Julia Higginbottom
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I imagine there’s some PR flunky arranging a spot like this for Starmer right now
"This energy!!!" 👏👏👏👏
Zack Polanski joins Rizzle Kicks out on stage in Bristol
Zack Polanski joins Rizzle Kicks out on stage in Bristol
November 13, 2025 at 10:43 AM
I imagine there’s some PR flunky arranging a spot like this for Starmer right now
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Miliband's clean energy plan offers real hope and must not be watered down
There is #hope, because we have the solutions 🛠️⚖️🔍 to take #ClimateAction.
More: northeastbylines.co.uk/news...
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Miliband's clean energy plan offers real hope and must not be watered down
There is #hope, because we have the solutions 🛠️⚖️🔍 to take #ClimateAction.
More: northeastbylines.co.uk/news...
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Miliband’s clean energy plan offers real hope and must not be watered down
Some encouraging news in an area which is vital to both the economy and the environment, particularly to a region like the North East
northeastbylines.co.uk
October 31, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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Miliband's clean energy plan offers real hope and must not be watered down
There is #hope, because we have the solutions 🛠️⚖️🔍 to take #ClimateAction.
More: northeastbylines.co.uk/news...
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Miliband's clean energy plan offers real hope and must not be watered down
There is #hope, because we have the solutions 🛠️⚖️🔍 to take #ClimateAction.
More: northeastbylines.co.uk/news...
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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... If your AI safety system mistakes a triangular crisp for a gun, it may not be so safe.
Armed police handcuff teen after AI mistakes crisp packet for gun in US
Taki Allen, 16, said he was eating a bag of Doritos after football practice before being handcuffed by police.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 25, 2025 at 9:31 AM
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... If your AI safety system mistakes a triangular crisp for a gun, it may not be so safe.
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Oh for f**k's sake, we would never have hyped a Caerphilly by-election if Reform weren't going to win it 🤣🤣
(h/t @richardwynjones.bsky.social )
www.thedailymash.co.uk/politics/oh-...
(h/t @richardwynjones.bsky.social )
www.thedailymash.co.uk/politics/oh-...
Oh for f**k's sake, we would never have hyped a Caerphilly by-election if Reform weren't going to win it
ARE you taking the f**king piss, Wales? You think we’d have bothered covering a by-election in bloody Caerphilly if Reform weren’t going to win?
www.thedailymash.co.uk
October 25, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Oh for f**k's sake, we would never have hyped a Caerphilly by-election if Reform weren't going to win it 🤣🤣
(h/t @richardwynjones.bsky.social )
www.thedailymash.co.uk/politics/oh-...
(h/t @richardwynjones.bsky.social )
www.thedailymash.co.uk/politics/oh-...
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The truth about migration. Brilliant and important article in New Scientist by Debbie Mackenzie
www.newscientist.com/article/mg23...
www.newscientist.com/article/mg23...
November 12, 2024 at 2:48 PM
The truth about migration. Brilliant and important article in New Scientist by Debbie Mackenzie
www.newscientist.com/article/mg23...
www.newscientist.com/article/mg23...
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Why do people desperate for a place of safety want so much to come to the UK?
They may of course have relatives here.
But the main reason is the extraordinary success of the British Empire in convincing people everywhere that Britain was a place of fairness, tolerance and compassion.
They may of course have relatives here.
But the main reason is the extraordinary success of the British Empire in convincing people everywhere that Britain was a place of fairness, tolerance and compassion.
October 17, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Why do people desperate for a place of safety want so much to come to the UK?
They may of course have relatives here.
But the main reason is the extraordinary success of the British Empire in convincing people everywhere that Britain was a place of fairness, tolerance and compassion.
They may of course have relatives here.
But the main reason is the extraordinary success of the British Empire in convincing people everywhere that Britain was a place of fairness, tolerance and compassion.
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What a country. This should be on every front page. A national scandal. Britain 2024.
Every year, the number of people who die while homeless grows. 1,286 in 2021. 1,313 in 2022. 1,474 in 2023. These are not estimates, but are verified numbers.
BBC News - UK deaths of 1,611 homeless people in 2024 is record high
www.bbc.com/news/article...
BBC News - UK deaths of 1,611 homeless people in 2024 is record high
www.bbc.com/news/article...
UK deaths of 1,611 homeless people in 2024 is record high
Most are linked to suicide or drugs, with spice and nitazines increasingly deadly.
www.bbc.com
October 8, 2025 at 7:59 AM
What a country. This should be on every front page. A national scandal. Britain 2024.
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Teen Vogue once again making other journalists look like a bunch of assholes(accurate)
We all said this would happen. We knew it would happen. And really no one in power gave a flying fuck. This is a feature, not a bug.
www.teenvogue.com/story/men-dr...
www.teenvogue.com/story/men-dr...
