Reposted by Tanya Pia StarrettTanya Pia Starrett @tanyapiastarrett.bsky.social · 29/09/2026@andyburnham.bsky.social @edmilibandmp.bsky.social @mphamishfalconer.bsky.social 022
Reposted by Tanya Pia StarrettPast Glasgow @pastglasgow.co.uk · 30/09/2026The iconic Dino's on Sauchiehall St. The shock announcement of its closure sparked a petition to save it, but sadly Dino’s on Sauchiehall Street closed on 16th March 2014. #Glasgow #history 2223
Tanya Pia Starrett @tanyapiastarrett.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Hi @stellacreasy.bsky.social thanks for all your hard work in highlighting UK's future is in the EU, and very welcome to see at last! the PM do so too. As a UK person living in the EU could you possibly ask @edmilibandmp.bsky.social and @mphamishfalconer.bsky.social to actually post here now? 010
Tanya Pia Starrett @tanyapiastarrett.bsky.social · 29/09/2026@andyburnham.bsky.social @edmilibandmp.bsky.social @mphamishfalconer.bsky.social 022
Reposted by Tanya Pia StarrettTobias Jones @tobiasjones.bsky.social · 29/09/2026This offers scant consolation but is happening in Napoli all through October. Great line-up. nazrafilmfestival.com/tappa-tour/2...nazrafilmfestival.comNapoli - Nazra Palestine Short Film Festival 031
Reposted by Tanya Pia StarrettNate O @nateo.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The obvious questions regarding the Kindertransport is: why it was privately run and didn’t permit Jewish parents to accompany their children? There is continuity between the British govt’s refusal to accept hundreds of thousands of Jewish refugees and its present-day refusal to accept refugees 513845
Reposted by Tanya Pia StarrettAlan Lester @alanlester.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Excellent article on British awareness of the Nazi death camps and ambivalence over Jewish refugees. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...theguardian.comBritain knew about the Holocaust as it happened. A new exhibition reckons with that truthResearch draws upon reporting and witness testimony, while a permanent memorial is planned for London 38132
Reposted by Tanya Pia StarrettNicholas Whithorn @nickwhithorn.bsky.social · 27/09/2026After Prosecutors in Milan investigated exploitation of 300 mostly Indian workers employed on the construction site of new US Consulate in Milan, American company Caddell Construction is paying €19m in back pay & compensation to the workers. They were forced to work a 12h day & paid less than €2/h.open.onlineCaporalato nel cantiere del Consolato Usa a Milano, 19 milioni di risarcimento e permessi di soggiorno a centinaia di operaiCaporalato nel cantiere del Consolato Usa a Milano: oltre 19 milioni agli operai sfruttati e permessi di soggiorno 24122
Reposted by Tanya Pia StarrettTobias Jones @tobiasjones.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Just a couple of places left for our (English-language) writing retreat in Umbria next month (17th-24th Oct.): three fine tutors leading workshops and tutorials, extraordinary food, lots of extras (tennis, yoga, table-tennis, massages, long walks, days out). For info: villapia.com/a-haven-for-... 342
Reposted by Tanya Pia StarrettTanya Pia Starrett @tanyapiastarrett.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Just came across this article from February this year: Maryhill exhibition celebrates legacy of Café D'Jaconelli | Glasgow Times share.google/XP6TIUt3yBY6... With absolute no shame here's my article pub. in The Guardian a few yrs back about mums cafe, 'The Favourite' also on Maryhill Road, Glasgow. 111
Tanya Pia Starrett @tanyapiastarrett.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Just came across this article from February this year: Maryhill exhibition celebrates legacy of Café D'Jaconelli | Glasgow Times share.google/XP6TIUt3yBY6... With absolute no shame here's my article pub. in The Guardian a few yrs back about mums cafe, 'The Favourite' also on Maryhill Road, Glasgow. 111
Tanya Pia Starrett @tanyapiastarrett.bsky.social · 26/09/2026'Like all Acts of Parliament...It is entirely up to the legislature to amend the statute or pass new legislation exempting the Parthenon Marbles'. 131
Reposted by Tanya Pia StarrettDominic Wexler @dominicwexler.bsky.social · 26/09/2026✒️ Another essay on the Parthenon Marbles, this time on Andy Burnham's convenient U-turn. 👉 dominicwexler.substack.com/p/burnhams-v... @bcrpm.bsky.social #parthenon #greecedominicwexler.substack.comBurnham’s Volte-Face On The Parthenon Marbles.Labour Prime Minister Andy Burnham, former champion of repatriation, changes his mind. 011
