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Alice Brockway

@alicebrockway.bsky.social
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Creative type and mental health researcher. Founder of Playing Sane. Lived Experience work with NSPA, Rethink Mental Illness, & GMMH. Part way through a never ending PhD. Generally interested.

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Your weekend reminder that Nigel Farage wants to - leave the ECHR - repeal the Equality Act - Strip back workers rights - Lift restrictions on exploitative zero-hours contracts - repeal the Renters’ Rights Act which abolishes no fault evictions He is not on your side youtu.be/KxOQRt8PQys?...
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If UK media actually explained Nigel Farage’s policies to the public no one would be supporting him
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purr.in.ink @purrinink.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Happy Equinox 🐾🍂🤍
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Alice Brockway @alicebrockway.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
For everyone getting angry with #EdSheeran - you are aware that he has a long standing policy of not getting involved with overt #politics aren’t you? #context
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Alice Brockway @alicebrockway.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Bit concerned we don't seem to understand that an #MP can support a principle without supporting a particular bill about that principle. It's irresponsible to put through legislation on #assisteddying if they're not satisfied that safeguards are properly in place & the groundwork done. 1/2
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Abi Stevens MCM Ldn R-12 @abistevensart.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
OK! So in a herculean effort I have photographed and photo edited and made listings for the whole Warped Ocean collection so that you can now find them in my Etsy shop! 🙌🥳 abistevens.etsy.com #artShop #ArtistSupport #ShopSmall
Photo of a 2.5" rainbow plated enamel pin featuring my Mandarinfish design with lots of extra eyes along its body and blue screenprinted details. A photo of a 2.5" hard-enamel, gold-plated pin featuring a red crab with one claw larger than the other and multiple black and green eyes across its carapace.A photo of a large iron-on embroidered patch held on a flat hand. The patch features my octopus design in red with a lighter red ring lattern and blue undersides to the tentacles, which are lines with large dark blue eyes instead of suckers.Two photos of long lanyards wrapped aroind my palm to show the designs: a green lanyard with rainbow hued eyes, and a purple lanyard with octopus tentacles and eyes instead of suckers.
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Mengxuan Li🍄画集予約受付中 @mengxuanli.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
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Alice Brockway @alicebrockway.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Almost as if what Starmer et al were doing was working…
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Alice Brockway @alicebrockway.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
OK, The Killer Bunny in #Minecraft is INSANE. So, what are you doing with your #FridayNight? #AuntieLife
A picture of The Killer Bunny from Minecraft
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Alice Brockway @alicebrockway.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Last day to complete this survey looking at #mentalhealth in UK #actors. It closes at midnight tonight. If you haven't completed it already I'd be incredibly grateful if did. It helps me, it helps the industry, it helps actors going forward. Full info here: www.playingsanethephd.co.uk/phaseone/
A digital flyer that reads:

Playing Sane:
Understanding mental health in actors in the UK

I'm Alice Brockway, an actor and researcher working towards a PhD looking at mental health in actors. 

I need professional actors to complete an anonymous survey for my project.

Just scan the QR code below and it will take you to the survey. There's an information sheet at the start that tells you everything you need to know.

You can also visit www.playingsanethephd.co.uk for more information about the full project.

This project has been passed by the ethics team at Manchester Metropolitan University
EthOS number 87032

How sure can I be that the survey is anonymous?
Your answers are captured in a way that even the researcher can't see who's submitted them. The software does not capture IP addresses or other digital footprint data. Due to the public nature of actors' work additional care will be taken to ensure anonymity is protected during analysis and any subsequent publications.
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Tamsin Abbot, contemporary English stained glass artist #WomensArt
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Patric Bates @patricbates.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
A watercolor that I made #art #watercolor #painting #illustration
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Campaign for Disability Justice @campaignfdj.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Disabled and a student? Disabled Students UK want to hear from you. Their annual survey influences policy in higher education accessibility. Share your views and experiences app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/dsuk-resea...
Have your say! Picture of a megaphone. Logo of the Campaign for Disability Justice
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Alice Brockway @alicebrockway.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
To make your #Monday better.
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Alice Brockway @alicebrockway.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Come on #Clacton! The country NEEDS #CountBinface to win. Please, do it for Britain.
Image is a parody of the Obama blue and red campaign poster with Count Binface on. Part of the August 2026 by-election campaign for Clacton on Sea
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The Canary @thecanaryuk.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Website linked to fraudster Reform donor mysteriously shuts down Things are looking worse and worse for Reform UK, with their notorious fraudster donor's dodgy crypto betting site Tether now shutting down www.thecanary.co/trending/202...
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Website linked to fraudster Reform donor mysteriously shuts down
Things are looking worse and worse for Reform UK, with their notorious fraudster donor's dodgy crypto site Tether now shutting down
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Alice Brockway @alicebrockway.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Looking for professional UK #actors to complete this anonymous survey for my #PhD. Please complete &/or share if you can. @womentheatreem.bsky.social @mrdavebyrne.bsky.social @fbombtheatre.bsky.social @tamasha1989.bsky.social @edfringe.bsky.social @openclasp.bsky.social @mxbenspiller.bsky.social
Image is a digital flyer promoting participation in an anonymous survey that's part of a PhD on mental health in actors. 

