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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

"Dear Diary, There were six by-elections in England and Scotland this week and Reform lost all of them. Two of them were seats we previously held. The problem with running councils is that people can see how useless we are."

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Tony Brett @tonybrett.org.uk · 22/09/2026

The site of City Works on Marsh Road in Cowley is a prime example of somewhere that should have been developed for housing years ago. Even the local plan says so. The plot is more or less as big as Owen's Way. It's really well connected for public transport and active travel too.

map extract showing the side of Oxford Direct Services in comparison to the size of Owen's Way.

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Tony Brett @tonybrett.org.uk · 18/09/2026

And blue sky (and pink) at Reading.

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Tony Brett @tonybrett.org.uk · 18/09/2026

I haven't seen Oxford Station like this for a long time.

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Tony Brett @tonybrett.org.uk · 16/09/2026

I am so grateful for the life chances, opportunities, and skills RLT schools deliver to our students in such life-changing, door-opening ways. Audit and Assurance are key accountability and quality control mechanisms that are incredibly important. Could you do this? drive.google.com/file/d/1U28i...

Audit and Risk Committee vacancies at River Learning Trust

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Tony Brett @tonybrett.org.uk · 14/09/2026

£5m for a worthy educational cause. £36m for a very dangerous political party. If you'd like to help level up politics in the UK then this crowdfunder could be just what you're looking for: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/stop-refor...

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Stop Reform Oxfordshire

Stop Reform making progress in Oxfordshire.

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Tony Brett @tonybrett.org.uk · 12/09/2026

With the news of a massive donation to a party that is making unwanted headway in our county I hope you'll have a look at, and consider donating to, this crowdfunder. It's very important to me. www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/stop-refor...

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Stop Reform Oxfordshire

Stop Reform making progress in Oxfordshire.

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Tony Brett @tonybrett.org.uk · 07/09/2026

Well this could be interesting...

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Tony Brett @tonybrett.org.uk · 28/08/2026

Taken from the front of our house on the top floor at about 5am today. Not as amazing or rare as the total solar eclipse we saw in Spain but beautiful nonetheless. Picture taken with Pixel 8 Pro.

Partial lunar eclipse, 28 Aug 2026, from Cowley Marsh area in Oxford.

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Tony Brett @tonybrett.org.uk · 17/08/2026

Very pleased to see this faded away painting fixed on Cowley Road by Marsh Road following my @fixmystreet.bsky.social report on 9th July. It was very dangerous. Thanks to @nakedfingers.bsky.social for the photo.

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Tony Brett @tonybrett.org.uk · 17/08/2026

And cycleable. Death by cycle is extremely rare. I'm less sure about e-scooters!

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Tony Brett @tonybrett.org.uk · 15/08/2026

Oh @bbcoxford.bsky.social I expect this sort of ignorant slop from @theoxfordmail.bsky.social but not from you. That's the Radcliffe Camera, not the Radcliffe Observatory, where the meteorological station is!

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Tony Brett @tonybrett.org.uk · 15/08/2026

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Tony Brett @tonybrett.org.uk · 04/08/2026

Clickbait rubbish from @theoxfordmail.bsky.social. The article talks about the conditions required for a lifting of the ban. It DOES NOT give a date.

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Tony Brett @tonybrett.org.uk · 24/07/2026

It's heartbreaking to see how much of this very beautiful part of France has been consumed by fire. Compare it to the size of greater Bordeaux. In other years we would have been on holiday there by now. Climate change is real, folks! Action is needed urgently. Europe is burning.

Southwest France showing the Gironde Wildfire in July 2026

Wildfires in France, Spain, and Italy in July 2026

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Tony Brett @tonybrett.org.uk · 23/07/2026

Really notable that the minister who signed off this huge gerrymander - by Labour and FOR Labour - cutting bits that don't vote red, has been sacked. Is YOUR town or village in this mess? I hope you'll be able to sign the petition to ask the government to look at this again. www.oxonld.uk/lgr

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Tony Brett @tonybrett.org.uk · 20/07/2026

Thank you for this article. I think you're spot on the money. I am so sorry that so many men think being online gives them licence to behave in an inappropriate, and frankly creepy, way.

