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Bryn Roberts

@labourbryn.bsky.social
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Aerospace engineer & Librivox narrator - not taking this lying down. All views my own etc.

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Andy Mackenzie @andymack.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Good morning. 'Batman's aff his Nut' by Robert Florence.
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HELL Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 17/09/2026
Love this. Love everything about this.
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Bryn Roberts @labourbryn.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
They don't love our country, they hate it. What patriotic person can stand to see our national flag rotting on lamp posts?
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Bryn Roberts @labourbryn.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Make a band edible The Fallafel
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Municipal Dreams @municipaldreams.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
The first social housing in Amsterdam built under the breakthrough 1901 Housing Law was built in Van Beuningenstraat in 1909 by the Rochdale Cooperative Building Association formed by municipal tram workers and named after the Rochdale Pioneers. It was designed by JE van der Pek.
Undated black and white photograph of six-storey corner block courtesy of Amsterdam City Archives
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
This man was at "The People's Mic" at RefUKCon yesterday, getting praised as a hero by Nigel Farage, Suella Braverman, and Jeremy Kyle. www.thamesvalley.police.uk/news/thames-...
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Man charged with public order offences – Oxfordshire
Following a Thames Valley Police investigation, a man has been charged in connection with 14 offences in Oxfordshire.
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CEEFAUX @ceefaux.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
22.00 FILM:
With Edward Norton and Brad Pitt.
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Cold War Steve @coldwarsteve.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
The Haywain 2026
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Jack Bailey @jack-bailey.co.uk · 14/08/2026
Fundamentally, I think that this whole episode shows that -- as adept as may have been in the past -- Farage is now out of his depth. First, he gets himself into this mess. Second, he comes out with an easily refutable lie to save face. And none of it resolves the corruption allegations around him.
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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Brilliant and far-reaching new investigation into George Cottrell and former Reform treasurer Mehrtash A’zami by @nafeez.bsky.social bylinetimes.com/2026/07/23/p...
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‘Posh George’, Two Passports, and a Fraudulent Identity: Convicted Fraudster and Nigel Farage Funder's Connections to Reform UK’s Murky Financial Structures
Why did Reform UK change from being a privately-owned company to a non-profit company limited by guarantee in 2025? Nafeez Ahmed investigates a fraudulent identity used by George Cottrell – and how hi...
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Alex Ballinger MP @alexballingermp.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Today we celebrate the history, culture and character of the Black Country. From our industrial heritage that changed the world, to home-grown stars like Jude Bellingham and Morgan Rogers inspiring the next generation, the Black Country continues to make its mark with pride. #BlackCountryDay
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Andrea Matranga @andreamatranga.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
I love this diagram so much. Pressure is load over area. The wheel has 13 tons of load on it, on a contact patch of 3 square cm. That's about 30 tons per square inch. The soil itself, property compacted will only accept 1 kg/cm2.
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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 07/07/2026
"waaaaaaaaah, oh wah wah waahhhhhhh" - Nigel Farage, 62
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Scam Ghouldin @scamgoldin.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
The best edit I’ve seen in weeks, you absolutely have to turn the sound on for this one.
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Helen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
On this day 5th July 1948 the NHS was born. (The Nurse, 1963 Artist: John Berry)
The illustration that became a cover picture for the book, showing a nurse in traditional uniform supporting a young girl in a red coat and with her leg in plaster
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National Library of Scotland @natlibscot.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
🌧️ Rain drops today! From James Hutton's Theory of Rain to Mackintosh coats, Tam O'Shanter to Daemonologie – explore Scotland's obsession with wet weather in our new exhibition, 'Rain'. 📅 Until 30 April 2027 📌 George IV Bridge, Edinburgh 🎟️ Free entry
A woman runs through the rain holding an umbrella. The rain is a shower of words and letters. The words are Scots, Gaelic, and English phrases to do with rain. It reads: 'Rain. June 2026 to April 2027. George IV Bridge, Edinburgh. Free exhibition, umbrellas optional.'