Reposted by Tanya Pia StarrettTobias Jones @tobiasjones.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Anyone know if Rafael Sabatini is any good? Found these beauties in the Common Home library & was drawn to the idea of swashbuckling yarns by an almost forgotten Anglo-Italian... 133
Reposted by Tanya Pia Starrettthe3million @the3million.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Writing for the @freemovement.bsky.social, legal experts, Adrian Berry KC of Garden Court Chambers and Mala Savjani of Wilson Solicitors LLP, give more details about the Home Office ‘granted in error’ policy, including our work on challenging it. freemovement.org.uk/home-office-...freemovement.org.ukWhen the Home Office gets EU citizenship wrong: EUSS ‘granted in error’ policy and Italian nationals - Free MovementThe Home Office has been treating some grants of EU pre-settled status as having been granted in error because it has misunderstood when Italian citizenship 032
Reposted by Tanya Pia StarrettBritish Committee for the Reunification of the Parthenon Marbles @bcrpm.bsky.social · 25/09/2026"Greek prime minister rejects any comparison...He notes that the Bayeux Tapestry remains a single work of art, which France lent to Britain and which is to be returned to its country of origin. By contrast, he argues that the Parthenon Sculptures are parts of a single monument ." 011
Reposted by Tanya Pia StarrettTransActual @transactualuk.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Can you help us reach more people than ever before? Respond to our Trans Lives Survey today, and share on your social media, so we can get a full picture of the experiences and views of trans people in the UK. form.typeform.com/to/BRppksJ3 15362
Reposted by Tanya Pia StarrettTanya Pia Starrett @tanyapiastarrett.bsky.social · 24/09/2026'The case for reunification is not an argument for emptying the world’s museums. The Parthenon constitutes a specific and exceptional case. The issue is not merely one of possession or legal title'. 112
Tanya Pia Starrett @tanyapiastarrett.bsky.social · 24/09/2026'The case for reunification is not an argument for emptying the world’s museums. The Parthenon constitutes a specific and exceptional case. The issue is not merely one of possession or legal title'. 112
Reposted by Tanya Pia StarrettEurope Street News @europestreet.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The Home Office has been treating some grants of EU pre-settled status as having been granted in error because it has misunderstood when Italian citizenship by descent takes effect. freemovement.org.uk/home-office-... @freemovement.bsky.socialfreemovement.org.ukWhen the Home Office gets EU citizenship wrong: EUSS ‘granted in error’ policy and Italian nationals - Free MovementThe Home Office has been treating some grants of EU pre-settled status as having been granted in error because it has misunderstood when Italian citizenship 024
Reposted by Tanya Pia StarrettEurope Street News @europestreet.bsky.social · 24/09/2026"Britain would not cut up the Bayeux tapestry. So seize this moment and reunite the Parthenon sculptures in Greece," writes Greece PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis @theguardian.com. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comBritain would not cut up the Bayeux tapestry. So seize this moment and reunite the Parthenon sculptures in Greece | Kyriakos MitsotakisBoth Greek and British citizens think the sculptures should be returned. What’s needed now is political will and courage, says Kyriakos Mitsotakis, prime minister of Greece 031
Tanya Pia Starrett @tanyapiastarrett.bsky.social · 24/09/2026@bcrpm.bsky.social @britishmuseum.bsky.social Britain would not cut up the Bayeux tapestry. So seize this moment and reunite the Parthenon sculptures in Greece | Kyriakos Mitsotakis www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comBritain would not cut up the Bayeux tapestry. So seize this moment and reunite the Parthenon sculptures in Greece | Kyriakos MitsotakisBoth Greek and British citizens think the sculptures should be returned. What’s needed now is political will and courage, says Kyriakos Mitsotakis, prime minister of Greece 143
