Alice Brockway
@alicebrockway.bsky.social
Creative type and mental health researcher. Founder of Playing Sane. Lived Experience work with NSPA, Rethink Mental Illness, & GMMH. Part way through a never ending PhD. Generally interested.
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In 1890, Van Gogh painted Daubigny’s Garden, stacking hedges, pond, and sky in rhythmic bands. The scene nears abstraction—form reduced to color and shape. Through this, he expressed calm and harmony while exploring new techniques.
November 24, 2025 at 9:18 AM
In 1890, Van Gogh painted Daubigny’s Garden, stacking hedges, pond, and sky in rhythmic bands. The scene nears abstraction—form reduced to color and shape. Through this, he expressed calm and harmony while exploring new techniques.
How bad is the discourse when a government has to downplay the disasters of their predecessors? #Brexit has been a disaster on every level. #Labour are going to have to bite the bullet eventually.
www.nber.org/papers/w34459
www.nber.org/papers/w34459
The Economic Impact of Brexit
Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...
www.nber.org
November 23, 2025 at 9:59 PM
How bad is the discourse when a government has to downplay the disasters of their predecessors? #Brexit has been a disaster on every level. #Labour are going to have to bite the bullet eventually.
www.nber.org/papers/w34459
www.nber.org/papers/w34459
Is there a single thing Brexit has helped with except making greedy immoral arse****s richer?
🏥 “Deep tensions” over Brexit hampered the pandemic response in Northern Ireland and contributed to a disconnect between the approaches taken by the governments in Dublin and Westminster, the UK’s Covid-19 Inquiry has found.
https://bit.ly/3K9jxOv
https://bit.ly/3K9jxOv
Brexit ‘tensions' contributed to disconnect between London and Dublin's Covid-19 responses
Report on second module of UK inquiry into pandemic strongly critical of Michelle O'Neill for attending IRA man's funeral in June 2020
www.irishtimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Is there a single thing Brexit has helped with except making greedy immoral arse****s richer?
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And this morning the Shed is a home of driftwood and shells at the edge of a pebble beach. The only sound, that of the sea. Overhead, the circling of gulls in the candyfloss sky.
November 23, 2025 at 9:03 AM
And this morning the Shed is a home of driftwood and shells at the edge of a pebble beach. The only sound, that of the sea. Overhead, the circling of gulls in the candyfloss sky.
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So delighted to have this little poem appear in @ampoetryreview.bsky.social, alongside a handful of others! Much gratitude to the editors!
November 21, 2025 at 2:16 PM
So delighted to have this little poem appear in @ampoetryreview.bsky.social, alongside a handful of others! Much gratitude to the editors!
His links and finances keep coming back to Russia, Trump, and the Christian Nationalists in the US. The idea he is for the British people is utterly ludicrous at this point.
It never stops.
The grubby donations. The profiteering. The lobbying. The lies.
“In 2019-20, as the UK was leaving the EU, Harborne gave £10m to Nigel Farage’s Brexit party, since renamed Reform UK.”
They make damn sure they get what they want.
We get screwed.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
The grubby donations. The profiteering. The lobbying. The lies.
“In 2019-20, as the UK was leaving the EU, Harborne gave £10m to Nigel Farage’s Brexit party, since renamed Reform UK.”
They make damn sure they get what they want.
We get screwed.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Cryptocurrency backed by Farage donor is used for Russian war effort, investigators say
Tether tokens found to facilitate scheme that enables sanctions evasion and launders money for the Kremlin
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:30 PM
His links and finances keep coming back to Russia, Trump, and the Christian Nationalists in the US. The idea he is for the British people is utterly ludicrous at this point.
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Well worth a read. It’s so sad what AI is doing to students’ ability to think for themselves👇
To “my students and to anyone who might listen, I say: Don’t surrender to AI your ability to read, write and think when others once risked their lives and died for the freedom to do so.”
www.huffpost.com/entry/histor...
www.huffpost.com/entry/histor...
I Set A Trap To Catch My Students Cheating With AI. The Results Were Shocking.
"Students are not just undermining their ability to learn, but to someday lead."
www.huffpost.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Well worth a read. It’s so sad what AI is doing to students’ ability to think for themselves👇
Boris Johnson lied?!?! No! Surely not?
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This quote sums up Johnson's attitude
@mrjamesob.bsky.social
@lbc.co.uk #lbc
bylinetimes.com/2020/04/17/t...
@mrjamesob.bsky.social
@lbc.co.uk #lbc
bylinetimes.com/2020/04/17/t...
Boris Johnson Said ‘Superman’ Brexit Britain would Take Advantage of COVID Pandemic and Go Its Own Way – Seven Weeks Before Lockdown
In new comments unearthed by Byline Times from a speech the Prime Minister delivered in early February, Johnson said COVID-19 would cause "real and unnecessary economic damage" beyond "what is medical...
bylinetimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Boris Johnson lied?!?! No! Surely not?
