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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 1h

Full marks to Bobby J for not bothering to mention that this was entirely due to being given £45 million from the Labour government and told to do it. Even a Reform council couldn't fuck that up.

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Anthony @anthonyfurnival.bsky.social · 5h

3221 a battery electric on the Ropley miniature Railway is next. This loco has just returned to service in the last couple of weeks! A powerful little thing 🙂

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Antony Carpen @acarpen.bsky.social · 9h

“But walking among its sleek new buildings, housing offices and luxury apartments, it is hard to escape the sense you could be almost anywhere in the world.” Edinburgh too www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... “More than a third of the properties in the development were bought by people based overseas”

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Why a slice of Edinburgh is being bought up by overseas owners

More than a third of the properties in Quartermile area have been bought by people based outside the UK.

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Jonathan Foyle @jonathanfoyle.bsky.social · 4h

St George's Chapel, Windsor- imagine designing this and not living to see it finished. Bad luck Henry Janyns- absolute masterpiece. Bravo.

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Candice Holmes @candiceholmes.bsky.social · 10h

If the UAE is really threatening billions over Manchester City, that’s exactly the kind of political influence that demands scrutiny. When wealth and power get special access, ordinary people deserve accountability.

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Helen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social · 12h

On this day 3rd Oct 1952 the Government announced that tea rationing was soon to end Artist: Harry Wingfield (Shopping with Mother)

Mother, in her smart brown suit, walks into a traditional grocery shop. Two neatly dressed children follow behind.

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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 02/10/2026

We need the EU, and they need us. We are stronger together. ♥️ www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/polit…

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Mr Natural @neilmatheson66.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Carl Larsson (1853-1919) October (The Pumpkins) 1882. Watercolour on paper.

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Oh retractionwatch.com/2026/10/02/p...

David Ho, a climate scientist at the University of Hawaii, responded to our request for comment on the paper by saying he was not interested in reading it. “I’m sorry, but I’d rather keep my brain cells,” he said.

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Laura-Elseplace @laura-elseplace.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Fascinated to find that saying a weekday with a "-di" ending is regarded in the US as regional, or certain cultural groups, or only older people... It's very common right across UK- husband and I just concluded we both use both "Mundi" and "Munday" but can't quite work out when/how/why...

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The wondrously talented DANNY KAYE conducting the audience at the London Palladium in 1948. He could fly any civilian plane on the planet, became the world's most revered non-Asian Chinese Chef & had no formal singing or dance training. A pretty extraordinary human being.

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

One of two Labour gains from Reform in Northumberland by-elections yesterday. Too early to know for sure we've passed peak Reform, but another encouraging sign.

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

What a week. We've seen the news agenda rescued from the grip of the far-right. We've seen astonishing levels of competence in government communication. And we've seen the outline of a radical policy programme. It's a v.exciting time to be involved in politics iandunt.substack.com/p/some-dispa...

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Some disparate thoughts on a historic speech

For the first time in two years, we freed ourselves from the far-right’s strangle-hold over the news agenda.

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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

New GB News accounts are out. Here are their losses to date. Or "spent political donations" if you prefer

Line chart titled 'GB News has lost £142m to date', showing cumulative losses in pounds rising steadily from around £3m in 2020/1 to £142m by 2025. The red line climbs most steeply between 2021/2 and 2023/4, reaching roughly £110m, then flattens as growth slows towards £142m. A note states the latest figures cover the seven-month period to 31 December 2025. Chart by Press Gazette, source: Companies House

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Helen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Lichen, algae, funghi ‘Plants and how they Live’ (1965) Artist: Ronald Lampitt

An illustration from the book showing different sorts of funghi growing at the base of a large tree in autumn

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John Bull @garius.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

My teacher brother has just informed me that his primary school kids now refer to anything shit or old fashioned as "Brexit". Which has made my morning.

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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

‘If you’ve got £1 million or £2 million to spend on political advertising, forget it,…. If you’ve got £8 million, you can make people believe anything you want.’ I wrote about Britain’s broken political finance system for the latest @lrb.co.uk

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Mike Wiser @drmikewiser.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Remember: Darwin's note of "I am very poorly today & very stupid & hate everybody & everything" was written on Oct 1 (1861). Thus we are free to celebrate Very Poorly And Very Stupid Hatred Day today.

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Jeff Ducharme 🇨🇦 🫐 🏴‍☠️🏳️‍🌈 @hirider750.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Is there any better colour than British racing green? #motorcycle

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Dinsdale Piranha @heptaglemious.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I, too, remember the 1980s boom! And we could do it again! Sell off the railways, water, gas, electricity, and council housing, and use the income to cut taxes for the rich! Oh, wait...

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David Higham @oldtrotter.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Two great songs from a long term campaigner against capital punishment. youtu.be/RnSVcpAzzeM?...

