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String Bean Jen

@stringbeanjen.bsky.social

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Suede, Microdisney, indiepop, pootling @ on a bike in some great outfit, banging on @ abortion. Sexual health commissioner. Always intersectional.

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String Bean Jen @stringbeanjen.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

What a world we live in when writers, advocates and policy makers like this face vitriolic personal attacks while they work tirelessly to make cities and communities more equitable, healthier, safer and simply better for walking, cycling and wheeling. 👇

String Bean Jen @stringbeanjen.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Yes! Local politicians and planners - this. 👇

String Bean Jen @stringbeanjen.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Videos from my trip to Warsaw last week to see @suedehq.bsky.social at Progresja. First up is the majestic 'Flytipping': www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLkU...

Suede, 'Flytipping' @ Progresja, Warsaw, 23.07.26

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String Bean Jen @stringbeanjen.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

"I am not your mother, I'm not your mother, I am not your mum" - Queen #SelfEsteem opening the new #BritishAirwaysARC in Barons Court/Olympia last month: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wi4R...

Self Esteem, 'Mother' @ British Airways ARC, London 16.06.26

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String Bean Jen @stringbeanjen.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

My Ealing borough loves its beaver residents. Cute and gettin' the job done.

String Bean Jen @stringbeanjen.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

We're in heatwave #2 in London so here are my @blackboxrecorder.bsky.social videos from their London Palladium show last month during heatwave #1. How appropriate - 'May Queen'! That's beautiful @sarahnixey.bsky.social. www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGVV...

Black Box Recorder, 'May Queen' @ London Palladium, London, 22.05.26

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String Bean Jen @stringbeanjen.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Let's take a moment to celebrate the incredible social scientist who specialises in sexual and reproductive health, Kaye Wellings! @lshtm.bsky.social www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...

Sexual health pioneer Kaye Wellings awarded OBE | LSHTM

Professor Kaye Wellings, from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), has been made an OBE for her influential sexual health research.The social scientist was awarded in the King's

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String Bean Jen @stringbeanjen.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

I'm on an April video roll-here are my final ones. I went to Dublin at the end of April to see #TheBigStarQuintet a supergroup consisting of Norman Blake (who I'd seen 6 days prior!), Mike Mills, Chris Stamey, Jon Auer + Big Star's Jody Stephens. Here's Norman! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jsda...

The Big Star Quintet, 'Life is White' @ The Button Factory, Dublin, Ireland, 30.04.26

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String Bean Jen @stringbeanjen.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

The day after KNEECAP, I went to see #ButlerBlakeAndGrant at @cadoganhall.bsky.social . What a change! It was such a beautiful night and it was a perfect space for those harmonies to ring out over. The first song I recorded was 'Girl With a Little Black Number.' www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAJ6...

Butler, Blake and Grant, 'Girl With a Little Black Number' @ Cadogan Hall, London, 24.04.26

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String Bean Jen @stringbeanjen.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Belated video upload! @kneecapceol.bsky.social at Circuit in Kingston last month playing new songs the week before their new 'Fenian' came out. Good fun to see them in such a small sweaty space. My first video is 'Occupied Six': www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Bsx...

KNEECAP, 'Occupied Six' @ Circuit, Kingston, London, 23.04.26

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String Bean Jen @stringbeanjen.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Superb blog from @thekingsfund.bsky.social, this time on the evidence base for better patient admin across NHS services. I've experienced some of this frustration but nowhere near what ppl w/ long term conditions may experience. Much learning from e-services www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-...

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Still lost in the system: the urgent need for better NHS admin | The King's Fund

A year on from our December 2024 poll, our latest research shows no improvement in people’s experiences of NHS admin. NHS admin plays a central role in shaping how people experience and perceive the N...

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String Bean Jen @stringbeanjen.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

The deadline to register to vote for the 7 May elections is coming up! Get in there by 11:59pm on 20 April 2026 to vote on 7 May 2026. It's gonna be my first time voting in the UK! (In addition to working both at a polling station and counting the next day - phew!). www.gov.uk/register-to-...

Register to vote

Register to vote to take part in elections in the UK. Includes how to get on the electoral register and how to update your address on the register.

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String Bean Jen @stringbeanjen.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Last week, #PetShopBoys played five nights of 'Obscure' shows - a collection of gigs for the fans - b-sides, album tracks and songs not played live. I was at night 1 at the #ElectricBallroom in Camden. I've got 5 videos from this special night. First, 'Jack the Lad': www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydmW...

