Reposted by Kevin RushQuiet Majority @majorityquiet.bsky.social · 11/09/2026We loved this so much we just had to put English subtitles on it, apologies to the French speakers for our translation. But this is what it would look like here in the UK if Farage or Lowe or another of their ilk got their own way. 41714429
Reposted by Kevin RushResolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org · 24/08/2026Estimates suggest over 21,000 social care workers were underpaid the minimum wage in 2024. The true figure is likely higher still once we account for the unpaid travel time which often brings home carers’ average pay below the minimum wage. Read more 👉 buff.ly/87cXtSI 0105
Reposted by Kevin RushLeicester International Music Festival @leicsmusicfest.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Join us for our festival 17-19 September, with 8 brilliant musicians coming to the beautiful Hansom Hall in the heart of Leicester. Tickets and details at: www.leicesterinternationalmusicfestival.org.uk 021
Kevin Rush @sorreltiger.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Politics isn't working. It's time to call time on the broken culture in Westminster and have a fresh start with a fair voting system. Add your name to @electoralreform.bsky.social's call to #MakeSeatsMatchVotes action.electoral-reform.org.uk/page/3782/pe...action.electoral-reform.org.ukFirst Past the Post means millions of our votes make no difference to parliament. Add your name now to demand a fairer voting systemIt only takes 30 seconds 030
Reposted by Kevin RushGuy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 09/04/2026Your frequent reminder that Farage wants to frack the UK - in multiple ways - and that doing so won’t make a blind bit of difference to energy bills It would, however, make us more dependent on volatile fossil fuels, make the climate crisis worse & industrialise the countryside Don’t vote Reform 2724498
Reposted by Kevin RushLeicester International Music Festival @leicsmusicfest.bsky.social · 24/10/2025What a great lunchtime concert by the Paddington Trio yesterday at Hansom Hall - their playing is so nimble and full of energy. We would love to have them back! 051
Reposted by Kevin RushLeicester International Music Festival @leicsmusicfest.bsky.social · 09/10/2025What a great start to a new season! We welcomed a large audience to Hansom Hall and Sasha Grynyuk kept them enthralled with a sparkling hour of magnificent playing. As someone said on the way out, our Steinway sounded like an orchestra today. 051
Reposted by Kevin RushLeicester International Music Festival @leicsmusicfest.bsky.social · 18/09/2025Great to hear the cheers for our marvellous players at the end of last night's concert - the first of our four-day festival. Join us at Hansom Hall 1pm today for our lunchtime concert with Nicholas Daniel (oboe); Anna-Liisa Bezrodny (violin) and Charles Owen (piano). wegottickets.com/event/672184 001
Reposted by Kevin RushThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 17/09/2025Sanders: “What are the long-term implications for the well-being of our kids and the country if faith in vaccine science is undermined?” Dr. Monarez: “Preventable diseases will return. I believe that we will have our children harmed for things that we know they do not need to be harmed by.” 312221689
Reposted by Kevin RushLeicester International Music Festival @leicsmusicfest.bsky.social · 11/09/2025A week today, we will be enjoying our 2025 Festival Lunchtime Concert at the lovely Hansom Hall, with Nicholas Daniel (oboe) Anna-Liisa Bezrodny (violin) & Charles Owen (piano). Join us for great music by Schubert, Ravel & our composer-in-residence, Emma-Ruth Richards. wegottickets.com/event/672184wegottickets.comLeicester International Music Festival 2025: Concert 2, 'The Wanderer'Anna-Liisa Bezrodny (violin) Nicholas Daniel (oboe) Charles Owen (piano) Ravel: Sonata for violin and piano 18’ Ravel: Waltzes Nobles et Sentimentales 15’ Emma-Ruth Richards: De Stamparare for solo o... 033
Reposted by Kevin RushAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 03/09/2025Nigel Farage looks uncomfortable as Jamie Raskin uses his opening statement to absolutely demolish him 1284210566810
