Emma Rowell
@emwestaway.bsky.social
I own a book shop in the far North. Politically left. Poet and artist. Ex twitter, don’t like wading through sewage.
Need some bluesky.
I don’t routinely respond to DMs.
Need some bluesky.
I don’t routinely respond to DMs.
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Word of the Day is ‘bayard’ (16th century): one who has the supreme self-confidence of ignorance.
February 5, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Word of the Day is ‘bayard’ (16th century): one who has the supreme self-confidence of ignorance.
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All I want is a cottage in the Scottish Highlands, a raging snowstorm, and Agatha Christie novel, a crackling fire, a kettle on the stove, and a basket of emotional support pastries.
November 25, 2024 at 11:51 AM
All I want is a cottage in the Scottish Highlands, a raging snowstorm, and Agatha Christie novel, a crackling fire, a kettle on the stove, and a basket of emotional support pastries.
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The multi-millionaire who bought farmland to avoid tax…
And the man who decimated farming to progress his own career
…are now the self-appointed saviours of farming
On today’s pod we discuss how people have lost their damned minds.
Listen on link below…
And the man who decimated farming to progress his own career
…are now the self-appointed saviours of farming
On today’s pod we discuss how people have lost their damned minds.
Listen on link below…
November 20, 2024 at 4:21 PM
The multi-millionaire who bought farmland to avoid tax…
And the man who decimated farming to progress his own career
…are now the self-appointed saviours of farming
On today’s pod we discuss how people have lost their damned minds.
Listen on link below…
And the man who decimated farming to progress his own career
…are now the self-appointed saviours of farming
On today’s pod we discuss how people have lost their damned minds.
Listen on link below…
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More than one in three children living in poverty in one of the wealthiest countries in the world, anywhere to be honest, is a sickening statistic.
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
More than one in three children in poverty as UK deprivation hits record high
Exclusive: Study finds almost quarter of UK population living in poverty, reaching the highest level this century
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2024 at 5:02 PM
More than one in three children living in poverty in one of the wealthiest countries in the world, anywhere to be honest, is a sickening statistic.
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
This really matters.
We are about to be bombarded by misinformation and fake news.
We must hold our leaders up to a higher standard.
We can’t accept a race to the bottom with regard to truth.
We are about to be bombarded by misinformation and fake news.
We must hold our leaders up to a higher standard.
We can’t accept a race to the bottom with regard to truth.
This is a re-announcement of the North of Tyne child poverty prevention work in schools. Financial advice at the school gate, baby boxes for new parents and free after-school clubs and learning sessions were all up and running years ago. I signed off the next two years of funding in March.
November 18, 2024 at 10:39 AM
This really matters.
We are about to be bombarded by misinformation and fake news.
We must hold our leaders up to a higher standard.
We can’t accept a race to the bottom with regard to truth.
We are about to be bombarded by misinformation and fake news.
We must hold our leaders up to a higher standard.
We can’t accept a race to the bottom with regard to truth.
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The CWS 2024 artwork is only available to order in print form this weekend! Orders end tomorrow night (Sunday)
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November 16, 2024 at 9:51 AM
The CWS 2024 artwork is only available to order in print form this weekend! Orders end tomorrow night (Sunday)
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Good advice.
Word of the Day, should you need it, is ‘latibulate’, a 17th-century verb meaning to find a corner somewhere and hide in it.
November 16, 2024 at 6:59 AM
Good advice.
Majority is a promising movement where I am. It’s growing in members all the time, part of #collective
#collective If it comes to fruition you can count me in. @yasminali.bsky.social
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Meet the groups trying to create a new leftwing party – and channel the energy missing from Starmer’s Labour | Andy Beckett
As disenchantment grows with mainstream parties, these collectives argue that the time is right – but there will be big obstacles, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2024 at 6:50 AM
Majority is a promising movement where I am. It’s growing in members all the time, part of #collective
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Please, if you are able, support Independent bookshops.
They are the literary & social hubs of our high streets and communities.
Without their continued support, we simply wouldn't be around to publish .
Thank you.
They are the literary & social hubs of our high streets and communities.
Without their continued support, we simply wouldn't be around to publish .
Thank you.
November 15, 2024 at 1:08 PM
Please, if you are able, support Independent bookshops.
They are the literary & social hubs of our high streets and communities.
Without their continued support, we simply wouldn't be around to publish .
Thank you.
They are the literary & social hubs of our high streets and communities.
Without their continued support, we simply wouldn't be around to publish .
Thank you.
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Still plugging and hope you can listen and share
I remain very proud of Reality Tunnel - I am sad that it looks like 4 episodes is the most there will ever be but it makes me happy every time I learn that people found it helped them (as well as made them laugh) - I do not feel ashamed showing this work off
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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BBC Radio 4 - Robin Ince's Reality Tunnel, Inside Robin Ince
Comedian Robin Ince talks about the nature of reality. Part 1 - Inside Robin Ince.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 15, 2024 at 7:26 PM
Still plugging and hope you can listen and share
Bluesky 🦋is trending on Twitter apparently.
November 11, 2024 at 11:55 AM
Bluesky 🦋is trending on Twitter apparently.
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At the end of The Empire Strikes Back the rebels are desolate. Han Solo is frozen in carbonite. Luke Skywalker has been defeated in battle by Darth Vader, losing a hand in the process. The Emperor's victory was total.... until the Jedi returned.
Not sure what made me think of that.
