Reposted by ScousegrrlIan Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 13hA country that will not fix its mistakes is a country that has given up on the future. And Brexit was, it’s now clear, a terrible, terrible mistake inews.co.uk/opinion/brex... 40935267
Reposted by ScousegrrlJ. L. Westover @mrlovenstein.bsky.social · 12hget the fun book ❤️ kickstarter.com/projects/mrlovenstein/mr-lovenstein-presents-fun guaranteed to smell better than your phone 91897279
Reposted by ScousegrrlFrances Ryan @francesryan.bsky.social · 7hI volunteered for Childline for a decade at uni and I know firsthand a snapshot of how many lives Esther Rantzen changed. Her later years were known for assisted dying but her legacy will be giving vulnerable children someone to listen to and care. www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...theguardian.comEsther Rantzen, TV presenter and Childline founder, dies aged 86Rantzen announced lung cancer diagnosis in 2023 and became a vocal assisted dying campaigner 926061
Reposted by ScousegrrlDavid Brown @davidebrown.bsky.social · 6hSome classic Esther Rantzen in Radio Times from 1981, shot on the North End Road, just a stone's throw from the current RT office. #ThatsLife 021
Scousegrrl @scousegrrl.bsky.social · 6hI'm sorry to hear that Esther Rantzen died. Her foundation of ChildLine is a massive legacy. Plus all her years on television. #RIPEstherRantzen 000
Reposted by ScousegrrlKatherine Hardy @kardyology.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Bring back stargazing as an antidote to our digital lifestyles. www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comThe night sky is getting 10% brighter every year. We’re forgetting what darkness feels likeIf more cities start regulating outdoor lighting, we humans could make the environment better for all living creatures 001
Scousegrrl @scousegrrl.bsky.social · 29/09/2026@mattgreencomedy.com I saw you in Sense and Sensibility yesterday. I almost said out loud, "that's Matt Green". 110
Reposted by ScousegrrlCaroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Sadly there was a climate & nature shaped hole at the heart of Burnham’s speech. Nothing on the benefits of nature restoration & same old words on a “pragmatic” approach to N Sea drilling. There’s nothing pragmatic about pouring fuel on a scorching earth - he should rule out Rosebank & Jackdaw now 11459142
Reposted by ScousegrrlCaroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 29/09/2026So let’s see practical steps to rejoin asap. As global insecurity grows, anything less simply won’t do 14346106
Scousegrrl @scousegrrl.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I'm going to miss the exiting baker. They were very lovable. I don't agree with who got Star Baker this week. It didn't feel earned with the technical or Star Bake tbh #GBBO 021
Reposted by ScousegrrlPoliticsJOE @politicsjoe.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Ed Miliband tells Palestine activists: You were right. 5279
Scousegrrl @scousegrrl.bsky.social · 28/09/2026People should watch Finding Britain's Slave Traders. Britain's shameful part in that evil trade shouldn't be forgotten or whitewashed. #FindingBritainsSlaveTraders 000
Scousegrrl @scousegrrl.bsky.social · 28/09/2026We went to the cinema to see Sense and Sensibility. I liked the changes in the Elinor & Edward parts, it worked well for them. Overall I enjoyed this new adaptation. Though the tweaks to Marianne's plot still didn't make care about her two romances 🤷♀️ #SenseAndSensibility 100
Reposted by ScousegrrlSooz Kempner @soozuk.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Can I have some legitimate concerns please? Hello, UK government, I have a legitimate concern that temperatures will rise to a level that destroys many already-struggling nations, leading us in to an era of food scarcity wars. And now we wait for Andy Burnham to act on my legitimate concerns😎 148484
Scousegrrl @scousegrrl.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Choosin' Texas - Ella Langley is actually a good song imo. It is one you can listen to on repeat. I like Country music and always have. No shame 000
Scousegrrl @scousegrrl.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I would have Life on Mars (UK) and Burn Notice on this list. 110
Scousegrrl @scousegrrl.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I watched The Love Hypothesis on Prime. I can't say I'd watch it a 2nd time, but if you're in the mood for a new rom-com you should give it a try. We need more feel good films, not everything in life or entertainment has to be heavy. 001
Reposted by ScousegrrlIan Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 23/09/2026It is very hard to satisfactorily describe just how badly the BBC's journalistic standards have collapsed in recent years. Quite completely fucking useless. 38781173