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Tony Brett @tonybrett.org.uk · 18/07/2026

Those Green Party leaflets will be writing themselves. BBC News - Burnham to announce plans for new North Sea oil and gas drilling - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Burnham to announce plans for new North Sea oil and gas drilling

Drilling has become a controversial topic for the Labour party after the 2024 manifesto pledged to not issue new licences.

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Tony Brett @tonybrett.org.uk · 16/07/2026

I'm so sorry to read that. That's really terrible. I'll spread the word.

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Tony Brett @tonybrett.org.uk · 12/07/2026

Seven points and a £300 fine. Utterly pathetic for a hit and run against a 12 year old boy that could have killed him. This is sickening motornormativity gone utterly mad. Imagine the outcry if it had been an e-scooter, or a cyclist! www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2627152...

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Woman, 44, struck boy with car and fled without telling police in hit and run

A woman struck a child with her car and failed to report it to the police.

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Tony Brett @tonybrett.org.uk · 09/07/2026

I nearly got taken off my bike today using this crossing where Marsh Road, Cowley Road, and Oxford Road meet. Van driver doing well over 20mphyelling that I shouldn't be cycling on the crossing. The markings are badly faded. Could @oxfordshirecc.bsky.social fix? www.fixmystreet.com/report/9760500

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Bike markings on crossing have almost gone - Viewing a problem

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Tony Brett @tonybrett.org.uk · 08/07/2026

Have a look at this oxfordclarion.uk/political-pe... And this from the previous landlady of the Butchers Arms in Headington.

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Tony Brett @tonybrett.org.uk · 07/07/2026

Nigel Farage talking about broken Britain is like Fred West complaining that his patio is uneven.

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Tony Brett @tonybrett.org.uk · 07/07/2026

If that hadn't happened for 5-10 years I might very slightly believe some of the claims of the climate change deniers, but this is the third time in three weeks. We are in trouble.

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Tony Brett @tonybrett.org.uk · 04/07/2026

This concert ar St Barnabas will be sublime this evening. Why not come if you're at a loose end? www.trybooking.com/uk/events/la... Ask me for a 20% discount code for full price tickets. Discounts won't be available on the door. @oxfordchoir.org

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Beyond the Horizon

A collaboration between Thame Chamber Choir and the City of Oxford Choir. Rheinberger - Mass in Eb (Cantus Missae) Parry - Songs of...

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Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Oxfordshire news, twice a week. Your latest Clarion newsletter features: 🔥 Oxford’s hottest June ever 🦹‍♂️ Researchers: “LTNs cut crime” 🚎 Mass rapid transit for Witney 🔬 University news, AI and politics 🦆 A lovely picture of some ducks Join thousands of subscribers: oxfordclarion.uk/clarion-week...

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Clarion Weekly, 30 June 2026

You're a Clarion reader, you were always cool… but hopefully slightly cooler now. In today’s edition we have local dispatches from the climate emergency (we'll keep covering it, even if everyone else ...

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Tony Brett @tonybrett.org.uk · 24/06/2026

An exciting place and time to be, if a little warm! @ox.ac.uk

The Sheldonian Theatre in Oxford showing the amazing ceiling and people arriving for the Encaenia ceremony.

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Tony Brett @tonybrett.org.uk · 18/06/2026

A fascinating article about more fallout from Brexit. It makes me very sad. I'm not sure I'd go as far as "destroyed" but there has certainly been significant and widespread damage. national.thelead.uk/p/brexit-eu-...

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How Brexit destroyed Britain’s higher education sector

We were a leader in Europe, helping to drive this common progress in universities. Now our reputation is tanking.

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Tony Brett @tonybrett.org.uk · 15/06/2026

Click-bait, biased, headlining. From the article "overall, most businesses in Oxford said they are performing well (72 per cent) and 79 per cent of businesses who gave a view on their performance compared to a year ago said they are doing the same or better." www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2619539...

