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Led By Donkeys @ledbydonkeys.org · 17/05/2026

Immigration make Britain brilliant

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Zarah Sultana MP @zarahsultana.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Please retweet.

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Brendan Sweeney @mbrendan.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

As this says, we really, really need the Pendolinos replacing at the end of their lives, with the latest tilting trains. Without that journey times north of Birmingham, and especially north of Preston, will be worse than now. And that's half of the distance London to Glasgow.

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

We must stand in solidarity with Jews being attacked by antisemitic criminals and terrorists: no ifs or buts. We must stand in solidarity with Palestinians being murdered by the Israeli government: no ifs or buts. These are not contradictory positions. They are consistent ones. 🧵1/5

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Laura Phillips @lauraphillips.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Professor Frank McDonough: Shakespeare mind cloud created by Allysa Gray.

Things we say today which we owe to Shakespeare (inc ‘Dead as a door nail’ ‘heart of gold’ “laughing stock” “what’s done is done “” wear your heart on your sleeve “ etc

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Brendan Sweeney @mbrendan.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

This is fun and more non-American responders would be good.

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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Something I don't think the UK boasts about enough - and a great rebuttal to Reform and the Tories' anti-net zero propaganda: The UK is home to 7 out of the top 10 biggest offshore wind farms in the world. 10 of the top 20. And 6 in 10 of the largest ones in the world currently under construction.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

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Paintings of London @paintingsoflondon.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

'Gordon's Wine Bar - Villiers Street WC2' by John Duffin www.royalwatercoloursociety.co.uk/artists/399-...

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Jayne Moorby @jaynemoobs.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

I find it utterly sickening that we are the 5th richest country in the world and yet deep poverty is at the highest level in three decades. People in ‘very deep’ poverty now make up 6.8 million people, including millions of children. We’re failing to turn the dial. www.jrf.org.uk/uk-poverty-2...

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UK Poverty 2026: The essential guide to understanding poverty in the UK

This report sets out the nature of poverty in the UK, and evaluates changes under the last Conservative-led Government. It also sets out the scale of action necessary for the current Government to del...

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Laura Phillips @lauraphillips.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

ICYMI: This is the full text of #KeirStarmer's speech today in response to #DonaldTrump's announcement of #tariffs on #European countries over the #Greenland issue. It seems to me a good idea to read it in full, in order to be properly informed. Reading it would take only a few minutes of your time.

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PM statement on international affairs and cost of living issues: 19 January 2026

Prime Minister Keir Starmer's remarks at the press conference in 9 Downing Street this morning (Monday 19 January).

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Giles Wilkes @gilesyb.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

you cynics thought he had defected for self-interested reasons, but it turns out it was to address a grave injustice. Take it back

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Adil Ray @adilray.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Nadim Zahawi arrived in the UK from Iraq as a child refugee. His family claimed asylum once they were here. Today he has joined Reform who will stop all in country asylum applications. Under his new party, his own family fleeing persecution would be immediately deported.

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

In 2024, at least 1,365 people were killed by police in fatal shootings in the USA. In the England and Wales in the same period that figure... was 2.

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London Review of Books @lrb.co.uk · 29/11/2025

‘What should matter most is that what you're doing is accurate and it is truthful. And if some people perceive that as being biased, then frankly let them be damned. A more self-confident BBC would have had this attitude.’ @lewisgoodall.com on the BBC, on the pod. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/o...

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On Politics: The Bust-up at the BBC

Podcast Episode · The LRB Podcast · 26/11/2025 · 1h 5m

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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

Dear parents - Yes you can give your sick child paracetamol if they’re >3 months old. It’s an excellent painkiller. It brings down a high temperature. It’s one of the safest drugs available. You are right to want to soothe your child’s distress. Evidence supports your good parenting. Be confident.

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Stuart McDonald @actuarybyday.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

In need of some good news? Smoking has now been virtually eliminated among school age kids in England! (Yes, some of this is a shift to vaping but still...) assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68d3ee...

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Ralph Janik @ralphjanik.com · 20/09/2025

“Harvard geneticist David Reich said … increasingly sophisticated analysis of genetic material made possible by technological advances shows that virtually everyone came from somewhere else, and everyone’s genetic background shows a mix from different waves of migration that washed over the globe.”

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Pure bloodlines? Ancestral homelands? DNA science says no. — Harvard Gazette

Geneticist explains recent analyses made possible by tech advances show human history to be one of mixing, movement, displacement.

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Stephen Evans @stephenevans.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

New data shows adult English & maths learning seems to have bottomed out, but at half the level it was at a decade ago. On current trends it will take 20 years+ for everyone to get the help they need. This doesn't get attention it needs - 9m adults in England have low literacy or numeracy.

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Laura Phillips @lauraphillips.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

Ursula Von der Leyen:

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Laurie Dunkin Wedd @ldw1.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

Measles - and all the others please. eg We are on the point of eliminating cancer of the uterus caused by HPV. And many more benefits.

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Anand Menon @anandmenon.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

bsky.app/profile/dani...

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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Thanks for the reminder @janemunday.bsky.social. Every summer, I repost this article DROWNING DOES NOT LOOK LIKE DROWNING. To date, I know of FOUR kids who were saved after someone who'd clicked on the link learnt how to spot actual drowning. Take time to read and pass on. slate.com/technology/2...

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Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning

Drowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect.

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Jayne Moorby @jaynemoobs.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

Westmorland & Furness has the 10th highest rate of suicide deaths in England. Every Life Matters is offering free one hour training sessions in Ulverston; basic First Aid for someone with thoughts of suicide Oxley is supporting this, to get involved please contact me or @shaunblezard.bsky.social

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John Burn-Murdoch @jburnmurdoch.ft.com · 04/04/2025

NEW 🧵 A quick thread of charts showing how Trump’s economic agenda is going so far: 1) US consumers are reacting very very negatively. These are the worst ratings for any US government’s economic policy since records began.

