@clarinetruth.bsky.social
(Quite good) amateur clarinetist & bass clarinetist. Family & local history nut. Love tennis & cricket. Like fairness and yes, I do eat tofu. UK.
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166 years ago, on the 12th of November 1859, Jules Léotard performed the first flying trapeze routine. The one-piece garment he invented was named after him. Léotard had passed law exams at age 18 before becoming a professional gymnast and died at age 32, presumably due to smallpox. #otd #history 🗃️
November 12, 2025 at 8:12 AM
166 years ago, on the 12th of November 1859, Jules Léotard performed the first flying trapeze routine. The one-piece garment he invented was named after him. Léotard had passed law exams at age 18 before becoming a professional gymnast and died at age 32, presumably due to smallpox. #otd #history 🗃️
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Westminster Voting Intention:
RFM: 31% (=)
LAB: 20% (+2)
CON: 19% (=)
LDM: 14% (+1)
GRN: 12% (=)
SNP: 2% (=)
Via @moreincommonuk.bsky.social, 7-10 Nov.
Changes w/ 31 Oct - 3 Nov.
RFM: 31% (=)
LAB: 20% (+2)
CON: 19% (=)
LDM: 14% (+1)
GRN: 12% (=)
SNP: 2% (=)
Via @moreincommonuk.bsky.social, 7-10 Nov.
Changes w/ 31 Oct - 3 Nov.
November 12, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Westminster Voting Intention:
RFM: 31% (=)
LAB: 20% (+2)
CON: 19% (=)
LDM: 14% (+1)
GRN: 12% (=)
SNP: 2% (=)
Via @moreincommonuk.bsky.social, 7-10 Nov.
Changes w/ 31 Oct - 3 Nov.
RFM: 31% (=)
LAB: 20% (+2)
CON: 19% (=)
LDM: 14% (+1)
GRN: 12% (=)
SNP: 2% (=)
Via @moreincommonuk.bsky.social, 7-10 Nov.
Changes w/ 31 Oct - 3 Nov.
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Trump’s latest attack on the free press...
Donald Trump has now sued The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Walt Disney, which owns ABC News, CBS News, and CNN.
This is unacceptable.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-sue-bbc-media-b2862554.html
Donald Trump has now sued The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Walt Disney, which owns ABC News, CBS News, and CNN.
This is unacceptable.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-sue-bbc-media-b2862554.html
Every time Trump has sued the media after he threatens $1 billion BBC legal action
BBC chair Samir Shah called the American leader a ‘litigious fellow’
www.independent.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Trump’s latest attack on the free press...
Donald Trump has now sued The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Walt Disney, which owns ABC News, CBS News, and CNN.
This is unacceptable.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-sue-bbc-media-b2862554.html
Donald Trump has now sued The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Walt Disney, which owns ABC News, CBS News, and CNN.
This is unacceptable.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-sue-bbc-media-b2862554.html
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The UK is now virtually obliged to come to the defence of the dictatorship of Bahrain if it is attacked.
Keir Starmer has signed up Britain to a new military agreement with this highly repressive regime and the US.
👉https://www.declassifieduk.org/tag/bahrain/
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Keir Starmer has signed up Britain to a new military agreement with this highly repressive regime and the US.
👉https://www.declassifieduk.org/tag/bahrain/
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Joint Statement from the Kingdom of Bahrain, United Kingdom and United States Defence Working Group
A Joint Statement from the Kingdom of Bahrain, United Kingdom and United States Defence Working Group (DWG).
www.gov.uk
November 12, 2025 at 8:30 AM
The UK is now virtually obliged to come to the defence of the dictatorship of Bahrain if it is attacked.
Keir Starmer has signed up Britain to a new military agreement with this highly repressive regime and the US.
👉https://www.declassifieduk.org/tag/bahrain/
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Keir Starmer has signed up Britain to a new military agreement with this highly repressive regime and the US.
👉https://www.declassifieduk.org/tag/bahrain/
www.gov.uk/government/n...
