 #scicomm #climate

Graphic is a Venn diagram with four lobes: messenger, mode of influence, area of focus, and audience. The center is labelled "social influence for climate action." All lobes are situated within an outline labelled "content."

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Nicola Kelly @nicolakellywrites.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

2 more for a free signed book!

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Tristan Cork @tristancorkpost.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

The annual Shine Night Walk for Cancer Research, which was about to see 2,000 people - mainly women - do a 10k evening walk around Bristol on Friday, has been postponed because a far-right protest has been announced at College Green Full story here: www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...

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Far-right protest postpones annual cancer charity walk

Those taking part have been left furious at being given a day's notice

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Runnymede Trust @runnymedetrust.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Home Office figures released today show that hate crimes have reached a new record level. In the year ending March 2026, racially-motivated hate crime increased by 9% compared to last year, with a 13% increase in religiously motivated hate crime.

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Hate crime, England and Wales, year ending March 2026

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Met Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 06/10/2026

Today is the 117th consecutive day somewhere in the UK has recorded a temperature of 20°C or higher. The 11th of June was the last time we didn't reach this threshold. Fresher air comes in on Wednesday allowing temperatures to fall, and likely to stay just below 20°C.

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Bristol Libraries @bristollibraries.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

✨ Over 70 people joined us at Bristol Central Library on Saturday for a range of mood-boosting wellbeing activities for Fun Palaces weekend. Thank you to everyone who came along, got involved, and helped create such a positive and welcoming atmosphere. 💙 #BristolLibraries #funpalace

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Jay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Social cohesion is key to the well-being of society but is increasingly weakened by fragmentation & polarization A study in India (n=8,648) finds that identification with all humanity helps people broaden inclusion, reduce discrimination, and bolster civic attitudes www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Merideth Gattis @meridethgattis.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Government research suggests that around two-thirds of parents with young children feel overwhelmed by the amount of parenting information available and struggle with conflicting advice www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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When parenting advice becomes too much

Many parents feel overwhelmed by the amount of parenting information available

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Stephen Frost @sfrost.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

One of my favourite books of the year. Finished it in one go today. I laughed, I cried, I questioned my whole approach to life & social change. Didn’t need to agree with every word to be inspired by the belief in the power of human connection that runs through it. Highly recommend it.

Photo of the front cover of Friends and Purpose by Maff Potts

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Stephen Frost @sfrost.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Reading Friends and Purpose by Maff Potts, which tells the story of what happens if you plonk a sofa down on a street and talk to people. It flicks between brilliant portraits of people spoken to for only a few mins & the ideas that underpin the approach. Some particularly powerful words here…

Photo of a page from the book titled ‘Words we don’t use enough’. Contains two sentences:

I don’t know.

What do you think?

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Jack Bailey @jack-bailey.co.uk · 02/10/2026

I worry that Labour are making a trap for themselves on electoral reform 1) SV *is not* a form of PR. So would do nothing to account for our fragmenting politics 2) Opting for SV would just rehash the referendum on AV, which reformers overwhelmingly lost www.politico.eu/article/andy...

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We're Right Here @right-here.org · 30/09/2026

The new Journal for Community Studies brings academic research into direct conversation with the experience & expertise held by communities. The @theyoungfdn.bsky.social publication challenges assumptions over who creates knowledge and what evidence matters. www.youngfoundation.org/journal-for-...

Journal for Community Studies Issue One front cover featuring two women in a piggyback celebrating in front of a football goal.

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Stephen Frost @sfrost.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Love it. “If you look around the world at the minute, everyone thinks that strangers are terrifying and Empty Chairs is just really embracing this idea of community and neighbourhood and it's so lovely to be able to meet people you've never spoken to before and be greeted with such kindness."

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Empty Chairs founder from Essex hopes to conquer UK with kindness

Dean Perryman is working towards having Empty Chairs events in every constituency by 21 November.

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Alan Renwick @alanrenwick.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Immediate thoughts on Andy Burnham's announcement today of a national commission on electoral reform. Doing this process well will be really important. theconversation.com/if-he-wants-...