Pet Shop Boys, 'Jack the Lad' @ Electric Ballroom, Camden, London, 06.04.26

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String Bean Jen @stringbeanjen.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Thoughtful blog fr @thekingsfund.bsky.social on slow policymaking. Relevant to my work: "Maybe we would now have a world class system for training strategic commissioners...skilled in assessing need and designing pathways across all services that support health." www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-...

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Why the NHS needs a ‘slow policymaking’ movement | The King's Fund

In a system bloated on fast-food-style policymaking, slowing down might be the most positive – and radical – step the government can take to improve health care.

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String Bean Jen @stringbeanjen.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Totally agree with this review from Laura Snapes at the @theguardian.com of last night's fabulous, intimate and *obscure #PetShopBoys show at Camden's Electric Ballroom. What a treat it was! www.theguardian.com/music/2026/a...

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Pet Shop Boys review – no hits? No problem on first night of a masterful obscurities run

The era-defining duo’s ultras are suitably spoiled in the first of this intimate five-day run, showered with rarities that put a different spin on their well-known history

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String Bean Jen @stringbeanjen.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

I'll share my videos from my recent @suedehq.bsky.social 'Dancing With the Europeans' tour holiday across Spain & Switzerland. First was Seville in Spain for the band's gig at Cartuja Center CITE. I filmed 'We Are the Pigs' which includes 'HALLELUJAH's from Brett! 😄 www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQB5...

Suede, 'We Are The Pigs' @ Cartuja Center, Seville, 21.03.26

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String Bean Jen @stringbeanjen.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Love seeing this international women's day march in front of #MarinaCity as reported by Northwestern, my alma mater: @thedailynu.bsky.social @medillschool.bsky.social news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/watc...

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WATCH: Chicagoans march in protest on International Women's Day - Medill Reports Chicago

By Morgan Hawes Medill Reports Last month, hundreds of demonstrators marched down the streets of downtown Chicago as part of a nationwide effort to celebrate International Women’s Day. Protesters held...

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String Bean Jen @stringbeanjen.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

I've 2 videos from @suedehq.bsky.social 's Paris show last Saturday. For some reason, one seems to be stuck uploading to YouTube so I'll start with this one, which was later in the set. It's the debut album classic SO YOUNG. Sing along! youtube.com/watch?v=DLT3DeaHoGo&feature=youtu.be

Suede, 'So Young' @ L'Olympia, Paris, 14.03.26

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String Bean Jen @stringbeanjen.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

I've so enjoyed @thehorrors.co.uk hosting on 6 Music recently too! Pals hanging out, talking happily, generously but not intimidatingly about music. They're not showing off but spreading their love of bands and songs.

String Bean Jen @stringbeanjen.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

I've got my final videos from my last show on the @suedehq.bsky.social UK tour from the Cliffs Pavilion in Southend last Friday. The first video is of a full band 'Daddy's Speeding', only 1 of 2 Dog Man Stars they hadn't yet played on this tour: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gr1L...

Suede, 'Daddy's Speeding' @ Cliffs Pavilion, Southend, 20.02.26

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String Bean Jen @stringbeanjen.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

More @suedehq.bsky.social videos! These are from Tuesday's show at the Bath Forum. First up is the Antidepressants' joyful group song of unity, 'Dancing With the Europeans': www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPey...

Suede, 'Dancing With the Europeans' @ The Forum, Bath, 17.02.26

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Susan Darlington @susandarlington.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Thank you @stringbeanjen.bsky.social They’re a band that have never disappointed live!

String Bean Jen @stringbeanjen.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Suede and socialism! Too rare a combination. Fab review of a glorious night in York this month. Thank you, @susandarlington.bsky.social & Morning Star! morningstaronline.co.uk/article/sued...

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Suede by passion

SuedeYork Barbican⭑⭑⭑⭑⭑“Welcome to Suede World,” announces Brett Anderson, arms flung wide. It’s a world of beautiful ones. Insatiable ones. Wild ones. It’s a world where people with “tasteless bracel...

String Bean Jen @stringbeanjen.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

I love local journalism! Reporting from @somersetlive.co.uk , a review of last night's gorgeous @suedehq.bsky.social show at the opulent art deco Bath Forum: www.somersetlive.co.uk/whats-on/gal...