Reposted by Tanya Pia StarrettEuropean Movement UK @europeanmovement.co.uk · 24/09/2026"I am very clear that what the Prime Minister wants me to do, what my own constituents what me to do, is get a closer relationship with Europe." Europe minister Hamish Falconer tells Robert Peston he believes 'there is room to raise our eyes' when it comes to Europe. 23317
Reposted by Tanya Pia StarrettThe Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Yes, there are technical, formal legal reasons why terrorism law is applied to protesters carrying placards, but not to political activists slashing boats. But stepping back, there is something wrong with a legal regime which criminalises one more than the other. A triumph of form over function. 1035191
Reposted by Tanya Pia StarrettPatricia Ferguson MP - Glasgow West @pjferguson.bsky.social · 22/09/2026🎇Thanks to everyone who joined my fireworks roundtable in Knightswood last night. I want to hear from as many people as possible from across Glasgow West & there’s still time to have your say. Sign up to attend my Whiteinch event on Oct 5th - patricia.ferguson.mp@parliament.uk 021
Reposted by Tanya Pia StarrettTanya Pia Starrett @tanyapiastarrett.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Chair of @britishineurope.bsky.social Jane Golding points out 'unlike the UK, there is no statutory body in any member state to oversee correct implementation of the withdrawal agreement'. 232
Tanya Pia Starrett @tanyapiastarrett.bsky.social · 20/09/2026From Pieve, Umbria-Car journey, trains x 3, bus to lovely hotel in Salò, with Germans and us. Now, from Salò after bus, trains x 2, another bus to Abano Terme, hotel now with us and other Italians. 2 older gents in pool discussing what's the best prosciutto, was no conclusion. Love it! 111
Tanya Pia Starrett @tanyapiastarrett.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Chair of @britishineurope.bsky.social Jane Golding points out 'unlike the UK, there is no statutory body in any member state to oversee correct implementation of the withdrawal agreement'. 232
Reposted by Tanya Pia StarrettA Reader of the FT @a-reader-ft.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Emma Bonino, Italian politician and activist 1948-2026- Elected to the Italian parliament in 1976, Bonino advocated powerfully for an eclectic range of human rights and social justice issues… www.ft.com/content/d171... @amykazmin.bsky.social @financialtimes.comft.comEmma Bonino, Italian politician and activist 1948-2026Radical campaigner who confronted society’s taboos at a time when the Catholic Church still held political sway 123
Tanya Pia Starrett @tanyapiastarrett.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Is there anything better than stumbling on a free classical concert? 020
Reposted by Tanya Pia StarrettPatricia Ferguson MP - Glasgow West @pjferguson.bsky.social · 17/09/2026🎆Have concerns about fireworks? There's still time to sign up for my two community roundtables in Knightswood and Whiteinch to share your views and help shape my Fireworks Bill. To register, email patricia.ferguson.mp@parliament.uk 011
Tanya Pia Starrett @tanyapiastarrett.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Overjoyed hubby found Heinz baked beans on sale in Despar, Salò. 020
Reposted by Tanya Pia StarrettAurelien Mondon @aurelmondon.com · 17/09/2026It was confirmed yesterday that the centre left coalition won the election in Sweden As predicted, with the far right performing poorly, coverage has almost entirely vanished from international media 3739031177
Tanya Pia Starrett @tanyapiastarrett.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Poignant-reading while in Salò last night. 010
Reposted by Tanya Pia StarrettJohn Cotter @drjohncotter.bsky.social · 16/09/2026In the latest from normal island, an English village’s meaningless stunt vote to leave the UK receives more coverage than an agreement of the leading parties of Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales calling for independence referendums. We live in a theme park. 05018
Reposted by Tanya Pia StarrettJohn Cotter @drjohncotter.bsky.social · 15/09/2026The fact that all constituent countries and a province could be dragged out of the EU on the basis of an English majority also illustrated how fundamentally unfair and unsuitable the UK and its constitutional arrangements are. 151
