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The new Journal for Community Studies brings academic research into direct conversation with the experience & expertise held by communities. The @theyoungfdn.bsky.social publication challenges assumptions over who creates knowledge and what evidence matters. www.youngfoundation.org/journal-for-...

Journal for Community Studies Issue One front cover featuring two women in a piggyback celebrating in front of a football goal.

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Stephen Frost @sfrost.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Love it. “If you look around the world at the minute, everyone thinks that strangers are terrifying and Empty Chairs is just really embracing this idea of community and neighbourhood and it's so lovely to be able to meet people you've never spoken to before and be greeted with such kindness."

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Empty Chairs founder from Essex hopes to conquer UK with kindness

Dean Perryman is working towards having Empty Chairs events in every constituency by 21 November.

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Alan Renwick @alanrenwick.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Immediate thoughts on Andy Burnham's announcement today of a national commission on electoral reform. Doing this process well will be really important. theconversation.com/if-he-wants-...

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If he wants to secure legitimacy for electoral reform, Andy Burnham must stick to these rules

Involving both the public and all parties in shaping reforms on how they vote will be crucial.

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Frances Ryan @francesryan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Anyone who has waded through the social care system for themselves or a loved one will know how meaningful this speech is. It will be a huge challenge - and undoubtedly not be perfect - but the pay-off could be genuinely lifechanging for so many.

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Mirror Together @mirrortogether.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

When Ross met Tracy! What happened when two former soap stars got together to chat telly and agree to disagree? Check out or new #BritainTalks film to find out more: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzfG... and join the conversation project here: www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 26/09/2026

I feel like one of the most radical, best and most rebelliously good things you can do right now in the informational online space is just....give people credit, love, support and shoutouts. Even if they just inspired you or prodded a thought you built on, name them and thank them loudly.

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James O'Malley @jamesomalley.co.uk · 25/09/2026

I'm very sorry everyone, I made *another* new game. MP Chain 🏛️ I recognised 1️⃣5️⃣ MPs in a row. How long is your chain? toys.jamesomalley.co.uk/mpchain/

toys.jamesomalley.co.uk

MP Chain — How many MPs can you recognise?

Pick the named MP from two portraits. One wrong answer ends your chain.

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Stephen Frost @sfrost.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Positive read on what a ‘hope loop’ looks like and how to start one: “… invest in, listen to, and share power with the people and organisations already doing the work of holding local life together.”

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Demos @demos-uk.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

If Andy Burnham's devolution agenda is to revive the streets of Britain, it cannot stop at the town hall - power must extend into the heart of communities. Demos’s new report, ‘Becoming a Nation of Neighbours’ sets out the political story for neighbourhood renewal – told from the ground up. 🧵

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Becoming a Nation of Neighbours: The political story for neighbourhood renewal - told from the ground up

Demos is Britain’s leading cross-party think-tank. We produce original research, publish innovative thinkers and host thought-provoking events.

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JUST Centre @justcentre.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

BLOG | Devolution could give citizens a meaningful role in creating policies that work for them. But, more devolution does not mean more democracy. To fully deliver, models like citizen's juries and assemblies should be normal and expected - not just a democratic curiosity. 👉 tinyurl.com/ybsnr2yu

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Ross Mudie @rmudie96.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I've got a pretty big new report out today, trying to join the dots between the devolution agenda and the Prime Minister's dual ambitions of delivering 'good growth in every postcode' and greater power to communities. It is a bit of a mixed bag report and imo quite unconventional... Few things:

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Alfie Stirling @alfie-stirling.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Brilliant new opportunity at @jrf-uk.bsky.social, leading our energy and housing policy teams at an exciting time. Do reach out if of interest! jrf.octo-firstclass.co.uk/candidates/c...

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Octo Candidates - Application Form - Vacancy Details

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Jake Puddle @jakepuddle.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Utterly, utterly indefensible from government. How are there not more backbench MPs challenging this?

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Dave Walker @davewalker.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

New cartoon: The RNLI

Cartoon titled “The RNLI: Some of the people they help,” showing six scenarios involving people rescued by the RNLI. Including a man caught by the tide, a YouTuber swimming without preparation, a middle-lane driver, a neighbour with different political opinions, a superyacht owner who forgot to refuel, and people crossing the Channel in a small boat. The final caption reads, “All human beings – all deserve saving.”

