Emily Ashmore @emilyashmore.bsky.social · 28/09/2026in 1997 I wrote my undergrad dissertation on the prevalence of date rape & dating violence on a US college campus and the culture that supported it. It feels like things have gone backwards. 030
Emily Ashmore @emilyashmore.bsky.social · 29/08/2026So excited this weekend, despite the rain, to be attending Europe's oldest continuous, formally organised Caribbean-format street carnival parade in Leeds. A chance to celebrate the joy a multi-cultural community can offer, to and stuff my face! leedscarnival.co.ukleedscarnival.co.ukThe Original And Still The Best - Leeds West Indian CarnivalWith something for everyone, from the BIG parade that attracts thousands to Leeds every year to the child friendly Prince & Princess Show, Leeds West Indian Carnival is one of the North of England’s b... 012
Reposted by Emily AshmoreJoshface @joshface.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Does anyone know of anyone that would benefit from stitch embroidery, lacemaking text books? My dad is trying to re-home mums collection, some of which are rare and expensive very niche techniques like medieval plumping (dont ask me). If anyone's interested please DM me 26109123
Reposted by Emily AshmoreNettlecake @nettlecake.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Brilliant letter from Stuart Thompson to Jeremy Clarkson about his comments that benefit claimants should write weekly thank you letters to tax payers detailing how they spend their benefits each week. 17170882919
Emily Ashmore @emilyashmore.bsky.social · 25/06/2026I’m so sorry for your loss. May their memory be as a blessing. 000
Reposted by Emily Ashmorehoskas @hoskas.bsky.social · 30/05/2026Friends, I turn to you in desperation. My son is getting married next Saturday June 6th in Newbury and their photographer has just cancelled. They're not keen on the replacement's style, ideally they're looking for 'rawness and magazine cover' style pics. PLZ IS THERE ANYONE OUT THERE WHO CAN HELP? 101041
Reposted by Emily AshmoreKaty Rainger @katyboos.bsky.social · 28/05/2026I have an additional ticket available for the Union Chapel on Monday 1 June for "The Life and Legacy of George Michael". Please contact me if you are interested. Ticket cost £32 but happy to offer it at a considerable reduction! unionchapel.org.uk/.../sathnam-.... (NB: it's a talk, not a concert!)intelligencesquared.com 067
Reposted by Emily AshmoreThe Loop @theloopuk.bsky.social · 17/04/2026Tomorrow we are drug checking in #Hackney How does it work? 1. Surrender a substance 2. Tell us what you think it is & about your drug use 3. We do lab tests inc. a test for synthetic opioids 4. After ~1 hour, we have results & can give honest advice wearetheloop.org/drug-checking 032
Reposted by Emily AshmorePhil Sturgeon 🌳🚵⚓️ @philsturgeon.com · 16/04/2026What if we go bankrupt before we do the work. What if you can stop that with £20. I cannot accept failure on this after fighting for TWO YEARS to get this land bought. www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/warleigh-n...crowdfunder.co.ukWarleigh Nature Reserve, BathBath's largest rewilding project has begun: Warleigh Nature Reserve. Right on the River Avon, and already full of beavers. 0137
Reposted by Emily AshmoreWetland Project @wetlandproject.bsky.social · 09/04/2026Details at mailchi.mp/4396a6512d1e... 07524
Emily Ashmore @emilyashmore.bsky.social · 27/02/2026I wonder if anyone in Labour has been brave enough to raise proportional representation yet? 000
Reposted by Emily AshmorePhil Sturgeon 🌳🚵⚓️ @philsturgeon.com · 21/02/2026Don’t need any sympathy, but I do need a few quid in this crowdfunder so it’s all worth it. I finally get to work on the largest rewilding project in Bath, a place I’ve always called home, on a River that really needs a hand. I just want this to work. www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/warleigh-n...crowdfunder.co.ukWarleigh Nature Reserve, BathBath's largest rewilding project has begun: Warleigh Nature Reserve. Right on the River Avon, and already full of beavers. 0118
Reposted by Emily AshmoreDeth Veggie @dethveggie.bsky.social · 20/02/2026Strongly reminiscent of this infamous diagram of a slaver ship. We are repeating our evils. 13567258
Emily Ashmore @emilyashmore.bsky.social · 19/02/2026Is that like ‘tired & emotional’ and really means loathed? 010
Reposted by Emily AshmoreMax Hardy @maxjlhardy.bsky.social · 18/02/2026On the hunt for barristers/pupils for Kalisher Trust on 25 February to come to Wrenn School Wellingborough 0930-1300 for a mock trial. Expenses paid. No prep. Please DM if available and kindly circulate this message. 1917
Reposted by Emily AshmoreJohn Crace @mrjohncrace.bsky.social · 25/01/2026Please repost if you are feeling kind! 04367
Emily Ashmore @emilyashmore.bsky.social · 21/01/2026Doesn’t surprise me, he’s my MP and will say anything to climb the greasy pole, he has no personal convictions. 020
Reposted by Emily AshmoreLewis Goodall @lewisgoodall.com · 15/01/2026Flying to Minneapolis tomorrow to cover the ICE raids for News Agents, what is unfolding and the politics which flows from it. If you’re there or know the city and know people/organisations we should be speaking to, please get in touch. DMs open. 159903371
Emily Ashmore @emilyashmore.bsky.social · 28/12/2025This is my firm view too www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comNeed cheering up after a terrible year? I may have just the story you’re looking for | Martin KettleA single act of kindness reminded me that, despite so much evidence to the contrary, the better angels of our nature are not necessarily doomed, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle 000
Emily Ashmore @emilyashmore.bsky.social · 27/11/2025Yes, I couldn’t help myself and went to look, it was pleasing how many replies were pushing back. 000
