@ruffceilidhs.bsky.social
Here’s our season of ceilidhs and contras. Always check on our website www.ruffCeilidhs.org Thanks.
May 6, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Here’s our season of ceilidhs and contras. Always check on our website www.ruffCeilidhs.org Thanks.
‘If I die, I want a loud death’: Gaza photojournalist killed by Israeli airstrike
April 18, 2025 at 3:11 PM
‘If I die, I want a loud death’: Gaza photojournalist killed by Israeli airstrike
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'The independent forecaster Frontier Economics reckons that the impact of US tariffs will shrink UK GDP by 0.7%, while a deeper deal with the EU could instead lift GDP by 1.5%, despite US tariffs.' www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Donald Trump is now badly wounded. Europe can seize an advantage | Will Hutton
It’s time to fashion a new global trade order without the US
www.theguardian.com
April 13, 2025 at 8:36 AM
'The independent forecaster Frontier Economics reckons that the impact of US tariffs will shrink UK GDP by 0.7%, while a deeper deal with the EU could instead lift GDP by 1.5%, despite US tariffs.' www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Why is the government and the news so indifferent to the meltdown happening in UK #HigherEd right now?
Our universities are the envy of the world. Yet we are at risk of losing a generation of academics and damaging the sector beyond repair.
Our universities are the envy of the world. Yet we are at risk of losing a generation of academics and damaging the sector beyond repair.
The UK car industry contributes £22bn to the economy and employs c 35k people.
Universities contribute £265bn and employ nearly 400k, over 10x as much.
Yet he seems ok to let that sector implode.
Universities contribute £265bn and employ nearly 400k, over 10x as much.
Yet he seems ok to let that sector implode.
"My choice in these volatile times is backing British brilliance," says Keir Starmer, who promises to deliver "British cars for British workers"
April 12, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Why is the government and the news so indifferent to the meltdown happening in UK #HigherEd right now?
Our universities are the envy of the world. Yet we are at risk of losing a generation of academics and damaging the sector beyond repair.
Our universities are the envy of the world. Yet we are at risk of losing a generation of academics and damaging the sector beyond repair.
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British Steel employs 3.6k people. Coventry Uni group, which auditors say may not survive, employs 7.7k. But there is an emergency debate in parliament for British Steel and nothing for the whole HE sector imploding
Why is the government and the news so indifferent to the meltdown happening in UK #HigherEd right now?
Our universities are the envy of the world. Yet we are at risk of losing a generation of academics and damaging the sector beyond repair.
Our universities are the envy of the world. Yet we are at risk of losing a generation of academics and damaging the sector beyond repair.
The UK car industry contributes £22bn to the economy and employs c 35k people.
Universities contribute £265bn and employ nearly 400k, over 10x as much.
Yet he seems ok to let that sector implode.
Universities contribute £265bn and employ nearly 400k, over 10x as much.
Yet he seems ok to let that sector implode.
April 12, 2025 at 7:47 AM
British Steel employs 3.6k people. Coventry Uni group, which auditors say may not survive, employs 7.7k. But there is an emergency debate in parliament for British Steel and nothing for the whole HE sector imploding
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We have been uplifted by the incredible reaction to the police raid on Westminster Meeting House.
Many Friends have asked us what actions they could now take to push back against the erosion of protest rights in the UK.
Here are 7 ideas 👇
www.quaker.org.uk/blog/7-actio...
Many Friends have asked us what actions they could now take to push back against the erosion of protest rights in the UK.
Here are 7 ideas 👇
www.quaker.org.uk/blog/7-actio...
7 actions to take now to defend our right to protest
After the meeting for worship outside New Scotland Yard, Joe Cox suggests 7 things people can do next.
www.quaker.org.uk
April 11, 2025 at 9:33 AM
We have been uplifted by the incredible reaction to the police raid on Westminster Meeting House.
Many Friends have asked us what actions they could now take to push back against the erosion of protest rights in the UK.
Here are 7 ideas 👇
www.quaker.org.uk/blog/7-actio...
Many Friends have asked us what actions they could now take to push back against the erosion of protest rights in the UK.
Here are 7 ideas 👇
www.quaker.org.uk/blog/7-actio...
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if you want to bring back the prosperity* and security of mid-century american life then you need high rates of unionization, a generous social insurance state, and widespread, freely available education. www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
Opinion | The manufactured nostalgia of Trump’s tariffs
Those who credit manufacturing jobs for a glorious past America mistake correlation for causation.
www.msnbc.com
April 8, 2025 at 12:43 PM
if you want to bring back the prosperity* and security of mid-century american life then you need high rates of unionization, a generous social insurance state, and widespread, freely available education. www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
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If Trump and Musk were actively trying to kill the American scientific golden goose and chase all the talent and the next Intel and Google into free Europe, this would be a good way to do it.
So on March 9, a French scientist, on a visa to attend a conference in Houston, was denied entry to the US and subsequently expelled because his phone had messages decrying scientific policies put forward by the Trump administration: www.lemonde.fr/internationa...
Etats-Unis : un chercheur français refoulé pour avoir exprimé « une opinion personnelle sur la politique menée par l’administration Trump »
Le ministre de la recherche français a dit sa « préoccupation », mercredi, après cette décision des autorités américaines. Le chercheur du CNRS aurait subi un contrôle aléatoire à son arrivée, avant q...
www.lemonde.fr
March 19, 2025 at 7:20 PM
If Trump and Musk were actively trying to kill the American scientific golden goose and chase all the talent and the next Intel and Google into free Europe, this would be a good way to do it.
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The UK would now want to rejoin the EU by 55% to 33%
Removing those that don’t know - that’s a 62.5% to 37.5% breakdown.