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Steve Earle at Montreux Ellis Unit one.wmv

YouTube video by Todd Stilphen

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Laura-Elseplace @laura-elseplace.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

?!?!?!?!??? How on earth can they think that’s a sensible idea…????

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Dan Neidle @danneidle.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Manchester City cheated Premier League rules, the Commission found. Did it also cheat HMRC? We've examined the decision and leaked Mancini documents. We think City likely failed to pay £12m in tax. There should be a criminal investigation. Thread:

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Richard Morris @ahistoryinart.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Eero Jarnefelt's cloud study (1893) is a view over Lake Pielinen near Koli in North Karelia in eastern Finland - creatives of Järnefelt's generation, from Sibelius to Akseli Gallen-Kallela, saw Karelia as a lost paradise and an embodiment of the authentic soul of Finland.

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Laura-Elseplace @laura-elseplace.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Ooh, The Times clearly knows nothing!!!

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Bodleian Libraries @bodleian.ox.ac.uk · 01/10/2026

October is the time to make wine - and work on your scorpion drawings. 📖 A man treads grapes. Scorpio. Calendar from a Psalter. 13th century digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/objects/5…

Medieval manuscript page showing two illustrations. A man treading grapes in brass-bound tub; drinking from bowl; an assistant tips grapes into tub. Vine on right. A scorpion representing Scorpio is below. The page has handwritten Latin text in red and black ink.

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Alf Dubs @alfdubs.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I'm so very sad to hear of the death of Esther Ranzen who played an important role in reuniting me with Nicky Winton - the man who saved my life. It's so desperately sad that she couldn't choose assisted dying as was her wish.

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Laura-Elseplace @laura-elseplace.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

A good point, now he mentions it...

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Nearly all the Extras in this iconic scene were French expatriates. Their tears during the stirring rendition of La Marseillaise were genuine— filmed at a time when the fate of France was still uncertain. CASABLANCA (1942)

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Laura-Elseplace @laura-elseplace.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

She was right- it certainly did surprise me! Good for him!

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Laura-Elseplace @laura-elseplace.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

A beautiful spray of scented coppery roses this morning outside a house in Much Wenlock.

A photograph of the front of a cottage, just showing part of the cream-washed wall and the wooden front door, with a beautiful spray of roses tumbling down towards the camera, backed by green foliage, the flowers coppery-peach in colour, and darker in the bud.

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George Penney @georgepenney.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

If anyone would like to attend an online workshop about micro journaling to find positive moments in your day, I'm doing one. October 3rd 9am NZT. Pay-What-You-Can/Koha Available for 2 weeks for all ticket holders if you can't make it on the day.😊🪻🌸 www.eventbrite.co.nz/e/finding-ti...

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Finding Tiny Moments of Joy in Everyday Life

Do you need more joy and calmness in your life? Then this workshop about how to find small joys in the world might be for you!

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

President Macron, "Welcome back" "If, indeed, the British want to return, and if the Prime Minister is moving in that direction, I think that is very good news both for his country and for Europeans."

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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Antique leather-bound folding library pole ladder. IG: Vivre Interieur Authentique Netherlands www.instagram.com/vivre.nl?stk...

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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 29/09/2026

Access to culture is a right, not a privilege. Keeping museums free means millions can continue to explore, learn and be inspired, regardless of their background or income. That's good for London, and good for ensuring cost is never a barrier to discovery.

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Culture secretary confirms free admission for all at England’s national museums will remain

The announcement by Lisa Nandy, the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, came after recent discussions of introducing admission fees for overseas visitors

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pmamtraveller.bsky.social @pmamtraveller.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Moonlight on the Lake by John Atkinson Grimshaw.

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Laura-Elseplace @laura-elseplace.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

It's been quite a few weeks of what feels like non-stop stress, nearly all of it unplanned (three separate unexpected admissions of people close to us into intensive care, that kind of thing), in the run-up to the Three Major Gigs in Six Days which we had carefully planned for.../1

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

In 1972 this was the sort of gig you could go to at a Pub in suburban London. Incredible.

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Laura-Elseplace @laura-elseplace.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Slow but it seems very thorough. Now they need to read through all the files and make those decisions but before next June there should be charges brought. The greedy lazy culprits must not be allowed to get away with it.

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Stevie Kilner @1steviekilner.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Man City’s top lawyer mounting a robust defence and providing a full explanation to each of the charges from the Premier League. #ManCity #PremierLeague

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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Andy Burnham is coming for your pension! By... er... increasing it by slightly less. Whereas Reform will scrap it completely.

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Sailing Steve @sailingsteve.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Good advice!! Make noise. It's long. Read it!

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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Meet the Siberian long tailed tit, a tiny adorable fluffball with double eyelids. Original post

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Laura-Elseplace @laura-elseplace.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

A clear, useful explanation if anyone wants one to have handy :)

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

This is testament to No.10's frankly astonishing degree of political competence. A policy which was branded electoral suicide 48 hours ago now showing signs of robust popularity.

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