We’ve had the first rain on Blackheath for two months and the petrichor is off the scale today.

Same same

Son of Raucous@sonofraucous.bsky.social · 6d ago

Repost if you, too, are not dead; only tired and ugly.

I know journalists at right-wing outlets are physically incapable of introspection but I hope everyone else around them realises how direct a role they played in hounding a man with two kids to suicide

I’m fucking furious about this. A needless, horrific death that’s the result of the incentivisation of hate in our politics, our media and therefore in our society. We need to do better.

Nadine Batchelor-Hunt@nadinebh.bsky.social · 7d ago

I feared this would happen. His story was troubling but the wave of hatred and obsession in the media when he was clearly someone who was vulnerable - whatever you thought of him - was entirely disproportionate and in my view fuelled by racists. My thoughts are with his loved ones tonight.

Finally a plan - and cash - to clean up London’s rivers and waterways.

London rivers and waterways clean-up plan announced by mayor

Ten locations across the city are earmarked for cash with more than £2bn pledged for the plan.

bbc.co.uk

Tankerton dusk

Concrete, wood and Kernel saison seguin 2017.

Gander by Two Flints Brewing on cask. A nod to Sierra Nevada’s Celebration Ale. Glorious conditioning as always at the miraculous @thegreengoddesspub.bsky.social

And there it is… www.desmog.com/2026/04/30/r...

Revealed: Reform’s £24 Million from Fossil Fuel Interests

Reform UK has received £24 million from oil and gas interests, accounting for more than two thirds of its total income, DeSmog can reveal. Led by Nigel Farage, the party is calling for new North Sea o...

desmog.com

Two senior BBC journalists posting a selfie as they wait in Downing Street for the prime minister to resign. This picture, and particularly the inane grins plastered across both their faces, illustrates a great deal about how broken political journalism in this country has become.

Yes, we did tell you so

Sam Bright@writesbright.bsky.social · 2mo ago

🔴 NEW 🔴 Nigel Farage, Boris Johnson and Kemi Badenoch are headlining a conference next week, speaking to a crowd of anti-abortion activists, far-right politicians and oil executives 👇🏻

Yale by Tartarus Brewing, cask west coast at @thegreengoddesspub.bsky.social. Azacca, Centennial and Chinook. Lovely caramalt mouthful with big hit of bitterness on the finish. Decent.

Glorious pint of @verdantbrew.bsky.social Future You at the magnificent Sutton Arms. Look at that conditioning! #bskybeer

Everyone on X and elsewhere who called for a violent response should be charged with incitement. Everyone involved in the pogrom should be locked up with exemplary sentences. Govt should make it clear that will be the response in future anywhere else. Enough.

Well I agree with Sam that this is beer of the year so far. ESBeaven by Woodshedding Brewing. Perfect conditioning at the miraculous Wenlock, earlier today #bskybeer

Brown crab cacio e pepe at the genius Manteca in Shoreditch. Oh my…

Don’t you hate it when someone hogs the breakfast buffet…

As Labour think-tanks rush to present alternatives to the past two years - let's start by understanding the capitalism we inherit, not the system we would like... open.substack.com/pub/htsf/p/i...

In Labour's policy rethink: start with the crisis of capitalism

Solutions have to be based around Britain's perilous fiscal position

open.substack.com

Perfect afternoon pint. @kernelbrewery.bsky.social Spring Pale Eclipse on cask at the peerless @thegreengoddesspub.bsky.social

Big green energy news: The Dogger Bank South Offshore Wind Farms DCO application has today been granted development consent by DESNZ At 3GW, it's one of the largest single consenting decisions in UK offshore wind history. If/when it's built, it will provide enough energy to power ~3 million homes.

Superlative @kernelbrewery.bsky.social brown ale on cask (and with sparkler) at the phenomenal @thegreengoddesspub.bsky.social is making my afternoon complete. #bskybeer

Hey @dorianlynskey.bsky.social is this you? Dorian’s Spleen by l’Entropiste “Dorian doesn’t question himself. He feeds off his eternal boredom, with neither desire nor pleasure stirring any inner drive. His soul is consumed by a darkness where nothing can be imagined beyond it”

So, I've got some questions for Nigel Farage, about his £5m gift. Here's one: "You have previously stated that on police advice, you hold no parliamentary surgeries…Given that we now know you have a large private security budget, why are you unable to hold constituency surgeries?" Here's the rest:

13 questions Farage must answer over his £5m ‘gift’ from a crypto billionaire

The Reform leader’s claims about money received from Thai-based Christopher Harborne have raised eyebrows - and even more queries

thenewworld.co.uk

Precisely.

Ian Dunt@iandunt.bsky.social · 4mo ago

The king's subtle criticisms of Trump are not a demonstration of our influence. They're an updated version of the old myth we always told ourselves about British influence. It's a fantasy, which keeps us trapped in a relationship of one-sided dependency with a sociopath inews.co.uk/opinion/king...

Just your average morning unboxing a small mountain of Cantillon #Bskybeer

The Telegraph just gave a convicted criminal a two-page spread to explain why he's pumping £4 million into Reform UK. They tucked his criminal record away in the small print. So as a former financial crime specialist I’ll do their job for them👇

Glorious pint of Motueka NEIPA by @abbeydalebeers.bsky.social glowing in the soft afternoon light at the wonderful @thegreengoddesspub.bsky.social Cask Beer Festival. Eleven beers on cask to work through! #bskybeer

I Fostered a Dog today 😜

Who needs new drilling licenses in the North Sea?

Simon Evans@drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 5mo ago

NEW ANALYSIS: Record wind and solar generation saved UK from gas imports worth £1bn in March 2026 📈Wind+solar were up 22% year-on-year in March to a record high for the month ⛴️This avoided the need for gas imports worth £1bn at current high prices www.carbonbrief.org/...