Went on a bike ride yesterday with my son. Went off piste to do my favourite rock drop with no body armour missed the line and face planted into hravestered trees and nice burn scratches and cuts all over legs Bugger and then heard my first cuckoo . It was obviously calling me

My new blog reflecting on the |Planning and Infrastructure Bill. I should have added flying spiders to the title! mainstreaminggreeninfrastructure.com/blog/posts.php… #nature #planning

My new blog reflecting on the |Planning and Infrastructure Bill. I should have added flying spiders to the title! mainstreaminggreeninfrastructure.com/blog/posts.php… #nature #planning

US Forest Service and National Park Service to fire thousands of workers

US Forest Service and National Park Service to fire thousands of workers

Wildfire-management groups say Trump’s latest push to trim government could impede firefighting efforts The US Forest Service is firing about 3,400 recent hires while the National Park Service is terminating about 1,000 workers under Donald Trump’s push…

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My piece on improving the quality of political debate and commentary about value of nature www.pbctoday.co.uk/news/plannin...

Changing the nature of our policy and planning rhetoric about nature

Government rhetoric casting nature policy as strangling housing delivery overlooks the natural world’s critical role in development and prosperity

pbctoday.co.uk

My piece on improving the quality of political debate and commentary about value of nature www.pbctoday.co.uk/news/plannin...

Changing the nature of our policy and planning rhetoric about nature

Government rhetoric casting nature policy as strangling housing delivery overlooks the natural world’s critical role in development and prosperity

pbctoday.co.uk

Oh just got the email requesting me to engage with the wonderful (irony overload )researchfish platform. Is there a more clunky system out there . Surely we can create a more user friendly publicly accessible system please ukri

Reflecting on Rachel Reeves & Keir Starmer's attacks on nature as brake on growth. George Osborne said the same about EU env directives and launched review 2011/2012 bbc.co.uk/news/uk-poli... Defra found no evidence infact opposite. Lets have regulation as part of growth without short cuts

Osborne made 'unjustified attack' on EU habitat rules

George Osborne is accused of an

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Perhaps one for @matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social to consider on have I got newts for you

Prof Alister Scott@profajscott.bsky.social · 2y ago

Reflecting on Rachel Reeves & Keir Starmer's attacks on nature as brake on growth. George Osborne said the same about EU env directives and launched review 2011/2012 bbc.co.uk/news/uk-poli... Defra found no evidence infact opposite. Lets have regulation as part of growth without short cuts

Reflecting on Rachel Reeves & Keir Starmer's attacks on nature as brake on growth. George Osborne said the same about EU env directives and launched review 2011/2012 bbc.co.uk/news/uk-poli... Defra found no evidence infact opposite. Lets have regulation as part of growth without short cuts

Osborne made 'unjustified attack' on EU habitat rules

George Osborne is accused of an

bbc.co.uk

A sad, angry, spot-on essay by @doctorvive.bsky.social: Climate Change Could Cut the Economy in Half. We’re Not Ready for It. newrepublic.com/article/1905... The public health impacts of this will be devastating. Let's rise to the challenge of preventing it. @gchalliance.bsky.social

Climate Change Could Cut the Economy in Half. We’re Not Ready for It.

A new study suggests global warming’s effect on GDP has been vastly underestimated. Will it finally break through the religion of infinite growth?

newrepublic.com

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Labour risks ‘powder keg’ clash with environmentalists as it puts growth before going green

As chancellor Rachel Reeves’ plan to expand London airports gains traction, the party is accused of back-pedalling on its green commitments

theguardian.com

Another day another attack on nature as something to be sacrificed on the holy altar of economic growth The height of folly Work with nature to achieve prosperity mainstreaminggreeninfrastructure.com/blog/posts.p...

Delighted to see support confirmed for the centre for writing - key to our commitment to deliver experiential learning to all undergraduate students, both to further enhance student outcomes and support social mobility.

Northumbria University@northumbriauni.bsky.social · 2y ago

Fantastic news for creative industries in North East with £5m DCMS investment in new centre for writing, led by New Writing North and Northumbria in partnership with Newcastle City Council, @kimmcguinness.bsky.social & publishers such as @hachetteuk.bsky.social www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/new...

