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Christine Quigley

@cpquigley.bsky.social
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Irish in Britain. Transport nerd. Labour. Feminist. Gaeilgeoir. Works in public affairs. Was on a TV quiz show once. Views own. She/her.

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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
The great charity that used to be called Sustrans (and now has a name that I find harder to understand) that focuses on sustainable travel is looking for a new CEO. Overseeing 500 staff and 2000 volunteers. £160k. Apply by 15 March micro.green-park.co.uk/walkwheelcyc...
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Walk Wheel Cycle Trust About us
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Christine Quigley @cpquigley.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Hi @curzon.com! Your new app is absolutely dreadful, unfortunately. I’ve updated but it’s totally unusable. Please bring back the functionality of the old one, which was great!
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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 24/02/2026
On the fourth anniversary of the illegal invasion of Ukraine, my thoughts are with the tens of thousands of Ukrainians who call London home. The people of Ukraine have shown incredible resilience in the face of unbearable loss and suffering. London stands with you today and always.
Large digital screens on the exterior of the Outernet London building display a blue‑and‑yellow message reading “London stands with Ukraine,” alongside a heart in Ukraine’s flag colours. People walk past at street level.
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Ros Taylor @rostaylor.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Women in public life, part 74485
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Christine Quigley @cpquigley.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Alf Dubs is always worth listening to.
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Christine Quigley @cpquigley.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
I’m not anti-Botox at all, although I haven’t gone down that route yet, but this is absolutely wild. Yes to Botox but no to vaccines is a ridiculous position. www.thecut.com/article/maha...
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The MAHA Women Who Refuse to Give Up Their Botox
For some members of the movement who have otherwise overhauled their lives to be largely free of needles and “toxins,” botulinum gets a pass.
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Christine Quigley @cpquigley.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
I’ve been lucky enough to see a Nobel Prize in person. It’s a fairly small metal plaque in a simple presentation box. Very understated. The fact that An Actual Nobel Prize has to be blinged up tells you a lot about the current situation.
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Christine Quigley @cpquigley.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Every so often I worry that algorithms know way too much about who I am and how I think and I should do more to maintain my privacy. Then I get a personalised ad in Gmail suggesting I might want to join the British Army - an impressive level of mistargeting. I think we'll be alright, folks.
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Christine Quigley @cpquigley.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
Popped into my local cafe in Walthamstow for a coffee and a croissant and - I kid you not - they’re playing Nine Inch Nails. Specifically - they’re playing Closer. And it’s amazing.
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Sarah Owen MP @sarahowen.org.uk · 17/11/2025
A strong immigration system doesn't need to be a cruel one. It shouldn't need saying - but refugees & asylum seekers are real people, fleeing war and persecution. This daughter of an immigrant is proud of our British and Labour values of respect and not turning our backs on people in real need.
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Christine Quigley @cpquigley.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
I was idly looking at apartments to rent in the Barbican (a girl can dream, right?) and came across... well, this. I have absolutely no idea why someone would turn a Barbican flat into a weird characterless white cube. www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/1...
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Check out this 1 bedroom flat for rent on Rightmove
1 bedroom flat for rent in Barbican EC2Y for £2,600 pcm. Marketed by Hamptons, City
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Christine Quigley @cpquigley.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
I’m not a parent (not by choice) so feel free to disregard, but gentle parenting seems a recipe for disaster. Just been smacked several times by a four-year-old with a plastic sword in my local bakery queue. The kid wasn’t told off by his parent. The dog in the queue he also hit was less patient.
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TG4 @tg4.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Manchán Magan 1970 - 2025 💔 Craoltóir, scríbhneoir agus Gael. Ní bheidh a leithéid arís ann. Thar na blianta, chruthaigh sé & chuir sé i láthair an t-uafás cláracha do TnaG & TG4. Tá oidhreacht shaibhir fágtha aige dúinn a thabharfaidh inspioráid don chéad ghlúin eile 🕯️ 🔗 www.tg4.ie
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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
Terrific piece this - will tell you more about why the government is unpopular than anything you’ll read about politics this week:
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Christine Quigley @cpquigley.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
I’ve just heard my first Christmas song of the year. It’s September 27th.
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Christine Quigley @cpquigley.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
This is horrifying. Nobody chooses to take this risk for themselves and their children unless there is no better option. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
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Two women die trying to cross Channel from France
French authorities say about 100 people were attempting to reach the UK on a makeshift boat
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Christine Quigley @cpquigley.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Very concerning altogether. Glad that nobody was hurt, but thinking of @sharonhodgsonmp.bsky.social and her staff.
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Zoë Crowther @zoecrowther.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
This. Political violence is always bad, and that really isn’t complicated.
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Christine Quigley @cpquigley.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
I’m sorry - is UK political discourse now about putting people in camps? Relatively recent European history suggests that the people who put people in camps tend to be the bad people. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Robert Jenrick says UK asylum seekers should be held in ‘rudimentary prisons’
Shadow justice minister, seen as nurturing Tory leadership hopes, criticises Reform’s immigration plans as too weak
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Christine Quigley @cpquigley.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Walking home from the station at about 8:15 this evening. It’s cold and wet and I’m carrying several bags. I am tired and I look it. So when a large man who looked drunk / stoned tried to stop me to talk to him, I shook my head and tried to walk on. But of course…
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Christine Quigley @cpquigley.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
Haven't been posting here much, but horrified at the 'women's safety' rhetoric being used to justify mass deportation plans by Reform. One in four women in England and Wales have been raped or sexually assaulted, according to Rape Crisis UK. This isn't an immigration issue. It's a misogyny issue.
