MsPottingShed
@mspottingshed.bsky.social
Gardener, reader, observer, dreamer. Married to Mr Oh-I-Thought-It-Was-a-Weed.
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A Glasgow glazer's advert from 1912.
February 10, 2026 at 1:36 PM
A Glasgow glazer's advert from 1912.
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Campaigners welcome ‘long overdue’ listing of brutalist Southbank Centre
Campaigners welcome ‘long overdue’ listing of brutalist Southbank Centre
Decision to grant Grade II status marks turnaround for what was once voted ‘Britain’s ugliest building’
The Southbank Centre, once voted Britain’s ugliest building, has been granted listed status, in a decision hailed by campaigners as the coming of age of brutalism.
Successive governments have resisted six separate proposals to list the centre – a set of concrete buildings made up of the Hayward Gallery, the Purcell Rooms and the Queen Elizabeth Hall, plus a makeshift skatepark in its basement. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Campaigners welcome ‘long overdue’ listing of brutalist Southbank Centre
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The Labour government has made some howlers. It's also scored victories. Anyone who thinks we've been going backward since July 2024 is wrong.
The salivating hacks in Downing Street have made chumps of themselves today.
The salivating hacks in Downing Street have made chumps of themselves today.
February 10, 2026 at 2:36 PM
The Labour government has made some howlers. It's also scored victories. Anyone who thinks we've been going backward since July 2024 is wrong.
The salivating hacks in Downing Street have made chumps of themselves today.
The salivating hacks in Downing Street have made chumps of themselves today.
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@bphillipsonmp.bsky.social Tories are not a serious party.
Just listening to their response to Ed Miliband's statement on the £1bn investment through the Local Power Plan and the recent solar / onshore wind / tidal auction.
It's misery, personal attacks and simple dismissal...
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Just listening to their response to Ed Miliband's statement on the £1bn investment through the Local Power Plan and the recent solar / onshore wind / tidal auction.
It's misery, personal attacks and simple dismissal...
1/2
February 10, 2026 at 2:01 PM
@bphillipsonmp.bsky.social Tories are not a serious party.
Just listening to their response to Ed Miliband's statement on the £1bn investment through the Local Power Plan and the recent solar / onshore wind / tidal auction.
It's misery, personal attacks and simple dismissal...
1/2
Just listening to their response to Ed Miliband's statement on the £1bn investment through the Local Power Plan and the recent solar / onshore wind / tidal auction.
It's misery, personal attacks and simple dismissal...
1/2
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i have a melon-sized hole in my bathroom tile awaiting repair, and whenever my cat is hungry/i'm ignoring her pleas for extra snac, she starts yelling into it like she's trying to alert my neighbors of the starvation situation
February 10, 2026 at 1:23 PM
i have a melon-sized hole in my bathroom tile awaiting repair, and whenever my cat is hungry/i'm ignoring her pleas for extra snac, she starts yelling into it like she's trying to alert my neighbors of the starvation situation
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Calling all science followers and educators, #eduphysics #eduscience I am looking for book titles for a 11y old who is dead keen on science to read before she joins secondary school in September, thanks everyone, PS please share even if you are not sure yourselves
February 10, 2026 at 1:21 PM
Calling all science followers and educators, #eduphysics #eduscience I am looking for book titles for a 11y old who is dead keen on science to read before she joins secondary school in September, thanks everyone, PS please share even if you are not sure yourselves
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Philippe Gaulier had a huge impact on theatre – but his ‘embrace the ridiculous’ lesson is one for us all
Philippe Gaulier had a huge impact on theatre – but his ‘embrace the ridiculous’ lesson is one for us all
The master clown helped generations of performers be more alive in the moment – and not take themselves too seriously. His teachings were for life as well as the stage
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Philippe Gaulier had a huge impact on theatre – but his ‘embrace the ridiculous’ lesson is one for us all
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Andy Burnham backs Starmer's leadership, saying he wants "unity & stability" in Labour party.
Greater Manchester mayor adds govt "has my support" as it takes on threat of populist right. "I do feel this is a crucial moment. It is absolutely right that people give the govt stability in this moment”
Greater Manchester mayor adds govt "has my support" as it takes on threat of populist right. "I do feel this is a crucial moment. It is absolutely right that people give the govt stability in this moment”
February 10, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Andy Burnham backs Starmer's leadership, saying he wants "unity & stability" in Labour party.
