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Ann Howarth

@annlhowarth.bsky.social
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Interests: Science, Ballroom Dancing, Theatre, Cricket and what’s going on in the world.

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KrysMc @krismcd.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Jesus H, people, if you're going to mock/criticize Trump for posting that horrible video of a man getting killed by a tiger, DON'T ALSO POST THE VIDEO OF A MAN GETTING KILLED BY A TIGER!
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Ann Howarth @annlhowarth.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
There’s going to be a lot of pressure on elderly not to sell up to fund their care or downsize to enjoy their retirement. Does a retirement apartment count as a ‘family home’?
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Ann Howarth @annlhowarth.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I miss him too!
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Ann Howarth @annlhowarth.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Shades of Ozymandias.
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Rob Chapman @scribblerrob.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I stand by Sara though even now. Look at her, weird disturbed little article. You just know that she'd strangle your cat the moment you went to the shops with your mum. www.youtube.com/watch?v=KetG...
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Sara and Hoppity. Now HD! B&W version. Restored & enhanced. Very spooky! Unaired pilot. early '60s
YouTube video by Iain Petrie
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Carla Martin/Carlabela1 @carlabela1.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
youtu.be/nEFfzHiEKHY?...
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James Taylor & Carole King - You've Got A Friend (BBC In Concert, 11/13/71)
YouTube video by James Taylor
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Carla Martin/Carlabela1 @carlabela1.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
One more lovely song sung here by Joan Baez whom my brother introduced me too! Be not too hard when he tells lies for his heart is sometimes like a stone! Love the lyrics! Be not too hard lovely people! youtu.be/mAtW5vTfrdA?...
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Joan Baez - Be Not Too Hard (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Joan Baez - Official
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Ann Howarth @annlhowarth.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
I think Naga Munchetty is doing quite a good job interviewing him. She’s well briefed.
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Social Justice @supergamer1234.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
The collapse of international reputation is often not the result of a single politician, but rather the combined effect of the entire system and the silent majority. Yes, this time we are in trouble. It's entirely thanks to our current "great president."
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Ann Howarth @annlhowarth.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
This is seriously irresponsible of him. They are still discussing it and only Kevin McGuire is making any constructive contribution. Kwasi Kwarteng seems to have selective amnesia regarding his party’s performance. 
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MapQuest @mapquest.com · 27/08/2026
We're not changing the name of Lake Ontario. Name it whatever you want at your leisure: gulfof.mapquest.com/lakeontario (tag us so we can see your work 🙂)
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Tanita Tikaram @tanitatikaram.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
White professor ‘ MattGPT ‘ whose most recent book contained fabricated quotations, non-existent source references, & left ChatGPT URLs accidentally embedded in footnotes is sad about Jason Arday’s death but still wants Arday & all black academia held to higher standards than his own writing .
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Jonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
you can tell online media has gone down hill, ten years ago there'd have been multiple investigations of varying levels of seriousness into Burnham's financial relationship with Greggs
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Ann Howarth @annlhowarth.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Well, I certainly did! At full volume!
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Ann Howarth @annlhowarth.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
They’ve corrected that now.
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Ann Howarth @annlhowarth.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
He struggled on GMB too. He really lost it.
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L i s t e r (David) @dlisterphoto.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Perhaps the shadow secretary ought to remind themself how this problem arose in the first place before making some glib comments about the PM’s choice of clothing… www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cr...
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Burnham 'confident' Harper's killers will stay in prison as Tories accuse PM of 'constant U-turns'
Andy Burnham has said that work to increase prison spaces, including quicker deportation of foreign prisoners, could prevent the early release of serious offenders "altogether".
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Simon Ferrigno @brexcyclopaedia.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Where were these voices as the Tories dismantled the criminal justice system, probation and forensic services, and police, as anti tax, foreign funded, alt-right 'think tanks' cheered on from the sidelines? Noting, many of those voices now sit in 'Reform and Restore' www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Early release scheme risks more serious crimes, probation chief warns
The chief inspector of probation for England and Wales tells the BBC services are already under "unprecedented pressure".
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Ann Howarth @annlhowarth.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
There’s a lot of pretentious commentary justifying something that most (?) people instinctively feel is wrong. But even worse are the often quite aggressive counter-attacks on Meredith’s family which thoroughly dismiss their pain and even go so far as to imply that they ‘owe’ something to Amanda.
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Ann Howarth @annlhowarth.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
This is a really weird statement because it is actually the exact opposite of the truth. Research shows that ingrained racial bias within our society means that wrongfully convicted white individuals are more likely to attract public sympathy. Social class also influences perception.
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Ann Howarth @annlhowarth.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
I’m not at all clear what point you are making here or its relevance. I hope you’re not suggesting white people get treated less favourably in these kind of cases because I don’t think that’s true.
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Ann Howarth @annlhowarth.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
I’m happy to hear what she has to say about her ordeal but not as comedy. There is a balance. Another family’s very intense feelings here. And you are dismissing them completely. In fact, I replied to your post because you were really quite unkind to Meredith’s sister.
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Ann Howarth @annlhowarth.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Maybe you need to listen to some other songs. Just saying.
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Ann Howarth @annlhowarth.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
I think it’s disingenuous to suggest that she speaks for families of victims of crime. I very much doubt it. She speaks primarily for herself and her own experience, but making this into material for a comedy is probably going to be an act of massive self harm because it will alienate most people.
