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Dr Sue Clayton

@topofthefield.bsky.social
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Here for Higher Ed; art, music, politics, interesting ideas and the planet. #dysgwyrcymraeg Honorary Research Associate Bangor University. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿#PenLlŷn 🇪🇺

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Rafael Behr @rafaelbehr.bsky.social · 22h
Column on Greens, anti-Zionism and why the people who pathologically hate something are not the most reliable people to define it accurately www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Zack Polanski had the chance to show real leadership. He blew it | Rafael Behr
A toxic debate over anti-Zionism leaves the Green leader looking like a passenger in the movement that carried him to the top, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
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irishgoonet.bsky.social @irishgoonet.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
www.heraldscotland.com/news/1216989...
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Misogyny killed Monica many years before she died
When poor Monica Coghlan died in a car crash last week, it was a result both pitiful and inevitable. The rightful order had been restored. Justice had been done. Her sad, brief life was over: she had ...
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
"It is hard enough to be a carer for your own loved ones. The tenderness I dispensed to my mother, came from a battery she had charged with five decades of love. Being able to muster the energy and patience it takes to care for a complete stranger... Well, it's magical. It's a sort of superpower."
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Dr Sue Clayton @topofthefield.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
So sad :(
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Dr Sue Clayton @topofthefield.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
So, today we move from the old world charm of the finca in Valdemossa to the luxury of Hotel Basilica in uptown oldtown Palma!
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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
As @duncanweldon.bsky.social says here, that his arrest is being used to make money and how it will be used to portray him as a "martyr" is absolutely no reason not to prosecute him to the full extent of the law. Enough of this whole "your playing into their hands" idiocy. bsky.app/profile/dunc...
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Dr Sue Clayton @topofthefield.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Mine was Say A Little Prayer - Aretha Franklin ❤️
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Dr Sue Clayton @topofthefield.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
So happy to be back in beautiful Valldemossa, Mallorca.
View from the plane approaching Mallorca - mountains, sea and blue sky. Looking out of the lovely square kitchen window at Casa Palmeras to the courtyard well! Pool at Finca Son Sauvanet. Zen stone pebble tower in foreground. Trees and blue sky in background. View over the terrace at Casa Palmeras looking towards Valldemossa mountains. Cloudless blue sky. Large palm tree in foreground
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Dr Sue Clayton @topofthefield.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Beautiful! We had four this year for the very first time on our very small tree. Onwards and upwards!
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Ymestyn @ymestyn.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Dw i wedi ei wneud! Dw i wedi ymuno â Bluesky!
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Dr Sue Clayton @topofthefield.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Thinking of you, Martin and hoping for all best today.
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Ed Wilson @eddwilson.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Trump announces: - a deal for Greenland which he doesn't know he already has - a power to sanction China which he won't use - an illegal attack on US media companies BBC News reports it Trump's way. #SituationNormal #R4Today
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Jonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Thread.
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
“It's about privilege. I don't even get to vet who moves in downstairs, let alone feel that I can dictate to gov't how it can use land it owns a mile away. Why do they think they get to dictate what happens on public property within miles-radius of their country living? It's not a reasonable ask.”
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B-Side: Passport to Piddington
Podcast Episode · Quiet Riot · 18 September · 59min
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Dr Sue Clayton @topofthefield.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
That’s awful, I hope the antibiotics sort it out soon!
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Sinan Kose @thesinankose.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Genuinely: where is the Prime Minister? Critical infrastructure has been occupied by a fascist paramilitary, volunteers who save people's lives have been threatened and it seems to have gone unremarked upon.
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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
This morning's must-read.
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Dr Sue Clayton @topofthefield.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
So sad to hear this. What a wonderful life 💔 R.I.P
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 16/09/2026
@pimlicat.bsky.social warns against the politicisation of a private security company. "As a woman, I can tell you that the majority of the time that I have been made to feel frightened and uncomfortable and leered at, it has been by a British bloke who's lived here all his life."
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Dr Sue Clayton @topofthefield.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Indeed - not to mention the relationships between hospital systems and GP systems. A digital portal per se is only part of the solution.
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Dr Sue Clayton @topofthefield.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Thanks for your reply. My feeling is that small rural surgeries like mine need alot of support, mainly due to time, understaffing and training.
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Why can't they integrate?
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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
BOB DYLAN writing in The New York Times on being 80. We’re so used to Dylan being an enigmatic & elusive trickster that it’s always a delightful surprise when he writes something so personal, heartfelt and wise.
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Alex von Tunzelmann @alexvont.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
If you feel like donating to the RNLI, here’s a link. I just have. Their minimum donation is £2: I think it might be nice for them to receive a lot of donations this week, even if they’re mostly very modest. Just so they know a lot of people out here appreciate their work. rnli.org/support-us/g...
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Donate to the RNLI and help save lives at sea
Your donations really make a difference. We depend on your generosity to educate people to stay safe and prevent tragedies on and offshore. Donate here.
