Bob Beaman
@bobbeaman.bsky.social
Retired Grandad, Wildlife Gardener, Beekeeper, Walker, volunteer, lover of nature, biodiversity, renewable energy & future tech. Remoaner. Poor novice at acrylic painting. Energetic centrist. Born when atmospheric carbon was 325ppm. #WelshMarches
Anyone else get this earlier? National Emergency Briefing. Now. Sign at petition.parliament.uk/petitions/767687
A massive plastic pellet spill is threatening North Sea wildlife 🌊 Coastal communities are stepping up, but we need action. Join us and ask @andyburnham.bsky.social to launch an emergency response & hold polluters accountable! #NurdleSpill #StopPollution action.friendsoftheearth.uk/petition/tyn...
Tell Andy Burnham: Save the North Sea from plastic pellet disaster
One of the UK's biggest spills of plastic pellets (or “nurdles”) is flooding the North East’s coastline. It could harm wildlife in the North Sea for decades. Thousands of volunteers – including Friend...
action.friendsoftheearth.uk
#CountBinface is really pulling out all the stops with this belter of an election video. Superb trolling. Hope he wins. youtu.be/ujHphnnDaGg?is
Clacton Express: Binface 2026
YouTube video by Count Binface
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If you’re wondering why UK press has suddenly woken up to Farage, please read this. It’s because: Brexit. The r/w press refused to scrutinise the money behind Farage & the lawsuit against me scared off the rest. But this isn’t a new scandal. It’s the same one I’ve been reporting on for a decade
THE NERVE@thenerve.news · 4w agoNEW: Who funds Nigel Farage? And why has it taken till now for any journalistic scrutiny? @carolecadwalla.bsky.social who has tracked him for a decade exposes how the UK press & regulators looked the other way 🧵👇
Wildfires in the UK - last 48 hours Such events are now a common feature of summer and it is only a matter of time before lives are lost Meanwhile @andyburnham.bsky.social reportedly plans to allow more oil and gas to be sucked out of the North Sea Pure insanity
'How far their party has fallen': @KemiBadenoch slammed over vow to purge would be @Conservatives MPs who back #netzero targets www.businessgreen.com/news/4532645...
'How far their party has fallen': Kemi Badenoch slammed over vow to purge would be Tory MPs who back net zero targets
Tory leader attacks colleagues who support the UK's climate goals, as she vows to recruit 'serious businesspeople, engineers, electricians, builders, teachers' to stand at the next election
businessgreen.com
As the revelations pile up, the excuses get thinner and thinner. But this is always the story with the extreme right. It's a racket, a deception perpetrated against the public. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Nigel Farage did not declare gifts from crypto entrepreneur convicted of fraud
Reform UK’s Robert Jenrick says Farage accepted staff, security and accommodation from George Cottrell before becoming an MP
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A nature reset for Government: Four urgent asks - Sign the Petition! c.org/9hmsVJp8Yb via @ukchange.bsky.social
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A nature reset for Government: Four urgent asks
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#MeltingTice TiceRichard showed his true colours & exposed @reformparty_uk retarded & completely backward energy policy during this podcast. #FossilFuelGrifters A difficult listen but well worth it if you have at least half a brain cell. omny.fm/shows/zero/r...
Trump’s $14 Million Reflecting Pool Disaster open.substack.com/pub/mjfree/p...
Trump’s $14 Million Reflecting Pool Disaster
He turned the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool “American flag blue.” It quickly turned green, started peeling, and now a 67-year-old Olympian is being blamed for touching the mess.
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Last week I wrote a piece where I said that batteries were a gas power assassin. @robshum.bsky.social pointed out that the correct word to describe batteries is "gassassin." Either way, there is a killing going on down under.
Petition: Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks The UK faces growing risks from climate and nature breakdown - from extreme weather yet public has never been given a clear national briefing on the scale of these risks. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...
Petition: Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks
The UK faces growing risks from climate and nature breakdown - from extreme weather to economic disruption and national security threats. Yet the public has never been given a clear national briefing ...
petition.parliament.uk
Very rare to see an ancient Wych Elm in the UK because of Dutch Elm disease. I’m lucky enough to have a whole line of them in the lane hedge near home, including one old warrior that survived the spread of the disease. I hope it continues to thrive and spread its saplings like marching Ents…..
Me….the first grifter of Clacton….taking bribes from crypto billionaires…..with my reputation? What were they thinking…..
If you want #Nature ….DONT vote #Reform They are not a friend of UK wildlife. bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/n...
'Nigel Farage's Plan to Scrap Nature Protections Would Speed 'Demise' of UK Countryside'
Reform UK’s vow to scrap thousands of nature laws risks pushing Britain’s depleted countryside into irreversible decline, argues Stuart Spray
bylinetimes.com
#FuckFarming Great Substack on the trials of sustainable farming in a broken food market. open.substack.com/pub/ericsuquet…
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Beautiful pair of Greenfinches on the kitchen window feeder this morning. Making the most of them while I can. Feed seasonally. Feed safely. And most importantly plant as much bird habitat and food friendly plants in your gardens as you possibly can. www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen...
This week Stewart Lee explores the double standards operating in Britain over anti-semitism. While Kanye West is banned causing the Wireless festival to collapse, Nigel "gas the jews" Farage and holocaust denier-adjacent Matt GPT, receive endless news coverage. www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-le...?
Stewart Lee: Kanye West’s banned. Meanwhile certain people get away with antisemitism scot-free
Obviously, rap stars advertising swastika T-shirts during the Super Bowl is unacceptable. There seem to be different rules for another kind of racism in Britain
thenerve.news
I am not interested in building cities on Mars. I am not interested in AI being forced into every app. I am not interested in data centres orbiting the Earth. I want clean water. I want a stable climate. I want insects to survive.
No petrol, no problem: The electric car drivers beating the crisis www.thetimes.com/article/e1dd...
No petrol, no problem: The electric car drivers beating the crisis
While the Middle East conflict has made every mile more costly for petrol cars, it has also led to record sales of EVs. Is it time for you to go electric?
thetimes.com
A garden is a way for a people to define who they truly are. Like reading or listening to music, gardening is a cognitively rich activity. www.ft.com/content/8591...
Refuge or reality? Olivia Laing on gardening in the permacrisis
Planting, pruning, digging and tending can feel like an escape. But they are also a way of engaging with the world
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