Greater Manchester mayor adds govt "has my support" as it takes on threat of populist right. "I do feel this is a crucial moment. It is absolutely right that people give the govt stability in this moment”
Greater Manchester mayor adds govt "has my support" as it takes on threat of populist right. "I do feel this is a crucial moment. It is absolutely right that people give the govt stability in this moment”
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Surprise surprise. Ziggy Stardust named greatest glam rock album. No arguments from me.
1972 Groundbreaking Record Was Just Ranked ‘The Greatest Glam Rock Album’ Of All Time
The glam classic turned a rock star into a legend.
parade.com
February 10, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Surprise surprise. Ziggy Stardust named greatest glam rock album. No arguments from me.
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Today we’re delivering the report to Parliament. Here's our CEO, Anna Ganley, with a message to Government, asking them to implement CLEAR; a new regulatory framework to protect the livelihoods of authors, illustrators, musicians, performers, and photographers.
#JusticeForCreators
#JusticeForCreators
February 10, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Today we’re delivering the report to Parliament. Here's our CEO, Anna Ganley, with a message to Government, asking them to implement CLEAR; a new regulatory framework to protect the livelihoods of authors, illustrators, musicians, performers, and photographers.
#JusticeForCreators
#JusticeForCreators
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Can anyone remember an old animation about little people in glass jars a bit like Small Prophets? I'm thinking Eastern European folk story type thing. The people may have been animated paper shapes. Possibly gold? A bit like Bagpuss would have in his story sections.
February 10, 2026 at 12:35 PM
Can anyone remember an old animation about little people in glass jars a bit like Small Prophets? I'm thinking Eastern European folk story type thing. The people may have been animated paper shapes. Possibly gold? A bit like Bagpuss would have in his story sections.
Had notification from Ancestry of another DNA match. Trouble is that these matches are often so distant that I need to get out my "Table of Consanguinity" to work out the connection. I don't bother most of the time. Too many x times removed and it's all a bit irrelevant 😁
February 10, 2026 at 12:41 PM
Had notification from Ancestry of another DNA match. Trouble is that these matches are often so distant that I need to get out my "Table of Consanguinity" to work out the connection. I don't bother most of the time. Too many x times removed and it's all a bit irrelevant 😁
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This can be the site for breaking news, if journalists choose to break news on it. It is as simple as that. And that is not utopian. It is precisely what has happened the last week or so. If you weren't on BlueSky, you were late to each development.
February 10, 2026 at 11:42 AM
This can be the site for breaking news, if journalists choose to break news on it. It is as simple as that. And that is not utopian. It is precisely what has happened the last week or so. If you weren't on BlueSky, you were late to each development.
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No-one seems to have noticed, but many of the core developments in the Mandelson/Epstein story these last few days have been broken on this website. @pickardje.bsky.social and @petergeoghegan.bsky.social are both posting each breaking development on BlueSky, not X.
February 10, 2026 at 11:40 AM
No-one seems to have noticed, but many of the core developments in the Mandelson/Epstein story these last few days have been broken on this website. @pickardje.bsky.social and @petergeoghegan.bsky.social are both posting each breaking development on BlueSky, not X.
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Kerryman who is married, living and working legally in the United States for >20 years has been incarcerated by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) since September 2025.
Profoundly disturbing report by Karlin Lillington @klillington.bsky.social
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
Profoundly disturbing report by Karlin Lillington @klillington.bsky.social
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
‘Absolute hell’: Irish man with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
Seamus Culleton has been in a detention facility in Texas for nearly five months despite having no criminal record
www.irishtimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:36 AM
Kerryman who is married, living and working legally in the United States for >20 years has been incarcerated by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) since September 2025.