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We're in court today and tomorrow, taking on the EHRC's (now withdrawn) interim guidance, issued in haste following the For (Some) Women Scotland decision.
In accordance with our general practice, we are publishing the Skeleton Arguments of the Parties. goodlaw.social/h3nw
In accordance with our general practice, we are publishing the Skeleton Arguments of the Parties. goodlaw.social/h3nw
We’re taking on the EHRC interim guidance in court
After more than six months of disruption unleashed by the EHRC’s guidance, we’re arguing at the High Court that it is legally flawed.
goodlaw.social
November 12, 2025 at 10:47 AM
We're in court today and tomorrow, taking on the EHRC's (now withdrawn) interim guidance, issued in haste following the For (Some) Women Scotland decision.
In accordance with our general practice, we are publishing the Skeleton Arguments of the Parties. goodlaw.social/h3nw
In accordance with our general practice, we are publishing the Skeleton Arguments of the Parties. goodlaw.social/h3nw
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#OtD 12 Nov 1956 Liverpool dockers refused to load a Soviet ship in protest at Soviet repression of the Hungarian uprising. The ship left empty a few days later. Hull dockers took similar action and Scottish miners passed a motion condemning the USSR stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1300...
November 12, 2025 at 11:20 AM
#OtD 12 Nov 1956 Liverpool dockers refused to load a Soviet ship in protest at Soviet repression of the Hungarian uprising. The ship left empty a few days later. Hull dockers took similar action and Scottish miners passed a motion condemning the USSR stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1300...
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Today in 1869 William Lawrence died.
He has one of the most remarkable service records I have ever come across.
#ArmisticeDay
He has one of the most remarkable service records I have ever come across.
#ArmisticeDay
November 11, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Today in 1869 William Lawrence died.
He has one of the most remarkable service records I have ever come across.
#ArmisticeDay
He has one of the most remarkable service records I have ever come across.
#ArmisticeDay
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President Clinton banned assault rifles in 1994, mass shootings dropped by 43%.
Republicans let the ban expire in 2004, and they increased 243%.
The USA is the only country where anybody can buy an assault rifle.
INSANE.
Republicans let the ban expire in 2004, and they increased 243%.
The USA is the only country where anybody can buy an assault rifle.
INSANE.
November 11, 2025 at 10:34 PM
President Clinton banned assault rifles in 1994, mass shootings dropped by 43%.
Republicans let the ban expire in 2004, and they increased 243%.
The USA is the only country where anybody can buy an assault rifle.
INSANE.
Republicans let the ban expire in 2004, and they increased 243%.
The USA is the only country where anybody can buy an assault rifle.
INSANE.
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Lots of stuff here that you won't read in most of the legacy media which seems completely uninterested in the backgrounds, associations and possible motivations of those behind the BBC crisis.
Why was the BBC having its homework marked by a lobbyist who hasn't worked as a journalist for 20 years?
Why was the BBC having its homework marked by a lobbyist who hasn't worked as a journalist for 20 years?
🧵On our revelations today about the BBC Coup and the Prescott Dossier.
The leaked ‘BBC Bias’ memo Trump used to attack the BBC was authored by Michael Prescott — a Hanover lobbyist paid by US tech/media giants tied to Trump. Full story: bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/b... 1/12
The leaked ‘BBC Bias’ memo Trump used to attack the BBC was authored by Michael Prescott — a Hanover lobbyist paid by US tech/media giants tied to Trump. Full story: bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/b... 1/12
'BBC Bias' Memo Was Authored by Lobbyist Tied to Pro-Trump Tech Giants
The leaked memo that fuelled Trump’s attack on the BBC was written by a lobbyist at a firm paid by US tech giants tied to the President
bylinetimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Lots of stuff here that you won't read in most of the legacy media which seems completely uninterested in the backgrounds, associations and possible motivations of those behind the BBC crisis.
Why was the BBC having its homework marked by a lobbyist who hasn't worked as a journalist for 20 years?
Why was the BBC having its homework marked by a lobbyist who hasn't worked as a journalist for 20 years?
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The Tyne and Wear Metro might be getting more than just the extension from Sunderland to Washington already agreed...
