Pat Austin
mysteriousyarns.bsky.social
Pat Austin
@mysteriousyarns.bsky.social
Posting about books, dogs, politics, knitting. Not necessarily in that order. Founder of WV Books and Vintage and The Gently Used Book Club
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Almost everything you hear about the Government is filtered through the framing of the British press.

But what is already clear after six months of Keir Starmer’s administration is that they don’t treat all governments equally...

My latest in an occasional series:
Twenty More Government Reforms the Media Hasn't Been Telling You About
You probably won’t have read much about these announcements over the past few weeks
bylinetimes.com
January 24, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Happy Winter Solstice to all in the northern hemisphere.

The turn of the year's tide, a pivot-point, a day of hope—when the dark stops rising & after which the Sun begins its slow climb back.
A day I celebrate more than Christmas or New Year.

Fiat lux!

📷 by @annieworsley.bsky.social
December 21, 2024 at 7:32 AM
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The perfect ratio of unread books you own to books you should buy is WHATEVER YOU WANT IT TO BE BUT BUYING BOOKS IS ALWAYS A GOOD IDEA.
November 20, 2024 at 12:37 AM
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“No voting on who gets to be people.”

- @nkjemisin.bsky.social
November 20, 2024 at 11:44 PM