Kate Smart @katesmart321.bsky.social · 07/10/2026It is fascinating and lots of people are following the cases! Thanks for this Lisa. @settled.bsky.social @the3million.bsky.social @eudelegationuk.bsky.social @ima-citrights.bsky.social 000
Kate Smart @katesmart321.bsky.social · 07/10/2026The best available scientific assessment is that this is the face of the oldest known British person (Cheddar Man). 000
Reposted by Kate SmartEurope Street News @europestreet.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The Home Office has been treating some grants of EU pre-settled status as having been granted in error because it has misunderstood when Italian citizenship by descent takes effect. freemovement.org.uk/home-office-... @freemovement.bsky.socialfreemovement.org.ukWhen the Home Office gets EU citizenship wrong: EUSS ‘granted in error’ policy and Italian nationals - Free MovementThe Home Office has been treating some grants of EU pre-settled status as having been granted in error because it has misunderstood when Italian citizenship 024
Reposted by Kate SmartIndependent Monitoring Authority @ima-citrights.bsky.social · 22/09/2026The IMA has secured a new Practice Direction in Northern Ireland which came into force on 14 September 2026. Find out more here: orlo.uk/TRsTb 002
Reposted by Kate SmartNationCymru @nation.cymru · 20/09/2026Women from minority ethnic and Gypsy and Traveller communities have been encouraged to consider standing for election and becoming more involved in local democracywp.meWomen from under-represented communities encouraged to enter politicsNation.Cymru staff Women from minority ethnic and Gypsy and Traveller communities have been encouraged to consider standing for election and becoming more involved in local democracy. The initiative b... 041
Reposted by Kate SmartNicola Kelly @nicolakellywrites.bsky.social · 17/09/2026I have spent weeks shadowing the RNLI and I can tell you, they do it out of nothing more than compassion. Wrote about the heroes I've met over the years in this free-to-read post. nicolakelly.substack.com/p/the-rnli-a...nicolakelly.substack.comThe RNLI aren't traitors; they're heroesI have spent weeks shadowing lifeboat crews. Here's what they do and what it's like. 341522492
Reposted by Kate SmartProf Katherine Schofield 🇬🇧🇦🇺🇪🇺 @katherineschof8.bsky.social · 17/09/2026For the record, it's more than 13 million British citizens. That's nearly a quarter of the UK population. 510534
Kate Smart @katesmart321.bsky.social · 11/09/2026www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...bbc.co.ukSunday Worship - 25th Anniversary of 9/11 - BBC SoundsA service to mark the 25th anniversary of 9/11 from St Paul's and St Nicholas', New York. 001
Kate Smart @katesmart321.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Growing up on the South Wales coast, RNLI were our local heroes and always will be. rnli.org/support-us/g... 000
Kate Smart @katesmart321.bsky.social · 08/09/2026 RNLI website sells teatowels with puffins in winter sweaters shop.rnli.org/products/emm...shop.rnli.orgEmma Ball Woolly Puffins Tea TowelWhether you’re drying the dishes or wiping down surfaces, this cheerful tea towel with colourful puffin design will bring some seabird spirit into your kitchen. 001
Reposted by Kate SmartTom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Me reading a poem from Everything Will Swallow You, with added Jim (who is a big fan of the oral storytelling tradition and can be relied upon to turn up from wherever he’s been hanging out any time I read aloud). blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/pro... 1431149
Reposted by Kate SmartRobert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 07/09/2026A suggested statement for Andy Burnham. 271051351
Reposted by Kate SmartPlaid Cymru @plaidcymru.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Wales has some of the best renewable energy resources in Europe, but profits flow outwards whilst we struggle with rising costs 📈 Plaid Cymru is proposing a new clean energy company - owned by Wales, to benefit Wales. Creating jobs, growth and lowering bills 🏴💪 13015
Reposted by Kate SmartAnna H @athenepallas.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Channeling my anger into something constructive, I've just donated to the RNLI and would encourage you to do likewise if you can. Link here: rnli.org/support-us/g...rnli.orgDonate to the RNLI and help save lives at seaYour donations really make a difference. We depend on your generosity to educate people to stay safe and prevent tragedies on and offshore. Donate here. 47047
Reposted by Kate SmartIan Denton @iand777.bsky.social · 05/09/2026There is a season turn, turn, turn. The Long-tailed Tits always leave here when their breeding season has finished & return in the autumn to begin their hedgerow foraging. I'm not sure of the total flock size today - there were always birds away from the water. We're gonna need a bigger lid. 🦉🌿 1472993
Reposted by Kate SmartHelen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 01/09/2026When I was coming up, the Republicans and moral majority types were constantly wringing their hands about teen pregnancy. 3337079
Kate Smart @katesmart321.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Excellent article. Every time there is a proposal like this, anxiety increases for EU citizens & our charity @settled.bsky.social is inundated with people asking 'what does this mean for me?' 243
