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Sue Hoyle

@susiemichele.bsky.social
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Mother of two amazing daughters. Leftie.

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Dan Johnson | London, U.K. Lawyer = English Solicitor 🔶🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧🇪🇺 @danrjohnson.bsky.social · 45m
The #Tories in Birmingham: I'm trying to pretend that the #Conservative Party has any continuing relevance in #British #Politics = But I got "uninterested" - Before finishing John's article . . . www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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No queues, empty seats and the worst speech ever heard: welcome to the Tory conference | John Crace
Birmingham event is like a safari park attraction where we get to see the remnants of a party in a protected habitat
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alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
#LordHeseltine insisted that the right thing to do for the country would be to rejoin the EU, and tear down ‘the barriers’ which are hampering international trade. “#Brexit was a self-imposed disaster for this country," he wrote. #NigelFarage #ReformUK #BrexitReality #Tories
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fife4europe #FBPE #RejoinEU @fife4europe.bsky.social · 1h
Simon Nixon’s analysis showing why Andy Burnham will inevitably back rejoining the EU lays bare the flaw in piecemeal resets. Half-measures fail against new EU protectionist rules like "Made in Europe." Going all the way is the only way back to real growth. #FBPE
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'Why Andy Burnham Will Ultimately Back Rejoining the EU'
The logic of the Prime Minister's argument that Brexit has done more harm than good only points in one direction, argues Simon Nixon
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East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 4h
The UK has no memory of measles – until it’s in your child’s nursery. How did we forget? Liz Crosbie tells of bots, burnout, and broken systems.
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Tots, bots, measles and the surging distrust in vaccines
How does the decline in take-up of the measles vaccination tell a tale of our times?
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South-East London for Europe (Selfe) @selfe.bsky.social · 3h
#RejoinEU / #JoinEU
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History and Heritage Yorkshire @handhyorkshire.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
This Park Row Frieze in Leeds illustrates artistic talent, commercial ambitions but also the racial attitudes of its time. Created around 1900 by Edward John Dodgshun and Joseph Thewlis for the West Riding Union Bank. the sandstone relief depicts people involved in the bank’s international
Façade of Former Abtec House (Kenneth Hodgson House)
Edward John Dodgshun (1854–1927) and Joseph Thewlis (1862–1921)
18 Park Row, Leeds, West Yorkshire Image: Peter Farmer / Art UK
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 3h
Japanese photographer Miyoko Ihara's photographs of her grandmother, Misao's bond with her much loved cat Fukumaru #WomensArt
Photograph featuring an older smiling Japanese woman with her white cat on her lap with a sunflower in her hair and on the cat's head
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Art & Nature @capecodfairytales.bsky.social · 1h
#AnneOfGreenGables #Art #Autumn I'm m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers." - L.M. Montgomery 🎨 Laivi Põder
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History and Heritage Yorkshire @handhyorkshire.bsky.social · 3h
Glistening under a grey Yorkshire sky, the 13th-century tiled floors of Byland Abbey undergo a stunning transformation in the rain. The downpour awakens the deep emerald greens, warm mustard yellows, and rich terracotta oranges of the medieval floor.
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sianushka.bsky.social @sianushka.bsky.social · 10h
My brilliant friend Svitlana has written this powerful substack about the approaching winter in Ukraine svitlanych.substack.com/p/winter-is-...
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Winter is coming
And are you prepared?
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
So, Tories would cancel Erasmus and youth mobility, scrap the SPS deal that reduces red tape, lowers costs and eases backlogs for goods trade and renege on our new energy, defence and security arrangements… Ridiculous threat, ridiculous party, ridiculous people…
Tories would reverse steps to undo Brexit
Alex Burghart, the deputy leader, also says his party is wedded' to triple lock and electoral reform is doomed
Ben Riley-Smith - Political Editor

Photo of Burghart, arms folded, looking absurdly self important
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 16h
Portraot of Janet Flanner, pioneering US writer, 1927 by photographer Berenice Abbott #Womensart
Monochrome photograph featuring a sitting white woman facing left with strped trousers black jacket and top hat on which two small eye masks are strapped
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South-East London for Europe (Selfe) @selfe.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Burn Brexit, burn, signals Burnham — the City is with him. Across London, businesses are breathing a collective sigh of relief at the prospect of closer ties with the EU, writes Chris Blackhurst #RejoinEU #JoinEU www.standard.co.uk/business/uk-...
