Reposted by Shirley SinclairThe Story of Writing @sownow.bsky.social · 19hHappy 85th birthday to Paul Simon! The guy knows how to write songs, that also become elegies: 0135
Reposted by Shirley SinclairJamie McKelvie @mckelvie.bsky.social · 12/10/2026On balance I don't think fridges need to be hooked up to the internet 1126351
Reposted by Shirley SinclairNational Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 09/10/2026👋 Say hello to the stars of your new bank notes! After a public vote which saw over 2.5 million responses, the Bank of England have revealed the Atlantic puffin, barn owl, European hedgehog and buff-tailed bumblebee will appear on redesigned notes over the coming years. 435382
Reposted by Shirley SinclairGuy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Spoke to Sky News about how our climate and nature policies are the country's "best defence against extreme weather" - and how @andyburnham.bsky.social's forthcoming Wildfire Summit must prioritise restoring peat bogs, ponds and wetlands: news.sky.com/story/number...news.sky.comNumber of wildfires recorded in England in 2026 was second highest on recordEngland recorded 1,354 wildfires to September this year, second only to the unprecedentedly hot year in 2022, new housing department data shows. It comes after an FOI revealed the government had drop... 16214
Reposted by Shirley SinclairDave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Just imagine if the UK had some sort of national broadcaster that had a duty to act in the public interest. 7362131
Reposted by Shirley SinclairDr Mark C. Sinclair @markcsinclair.bsky.social · 08/10/2026“Our astronauts didn’t have much time, but thankfully they had Margaret Hamilton” (Barack Obama) #space #softwaredevelopment @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/science/2026...theguardian.comMargaret Hamilton, trailblazer whose software powered Apollo 11 moon landing, dies at 90MIT computer scientist led development of software for moon mission and earned Presidential Medal of Freedom 061
Reposted by Shirley SinclairPeter Walker @peterwalker99.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Long tribute from Kemi Badenoch in her conference speech to Jeffrey Archer, complete with round of applause. The world is a "less colourful" place without him, she says, which is one way to describe a serial fraudster, fantasist and liar who wrecked several lives in the process. 27747210
Reposted by Shirley SinclairThe Guardian @theguardian.com · 03/10/2026‘If you can’t hold it, you don’t own it’: why media fans want to escape algorithms with CDs, DVDs and vinyltheguardian.com‘If you can’t hold it, you don’t own it’: why media fans want to escape algorithms with CDs, DVDs and vinylPeople describe their return to physical media – whether to protect data, support artists, or retain control of one’s choices 1827864
Reposted by Shirley SinclairStrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Sir Ian McKellen orates 'The Stranger's Case' from 'Sir Thomas More' by Shakespeare about the Evil May Day xenophobic riot of 1517 in London. This passage was written 400 years ago, but times never change. Humanity refuses to change its unwarranted bias against 'others'. 11034951304
Reposted by Shirley SinclairJohn Wilks @johngwilks.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Don't expect this will get much publicity. Wonder why? greenwichwire.co.uk/2026/10/02/u...greenwichwire.co.ukSidcup ULEZ camera bomber jailed for 15 years at Old Bailey - The Greenwich WireA man who used a home-made bomb to blow up an ULEZ camera in Sidcup has been jailed for 15 years at the Old Bailey. 011
Reposted by Shirley SinclairNationCymru @nation.cymru · 01/10/2026Senedd Members have rejected a Reform motion calling for the Welsh Government to scrap default 20mph speed limitsnation.cymruSenedd Members reject Reform bid to scrap 20mph speed limitsElla Groves – ICNN Senedd Reporter Senedd Members have rejected a Reform motion calling for the Welsh Government to scrap default 20mph speed limits. The proposal was defeated by 51 votes to 37 follow... 67729
Reposted by Shirley SinclairGuy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Sustained applause when the Chancellor speaks about the RNLI and calls them an example of the quiet patriotism Britain needs #LabourConference 1447
Reposted by Shirley SinclairBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 26/09/2026What if every city that declared a #ClimateEmergency actually acted like it’s an emergency? What if every city that committed to #VisionZero actually acted like they meant it, prioritizing human lives in decision-making? What if every city’s budget actually reflect their approved plans & visions? 422359
