Ross
@rossmc10.bsky.social
Getting older and grumpier. Fed up by the ongoing decline of my world. I'll find it difficult to avoid politics. I do love animals/birds/nature, culture and travel and so that's where I'll probably post most. #hedgehogs. Photos mostly taken on my phone!
Waiting for breakfast. This chap visits every day. Just him. Very handsome lesser black backed gull we think. #superseabirdsunday
It’s a human catastrophe of course, but there’s the underlying point of why Spain have 2 enclaves in North Africa whilst protesting about UK ownership of Gibraltar. www.thetimes.co.uk/article/ad68...
EU members turn on Spain over Ceuta migrant crisis
Giorgia Meloni called for Spain to be excluded from Schengen area after the largest number of migrant arrivals into the EU in a single day — with maps
thetimes.co.uk
Massively important that the government also explains, simply, why they cant just borrow or print money. They need to disarm populist opposition who want everything, now. www.thetimes.co.uk/article/985f...
John Healey: I’m not afraid to say, ‘No, prime minister’
The new chancellor says he will get down to brass tacks with Andy Burnham over spending if it comes to it, as he takes over the top job in an uncertain global economic climate
thetimes.co.uk
And graffiti'd already. Anti-social behaviour is a real problem in Scotland/ #Edinburgh. There's a lack of civic pride and a general acceptance that it has to be this way. Edinburgh's North Bridge reopens after eight-year restoration www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Edinburgh's North Bridge reopens after eight-year refurbishment
Work on the Category A-listed bridge, which links the Old and New towns of the capital, first started in 2018.
bbc.co.uk
This isnt a 'hunt', it's a simple, unnecessary slaughter. It should be stopped. #guga #gugahunt uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/scotlan...
Scotland poised to ban traditional seabird hunt after animal rights backlash
Scotland is poised to ban a centuries-old seabird hunt after a backlash from animal rights activists.
uk.finance.yahoo.com
I feel profiled.... I may be scottish and a certain age...but...
Free personal care exists in Scotland, but this is totally immaterial to most people with care needs. Its largely insufficient. There needs to be a UK cap on social care and a properly funded model. - www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c0...
Burnham says 'difficult decisions' will have to be made on funding social care reform in England
In a speech, the prime minister calls for a "national care service" and says he wants to "lift up" the workforce through pay and training.
bbc.co.uk
Running out of targets and yet achieved nothing. Pointless. Futile. Made the world a more dangerous place.
Reuters@reuters.com · last wk.🔊 The U.S. is pausing attacks on Iran after President Trump's advisers warned him they were running out of targets and risked depleting the arsenal. More on the Reuters World News podcast. Listen now reut.rs/4bz98qb
Lovely to see a white throated dipper in #HermitageofBraid today. I know its not rare, but it's been unusual to see one there (for me). #birds
Friendly adolescent crow waiting for me to break up a dog biscuit. Clearly get lots of dog walkers answering his demands! #HermitageofBraid #Edinburgh #Birds
Want to listen to hedgehogs having an argument? #hedgehogs #urbangarden #Liberton #Edinburgh
Found this little orange swift moth and rescued it from my conservatory. Apparently they don't have functioning mouths, so live only a few days. Im pleased I was able to return him outdoors. #moths #phonephoto
Economic self-harming. Zero surprise. Entirely predictable www.thetimes.com/article/f6e7...
Scottish tax hike for high earners backfires with loss of £22m
A top rate of 48p for incomes above £125,140, intended as a ‘progressive’ move to raise money for public services, has instead reduced revenues, expert analysis shows
thetimes.com
#Superseabirdsunday #Oystercatcher #Isleofmay (of course it is...there are #puffins in the background). #birds
We visited Hiroshima recently. Obviously such a thought-provoking place. Of course, The Bomb, but moreso, the real human stories and the need for collective memory to learn the lessons of history. Right wing Populists/extremists want us to forget. Don't let that happen.
The Guardian@theguardian.com · 2w ago‘I never mentioned it for 25 years. I didn’t want to be a victim of the bomb’: Hiroshima survivor Koko Kondo on horror, anger and forgiveness
Im guessing that 99% didnt notice! What do Edinburgh visitors think of new tourist tax? share.google/2Rl5mhWtEDbQ...
What do Edinburgh visitors think of new tourist tax?
Edinburgh has become the first city in Scotland to introduce a tourist tax.
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Recently visited Japan. Whilst there we saw the tori gate at Miyajima. There was a photobomb incident! #travel #travelphotography #phonephoto #Japan #Miyajima
We live in Scotland so hardly inn the sweet zone for solar. House faces east-west so that's not great either. But in 2 years we've generated 12MWh so we've made a material difference to Oldham we take from the grid. Also significantly reduced gas use as we now heat water using solar too #solar
Ross Murray@inlayterms.bsky.social · 2w agoRooftop solar panels saved New England residents $130 million in electricity during a recent heat wave.
Kings Buildings of #UniversityofEdinburgh looks as though it's in a very rural setting rather than in the city of Edinburgh. Hard to believe I attended over 40 years ago!
Hard to describe the beautiful smell in this field. It's gorgeous. The way summer should smell! #BraidHill #Edinburgh #WildFlowers
I answered @edinburghcouncil.bsky.social consultation on fireworks control areas. A little surprised by the relevance of this? Whilst an optional question, this definitely fits the definition of collecting unnecessary data.