Not sure what made me think of that.
November 6, 2024 at 7:52 PM
At the end of The Empire Strikes Back the rebels are desolate. Han Solo is frozen in carbonite. Luke Skywalker has been defeated in battle by Darth Vader, losing a hand in the process. The Emperor's victory was total.... until the Jedi returned.
Not sure what made me think of that.
Not sure what made me think of that.
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I posted a last thread on Twitter which I think is worth sharing an adapted version of here:
❗️ Democracy does not actually die in darkness: it dies in broad daylight because of the choices people make.
Historians have been telling you that since forever.
FFS: Listen more to your historians!
❗️ Democracy does not actually die in darkness: it dies in broad daylight because of the choices people make.
Historians have been telling you that since forever.
FFS: Listen more to your historians!
November 7, 2024 at 7:25 AM
I posted a last thread on Twitter which I think is worth sharing an adapted version of here:
❗️ Democracy does not actually die in darkness: it dies in broad daylight because of the choices people make.
Historians have been telling you that since forever.
FFS: Listen more to your historians!
❗️ Democracy does not actually die in darkness: it dies in broad daylight because of the choices people make.
Historians have been telling you that since forever.
FFS: Listen more to your historians!
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Not now, Bird Flu.
November 6, 2024 at 9:28 AM
Not now, Bird Flu.
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So, Boris Johnson’s memoir has tanked. Who cares? Not Boris, who keeps his 2m advance whether it pays out or not. Not HarperCollins, who get the kudos of bagging Boris. No, the people paying for this are all the other HarperCollins authors who get to subsidize him through lower advances and budgets.
October 25, 2024 at 12:51 PM
So, Boris Johnson’s memoir has tanked. Who cares? Not Boris, who keeps his 2m advance whether it pays out or not. Not HarperCollins, who get the kudos of bagging Boris. No, the people paying for this are all the other HarperCollins authors who get to subsidize him through lower advances and budgets.
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"This budget has the potential of being the much needed, radical break from the dark years of austerity. However, it will be totally undermined if the government goes anywhere near policies that maintain the Conservatives’ assault on the poorest in our society"
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As she delivers her budget, Rachel Reeves must not forget Labour’s historic mission | John McDonnell
It is well within this government’s power to rebuild our welfare state, says John McDonnell, shadow chancellor from 2015 to 2020
www.theguardian.com
October 26, 2024 at 7:57 AM
"This budget has the potential of being the much needed, radical break from the dark years of austerity. However, it will be totally undermined if the government goes anywhere near policies that maintain the Conservatives’ assault on the poorest in our society"
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Highly recommend a visit to this exhibition.
Highly recommend a visit to this exhibition.
A Visual Story: Franki Raffles - Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art
This exhibition is open Wednesday to Sunday, from 10am to 6pm. You can drop-in for free anytime during our opening hours. If you have any questions or would like to chat about your visit before coming...
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October 11, 2024 at 11:34 AM
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Highly recommend a visit to this exhibition.
Highly recommend a visit to this exhibition.
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"I don’t think wanting an A&E department that sees you in under an hour is left wing. I liked it when we had hanging baskets in our town centres, you know, before austerity. I don’t think that’s a Marxist-Leninist position" | Jamie Driscoll
Majority: a new politics based on truth
"I don’t think wanting an A&E department that sees you in under an hour is left wing. I liked it when we had hanging baskets in our town centres, you know, before austerity. I don’t think that’s a Mar...
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September 29, 2024 at 2:18 PM
"I don’t think wanting an A&E department that sees you in under an hour is left wing. I liked it when we had hanging baskets in our town centres, you know, before austerity. I don’t think that’s a Marxist-Leninist position" | Jamie Driscoll
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1) Bankrupt the b*stards.
2) Renationalise 'em.
What? Vindictive? Me? 🤬
www.reuters.com/world/uk/bri...
2) Renationalise 'em.
What? Vindictive? Me? 🤬
www.reuters.com/world/uk/bri...
British water companies fight $2 billion lawsuits over sewage pollution
Six British water companies under-reported sewage discharges and overcharged millions of customers up to 1.5 billion pounds ($2 billion) as a result, lawyers bringing a landmark lawsuit told a London tribunal on Monday.
www.reuters.com
September 24, 2024 at 4:20 PM
1) Bankrupt the b*stards.
2) Renationalise 'em.
What? Vindictive? Me? 🤬
www.reuters.com/world/uk/bri...
2) Renationalise 'em.
What? Vindictive? Me? 🤬
www.reuters.com/world/uk/bri...
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UK Covid inquiry? Read this to bring you up to date. And weep.
www.pslhub.org/learn/corona...
www.pslhub.org/learn/corona...
Covid-19 : A risk assessment too far? A blog by David Osborn
David Osborn describes the misuse and abuse of ’risk assessment’ during the Covid-19 pandemic
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September 19, 2024 at 7:01 PM
UK Covid inquiry? Read this to bring you up to date. And weep.
www.pslhub.org/learn/corona...
www.pslhub.org/learn/corona...
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #6,190,733!
Thanks Bluesky, it’s a pleasure.
Thanks Bluesky, it’s a pleasure.
September 20, 2024 at 10:11 AM
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #6,190,733!
Thanks Bluesky, it’s a pleasure.
Thanks Bluesky, it’s a pleasure.
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Ooof
September 13, 2024 at 7:46 AM
Ooof
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