Reposted by Shirley SinclairDr Mark C. Sinclair @markcsinclair.bsky.social · 26/09/2026"The People’s Emergency Briefing delivers a stark warning about our future in a warming world. But sharing difficult truths collectively shows us that there is still hope to be found." @theguardian.com #climatechange #PEBuk www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...theguardian.comFriday briefing: How a grassroots film is turning climate anxiety into actionIn today’s newsletter: The People’s Emergency Briefing delivers a stark warning about our future in a warming world. But sharing difficult truths collectively shows us that there is still hope to... 001
Reposted by Shirley SinclairJames Murray @james-bg.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Europe's largest economy has just said it will to all intents and purposes stop using oil, coal, and gas in less than 20 years. A child born today will leave full time education into a European economy that should be almost fully decarbonised. 34511
Reposted by Shirley SinclairJames Murray @james-bg.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Easy to be dismissive of government's long term climate plans when global emissions keep rising, but it's important to recognise how remarkable the latest fossil fuel phase out plans from France, the Netherlands, and now Germany are. www.businessgreen.com/news/4536237...businessgreen.com'Only the starting line': Germany commits to fossil fuel phase-out by 2045Europe's largest economy targets complete departure from oil, gas, and coal in new fossil fuel transition roadmap 38728
Reposted by Shirley SinclairDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Happy World Car-Free Day to all who celebrate!unep.orgWorld Car-Free Day on 22 September a great opportunity to reduce air pollutionEvery year on or around 22 September, cities across the globe celebrate World Car-Free Day, encouraging motorists to give up their cars for a day. The event highlights the numerous benefits of going c... 817943
Reposted by Shirley SinclairLearn Dirt @learndirt.bsky.social · 21/09/2026🌱 "Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need, but not every man's greed." —Mahatma Gandhi 0246
Reposted by Shirley SinclairUrban Truth Collective @urbantruth.bsky.social · 19/09/2026The WAR ON WALKING has taken many forms around the world. It’s often as simple as how we signal who space is and isn’t for. Once our eyes are opened to all the ways we’ve prioritized cars over people, we can’t unsee it. Frustrating photo contributed by @stadsplanering.bsky.social. #WarOnWalking 23871366
Reposted by Shirley SinclairChristopher Hale @christopherjhale.bsky.social · 18/09/2026NEW: A Vatican theological commission has defined the destruction of nature as a sin against God in a text approved by Pope Leo XIV. It comes the same month MAGA commentators lambasted the U.S.-born pontiff for asking Catholics to pray for the 2.1 billion people without safe drinking waterthelettersfromleo.comVatican Commission Defines Environmental Destruction as “Sin Against Creation”Pope Leo XIV approved the 29,000-word document in July. Its release came 24 hours after MAGA commentators mocked Pope Leo XIV for praying that 2.1 billion people get safe water. 18731295
Reposted by Shirley SinclairMLAlexion @mlalexion.bsky.social · 19/09/2026The more clearly we can focus our attention on the wonders and realities of the universe about us, the less taste we shall have for destruction.” Rachel Carson #NaturePhotography #Scape #Reflections 210114
Reposted by Shirley SinclairBridget Phillipson MP @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social · 18/09/2026All of these people were elected as Reform UK councillors. This is what they make of their council, three and a half minutes in their own words. 'The longer this goes on, the worse it's going to get...' 19161110
Reposted by Shirley SinclairDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Rich countries owe Nepal climate reparations.bbc.co.ukNepal floods: Climate change played role in disaster, study findsMore than 1,400 people were killed and thousands remain missing following the deluge on 26 August. 428683
Reposted by Shirley SinclairDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 17/09/2026"Where is lawbreaking not just visible, but designed to be seen? Where is antisocial behaviour worn as a badge of honour? Where is pleasure gained directly from causing distress? And where is reckless endangerment often ignored by the police or treated with the mildest of punishments?" A: The roads 615439
