Interesting to hear the argument from Haleh Moravej about Food Democracy and localised food networks and supply chains fooddemocracycic.com ...and how some case studies of delivery also deal with #Loneliness in society. "Connecting people with food" - the PM visiting an Oldham case study.

@blayneydeborah.bsky.social · 1h ago

Must watch @zackpolanski.bsky.social press conference! Not much is more critical -will it get the attention and urgent action it warrants? @zackpolanski.bsky.social being deadly serious, leading the charge on the climate emergency, backed by experts on the frontline. www.youtube.com/live/QnygX67...

"In the most serious case, Anthropic's Mythos AI tried to gain access to a service by sending private messages, having set up fake accounts mimicking real people - then hid the evidence." 🥶 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Anthropic AI created fake profiles to deceive people in attempted hack

The UK's AI Safety Institute said recent behaviour from Anthropic and OpenAI models was malicious and unprecedented.

bbc.co.uk

Dr Valentine's research also has ***huge implications*** for: - Interior design (patterns to avoid - some of her research features companies that had to get designers to redesign interiors as they were giving staff headaches & migraines) - Advertising boards - paper and electronic - Public art

Antony Carpen@acarpen.bsky.social · 1h ago

From Dr Cleo Valentine's presentation to Greater Cambridge Shared Planning, I had no idea how much visual discomfort the Pattern Glare Test would generate in my brain. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC... <- Examples in the paper 😵‍💫 (with epilepsy health warning). Huge implications for architecture

With the holiday season well underway, we're reflecting on our recent solar-powered ice cream adventure in Westminster. ☀️🍦 It was a great way to start conversations about how electric technologies like solar panels can help households, businesses and community spaces cut their energy costs.

From Dr Cleo Valentine's presentation to Greater Cambridge Shared Planning, I had no idea how much visual discomfort the Pattern Glare Test would generate in my brain. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC... <- Examples in the paper 😵‍💫 (with epilepsy health warning). Huge implications for architecture

"There is increasing evidence that architecture (in our environment) has an impact on short-term stress responses" Dr Cleo Valentine. Neuroimunology is the study of this and is a new area of neuroscience. www.arct.cam.ac.uk/research/phd...

Badenoch's two biggest flaws are that she's nowhere near as smart as she thinks she is and is incapable of admitting error. Both well illustrated by this fiasco.

Alex Partridge@alexpartridge87.bsky.social · 2h ago

Joshua Bonehill-Paine steps back from being a Conservative council candidate following backlash

Of course the UK governments don't know where research is! They know almost nothing about it! No-one is in charge, no-one has a plan, no-one is steering: that's one of our main problems.

Research Professional News@resprofnews.bsky.social · 11h ago

Government ‘doesn’t know where research capability lies’. Contractions in the university sector need to be understood, former government science adviser says. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...

Watching the presentations on Creating Places for Wellbeing by Greater Cambridge Shared Planning. "You can't have healthy people on a sick planet" Dr Mark Drane of South Cambs DC. Referring to the 'Making Gtr Cambridge Healthy' cambridgetownowl.com/2025/10/29/m... from 2025.

If this is really true - and surely it can't be - then the US has suffered one of the most remarkable diplomatic and military defeats in its history. Total victory for Iran.

Nicholas Grossman@nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 2h ago

Iran and Oman have reportedly agreed that all ships transiting Hormuz have to go through an Iran-controlled corridor, and are finalizing tolls of 3, 5, or 7%. This would close off the path outside Iranian waters the US encouraged ships to use during the MOU, then started bombing again to keep open.

Starting to write a new talk on trade unions and industrial disputes. Didn't realise they date back to 1721 in Cambridge! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R_v_Jou...

When the Conservatives last came up with this idea, in 2023, a lot of good questions were asked by organisations like the Howard League, the Prison Reform Trust and Prisoners Abroad. Have any of them been answered? prisonreformtrust.org.uk/blog-renting...

Blog: Renting foreign prison places—the unanswered question

Renting foreign prison places won’t solve the rapidly looming capacity crisis, warns PRT’s deputy director Mark Day.

prisonreformtrust.org.uk

Joanne O’Neill, the co-director of advocacy and influencing at ActionAid UK, said the government should also take “meaningful action” to hold UK banks to account for their impact on the climate and human rights. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Calls for UK bank tax to fund cost of living help as HSBC profits hit £7.5bn

Levy could raise £19bn to help pay for Andy Burnham’s support for those struggling with bills, say campaigners

theguardian.com

Quite impressive to completely undermine your own defence and insult most of your party's elected officials in the same sentence.

Chris Terry-Enescu@cjterry.bsky.social · 9h ago

It's OK for criminal ex-neo Nazis to run your bins is a hell of a line.