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Closer ties with the EU cannot come soon enough for businesses all over London
Across London, businesses are breathing a collective sigh of relief at the prospect of closer ties with the EU, writes Chris Blackhurst
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 6h
There was a time when the Tories, however hypocritically, claimed to want to protect our natural heritage. Now they're just a party of vandals, ripping down the few protections the living world has for the sake of their rich chums. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Tories to pledge to scrap Environment Agency and Natural England
Shadow chancellor will also promise to scrap affordable homes regulations as part of strategy to refocus on growth
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History and Heritage Yorkshire @handhyorkshire.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Standing beneath the escarpment of Whinny nab, Malo cross was erected in 1619 by Sir Richard Egerton as a boundary marker for his manor and still marks the boundary between the parishes of Allerston and Lockton. Its initials are carved into the sandstone. The cross
the historic Malo Cross standing on the Whinny Nab col in the North York Moors National Park. The stone cross is an early 17th-century wayside and boundary marker, originally erected by Sir Richard Egerton in 1619.
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 8h
The PM said 'all the options' for our future relationship with Europe are on the table. Our research shows that only EU membership makes sense. Newxt week, MPs will debate rejoining the EU. Ask your MP to attend: bestforbritain.org/take-action/tell…
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Art & Nature @capecodfairytales.bsky.social · 6h
#Poetry #Art #Morning It is morning, and again I am the lucky person to be in it - Mary Oliver 🎨 Kaoru Yamada
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East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 6h
Want to dig into history? This new archeology project at Flag Fen is offering hands-on volunteering opportunities for the local community. #Volunteering
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Funding secured to unlock the secrets of Bronze Age Flag Fen
A major new excavation at Flag Fen Archaeology Park near Peterborough will investigate one of Britain’s most important Bronze Age sites
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Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 11h
The Jarrow Crusade, in which 200 unemployed men marched to London calling for government intervention to restore jobs, began on this day 1936. Unsuccessful at the time, but helped to shape postwar attitudes to employment and social justice.
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Art & Nature @capecodfairytales.bsky.social · 5h
#Poetry #Painting #EverdayMagic Nature is not stingy with her miracles We simply forget to look 🎨 Iris Esther
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 04/10/2026
🚨 An online tracker by Best For Britain reveals 51 Reform UK councillors have quit, defected or been suspended since May amid questions about Nigel Farage's leadership.
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Blow to Nigel Farage as Reform sheds 51 newly-elected councillors in five months
EXCLUSIVE: An online tracker by Best For Britain reveals 51 Reform UK councillors have quit, defected or been suspended
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Sr. Carolyn Morrison ra @srcarolyn.bsky.social · 9h
Dear Lord, thank you for the gift of a new day. May all that I do today be done with love and for your glory. #MorningPrayer
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 6h
“Zionism is racism” is not a policy but a slogan. It compresses a complex history, going back millennia, and a very wide set of beliefs into one narrow meaning. The answer to genocide is not discrimination. We don't fight racism with racism. I’m gutted to see this motion adopted by the Green Party.
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Meg @roaringmeg.bsky.social · 9h
One of my favourite churches - All Saints, Burton Dassett with its wall paintings and veritable menagerie of strange animals. #ChurchCrawling #Warwickshire
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South-East London for Europe (Selfe) @selfe.bsky.social · 4h
Support for the UK’s future in the EU is being voiced across Europe. European Green Party co-chair Ciarán Cuffe has called on European leaders to make their support for UK membership clear. #RejoinEU #JoinEU
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The Camino History @thecaminohistory.wsocial.eu · 10h
⛪ Inside Saint-Étienne Cathedral in Metz — soaring Gothic vaults, immense stone arcades and a nave that pulls the eye straight toward the illuminated choir. 🇩🇪 Innenraum der Kathedrale Saint-Étienne in Metz. #WSocialPics #Cathedral #GothicArchitecture #SacredArchitecture #Metz #France #WHistory
Interior view of Saint-Étienne Cathedral in Metz, France. The photograph looks along the vast Gothic nave toward the choir. Tall pointed arches and massive stone piers rise into a sequence of ribbed vaults, creating a strong sense of vertical height and depth. Rows of chairs line the central aisle, while stained-glass windows add small areas of colour to the otherwise pale grey stone interior. The illuminated choir and altar form the visual focus in the distance.