The text reads:
Playing Sane:
Understanding mental health in actors in the UK
I'm Alice Brockway, an actor and researcher working towards a PhD looking at mental health in actors. 

I need professional actors to complete an anonymous survey for my project.

Just scan the QR code below and it will take you to the survey. There's an information sheet at the start that tells you everything you need to know.

You can also visit www.playingsanethephd.co.uk for more information about the full project.

This project has been passed by the ethics team at Manchester Metropolitan University
EthOS number 87032

How sure can I be that the survey is anonymous?
Your answers are captured in a way that even the researcher can't see who's submitted them. The software does not capture IP addresses or other digital footprint data. Due to the public nature of actors' work additional care will be taken to ensure anonymity is protected during analysis and any subsequent publications.
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Alice Brockway @alicebrockway.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Glad the RSC is not cancelling her contract. Actors are often seen as utterly replaceable. This is a good message - you are key to the work and we will wait for you to be well.
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andrew allen @mygrayne.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Please can we reunite Sachie with her instruments? Musician cancels Fringe show after theft of irreplaceable instruments www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Musician cancels Fringe shows after theft of irreplaceable instruments
Sachie Mikawa has cancelled two shows following the theft of instruments she inherited from her late father.
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Alice Brockway @alicebrockway.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Hi @martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com Just seen the @moneyandmentalhealth.org email about the Suicide Prevention Action Lab. I'm a lived experience influencer with the National Suicide Prevention Alliance nspa.org.uk I know a few of us would love to be involved.
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Preventing suicide together - NSPA
Suicide prevention is everyone’s business. The National Suicide Prevention Alliance (NSPA) is an alliance of public, private and voluntary organisations in England who care about suicide prevention an...
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🌈 Hailey Piper 🌈 @haileypiperfights.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Cheat code for creatives: if you let your personal sadness and genuine soul-deep horniness into your art, it's pretty much immune to being co-opted by modern fascists, who focus mainly on selling a wholesome heartland that they can use as an excuse for violence they'll label as glory.
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Alice Brockway @alicebrockway.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
I would like to offer my support here. It's a theoretical academic conversation that is definitely not pro-rape, rape apologist, or victim blaming. Context is important people! The interview: www.thesubjectivespace.com/q-manivannan Partial transcription here: www.reddit.com/r/ScottishGr...
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Q Manivannan | The Subjective Space
Q Manivannan is an Edinburgh-based writer and academic.
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Alice Brockway @alicebrockway.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
This. Please.
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Michelle Franklin│Legends and Lectures @michellefranklin.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
She also used with at the end of a sentence. "Preposition" might mean something that comes before, but it doesn't have to if the sentence is correct. And all of Jane's sentences are correct.
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Alice Brockway @alicebrockway.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Whatever I’m doing I always make time to vote. Democracy (or as near as we get) is a use it or lose it deal and the alternatives aren’t great. Grab your ID and make sure you #vote #Manchester #mayor
A photo of me (white woman in her 40s with long dark hair in a plait, wearing a dark blue shirt) in front of a polling station sign.
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Alice Brockway @alicebrockway.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
If you're a pro #actor currently working in the UK it would be amazing if you could complete this survey looking at actors' #mentalhealth for my PhD. This is the survey link: mmu.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... Here's a link to the website about the whole project: www.playingsanethephd.co.uk
Black and white image with the words 'Understanding Mental Health in Actors in the UK' over the top. The image is of a page of Hamlet with a part of a brain showing over the top and a packet of tablets showing at the bottom.QR code linking to PhD survey
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
21 July 1895 | A German Jewish woman, Grete Liebreich, was born in Wattenscheid. In February 1943 she was deported to #Auschwitz. She did not survive.
Vintage black-and-white photo of a woman in a long coat, wide-brimmed hat, and gloves
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Alice Brockway @alicebrockway.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Why can't I add more characters? I would like Willow from Buffy as Chief Whip please.
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 19/07/2026
🚨 With Andy Burnham officially the next leader of the Labour Party, and due to name his cabinet on Monday, who would you have in yours? ⚠️ Will Ed Miliband be your Chancellor or will it be Martin Lewis? Will Jude Bellingham take on culture and sport or will Wes Streeting?
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Fantasy Cabinet Builder - Best for Britain
With Keir Starmer standing down and Labour choosing its next leader, the front bench is up for grabs. Pick from every cu
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Andrew Tate appears to have been arrested for trying to steal some items of clothing for little girls by walking out of the shop wearing them.
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Jim Young @oyoguhito.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Oh no ~ there wos a typo …
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
I give up - Liz Truss just made parody accounts redundant.