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Christine Quigley @cpquigley.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
If you, or someone you know, happens to be in Helsinki tomorrow evening (Sunday 24th) and would like my spare ticket to see @smashingpumpkins.bsky.social, please get in touch!
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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 09/08/2025
if I ever go properly "screaming about nothing in particular in the street" mad it will be due to having spent too much time having read about the opinions of men who have absolutely never cared about women's rights for one moment in their lives but decided to pretend just for the sake of racism
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Christine Quigley @cpquigley.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
I found this a really interesting and thought-provoking read. Definitely worth your time.
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Christine Quigley @cpquigley.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
With obvious apologies for the swearing, this is absolutely fascinating.
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Alex Sobel MP @alexsobel.co.uk · 15/07/2025
I have called for the UK to immediately recognise the state of Palestine, and to press for the unhindered resumption of humanitarian aid. #Palestine #Gaza
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Christine Quigley @cpquigley.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
A week ago I knew nothing about Zohran Mamdani, and now he is literally everywhere on my social feeds. To the point I really want a “Hot girls for Zohran” T-shirt.
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Christine Quigley @cpquigley.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Nine Inch Nails were incredible last night, but one of my favourite parts of the evening was sitting on the Tube from Bond Street to the O2 and watching the Jubilee Line get progressively more goth with every stop. By the end I and everyone else in my section of the carriage was wearing all black.
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Christine Quigley @cpquigley.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Folks! I've got a spare ticket to see Nine Inch Nails at the O2 in London this evening. Free to a good home - give me a shout if interested.
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Christine Quigley @cpquigley.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
PSA for UK news outlets covering the Mo Chara magistrates' court appearance today - his name is Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh. The accents are important; it's pronounced differently without them, and the Óg bit isn't part of his surname.
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Christine Quigley @cpquigley.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Great coverage of the Philomena's Law campaign ahead of the Westminster Hall debate led by @liamconlon.bsky.social this afternoon.
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Christine Quigley @cpquigley.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
If you don't believe in creating a more diverse, equitable and inclusive society in your community and the country, I'm not entirely sure why you would join the Labour Party...
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Christine Quigley @cpquigley.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
That Brexit dividend is going well, then…
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Christine Quigley @cpquigley.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
There can be no moral or ethical justification for this - absolutely none. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
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Israeli airstrike kills nine of Gaza doctor’s 10 children
Dr Alaa al-Najjar was on duty at Nasser hospital in Khan Younis when she received her children’s bodies
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Christine Quigley @cpquigley.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
If you read one thing today, it should be @padraigreidy.bsky.social’s excellent piece on Kneecap, free speech and legal literalism. padraigreidy.substack.com/p/on-kneecap...
padraigreidy.substack.com
On Kneecap and knee jerks
Literalism makes fools of us all
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Christine Quigley @cpquigley.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
This has made me absolutely snort laughing.
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N16Breda Corish @n16breda.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Love #IrishLondonHistory? Love Hackney? Love the census? I'll be answering the question "Who were the Irish in Hackney & Stoke Newington in 1851?" ☘️on Sat 10 May @ 10 am in the glorious setting of Clapton's Round Chapel #HackneyHistoryFestival Tix only £3 😀 www.tickettailor.com/events/hackn...
Hackney History Festival poster for Breda Corish talk at 10 am on Saturday 10 May - "1851 Census: Who were the Irish in Hackney and Stoke Newington?" Photograph of the exterior of the Round Chapel, Lower Clapton Road, London E5
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Christine Quigley @cpquigley.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Apropos of nothing - trans women are women. Trans men are men.
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 21/04/2025
Pope Francis obituary: Outsider pope who championed those at the margins
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Pope Francis obituary: Outsider pope who championed those at the margins
First Jesuit pontiff who attempted to return the church to the people and away from clericalism
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Christine Quigley @cpquigley.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
If you are interested in Dublin / revolutionary history / fish and chips, this Three Castles Burning podcast episode is a fascinating listen. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
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Leo Burdock and Ivan Beshoff: Fish, Chips and Revolution
Podcast Episode · Three Castles Burning · 30/03/2025 · 23m
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Christine Quigley @cpquigley.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
I’m in this 👇
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Christine Quigley @cpquigley.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Very grateful for both @theguardian.com and @irishtimes.com liveblogs on the Trump-Martin meeting this afternoon. What a rollercoaster.
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Christine Quigley @cpquigley.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Anyone know of any pro-Ukraine rallies tomorrow in London? I imagine quite a lot of people here will want to call for stronger European action.
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Chris Terry-Enescu @cjterry.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
The Ukrainian government has a list of places where you can donate to the war effort here. I personally just donated $100: war.ukraine.ua/donate/ Slava Ukraini.
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Donate to Ukraine’s defenders
The National Bank of Ukraine has decided to open a special fundraising account to support the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
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Christine Quigley @cpquigley.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Finally saw the Trump-Zelenskyy exchange. Absolutely shameful behaviour from the Americans. Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦
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Christine Quigley @cpquigley.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Someone in CCHQ has bought a thesaurus.
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Christine Quigley @cpquigley.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
This is lovely from @london.gov.uk. I’ve been telling my British friends for years that St Brigid’s Day / Imbolc is the start of spring. Highly recommend adopting this - it’s good for your head during the long January!
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Christine Quigley @cpquigley.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
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Christine Quigley @cpquigley.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Excited about the prospect of this series. Sounds genuinely entertaining, and as an Irish speaker am interested in how much of the Gàidhlig I’ll be able to parse.
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Christine Quigley @cpquigley.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Another ludicrous journey through Blackhorse Road this morning, with all passengers funnelled down a narrow concrete staircase. Unbelievable that TfL gave a fortnight’s notice (over Christmas!) that the down escalator is out of action for six months.
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