Nick Langley

@nicklangley.bsky.social

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Retired freelance journo & editorial consultant* to conservation NGOs. Badly healed achilles tendon; now e-bike & urban rambling. Allotment, cautiously. Big reader. *Facilitating stakeholder engagement by correcting grammar & spelling. Will edit for food.

Coloured maps of the ancient world
Plug-in solar panel regulations come into force on 27 August
Campaigners with Save Whitewebbs banner & headline The judgment is in! We won.
Library copy of "In Camden Town"
Table of UK urban tree coverage by region, showing London has 171% of national average per head. Next is South East as a whole, with 102% Lowest is North East, w 71%.
Stacks of disposable barbecues labelled A Great British BBQ. Priced at £2.50.
Campaigner says there are probably enough road bridges into Boston, that this one could be turned into a walking bridge, and for 1/3 of the cost of maintaining it as a road bridge he could install a circuit of paths along all Boston's rivers.
Part of IUCN Red List screen for genus Morus, showing 3 gannet & 3 mulberry species.
Four photos of opium poppies in bloom & with seed heads, around an allotment site.
Stacks of disposable barbecues in family and party sizes.
Recycled plastic picnic tables melted by disposable barbecues.
Lines of shuttered fridges.
Stacks of disposable BBQs next to the door in Asda.
Aisle after aisle of shuttered fridges. Notices saying some fridges have been turned off to keep other fridges cool.
Farage, Andrew Rosindell & minders scowl at No Dog Fouling sign.
Farage, Andrew Rosindell & minders scowl at No Dog Fouling sign. Kids missing the opportunity to slither about in shit because of woke.
Met Office charts for today starting at 5 am showing the forecast for rain steadily receding to later in the day.
Farage flanked by two overweight bald men in suits.
Matt Langley interviews Stuart Hill.
1918 poster w/ soldier saying Knowledge Wins. Public Library Books Are Free
Books by eg Mary Renault & other authors; none of them Sam Miller.
I recognise that people have waited a long time for this issue to be addressed. However, I believe it is right that the Department for Transport is taking the time to get things right. I welcomed the publication of the Government’s formal response to the 2020 public consultation on pavement parking, which sets out measures to tackle the problem. I support the new, devolved approach to pavement parking which is being taken. This reflects the Government’s commitment to allowing decisions to be made closer to the communities they affect. Local leaders know their communities best, so they are in the strongest position to meet local needs effectively. I am pleased that the Department has been clear that its overarching objective is to make pavements accessible and safe. However, rather than introducing a “one size fits all” national prohibition, which was one of the consultation options, councils will instead be empowered to make the decisions that are best for their areas. In the first instance, this year, local authorities will be given powers to issue Penalty Charge Notices for vehicles parked in a way that unnecessarily obstructs the pavement. Then, at the next opportunity, the necessary legislation will be brought forward to give local authorities the powers, on an opt-in basis, to prohibit pavement parking across their whole area. They will also have powers to exempt locations where pavement parking would still be necessary to maintain traffic flow, such as in narrow streets. More widely, I am glad that road safety is an absolute priority for the Government. I welcome the fact that the Department for Transport (DfT) recently published the first national Road Safety Strategy in a decade. This marks a turning point, with decisive action being taken to make our roads safer for everyone.
Since Russia invaded Ukraine, five oil companies — Shell, BP, ExxonMobil, Chevron, TotalEnergies — made $467 billion in profit. They paid $444 billion of that straight to shareholders. That’s ten times more than they invested in renewables.
Old man with stick & orthopaedic boot at today's London rally.
Kent Reform leaders have additionally been accused of focusing on marginal issues, like an investigation into which books about transgender topics are stocked in the children’s sections of libraries. It emerged that a single book was moved from the display section of Herne Bay Library — described by Kemkaran as “a victory”.
Probable kestrel feather.
Matt Goodwin
Bookshelf w/ B. Myers' books.
Billowing bramble hedge.
View from front door: van bonnet immediately outside.
Wallace