Aelred John
@aelredjohn.bsky.social
Bit of Politics, bit of Art, bit of Real Ale, bit of Opera, bit of Reading, bit of Poetry, bit of Swimming, bit of Cycling. You know the sort of thing. Oh, and the Beautiful Game. Odds and sods.
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I came to this country as a child refugee. No English, no certainty, no idea what my life could become. Britain gave me refuge.
Not on a timer, not with conditions attached, but with a chance to grow roots.
A thread 🧵 1/8
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Not on a timer, not with conditions attached, but with a chance to grow roots.
A thread 🧵 1/8
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK set to limit refugees to temporary stays
Shabana Mahmood is expected to say the era of permanent protection for refugees is over, in major changes to the UK's asylum and immigration system.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 10:29 AM
I came to this country as a child refugee. No English, no certainty, no idea what my life could become. Britain gave me refuge.
Not on a timer, not with conditions attached, but with a chance to grow roots.
A thread 🧵 1/8
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Not on a timer, not with conditions attached, but with a chance to grow roots.
A thread 🧵 1/8
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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If you’re in the UK, you won’t want to miss this tonight!
November 12, 2025 at 7:27 PM
If you’re in the UK, you won’t want to miss this tonight!
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We’re just innocent men
November 11, 2025 at 5:35 PM
We’re just innocent men
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"Absolute stillness descended upon the vast crowds at the Cenotaph, a hush so total that the chimes of Big Ben were heard for miles around, in places never before reached in daylight hours. At the centre of the greatest city on Earth, all human activity ceased"
thelionandunicorn.com/2017/11/06/t...
thelionandunicorn.com/2017/11/06/t...
The Great Silence
ALWYN TURNER tells the story of the first commemoration of Armistice Day in 1919.
thelionandunicorn.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:41 AM
"Absolute stillness descended upon the vast crowds at the Cenotaph, a hush so total that the chimes of Big Ben were heard for miles around, in places never before reached in daylight hours. At the centre of the greatest city on Earth, all human activity ceased"
thelionandunicorn.com/2017/11/06/t...
thelionandunicorn.com/2017/11/06/t...
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It blows my mind that there are real people who see a post like this and actually believe the whole “Christmas is being cancelled by Muslims” BS 🙄
Let’s have a quick look at what’s happening to Sheffield so you can put your Express reading uncle’s mind at ease!😆
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Let’s have a quick look at what’s happening to Sheffield so you can put your Express reading uncle’s mind at ease!😆
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November 8, 2025 at 3:58 PM
It blows my mind that there are real people who see a post like this and actually believe the whole “Christmas is being cancelled by Muslims” BS 🙄
Let’s have a quick look at what’s happening to Sheffield so you can put your Express reading uncle’s mind at ease!😆
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Let’s have a quick look at what’s happening to Sheffield so you can put your Express reading uncle’s mind at ease!😆
1/15
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1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
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My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings. Look on my works and thank you for your attention to this matter.
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings. Look on my works for I have been trying to contact you about your car warranty.
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings. Look on my works and let me know if you have any questions! 🤗
November 3, 2025 at 6:26 PM
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings. Look on my works and thank you for your attention to this matter.
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Irish artist, based in New York, Katie Holten created a New York City Tree Alphabet, each letter of the Latin alphabet is assigned a drawing of a tree from the NYC Parks #womensart
October 28, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Irish artist, based in New York, Katie Holten created a New York City Tree Alphabet, each letter of the Latin alphabet is assigned a drawing of a tree from the NYC Parks #womensart
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Sally Rooney on the psychological toll of renting:
October 22, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Sally Rooney on the psychological toll of renting:
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Also, if any Tory tries to wriggle out their wild, unhinged and unworkable deportations policy by saying it’s a work in progress, details tbc etc, this is what the press release said at the time about how complete and ready it was.
October 22, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Also, if any Tory tries to wriggle out their wild, unhinged and unworkable deportations policy by saying it’s a work in progress, details tbc etc, this is what the press release said at the time about how complete and ready it was.
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Tony Bloom’s quiet revolution in Scottish football is already underway at Tynecastle.
From Jamestown Analytics to Hearts’ record-breaking transfer strategy, this piece explores how the Brighton & USG owner’s model translates north of the border.
Read more 🔗 footballblog.co.uk/hearts-tony-...
From Jamestown Analytics to Hearts’ record-breaking transfer strategy, this piece explores how the Brighton & USG owner’s model translates north of the border.
Read more 🔗 footballblog.co.uk/hearts-tony-...
Why Hearts Can Break Celtic-Rangers Duopoly Under Tony Bloom
Brighton owner Tony Bloom’s £9.8m investment in Hearts could transform the Scottish Premiership. For decades, Scottish football has lived under the weight of the Old Firm. Celtic and Rangers have domi...
footballblog.co.uk
October 22, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Tony Bloom’s quiet revolution in Scottish football is already underway at Tynecastle.