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Alice Brockway @alicebrockway.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
If you're a pro actor currently working in the UK it would be amazing if you could complete this survey looking at actors' mental health for my PhD. This is the survey link: mmu.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... Here's a link to the website about the whole project: www.playingsanethephd.co.uk
Black and white image with the words 'Understanding Mental Health in Actors in the UK' over the top. The image is of a page of Hamlet with a part of a brain showing over the top and a packet of tablets showing at the bottom. QR code linking to PhD survey
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Sarnes @artssarnes.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
✨ #art #digitalart #stickman #stickfigure
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Kamikaye @kamikaye.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Archeotech Mill. Resettled overgrown ruins somewhere out there. Aquarelle A5 and brown liner. #art #artsky #painting #aquarelle #scifi
Archeotech Mill. Resettled overgrown ruins somewhere out there. 
Aquarelle A5 and brown liner.
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The Whimsical Muse @whimsicalmuse.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Someone asked me to "please stop" with my posts about the Oxford comma. After careful consideration, I’ve determined that I’m unable to abide by such an unreasonable, discourteous, and ill-mannered request.
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Me, preparing to fight The Establishment.
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Victor Kisob @victorkisob.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Head-Scratcher A finger to the head, where musings go unread, to quell the fretful itch. The pose of one who weighs unquiet thoughts, conveys a pensive little twitch. #poem #poemoftheday #poetry #poems #bluesky #blueskypoetry #blueskyart #art #reflex #introspection
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Alice Brockway @alicebrockway.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
FFS That quote does NOT say the gov is "slashing funding for hospitals to pay for bullets and bombs". It says current spending stays the same but they can't be sure of the 2nd wave, probably because it goes into the next gov + defence for an island nation may be defensive not offensive. Not helpful.
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Alice Brockway @alicebrockway.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Needed a little pick me up this morning. newsthump.com/2026/06/26/b...
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Buying a sandwich in the knife-riddled Sharia hellscape of London’s socialist caliphate
London. 2026. The air is thick with Sharia and socialism. I’ve put it off too long. I need to pop out for a sandwich. Sainsbury’s is in the Muslim-only no-go zone just past the tennis courts. Pret …
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Nothing says 'speaking for the concerns of the common man' like being paid hundreds of thousands of pounds to promote actual gold bars
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David Robson @davidotley.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Dear voters of Clacton, Please continue to support your MP Nigel Farage - in particular by not signing a recall petition. It is only with your continued support that he can use his role of MP to maintain his income from cryptocurrency promotion and donations from very rich people. Thank you!
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
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Roderic Gray @rodericgray.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Express: "Huge blow to Andy Burnham as new bombshell poll labels him 'biggest threat to Brexit'" We can only hope
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Alice Brockway @alicebrockway.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
If you're a pro actor currently working in the UK it would be amazing if you could complete this survey looking at actors' mental health for my PhD. This is the survey link: mmu.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... Here's a link to the website about the whole project: www.playingsanethephd.co.uk
Black and white image with the words 'Understanding Mental Health in Actors in the UK' over the top. The image is of a page of Hamlet with a part of a brain showing over the top and a packet of tablets showing at the bottom. QR code linking to PhD survey
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Alice Brockway @alicebrockway.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
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Simon Pease @simonpease.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
If you haven’t got the message yet, get it fast. If you are a patriot who embraces modern Britain and all its law abiding citizens, now is the time to confront the racist divisionary far right with solidarity. Labour must win big in Makerfield. I say this as a Liberal Democrat.
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Alice Brockway @alicebrockway.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
I’ve been saying for years that I genuinely don’t understand why some Brexiteers aren’t considered to have legally committed fraud. I was taught that fraud is knowingly deceiving another party in a way that costs them & benefits you. Not clear why that wouldn’t apply here.
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Alice Brockway @alicebrockway.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Umm, @theguardian.com If they’re burning vehicles & houses surely they’re rioters not protestors? Or criminals? Protest is at the heart of #democracy. This is not. This is how violence wins. Do better.
Screenshot of The Guardian headline/app front page.
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Alice Brockway @alicebrockway.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
This is interesting. May suggest that the public are moving back towards the more established parties as R*form & Greens are tested in local government. I had wondered if that might happen.
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Alice Brockway @alicebrockway.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
It was such a privilege to be involved in the roundtable and then to do the analysis. Such a wide range of experience and insight. Thank you to @centreformh.bsky.social for having me involved. #ADHD #MentalHealth #suicideprevention
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