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'Rock and roll poets Suede play for the underdogs in us all'

Cynical yet sincere, tortured yet defiant, the band's tour is for everyone who's ever felt like litter on the breeze

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String Bean Jen @stringbeanjen.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

This was SO beautiful, fragile and heart-bursting last night at the Bath Forum. 💞

String Bean Jen @stringbeanjen.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

What a thoughtful piece on @cypressmine.bsky.social in the @irishtimes.com . The inteview demonstrates their enduring depth and quality. And I love that they want to look forward! They've just released a fabulous album so yeah, let's do it, let's do it again...🎶🎸 www.irishtimes.com/culture/musi...

Brilliantly vulnerable Cypress, Mine! see their return as all about the here and now

Nostalgia is unavoidable for re-formed ‘80s indie group, but a wish to move forward is the driving force behind new songs

String Bean Jen @stringbeanjen.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

And now 3 videos from the spellbinding 😉 @cypressmine.bsky.social at Crane Lane Theatre, the reason I went to Cork at the weekend. The first is a new song, 'Angler' off their shiny new album, 'Pulling All the Clouds Apart': www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pg3A...

Cypress, Mine!, 'Angler' @ Crane Lane Theatre, Cork, 14.02.26

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String Bean Jen @stringbeanjen.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

I've got 2 videos of the Cork band 'WITHOUT THE' (where are they online?) who supported @cypressmine.bsky.social at the Crane Lane Theatre in Cork on Saturday. A really fab, upbeat and fun band, also of yore but now back. Here they are with their song 'Louise': www.youtube.com/watch?v=zb4j...

Without The, 'Louise' @ Crane Lane Theatre, Cork, 14.02.26

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String Bean Jen @stringbeanjen.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

What a Cork-tacular weekend! I'm starting to upload my @cypressmine.bsky.social videos. They're the reason I interrupted the Suede tour to fly over. I'll first share 3 videos from their in-store at Music Zone in the Cork 'burbs. First up is new song, 'Safe Highway': www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxva...

Cypress, Mine!, 'Safe Highway' @ Music Zone, Cork, 14.02.26

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String Bean Jen @stringbeanjen.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Something went awry with my @suedehq.bsky.social videos from York but I've fixed 'em now! So I've got 2 videos from the York Barbican and the first is the lush 'Sometimes I Feel I'll Float Away': www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERmI...

Suede, 'Sometimes I Feel I'll Float Away' @ York Barbican, 07.02.26

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String Bean Jen @stringbeanjen.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Suede @suedehq.bsky.social played the @yorkbarbican.bsky.social on Saturday. My first time in this venue made for a spectacular Suede show. I videoed 2 songs. The first is 'Sometimes I Feel I'll Float Away'. www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDdF...

Suede, 'Sometimes I Feel I'll Float Away' @ York Barbican, 07.02.26

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String Bean Jen @stringbeanjen.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Went to York yesterday for my next @suedehq.bsky.social show. I love seeing gig reviews in local media. This is a lovely one from the @yorkshirepost.co.uk ! www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/whats-on/art...

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Gig review: Suede at York Barbican

Brett Anderson & Co treat a sold-out house to a thrilling venture into ‘Suede World’.

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String Bean Jen @stringbeanjen.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Gig #2 on the @suedehq.bsky.social UK tour was at G Live Guildford on Tuesday. I videoed 2 songs. The first is Bloodsports' 'Sabotage': www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrh3...

Suede, 'Sabotage' @ G Live, Guildford, 03.02.26

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String Bean Jen @stringbeanjen.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

"...the room no longer being in Folkestone but now in ‘Suedeworld’. This immersion is expanded upon before songs, with Suedeworld being cruel and unforgiving. The remedy to this cynical and dystopian feeling? The hope that is laced in the songs that come after."🤩 www.kentonline.co.uk/whats-on/new...

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‘Welcome to Folkestone, the clapping capital of the UK’

We caught Suede on their current UK tour to see the band perform hits from their back catalogue and latest album, Antidepressants.

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String Bean Jen @stringbeanjen.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

What a woman! An inspiration. Let's continue her work. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...

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Diane Munday obituary

Pioneering abortion campaigner whose beliefs were underpinned by humanism

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String Bean Jen @stringbeanjen.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

A fabulous @louderthanwar.bsky.social review of Saturday's @suedehq.bsky.social at @leascliffhall.bsky.social in Folkestone. (Note it was 'The 2 of Us' rather than 'The Wild Ones' that was played by Brett and Neil only). Onward to Guildford tomorrow! louderthanwar.com/suede-4/?fbc...