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Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 11h
Wallsend, Tyneside, 1963, photo by Colin Jones.
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East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 6h
Have you acquired your tickets for this stunning event?
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Sr. Carolyn Morrison ra @srcarolyn.bsky.social · 23h
O Lord, grant us a quiet night and a peaceful end. #Compline #StFrancis 🙏
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 5h
Ofcom rules say broadcasters cannot use politicians as newsreaders, interviewers or reporters in any news programmes. So why is Nigel Farage allowed to host his own primetime show on GB News? Demand that Ofcom takes immediate action ⬇️
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Farage on GB News: Demand that Ofcom takes immediate action - Best for Britain
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History and Heritage Yorkshire @handhyorkshire.bsky.social · 13h
🧵What became the Pilgrimage of Grace began with the Lincolnshire Rising on 2 October 1536, followed by the Yorkshire rebellion led by Robert Aske later in the month. Sir Francis Bigod (1507–1537) was a Yorkshire landowner whose life became entangled with the religious and political upheavals
The  ruins of Old Mulgrave Castle, a medieval fortification located within Mulgrave Woods near Sandsend and Whitby.  The site dates back to around 1200, founded by Robert de Turnham, and was built on a steep wooded ridge between two stream valleys. The castle passed to Sir John Bigot (c.1376-1426/7) of Settrington,  on his marriage to Constance de Mauley Image: Paul Buckingham CC BY-SA 2.0
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Art & Nature @capecodfairytales.bsky.social · 5h
#Poetry #Art #Morning the swirling waves, the narrow streets, the houses, the past, the future, the doorway that belongs to you and me. - Mary Oliver 🎨 Kevin Kia
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East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 6h
Farming is increasingly precarious without having to deal with this 👇
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Farming family counts the cost of 2,000 tonne fly-tip
An Essex farming family facing a £350,000 bill to clear 2,000 tonnes of rubbish dumped on their land are calling on authorities to stop treating fly-tipping victims like criminals.
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38 Degrees @38degrees.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Why is Nigel Farage back on air? Ofcom bans politicians from presenting news programmes, but GB News claims Farage's show is just 'current affairs' despite him using it to defend Reform's £72m in donations. Close the loophole now.
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East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 10h
A massive funding boost for a vital new excavation at Flag Fen near Peterborough! This rare 3,500-year-old Bronze Age timber causeway will unlock secrets of our ancient past. #Archaeology
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Funding secured to unlock the secrets of Bronze Age Flag Fen
A major new excavation at Flag Fen Archaeology Park near Peterborough will investigate one of Britain’s most important Bronze Age sites
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Art & Nature @capecodfairytales.bsky.social · 22h
#Poetry #Woodcut1930 #Autumn Because I could not stop for Death He kindly stopped for me The Carriage held but just Ourselves And Immortality. - Emily Dickinson 🎨 Krasnodębska-Gardowska
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 12h
As long as the Tories are threatening to leave the ECHR, they aren’t a serious party. Consider it the ultimate red flag. Any party who’d take this entirely unnecessary and ruinous risk with our rights and our country’s security and wellbeing should never get its hands on power. (Letter, Times)
Value of the
ECHR
Sir, In dangerous times, serious countries do not retreat into splendid isolation. They build alliances, multiply their influence and strengthen institutions. Key among those is the 46-member Council of Europe, at its heart the European Convention on Human Rights.As former independent reviewers of terrorism legislation we have seen at close quarters that the ECHR is not just a human rights instrument. It is a national security asset. Terrorist networks, hostile states, organised crime gangs and people smugglers do not respect borders. Tackling them requires arrangements for the closest possible co-operation with our neighbours, including through joint investigations and police access to European passenger, fingerprint, DNA and vehicle data.These arrangements expressly depend on internationally agreed human rights standards, applied by a supranational court. We detect no political willingness to excuse the UK from compliance with standards to which the rest of Europe already subscribes. As authoritarian powers grow more aggressive and democratic institutions face mounting pressure, Britain should not be abandoning one of its greatest postwar achievements.