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Jonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Was chatting about the relative invisibility of Birmingham compared to Manchester yesterday. Theories: -Lack of top flight football and music scene -Lack of defining visuals -Made bad bet on wrong kind of urbanism -Midlands identity just gets lost in north/south duality -Relative economic decline
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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
"The government will repeal the Vagrancy Act on Monday 29 June 2026, ending nearly two centuries of legislation that has criminalised rough sleeping and begging" www.gov.uk/government/n...
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Rough sleeping no longer a crime as Vagrancy Act repealed
The government will repeal the Vagrancy Act on Monday 29 June 2026, ending nearly two centuries of legislation that has criminalised rough sleeping and begging.
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Bryn Roberts @labourbryn.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Comedy and Pathos - on Channel 4
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Bryn Roberts @labourbryn.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Malvolio from Twelfth Night, gauche, irascible but vulnerable, looking for love and self-deprecating when you get on the right side of him, just doing his best badly - a Shakesperean sitcom character like Frasier
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Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
my kind of Jubilee, the Japanese national team vs. 100 kids
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Richard Parker @richardparkerwm.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
There's something special about seeing the Metro running in Dudley. I've made this line a real priority because I know what it will do for the town. Bringing more people into Dudley. Attracting investment. Boosting local businesses. Big day for testing yesterday. Not long now.
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Una McCormack @unamccormack.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Private Eye points out that former Ukip leader Paul Nuttall is heading up candidate vetting for Reform ahead of the next general election. Readers might remember when items on his CV were revealed as false during the 2017 Stoke-on-Trent by-election." #IronyIsStillDead
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The Open University Library @oulibrary.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Today is #InternationalWomenInEngineeringDay - celebrating the achievements of women in engineering and STEM fields. 👷🏻‍♀️⚙️ Explore our Women and Girls in STEM resource list featuring books, articles and resources on gender representation and women shaping STEM 👇 ow.ly/WzMx50Z5u4n #INWED26
Dark blue background featuring the OU logo and text that reads: 'Library Curated Resource List - Women and Girls in STEM - books, articles, journals, and research'.
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Dan Why-Ner @danweiner.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
BBC News went live to Cabo Verde and then Cabo Verde scored a goal. Absolute scenes.
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Bryn Roberts @labourbryn.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
People want to live in a land of milk and honey. But they don't. They live in Doncaster or Dudley or somewhere, and the reason Doncaster and Dudley are the way they are is as much because of them as any government. It's a shame. He was governing and not grandstanding
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
RIP Mark Rothko. You would have loved how the hydrogen peroxide bleach is only turning the Reflecting Pool blue around the perimeter
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Buttons (Ashley) 🏴‍☠️#OFMDForLife🏴‍☠️ 🏳️‍🌈🤡 @sevensugars.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Since I did do my PhD in cyanobacteria growth and treatment optimization modeling AND work in the water treatment industry, I’m gonna share my theory as to what’s happening here and how to fix it. People are focusing on the painted bottom of the pool increasing residual heat, and while that 1/19
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Knits With Cats @knitswithcats.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
A photo of algae with white letters in the upper left: Pantene Color of the year 2026 and a paint chip appearing box with a solid block the color of the algae labeled Pantone #658a2a American Flag Blue.
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Bryn Roberts @labourbryn.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
My favourite film
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Emma Harding @emmaharding.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog by #DylanThomas dramatised by Joe Dunthorne 3pm Sun 7 June @BBCRadio4 or @BBCSounds From summers at Fern Hill to drunken first love, a story of what it is to grow up. With Gerran Howell as Dylan Thomas. Directed by Fay Lomas www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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BBC Radio 4 - Drama on 4, Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog
Dylan Thomas grows up. Adapted by Joe Dunthorne, starring Gerran Howell (The Pitt).
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Jon Featonby @jonfeatonby.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
As expected, the immigration stats show that the asylum backlog is now down to to 35,744 cases, which is just under 49,000 people. Lowest since pre-covid. And there were 20,855 people in hotels at the end of March - which is down a third since the time of the election.