🤦🏻♀️
🤦🏻♀️
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Michael Gove on claims of a bad culture in No. 10 during the pandemic:
"The business of govt can't be carried on in the manner of a Jane Austen novel".
As so often, this assumes that the macho, hyper-aggressive style of Cummings & co produces better decisions. All the evidence suggests the reverse
"The business of govt can't be carried on in the manner of a Jane Austen novel".
As so often, this assumes that the macho, hyper-aggressive style of Cummings & co produces better decisions. All the evidence suggests the reverse
November 21, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Michael Gove on claims of a bad culture in No. 10 during the pandemic:
"The business of govt can't be carried on in the manner of a Jane Austen novel".
As so often, this assumes that the macho, hyper-aggressive style of Cummings & co produces better decisions. All the evidence suggests the reverse
"The business of govt can't be carried on in the manner of a Jane Austen novel".
As so often, this assumes that the macho, hyper-aggressive style of Cummings & co produces better decisions. All the evidence suggests the reverse
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Brilliant launch event for Mike Dickson's new book 'How to be a Better Human' last night. A message of optimism and hope in chaotic times.
Available now ➡️ howtobeabetterhuman.co.uk
Available now ➡️ howtobeabetterhuman.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Brilliant launch event for Mike Dickson's new book 'How to be a Better Human' last night. A message of optimism and hope in chaotic times.
Available now ➡️ howtobeabetterhuman.co.uk
Available now ➡️ howtobeabetterhuman.co.uk
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Billionaires amass more wealth by firing workers and replacing them with robots.
They create AI tools to push at consumers, knowing it destroys our brains and the environment.
They’re destroying the internet, the planet and the economy.
They are the enemy. Not poor people.
They create AI tools to push at consumers, knowing it destroys our brains and the environment.
They’re destroying the internet, the planet and the economy.
They are the enemy. Not poor people.
November 19, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Billionaires amass more wealth by firing workers and replacing them with robots.
They create AI tools to push at consumers, knowing it destroys our brains and the environment.
They’re destroying the internet, the planet and the economy.
They are the enemy. Not poor people.
They create AI tools to push at consumers, knowing it destroys our brains and the environment.
They’re destroying the internet, the planet and the economy.
They are the enemy. Not poor people.
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Today I have mostly been announcing some new bollocks to replace the last lot of bollocks that we were forced to admit was total bollocks.
November 18, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Today I have mostly been announcing some new bollocks to replace the last lot of bollocks that we were forced to admit was total bollocks.
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Derbyshire is the “spiritual heartland” of Reform UK Ltd but is its climate change policy putting the people of Derbyshire at risk? | Cliff Mitchell
Derbyshire in full reverse on climate change
Derbyshire is the “spiritual heartland” of Reform UK Ltd but is its climate change policy putting the people of Derbyshire at risk?
centralbylines.co.uk
November 17, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Derbyshire is the “spiritual heartland” of Reform UK Ltd but is its climate change policy putting the people of Derbyshire at risk? | Cliff Mitchell
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🚨 NEW Steve Bannon Offered Trump’s MAGA as a Shield for Jeffrey Epstein
Epstein helped shape Trump’s MAGA movement through a secret alliance with its chief architect, Bannon, who offered to help him “stave off" the #MeToo movement in return for support
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/14/s...
Epstein helped shape Trump’s MAGA movement through a secret alliance with its chief architect, Bannon, who offered to help him “stave off" the #MeToo movement in return for support
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/14/s...
Steve Bannon Offered Trump’s MAGA as Shield for Jeffrey Epstein
Jeffrey Epstein helped shape Trump’s MAGA movement through a secret alliance with its chief architect, Steve Bannon, who told him it could help him “stave off Time’s Up for a decade” in return for str...
bylinetimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:48 PM
🚨 NEW Steve Bannon Offered Trump’s MAGA as a Shield for Jeffrey Epstein
Epstein helped shape Trump’s MAGA movement through a secret alliance with its chief architect, Bannon, who offered to help him “stave off" the #MeToo movement in return for support
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/14/s...
Epstein helped shape Trump’s MAGA movement through a secret alliance with its chief architect, Bannon, who offered to help him “stave off" the #MeToo movement in return for support
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/14/s...
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Trump-supporting, self-styled upholders of ‘Judeo-Christian values’ on either side of the Atlantic will be along any moment now*…
*Spoiler alert: they absolutely won’t.
*Spoiler alert: they absolutely won’t.
What a photograph.