More extensions being considered for the Tyne and Wear Metro and local railways
The Tyne and Wear Metro might be getting more than just the extension from Sunderland to Washington already agreed
northeastbylines.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 9:33 AM
The Tyne and Wear Metro might be getting more than just the extension from Sunderland to Washington already agreed...
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…be able to behave like this, regarding the BBC?
I never appeared on Question Time, by the way.
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/06...
I never appeared on Question Time, by the way.
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/06...
November 11, 2025 at 9:37 AM
…be able to behave like this, regarding the BBC?
I never appeared on Question Time, by the way.
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/06...
I never appeared on Question Time, by the way.
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/06...
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Another case of Reform saying one thing then doing the other:
A Reform-led council is planning to double council tax on second homes six months after party leader Nigel Farage denounced such policies as “madness” and “extortion”
By me, for Politics Home www.politicshome.com/news/article...
A Reform-led council is planning to double council tax on second homes six months after party leader Nigel Farage denounced such policies as “madness” and “extortion”
By me, for Politics Home www.politicshome.com/news/article...
Reform Council To Double Tax On Second Homes Despite Nigel Farage Calling The Idea 'Madness'
A Reform-led council is planning to double council tax on second homes six months after party leader Nigel Farage denounced such policies as “madne...
www.politicshome.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Another case of Reform saying one thing then doing the other:
A Reform-led council is planning to double council tax on second homes six months after party leader Nigel Farage denounced such policies as “madness” and “extortion”
By me, for Politics Home www.politicshome.com/news/article...
A Reform-led council is planning to double council tax on second homes six months after party leader Nigel Farage denounced such policies as “madness” and “extortion”
By me, for Politics Home www.politicshome.com/news/article...
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◾ >9 years since Tees Valley voted for supposed benefits of Brexit
◾ >8 since Houchen was elected Mayor of Tees Valley
◾ >6 since Johnson promised to level up left-behind areas
...Middlesbrough remains the local authority with the highest proportion of most deprived neighbourhoods in England.
◾ >8 since Houchen was elected Mayor of Tees Valley
◾ >6 since Johnson promised to level up left-behind areas
...Middlesbrough remains the local authority with the highest proportion of most deprived neighbourhoods in England.
Houchen’s deprivation failure exposed – official
Middlesbrough remains the local authority with the highest proportion of most deprived neighbourhoods in England
northeastbylines.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 9:38 AM
◾ >9 years since Tees Valley voted for supposed benefits of Brexit
◾ >8 since Houchen was elected Mayor of Tees Valley
◾ >6 since Johnson promised to level up left-behind areas
...Middlesbrough remains the local authority with the highest proportion of most deprived neighbourhoods in England.
◾ >8 since Houchen was elected Mayor of Tees Valley
◾ >6 since Johnson promised to level up left-behind areas
...Middlesbrough remains the local authority with the highest proportion of most deprived neighbourhoods in England.
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Reform UK won control of Durham County Council in May, hoping to cut council tax...
...they now contemplate a significant increase in that tax.
...they now contemplate a significant increase in that tax.
County Durham residents fear higher bills as Reform UK plans council tax changes
Reform UK won control of Durham County Council in May, hoping to cut council tax; they now contemplate a significant increase in that tax
northeastbylines.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Reform UK won control of Durham County Council in May, hoping to cut council tax...
...they now contemplate a significant increase in that tax.
...they now contemplate a significant increase in that tax.
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#OtD 11 Nov 1975 Angola declared independence from Portugal after almost 500 years of colonial rule. The proclamation by the MPLA came after 15 years of war, which was a major contributor to the revolution in Portugal in April 1974. Learn more in our pod: workingclasshistory.com/2020/08/13/e...
November 11, 2025 at 9:40 AM
#OtD 11 Nov 1975 Angola declared independence from Portugal after almost 500 years of colonial rule. The proclamation by the MPLA came after 15 years of war, which was a major contributor to the revolution in Portugal in April 1974. Learn more in our pod: workingclasshistory.com/2020/08/13/e...