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Emma Yeomans @yeomans.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Worrying scenes in the Channel today, for all interested in asylum policy and maritime tactics. A small boat from Normandy spent more than 30 hours at sea. Those on board now on their 2nd rescue vessel as Border Force forced to play cat and mouse with far-right activists who have their own boat.

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Aarne Granlund @aarnegranlund.eurosky.social · 21/09/2026

"The seven transgressed boundaries are: climate change, change in biosphere integrity, land system change, freshwater change, modification of biogeochemical flows, introduction of novel entities, and ocean acidification." @pik-potsdam.bsky.social www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...

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Planetary Health Check 2026 finds mounting pressures across Earth’s life support systems

21.09.2026 – Seven breached Planetary Boundaries continue to worsen as record ocean heat, droughts, floods, wildfires and extreme heat reveal an Earth system under strain, according to the latest Plan...

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Steph Gray @lesteph.com · 22/09/2026

Some good news, turns out @reachvolunteering.org.uk has found the funding it needed and will be staying open: reachvolunteering.org.uk/closure People I mentioned it to were shocked by the news and had no idea how to plug the gap, so this sounds like a Good Thing for the voluntary sector.

reachvolunteering.org.uk

Reach will remain open | Reach Volunteering

Reach Volunteering will remain open after funders unite to secure its immediate future.

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Jay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Does ingroup love lead to outgroup hate? I often tell people that identifying with ingroups does not always lead to outgroup discrimination. I call this the "Myth of tribalism". A new paper provides strong and robust evidence for a positive relationship between ingroup and outgroup prosociality.!

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Stephen Frost @sfrost.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Important work. “When people walk through the doors of a mosque, meet Muslim families, volunteers and worshippers, and simply have a conversation, many of the stereotypes and fears begin to fall away.”

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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Had one of those lovely things today where a complete stranger (in this case, an elderly lady) says something so nice that it lifts the whole day. The kindness of strangers is a wonderful thing.

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Dr Jill Whitelock @jillwhitelock.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Wild clary, Ivy with Ivy bee and Viper’s bugloss in West Cambridge. #WildflowerHour

Montage showing deep purplish blue Wild clary flowers, Ivy with an Ivy bee, and two remaining bright blue Viper’s bugloss flowers.

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James Murray @james-bg.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I know almost everything is terrible, but this year really could be world-historic in a good way. It’ll be several more years before it can be definitively called, but there are encouraging signs emissions really are peaking. www.businessgreen.com/news/4535893...

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Study: Global fossil-fuel emissions to fall 0.5 per cent this year

Strait of Hormuz crisis has led to lower oil and gas demand that should more than offset any increased emissions from higher coal power generation, Carbon Brief calculates

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🧙🏻‍♀️ Raina, Queen of Redundancy @brightwood.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Schools too, especially universities have so much real estate and therefore opportunity to create habitat with native plants. 🌱🦋🌻🐛🐝 #nativeplants #rewild

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rru.eurosky.social @rru.eurosky.social · 20/09/2026

This is a very uplifting story about community, biodiversity and positive action in general.

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David Higham @oldtrotter.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

It's the world in which we now live. I doubt that I'll see the duty raised again in my lifetime. All a very long way from the idea of raising duty to cut emissions introduced by *checks notes* that closet socialist Norman Lamont back in 1993 www.theguardian.com/business/200...

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How the tide turned against the fuel protesters

Timeline: Julian Glover charts the fluctuating fortunes of petrol taxation, its advocates and enemies.

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Stephen Frost @sfrost.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Train stations are often undervalued & underused community assets. Love to see them being used in this way. “We have noticed incredible amounts of wildlife, bees particularly. Honeybees, solitary bees, butterflies. That has changed a lot, we have seen the return of hedgehogs, we have slowworms.”

theguardian.com

‘It’s transformed the village’: the volunteers greening up Britain’s train stations

Exclusive: Five gardening teams shortlisted for Royal Horticultural Society’s new Railway Stations in Bloom award

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John Harris @johnharris1969.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Latest from me: on why the next election will be more emotional than political, because of what has happened to the English right www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

‘We cannot allow race to be reintroduced into our politics. We cannot allow Briton to be set against Briton.’ Bravo Rishi Sunak www.thetimes.com/article/e89d...