Reposted by Shirley SinclairProf. Ian Walker @ianwalker.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Good article by @georgemonbiot.bsky.social on widespread acceptance - including by the police - of antisocial driving. Lovely to see a link to our recent motonormativity paper in here too www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comDriving that’s too fast, too dangerous and utterly lawless: why do we tolerate this petro-masculinity? | George MonbiotIn towns and in the countryside, I see 4x4s and pick up trucks driven without care or consicence. It’s a Magafication of transport, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot 922991
Reposted by Shirley SinclairValérie Masson-Delmotte @valmasdel.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Rapid Warming in the Himalaya Exacerbates Geohazard Cascades Beyond Adaptation Limits www.worldweatherattribution.org/rapid-warmin... 16951
Reposted by Shirley SinclairHelen-Ann Hartley @helenannhartley.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Running the country, running the Great North Run! Fantastic to have our PM running and raising funds for the Changing Lives charity. Great day! 🙏🙌🏃♀️🥳 0192
Reposted by Shirley SinclairMayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 10/09/2026London's homicide rate hit its lowest level since records began. Yet 40% of the public thought that murders had risen since 2019. That’s the danger of disinformation. We cannot accept it, and to defeat it, we’ve got to put pressure on the social media companies who profit from it. 32999359
Reposted by Shirley SinclairDavid Higham @oldtrotter.bsky.social · 09/09/2026What a country we have become when the RNLI has to post things like this. Just over 1% of their total rescue work is in the Channel. Meanwhile Reform and Restore continue to badmouth the service. 16627
Reposted by Shirley SinclairRuth Watson @ruthwatson.eurosky.social · 07/09/2026The courage of those who set out to save those at risk of drowning can never be overestimated. Each rescue is a challenge. I used to watch the Orkney lifeboat head out into rough seas with my heart in my mouth. Remarkable courage. Donate to the #RNLI here: shop.rnli.org/products/don...shop.rnli.orgDonation to RNLIIt costs us around £483,000 a day to run our lifesaving service. Your kind donation will help deliver our lifesaving work. 14927
Reposted by Shirley SinclairSlenderSherbet @slendersherbet.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Don't start what you can't finish. 269231102
Reposted by Shirley SinclairKatharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 02/09/2026I am a scientist – and the answer is climate change. Yes, there is nuance. Yes, it could take a long time to identify the precise mechanisms. But there is no question why ice and snow-related disasters are on the rise. Our planet is warming at an unprecedented rate, and humans are responsible. 392326824
Reposted by Shirley SinclairQuiet Majority @majorityquiet.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Morning everyone. Who can honestly say they've read this ⬇️, the most important ever page on our government's website? What will it take for us to listen, and act NOW? Here's a three-minute experiment: from a voice we all trust. 🙏 235
Reposted by Shirley SinclairQuiet Majority @majorityquiet.bsky.social · 31/08/2026The same words, here. Are we hearing them? www.gov.uk/government/p...gov.ukNational security assessment on global ecosystems (accessible version) 024
Reposted by Shirley SinclairDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 28/08/2026During grad school, we’d say that climate change is happening, but we can’t definitively say it’s due to humans (even though we were pretty sure it was). It might be technically correct to say that we can’t definitively say what happened in Nepal/Tibet is due to climate change, but really, we can. 1737650
Reposted by Shirley SinclairGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 27/08/2026People can "just adapt" to a changing climate, a thousand rightwing voices keep telling us. Either they lack imagination or they don't care. Try "adapting" to this. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...theguardian.comNepal flash flood: more than 1,500 missing, mostly tourists, after disaster kills at least 165 at Tibet borderEntire populated areas swept away after glacial collapse causes catastrophic flood in mountainous region popular with trekkers and pilgrims 20243781811
