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Alice Woolley

@alicewoolley.bsky.social
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Journalist, now with my feet up. Ex-editor of Education Guardian. Also ex-Indie. Feminist. European. Labrador lover. Beetroot hater. Born in Chipping Norton. Surrey, West Oxon, Arizona.

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Nick Wallis @nickwallis.bsky.social · 3h
Yesterday in court... fetishists, fear and the Royal College of Nursing. genderblog.net/peggie-v-rcn...
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Peggie v RCN Day 6: Patricia Marquis
Patricia Marquis, Executive Director of RCN England. Pic Iain Masterton Patricia Marquis, the Executive Director of the Royal College of Nursing in England is quite obviously an intelligent, person…
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Stephen Graham @stephengraham.bsky.social · 4h
Mind-boggling, indeed.
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Arthur Snell @snellarthur.bsky.social · 12h
For Schmitt one can only feel pity: an unintelligent man, out of his depth making an idiot of himself. Kennedy otoh cosplays a Hicksville moron, but has a 1st class law degree from Oxford (as well as other prestigious institutions). He knows so much better. So we should feel nothing but contempt.
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Sailing Steve @sailingsteve.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Good advice!! Make noise. It's long. Read it!
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WooooOoOooOendy 👻 @wednesdaygj.bsky.social · 15h
I know *everyone* will be sharing this, but it’s bloody marvellous and I don’t care if you’re bored of it. youtu.be/OqqbM1B-mPY?...
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Holocaust hero Sir Nicholas Winton (That's Life - 1988)
YouTube video by Tops of the top
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Alice Woolley @alicewoolley.bsky.social · 15h
If only
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ScotchMist @scotchymisty.bsky.social · 17h
My mother has been living in a care home for 12 years due to Alzheimer's, costing over £200,000 so far. Paying a social care tax sounds like a very good idea to me!
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Headquarters @headquartersnews.bsky.social · 20h
Leaked audio of Ken Paxton: Q: Do you think Trump is a bit of a drag? Paxton: To be honest with you, when we did that midterm convention, it dropped our numbers. Everybody’s numbers dropped. Yeah. Not good.
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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Knee, meet Jerk.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Macron: “Brexit is the biggest lie of the last 30 years. “Those who said, "We will be richer" - eight points of GDP less ten years later. "”We will solve the problem of immigration" - it is more complicated than before. "”We are going to crush it in international trade" - it is worse.”
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Alice Woolley @alicewoolley.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Curiouser and curiouser #Fairford #RAFFairford
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Laura Phillips @lauraphillips.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
7.17am #BBCRadio4Today: Nick Aldworth, ex Detective Chief Supt Counter Terrorism Policing, National Coordinator (Protect+Prepare). “If that is the case, well done Donald Trump for disclosing a confidential security operation.” #RAF #Fairford. Worth listening v closely. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Today - 30/09/2026 - BBC Sounds
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Times Higher Education, Sponsored by Orbán’s Hungary, Failed to Report James Orr Allegations The publication signed a partnership with Viktor Orbán's government and has since published no coverage of the allegations around a Cambridge academic and former Reform UK policy chief whose foundation…
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Times Higher Education, Sponsored by Orbán’s Hungary, Failed to Report James Orr Allegations
The publication signed a partnership with Viktor Orbán's government and has since published no coverage of the allegations around a Cambridge academic and former Reform UK policy chief whose foundation receives Hungary-linked funding
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Reform UK Council Leader dined at CEO's hotel before £215k hiring www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Norfolk council leader dined at CEO's hotel before £215k hiring
Reform UK's David Bick says he cannot recall meeting Dennis Bacon at the luxury venue.
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Alice Woolley @alicewoolley.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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KatWomanScreamingIntoTheVoid @katwomanwalks.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Frances Ryan @francesryan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Anyone who has waded through the social care system for themselves or a loved one will know how meaningful this speech is. It will be a huge challenge - and undoubtedly not be perfect - but the pay-off could be genuinely lifechanging for so many.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith: "I will not be silenced by the continued threats of prosecution from the President or others."
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Amee Vanderpool @girlsreallyrule.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Former Special Counsel Jack Smith testifies before Congress that Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the 2024 election and unlawfully retained classified documents after leaving office and Smith maintains he made the right decision. More: substack.com/profile/2357...
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Amee Vanderpool (@shero)
Former Special Counsel Jack Smith, who has twice charged Donald J. Trump with criminal offenses after his first term, is appearing before members of Congress on Tuesday, as Republican lawmakers contin...
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Alison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A 2,300-year-old silver container in the shape of a scallop-shell decorated with an octopus 🐙 It may once have held cosmetics. From Paternò, Sicily. Altes Museum, Berlin 📷 by me #Archaeology
My photo shows a silver shell-shaped container with an eight-armed octopus in relief at the centre of the lid. The arms of the octopus curl outwards across the ridges of the shell’s surface. This ornate shell container has a hinged lid and may once have been a cosmetic container . It is displayed on a clear stand in a museum case. Dimensions: 13.3 × 13.2 × 3 cm. It is part of the Silver Treasure from Paternò, Sicily, a hoard discovered in 1909, consisting of tableware and toiletries. Dated 4th-3rd century BC.
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Alice Woolley @alicewoolley.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
It’s almost enough to give you hope
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 29/09/2026
Police in southeast Michigan are investigating after a toddler pulled out a loaded pistol at a daycare.
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Police investigate after toddler pulls out loaded gun at Michigan daycare
Police in southeast Michigan are investigating after a toddler pulled out a loaded pistol at a daycare.
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This two tier policing is disgraceful. It's as if there is one approach for people who helpfully film themselves committing crimes and another approach when there is insufficient evidence.
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Tom Clark @tom-clark.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
After Labour's coup, I applied 1 test to John Healey's speech Would Rachel Reeves disagree? I heard (at most) 1 line where she might www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/lab...
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In Healey’s conference speech, a new voice sang old tunes
Despite Labour’s political upheaval, the new chancellor sounded strikingly similar notes to his predecessor
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CNN @cnn.com · 29/09/2026
Migrant children as young as 2 are showing up at immigration courts nationwide, many without attorneys, to make their case to stay in the US and avoid deportation. cnn.it/4huSk5M
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Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Smirk.
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Dan Diamond @ddiamond.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Russell Brand, who's awaiting trial in London next month on rape and sexual assault charges, will moderate a panel at DC's MAHA summit tomorrow on reforming a U.S. health agency
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ingeniousname.bsky.social @ingeniousname.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Seems this is doing the rounds on X too. There’s a terrible irony in rightly being outraged about sexual crime whilst also telling women to shut up about other things that affect us.
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Legal C @legalclaret.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Perhaps it was a dogging matter and when Trump claimed they were under surveillance, he was talking about his OnlyFans subscription?
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Legal C @legalclaret.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
To give what might be some helpful information, under the Terrorism Act 2000 you can question a suspect for up to 14 days without charge if suspected of a terrorism offence. That they have been bailed before the 48 hour limit applicable to any arrestable offence suggests this is not as expected.
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Jim McNeill 🇬🇧 @m62jim.wsocial.eu · 26/09/2026
Absolute dynamite again from Peggie v RCN. Naomi Cunningham nails Provan to the wall over the RCN's cretinous championing of Gender Identity Ideology. #peggievrcn Hopefully the RCN is only the first trade union to get its head handed to it for woke misogyny. Cue them up!
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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Blimey. Baroness Margaret Hodge - the Govt anti-corruption champion, on the £72m donations to Reform recently: "I think it came from the Russians." She's speaking at a Fabian event on donation caps
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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Local man near RAF base: "The situation is not being helped by various political outlets and individuals finger-pointing when nothing has been proven as yet. This is only continuing to further the cause of those that would look to sow division and fear." www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c6...
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RAF Fairford suspects are British men in their 20s, police say, as Iranian embassy denies involvement
The men, who all live in London, were arrested near the base on Sunday morning. Residents say security had been stepped up in the days before.
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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Passive voice is bad writing and disguises respnsiblitity for absolute incompetence: "The Moves That Backfired on Trump and Drove Interest Rates and Inflation Higher".. NO! "Trump screwed up, drove up interest rates and inflation" www.wsj.com/economy/trum...
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The Moves That Backfired on Trump and Drove Interest Rates and Inflation Higher
The president’s own agenda has helped undermine promises to fix the economy and get the deficit under control.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The amount of Amazon workers relying on SNAP and Medicaid has nearly tripled since 2020 — while Amazon’s annual profits soared by over 550%. It’s the same story everywhere: corporate profits are at record highs, while workers’ share of the economy is at a record low. We must unrig the system.
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Alice Woolley @alicewoolley.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Tonight’s heavens in Suffolk
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Liar. Small boat crossings peaked under Johnson in 2022 reaching 46,000 in 2022. In current year they are 18,565 and falling. Also prior to Boris Johnson's Brexit there were none.
It's a disaster, and it can all be traced to
Labour ideology. Burnham has no mandate
from the people. He has no real ideas, and
no plan,