The question is not whether we can afford to remain within the ECHR. It is whether, in an increasingly perilous world, we can afford not to.
Lord Carlile of Berriew, Lord Anderson of Ipswich, Sir Max Hill
Independent reviewers of terrorism legislation, 2001-18
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Ed Henderson @dredhenderson.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The Fuller Brooch, late AD 800s. The information board said ‘This large Anglo-Saxon silver brooch perhaps belonged to a high-ranking churchman, or even a nobleman from the court of King Alfred the Great (AD 871-899). Seen in the British Museum in early September. #SaxonSunday
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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 04/10/2026
We should be incredibly proud that trial by one’s peers is seen as a cornerstone of a civilised democracy, dating back 800 years in England.
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Burnham scraps controversial plans to curb jury trials
The key policy idea announced by David Lammy when he was justice secretary will no longer go ahead.
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🦋🐕‍🦺🌺LadyWillow💚🐾🦋 @ladywillow.bsky.social · 19h
www.threads.com/share/BANePk...
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Sr. Carolyn Morrison ra @srcarolyn.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Dear Lord, thank you for the gift of a new day. May all that I do today be done with love and for your glory. #MorningPrayer
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LuxJude352 @luxjude352.bsky.social · 13h
Brazilians have watched the Trump family return stronger after their own attempted coup in the USA, now robbing the country’s coffers as much as they can before getting thrown out of office - and have voted for the Bolsonaros to do the same. #r4today #Brazil
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Brazil’s presidential race goes to second round as Flávio Bolsonaro leads incumbent Lula
Far-right challenger and son of disgraced ex-president Jair Bolsonaro put in a stronger than expected showing, with Lula calling the result ‘unexpected’
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Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 11h
Girl on a Bradford street corner, 1969, photo by Nick Hedges.
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 16h
Pippa Dyrlaga is a paper cutting artist and print maker based in England #womensart
Paper cut artwork featuring a squirrel eating an acorn facing left within three interlocking circles
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 04/10/2026
Well said 👏♥️ "Without immigration, we would be much poorer, actually, as a country as a whole, not just as a city."
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History and Heritage Yorkshire @handhyorkshire.bsky.social · 11h
🧵The iconic limestone pavements of Yorkshire, famously found around Malham Cove and Ingleborough, are spectacular post-glacial landscapes. Formed and exposed by the last Ice Age, these flat expanses of Carboniferous limestone feature blocks known as ‘clints’, separated by deep fissures
Twisleton Scar’s hawthorn trees are among the most photographed and recognisable natural landmarks in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Rather than being a single tree with a documented historical story or human-planted heritage, these hardy hawthorns are celebrated for their resilience, distinctive appearance and close connection to the ancient landscape. Their story is inseparable from the rugged limestone pavements of Twisleton Scar. Growing from thin soils between the limestone, the trees have endured centuries of harsh weather, strong winds and exposed conditions. Their twisted forms and weather-beaten branches are a reminder of nature’s ability to survive in challenging environments, making them an iconic symbol of the Yorkshire Dales. Image: Wind-formed hawthorn tree against a stormy sky on Twisleton Scar limestone pavement, Mike Green CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
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Simon Knott @simonknott.bsky.social · 10h
My morning wander starts in Manchester Cathedral, one of the best of the medieval collegiate churches later given Cathedral status, I think.
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 04/10/2026
Germany’s ambassador to the UK, speaking to The Telegraph: "It is, of course, for the British people to decide how close they want that relationship to be. But let me be clear: in Germany you will always find a partner for setting the ambition as high as we can."
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Art & Nature @capecodfairytales.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
#Poetry #Art #WolvesAtTheDoor "There's a whining at the threshold, There's a scratching at the floor. To work! To work! In Heaven's name! The wolf is at the door!" - Charlotte Perkins Gilman
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
"Reform-run Derbyshire County Council blacklisted a journalist after he exposed its £50,000 fence fiasco. Its deputy leader justified the move with a claim he later admitted was wrong. This is Reform’s answer to scrutiny. Attack the press." via Reform Watch
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