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Leigh Wetherall

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Royal Free Charity | Vice-Chair, CIoF Insight in Fundraising Committee | CEO, Flag Institute These words are my own. Bedingfield, 2004.

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The Flag Institute @flaginstitute.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Share your views: a community flag for Kinross-shire? kinross.cc/flag/
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Flag - Kinross Community
Share your views: a community flag for Kinross-shire? We want ...
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Leigh Wetherall @leigh-w.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Flagmaster 170 is the latest issue of the @flaginstitute.bsky.social flagship magazine, featuring original research and fresh perspectives from across the world. FI members receive Flagmaster twice a year, along with access to exclusive events and resources. Become a member... lnkd.in/ewgzbQEr
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The Flag Institute @flaginstitute.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Today, Parliament Square is looking particularly stripey – it's Historic County Flag Day! From Cornwall to Caithness, every flag is out and flapping proudly and competitively in the breeze. Come for the heritage, stay for the vexillology-induced neck strain.
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The Flag Institute @flaginstitute.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
We’re in beautiful York for our spring conference! 🙌 We hope all of you gorgeous flag nerds attending have a great time hearing from our speakers!
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The Flag Institute @flaginstitute.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
You can still register for our spring conference in York! Dates: 17-18 May Venue: The Bar Convent Living Heritage Centre Speakers: 7 confirmed Also attending: Many flag nerds just like you! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/flag-institute-spring-2025-conference-tickets-1232062374729?aff=oddtdtcreator
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Flag Institute Spring 2025 Conference
The conference will feature a programme of contemporary and historical vexillological presentations and site visits around York.
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Chartered Institute of Fundraising @ciofundraising.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
The fundraising landscape is constantly evolving - are you keeping up? Vicki McQuaid, from the Chartered Institute, shares how to stay ahead and how lifelong learning can boost your skills, confidence, and career growth. Read more here : bit.ly/4iPnzrf
The Key To Thriving In Your Fundraising Career.
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Leigh Wetherall @leigh-w.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
Folklore Reimagined at @britishacademy.bsky.social... The very exciting new programme of workshops, performances, and discussions that explore the connections folklore forges between us and communities of the past, and how these customs and cultures are presented today.
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Folklore Reimagined
How have global folklore traditions, stories, and customs shaped our identities? And what does contemporary folklore look like? Delve into fascinating topics like the lore of our landscapes, the impor...
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Leigh Wetherall @leigh-w.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
After Ross Perlin's 'Language City: The Fight to Preserve Endangered Mother Tongues' wins @britishacademy.bsky.social Book Prize for Global Cultural Understanding, @ourworldindata.org explores the world's 7,000 living languages.
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Living languages
A living language has at least one person speaking it as their first language.
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Grace Blakeley @graceblakeley.substack.com · 23/01/2025
“Like manipulative partners, the super-wealthy have legitimized an extremely unequal economic model by convincing us that we’d be worse off without them. But today, the jig is up. It’s become increasingly obvious that the world’s billionaires are takers, not makers.” zeteo.com/p/the-billio...
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The Billions vs. the Billionaires
Introducing Zeteo’s new column on economics and politics from acclaimed British commentator and author Grace Blakeley.
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Leigh Wetherall @leigh-w.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
@britishacademy.bsky.social host The Age of Mistrust? LATE on 30 January with a programme exploring how mistrust shapes our society. Through talks, performances, and interactive workshops, you'll hear fresh perspectives on this timely and critical topic. A free event, but booking is required.
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The Age of Mistrust? LATE
Are we living in an Age of Mistrust? Explore the biggest questions of our time with a lively evening of workshops, talks, and performances.
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Leigh Wetherall @leigh-w.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Flagmaster 169 in paper and digital form is now with the worldwide @flaginstitute.bsky.social membership. Articles include new Danish Flag Law, the Tino Rangatiratanga (Māori) flag, and flags in St Pierre and Miquelon. Sign up for FI membership at www.flaginstitute.org/wp/ to receive your copy.
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Lijphart @lijphart.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
The new Flag Master (169) has arrived. Very high quality as normal ! Stories on the new Danish flag law, the sheep that supplied wool for flag cloth, the Qatari flag, the St Pierre and Miguelon flag and the Tino Rangatiratanga (Māori) flag. @flaginstitute.bsky.social
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The Flag Institute @flaginstitute.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
We love a flag question on a tv quiz. This one would be worth… £2… for any proper flag nerd
A question on Who wants to be a millionaire. The question reads: The national flag of which country features a red circle on a green background? Answers: A Bangladesh; B Japan; C South Korea; D India
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Lewis Goodall @lewisgoodall.com · 29/11/2024
With Haigh's departure from the cabinet, for the first time in our political history, the cabinet is 100% state educated. Quite the moment.
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Leigh Wetherall @leigh-w.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Misinformation, political tension, and the rise of AI. We live in an Age of Mistrust. What can we do about it? Come and visit @britishacademy.bsky.social in 2025 to explore how the latest humanities and social sciences research can help us confront some of these issues.
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The Age of Mistrust?
Join us as we explore how the latest humanities and social sciences research can help us confront some of the biggest issues of our time. How can we recognise misinformation? How can we build trust in...
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