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Edward @cairos.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

"I've been doing a little bit of FBI training" #TheTraitors

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Claire Spencer @thedancingflea.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

@theretrospectors.bsky.social Hello! Your feed on Spotify has not been loading the non-Patreon episodes all week! Just wanted to let you know.

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Claire Spencer @thedancingflea.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

This is a beautiful tribute and there will be many more. Nick Booth used his considerable talent and energy to help others create, connect, and shine. He was thoughtful, funny, and humble - and I can't quite believe a man who encapsulates what is wonderful about Birmingham is gone.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

How much do you think it costs to make a pair of Nike shoes in Asia? Before you open this thread, take a guess. Settle on a number and then compare it to what you'll learn in this thread. 🧵

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Emma Harrison @emmajharrisonx.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Some details about the ASCL Business Leader Roadshows, take a listen 🎧 some spoilers from our keynote @pamburrows.bsky.social. @louisehatswell.bsky.social @julia-harnden.bsky.social Book now!

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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

chef’s kiss

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Dorian Lynskey @dorianlynskey.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

I don't know what you have to be huffing to think in 2025 that letting far right authoritarians get away with crimes is "good for democracy"

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The Onion @theonion.com · 26/03/2025

Teen Warned Not To Accept Group Chat Invites From National Security Advisors She Doesn’t Know

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Claire Spencer @thedancingflea.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

This is a truly excellent interview if you would like to understand more about the war in Sudan and its people - really appreciate the clarity and nuance (but also warmth) from @yassmin.bsky.social:

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

It's been quite something to watch supposedly 'patriotic' British newspapers actively cheerleading on a foreign administration that is openly working against our interests.

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Scott Bryan @scottygb.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

Claudia: “last night #TheTraitors were feeling especially evil.” Linda:

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Ariadne Griffin @ariadnereviews.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

adding this to my Dream Wedding moodboard on Pinterest. #TheTraitors #Traitors

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Ariadne Griffin @ariadnereviews.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

I adore it when they say things like this to someone who fits that exact description. #TheTraitors #Traitors

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James Topham @jamestopham.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

Until these people started arguing I thought they were the same man. #TheTraitors

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BBC Newsnight @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

VD: “As a result of some of Elon Musk’s tweets, the threat to you has gone up?” JP: “Yes...” @vicderbyshire.bsky.social speaks to Jess Phillips about Elon Musk’s attacks about her response to grooming gangs in the UK, adding his comments are “endangering” her. #Newsnight

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Ariadne Griffin @ariadnereviews.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

I wish she'd just left after this and everyone expected Charlotte to translate #Traitors #TheTraitors

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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 03/01/2025

really quite apoplectic about all the mainstream Tory figures in Britain who backed Musk essentially as a way to own the libs and who will now suffer no consequences from staying silent as their ally behaves like a fascist, and a direct danger to senior female politicians

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Claire Spencer @thedancingflea.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

#AnswerMeThis is such a joyful podcast, and I am so excited about its return that I am putting my money where my ears and brain are. How else will you find who the legs on The Bill belong to, or access moral guidance when someone cleans your car without permission? patreon.com/answermethis...

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Liam Thorp @liamthorp.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

When people park selfishly across pavements they make life incredibly difficult for people in wheelchairs and many others We headed out with @pamthomas01.bsky.social to see the challenges she faces on a daily basis because of this selfish behaviour www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

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'People's selfish parking makes me not want to leave my house'

"I'm just at a point now where I am like 'I will just stay in the house' and it shouldn't be that way"

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Jessica Studdert @jesstud.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Big news today in #localgov land: the govt has announced a policy statement on the future of local govt funding. The long delayed so-called “fair funding review” is back- a new consultation will look at a system which “matches funding with need”… www.gov.uk/government/n...

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Council funding to be overhauled to deliver better outcomes

Funding reform kickstarted to fix the foundations of local government and better use taxpayer cash

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Jason Thorne @jasonthorne.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

An interesting way to help people visualize what a ruin used to be.

Old ruin viewed through a glass frame with the original outlines of the building etched onto the glass

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 26/11/2024

Okay, I have to do a thread on this pretty amazing article because it is just seriously chockers with eye-opening stats about 'direct air capture' - ie, sucking up air and trying to remove carbon dioxide from it news.mit.edu/2024/reality...

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Reality check on technologies to remove carbon dioxide from the air

An MIT Energy Initiative study finds many climate-stabilization plans are based on questionable assumptions about the future cost and deployment of “direct air capture” and therefore may not bring abo...