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If he wants to secure legitimacy for electoral reform, Andy Burnham must stick to these rules

Involving both the public and all parties in shaping reforms on how they vote will be crucial.

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Frances Ryan @francesryan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Anyone who has waded through the social care system for themselves or a loved one will know how meaningful this speech is. It will be a huge challenge - and undoubtedly not be perfect - but the pay-off could be genuinely lifechanging for so many.

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Mirror Together @mirrortogether.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

When Ross met Tracy! What happened when two former soap stars got together to chat telly and agree to disagree? Check out or new #BritainTalks film to find out more: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzfG... and join the conversation project here: www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 26/09/2026

I feel like one of the most radical, best and most rebelliously good things you can do right now in the informational online space is just....give people credit, love, support and shoutouts. Even if they just inspired you or prodded a thought you built on, name them and thank them loudly.

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James O'Malley @jamesomalley.co.uk · 25/09/2026

I'm very sorry everyone, I made *another* new game. MP Chain 🏛️ I recognised 1️⃣5️⃣ MPs in a row. How long is your chain? toys.jamesomalley.co.uk/mpchain/

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MP Chain — How many MPs can you recognise?

Pick the named MP from two portraits. One wrong answer ends your chain.

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Stephen Frost @sfrost.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Positive read on what a ‘hope loop’ looks like and how to start one: “… invest in, listen to, and share power with the people and organisations already doing the work of holding local life together.”

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Demos @demos-uk.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

If Andy Burnham's devolution agenda is to revive the streets of Britain, it cannot stop at the town hall - power must extend into the heart of communities. Demos’s new report, ‘Becoming a Nation of Neighbours’ sets out the political story for neighbourhood renewal – told from the ground up. 🧵

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Becoming a Nation of Neighbours: The political story for neighbourhood renewal - told from the ground up

Demos is Britain’s leading cross-party think-tank. We produce original research, publish innovative thinkers and host thought-provoking events.

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JUST Centre @justcentre.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

BLOG | Devolution could give citizens a meaningful role in creating policies that work for them. But, more devolution does not mean more democracy. To fully deliver, models like citizen's juries and assemblies should be normal and expected - not just a democratic curiosity. 👉 tinyurl.com/ybsnr2yu

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Ross Mudie @rmudie96.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I've got a pretty big new report out today, trying to join the dots between the devolution agenda and the Prime Minister's dual ambitions of delivering 'good growth in every postcode' and greater power to communities. It is a bit of a mixed bag report and imo quite unconventional... Few things:

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Alfie Stirling @alfie-stirling.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Brilliant new opportunity at @jrf-uk.bsky.social, leading our energy and housing policy teams at an exciting time. Do reach out if of interest! jrf.octo-firstclass.co.uk/candidates/c...

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Octo Candidates - Application Form - Vacancy Details

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Jake Puddle @jakepuddle.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Utterly, utterly indefensible from government. How are there not more backbench MPs challenging this?

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Dave Walker @davewalker.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

New cartoon: The RNLI

Cartoon titled “The RNLI: Some of the people they help,” showing six scenarios involving people rescued by the RNLI. Including a man caught by the tide, a YouTuber swimming without preparation, a middle-lane driver, a neighbour with different political opinions, a superyacht owner who forgot to refuel, and people crossing the Channel in a small boat. The final caption reads, “All human beings – all deserve saving.”

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Emma Yeomans @yeomans.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Worrying scenes in the Channel today, for all interested in asylum policy and maritime tactics. A small boat from Normandy spent more than 30 hours at sea. Those on board now on their 2nd rescue vessel as Border Force forced to play cat and mouse with far-right activists who have their own boat.

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Aarne Granlund @aarnegranlund.eurosky.social · 21/09/2026

"The seven transgressed boundaries are: climate change, change in biosphere integrity, land system change, freshwater change, modification of biogeochemical flows, introduction of novel entities, and ocean acidification." @pik-potsdam.bsky.social www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...

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Planetary Health Check 2026 finds mounting pressures across Earth’s life support systems

21.09.2026 – Seven breached Planetary Boundaries continue to worsen as record ocean heat, droughts, floods, wildfires and extreme heat reveal an Earth system under strain, according to the latest Plan...

