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Celia Brayfield

@celiaauthor.bsky.social
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Novelist, biographer, mother, gardener, cat lady.

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Celia Brayfield @celiaauthor.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Tickets are now available for The Fay Weldon Lecture - Professor Lara Feigel at St Swithin's Church, Bath. www.ticketsource.com/bathspalive/...
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The Fay Weldon Lecture - Professor Lara Feigel at St Swithin's Church
Tickets are now available for The Fay Weldon Lecture - Professor Lara Feigel at St Swithin's Church, Bath on Thu 5 Nov 2026. Click the link for further information and to secure your tickets now!
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
The Tories f**cked Britain with austerity and Brexit then made it a whole lot worse by putting Truss in power to test out the batshit ideas of Tufton Street think tanks... They are not only a spent force but proven architects of decline who are in no position to lecture Burnham on anything ...
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Sarah Warren @sarahew.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Two planned data centres will emit more carbon than the entire UK operations of ExxonMobil - and both plan to build their own gas power stations. Tell Andy Burnham to rule it out! www.foxglove.org.uk/campaigns/an...
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Andy Burnham: no gas power stations for data centres
Two planned data centres will emit more carbon than the entire UK operations of ExxonMobil. Both plan to build their own gas power stations. Tell Andy Burnham to rule it out
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Westy @westy44.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Starmer’s excellent record and hard work to repair the foundation of the country written off by the MSM, Burnham and his cronies
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 26/08/2026
The Empire State Building went pink at exactly 9:25pm for Dolly Parton. Because of course they made it 9 to 5. That’s how you honor an icon. 🩷
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Hylder Adox @hylderadox.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
About time this started.
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Peter Smith @redpeter99.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
There are 71 Lib Dem MPs in Westminster. There are 8 Reform MPs. When was the last time a Lib Dem press release led the BBC News headlines or was the main story on the BBC News website? (Rhetorical question)
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Private Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
It's Clacton by-election day. Or, if you prefer, Farage-Commons-standards-inquiry-reopening-eve.
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@radbradley.bsky.social @radbradley.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Warning: the President of the United States is kidnapping American citizens off the streets of blue states. Some of them return —most do not. Some are murdered in concentration camps owned by the President’s cronies. All of it is one big fat crime. None of our electeds will stop him. Will you?
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The Times and Sunday Times @thetimes.com · 27/07/2026
Wildlife presenter and comedian Bill Oddie has died aged 85. In a statement announcing his death, Oddie’s agent paid tribute to the “intelligence and wit” of “Britain’s best-loved birder”
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Wildlife presenter and comedian Bill Oddie dies aged 85
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Jon Adcock @jonadcock.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
#booksky
two pieces of life advise:

1. Carry a book with you everywhere

2. Build friendships with people who ask what you're reading.
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Absolute Beginner @leaderofthesect.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Unexpectedly hugely sad to hear Bill Oddie has died. A brilliant songwriter, this one is a psychpop gem, shades of The Move and the Manfredd’s Up The Junction and catchy as hell. youtu.be/xYVBnizAwEE?...
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The Goodies - Cricklewood
YouTube video by MsBluecat
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The Bookseller @thebookseller.com · 24/07/2026
Bloomsbury is set to earn $18.7m (£14m) from a copyright settlement with AI startup Anthropic 👇.
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Bloomsbury lands £14m in Anthropic AI settlement
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Men in Blazers Media Network @meninblazers.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Spain’s Nico Williams gave his mother, Maria, his World Cup winner’s medal after Sunday’s final ❤️💛 Nico's parents trekked some 2,000 miles across the Sahara from Ghana to Spain as refugees. Now, their son is a world champion 🥹
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London Review of Books @lrb.co.uk · 16/07/2026
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Dashingclaire @dashingclaire.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
#WorldCup - sports not politics
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Rod Green @thetheredundant.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
The president* yesterday was forced to pay millions to a woman he raped and also called Japan an Islamic country and not one word from the press this morning.
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Curious Robinface @curiousrobin.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Christian Fundamentalists aren't even in it for themselves... It's literally _just_ to impose pain on others
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Bridget Phillipson MP @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
The constant chatter about private schools reminds me exactly why I do this job. We’re raising more money than expected, school offer days passed smoothly, and we’re injecting money into state schools. My focus remains on the schools attended by the majority of kids in this country.
