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Lancslassmfl
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Ex-teacher, loves languages, reading, theatre, music
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Nigel Farage says abortion laws are “utterly ludicrous.”
MPs are watching. The public backs abortion rights.
Join me and sign the petition now! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/de...
Decriminalise abortion and make it a protected human right.
Women’s rights are under threat from the far right. Nigel Farage just called our current abortion provisions “utterly ludicrous” – and others in power are paying attention. A vote in Parliament could ...
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June 4, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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Haha! Love this letter from Douglas Adams to his US editor about not Americanising the text of Hitchhiker's Guide. 🐋🌸
Date: Monday, January 13, 1992, 5:26 pm To: Byron Preiss Dear Byron, Thanks for the script of the novel. I don't know what happened to the first one. It may have been a victim of the office move (see above). I'll respond as quickly and briefly as possible. One general point. A thing I have had said to me over and over again whenever I've done public appearances and readings and so on in the States is this: Please don't let anyone Americanise it! We like it the way it is! There are some changes in the script that simply don't make sense. Arthur Dent is English, the setting is England, and has been in every single manifestation of HHGG ever. The 'Horse and Groom' pub that Arthur and Ford go to is an English pub, the 'pounds' they pay with are English (but make it twenty pounds rather than five- inflation) So why suddenly 'Newark' instead of 'Rickmansworth'? And 'Bloomingdales' instead of 'Marks & Spencer'? The fact that Rickmansworth is not within the continental United States doesn't mean that it doesn't exist! American audiences do not need to feel disturbed by the notion that places do exist outside the US or that people might suddenly refer to them in works of fiction. You wouldn't, presumably, replace Ursa Minor Beta with 'Des Moines'. There is no Bloomingdales in England, and Bloomingdales is not a generic term for large department stores. If you feel that referring to "Marks & Spencer' might seriously freak out Americans because they haven't heard of it (or because Marks and Spencer owns Brooks Brothers) we could either put warning stickers on the cover ("The text of this book contains references to places and institutions outside the continental United States and may cause offence to people who haven't heard of them") or you could, I suppose, put 'Harrods', which most people will have heard of. Or we could even take the appalling risk of just recklessly mentioning things that people won't have heard of and see if they survive the experience. They probably will - when people are born they haven't heard of anything or anywhere, but seem to get through the first few years of their lives without ill-effects.
April 7, 2025 at 8:35 AM
lancashirelizmfl.bsky.social
Fully agree..
carolinebarlow.bsky.social Caroline Barlow @carolinebarlow.bsky.social · Mar 4
This is an important issue to raise,@schoolsweek.bsky.social - thank you, it’s utterly draining and demoralising. Much harder to hold the umbrella for staff when under attack in aggressive, personal and abusive ways with little recourse. Some of it utterly vile. 😞
schoolsweek.co.uk/calls-for-sc...
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March 5, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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zoejardiniere.bsky.social
Good morning to this man, and this man only #bbcqt
February 14, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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gemmaclark.bsky.social
Learn about the 🇺🇸 anti-abortion organisation who infiltrated to women’s March to feed women and even some kids to the far right on Twitter open.substack.com/pub/gemmacla...
Infiltrated: How an Anti-Abortion Organisation Trolled the Women’s March
They are much more insidious than mere trolls, but the good thing is… we have them scared.
open.substack.com
January 20, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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@TeresaCremin.bsky.social
Speaks with such valuable insight & knowledge #EduSky #TeamEnglish @EnglishAssociation.bsky.social
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What works to get children reading for pleasure
Fewer children in England report that they enjoy reading, but what can be done to reverse the trend? Zofia Niemtus speaks to researcher Teresa Cremin to find out
www.tes.com
January 5, 2025 at 7:57 AM
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bladeofthes.bsky.social
If you are anti-Brexit and pro EU and want to find some extra followers.

RT and reply to this post and add each other.

No fun speaking to yourself.
December 7, 2024 at 2:25 PM
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Farmers need help. But from #farmwashing & supermarkets making huge profits while squeezing payments to farmers - the #IHT hue & cry is disingenuous. Dyson & Clarkson have voices & RW media support.
Learn the truth from East Anglia Bylines not Daily Mail
eastangliabylines.co.uk/farming/will...
Will inheritance tax changes really mean the end of Britain’s farming?
The farming lobby is protesting loudly that the budget changes to inheritance tax will kill family farms. So should we be alarmed?
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 14, 2024 at 8:52 AM
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greeborunner.bsky.social
Interesting comparisons to explore. The role of teacher seems to be very much focused on academic education

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Why is France so good at keeping its teachers?
New data shows that France has a much higher teacher retention rate than England. Ellen Peirson-Hagger examines what we could learn from colleagues across the Channel
www.tes.com
September 24, 2024 at 7:49 PM