From Jamestown Analytics to Hearts’ record-breaking transfer strategy, this piece explores how the Brighton & USG owner’s model translates north of the border.
Read more 🔗 footballblog.co.uk/hearts-tony-...
From Jamestown Analytics to Hearts’ record-breaking transfer strategy, this piece explores how the Brighton & USG owner’s model translates north of the border.
Read more 🔗 footballblog.co.uk/hearts-tony-...
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John Nash painted 'The Viaduct,' (1916) just before he enlisted in the Artist's Rifles, it can be seen as a memorial to a way of life that was about to be lost forever. The picture is based on a watercolour Nash painted in Dorset and might depict the Cannington Viaduct.
October 19, 2025 at 3:12 PM
John Nash painted 'The Viaduct,' (1916) just before he enlisted in the Artist's Rifles, it can be seen as a memorial to a way of life that was about to be lost forever. The picture is based on a watercolour Nash painted in Dorset and might depict the Cannington Viaduct.
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Lazy Sunday? Have a look, which category takes your fancy? #BHAFC goalies shirts, European Teams, Australian shirts, or something from somewhere in #Sussex or any of the others? Lots to see #footballshirt www.philsfootieshirts.com/to-the-shirt...
October 19, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Lazy Sunday? Have a look, which category takes your fancy? #BHAFC goalies shirts, European Teams, Australian shirts, or something from somewhere in #Sussex or any of the others? Lots to see #footballshirt www.philsfootieshirts.com/to-the-shirt...
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Bertrand Russell to Oswald Mosley. Perfection.
October 16, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Bertrand Russell to Oswald Mosley. Perfection.
Lissa is my go-to for book recommendations. There’ll be many to enjoy in this list.
This recently re-appeared on my twitter timeline, so I thought I'd share it here. It's a list of books for escaping into, compiled during the very first lockdown. They're all personal favourites, pulled out of my memory and so not in any way definitive.
October 17, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Lissa is my go-to for book recommendations. There’ll be many to enjoy in this list.
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The most Brighton thing I’ve ever heard!
See me live on tour! Starts this weekend then continues over the next 6 weeks…
www.livenation.co.uk/matt-green-t...
See me live on tour! Starts this weekend then continues over the next 6 weeks…
www.livenation.co.uk/matt-green-t...
October 14, 2025 at 8:37 AM
The most Brighton thing I’ve ever heard!
See me live on tour! Starts this weekend then continues over the next 6 weeks…
www.livenation.co.uk/matt-green-t...
See me live on tour! Starts this weekend then continues over the next 6 weeks…
www.livenation.co.uk/matt-green-t...
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“I thought it was important to have something that physically exists, something you can actually hold in your hands"
We dig into one of the markets stories of the year: gold mania
www.ft.com/content/3401...
Story by me, Leslie Hook, Harry Dempsey, data visualisation by @raydouglas.bsky.social
We dig into one of the markets stories of the year: gold mania
www.ft.com/content/3401...
Story by me, Leslie Hook, Harry Dempsey, data visualisation by @raydouglas.bsky.social
October 14, 2025 at 8:50 AM
“I thought it was important to have something that physically exists, something you can actually hold in your hands"
We dig into one of the markets stories of the year: gold mania
www.ft.com/content/3401...
Story by me, Leslie Hook, Harry Dempsey, data visualisation by @raydouglas.bsky.social
We dig into one of the markets stories of the year: gold mania
www.ft.com/content/3401...
Story by me, Leslie Hook, Harry Dempsey, data visualisation by @raydouglas.bsky.social
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Pablo Picasso : Guernica, 1937
Oil on canvas
349.3 cm × 776.5 cm |
137.4 in × 305.5 in
It is one of his best-known works, regarded by many art critics as the most moving and powerful anti-war painting in history.
Museo Reina Sofía, Madrid
Complete description in the 1st alt text 👇
Oil on canvas
349.3 cm × 776.5 cm |
137.4 in × 305.5 in
It is one of his best-known works, regarded by many art critics as the most moving and powerful anti-war painting in history.
Museo Reina Sofía, Madrid
Complete description in the 1st alt text 👇
October 13, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Pablo Picasso : Guernica, 1937
Oil on canvas
349.3 cm × 776.5 cm |
137.4 in × 305.5 in
It is one of his best-known works, regarded by many art critics as the most moving and powerful anti-war painting in history.
Museo Reina Sofía, Madrid
Complete description in the 1st alt text 👇
Oil on canvas
349.3 cm × 776.5 cm |
137.4 in × 305.5 in
It is one of his best-known works, regarded by many art critics as the most moving and powerful anti-war painting in history.
