A month since the Cumbria Wildlife Trust announced their bid to buy and ecologically revive Skiddaw Forest. They're 91% of the way there, but donations have slowed. Chip in if you can to help get them over the line. And please share this post.
The purchase of Skiddaw Forest (including Skiddaw summit) presents an unparalleled opportunity for nature and Cumbrian Wildlife. With your help, this world renowned wilderness can be protected for nat...
"Results of the first randomized controlled trial of single-dose HPV vaccine, published in Lancet Global Health in March 2024, showed greater than 97% efficacy against the HPV16 and HPV18 strains at 36 months among women in Kenya." Imagine virtually ending cervical cancer.
Now that the World Health Organization has endorsed a one-dose vaccine, global health groups are amping up their effort to inoculate the world's girls. How are they doing?
Now that the World Health Organization has endorsed a one-dose vaccine, global health groups are amping up their effort to inoculate the world's girls. How are they doing?
Very nice to see Chris Boardman describe this video, which is based on our motonormativity research, as "an exceptional and important piece of journalism" ☺️ m.youtube.com/watch?v=-_4G...
YouTube video by Global Cycling Network
This is an excellent piece and well worth a read. I do think it slightly skirts around the question of ecosystems and ecosystem collapse. It mentions the impact on birds, but of course it’s more systemic than that. 1/
Are we paying a premium for no- and low-alcohol drinks compared to standard drinks in the UK? I've written a new blog for SSA which digs into the data to try and answer this question:
New research suggests that no- and low-alcohol drinks tend to be more expensive...
Might or might not be a genuine Tim Harford -we’ll never know for sure.
Well that was a waste of Civil Service time, initiated by someone who is constantly complaining about Civil Service waste. What a plonker.
My visceral instantaneous reaction to the Brexit Vote result was mostly due to the treatment of EU nationals living in the UK. It's still there, it's still painful and its perpetrators are still and always will be unforgiven. www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-engl...
Leonarda Zarcone found out she did not have residency when she returned from a wedding in France.
After about a year of not being able to ride my Croix de Fer Ti because of an out of stock broken rear derailleur hanger I've finally got it back on the road with an extra modification of absoluteBlack super compact oval chain rings, 46/30T, better to cope with the local hills with my RA condition.