Scousegrrl @scousegrrl.bsky.social · 22/09/2026It is good to have The Great British Bake Off back. Nigella fits in very well, and the new contestants a likeable bunch. This and The Great Pottery Throwdown are my kind of comfort tv. #TheGreatBritishBakeOff 020
Reposted by ScousegrrlKatherine Hardy @kardyology.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Dithering over Brexit has already robbed us of over 10 years of prosperity. I don't think any of us are nearly angry enough about it. 10 years is long enough to point to all the ways the UK has become noticeably worse since the Great Brexit impoverishment. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comAndy Burnham fails to rule out Brexit reversal being in next Labour manifestoPM skirts question and says his focus is on rebuilding bridges before first meeting with Ursula von der Leyen 011
Scousegrrl @scousegrrl.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I keep saying "evil bastards", while watching this. I fully acknowledge that Liverpool gained a lot wealth from the slave trade. And my current city of London was an even a bigger player. Stains on the history of my home cities. Never forget 🥺 #FindingBritainsSlaveTraders 010
Scousegrrl @scousegrrl.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I am watching Finding Britain's Slave Traders on BBC 2. I'm angry and disgusted that England was involved in the slave trade. I knew a lot of this already, but hearing it again makes me sick how we treated African people as nothing but commodities. The inhumanity was evil 😡 000
Reposted by ScousegrrlIan Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Lots of talk of growth ahead of the Budget, as if it were a baroque puzzle. Our problem is basic. It's that we no longer support the things which facilitate growth: Europe, immigration, higher education, tax simplification, policy stability. These are all choices and could stop making them anytime. 591608420
Reposted by ScousegrrlWorking Class History @workingclasshistory.com · 20/09/2026#OtD 20 Sep 2015 the #piggate scandal broke when claims from Tory donor Lord Ashcroft were published in a right-wing newspaper that UK Prime Minister David Cameron had sex with a dead pig's head while at university stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9335... 1012047
Reposted by ScousegrrlHo! Ho! Holiday Viewing! @sleepykittypaw.bsky.social · 19/09/2026From 2025, but I’d never seen this one and “Summer” took me out youtu.be/EiSLnesTTiAyoutu.beMissing Wives Docuseries - SNLYouTube video by Saturday Night Live 151
Reposted by ScousegrrlKatherine Hardy @kardyology.bsky.social · 19/09/2026From a woman’s point of view the news is a bunch of different men ruining the world for literally everyone and everything else. It’s exasperating. I don’t know why we continue to let them do it. 052
Scousegrrl @scousegrrl.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I was very impressed by the female celebs cooking skills this year. The best three finalists in years, or possibly in the shows history. The champion really had to earn her win, and she did just that 👏 #CelebrityMasterchef 010
Reposted by ScousegrrlKosmicKris @kosmickris.bsky.social · 18/09/2026RIP to the magnificent Stephanie Cole. A sublime and protean talent. The priceless ability to project an icy cold or a beautiful warmth but with infinite depth and nuance. Go well amazing lady x 1028273
Reposted by ScousegrrlMemorial Device @memorialdevice.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Imagine the reaction and consequences if Palestine Action cause this. 69520
Scousegrrl @scousegrrl.bsky.social · 17/09/2026@misspeg.bsky.social @starcurl.bsky.social @erislovesmovies.bsky.social @herrem.bsky.social www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...nationalgeographic.comMeet the First New Cat Species Discovered in 100 YearsA small, spotted tiger cat from Bolivia may just be the beginning of a wave of new small cat species. 240
Reposted by Scousegrrlarchivetvmusings @archivetvmusings.bsky.social · 16/09/2026The first episode of Postman Pat was broadcast on this day in 1981. 06211
Scousegrrl @scousegrrl.bsky.social · 16/09/2026I am gutted by the news that they've found Noah Woods body in the pond 😭 I can't imagine the grief and heartbreak of his parents and loved ones right now. My heart aches for them. #RIPNoahWoods 031
Reposted by ScousegrrlNick Stone @typejunky.bsky.social · 16/09/2026I have legitimate concerns, they're about intelligent articulate people like this one being drowned in an ocean of racism, being stirred up by a far right. Fuck me, this government needs to get a grip. 1274