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Dr Sue Clayton @topofthefield.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Make a band edible Crosby, Stills and Mash
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Dr Sue Clayton @topofthefield.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Love everything Ezra do but particularly loving this latest album! Perfection 👌
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Dr Sue Clayton @topofthefield.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Very interesting! I had no idea DHSCW existed - though I use the app. However my surgery does not allow access to test results. Do you know when this will reach all GP surgeries?
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
The government shlould be extremely strong on why it is wrong to intimidate & abuse RNLI members + push a clear social norm against sharing addresses for purpose to intimidate, threaten & incite, imcluding pushing police to prosecute it, quickly & publicly, and warning of a repeat
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Hannah Fearn @hannahfearn.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
The worst part came before that when he described Ed Miliband as "of Jewish heritage". The word he was looking for is: Jewish. Disgusting. Many (most) journalists would be sacked for this and rightly so. I hope Miliband makes a formal complaint.
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Cassia Rowland @cassiarowland.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
It’s also — clearly the most important thing — the most fun show to be on! I joined @timharford.ft.com this week to chat prison leavers and reoffending. Have a listen! www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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More or Less - Why are so many ex-prisoners being sent back to prison? - BBC Sounds
Tim Harford on prison recalls, UK millionaires, European wildfires and thieving seagulls.
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Pascal @pascallth.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
A lot of discussion around on how to beat the far-right Hardly anyone mentions it, but they need to include a plan to win the war in Ukraine
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Jonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
100% this. I knew there'd be stuff he would suck at, but I - naively - assumed he got the importance of speaking out on stuff like this. Lesson there, possibly.
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David/Trout 2.0 @trout61.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Farage posted then deleted this. Threatening to prosecute RNLI volunteers. He is absolutely disgusting. 🤬🤬🤬
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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
British fascists are attacking and doxxing the incredible volunteers of the RNLI. Donate now.
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Donate to the RNLI and help save lives at sea
Your donations really make a difference. We depend on your generosity to educate people to stay safe and prevent tragedies on and offshore. Donate here.
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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
On days like this, thank heavens for not-so-small mercies!
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Dr Sue Clayton @topofthefield.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Just appalling 😡
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The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
We are Christopher Isherwood, watching the roving uniformed thuggish gangs in the Berlin street below from our apartment window above.
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Thing is, I am not entirely sure he "gatecrashed" anything or "confronted" anyone. I think there is a perfectly good possibility - I put it no higher - this was arranged with Yusuf and as "spontaneous" as the disorder. If my instinct is right, it's the starting pistol for the race to replace Farage.
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'We're here to send a message': Anti-migrant protest leader gatecrashes Zia Yusuf interview
YouTube video by Sky News
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Dr Sue Clayton @topofthefield.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Me too!
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Dr Sue Clayton @topofthefield.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
It was jaw dropping! They also platformed that criminal ‘Tommo’ before briefly mentioning his criminal record as a side issue at the end! Not just depressing, alarming!
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Legal C @legalclaret.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
It isn’t an operational matter for the police, it is a matter of national security. Left or right, there are good reasons why we do not allow groups to shut down key infrastructure, especially those who will not show their faces.
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Ryan Bridge - Founder of "Raise the Colours" flag protests - charged with 14 offences including common assault. Danny Thomas - ringleader of Dover/Portsmouth thuggery - an ex-con jailed for attempted kidnap at knifepoint. Almost like they're not "ordinary people with concerns" but criminals.
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Dr Sue Clayton @topofthefield.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Congrats! 🥂
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Dr Sue Clayton @topofthefield.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
I identify them by croak v caw …oh and they sometimes like to tap on my window! Love them!
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Dr Sue Clayton @topofthefield.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
100% this! ⤵️
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
I plead with people not to propagate their "it won't make a difference; his supporters love him" gloom. Actually, Farage is on the ropes and he didn't get there by himself. He's there because people continue to believe resistance does make a difference. It's also wrong on the facts. 1/3
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Ruth Watson @ruthwatson.eurosky.social · 06/09/2026
This.
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
'We respect Tommo's vigilante cosplay militia as part of democratic free expression, but he should take more care not to disrupt traffic' misses the substantive issues & boundaries about what is democratic protest + what is not.
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Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
It’s really no surprise that the Reform audience had a violent rage that was primed and ready to be unleashed against any protesters who popped up. The level of demonisation by both Reform and its media facilitators against their opponents makes this inevitable. Identical scenes at Trump rallies.
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The Royal Society @royalsociety.org · 05/09/2026
#OnThisDay in 1977, NASA launched the Voyager 1 probe to study the outer solar system. It's still transmitting data, and at over 15.9 billion miles away is the most distant man-made object. In 1990, Voyager 1 took the famous 'Pale Blue Dot' image, showing Earth from over 6 billion kilometres away.
The image depicts the Voyager 1 spacecraft in space, set against a backdrop of stars and nebulous, blue cosmic clouds.A photograph of space showing scattered light beams with a small, pale dot known as Earth. This image is famously known as the "Pale Blue Dot," captured by the Voyager 1 spacecraft.
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