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Bridget Phillipson MP @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
The Tories left behind a mess that I've spent the last two years clearing up. In that time, they've come up with one policy: to cut state school budgets to reinstate private school tax breaks. Two years, one policy, no clue.
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Warren Oates @warrenoates1.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Want to know why we currently cannot trust what The Observer says about Starmer? The current Observer editor was editor of the Times from 2007 to 2012. Starmer was DPP from 2008 to 2013, where he prosecuted several people in the media over the phone hacking scandal. 1/2
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Bridget Phillipson MP @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Green shoots of progress: for the first time in five years, more children and teenagers are enjoying reading. Go all in with the National Year of Reading. 🌱📚
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London Review of Books @lrb.co.uk · 20/06/2026
‘This World Cup, unlike Russia 2018, is hosted by democratic nations, and unlike Qatar 2022 the walkways to its stadiums are not paved with bones. But it will forever be associated with newly obscene levels of fan exploitation.’ Simon Skinner: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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Simon Skinner · ‘I wouldn’t pay it either’: World Cup Wallcharts
This World Cup, unlike Russia 2018, is hosted by democratic nations, and unlike Qatar 2022 the walkways to its stadiums...
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Celia Brayfield @celiaauthor.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Highlights of thr inaugural conference of bsky.app/profile/wome... at the beautuful #Falmouth campus of #ExeterUni #womenswriting #IWWA
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Celia Brayfield @celiaauthor.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
I examined a PhD two months aho. My fee ph amounted to less than half the national minimum wage. I have spent as least as much time filling up forms, providing data for right to work checks and working around psychotic software. Stll haven't been paid. @ucu.org.uk
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Warren Oates @warrenoates1.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
The UK announces a new package of military, humanitarian and reconstruction support for Ukraine today, as Russia's illegal invasion enters a 5th year. The UK PM will also lead a Coalition of the Willing call today, alongside the French President. The UK Foreign Secretary will attend... 1/2
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The Times and Sunday Times @thetimes.com · 24/02/2026
Bibby Stockholm operator starts repaying £80m it overcharged
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Bibby Stockholm operator starts repaying £80m it overcharged
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Trump announced last weekend he was bumping his global tariffs up to 15% but then never signed the order so it’s 10% today not 15. He also claimed a hospital ship was on the way to Greenland which never actually happened either. Everything is totally fine.
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
📌 ICYMI — Jeffrey Epstein ‘Co-Owned’ Venture Fund with Palantir Founder as it Entered UK Government The Russian connected convicted sex trafficker co-owned a fund… bylinetimes.com/2026/02/04/jeffrey-…
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Jeffrey Epstein 'Co-Owned' Venture Fund with Palantir Founder as it Entered UK Government
The Russian connected convicted sex trafficker co-owned a fund with Peter Thiel, now embedded in Britain’s most critical infrastructure with the help of Peter Mandelson
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N Von Ho @sisbromcdudeho.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
I’m perplexed. Mandelson and Andrew are both being investigated as a result of their dodgy involvements with Epstein. Bannon had discussed Brexit with Epstein and we have seen the video of Bannon discussing it with Farage. So why isn’t Farage being investigated?
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Catherine Mayer @mayeroflondon.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Credit where credit is due: Phil Noble of @reuters.com took *that* photo of Andrew leaving the police station www.reuters.com/world/uk/how...
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How Reuters captured the photo of former Prince Andrew leaving custody
Slumped in the back seat of his Range Rover, a visibly shaken man once referred to as the "Playboy Prince" stares ahead of him as the car leaves Aylsham police station in Norfolk, England.
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Warren Oates @warrenoates1.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Brilliant news for Labour and the country today as the biggest every budget surplus was recorded in January. It was £30.4bn - up from £14.5bn a year earlier and more than the forecast £24bn. January can often see a budget surpless compared to the rest of the year. 1/2
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Melissa Nadia Viviana 🐸 @resistrebelrevolt.net · 17/02/2026
😲 This is THE most amazing thing I've seen this year. (And that's saying something!) A ResistDance retelling of ICE murdering Renee Good & Alex Pretti enacted through dance‼️😭 Performed by First Amendment Troop in DC. 🤍
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Le désobéissant 🏴Ministre fantôme @sybilchaos.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
‘BBC Bias’ Memo Was Authored by Lobbyist Tied to Pro-Trump Tech Giants
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gordondnoble.bsky.social @gordondnoble.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Join the despicable dots.
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Celia Brayfield @celiaauthor.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
A free press shouldn't mean a free pass to abuse ordinary people. It’s time for independent regulation that holds power to account. Sign the petition: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/a-...