“Nearly two dozen arrested as faith leaders protested outside a federal immigration facility near Chicago…”
Arrested large amounts of peaceful clergy face first on pavement is a pretty good sign you’re not the good guys in the story. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
“Nearly two dozen arrested as faith leaders protested outside a federal immigration facility near Chicago…”
Arrested large amounts of peaceful clergy face first on pavement is a pretty good sign you’re not the good guys in the story. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
November 15, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Trump-supporting, self-styled upholders of ‘Judeo-Christian values’ on either side of the Atlantic will be along any moment now*…
*Spoiler alert: they absolutely won’t.
*Spoiler alert: they absolutely won’t.
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‘The Owl House’ creator Dana Terrace responds to Disney+ looking to add AI-generated short form content
“Unsubscribe from Disney+. Pirate Owl House. I don’t care. Fuck gen AI"
“Unsubscribe from Disney+. Pirate Owl House. I don’t care. Fuck gen AI"
November 14, 2025 at 10:17 PM
‘The Owl House’ creator Dana Terrace responds to Disney+ looking to add AI-generated short form content
“Unsubscribe from Disney+. Pirate Owl House. I don’t care. Fuck gen AI"
“Unsubscribe from Disney+. Pirate Owl House. I don’t care. Fuck gen AI"
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This perfectly encapsulates why we need the BBC
November 13, 2025 at 2:12 PM
This perfectly encapsulates why we need the BBC
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“Parents who, after consulting with a doctor and a psychologist, allow their 15-year-old child to transition commit child abuse. The child is too young to consent!”
--Megyn R. Kelly
“Grown men who have sex with your 15-year-old? Big whoop! It’s not like she’s 8. LOL!”
--Also Megyn R. Kelly
--Megyn R. Kelly
“Grown men who have sex with your 15-year-old? Big whoop! It’s not like she’s 8. LOL!”
--Also Megyn R. Kelly
November 15, 2025 at 3:22 PM
“Parents who, after consulting with a doctor and a psychologist, allow their 15-year-old child to transition commit child abuse. The child is too young to consent!”
--Megyn R. Kelly
“Grown men who have sex with your 15-year-old? Big whoop! It’s not like she’s 8. LOL!”
--Also Megyn R. Kelly
--Megyn R. Kelly
“Grown men who have sex with your 15-year-old? Big whoop! It’s not like she’s 8. LOL!”
--Also Megyn R. Kelly
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As Clinical Psychologists we have to (thankfully) take part in regular supervision - a confidential space to learn, think & reflect with another psychologist. Good supervision both nourishes and challenges.
Surely we’d have a better politics if politicians had a space like that?
Surely we’d have a better politics if politicians had a space like that?
November 13, 2025 at 7:10 PM
As Clinical Psychologists we have to (thankfully) take part in regular supervision - a confidential space to learn, think & reflect with another psychologist. Good supervision both nourishes and challenges.
Surely we’d have a better politics if politicians had a space like that?
Surely we’d have a better politics if politicians had a space like that?
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🔥"It is estimated that more than 400 women and girls were abused and exploited within Mohamed Al Fayed’s Harrods enterprise. I am one of them."
A survivor's account of the structural failure of British justice when confronted with money and power.
A survivor's account of the structural failure of British justice when confronted with money and power.
When power is untouchable: the legal abyss facing Harrods survivors
Survivors of abuse connected to Mohamed Al Fayed’s Harrods empire are discovering what “no one is above the law” really means
sussexbylines.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 9:04 PM
🔥"It is estimated that more than 400 women and girls were abused and exploited within Mohamed Al Fayed’s Harrods enterprise. I am one of them."
A survivor's account of the structural failure of British justice when confronted with money and power.
A survivor's account of the structural failure of British justice when confronted with money and power.
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Reform UK Ltd gets 92% of its funding from climate change deniers and fossil fuel corporate interests, provoking negative reactions | Mark Cunliffe
@markcunliffe.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
@markcunliffe.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
A new survey reveals negative attitudes to Reform UK Ltd
Reform UK Ltd gets 92% of its funding from climate change deniers and fossil fuel corporate interests, provoking negative reactions
centralbylines.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Reform UK Ltd gets 92% of its funding from climate change deniers and fossil fuel corporate interests, provoking negative reactions | Mark Cunliffe
@markcunliffe.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
@markcunliffe.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
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Exclusive: Reform’s flagship Kent administration is planning to shut down multiple council committees as it struggles to fill posts after losing nine of its own councillors
Reform Council in Chaos as It Prepares to Slash Scrutiny Committees Following Wave of Councillor Suspensions
EXCLUSIVE: Reform's flagship Kent administration is planning to shut down multiple council committees as it struggles to fill posts after suspending nine of its own councillors
bylinetimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Exclusive: Reform’s flagship Kent administration is planning to shut down multiple council committees as it struggles to fill posts after losing nine of its own councillors
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Good morning to all those people who wasted the last decade saying, "there's no point tackling climate change in the UK, because China."
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds
World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensity
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Good morning to all those people who wasted the last decade saying, "there's no point tackling climate change in the UK, because China."
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...