How ICE Raids Are Making It Easier for Civilian Men to Assault Immigrant Women
"This phenomenon is only possible because of the outsized power that state agents have always had to abuse and control women and victims' bodies," argues Kylie Cheung.
www.teenvogue.com
September 22, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Teen Vogue once again making other journalists look like a bunch of assholes(accurate)
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If you see this, quote with the energy you bring to Bluesky
September 16, 2025 at 7:41 PM
If you see this, quote with the energy you bring to Bluesky
1st batch of our own wool has just been delivered from the mill, beautifully spun & in skeins! It isn’t a cheap process, definitely not fast, but there’s something very satisfying knowing which sheep each batch is from, the quality of their lives and how from grass to needles is as it’s meant to be!
September 16, 2025 at 12:22 PM
1st batch of our own wool has just been delivered from the mill, beautifully spun & in skeins! It isn’t a cheap process, definitely not fast, but there’s something very satisfying knowing which sheep each batch is from, the quality of their lives and how from grass to needles is as it’s meant to be!
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"Key learnings from GOV.UK One Login discovery research for local government"
www.localdigital.gov.uk/news/key-lea...
www.localdigital.gov.uk/news/key-lea...
Key learnings from GOV.UK One Login discovery research for local government | Local Digital
In this blog, we share key findings and insights from our research, based on conversations with councils and suppliers.
www.localdigital.gov.uk
September 15, 2025 at 8:23 AM
"Key learnings from GOV.UK One Login discovery research for local government"
www.localdigital.gov.uk/news/key-lea...
www.localdigital.gov.uk/news/key-lea...
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🚨 NEW DATA BITES 🚨
Join @publicdigital.bsky.social & me in person/online, 6pm, Thurs 18 Sept, for Data Bites #58!
Speakers will include:
- @bothness.bsky.social, ONS
- Andrea Barry, Youth Futures Fdn, on their dashboard
- DBT on matching companies across datasets
public.digital/events/data-...
Join @publicdigital.bsky.social & me in person/online, 6pm, Thurs 18 Sept, for Data Bites #58!
Speakers will include:
- @bothness.bsky.social, ONS
- Andrea Barry, Youth Futures Fdn, on their dashboard
- DBT on matching companies across datasets
public.digital/events/data-...
September 1, 2025 at 4:03 PM
🚨 NEW DATA BITES 🚨
Join @publicdigital.bsky.social & me in person/online, 6pm, Thurs 18 Sept, for Data Bites #58!
Speakers will include:
- @bothness.bsky.social, ONS
- Andrea Barry, Youth Futures Fdn, on their dashboard
- DBT on matching companies across datasets
public.digital/events/data-...
Join @publicdigital.bsky.social & me in person/online, 6pm, Thurs 18 Sept, for Data Bites #58!
Speakers will include:
- @bothness.bsky.social, ONS
- Andrea Barry, Youth Futures Fdn, on their dashboard
- DBT on matching companies across datasets
public.digital/events/data-...
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New Art Exchange in Nottingham is looking for artists and creatives from the Global Majority to present ambitious work at the gallery rooted in equity, creativity and social change.
Successful projects will be supported with £25,000 to cover all fees and costs.
Successful projects will be supported with £25,000 to cover all fees and costs.
Opportunities | New Art Exchange | NAE
NAE is the biggest gallery in the UK that is dedicated to artists and communities from the Global Majority. Learn more about available roles.
buff.ly
August 28, 2025 at 10:00 AM
New Art Exchange in Nottingham is looking for artists and creatives from the Global Majority to present ambitious work at the gallery rooted in equity, creativity and social change.
Successful projects will be supported with £25,000 to cover all fees and costs.
Successful projects will be supported with £25,000 to cover all fees and costs.
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Only Murders in the Bullring
Former Minister for International Development and MP for Birmingham Ladywood Clare Short and 'Three Amigos' star Martin Short are cousins.
Ok folks: what is your favorite fact that you share with people (maybe a bit too) eagerly?
August 21, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Only Murders in the Bullring
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Enslaved people used quilts with hidden symbols as a way to communicate during the Underground Railroad.
Quilts often displayed on clotheslines or windowsills served as secret maps and guides for those escaping on the Underground Railroad.
Quilts often displayed on clotheslines or windowsills served as secret maps and guides for those escaping on the Underground Railroad.
August 20, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Enslaved people used quilts with hidden symbols as a way to communicate during the Underground Railroad.
Quilts often displayed on clotheslines or windowsills served as secret maps and guides for those escaping on the Underground Railroad.
Quilts often displayed on clotheslines or windowsills served as secret maps and guides for those escaping on the Underground Railroad.