Reposted by Kevin RushRichard Murphy @richardjmurphy.bsky.social · 02/09/2025Our government is not defending us www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/09... The UK is facing the greatest existential threat since WW II and Labour is hoping we won’t notice.taxresearch.org.ukOur government is not defending usAs The Guardian reports this morning: Prominent women including cultural figures, politicians and campaigners have signed a letter criticising rightwing attempts to link sexual violence in Britain to... 310560
Reposted by Kevin RushLeicester International Music Festival @leicsmusicfest.bsky.social · 06/08/2025#LIMF2025 featuring Franz Schubert, who still breaks and mends hearts in equal measure; Maurice Ravel, whose 150th birthday we celebrate, and Emma-Ruth Richards, who brings a bold and deeply personal voice to the festival. Join us 17-20 September. www.leicesterinternationalmusicfestival.org.uk 011
Kevin Rush @sorreltiger.bsky.social · 05/08/2025World-class chamber music in the East Midlands this autumn! #Leicester 121
Reposted by Kevin RushProtect the Wild @protectthewild.bsky.social · 31/07/2025They are supposed to be an organisation that protects wildlife - not sanctioning the hunting of birds! Shame on @naturescot.bsky.social 22316
Reposted by Kevin RushRandom Bits @rand0mb1tsuk.bsky.social · 20/05/2025UK cheesemaker welcomes new EU deal – but says it comes four years too late Simon Spurrell was forced to sell his business because of £600,000 loss caused by Brexit red tape www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comUK cheesemaker welcomes new EU deal – but says it comes four years too lateSimon Spurrell was forced to sell his business because of £600,000 loss caused by Brexit red tape 043
Reposted by Kevin RushIan Carrillo @iansociologo.bsky.social · 29/04/2025Please highlight this story. ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago. kfor.com/news/local/w...kfor.com'We're citizens!': Oklahoma City family traumatized after ICE raids home, but they weren't suspectsA woman says her family’s fresh start in Oklahoma turned into a nightmare after federal immigration agents raided their home, taking their phones, laptops, and life savings – even though they were … 12692178013593
Reposted by Kevin RushWild Justice @wildjustice.bsky.social · 17/04/2025That's 95k! We're 95% of the way to 100,000 signatures on our petition, which means we get a ban on driven grouse shooting debated in parliament. Only 5k to go! Please share & sign: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70... 08059
Reposted by Kevin RushLeicester International Music Festival @leicsmusicfest.bsky.social · 23/03/2025We’re looking forward to this and would love you to join us at Hanson Hall, Thursday 1pm: wegottickets.com/event/630543wegottickets.comOliver Pashley (clarinet) & George Fu (piano)Oliver Pashley is a clarinettist based between London and St Leonards-on-Sea. He is a founding member of contemporary quartet The Hermes Experiment and holds the position of Sub-Principal Clarinet wit... 031
Reposted by Kevin RushLeicester International Music Festival @leicsmusicfest.bsky.social · 13/03/2025A magnificent lunchtime recital by Fiachra Garvey at Hansom Hall today, and it was great to that there was a capacity audience to enjoy such wonderful playing and such incredible sounds. Impossible not to be moved by the 'Great Gate at Kiev' which closed the concert - an anthem for our times. 032
Reposted by Kevin RushLeicester International Music Festival @leicsmusicfest.bsky.social · 11/03/2025We have a fabulous piano recital for you this Thursday lunchtime, 1pm at Hansom Hall, Belvoir St. Fiachra Garvey will play Gershwin 'Rhapsody in Blue', Debussy, Albéniz, Mendelssohn & Mussorgsky 'Pictures'. We'd love you to join us! Full details & tickets: wegottickets.com/event/630538wegottickets.comFiachra Garvey (piano) - LIMF Lunchtime Concert 111st prizewinner at the 2012 Jaques Samuel Competition, London, Fiachra Garvey ARAM, has performed in venues from the Fazioli Auditorium in Italy to London’s Wigmore Hall. ‘…brings a deep and infectio... 002
