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It's that moment again for National Trust members to vote to keep the entryists out.
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October 25, 2025 at 10:11 AM
It's that moment again for National Trust members to vote to keep the entryists out.
Quick and easy to vote and please do so by 31st of October
Quick Vote link keeps the AstroTurfers out.
Then share. Thank you.
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Quick and easy to vote and please do so by 31st of October
Quick Vote link keeps the AstroTurfers out.
Then share. Thank you.
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October 3, 2025 at 10:11 AM
An interesting, nuanced play with great performances by Maxine Peake and Samuel Barnett, who played all the roles except Mary, including a killer Margaret Thatcher!
September 21, 2025 at 7:37 PM
An interesting, nuanced play with great performances by Maxine Peake and Samuel Barnett, who played all the roles except Mary, including a killer Margaret Thatcher!
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I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
July 3, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
My third time seeing this gem. But nothing beats Peakies in Brum bab.
June 14, 2025 at 8:42 AM
My third time seeing this gem. But nothing beats Peakies in Brum bab.
Went to see Megan Ellis as Muriel in Muriel’s Wedding, the musical, at the Curve Theatre, Leicester.
May 10, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Went to see Megan Ellis as Muriel in Muriel’s Wedding, the musical, at the Curve Theatre, Leicester.
A stunning double bill by Ballet Black at Birmingham Rep last night. A Shadow Work is one of the best dance pieces I’ve seen in a long time. Catch it if you can.
March 28, 2025 at 12:46 PM
A stunning double bill by Ballet Black at Birmingham Rep last night. A Shadow Work is one of the best dance pieces I’ve seen in a long time. Catch it if you can.
Just so good!
March 20, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Just so good!
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Someone described using the uk arts for generative ai as fracking the creative industries. And yes. It is.
February 25, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Someone described using the uk arts for generative ai as fracking the creative industries. And yes. It is.
This week’s treat: Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake at Birmingham Hippodrome.
February 12, 2025 at 12:08 AM
This week’s treat: Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake at Birmingham Hippodrome.
A fun evening to lighten the current gloom. Much needed and appreciated.
February 6, 2025 at 11:29 PM
A fun evening to lighten the current gloom. Much needed and appreciated.
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UK WRITERS: You need to fill in this consulation. Govt is very clearly looking to an opt-out model of rights licensing that puts all the burden on creators instead of profiteers. It's long and boring but this is important.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
www.gov.uk/government/c...
Copyright and Artificial Intelligence
This consultation seeks views on how the government can ensure the UK’s legal framework for AI and copyright supports the UK creative industries and AI sector together.
www.gov.uk
December 18, 2024 at 9:46 AM
UK WRITERS: You need to fill in this consulation. Govt is very clearly looking to an opt-out model of rights licensing that puts all the burden on creators instead of profiteers. It's long and boring but this is important.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
www.gov.uk/government/c...
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Worried about #ElonMusk buying his way into UK politics? Think we need to take money out of our democracy?
Help #DemocracyForSale's people-powered plan to #SafeguardDemocracy by taking this short survey: democracyforsale.co.uk/safeguard Please share. Thanks!
Help #DemocracyForSale's people-powered plan to #SafeguardDemocracy by taking this short survey: democracyforsale.co.uk/safeguard Please share. Thanks!
Democracy For Sale
A survey into people's attitudes to the health of British politics from leading investigative journalists who write about lobbying and dark money
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December 5, 2024 at 8:59 AM
Worried about #ElonMusk buying his way into UK politics? Think we need to take money out of our democracy?
Help #DemocracyForSale's people-powered plan to #SafeguardDemocracy by taking this short survey: democracyforsale.co.uk/safeguard Please share. Thanks!
Help #DemocracyForSale's people-powered plan to #SafeguardDemocracy by taking this short survey: democracyforsale.co.uk/safeguard Please share. Thanks!
December 1, 2024 at 6:07 PM
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1/5 of the health budget is being directed away from the NHS, and into private healthcare. That's 20%.
The research shows that more private use creates worse patient outcomes (Lancet).
This is daylight robbery.
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
The research shows that more private use creates worse patient outcomes (Lancet).
This is daylight robbery.
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
Private equity is a horror story for the NHS - yet one fifth of the health service budget goes to it
Numerous studies have found private equity is associated with worse patient outcomes due to NHS privatisation - and 'preventable deaths'
www.thecanary.co
November 27, 2024 at 8:24 AM
1/5 of the health budget is being directed away from the NHS, and into private healthcare. That's 20%.
The research shows that more private use creates worse patient outcomes (Lancet).
This is daylight robbery.
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
The research shows that more private use creates worse patient outcomes (Lancet).
This is daylight robbery.
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
Ditto any musical theatre performance, unless it’s a sing along show!
Please don’t sing along to Wicked in the cinema – it is deeply embarrassing | Patrick Lenton
Please don’t sing along to Wicked in the cinema – it is deeply embarrassing | Patrick Lenton
Hey, frustrated theatre kids: no one is going to musicals to hear you sing. And don’t listen to the Rock – some of us actually want to hear the film we’ve paid to see
In shocking news for grumpy people who like to stay home, fans are going to public…
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2024 at 10:29 AM
Ditto any musical theatre performance, unless it’s a sing along show!
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Influencing people to make a small change in their diet is far easier than trying to convince them to become a veggie or vegan.
If you can inspire just 2 other people to cut out beef, the carbon reduction is bigger than 1 of you being a vegan.
From the fantastic Fork Ranger app.
#climate
If you can inspire just 2 other people to cut out beef, the carbon reduction is bigger than 1 of you being a vegan.
From the fantastic Fork Ranger app.
#climate
November 26, 2024 at 8:48 AM
Influencing people to make a small change in their diet is far easier than trying to convince them to become a veggie or vegan.
If you can inspire just 2 other people to cut out beef, the carbon reduction is bigger than 1 of you being a vegan.
From the fantastic Fork Ranger app.
#climate
If you can inspire just 2 other people to cut out beef, the carbon reduction is bigger than 1 of you being a vegan.
From the fantastic Fork Ranger app.
#climate
November 16, 2024 at 3:24 PM