Reposted by Tanya Pia StarrettJohn Cotter @drjohncotter.bsky.social · 15/09/2026“We believe the future of our nations belong in the European Union. We want to work together to rebuild and strengthen those European relationships, creating greater opportunities for trade, investment, culture and cooperation.” From yesterday’s agreement of the leaders of the SNP, Plaid, and SF. 1156
Reposted by Tanya Pia StarrettPolitics UK @politicsuk.com · 14/09/2026🚨 NEW: The leaders of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland say the future of their nations "belongs in the European Union" as they call for independence from the UK 14478193
Tanya Pia Starrett @tanyapiastarrett.bsky.social · 14/09/2026wifi internet coverage on all our la freccia trains just now have been brilliant! 👏👏 020
Reposted by Tanya Pia Starrettil Post @ilpost.it · 14/09/2026Lunedì i leader indipendentisti di Scozia, Galles e Irlanda del Nord si incontreranno per discutere dell’indipendenza dal Regno Unitoilpost.linkLunedì i leader indipendentisti di Scozia, Galles e Irlanda del Nord si incontreranno per discutere dell’indipendenza dal Regno Unito 042
Reposted by Tanya Pia StarrettTanya Pia Starrett @tanyapiastarrett.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Agree! if only you, and your party were in Govt, had a substantial majority, you could actually do something about it. Bring back the Rep Peoples Bill where a Labour PM could introduce a cap on all party donations from the UK & abroad, & ban convicted criminals from donating. If only eh?..🤷♀️ 021
Tanya Pia Starrett @tanyapiastarrett.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Leaders at Celtic summit to affirm right to seek independence from UK | Devolution | The Guardian share.google/JiucTK1iPIul...share.googleLeaders at Celtic summit to affirm right to seek independence from UKCall for ‘constitutional change in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland’ likely to challenge Burnham’s devolution agenda 031
Reposted by Tanya Pia StarrettEurope Street News @europestreet.bsky.social · 13/09/2026EU-UK reset talks delayed again amid tension over ‘Made in Europe’ rules. Summit pushed back until late November against backdrop of challenges facing UK industry. www.ft.com/content/1823... @financialtimes.comft.comEU-UK reset talks delayed again amid tension over ‘Made in Europe’ rulesSummit pushed back until late November against backdrop of challenges facing UK industry 001
Reposted by Tanya Pia StarrettEurope Street News @europestreet.bsky.social · 13/09/2026The leaders of the UK’s devolved administrations will sign a landmark agreement on Monday aimed at giving Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish voters a say on their constitutional futures. www.thenational.scot/news/2654604...thenational.scotDevolved leaders to sign self determination declaration at Cardiff summitTHE leaders of the UK’s devolved administrations will sign a landmark agreement on Monday aimed at putting pressure on Downing Street to hold… 021
Tanya Pia Starrett @tanyapiastarrett.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Agree! if only you, and your party were in Govt, had a substantial majority, you could actually do something about it. Bring back the Rep Peoples Bill where a Labour PM could introduce a cap on all party donations from the UK & abroad, & ban convicted criminals from donating. If only eh?..🤷♀️ 021
Reposted by Tanya Pia StarrettPolitics UK @politicsuk.com · 13/09/2026🚨 NEW: The leaders of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland will meet tomorrow to sign a joint declaration for all three countries to gain independence from the UK 672176379
Reposted by Tanya Pia StarrettNick Lloyd @spaincivilwartours.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Beer brewed in 2019 to mark the unveiling of the "Blockade-Runners to Spain" monument, Glasgow to honour the British seafarers who died breaking the naval blockades to supply the Spanish Republic during the Spanish Civil War. (spanishsky.dk/unveiling-bl...) Image kindly sent to me by Tom N. 04312
Tanya Pia Starrett @tanyapiastarrett.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Hope the @britishmuseum.bsky.social realise that they can't keep the @bayeuxtapestry.bsky.social 130
Reposted by Tanya Pia StarrettTanita Tikaram @tanitatikaram.bsky.social · 12/09/2026What I love about Western democracy is you can bung a political party £ 36 million earned from criminal activity & most media will continue to point at asylum seekers & migrant care workers with families as the barbarians at the gate we need to defend ourselves from 🙄. 3830111003