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Claire Spencer @thedancingflea.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

We are different to the US in many ways, but one way we are the same is how we are shaped by our places. If government works (or doesn't), our places show it and remember it. Too many folk live in places where it looks like government doesn't care. That indifference changes them:

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The Future Governance Forum (FGF) @futuregovforum.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

To our new followers on BlueSky! Make sure you sign up to our monthly (and sometimes-in-between) emails + stay up-to-date with all of our work at The Future Governance Forum www.futuregovernanceforum.co.uk/contact/

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Contact Please register to be kept up to date with new information or email hello@futuregovernanceforum.co.uk if you have any queries and/or partnership opportunities. Stay updated

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John O’Shea @politicalhackuk.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

Sarah is right. I’d ban sales of fireworks outside professional displays.

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Jessica Studdert @jesstud.bsky.social · 07/11/2024

Welcome new joiners to Bluesky! Time to wheel out a Starter Pack I put together of UK public policy types, if that’s your vibe. (Updated from original to reflect the growing tribe on here…) go.bsky.app/LtNiL1o

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The Future Governance Forum (FGF) @futuregovforum.bsky.social · 14/10/2024

ICYMI – "It's so much easier to work across boundaries when you are grounded in places and economies," writes FGF's Claire Spencer (@thedancingflea.bsky.social) in her latest in the MJ 🗞️ Read Claire's piece: www.themj.co.uk/connecting-m...

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Connecting across missions is easier in places

Party conferences are a great deal more than their constitutional function. They bring the ecosystems around political power together, connecting people, places...

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Claire Spencer @thedancingflea.bsky.social · 09/10/2024

"Bringing together and investing time in cohorts of colleagues from different departments, agencies, job roles and even (gasp) grades should be the norm, rather than the preserve of ‘high performers’ or ‘future leaders’." 🔥 @majeedneky.bsky.social: www.futuregovernanceforum.co.uk/2024/10/08/l...

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Learning as a lever for change: how reforming civil service learning and development can help kick-start Labour’s missions - Future Governance Forum

If the Government wants to ‘fix the foundations’, it needs to train the people who will do it.

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Claire Spencer @thedancingflea.bsky.social · 08/10/2024

Pleased to join energetic thinkers like @jacktshaw.bsky.social and Ant on this @centreforcities.bsky.social panel. There is a lot of exciting activity around #devolution at the moment - but there is a risk that it becomes its own thing instead of how missions, renewal, etc. are achieved.

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Claire Spencer @thedancingflea.bsky.social · 04/10/2024

It's hard to be 'one team' organised by missions in the sprawl of Westminster and Whitehall. While this could and should work better, the greater prize is in how we lean into #localgov and sub-regional government, which can 'see' missions through place and economy: www.themj.co.uk/connecting-m...

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Connecting across missions is easier in places

Party conferences are a great deal more than their constitutional function. They bring the ecosystems around political power together, connecting people, places...

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Claire Spencer @thedancingflea.bsky.social · 04/10/2024

I am troubled by this. Some issues can and should be dealt with behind closed doors. But if things have become this dysfunctional - with the CEx making allegations that malign politics is making people less safe - then silence & sluggish action is not OK. www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midland...

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Mutiny as West Midlands Fire Service CEO makes 'no confidence' threat

The interim chief executive of West Midlands Fire Service, Oliver Lee, has published an extraordinary LinkedIn post in a battle with the organisation's Fire Authority, claming he is 'speaking for fire...

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The Leadership Centre @localleadership.bsky.social · 20/09/2024

🚨NEW BLOG: In her speech at the #MJFutureForum @thedancingflea.bsky.social reflects on the challenges & opportunities facing the new government. From public sector renewal to devolution & mission-led governance, Claire explores how to create lasting change www.leadershipcentre.org.uk/navigating-n...

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Charlotte Augst @charlotteaugst.bsky.social · 16/09/2024

Have been thinking about the impact Darzi's review will have on health reform for the next period. A wee thread... (which isn't very easy on this platform! 🙃). First up, it's good to have this very clear, unambiguous description of how the NHS lets down far too many people.

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The Leadership Centre @localleadership.bsky.social · 13/09/2024

Great to see @thedancingflea.bsky.social & Mark Rogers sharing their expertise at the #MJFutureForum Midlands this week. If you want to read more about Claire’s thoughts on devolution check out her recent blog too! 👇 www.leadershipcentre.org.uk/what-can-the... #localgov #devolution #leadership

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Birgit Kehrer @changekitchen.bsky.social · 28/08/2024

We are CROWDFUNDING FOR CHANGE and we are asking for your support! Our #matchfund Crowdfunder is to make REAL CHANGE for those impacted by FOOD POVERTY. Every £1 donated up to £150, is multiplied by a huge x5!!! Please check out here: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/changekitc... - please share widely!

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Join us in Cooking Up Change with your support matched up to 5x! All profits from our New Ready Meal range support Bham communities in need.

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