Reposted by Kevin RushWild Justice @wildjustice.bsky.social · 06/03/2025That's 70.000 people who want to see driven grouse shooting banned. We're nearly 3/4 of the way there to our target of 100,000 signatures. Do you want a ban? If so, please like & share this post! Sign here: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70... 09361
Reposted by Kevin RushLed By Donkeys @ledbydonkeys.org · 03/03/2025If Trump was President in 1940 7737311802
Reposted by Kevin RushMark Avery @markavery.bsky.social · 16/02/2025This ridiculous @telegraphnews.bsky.social story www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/02... clearly placed by BASC, should persuade you to sign this act.wwt.org.uk/page/160992/... asking Defra to ban lead ammunition. It's the ammo that is poisonous, silly!telegraph.co.ukBoss of wildfowl charity who suggested ‘all game is poisonous’ attended meat awardsCharity is accused of shooting itself in the foot after it emerges Sarah Fowler, its chief executive, was a guest at Eat Game Awards 23316
Reposted by Kevin RushHenry Morris @mrhenrymorris.substack.com · 06/02/2025The Papua New Guinea Courier's overseas correspondent on America's Coup Klux Klan... mrhenrymorris.substack.com/p/the-papua-...mrhenrymorris.substack.comThe Papua New Guinea Courier's overseas correspondent on America's Coup Klux KlanTo America where Elon Musk, the world’s most economically wealthy and spiritually impoverished man, is staging a coup. 45892336
Kevin Rush @sorreltiger.bsky.social · 16/01/2025Looking forward to presenting this today - I'd love to see you there! 020
Reposted by Kevin RushDan Snow @thehistoryguy.bsky.social · 07/01/2025We’re all immune to it at this point but we have to remind ourselves that this is an abomination. A catastrophe. A grotesque corruption. And a betrayal of the millions who fought and sacrificed in the great wars of the 20th Century to escape a world that works like this. 43685180
Reposted by Kevin RushSarah Owen MP @sarahowen.org.uk · 01/01/2025“The whole of the UK is multicultural. We’ve always had people from different parts of the world come and be with us. It’s how we make the most of everyone, how we make it work. Because when it works, it is beautiful and it is something to be celebrated.” www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...theguardian.comTory focus on immigration helped stoke riots, equalities committee chair saysExclusive: Sarah Owen warns Reform MPs are making task of strengthening UK communities more urgent 33915
Reposted by Kevin RushLeicester International Music Festival @leicsmusicfest.bsky.social · 12/12/2024What a superb lunchtime concert today by Mathilde Milwidsky & Huw Watkins at Hansom Hall - a great way to end 2024 😍 041
Reposted by Kevin RushLeicester International Music Festival @leicsmusicfest.bsky.social · 12/12/2024We have a lovely concert for you in #Leicester today (1-2pm): Mathilde Milwidsky and Huw Watkins at the historic Hansom Hall, playing music by Ravel, Boulanger, Marsalis and Huw Watkins himself. Do join us! wegottickets.com/event/630522wegottickets.comMathilde Milwidsky (violin) and Huw Watkins (piano) - LIMF Lunchtime Concert 6“The performance, needless to say, was a tour de force… it made this second concert in the Musica Viva Series probably the finest violin and piano duo recital heard in the city for a number of years.”... 081
Reposted by Kevin RushGeoff Norcott @geoffnorcott.bsky.social · 02/12/2024Massive away win for the little fella. 573583979607
Reposted by Kevin RushChris Packham @chrisgpackham.bsky.social · 02/12/2024Got three minutes ? Angry that 32 satellite-tagged Hen Harriers vanished or were confirmed as being illegally killed in England in 2023 , most on/near grouse moors ? Then please sign this @WildJustice_org petition . Be nice to get to 25K tonight ! petition.parliament.uk/petitions/7000… 62572264
Reposted by Kevin RushBenjamin Fallow 💚 @benjaminfallow.bsky.social · 25/11/2024 'I drew this age 8, to help the Hen Harriers✨They’re called sky-dancers! Burning moorlands threaten their habitats💔 Please share and sign this petition to stop the burning!’ 🙏 🪶 petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70... @wildjustice.bsky.social @ruthtingay.bsky.social @markavery.bsky.social 49324