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Suede: Leas Cliff Hall, Folkestone, Kent - Live Review

Leas Cliff Hall in Folkestone played host to Suede on the opening night of the now sold out UK leg of their Antidepressants tour.

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String Bean Jen @stringbeanjen.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

"The term ‘nanny state’ is rooted in gender stereotypes that cast care as weakness...Reframing the term...could help us see these interventions not as intrusions but as investments in collective wellbeing, a social contract of sorts." @thekingsfund.bsky.social www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-...

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What if the 'nanny state' is exactly what our health needs?

From seatbelts to the smoking ban, policies once seen as intrusive now feel routine. What if we viewed government interventions as investments in our health rather than threats to it?

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String Bean Jen @stringbeanjen.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

The @suedehq.bsky.social UK tour has begun! My first show of the tour was their first show too, at the @leascliffhall.bsky.social in Folkestone. A perfect location to start! I filmed 2 songs. The first is their show opener and that of 'Antidepressants - DISINTEGRATE! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ov75...

Suede, 'Disintegrate' @ Leas Cliff Hall, Folkestone, 30.01.26

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String Bean Jen @stringbeanjen.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

Looking forward to hearing the new song 'Tribe' on the current @suedehq.bsky.social UK tour! Who knows, they might have even more surprises for us. www.nme.com/news/music/w...

Watch Suede debut brand new song for their fandom, 'Tribe': "This one's for the insatiable ones"

Suede debuted a new song dedicated to their loyal fanbase at a show in Portsmouth last night – watch ‘Tribe’ below.

String Bean Jen @stringbeanjen.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Interview w/ @cypressmine.bsky.social by @learnandsing.bsky.social . Exciting times for this reformed band! I'm very much looking forward to seeing them in lovely Cork in mere weeks. 💚https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41783129.html

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Cypress Mine: Cork band of the 1980s reform for unfinished business

Cypress Mine! are all grown up now, but have returned with a new album, and even added a member of the Sultans of Ping

String Bean Jen @stringbeanjen.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Thoughtful blog by Lisa Hallgarten, a current volunteer with #AbortionTalk among a lot of other SRH work, on the recent death of Diane Munday and what we can do to carry her work forward. www.abortiontalk.com/post/reflect...

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Reflections on Diane Munday

Diane Munday 1931-2026Abortion Talk was saddened to learn of the death of Diane Munday. In this blog, Talkline volunteer Lisa Hallgarten looks back at her extraordinary life for us and reflects on how...

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String Bean Jen @stringbeanjen.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

This looks superb! I've just ordered it. 💚

String Bean Jen @stringbeanjen.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Important thread mixing humour with reminders to know your body, get it checked out, screen when you can.

String Bean Jen @stringbeanjen.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Thoughtful analysis on the inequity of physical activity and government policy (or lack of): www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-..., @thekingsfund.bsky.social

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Can We Really Be ‘Fit For The Future’ Without Physical Activity? | The King's Fund

The government’s 10 Year Health Plan promises a shift from sickness to prevention but overlooks the role of physical activity, says GP registrar Bonar McGuire.

String Bean Jen @stringbeanjen.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Pure joy! 🌞

String Bean Jen @stringbeanjen.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

Rest in peace, English abortion rights activist Diane Munday, who's died at age 94 abortionrights.org.uk/press-releas...

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Obituary: Diane Munday, Abortion rights trailblazer

By Judith Orr Diane Munday, who died this weekend at the age of 94, was a fearless pioneer of the abortion rights movement. She played a leading role in Britain’s first abortion rights …

String Bean Jen @stringbeanjen.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

My first gig of the new year was on Monday, seeing #BernardButler at @greennote.bsky.social Camden. It's BB's now annual new year celebration and I love it. I videoed 2 songs of his. The first is a new song! It may be called 'Love Song': www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdzG...

Bernard Butler, 'Love Song' @ Green Note, Camden, London 05.01.26

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String Bean Jen @stringbeanjen.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

I'm selling my ticket for #BernardButler at The @greennote.bsky.social this Sunday as I'm going on Monday instead. Do share! www.twickets.live/app/block/36...

Twickets is an ethical ticket resale marketplace, enabling fans to sell spare tickets at no more than face value (plus fees)

String Bean Jen @stringbeanjen.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

This made me smile. It must have been fun to make! ☺️

String Bean Jen @stringbeanjen.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

This is sweet. 🤓