Do you have a Ten Minute Talk idea to share with us? We're always looking for new stories of local history research! Find out more: www.balh.org.uk/news-promote... #WeAreLocalHistory #LocalHistoryForAll

NEW BLOGPOST: One for anyone interested in recycling - what to do with all that construction waste that comes with house building cambridgetownowl.com/2026/08/03/w...

What to do with all that construction waste – the minerals and waste consultation

“Cambridgeshire County Council and Peterborough City Council are working jointly to prepare a new Minerals and Waste Local Plan for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. This will replace the curr…

cambridgetownowl.com

Pretty much absolute that split when I was there...

Antony Carpen@acarpen.bsky.social · yesterday

“Cambridge students stick to their own bubble and do not immerse themselves in the local life. Student life revolves around the University. […] I don’t feel like I belong in Cambridge.” www.varsity.co.uk/features/31896

US World Cup host cities seek millions in unpaid FIFA funding: report

US World Cup host cities seek millions in unpaid FIFA funding: report

Several US cities that staged World Cup matches are pressing FIFA for millions of dollars they say were promised to support football infrastructure and community projects, according to an Atheltic report that adds to growing scrutiny of the governing body under president Gianni Infantino.

f24.my

Suffolk reservoir runs out of water as farmer describes 'incredibly testing' year #Cambridgeshire #Cambs

Suffolk reservoir runs out of water amid &#x27;incredibly testing&#x27; year

The reservoir has run almost completely dry amid a hot, dry summer

cambridge-news.co.uk

The new Prime Minister is writing a "10-year plan" for the UK. The arts & culture MUST be part of it. I've signed @campaignforthearts.org's petition urging @andyburnham.bsky.social to revitalise the arts – to revitalise the whole nation 🌱 Join me: www.campaignforthearts.org/petitions/10-year-plan/

Prime Minister – put the arts in your 10-year plan for the UK | Campaign for the Arts

Sign our petition urging the UK Government to build a country where the arts are available from childhood, accessible to all and thriving everywhere.

campaignforthearts.org

Leaders of flag-raising group Raise the Colours Oxfordshire placed trackers on highway workers’ cars to find out their home addresses, the High Court has heard. RTC then attempted to intimidate the highway staff into no longer removing flags by repeating their addresses to them.

She's a perfect example of why people need to study history because no one who knows anything about Dunkirk would dream of writing something so insulting and wrong.

Roland Smith@rolandmcs.bsky.social · yesterday

The war. It always comes back to the war. That happened long before they were born.

“Cambridge students stick to their own bubble and do not immerse themselves in the local life. Student life revolves around the University. […] I don’t feel like I belong in Cambridge.” www.varsity.co.uk/features/31896

How the town vs gown divide affects local politics

Poppy McBeath explores the complex relationship between Cambridge students and local politics

varsity.co.uk

NOOZE: "Rain in wrong place"

Met Office - weather and climate@metoffice.gov.uk · yesterday

⚠️ Yellow weather warning issued ⚠️ Thunderstorms across central and northeastern Scotland Wednesday 1000 – 2100 Latest info 👉 bit.ly/WxWarning Stay #WeatherAware⚠️

📢 New research identifies five fundamental problems with the UK's public spending system: short-term budgeting, fragmented governance, blurred accountability, weak incentives for long-term investment, and a gap between evidence and political decision-making. Read the report: bit.ly/4g9xgSB

By Cllr Elliot Tong (Greens - Abbey). Relates also to the debates on HMO licensing in the city too.

Elliot Tong@elliottonguk.bsky.social · yesterday

Private landlordism is KILLING community across Cambridge 🏡 If we want to tackle this problem, we need to build more social housing ✊ Recently, I’ve been doing some investigating into where in Cambridge we need it 💚

NEW BLOGPOST: "Greater Cambridge Development Corporation publishes interim board membership" cambridgetownowl.com/2026/08/03/g... (Should there be trade union representation on it given Uni & private sector seats?)

Greater Cambridge Development Corporation publishes interim board membership

The Cambridge Growth Company has published a landing page for the new Greater Cambridge Development Corporation ***following approval by Parliament*** of the Minister for Housing’s motion to …

cambridgetownowl.com

Farmers are reporting poor yields due to lack of water & rain. Winter silage is already being used to feed animals due to dead summer grass. Agrivoltaics, where solar panels are raised so that more conventional farming can continue underneath is proving a solution with surprising benefits.

Heatwaves, farmland and solar energy

Could mediterranean style agrivoltaic systems help farmers cope with mediterranean style heatwaves, and improve energy independence?

eastangliabylines.co.uk

How to end the cycle of mistrust between the Treasury and everybody else ft.trib.al/KvmNepY | opinion

How to end the cycle of mistrust between the Treasury and everybody else

The lesson from Manchester is that it takes time for public investment policies to show up in GDP

ft.trib.al

The picture on the front of Reform's policy is of HMS Ocean on the River Thames in 2012. It was sold by to the Brazilian navy in 2018. Turns out you can judge a book by its cover.