Reposted by Kate SmartOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Lee Anderson has come out as an ardent Dad's Army fan. Spent yesterday posing with a statue of Arthur Lowe, aka Captain Mainwaring himself. Fun fact. Lowe was very pro EEC. Championed the "Yes" campaign during 1975 referendum. Appeared on posters encouraging voters to stay in Europe. 43533105
Reposted by Kate SmartNationCymru @nation.cymru · 13/08/2026A passion sparked during the pandemic has led to the opening of a unique Scandinavian bakery unit in Newport Market, with owner Hayley Broomfield bringing the comforting flavours and traditions of Norway to south Walesnation.cymruNorwegian-inspired bakery brings a taste of Scandinavia to WalesNation Cymru staff A passion sparked during the pandemic has led to the opening of a unique Scandinavian bakery unit in Newport Market, with owner Hayley Broomfield bringing the comforting flavours an... 062
Kate Smart @katesmart321.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Our charity @settled.bsky.social helps the flipside: Long-resident elderly EU citizens needing late applications to remain in UK. It's unacceptably harsh for authorities to say: "stating that the person was unaware of the requirement to apply is not, in itself, considered a sufficient explanation" 000
Kate Smart @katesmart321.bsky.social · 08/08/2026EU citizens didn’t consider themselves migrants until Brexit ended freedom of movement. Proposal to evict foreign nationals is horrific. Exempting EU citizens doesn't make it less so. EU citizens stand in solidarity with settled migrants facing this proposal. www.insidehousing.co.uk/home/first-f...insidehousing.co.ukFirst Farage and now Badenoch. What would plans to ban ‘all foreign nationals’ from social housing mean for the sector?Nigel Farage has said all “foreign nationals” in social housing would have three months to leave under Reform. Now Kemi Badenoch is proposing to end the provision of social housing for foreign nationa... 000
Reposted by Kate SmartNettlecake @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. 17170862920
Kate Smart @katesmart321.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Excited for #WOMAD www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppOV... www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lW5...youtube.comCatorce al Hilvana T2 | La Mixanteña de Santa CeciliaYouTube video by Canal Catorce 000
Reposted by Kate SmartSteve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 17/07/2026How should the EU transition those fleeing the invasion of Ukraine into a more secure legal status? Analysis by Kees Groenendijk and Elspeth Guild - eulawanalysis.blogspot.com/2026/07/flig...eulawanalysis.blogspot.comFlight from Ukraine: A Proposal for Transition out of the EU Temporary Protection SchemeProfessor Kees Groenendijk , Radboud University, Emeritus and Professor Elspeth Guild , University of Liverpool Photo credit : D... 12514
Reposted by Kate SmartGreater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit (GMIAU) @gmiau.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Where are we now on earned settlement? - With Starmer resigning and Burnham preparing to take the reins, a change of leadership is a chance to change direction. - 200,000 ppl responded to the public consultation on earned settlement, and 500 travelled to Parliament in March to lobby their MPs. 1910
Kate Smart @katesmart321.bsky.social · 17/07/2026 Prince Harry, unfiltered by nasty commentators, just seems so nice www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...bbc.co.ukJoe Marler Will See You Now - Prince Harry Like You've Never Seen Him Before - BBC SoundsPrince Harry enters Joe's doctor's office and shows a completely different side to him. 000
Kate Smart @katesmart321.bsky.social · 16/07/2026www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlGm...youtube.comMid Wales Red Squirrel Project FilmYouTube video by The Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales 000
Reposted by Kate SmartJoshua Rozenberg @joshuarozenberg.bsky.social · 15/07/2026The Charity Commission committed a contempt of parliament when it took legal action in an attempt to stop the parliamentary ombudsman laying reports before the House of Commons, its committee of privileges said in a report published yesterday. rozenberg.substack.com/p/charity-co...rozenberg.substack.comCharity Commission in contemptCommission apologises to MPs after adverse finding 31510
Reposted by Kate Smartchristhebarker @christhebarker.bsky.social · 14/07/2026I made this because as far as I can see nobody else has? 442214550
Kate Smart @katesmart321.bsky.social · 13/07/2026What an extraordinary person - such a blessing www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...theguardian.com‘No matter how bad, it is always fixable’: how Bea Elton cleans up the houses – and lives – of desperate peopleShe has built an unlikely career in mould, maggots and excrement, cleaning for those who most need it. It can take months building trust with a stranger, before she and her boyfriend go in and transfo... 010
Kate Smart @katesmart321.bsky.social · 12/07/2026www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comBritain’s cars and SUVs are growing bigger – but there is a way to stop this deadly ‘carspreading’ | Christian WolmarLarger vehicles crowd our roads and are far more dangerous to pedestrians. Let’s curb them before they do even more damage, says says transport commentator Christian Wolmar 000
