I present data on bovine TB mainly in the UK. I also tweet on other subjects which interest me like climate change & Freedom of Information. I strive to inform.
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"It doesnt help farmers deal with the disease"
@APHAgovuk data released 16 Sep 2026 shows various measures of bTB have dropped in England since badger culling rollout in 2016. Although correlation does not show cause, these trends support the view that badger culling has helped.
A cull does not just cost money.
It costs protected #wildlife its life.
It takes public resources away from other priorities.
It does not help farmers deal with the disease.
It distracts from the solution of cattle measures needed to tackle bovine TB
#stopthecull🏴#badgermonday🦡
AI in your oven? Anthropic warns models ‘months away’ from self-replication on smart devices
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The only "guardrails" needed for AI was a "strong and smart" president, said Trump.
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Is Trump a bloody menace?
Revealed: Government quietly dropped plan to prepare England for wildfires
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BOVINE TB DATA RELEASED TODAY, 16 SEP 2026.
For graphs of a particular county, risk area, region or country go to bovinetb.info/graphs.php
UN Climate Chief: "The climate alarm is blaring, from every direction."
unfccc.int/news/un-climate-c…
28 July 2026
After record heat, could the Atlantic make Britain's weather even more extreme? bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c992…
CROSSING TEMPERATURE THRESHOLDS
Preparation is everything. Is the UK adapting at pace to the prospect of the observed global temperature trajectory breaching 2°C in the next 9 to 15 years?
NO.
doi.org/10.31223/X53V2Q
"Since Wales stopped culling in 2012, new bovine TB herd incidents have more than halved without the need for lethal wildlife control against badgers."
Plaid Cymru have just joined Reform and the Tories to reopen the door to killing Wales’s badgers.
Welsh Labour voted against.
Since Wales stopped culling in 2012, new bovine TB herd incidents have more than halved without the need for lethal wildlife control against badgers.
This is the coalition of cruelty.
OPERATION EPIC FURY. HOW DID IT GO?
Operation Epic Fury began on Feb 28. Based on the initial 2 to 4-week projection given by Trump ,the hostilities ended before or on Mar 28. How did it go? cbsnews.com/live-updates/us-…
Stable estimates of when global temperature thresholds will be crossed: least-squares fits as the end date of the fitted span is reduced doi.org/10.31223/X53V2Q
BOVINE TB DATA RELEASED TODAY, 17 JUNE 2026.
For graphs of a particular county, risk area, region or country go to bovinetb.info/graphs.php
UK Government welcomes government-led recommendations for a new bovine TB eradication strategy for England
UK Government welcomes expert-led recommendations for a new bovine TB eradication strategy for England gov.uk/government/news/gover…
LATEST STRATEGY TO CONTROL TB
A new science-led strategy constrained by what is acceptable to UK gov is not in farmers' best interests. However, a data-led strategy would be. This would not only allow farmers to farm but would also increase prospects for controlling the disease.
After decades of living with bovine TB, farmers have every right to be sceptical of new Government promises. 💉
Farmers Guardian editor @katiejonesFG shares her thoughts on the latest strategy and what it could mean for livestock farmers.
But with a cattle vaccine targeted for rollout by 2030 and a new roadmap aiming for eradication by 2038, could this finally be a turning point?
READ MORE: ow.ly/fF6t50ZaZrU
HOW TEMPERATURES SINCE 2018-12-31 HAVE BROUGHT FORWARD THE 2°C CROSSING
If York data was used in IPCC AR6 to give temperatures up to 2018-12-31, temperatures since then have brought forward the 2°C crossing by 10yrs when the last 300 monthly points are used in a quadratic fit.
HS2
"Nothing in current UK climate‑risk assessments suggests HS2 would become non‑viable as a high-speed transport system this century — only more expensive." Does this ignore prospect of crossing 2°C in mid 30's with accelerating AMOC degradation & seasonal weather extremes?
SOMETHING FOR THE FUTURE
Are attitudes to net zero changing?
"When I vote I'm thinking taxes, money... probably not the environment," says one, with another adding that cutting carbon emissions to net zero was "something for the future".
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62d…
Defra awards £15m badger vaccination contract
fwi.co.uk/livestock/health-w…
WHY?