Removing those that don’t know - that’s a 62.5% to 37.5% breakdown.
March 20, 2025 at 10:09 AM
The UK would now want to rejoin the EU by 55% to 33%
Removing those that don’t know - that’s a 62.5% to 37.5% breakdown.
Removing those that don’t know - that’s a 62.5% to 37.5% breakdown.
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💰"There are more than 3 million milllionaires in Britain, and some Labour MPs are reported to be clamouring to tax them rather than slashing aid."
Former Labour minister Denis MacShane writes:
labourlist.org/2025/03/labo...
Former Labour minister Denis MacShane writes:
labourlist.org/2025/03/labo...
'The PM channels Attlee on defence. But a wealth tax, not aid cuts, should fund it' - LabourList
Denis MacShane writes that watching Keir Starmer is like reliving the early dramas of post-war Europe 1948-51.
labourlist.org
March 4, 2025 at 4:32 PM
💰"There are more than 3 million milllionaires in Britain, and some Labour MPs are reported to be clamouring to tax them rather than slashing aid."
Former Labour minister Denis MacShane writes:
labourlist.org/2025/03/labo...
Former Labour minister Denis MacShane writes:
labourlist.org/2025/03/labo...
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(1/3) It needs repeating: in 1994, Ukraine was persuaded to give up its nuclear weapons to Russia in return for the US, the UK, and Russia guaranteeing Ukraine’s sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity.
March 4, 2025 at 5:57 PM
(1/3) It needs repeating: in 1994, Ukraine was persuaded to give up its nuclear weapons to Russia in return for the US, the UK, and Russia guaranteeing Ukraine’s sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity.
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November 2024: Trump will save the economy
March 2025: We have returned to subsistence agriculture
March 2025: We have returned to subsistence agriculture
Trump’s Sec of Agriculture Brooke Rollins says the solution to high egg prices for Americans is to get some chickens and raise them in your backyard.
March 4, 2025 at 1:34 AM
November 2024: Trump will save the economy
March 2025: We have returned to subsistence agriculture
March 2025: We have returned to subsistence agriculture
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Australian ‘man with the golden arm’, whose rare blood saved 2.4m babies, dies at 88
Australian ‘man with the golden arm’, whose rare blood saved 2.4m babies, dies at 88
James Harrison rolled up his sleeve more than 1,100 times to give his plasma, which was used in life-saving anti-D medication
James Harrison, the Australian known as “the man with the golden arm” because of his prolific baby-saving blood donations, has…
www.theguardian.com
March 4, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Australian ‘man with the golden arm’, whose rare blood saved 2.4m babies, dies at 88
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Melobo and I have an exciting trip to @ruffceilidhs.bsky.social
in Cardiff on Sat 15th March. It will be lovely to see some familiar faces and please do spread the word. Tickets from ruffceilidhs.org
#ceilidh #BarnDance #Twmpath #Cardiff #ruffCeilidhs #Melobo #folk #TradFolk
in Cardiff on Sat 15th March. It will be lovely to see some familiar faces and please do spread the word. Tickets from ruffceilidhs.org
#ceilidh #BarnDance #Twmpath #Cardiff #ruffCeilidhs #Melobo #folk #TradFolk
March 4, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Melobo and I have an exciting trip to @ruffceilidhs.bsky.social
in Cardiff on Sat 15th March. It will be lovely to see some familiar faces and please do spread the word. Tickets from ruffceilidhs.org
#ceilidh #BarnDance #Twmpath #Cardiff #ruffCeilidhs #Melobo #folk #TradFolk
in Cardiff on Sat 15th March. It will be lovely to see some familiar faces and please do spread the word. Tickets from ruffceilidhs.org
#ceilidh #BarnDance #Twmpath #Cardiff #ruffCeilidhs #Melobo #folk #TradFolk
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Hello he lied will work in all instances.
The DOGE website that Elon says is proof of how transparent they are basically doesn't exist www.doge.gov
February 12, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Hello he lied will work in all instances.
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Some Republicans propose adding Trump to Mt Rushmore. I would support that, as long as he is not given a means of getting down from it
February 8, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Some Republicans propose adding Trump to Mt Rushmore. I would support that, as long as he is not given a means of getting down from it
February 9, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Next up, a contra dance on Sat Feb 15. Book online at www.ruffCeilidhs.org
February 9, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Next up, a contra dance on Sat Feb 15. Book online at www.ruffCeilidhs.org
We had a gorgeous ruffCeilidh last night with Bunny Eye Ceilidh band and Mic Spenceley. On top of that a very entertaining song spot by the Crumble Brothers.
January 19, 2025 at 11:33 AM
We had a gorgeous ruffCeilidh last night with Bunny Eye Ceilidh band and Mic Spenceley. On top of that a very entertaining song spot by the Crumble Brothers.
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The man in charge of social media platforms used by billions should show some moral courage, writes @jemima.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/682c...
January 13, 2025 at 5:44 AM
The man in charge of social media platforms used by billions should show some moral courage, writes @jemima.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/682c...
Here’s our ruffCeilidhs programme for the next 12 months. I’m excited. Up to date details and tickets from www.ruffCeilidhs.org
January 8, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Here’s our ruffCeilidhs programme for the next 12 months. I’m excited. Up to date details and tickets from www.ruffCeilidhs.org
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Fossil fuel companies
January 6, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Fossil fuel companies
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Scientists knew global warming was an issue a hundred years ago… and the right wing still denies it’s existence.
January 4, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Scientists knew global warming was an issue a hundred years ago… and the right wing still denies it’s existence.