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Bryn Roberts @labourbryn.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
I understand this, I think - the question is 'should Labour pursue' not 'do you believe'. Labour members know they're way to the left of the majority on immigration but it doesn't feel like there's any winning way to pursue a policy more palatable. The alternative is Reform.
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Ella Fitzsimmons @fitzsimple.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
I think that presumption is incorrect, I’m afraid: there’s a NAO report from 2023 noting the weaknesses of the original system, including duplication of Home Office data. More detail here: shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/05...
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UK Government Kicks Out Palantir
The UK Government, for all its faults, is pretty good at publishing contracts it has awarded. That's why I get depressed when I see rage-bait nonsense about how companies have been award "Top Secret" ...
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Left Outside @leftoutside.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
I was looking for a seat and then I found a seat and heaven knows I'm miserable now
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Torsten Bell @torstenbell.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
A very strong start to 2026 -significantly above forecasts. GDP/capita rose 0.6% in first three months of 2026 (OBR expected gdp/capita to grow by 0.8% in 2026 as a whole) www.ons.gov.uk/economy/gros...
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Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
A remarkable speech from Naz Shah opening the King's Speech debate: "Someone like me who spent her formative years fighting a campaign to release her mother from prison, who did not have a formal education beyond 12... forced into a marriage at 15... attempting suicide... Yet, here I stand."
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Sathnam Sanghera @sathnam.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
The inexplicable excitability of political correspondents, as their nation withers and disintegrates
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Counter: none of them are useless and Miliband in particular has run one of the most successful departmental operations we've seen since in years, with profound consequences for the planet itself.
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Keith Brymer Jones @keithbrymerjones.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Well folks ........we really appreciate you following us on our journey . The past year has been transformative not only for the building but also for us as regards the people we have met along the way .😊🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
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Politics in the U.K. @politicsintheuk.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
🚨STARMER’S DELIVERY MACHINE: 73 PLEDGES IN THE BAG — AND COUNTING! The Labour Government have achieved, or are on course to achieve, 73 of their 95 manifesto pledges in just 21 months. Source: fullfact.org/government-t...
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Torsten Bell @torstenbell.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
We did not start this war and we refused to commit UK forces to offensive operations exactly because of the impact on families and firms in the UK. Those parties (Reform and Tories) who actively supported this conflict do not get to pretend they care about those consequences now.
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Torsten Bell @torstenbell.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Spring is a time for new beginnings - fitting that landmark new workers' rights come into force in days. - sick pay for low earners - new dads able to spend time with their kids from day 1 - more protection for harassment whistleblowers Historic upgrades delivered by Labour.
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CEEFAUX @ceefaux.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
It's #spielbergweek on CEEFAUX!
20.00 FILM: AUTOSAVING PRIVATE RYAN
A team of soldiers don't have to set out on a perilous missions to rescue anyone as Microsoft handily backed up the GI earlier that day.
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Brigitte Nerlich @bnerlich.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
In this week's post I return to the 19th century and explore various aspects of the history of science around Tennyson - inspired by Richard Holmes's new biography makingsciencepublic.com/2026/03/27/t...
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The Kraken wakes: Tennyson and tales of Victorian science
During unsettling times such as these, I tend to escape into the distant literary and scientific worlds of the 19th century, into what one might call, using a verse by the poet Alfred, Lord Tennyso…
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Zito @zeets.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
Kurosawa on watching Solaris with Tarkovsky
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Adam Payne @adampayne26.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
For The House magazine, I dust off the writing hat to look at a topic close to my heart — rugby league Years on from Boris Johnson’s 'Workington Man', the game, rooted in communities, is facing existential questions. What can, what should, the government do to help?
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From ‘Workington Man’ To Clubs On The Brink: Rugby League’s Fight To Survive
Rugby league is cherished by many of the 'left behind' towns that become central to Britain's electoral politics. But now community clubs are fight...
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Dr Duncan Robertson @duncanrobertson.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
"Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit amphetamines"
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