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A Free Press, Not a Free Pass – It's Time for Fair Regulation
Enough is enough. From phone hacking to harassing grieving families, we’ve seen the damage an unregulated press can do. 😡 Right now, the press marks its own homework. We need a new law to ensure fair...
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more mr. spice guy @juniorhoncho.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
i bet a real shitty part about a guy breaking your legs is he's gonna walk away slow as he wants. he's choosing a book. he just opened a beer. he's reading the book and drinking the beer. he LOVES the book, reads it all. you find yourself thinking, it's nice to see him discover a new favorite author
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Warren Oates @warrenoates1.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
The UK Carrier Strike Group is being deployed to the North Atlantic and High North to keep the UK safe and to deter Russian aggression and threats, especially to undersea infrastructure. It will include the HMS Prince of Wales, the UK's largest vessel and see exercises conducted alongside allies.
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UK Carrier Strike Group to deploy to North Atlantic to keep UK safe
UK will bolster regional security by deploying a Carrier Strike Group to the North Atlantic and High North
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Paul Singh 🇪🇺🇬🇧 @paulsingh.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Why is Starmer so unpopular bleats the Guardian whilst failing to investigate Farage in any meaningful way.
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Warren Oates @warrenoates1.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Get the lot of them out from the media! Keep the PM!
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Bridget Phillipson MP @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Last week, we voted to lift 450,000 children out of poverty and selected 500 schools to get free breakfast clubs. That's the change we should be focused on, that's the change voters want, and it's only possible because Keir Starmer secured a five year mandate. He must see it through.
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The Bookseller @thebookseller.com · 09/02/2026
Rory MacLean discusses the Sherborne Travel Writing Festival, its inaugural prize and his genre-busting book that explores humans’ ideas of spiritual destinations in our recent interview 👇 #BookSky
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Rory MacLean: Pushing the boundaries of travel writing
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The Times and Sunday Times @thetimes.com · 09/02/2026
The American technology company signed a three-year deal to ‘boost military AI and innovation’, but critics called for a review of its links to Lord Mandelson
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Palantir hosts party for MoD to celebrate £240m defence contract
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The Citizens @the-citizens.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
MPs are about to debate Russian interference in Britain’s democracy. We’ll be live on this thread with what matters 🧵
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Warren Oates @warrenoates1.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
The Bank of England held their monetary policy meeting this week. They narrowly voted to maintain interest rates at 3.75%, voting 5 to 4. The 4 wanted to reduce them to 3.5%. It may happen at the next meeting in March. They also think that inflation should fall to around the 2% target in April.
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Bank Rate maintained at 3.75% - February 2026 Monetary Policy Summary and Minutes
The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee is responsible for making decisions about Bank Rate.
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London Review of Books @lrb.co.uk · 06/02/2026
‘A friend in London talks about the mystifying phrase she keeps hearing these days: “This is not America, this is not who we are.” But this is America, this is life, and this is how human beings behave. American exceptionalism will not save us.’ Yiyun Li on the blog. www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/fe...
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Yiyun Li | To Remember in America
When I was at nursery school in Beijing in the 1970s, there was a teacher who seemed to find tireless pleasure in...
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Warren Oates @warrenoates1.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
@mrjamesob.bsky.social I would LOVE you to spend a whole hour or even a whole show exploring the links of Farage and Reform with Steve Bannon, Russia and what is in the Epstein files about him! Needs exploring extensively and repeating often. This is the big issue and real danger we face.
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Warren Oates @warrenoates1.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
The bill to scrap the 2-child cap on benefits has pass it's second reading in the Commons tonight. The bill will lift 450,000 children out of poverty. It passed by 458 votes to 104. Full voting breakdown still to come.
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Warren Oates @warrenoates1.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
FFS vaccinate your children! The UK is among several countries to lose elimination status for measles today, the WHO has said. It comes following a sustained surge in cases and an increasing number of deaths. Let's not forget that Reform had an anti-vaxer speaking at their conference last year...
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UK loses WHO status as measles-free after rise in deaths and fall in jab uptake
UN health body says Britain is one of six countries in Europe and central Asia where disease has become re-established
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Warren Oates @warrenoates1.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Very good speech by the PM at the press conference. Calm, intelligent, pragmatic, diplomatic, focused on what is best for Britain and European security. No games. No grandstanding. No escalation through silly or extreme reactions.
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