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Hospitality hit hardest by congestion charge, business survey shows

A long-awaited survey today published by Oxfordshire County Council shows retail, hospitality and tourism businesses are hardest-hit by the…

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Tony Brett @tonybrett.org.uk · 09/06/2026

A hugely pleasing @ofstednews.bsky.social outcome for the School where I have had the privilege of serving as Chair of Governors for almost four years. It reflects the extraordinary commitment of the school's staff, students, governors, and wider community. www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2616967...

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School praised for calm environment and 'systematic' improvement

The Oxford Academy praised by Ofsted for calm learning culture, positive student behaviour, and strong sense of belonging following latest…

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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

🚨 Updates: 1) THE REJOIN PETITION is now over 91,700 signatures! 2) THE NATIONAL REJOIN MARCH CROWDFUNDER Is now at over £23,700 of a £24,000 goal A last push from everyone who has thought about it but hasn’t done one or both yet please!

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Tony Brett @tonybrett.org.uk · 25/05/2026

Driving down the M74, A74, M6, M42, M40; hanging around at airports for ages (and still having to get home from Birmingham or London afterwards); or these views from the comfortable air-conditioned Avanti West Coast train? No competition!

Lake District view from an Avanti West Coast train.

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Tony Brett @tonybrett.org.uk · 15/05/2026

I made some hot and sour soup for lunch. Mostly this recipe www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/hot-... but I didn't have any Char Siu pork so I just used more tofu. I also made it all in the pressure cooker and brought it up to pressure for about a minute to make sure the flavours were well combined.

The finished hot and sour soup, served in a large bowl with a spoon.

Hot and sour soup in my pressure cooker after the pressure had been released before adding eggs, cornflour paste, and some sesame oil.

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Living Streets @livingstreets.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Legislation to enable local leaders to prohibit pavement parking in England has been included in the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill. Some of our supporters have been telling us what new freedoms this will bring them.

A green graphic with a speech bubble and a quote, which reads: I will be able to use my walker at last when visiting my daughter. Before I had to get the bus, as I suffer with extreme arthritis; it’s not helped my daily walking. It’s so scary going on the road to get past these vehicles. - Johnny, Huddersfield. There is a photo of Johnny underneath the quote.

A pink graphic with a speech bubble and a quote, which reads: A ban on pavement parking will make a huge difference to me and those who are blind, disabled or have pushchairs.
I come across pavement parking on a regular basis. On some occasions, I have to walk out into the road. - Alicia. There is a photo of Alicia underneath the quote.

An orange graphic with a speech bubble and a quote, which reads: I have been forced into busy roads on countless occasions with my guide dog, so I welcome that provisions are being put in law which allows people to use our pavements as designed. Keep our pavements clear, keep us all safe - Simon, Suffolk. There is a photo of Simon and his guide dog underneath.

A green graphic with a speech bubble and a quote, which reads: Local authorities must make use of these new powers. As a blind person, the frequent menace of pavement parked cars regularly affects the streets I walk on and streets I don't.
For me the issue is black and white - the pavement is for people - Dr Amit Patel. There is a photo of Amit underneath the quote.

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Tony Brett @tonybrett.org.uk · 09/05/2026

Yes. The question is why?

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Tony Brett @tonybrett.org.uk · 08/05/2026

I thought my neighbourhood might like to know about @oxfordclarion.bsky.social

image of a community notice board showing various posters including one advertising the Oxford Clarion.

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Tony Brett @tonybrett.org.uk · 29/04/2026

Very pleased to see this ruling. OfS massively over-stepping and the fine would have hurt the University's students as much as anyone else. BBC News - University wins record freedom of speech fine challenge www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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University of Sussex wins landmark free speech case against universities regulator

A record fine had been issued by the Office for Students over the university's trans and non-binary inclusion policy.

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Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

American school children have.

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Cllr Dr Alex Powell @apowelllaw.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

For the second day, the BBC are running a story that presents itself as providing evidence of endemic abuse of the asylum system based on seemingly a single encounter with someone who is neither a lawyer nor a registered immigration adviser. Words fail. This is reprehensibly irresponsible.

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