Emily Ashmore @emilyashmore.bsky.social · 27/11/2025At least half the replies to that post make exactly that point 100
Reposted by Emily AshmoreResolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org · 16/11/2025🏠 What is the Local Housing Allowance ‘affordability gap’ and why is it growing? 🏠 177
Emily Ashmore @emilyashmore.bsky.social · 16/11/2025They are falling at the first hurdle. Labour are showing Reform how far they can go. 010
Emily Ashmore @emilyashmore.bsky.social · 24/10/2025Also he’s not on bSky despite his previous role as Secretary of State for Technology 🤷 000
Emily Ashmore @emilyashmore.bsky.social · 24/10/2025@teamlabouruk.bsky.social might want to give my MP Peter Kyle a heads up on this one before the next election. He’s pissed off a lot of constituents with his position on AI (large creative industry in B&H) and on welfare cuts, with an active Green Party locally he could be in trouble. 100
Reposted by Emily AshmoreKieran Hurley @kieranhurley.bsky.social · 23/10/2025One of the people killed by Soldier F was a man who stepped out to help another of his victims as he lay dying in the street. He waved a white handkerchief as he did so. Soldier F shot him in the head. His name was Barney McGuigan and today his family had to listen to a judge acquit his killer. 13831429
Reposted by Emily AshmoreResolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org · 18/10/2025Housing is most families' largest expense making it crucial for living standards. But what's happening with housing in the UK? Explore our interactive indicator charts to find out what's going on with housing affordability, quality, and more ⤵️ buff.ly/X5xMmnF 057
Reposted by Emily AshmoreCarole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 18/10/2025NEW: Police knew a Kremlin spy ring recruited former leader of Reform Wales at least 3 years ago. So why was Nathan Gill not charged till Feb this year? Pls read part 2 of @thenerve.news special investigation into Nathan Gill. And please share! 1/ 3016501005
Emily Ashmore @emilyashmore.bsky.social · 17/10/2025I always think the flower is daylia but the Aunt is Dahlia - no clue why though 000
Emily Ashmore @emilyashmore.bsky.social · 14/10/2025sites.google.com/brookes.ac.u...sites.google.comSPACESSPACES is a research project supporting mid-life women who would like to reduce their alcohol consumption. 📩Contact us: spacesproject@brookes.ac.uk 000
Reposted by Emily AshmoreReuters @reuters.com · 10/10/2025MIT refuses to accept White House terms for funding, other schools still mulling reut.rs/471tkNZreut.rsMIT refuses to accept White House terms for funding, other schools still mullingMassachusetts Institute of Technology President Sally Kornbluth on Friday said she "cannot support" a memo that the White House sent to nine elite U.S. universities last week detailing policies they should follow to get preferential consideration for federal funding. 22928192
Reposted by Emily AshmoreAdam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 09/10/2025Nigel Farage accuses teachers of "poisoning our kids" on race issues. Here's a reminder of what teachers and fellow pupils at Farage's own school remember of his own views on that subject. www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/nigel-fara... 531412710
Reposted by Emily AshmorePaul Cheney @halfmanhalfbook.bsky.social · 23/09/2025Anybody in the Stevenage area have available an accessible room or studio flat to rent? My daughter is starting a PhD next week and the flat that we hoped she be in by now looks like it is going to fall through. Thanks 23397
Emily Ashmore @emilyashmore.bsky.social · 18/09/2025Even if it is acceptable in building terms - it’s still ugly! 110
Emily Ashmore @emilyashmore.bsky.social · 18/09/2025I walked past a traditional Sussex cottage with flint walls that someone had painted - oh the humanity 3110
Emily Ashmore @emilyashmore.bsky.social · 14/09/2025That overly ambitious so and so is my MP. He’s prepared to sell his soul to climb the ladder and is happy to sell out creatives to Open AI. 131
Emily Ashmore @emilyashmore.bsky.social · 10/09/2025When cleaning out my mother’s fridge I found four bottles of orange blossom water, one of them was older than my son - he’s 17. 150
Reposted by Emily AshmoreRyan Estrada @ryanestrada.com · 06/09/2025Just a reminder to check for your name in this list of books that OpenAI trained from. If your name is there, they probably owe you several thousand dollars. OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.theatlantic.comSearch LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AIMillions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration. 223118729760
Emily Ashmore @emilyashmore.bsky.social · 25/08/2025It was Neal Street East - I loved that shop. Velvet shoes, and knick knacks 2100
Emily Ashmore @emilyashmore.bsky.social · 24/08/2025It is, as so many are saying, the curriculum - my son did GCSE and was miserable, but still somehow chose A-level (no clue what to do for 3rd subject and a decent mark in lit at GCSE) and is discovering a joy within words, has been reading more, writing for pleasure and revelling in language. 010
Reposted by Emily AshmoreGail Myerscough @gailmyerscough.co.uk · 06/08/2025I know I keep banging on about my designs but it’s not easy being a small business at the moment. Take a look at my wares and please repost. gailmyerscough.co.uk Thanks! 8113101
Reposted by Emily AshmoreResolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org · 08/07/2025The typical pensioner and typical child’s household income were once very similar, but have diverged. In cash terms, the equivalised household income gap between pensioners and children has grown from roughly zero in the early 2000s to over £5,000 by 2023-24 and potentially over £7,000 by 2029-30. 0128