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Rishi Sunak: Britishness must not be turned into a DNA test

I worry that the immigration debate is going far beyond arrival numbers

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Dame Sara Khan DBE @sarakhandbe.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I don't know what it's going to take for UK Gov to address the threat of extremism in Britain. I want to make it clear: Neither the Home Office, MHCLG or indeed Whitehall have a proper analysis of the scale and impact of the problem, nor a proper strategic plan. Our national cohesion is threatened.

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Former PM Rishi Sunak in the Sunday Times challenges the rise of ethno-nationalism in British politics, as an argument within the right about Britishness being about ancestry, DNA and ethnicity www.thetimes.com/article/e89d...

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Nicola Kelly @nicolakellywrites.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I have spent weeks shadowing the RNLI and I can tell you, they do it out of nothing more than compassion. Wrote about the heroes I've met over the years in this free-to-read post. nicolakelly.substack.com/p/the-rnli-a...

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The RNLI aren't traitors; they're heroes

I have spent weeks shadowing lifeboat crews. Here's what they do and what it's like.

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Mags L Halliday @magslhalliday.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Every year on 19 December, the famous Christmas lights at Mousehole in Cornwall are dimmed between 8 and 9pm, leaving just the Cross and Angels shining down across the village and out to sea.

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Stephen Frost @sfrost.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Big news! @westonfdn.bsky.social has awarded core funding to Bridges for Communities. This kind of funding is rare. It supports the unshowy stuff that makes everything else possible. Thanks Garfield Weston Foundation for backing our work to make Bristol a fairer, kinder and more welcoming city.

Photo of a Peace Feast - a shared meal that brings people together from a wide range of backgrounds

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Stephen Frost @sfrost.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Good read👇 “Ppl with experience of poverty and social security understand the barriers families face and have valuable ideas about what needs to change. If Burnham wants his government to give families ‘breathing space’, the first step is listening to what is making it harder for them to breathe.”

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Race and fairness in fractious times. Public priorities for racial equity. Read the @britishfuture.bsky.social report on how ethnic minorities & the majority group see the state of the nation on race today. First phase of 3 year project @nuffieldfoundation.org www.britishfuture.org/publication/...

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Yasmin Ibison @yasminibison.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Our new report at @jrf-uk.bsky.social focuses on the social infrastructure that is essential for supporting economic security and resilient communities. It sets out a new set of principles for a bold policy offer for community spaces, groups and organisations. www.jrf.org.uk/neighbourhoo...

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Essential but unequal: the need for social infrastructure in every place

Why we need a bold offer for community spaces, groups and activities to reverse decline and tackle double disadvantage in neighbourhoods across England.

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Dr Sarah Hewitt @s2hewitt.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Well done Bristol.

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Stephen Frost @sfrost.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Important point. Pleased to be working to create these opportunities in Bristol through Schools Linking. Struck by the appetite for this programme amongst teachers - we’re working with c.40 classes this year. So much more could be done to bring young people together, especially in secondary school

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callmephil.bsky.social @callmephil.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Outstanding, Bristol. Others please follow.

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Stephen Frost @sfrost.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Bravo Bristol. The ban covers advertising of petrol, diesel and hybrid-electric vehicles and SUV’s, flights, airports, cruise holidays and travel agents, firms and lobbying related to the fossil fuel industry, and marketing that encourages excessive consumption of fashion products or trends.

bristol247.com

Council bans advertising of fast fashion, flights and cars

Adverts for high carbon products will no longer appear on council-owned ad spaces

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bristol247.com

Council bans advertising of fast fashion, flights and cars

Adverts for high carbon products will no longer appear on council-owned ad spaces

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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 14/09/2026

I think we should have one day a week when no-one is allowed to talk about AI, so we can have a rest

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James Murray @james-bg.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

This is a critical point that’s repeatedly ignored. If you’re under 45 there’s a good chance you’re still working in 2050 when we should be at net zero. If you’re under 25 there’s a good chance you’re alive in 2100 when current trends suggest we’ll be at 3C of warming and all that comes with it.

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Jo Stephen @jostephen.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

From a field of Lucerne behind my house this week, Yellow Star-thistle, Centaurea solstitialis #WildflowerHour

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Dr. Sarah Parcak @indyfromspace.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

This is what British cities do when they are frightened. Just put out some chippies and kebab to coax it back.

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