Reposted by ScousegrrlPaul Haine @paulhaine.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Holy shit. Prime suspect in "Putney Pusher" investigation found dead www.lbc.co.uk/article/putn...lbc.co.ukBanker with links to royal family arrested in 'Putney Pusher' investigation found dead at London home | LBCThe prime suspect in the Putney Pusher investigation has been found dead. 106333
Reposted by ScousegrrlMarina Purkiss @marina-purkiss.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Just imagine how much disinformation and micro targeting £72m gets you… Shame on the leaders who did nothing to protect democracy from the assault coming its way …as if we learnt nothing from Brexit. 1062237601
Reposted by ScousegrrlDan Snow @thehistoryguy.bsky.social · 13/09/2026I’m just a person on my fucking knees begging the government to use its absolutely massive majority to do something extremely fucking popular: save our democracy. 792175498
Reposted by Scousegrrl⭐️Star⭐️ @starcurl.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Ok... Jewish new year thread is go. Jewish new year starts this evening, and lasts until Sunday evening (everything runs sunset to sunset). The Jewish calendar is lunar, so there are 13 months. This means that, whilst the date of new year is always the same in the Jewish 473
Reposted by ScousegrrlFrances Ryan @francesryan.bsky.social · 11/09/2026The Assisted Dying Bill was flawed legislation whilst the U.K. does not have the safety net - from palliative to social care - to ensure a free choice to die. But I take no pleasure in the defeat. People suffering in pain and fear wanted control over their deaths. There are no winners here. 812226
Reposted by ScousegrrlSooz Kempner @soozuk.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Orange flour on 5000-year-old Stone Henge? GET EM, FULL FORCE OF THE LAW, FUCK EM UP, SIR KEIR! Climate change activists planning a sit down on a road? JAIL EM BEFORE THE CUNTS GET THE CHANCE! Balaclava Boys going down Dover to block the Ports? JUST A TOP BUNCH OF LADS. 029884
Reposted by ScousegrrlScott Bryan @scottygb.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Drag Race UK leaving the BBC Financial challenges to blame, but boy has a lot of queer content come to an end all of a sudden. variety.com/2026/tv/glob...variety.com‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK: All Stars’ Set to Premiere on WOW Presents Plus (EXCLUSIVE)'RuPaul's Drag Race UK: All Stars' is set to premiere on WOW Presents Plus in 2027. 814849
Reposted by ScousegrrlLarry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Since its foundation in 1824 the bravery of Royal National Lifeboat Institution volunteers has saved more than 146,700 lives at sea. Hundreds of those volunteers have died attempting to save others. They are the best of us. 493597941
Reposted by ScousegrrlKatherine Hardy @kardyology.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Three cheers for the RNLI, who are out there in all kinds of weather saving lives unlike the jobbly men in black loungewear who would rather complain than do something useful. 044
Reposted by ScousegrrlMatt Green @mattgreencomedy.com · 07/09/2026Absolutely shameful normalisation. I don’t often comment on articles but I couldn’t resist on this one. 1121123
Reposted by ScousegrrlScott Bryan @scottygb.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Bake Off is back on Tuesday 22nd September at 8pm. Nigella is joining the judging panel (!) 3552
Reposted by ScousegrrlKatherine Hardy @kardyology.bsky.social · 06/09/2026All these men should be immediately enrolled in a public service programme like the WPA to improve Britain. They could start by digging us some reservoirs instead of being the scary bastards they keep warning us about. 011
Reposted by ScousegrrlMemorial Device @memorialdevice.bsky.social · 06/09/2026'No arrests made'. They have been completely emboldened. And we know how this works: they will do it again. In greater numbers. A catastrophic and far-reaching failure of policing. 1325665
Reposted by ScousegrrlMemorial Device @memorialdevice.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Arrest and jail them for 3 years. Just like you did with the 'disruptive' Pro Palestinian protestors. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukMasked protesters block access at Port of DoverImages appear to show hundreds of protesters, all dressed in black and wearing face coverings. 1140496
Reposted by ScousegrrlDorothy Snarker @dorothysnarker.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Gloria Steinem. Tim Curry. Dolly Parton. What the fuck? I swear it’s like is the Grim Reaper is MAGA or something. 061
Reposted by ScousegrrlParody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Oops, I seem to have been caught red handed taking illegal foreign donations and being a corrupt sack of shit. 761739543
Reposted by ScousegrrlJes Steele ✌️ @piratito.com · 03/09/2026Ohh Gloria Steinem died. That's so sad. 121