If the heat bothers you, plant a tree. If the rain bothers you, plant a tree. If you like fruit, plant a tree. If you like birds, plant a tree. And if you like life, plant a tree.
Angela Topping
@angelatopping.bsky.social
MSc Qualified Coach & Mentor. Passionate about Social Justice, People & Disruptive Engagement. Lover of the outdoors. Hater of abuse of power. Q Member. Samaritan. Ally.
It was Count Binface’s best-ever result at a parliamentary election.
We are bankrupting our young people and saddling them with mountains of debt even before life has opened up to them. Wealthy families will pay it off. Most will have this financial albatross round their necks for years.
Prem Sikka@premnsikka.bsky.social · 4d agoUK students to pay up to 7.1% interest on loans. UK student debt £325bn, England £295bn; expected to hit £500bn by 2040s. Who can afford to afford to buy home, start family/business? England must copy Scotland, abolish university tuition fees. Write-off tuition debt.
Not a great day to be Reform UK 👀 https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/richard-tice-parliamentary-standards-investigation-reform-uk-b3026355.html
Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice under investigation by standards watchdog
The standards commissioner confirmed that an investigation had been opened into allegations against the Reform UK deputy leader
independent.co.uk
The Covid inquiry has concluded that the Tory govenrment wasted £10bn on PPE. So when will the ministers who set up these VIP lane deals with their cronies face consequences? https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jul/14/boris-johnson-government-wasted-vast-sums-on-ppe-covid-inquiry-finds
Johnson government wasted £10bn on PPE, Covid inquiry finds
Chair criticises use of ‘VIP lane’ to prioritise PPE contracts for companies with Tory connections in damning report
theguardian.com
Thank you Makerfield. You have made this Geordie Lass, and Honorary Manc very happy this morning.
#Red4Research is this Friday 19 June 2026. Resources here: buff.ly/Hb3OA9b @nhsresearchscotland.org.uk @nihr.bsky.social @england.nhs.uk @research2note.bsky.social
Immigrants & asylum seekers are not our enemies. They are not responsible for the austerity, privatisation, erosion of civic life, thinning of democracy and concentration of power we suffer. But they're being punished for these things. Punished at the behest of the very people who *are* responsible.
Two weeks to go - #Red4Research Friday 19 June 2026. Resources here: buff.ly/Hb3OA9b @nhsresearchscotland.org.uk @nihr.bsky.social @england.nhs.uk @research2note.bsky.social
Crucial discussion by @rewildingbritain.org.uk of how nature conservation in the UK needs to change. It is currently locked into rigid criteria and fixed endpoints - an approach entirely alien to how ecosystems work. But there are better ways. www.rewildingbritain.org.uk/blog/the-wil...
The Wild View: Time to move beyond the 'museum model' of conservation
In her second Wild View opinion piece, Rewilding Britain Chief Exec Rebecca Wrigley calls for a radical modernisation of the way we protect our landscapes.
rewildingbritain.org.uk
Just discovered courtesy of the Daily Telegraph marriage announcements page back in January that one of Rupert Lowe's children is marrying ... an immigrant... this summer. Curiously he's keeping very quiet about it.
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I hadn't seen this before. This is pretty remarkable. Earth and Moon in one NASA photo. ht @astrokatie.com
Yesterday I did a thing. I joined 500,000 people on the streets of London to march against hate and for a more equal society. When 1% of the world's population has 99% of the wealth, is it any wonder why we live in an unequal world? People matter. The planet matters. Social justice matters.
🚨 BREAKING: The UK’s biggest ever anti-far right march is happening right now 🪧
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15 years ago today I arrived on Downing Street in a cage. I've seen off Cameron, May, Johnson, Truss and Sunak and I'm still going strong. Only two Prime Ministers have ever done longer stints here: William Pitt the Younger and Sir Robert Walpole. Bill and Bob - I'm coming for you... (Photos AP)
Don’t label a generation lazy because they’re not willing to make the same sacrifices you did. Refusing to jeopardize your well-being for your boss is not an act of disrespect. It’s an expression of self-respect.
If you reach a goal by compromising your values, you haven’t succeeded. If you fall short of a goal by upholding your values, you haven’t failed. The highest form of accomplishment is standing by your principles when they’re tested.
Great piece from the @bigissue.com comparing the number of Parkrunners last weekend to Protesters outside of asylum hotels. 👇 Love Parkrun 🧡 www.bigissue.com/news/social-...
🚨NEW: The results of the Scottish Government's four-day week public sector pilot have been published this morning. They show that the workers and employers who took part are BOTH thriving. 📈Productivity 😃Staff wellbeing autonomy.work/portfolio/sw...
Introducing a shorter working week in Scotland’s public sector
Read our report presenting findings from Scotland's public sector trial of a shorter working week.
autonomy.work
Burnout is an occupational disease. A natural response to too much happening with too little support. It is not a medical diagnosis, but if nothing is done about it, it can often lead to one. We can avoid burnout by changing the system we are in. We do not avoid burnout by changing ourselves.