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Ann Howarth @annlhowarth.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Oh sure, let’s have a go at Meredith’s bereaved sister, who was only doing her best to represent her murdered sister and her parents, and not the rather strange woman who thinks it is appropriate to turn the murder of her ex room mate into a comedy routine. 🤦‍♀️
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Ann Howarth @annlhowarth.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Why on earth would anyone think this is an effective way to make a protest?
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Ann Howarth @annlhowarth.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Are they confused or just obfuscating? They might want to keep the press quiet by feeding them a simple reason for the change in the investigation’s direction.
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Ann Howarth @annlhowarth.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Looking at the article, they don’t specifically say this. They just say they are pursuing all lines of inquiry and all possible motivations.
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mattie lubchansky @mattielubchansky.com · 12/07/2026
i know you’re looking for it. here she is, girls. here she is, world
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
I reckon we are less than a week away from being told to vote Farage "in Ann’s memory".
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Ann Howarth @annlhowarth.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
It’s very tempting to speculate. I don’t think it is necessarily weird, but it could be complex/layered.
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Ann Howarth @annlhowarth.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Faux libertarian Brendan O’Neill questioning the main political parties’ right to refuse to participate in a pantomime of a by-election and Count Binface’s right to stand in protest.
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Glennyrodge @glennyrodge.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Has FIFA told us what the final score in Monday’s USA v Belgium game is going to be yet?
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ToonTitan 🦋 ⬛️⬜️⬛️⬜️⬛️ @toontitan.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Absolute corruption. Balogan has had his ban suspended for a year following a call from The White House to FIFA and will be free to face Belgium citing article 27 which allows them to "fully or partially suspend the implementation of a disciplinary measure.” #FIFA #FIFAcorruption
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Ann Howarth @annlhowarth.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
My guess is that problems will primarily arise when other parties put forward motions. For example, similar to the situation under Starmer, where MPs voted in favour of an SNP Kings Speech amendment to scrap the 2 child benefit cap. Could see this happening on issues such as student tuition fees.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 23/06/2026
Israel deliberately targeting Gaza children to commit genocide, UN inquiry finds
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Israel deliberately targeting Gaza children to commit genocide, UN inquiry finds
Report says by aiming at children Israel is undermining capacity of Palestinian people to exist Israel continues to commit genocide by deliberately targeting Palestinian children in Gaza, an ⁠independent UN inquiry has found. The report by the UN independent international commission of inquiry examined violations against Palestinian children since the start of the war in Gaza, and said about 30% of those killed by Israeli forces have been children. Continue reading...
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Ann Howarth @annlhowarth.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
I don’t even get the joke tbh. Am I missing something?
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Tim Clare @timclare.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Look, I know it's easy to have a pop at Starmer, but that was an incredibly honourable resignation he was forced into kicking & screaming, & his words that everyone who disagreed with him was morally bankrupt & his appeasement of fascists & transphobes was for the good of the country was v. moving
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Sooz Kempner @soozuk.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Can't stop thinking about Keir Starmer saying the Labour Party was "morally bankrupt" when he took over. Babe you were in that party. You were in the cabinet. You're calling me "morally bankrupt" and wondering why you're now having to resign coz everyone hates you.
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nohostages.bsky.social @nohostages.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Let's debunk the idea that Keir Starmer is more sinned against than sinning. Labour's problems aren't primarily the result of hostile media or impossible expectations. They're largely the result of Starmer's own strategy, messaging and management. @mrjamesob.bsky.social @lbc.co.uk #lbc 1/
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
🔴 'Burnham is a Giant Step Backwards to a Better Sort of British Politics' "He is a reversion to when Labour PMs were men of the people. Blair dismantled that world & the deep morality & wisdom that went with it, turning Labour into the political wing of the London metropolitan elite" Peter Oborne
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'Burnham is a Giant Step Backwards to a Better Sort of British Politics'
Makerfield’s new MP will face deep challenges if he makes it to Downing Street – but he can succeed where others haven't been able to
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Jon Will Chambers @jonchambers.co.uk · 19/06/2026
Where’s Andy Burnham going?
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Richard Littler @richardlittler.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Congratulations to Andy Burnham for winning The Masked Singer.
Andy  Burnham with Count Binface and fox candidates
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Alan Lester @alanlester.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
This is fascinating. The BBC’s own scrutiny of its flagship TV News discusses its clear bias towards selective reporting of crimes committed by immigrants & asylum seekers and no one from the News team will defend it. What is going on behind the scenes? www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
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Newswatch - 13/06/2026
Did the BBC’s coverage of the Belfast knife attack fan the flames of racial tension? And do its journalists focus too much on crimes alleged to be committed by immigrants?
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Ann Howarth @annlhowarth.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Has Tice cloned himself? He seems to be everywhere this morning. A bit desperate!
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Dan Snow @thehistoryguy.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Under a Supplementary Vote system, used in Mayoral elections across the country, there would be absolutely no threat of a Reform landslide. At all. Worth remembering.
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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Do vaccines save lives? Yep! Does antivaxx BS kill? Yep. 👇 Cervical cancer deaths for vaccinated young women fall to zero in England: study www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
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Cervical cancer deaths for vaccinated young women fall to zero in England: study
The HPV vaccine for cervical cancer has reduced the risk of dying from the disease before the age of 30 in England to almost zero, the first study of its kind showed Thursday.
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Ann Howarth @annlhowarth.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
It will be unconvincing because a lot of the establishment (traditional and online media) were briefing against Burnham.
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