Kevin Rush @sorreltiger.bsky.social · 26/11/2024Looking forward to introducing this concert - reviews promise something special: 'Billed as a journey of self discovery, it contained some glorious singing and a lot of interesting anecdotes about her life from Rebecca herself....Just a stunning performer using her powerful vocals to entertain.' 021
Reposted by Kevin RushTorsten Bell @torstenbell.bsky.social · 25/11/2024Here’s a short story about who wins and loses from the status quo of our inheritance tax rules - and about, what you might politely call ‘sub-optimal’ journalism🧵 8723831415
Reposted by Kevin RushAli Catterall @alicatterall.bsky.social · 25/11/2024 Nick Drake passed 50 years ago today; and initially, I was going to post Road, or something darker from Pink Moon. But instead, here's something more uplifting, to celebrate, rather than mourn. youtu.be/EZ5X4qesLRs?...youtu.bePS22 Chorus "Northern Sky" Nick Drake (ft. Clive)YouTube video by PS22 Chorus 1716666
Reposted by Kevin RushMark Avery @markavery.bsky.social · 24/11/2024Good morning! Our petition petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70... has just passed 10,000 signatures so Defra must respond. Thank you to 9,999 others who have signed it! But we shouldn't stop there - please share and promote so that we reach 100,000 signatures and get a parliamentary debate.petition.parliament.ukPetition: Ban driven grouse shootingChris Packham, Ruth Tingay and Mark Avery (Wild Justice) believe that driven grouse shooting is bad for people, the environment and wildlife. People; we think grouse shooting is economically insignifi... 210351
Reposted by Kevin RushSue Wilson MBE @suewilson91.bsky.social · 20/11/2024"Brexit has been a catastrophe" ........ and not just for the music industry. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...independent.co.uk‘Brexit is hell,’ artists say as report reveals toll of EU exit on musiciansBrexit has been ‘a catastrophe’ for the industry, with nine in 10 artists facing a hit to their earnings, UK Music’s annual economic report said 719685
Reposted by Kevin RushLeicester International Music Festival @leicsmusicfest.bsky.social · 18/11/2024'This season’s Lunchtime Series continued on its merry way with another hugely successful recital, this time given by the guitarist Jack Hancher.' Leicester Concert-goer really enjoyed last week's concert at Hansom Hall. #Leicester #classicalmusic #guitar leicesterconcertgoerdiary.wordpress.comleicesterconcertgoerdiary.wordpress.comThe Diary of a Leicester Concert-goerNews and Reviews of professional classical music in the city. 041
Reposted by Kevin RushLeicester International Music Festival @leicsmusicfest.bsky.social · 16/11/2024Our next Lunchtime Concert features music theatre royalty Rebecca Caine & pianist, Nathan Martin. Join us for Dividing Day, a journey of self discovery, inc Bernstein, Sondheim, Weill, at Hansom Hall Thursday 28th Nov 1-2 pm. Tickets £17 (free for U25s) wegottickets.com/event/630520wegottickets.comRebecca Caine (soprano) & Nathan Martin (piano) - LIMF Lunchtime Concert 5International opera singer and actress Rebecca Caine created the role of Cosette in Les Miserables for the RSC and was a celebrated Christine Daae in Phantom of the Opera in the West End and her nativ... 011
Kevin Rush @sorreltiger.bsky.social · 16/11/2024Really noticeable that the arts/culture world hasn't yet caught up with the move to this platform. It's hard to sacrifice the reach of the 'other place' when you're trying to get bums on seats. Pleased to say, my organisation @leicsmusicfest.bsky.social is one of the few - please follow us! 000
Reposted by Kevin RushCambridge for Europe @cambsforeurope.bsky.social · 15/11/2024OK UK Bluesky, how quickly can we get this petition to 100,000 signatures? petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70... An EU-UK Youth Mobility Scheme is key to resetting the UK-EU relationship, would be good for young UK citizens, and is supported by a clear majority of UK voters. (1/3) 76546