Museo Reina Sofía, Madrid
Complete description in the 1st alt text 👇
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In Oct '96, as talks over the future of #BHAFC broke down, fans ask for the game against Lincoln to be postponed, fearing violence. The club issued a press release and the game WAS disrupted, by a pitch invasion that caused 10 minutes of stoppages. #BuildaBonfire #FansUnited
October 13, 2025 at 2:37 PM
In Oct '96, as talks over the future of #BHAFC broke down, fans ask for the game against Lincoln to be postponed, fearing violence. The club issued a press release and the game WAS disrupted, by a pitch invasion that caused 10 minutes of stoppages. #BuildaBonfire #FansUnited
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The beautiful Ayshford Chapel is one of only a handful of medieval chapels of ease that continued to be used for religious services after the Reformation.
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October 13, 2025 at 7:02 AM
The beautiful Ayshford Chapel is one of only a handful of medieval chapels of ease that continued to be used for religious services after the Reformation.
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There are four house martins feeding above my head. They’re six inches long and are about to travel 6,000 miles. That’s about 63 million times their body length. The lunatics.
October 11, 2025 at 8:00 AM
There are four house martins feeding above my head. They’re six inches long and are about to travel 6,000 miles. That’s about 63 million times their body length. The lunatics.
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‘Trump’s Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, declared that starvation did not exist. According to Unicef, Gaza’s entire child population under five is at risk of acute malnutrition.’
@selmadabbagh.bsky.social on Gaza, from the bloghttps://www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/oc...
@selmadabbagh.bsky.social on Gaza, from the bloghttps://www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/oc...
Selma Dabbagh | Knowledge of the Relevant Facts
Israel has assassinated a record number of Palestinian journalists, refused to allow international reporters to enter...
www.lrb.co.uk
October 11, 2025 at 12:30 PM
‘Trump’s Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, declared that starvation did not exist. According to Unicef, Gaza’s entire child population under five is at risk of acute malnutrition.’
@selmadabbagh.bsky.social on Gaza, from the bloghttps://www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/oc...
@selmadabbagh.bsky.social on Gaza, from the bloghttps://www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/oc...
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An observation test for you - for your inner 8 year-old
“The artist has hidden 12 things in this picture. How many can you find?”
Treasure magazine, 1964
Official answers coming soon
(Even if you don’t reply, could you please ‘like’ or share this one? 🙏)
“The artist has hidden 12 things in this picture. How many can you find?”
Treasure magazine, 1964
Official answers coming soon
(Even if you don’t reply, could you please ‘like’ or share this one? 🙏)
October 11, 2025 at 7:07 AM
An observation test for you - for your inner 8 year-old
“The artist has hidden 12 things in this picture. How many can you find?”
Treasure magazine, 1964
Official answers coming soon
(Even if you don’t reply, could you please ‘like’ or share this one? 🙏)
“The artist has hidden 12 things in this picture. How many can you find?”
Treasure magazine, 1964
Official answers coming soon
(Even if you don’t reply, could you please ‘like’ or share this one? 🙏)
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Six weeks ago, I picked up a year-old tawny owl with a broken leg off the main road near our home and dropped him off at our nearest vet.
After a few days, I received one of the most bizarre phone calls I’ve ever had, asking “So when are you coming to pick up your owl?” 🧵
After a few days, I received one of the most bizarre phone calls I’ve ever had, asking “So when are you coming to pick up your owl?” 🧵
October 5, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Six weeks ago, I picked up a year-old tawny owl with a broken leg off the main road near our home and dropped him off at our nearest vet.
After a few days, I received one of the most bizarre phone calls I’ve ever had, asking “So when are you coming to pick up your owl?” 🧵
After a few days, I received one of the most bizarre phone calls I’ve ever had, asking “So when are you coming to pick up your owl?” 🧵
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#BHAFC (1964):
Jack Bertolini, R. Baxter, M. Hopkins, Dave Turner, Keeper Brian Powney, M. Hennigan;
Wally Gould, Jimmy Collins, Bobby Smith, Jack Smith, Johnny Goodchild
Jack Bertolini, R. Baxter, M. Hopkins, Dave Turner, Keeper Brian Powney, M. Hennigan;
Wally Gould, Jimmy Collins, Bobby Smith, Jack Smith, Johnny Goodchild
October 5, 2025 at 8:21 AM
#BHAFC (1964):
Jack Bertolini, R. Baxter, M. Hopkins, Dave Turner, Keeper Brian Powney, M. Hennigan;
Wally Gould, Jimmy Collins, Bobby Smith, Jack Smith, Johnny Goodchild
Jack Bertolini, R. Baxter, M. Hopkins, Dave Turner, Keeper Brian Powney, M. Hennigan;
Wally Gould, Jimmy Collins, Bobby Smith, Jack Smith, Johnny Goodchild