Reposted by Kate SmartNationCymru @nation.cymru · 11/07/2026More than 1,800 homes are standing empty in one Welsh county despite thousands of households waiting for somewhere to livewp.meThousands waiting for homes in Welsh county as hundreds of houses remain emptyRichard Youle, Local Democracy Reporter More than 1,800 homes are standing empty in one Welsh county despite thousands of households waiting for somewhere to live. In Carmarthenshire 3,561 households ... 078
Kate Smart @katesmart321.bsky.social · 11/07/2026www.youtube.com/watch?v=kV5E...youtube.comCount Binface meets Alastair CampbellYouTube video by Count Binface 000
Reposted by Kate SmartSavantfoxt @savantfoxt.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Farage has the support of Trump, crypto millionaires, offshore tax evaders, a TV channel and 80% of the UK's newspaper circulation which has lurched to the far-right in recent years. What has Count Binface got? Nothing but a costume, humour and a sense of fairness, and yet it could be a close race. 001
Reposted by Kate SmartCount Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 07/07/2026On my way, Clacton. 579152763460
Reposted by Kate SmartBylines Cymru @bylines.cymru · 30/06/2026EU-backed conservation projects in Wales are still restoring nature and sustaining cooperation across borders | John Ratcliffe bylines.cymruDespite Brexit, LIFE goes onEU-backed conservation projects in Wales are still restoring nature and sustaining cooperation across borders 13211
Kate Smart @katesmart321.bsky.social · 06/07/2026"Sources have stressed the monarch is not involved in decisions on his son's security." news.sky.com/story/prince...news.sky.comBuckingham Palace denies Prince Harry will stay at London landmarkA new statement comes after the Duke of Sussex's team said he had accepted an invitation to stay at the palace, but would not be accompanied by the Duchess of Sussex and their children when he visits ... 010
Kate Smart @katesmart321.bsky.social · 05/07/2026"Wales produces more energy than it consumes. Its people should not be going to bed cold." 000
Reposted by Kate SmartBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 29/06/2026If vehicles keep swelling, cities “could lose between 8.5-14% of their on-street parking capacity by 2040. London and Berlin alone are each projected to shed around 100K spaces…in dense cities, it’s a major issue worldwide.” #Carspreading pushes out more than parking spots. Tax cars by the inch.carscoops.comResearchers Want To Tax Cars By The Inch To Stop Carspreading | CarscoopsResearchers argue that stopping vehicle growth could save lives, space, and billions in energy costs 36428139
Reposted by Kate Smartthe3million @the3million.bsky.social · 03/07/2026Our Acting CEO, Monique Hawkins, will be one of the panelists at this fantastic event, talking about the issues facing Dutch citizens in the UK on Thursday July 6th. To find out more and register click the link below 👇 www.dutchcentre.com/events/dutch...dutchcentre.comDutch in the UK: Rights, Realities & What Comes Next | Dutch CentreLiving in the UK as a Dutch national comes with unique challenges. Some small, some unexpectedly complex. This evening brings clarity, practical guidance, and a look at what the future may hold. 086
Kate Smart @katesmart321.bsky.social · 03/07/2026The @settled.bsky.social team could give you a long answer to that question! 000
Reposted by Kate SmartHelen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social · 26/06/202650 years after posing as ‘Peter and Jane’ for Ladybird artist Martin Aitchison, these two recreated the scene for me. Her smile! 1045665
Reposted by Kate SmartNationCymru @nation.cymru · 26/06/2026A new bara brith ice cream has been launched with a tasty twist on Wales’s much-loved traditional teatime favourite wp.me/p8Mk4U-1nQj 192
Reposted by Kate SmartJacqui Broadhead @jacquibroadhead.bsky.social · 23/06/2026New Lords report on Integration supports the commitment by MHCLG to develop an integration strategy, but notes a lack of urgency to do so. This is a consistent theme in integration policy making, seemingly forever destined for the back of the queue. publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld5902/ld...publications.parliament.ukHouse of Lords - Settlement, Citizenship and Integration - Justice and Home Affairs Committee 011
Kate Smart @katesmart321.bsky.social · 23/06/2026So much happening today to mark the 10th anniversary of the Brexit referendum. @settled.bsky.social Daniela Vicini is part of this thoughtful report by La Repubblica (its in a mix of Italian and English) www.repubblica.it/esteri/2026/...repubblica.itBrexit, dieci anni dopo il voto che ha cambiato la storia: "E' stata una buona idea?" - Il reportage 002
Reposted by Kate SmartUK in a Changing Europe @ukandeu.bsky.social · 23/06/2026✨The stage is set for our major conference 'Ten years on: the future of the UK-EU relationship with @flint-global.com ✨ 💻 Join us online as we mark 10 years since the EU referendum ⏰ Starting at 9am Tune in here 👉 www.youtube.com/live/HTjx89N... 11610
Reposted by Kate SmartMatthias Eberl @eberlmat.bsky.social · 23/06/2026And my personal favourite. 8688112
Reposted by Kate SmartEurope Street News @europestreet.bsky.social · 22/06/2026Following Starmer's resignation, the EU-UK summit planned on 22 July will be postponed. President of the European Council António Costa said he hoped that Starmer’s successor as prime minister would give “continuity” to the plans to reset the EU-UK relationship. www.politico.eu/article/eu-u...politico.euEU-UK summit postponed as Keir Starmer resignsThe meeting was meant to take place on July 22 to conclude talks on an agrifood agreement, an emissions trading deal, and a youth mobility scheme. 002