Excellent to see @profajscott.bsky.social helping to shape the future of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). Prof Scott shared crucial evidence with the Environmental Audit Committee based on his extensive research into planning & green infrastructure www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/new...

National planning reforms shaped by Northumbria expert

A leading expert in planning policy at Northumbria University has delivered evidence to help shape the future reform of the National Planning Policy Framework.

northumbria.ac.uk

"A pessimist is a well-informed optimist." – old proverb

Thought for the day What if there was no social media would we be better off socially environmentally economically and democratically

Even BBCNews mentions that the Prime Minister is not attending the inauguration of the new US President. Fact is though that NO UK PM HAS EVER ATTENDED this event. Not Margaret Thatcher, not Tony Blair, not any of them. This strikes me as an important detail. pa.media/blogs/fact-c...

Air pollution has dropped significantly in #Paris in the last 15 years. Mayor Anne Hidalgo’s leadership has traded car space for green space, safe bike space, kid space.. and traded pollution for people. Good trade.

Thoughts Journal editor asks me to review paper In my area and I accept But then find out it is revision2 No context or background given by editor and clear ref 1 unhappy with paper Never happened to me b4

A huge well done to Greta! She’s a whirlwind that has played a massive role in helping millions of children and parents. www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/new...

OBE for researcher who evidenced importance of school breakfast and holiday clubs

A Northumbria University academic who played a key role in bringing breakfast clubs and holiday activities to millions of children across the country has been rewarded for her work in the King’s New Y...

northumbria.ac.uk

Starmer et al needs to face an inconvenient regulatory truth back from 2014 Politicians never learn lessons www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli... www.business-live.co.uk/opinion-anal...

Starmer throws down gauntlet to watchdogs to cut red tape and help kickstart economy

Critics accused the prime minister of chasing a ‘regulatory race to the bottom’ and urged him to pursue closer ties with Europe instead

independent.co.uk

End of term Hendricks gin tonic lime and ice and relaxxxxxxx to miles davis birth of the blue

Goodness me radio 4 today interview with bishop of Newcastle is explosive to me she is the obvious candidate for the highest office herself Church is toxic past and present

Personal news after 2.5 years suffering from #persistentidiopathicfacialpain where I saw dentists, consultants, had mri brain scans ct scans Botox and prescribed anti depressants as cure I have found the solution and it had nothing to do with mouth dangers of specialisms in all walks of life

Investigation reveals global fisheries are in far worse shape than we thought – and many have already collapsed

Investigation reveals global fisheries are in far worse shape than we thought – and many have already collapsed

We studied 230 fisheries around the world, and found populations of many overfished species are in far worse condition than has been reported.

theconversation.com

Using #HigherEducation case studies from Asia and Europe, including @northumbriauni.bsky.social we illustrate how #Business #Education can be transformed to address #BiodiversityLoss, providing theoretical guidance and practical recommendations bera-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

www.sheffield.ac.uk/news/new-hou...

New housing developments failing to protect wildlife

A survey of new housing developments by researchers at the University of Sheffield reveals developers are installing just half of the legally-binding ecological features to protect wildlife.

sheffield.ac.uk

I wish universities would 'start to ask questions' about how many academic 'leadership' roles they can afford! The proliferation of vice/deputy/pro/associate 'leadership roles' over the last 10-20 years has been quite extraordinary.

Margot Finn@eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 2y ago

'Universities are starting to ask questions about how much research they can afford to do, and whether to cap their losses, bringing “difficult decisions about the activities they can continue to pursue”, according to senior figures in the sector.' Sadly, 'starting' started earlier than this.

“As a profession, we need to be better at articulating what we do and how we are at the forefront of some of the biggest challenges of our time.” Great piece from Scottish Young Planner of the Year James Hewitt on how to attract people into the profession ⬇️ www.theplanner.co.uk/2024/12/01/w...

We need to tell the story of planning’s relationship with society’s biggest challenges

The RTPI’s BALANCE initiative seeks to spread the word about planning. We asked four young planners how to attract more young people into the profession.

theplanner.co.uk