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Thomas Hansen @thomashansen.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

The former ambassador to Denmark for the United States, Rufus Gifford, posted this video on his Facebook account: Ht: @hpsc24.bsky.social

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Sara Dionne @bonnieladydionne.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Great thread (16 posts total) of information on the effectiveness of #vaccines and preventative health. #healthcareisahumanright #standtogether

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Laura Phillips @lauraphillips.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

From #BBCArchive: The #BBC #Memories and #Dementia season focuses on how archive footage can help people affected by dementia by stimulating memories and sparking conversations. Visit bbc.co.uk/memoriesanddem… for more information, content and support.

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Memories & Dementia

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Laura Phillips @lauraphillips.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

No other UK broadcaster or streaming service could and would do this, IMO. Free to hear+see (no extra charges) universally available. The #BBC is funded by <47p (c60 US cents) a day per UK household licence fee. This is what national #publicservicebroadcasting can do to help citizens.

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Brendan Sweeney @mbrendan.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

@hfcouncil.bsky.social the subway under Talgarth Road is absolutely appalling. Unsafe, no CCTV or mirrors to see round the bend. Stinks of urine and probably being used for drug dealing. Also uneven floor, wet and loads of graffiti.

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Laura Phillips @lauraphillips.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

An instructive chart from @jburnmurdoch.ft.com

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ex-Lethality Jane @lethalityjane.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

The measles outbreak in Texas is reminding me of the public letter Roald Dahl wrote about losing his daughter to measles in 1962, just before the vaccine was publicly available.

Excerpt from a public letter Roald Dahl wrote encouraging people to vaccinate their children.

Olivia, my eldest daughter, caught measles when she was seven years old. As the illness took its usual course I can remember reading to her often in bed and not feeling particularly alarmed about it. Then one morning, when she was well on the road to recovery, I was sitting on her bed showing her how to fashion little animals out of coloured pipe-cleaners, and when it came to her turn to make one herself, I noticed that her fingers and her mind were not working together and she couldn’t do anything.

“Are you feeling all right?” I asked her.

“I feel all sleepy,” she said.

In an hour, she was unconscious. In twelve hours she was dead.

The measles had turned into a terrible thing called measles encephalitis and there was nothing the doctors could do to save her. That was twenty-four years ago in 1962, but even now, if a child with measles happens to develop the same deadly reaction from measles as Olivia did, there would still be nothing the doctors could do to help her.

On the other hand, there is today something that parents can do to make sure that this sort of tragedy does not happen to a child of theirs. They can insist that their child is immunized against measles. I was unable to do that for Olivia in 1962 because in those days a reliable measles vaccine had not been discovered. Today a good and safe vaccine is available to every family and all you have to do is to ask your doctor to administer it.

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Jim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · 30/01/2025

I’m going tomorrow. Giving blood in the uk is great 1) you collect points for pints and I’m never going to get airline status but dammit I’m getting silver on blood 2) they have club biscuits? 3) Greatest Hits Radio on full volume 4) You get a google map of where your blood goes 5) helping people??

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Richard Osman @richardosman1.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Fewer than half of British people can name the 2022 British PM with a 5-letter surname starting with T. Politics can be more brutal than showbusiness sometimes.

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Jayne Moorby @jaynemoobs.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

If you’re in Furness & struggling with the cold weather or just lonely there are lots of Warm Spots open; they offer someone to chat to, hot drinks and facilities & activities. Everyone is welcome & you don’t need to give any explanation, just drop in westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk/warmspots

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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Another reminder: Respiratory infections spread mainly through the air. That’s why they affect the lungs. Masks, worn correctly and consistently, reduce the spread of respiratory infections. Respirators work better than masks. Washing hands isn’t wrong, but it won’t stop airborne transmission.

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Keiran Pedley @keiranpedley.bsky.social · 26/10/2024

My favourite line of any political speech is the rejection of something nobody supports… “Some people say you shouldn’t …be proud of your country …work hard …love where your from …love your kids …think puppies are cute …dislike bad things To those people I say NO!!!”

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Stuart McDonald @actuarybyday.bsky.social · 26/10/2024

A truly alarming level of ignorance on display here from the British public. People really don’t understand the difference between millions, billions and trillions!

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Laura Phillips @lauraphillips.bsky.social · 14/09/2024

How to claim #PensionCredit without filling in a huge form all by oneself. From #BBC #Moneybox’s #PaulLewis: “pensioners can call 0800 99 1234 and a helpful DWP person will fill it in over the phone. Most questions can be ignored.” Please pass this on if you feel able to. Thank you.

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Dgar @dgar.bsky.social · 09/09/2024

I wanted to marry my English tutor when she got out of jail. But apparently, you can’t end a sentence with a proposition.

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Greg Fell @felly500.bsky.social · 29/08/2024

I'm old now Old enough to remember the smoke free legislation Everything that has been said today: End of the British boozer A fundamental assault on our freedoms and liberties World stops turning etc Was all said then Almost as if someone dusted off the BAT PR playbook and amplified it......

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Martin McKee @martinmckee.bsky.social · 29/08/2024

I see the old myth that smoking bans reduce income in hospitality sector is being dragged out again. To be clear, the only studies showing any adverse effect use weak methodology and are funded by the tobacco industry www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles...

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Review of the quality of studies on the economic effects of smoke-free policies on the hospitality industry

Data sources: Researchers sought all studies produced before 31 August 2002. Articles published in scientific journals were located with Medline, Science Citation Index, Social Sciences Citation Index...

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