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Please read this
Gaza’s journalists are talented, professional and dignified. That’s why Israel targets them | Nesrine Malik
Recent killings have dazed the world and provoked condemnation. But little is said about the calibre of Palestinian journalism, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
www.theguardian.com
August 18, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Please read this
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Definitely worth reading, from @npr.org ⬇️
Trump officials post viral memes about deportation
www.npr.org/2025/08/18/n...
Trump officials post viral memes about deportation
www.npr.org/2025/08/18/n...
What's behind the Trump administration's immigration memes?
White supremacist tropes and ironic viral jokes illustrate the administration's project of redefining who belongs in the United States.
www.npr.org
August 18, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Definitely worth reading, from @npr.org ⬇️
Trump officials post viral memes about deportation
www.npr.org/2025/08/18/n...
Trump officials post viral memes about deportation
www.npr.org/2025/08/18/n...
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That noise you can hear is Labour running to shove cotton wool in its ears.
@labourlewis.bsky.social @sarahhall-labour.bsky.social @stellacreasy.bsky.social @tandhesi.bsky.social
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
@labourlewis.bsky.social @sarahhall-labour.bsky.social @stellacreasy.bsky.social @tandhesi.bsky.social
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
'Brexit was a giant con by plastic patriots – we need a plan to get back in EU'
The Mirror's Kevin Maguire argues the only way for Britain to return to its former prosperity is with a plan to return to the EU after Brexit proved to be a giant con that only leaves us poorer and we...
www.mirror.co.uk
August 11, 2025 at 6:56 AM
That noise you can hear is Labour running to shove cotton wool in its ears.
@labourlewis.bsky.social @sarahhall-labour.bsky.social @stellacreasy.bsky.social @tandhesi.bsky.social
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
@labourlewis.bsky.social @sarahhall-labour.bsky.social @stellacreasy.bsky.social @tandhesi.bsky.social
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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This is the problem of the NHS as national religion in action.
People will accept immigration to support the NHS, but they will not support immigration to grow the economy so the NHS can be paid for.
People will accept immigration to support the NHS, but they will not support immigration to grow the economy so the NHS can be paid for.
When presented economy vs immigration trade-offs, Britons typically opt for economic benefit over lower migration
Those who support requiring large nos of migrants to leave would pick fully staffing NHS over reducing immigration, but economic arguments hold less sway
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
Those who support requiring large nos of migrants to leave would pick fully staffing NHS over reducing immigration, but economic arguments hold less sway
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
August 5, 2025 at 8:55 AM
This is the problem of the NHS as national religion in action.
People will accept immigration to support the NHS, but they will not support immigration to grow the economy so the NHS can be paid for.
People will accept immigration to support the NHS, but they will not support immigration to grow the economy so the NHS can be paid for.
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If only we had these heroes nowadays.
Nae Pasaran is a 2018 documentary about a group of workers at a Rolls-Royce factory in Scotland, who refused to work on Chilean Air Force parts from 1974-78 due to the atrocities carried out in Chile by the Pinochet dictatorship
Nae Pasaran is a 2018 documentary about a group of workers at a Rolls-Royce factory in Scotland, who refused to work on Chilean Air Force parts from 1974-78 due to the atrocities carried out in Chile by the Pinochet dictatorship
July 22, 2025 at 7:35 AM
If only we had these heroes nowadays.
Nae Pasaran is a 2018 documentary about a group of workers at a Rolls-Royce factory in Scotland, who refused to work on Chilean Air Force parts from 1974-78 due to the atrocities carried out in Chile by the Pinochet dictatorship
Nae Pasaran is a 2018 documentary about a group of workers at a Rolls-Royce factory in Scotland, who refused to work on Chilean Air Force parts from 1974-78 due to the atrocities carried out in Chile by the Pinochet dictatorship
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Impressive crocheted coral reef, on display in the Hamburg Maritime Museum. 40k pieces made by 4000 volunteers as part of a campaign against maritime pollution. I’m no crocheted, but I was hooked.
July 23, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Impressive crocheted coral reef, on display in the Hamburg Maritime Museum. 40k pieces made by 4000 volunteers as part of a campaign against maritime pollution. I’m no crocheted, but I was hooked.
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FREE WEBINAR TODAY! 🌍 Join @openuniversity.bsky.social today to hear our Senior Researcher Samanthi Theminimulle discussing the need for engagement across private, public and third sector organisations, as well as local communities, in a just net zero transition.
Register > bit.ly/3IwpdAY
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LinkedIn
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July 8, 2025 at 9:45 AM
FREE WEBINAR TODAY! 🌍 Join @openuniversity.bsky.social today to hear our Senior Researcher Samanthi Theminimulle discussing the need for engagement across private, public and third sector organisations, as well as local communities, in a just net zero transition.
Register > bit.ly/3IwpdAY
Register > bit.ly/3IwpdAY
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