@5amTaylor

Dedicated librarian 📚📚, trustee, trying to be better at parenting, supporting and learning. Loves wildlife. Personal views.

 Milton Keynes
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Joined October 2020
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🦎 Really pleased to see @mkcouncil and @NewtPartnership restoring the neglected Blue Lagoon Local Nature Reserve in Bletchley, #MiltonKeynes to benefit #biodiversity ✅ mkfm.com/news/local-news/pla…

Plans announced to restore Milton Keynes nature reserve

A popular lake in Milton Keynes is being restored in a bid to reserve the green space and improve biodiversity.

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Wouldn't it be great if the Government would finally listen to the benefits of #NetZero, given that it’s coming from one of the Tories' own MPs? bigissue.com/news/environmen…

5 key takeaways from a damning review of the government's net zero progress

The report by Tory MP Chris Skidmore said the UK government is "falling behind" on its net zero commitments

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Could this worrying move disenfranchise voters in #MiltonKeynes during our local elections on Thurs 4 May this year? #electoralreform #UnlockDemocracy #MakeVotesMatter politicshome.com/news/articl…

Here’s How New Voter ID Rules Could Affect You

Campaigners are warning the change could undermine trust in democracy.

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In the Reference section of the library, you’ll find a whole selection of books about authors like this encyclopedia of #AgathaChristie by Matthew Bunson. Browse the shelves on the ground floor at Central Library.
'An Agatha Christie Encyclopedia' book displayed on the shelves in the reference library.

ALT 'An Agatha Christie Encyclopedia' book displayed on the shelves in the reference library.

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🪧@sunaerdem reports in #TheNewEuropean on young people working hard on both a local and international scale to push leaders of stature in the right direction ✅ theneweuropean.co.uk/the-chi…

The children of the revolution

One generation of world leaders has failed to halt climate change. The next generation intend to change all that

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Brook Adams@3brook19 Jan 2023
Reassured to read @Dahnoun_'s report on this ten-year #RSPB study in #the_ecologist - it details how much nature-friendly farming is needed to recover our depleted farmland bird populations 🌾🌾🌾 theecologist.org/2023/jan/06…

Birds bounce back on restored farmland

Bird populations bounce back when farmers devote 10 per cent of their land to nature-friendly measures, a new study finds.

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CILIP@CILIPinfo20 Jan 2023
£135m levelling-up funding goes to seven libraries but concern remains about long-term investment. While library bodies have welcomed the money, they have also expressed concern about the lack of long-term investment. thebookseller.com/news/135m-…

£135m levelling-up funding goes to seven libraries but concern remains about long-term investment

Seven public library services take a share of the government’s £2.1bn fund but library bodies still worried about lack of long-term investment. 

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🤞 @ShaunSpiers1 of @GreenAllianceUK suggests three reasons to be reasonably optimistic about #environmental issues in the year ahead. greenallianceblog.org.uk/202…

Green reasons to be cheerful about 2023

This post was originally published by Business Green. This has been a year of three prime ministers, the first since 1868 (I gift you that pub quiz question). We have also had three business secret…

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#XRebellionUK is now calling on everyone to help disrupt our corrupt government, so I'll be joining the 100,000 at Parliament to #ChooseYourFuture on Fri 21 April 🪧 itv.com/news/2023-01-01/exti…

Extinction Rebellion pledges to 'temporarily' stop public disruption tactics | ITV News

The climate group said it will instead focus on disrupting what it has called the 'abuse of power and imbalance' in the government. | ITV National News

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Replying to @electra_rhodes
This thread is going to cost us a fortune in great suggestions. David Lodge’s The Art of Fiction is good; @taniahershman and @courttianewland Writing Short Stories is very practical - great exercises.
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🌍🆘 @CarolineLucas of #TheGreenParty says Chris Skidmore’s #NetZero Review has to spell an end to this Government’s ducking, dodging and delaying action. news.sky.com/story/climate-c…

Climate change plans: Ministers urged to take up 'the economic opportunity of the 21st century'...

The Tory MP who carried out a review of the government's climate change plans has called for a "net zero local big bang" to give local authorities and communities the power to act quicker.

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📘 I've begun reading #TheClimateBook by @GretaThunberg, with chapters contributed by some great minds from science, literature, media and social causes. Highly recommended! theecologist.org/2023/jan/03…

Within the climate emergency

The Climate Book, created by Greta Thunberg and published by Allen Lane, is a comprehensive snapshot of the current climate movement.

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MK Lit Fest@MKlitfest4 Jan 2023
Our 2023 #flashfiction and #poetry #writingcompetition - Green Spaces in the City - is open till 10 Feb. Details: mklitfest.org/mink2023
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🗳️ Young people are politically engaged - but this does not translate to voting. @UnlockDemocracy asks what can be done about it? unlockdemocracy.org.uk/blog1…

The youth aren’t politically disengaged, they’re electorally disenfranchised — Unlock Democracy

The youth are, contrary to many common assertions, not the army of politically disengaged, lazy, self-indulgent TikTokers that many would paint us as.

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'Given the sustainable model that operates at their core, it’s no surprise that libraries are constantly finding new ways to replicate this... foster[ing] sustainability both locally and globally.' A brilliant blog on why #GreenLibraries make sense around the globe @CILIPinfo 💚
Heidi Colom@HeidiLibrarian5 Jan 2023
Sustainability in public libraries: What three institutions are doing to be more eco-friendly blog.pressreader.com/librari…
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Despite the government’s insistence that their #EnvironmentAct targets are “ambitious” and will drive action towards tackling #ClimateChange in the UK, many don’t seem to agree 👇 bigissue.com/news/environmen…

The Environment Act targets have been published. So what do they really mean?

After months of delay, the Environment Act targets have been published, but critics say they are vague and unambitious.

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Here's a good one to know about ... you can check a website with an easy-to-use online tool provided by Get Safe Online and Cifas. It provides you with a trust score for a site, helping you to avoid scams and traps. Helping you to stay safe online. getsafeonline.org/checkawebs…
Cartoons of young people looking at phones, tablets and laptops. Text reads: Get Safe Online and Cifas's Check a Website. Try it out for yourself. Visit www.getsafeonline.org/checkawebsite.

ALT Cartoons of young people looking at phones, tablets and laptops. Text reads: Get Safe Online and Cifas's Check a Website. Try it out for yourself. Visit www.getsafeonline.org/checkawebsite.

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Members of #Natures_Voice are behind @BeccyRSPB because "Conservationists know what must be done to bring species back from the brink" prospectmagazine.co.uk/magaz…
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