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The Saudi regime has executed Abdullah al-Derazi, under 18 at the time of his alleged crimes, linked to him attending demonstrations against the regime.
In August, the Saudis had executed Jabal Labbad, also arrested as a minor, in his case for attending demonstrations and funerals.
In August, the Saudis had executed Jabal Labbad, also arrested as a minor, in his case for attending demonstrations and funerals.
Saudi regime executes another child offender for attending protests
Amnesty said that the execution of Abdullah was just one of a long line of executions
northeastbylines.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 9:43 AM
The Saudi regime has executed Abdullah al-Derazi, under 18 at the time of his alleged crimes, linked to him attending demonstrations against the regime.
In August, the Saudis had executed Jabal Labbad, also arrested as a minor, in his case for attending demonstrations and funerals.
In August, the Saudis had executed Jabal Labbad, also arrested as a minor, in his case for attending demonstrations and funerals.
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Trump's White House & fawning hacks here don't really care about the 0.001% that the BBC gets wrong. They care about all the stuff it gets right.
November 11, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Trump's White House & fawning hacks here don't really care about the 0.001% that the BBC gets wrong. They care about all the stuff it gets right.
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At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, we will remember them 🌹
Today, as the nation falls silent, we remember the stories behind the names, the ancestors who served, and those who never returned.
Today, as the nation falls silent, we remember the stories behind the names, the ancestors who served, and those who never returned.
November 11, 2025 at 9:00 AM
At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, we will remember them 🌹
Today, as the nation falls silent, we remember the stories behind the names, the ancestors who served, and those who never returned.
Today, as the nation falls silent, we remember the stories behind the names, the ancestors who served, and those who never returned.
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There are British Trump fans on Twitter openly begging him to sue the BBC so we the tax payer can hand him a few million.
What a time to be alive.
What a time to be alive.
November 10, 2025 at 3:15 PM
There are British Trump fans on Twitter openly begging him to sue the BBC so we the tax payer can hand him a few million.
What a time to be alive.
What a time to be alive.
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This is a clever letter from the Lib Dems, challenging other party leaders to say whether they support the BBC or Trump. For the Tories in particular there is a real risk their inherent anti BBC-ness makes them look like they endorse Trump’s fairly deranged comments about the BBC.
I’ve written to Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage urging them to condemn Donald Trump’s attack on the BBC.
The BBC belongs to Britain, not Trump. We must defend it together.
The BBC belongs to Britain, not Trump. We must defend it together.
November 10, 2025 at 1:35 PM
This is a clever letter from the Lib Dems, challenging other party leaders to say whether they support the BBC or Trump. For the Tories in particular there is a real risk their inherent anti BBC-ness makes them look like they endorse Trump’s fairly deranged comments about the BBC.
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Absolutely this.
Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?
November 10, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Absolutely this.
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”Nothing I have seen or heard gives me comfort that Rachel Reeves understands the importance of nature to economic and social wellbeing, nothing”
Another sordid tale of state capture as Labour commodifies the policy-making process.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Another sordid tale of state capture as Labour commodifies the policy-making process.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Developers met ministers dozens of times over planning bill while ecologists were shut out
Exclusive: Leading ecologists say warnings over threat to wildlife have been ignored in drive to build 1.5m new homes
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:19 AM
”Nothing I have seen or heard gives me comfort that Rachel Reeves understands the importance of nature to economic and social wellbeing, nothing”
Another sordid tale of state capture as Labour commodifies the policy-making process.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Another sordid tale of state capture as Labour commodifies the policy-making process.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Before becoming the first Syrian president to visit the White House, Ahmed Al-Sharaa was seen playing basketball with top US military officials in a video posted to social media yesterday. Al-Sharaa is set to meet with President Donald Trump in Washington, DC, on Monday.
November 9, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Before becoming the first Syrian president to visit the White House, Ahmed Al-Sharaa was seen playing basketball with top US military officials in a video posted to social media yesterday. Al-Sharaa is set to meet with President Donald Trump in Washington, DC, on Monday.