Reposted by Shirley SinclairPeter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Prison chief warns Prime Minister Andy Burnham: Have the courage to end indefinite jail terms scandal www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...independent.co.ukPrison chief warns Burnham: Have the courage to end indefinite jail terms scandalExclusive: Top prison governor warns rowing back on plans to release thousands of prisoners early risks leaving overcrowded prisons at breaking point 519050
Reposted by Shirley SinclairAdmirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 26/08/2026We lost Dolly Parton today. 🕯️ #Music career highlights: 25 #1 songs 41 Top-10 country albums--a record for any artist 110 charted singles Composed >3,000 songs 11 Grammys Inductee, Country Music & Rock & Roll HOF 7 consecutive decades with Top 10 country albums (1968-2023) Absolute #legend 425270
Reposted by Shirley SinclairPaul Leyland @paul51.bsky.social · 19/08/2026The best way to celebrate the return of the bluefin tuna appears to be to kill it, or am I missing somethingtheguardian.comFirst bluefin tunas caught off Yorkshire since 1960s ‘success story’ for marine conservationResearchers laud return of giant tuna to North Sea after being fished almost to point of extinction 142
Reposted by Shirley SinclairDLP75902038🌊🟦🇺🇦 @dlp75902038.bsky.social · 26/08/2026👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 022
Reposted by Shirley SinclairNorth East Bylines @northeastbylines.co.uk · 26/08/2026Seven human beings went onto the A66 that night and none of them came home. That should be enough to make Teesside stop and think | James Watersonnortheastbylines.co.ukThe A66 tragedy: breaking a cycle that began long before social mediaSeven human beings went onto the A66 that night and none of them came home. That should be enough to make Teesside stop and think 065
Reposted by Shirley SinclairGeorge Smeeton @gsmeeton.bsky.social · 21/08/2026El Niño event that is developing over the Pacific Ocean is likely to be the strongest in living memory, Met Office warns: www.bbc.co.uk/weather/arti...bbc.co.ukEl Niño set to be 'strongest in living memory', says Met OfficeScientists say the growing El Niño weather pattern is an "unprecedented event" and means 2027 is likely to be the world's hottest year on record. 032
Reposted by Shirley SinclairEoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 21/08/2026We KNOW that rewilding massively reduces flooding and the effects of drought, not to mention reversing nature loss, boosting rural communities and the wider economy, and aiding against climate collapse. Why is the government still ignoring the obvious? www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comRewilded land remains green amid drought-stricken English countryside, images showNational Trust’s Holnicote estate says restored wetlands and rivers offer proof of resilience to drought, wildfires and flooding 10416144
Reposted by Shirley SinclairMarie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 14/08/2026Cambridge University should have known better, Fleet Street should have known better, the people hungrily absorbing every bit of news about it, making newsrooms feel like they had to keep going with it as a story, should have known better, horrible horrible horrible 1564206674
Reposted by Shirley SinclairCount Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 14/08/2026I came first in the Clacton by-election! Of the candidates who bothered to turn up for the results. Here is my victory speech! 456137872668
Reposted by Shirley SinclairCount Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 11/08/2026You may have seen I broadcast a message to planet Earth from the edge of space. I thought it was equally important to speak to deep space about you and your lovely little planet. But I thought humans might like to see it too, so here it is. #Clacton #VoteBinface 672477662
Reposted by Shirley SinclairDave Jones @cleanpowerdave.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Lies. It's 200 times when solar panels are "mentioned" in the fire report. e.g. “the fire did not reach the solar panel” 1033036781
Reposted by Shirley SinclairNorth East Bylines @northeastbylines.co.uk · 08/08/2026South Tyneside’s Reform UK-led council has voted to scrap the borough’s climate emergency declaration, despite fierce opposition northeastbylines.co.uk/news/politic...northeastbylines.co.ukReform UK votes to ‘rescind’ climate emergency declaration in South TynesideSouth Tyneside’s Reform UK-led council has voted to scrap the borough’s climate emergency declaration, despite fierce opposition 91715