Profoundly disturbing report by Karlin Lillington @klillington.bsky.social
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
Profoundly disturbing report by Karlin Lillington @klillington.bsky.social
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
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Also good timely change on standards:
Restricting payments for Ministers leaving office following a serious breach of the ministerial code
Commitment to the principle that second jobs for MPs should be banned outside very limited exceptions, such as maintaining a professional qualification
Restricting payments for Ministers leaving office following a serious breach of the ministerial code
Commitment to the principle that second jobs for MPs should be banned outside very limited exceptions, such as maintaining a professional qualification
Updates on Standards in Public Life
Oral statement in the House of Commons from the Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister on standards in public life
www.gov.uk
February 9, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Also good timely change on standards:
Restricting payments for Ministers leaving office following a serious breach of the ministerial code
Commitment to the principle that second jobs for MPs should be banned outside very limited exceptions, such as maintaining a professional qualification
Restricting payments for Ministers leaving office following a serious breach of the ministerial code
Commitment to the principle that second jobs for MPs should be banned outside very limited exceptions, such as maintaining a professional qualification
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More money for deprived communities (which have been badly neglected since the loss of EU regional funds which were never properly replaced),
writing off 90% of council SEND debt racked up under the Tories,
more funds for reducing homelessness, and supporting vulnerable people
actual good change?
writing off 90% of council SEND debt racked up under the Tories,
more funds for reducing homelessness, and supporting vulnerable people
actual good change?
February 9, 2026 at 8:10 PM
More money for deprived communities (which have been badly neglected since the loss of EU regional funds which were never properly replaced),
writing off 90% of council SEND debt racked up under the Tories,
more funds for reducing homelessness, and supporting vulnerable people
actual good change?
writing off 90% of council SEND debt racked up under the Tories,
more funds for reducing homelessness, and supporting vulnerable people
actual good change?
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Policy by Pub Bore. He's just that spittle-flecked Hate Guy in the corner of your done-up bar saying that modern beer is horrible and anyone under 50 is lazy and a loser. As beatable a politician as there'll ever be.
BREAKING: Nigel Farage calls for an end to working from home and the focus on work-life balance
"People aren't more productive working from home - it's a load of nonsense”
Whatever you do JUST DON’T VOTE REFORM!
"People aren't more productive working from home - it's a load of nonsense”
Whatever you do JUST DON’T VOTE REFORM!
February 9, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Policy by Pub Bore. He's just that spittle-flecked Hate Guy in the corner of your done-up bar saying that modern beer is horrible and anyone under 50 is lazy and a loser. As beatable a politician as there'll ever be.
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Queen guitarist applauds Longhill band for Sussex Superstars triumph
Queen guitarist applauds Longhill band for Sussex Superstars triumph
Four Brighton schoolboys won the grand finale of the Sussex Superstars talent contest at a charity ball that raised almost £150,000 for five good causes. And Queen guitarist Sir Brian May was on hand to congratulate the year 11 students – he said they had a bright future ahead of them. The band, Soundwave, is […]
dlvr.it
February 9, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Queen guitarist applauds Longhill band for Sussex Superstars triumph
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The Cabinet back Starmer. No surprise.
Starmer intends to carry on Leading. No surprise.
The public lend their voice to support Starmer. And not just Labour voters. No surprise.
Unless you’re the media 😂😂
Starmer intends to carry on Leading. No surprise.
The public lend their voice to support Starmer. And not just Labour voters. No surprise.
Unless you’re the media 😂😂
February 9, 2026 at 8:04 PM
The Cabinet back Starmer. No surprise.
Starmer intends to carry on Leading. No surprise.
The public lend their voice to support Starmer. And not just Labour voters. No surprise.
Unless you’re the media 😂😂
Starmer intends to carry on Leading. No surprise.
The public lend their voice to support Starmer. And not just Labour voters. No surprise.
Unless you’re the media 😂😂
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Ghislaine Maxwell’s refusal to answer questions before Congress draws criticism: ‘Who is she protecting?’
Ghislaine Maxwell’s refusal to answer questions before Congress draws criticism: ‘Who is she protecting?’
Democratic representative says Epstein associate’s decision to invoke fifth amendment points to ‘White House cover-up’
Ghislaine Maxwell refused to answer questions during a closed-door congressional deposition on Monday, prompting criticism from a House representative backing efforts to release Jeffrey Epstein investigative files.
Robert Garcia, ranking member of the committee on oversight and government reform, said in a statement that Maxwell invoked the fifth amendment and refused to testify during her scheduled deposition. Maxwell’s attorney, David Oscar Markus, also said that she invoked her fifth amendment right. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Ghislaine Maxwell’s refusal to answer questions before Congress draws criticism: ‘Who is she protecting?’
