Can I also suggest Bookshop which is an association of hundreds of independent UK bookstores. If you order the book from them, you can select a bookshop, which will receive 10% of the price.
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It’s the middle of LGBT History Month so a good moment to remind everyone that my book, Trans Britain — a modern history fashioned from the observations of generations of contributors — is still going strong in paperback and eBook form in its ninth year. -
"Over the past decade an increasing amount of research has shown that illuminating night skies is bad for a wide range of species, including insects, birds and amphibians – disrupting their feeding reproduction and navigation""Over the past decade an increasing amount of research has shown that illuminating night skies is bad for a wide range of species, including insects, birds and amphibians – disrupting their feeding reproduction and navigation"
#Darkness #LightPollution #Streetlights #Belgium #Wildlife
‘The normal should be darkness’: why one Belgian national park is turning off ‘pointless’ streetlights | Biodiversity | The Guardian
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Matt Goodwin, Reform’s candidate for the Gorton and Denton by-election has been criticised after it emerged he previously suggested taxing anyone who does not have children.Matt Goodwin, Reform’s candidate for the Gorton and Denton by-election has been criticised after it emerged he previously suggested taxing anyone who does not have children.
Reform UK showing us their real opinion of women. Kinder, Kirche, Küche anyone?
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This is why the government wants to abolish jury trials.This is why the government wants to abolish jury trials.
#PalestineAction #ElbitSystems #UKPolitics #Law #Justice
Palestine Action protesters not guilty of defence firm burglary - BBC News
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#Via Tal Lavin@swordsjew11:52 PM · Feb 1, 2026This is correct. Measles destroyers memory T-cells and leaves you wide open to subsequent infections.
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The Dutch version of the BBC (very simply put) has started consistently stating in every article about Trump that he has a history of lying and saying nonsense.@thomholwerda
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Good article here on the factors restricting building new council homes, not least Right to Buy (which should be abolished, not merely restricted), and the housing debt transferred to local authorities by the Tory/LibDem coalition.Good article here on the factors restricting building new council homes, not least Right to Buy (which should be abolished, not merely restricted), and the housing debt transferred to local authorities by the Tory/LibDem coalition.
#Housing #RTB #CouncilHouses #UKPolitics
In Somerset, I found glorious proof that the UK can build great council houses. So what is holding us back? | John Harris | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/25/council-homes-somerset-uk-glorious-proof-labour