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Steph Gray @lesteph.com · 22/09/2026

Some good news, turns out @reachvolunteering.org.uk has found the funding it needed and will be staying open: reachvolunteering.org.uk/closure People I mentioned it to were shocked by the news and had no idea how to plug the gap, so this sounds like a Good Thing for the voluntary sector.

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Reach will remain open | Reach Volunteering

Reach Volunteering will remain open after funders unite to secure its immediate future.

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Jay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Does ingroup love lead to outgroup hate? I often tell people that identifying with ingroups does not always lead to outgroup discrimination. I call this the "Myth of tribalism". A new paper provides strong and robust evidence for a positive relationship between ingroup and outgroup prosociality.!

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Stephen Frost @sfrost.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Important work. “When people walk through the doors of a mosque, meet Muslim families, volunteers and worshippers, and simply have a conversation, many of the stereotypes and fears begin to fall away.”

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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Had one of those lovely things today where a complete stranger (in this case, an elderly lady) says something so nice that it lifts the whole day. The kindness of strangers is a wonderful thing.

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Dr Jill Whitelock @jillwhitelock.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Wild clary, Ivy with Ivy bee and Viper’s bugloss in West Cambridge. #WildflowerHour

Montage showing deep purplish blue Wild clary flowers, Ivy with an Ivy bee, and two remaining bright blue Viper’s bugloss flowers.

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James Murray @james-bg.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I know almost everything is terrible, but this year really could be world-historic in a good way. It’ll be several more years before it can be definitively called, but there are encouraging signs emissions really are peaking. www.businessgreen.com/news/4535893...

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Study: Global fossil-fuel emissions to fall 0.5 per cent this year

Strait of Hormuz crisis has led to lower oil and gas demand that should more than offset any increased emissions from higher coal power generation, Carbon Brief calculates

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🧙🏻‍♀️ Raina, Queen of Redundancy @brightwood.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Schools too, especially universities have so much real estate and therefore opportunity to create habitat with native plants. 🌱🦋🌻🐛🐝 #nativeplants #rewild

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rru.eurosky.social @rru.eurosky.social · 20/09/2026

This is a very uplifting story about community, biodiversity and positive action in general.

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David Higham @oldtrotter.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

It's the world in which we now live. I doubt that I'll see the duty raised again in my lifetime. All a very long way from the idea of raising duty to cut emissions introduced by *checks notes* that closet socialist Norman Lamont back in 1993 www.theguardian.com/business/200...

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How the tide turned against the fuel protesters

Timeline: Julian Glover charts the fluctuating fortunes of petrol taxation, its advocates and enemies.

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Stephen Frost @sfrost.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Train stations are often undervalued & underused community assets. Love to see them being used in this way. “We have noticed incredible amounts of wildlife, bees particularly. Honeybees, solitary bees, butterflies. That has changed a lot, we have seen the return of hedgehogs, we have slowworms.”

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‘It’s transformed the village’: the volunteers greening up Britain’s train stations

Exclusive: Five gardening teams shortlisted for Royal Horticultural Society’s new Railway Stations in Bloom award

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John Harris @johnharris1969.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Latest from me: on why the next election will be more emotional than political, because of what has happened to the English right www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

‘We cannot allow race to be reintroduced into our politics. We cannot allow Briton to be set against Briton.’ Bravo Rishi Sunak www.thetimes.com/article/e89d...

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Rishi Sunak: Britishness must not be turned into a DNA test

I worry that the immigration debate is going far beyond arrival numbers

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Dame Sara Khan DBE @sarakhandbe.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I don't know what it's going to take for UK Gov to address the threat of extremism in Britain. I want to make it clear: Neither the Home Office, MHCLG or indeed Whitehall have a proper analysis of the scale and impact of the problem, nor a proper strategic plan. Our national cohesion is threatened.

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Former PM Rishi Sunak in the Sunday Times challenges the rise of ethno-nationalism in British politics, as an argument within the right about Britishness being about ancestry, DNA and ethnicity www.thetimes.com/article/e89d...

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