Johnson on X
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This is extraordinarily well written.
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draiglerpwl.bsky.social @draiglerpwl.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
As one of the fourteen, I think that Jonathan Freedland has pretty much summed up everything I believe about ...Up. A thoughtful and perceptive piece. Thank you.
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Alice Woolley @alicewoolley.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Looking forward to seeing @privateeyenews.bsky.social take on the Guardian’s bedbug infestation
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
They warned us Mamdani would impose Sharia law. Instead, he unleashed the real threat: line dancing in Bryant Park.
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Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
2023: White Sox lose 101 games 2024: White Sox lose 121 games 2025: White Sox lose 102 games 2026:
Pope Leo in a White Sox hat.
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Alice Woolley @alicewoolley.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Enjoyed this 👍
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 25/09/2026
The University of Cambridge dropped plans to fully investigate its hiring of Jason Arday, a professor who died last month.
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Cambridge Abandons Plans to Fully Investigate Its Hiring of Jason Arday
The professor had catalyzed debates over diversity efforts in higher education.
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Christopher Steele @christophersteele.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Trump’s invitation to Putin to attend the G20 in Florida in December is outrageous and totally undermines Western solidarity with Ukraine. This US govt is enabling autocracy, and arguably colluding with Putin’s despotic regime. Other Western leaders mustn’t be party to this. They should not attend.
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21 Group @21group.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Cambridge University is running 3 investigations, two into Jason Arday, one into the Whistleblowing Tribunal Several of those who remain in post are conflicted & implicated in the matters under review The reviews will fail to effect any real change. That is their purpose. 21percent.org?p=4399
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Alice Woolley @alicewoolley.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This is exciting! #whitesox ⚾️
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Hampshire Police: Man charged with criminal damage following incident in the English Channel. 921pm statement www.hampshire.police.uk/news/hampshi...
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Man charged with criminal damage following incident in the English Channel
Daniel Thomas, aged 37 and of no fixed abode, was also charged with an offence under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act.
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The men arrived masked but police have insisted those who want to be or stay there must remove masks or face arrest.
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Alice Woolley @alicewoolley.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Someone walked by with fish and chips #Southwold
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