Theresa Musgrove
@theresamusgrove.bsky.social
Writer, researcher, ex Broken Barnet.
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The precise meaning of the Fool’s Cap Map of the World (ca. 1585) remains a mystery. Does the fool represent our world, the vain strivings of its denizens? Or the futility of cartography itself? See the post on our website: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/fools-cap-map-of-the-world/
November 18, 2025 at 3:18 PM
The precise meaning of the Fool’s Cap Map of the World (ca. 1585) remains a mystery. Does the fool represent our world, the vain strivings of its denizens? Or the futility of cartography itself? See the post on our website: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/fools-cap-map-of-the-world/
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Will Marjorie Taylor Greene turn the Maga movement against Trump? | Arwa Mahdawi
Will Marjorie Taylor Greene turn the Maga movement against Trump? | Arwa Mahdawi
Whatever her motives, the Republican congresswoman’s ‘revenge tour’ against the president is proving surprisingly effective, writes Arwa Mahdawi
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November 18, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Will Marjorie Taylor Greene turn the Maga movement against Trump? | Arwa Mahdawi
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When people feel secure, communities grow stronger. This is how we build hope and how we push back against the far right.
November 18, 2025 at 3:53 PM
When people feel secure, communities grow stronger. This is how we build hope and how we push back against the far right.
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Large parts of Reform’s coalition could be reached through a fair economy, decent services and a sense that politicians are listening again. These voters are not lost. They want stability and a future where things work.
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Who supports Reform UK and why? | Fed Up and rolling the dice
Our study of over 11,000 Reform UK voters is the largest and most extensive study into the party undertaken to date. We find that Reform UK is made of a coalition of voters, many with quite different ...
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November 18, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Large parts of Reform’s coalition could be reached through a fair economy, decent services and a sense that politicians are listening again. These voters are not lost. They want stability and a future where things work.
hopenothate.org.uk/new-who-supp...
hopenothate.org.uk/new-who-supp...
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By mimicking Reform to win back support, the Labour government is making a serious mistake. This race to the bottom emboldens Farage, punishes vulnerable people, amplifies racism, and undermines those working to hold communities together.
November 18, 2025 at 3:53 PM
By mimicking Reform to win back support, the Labour government is making a serious mistake. This race to the bottom emboldens Farage, punishes vulnerable people, amplifies racism, and undermines those working to hold communities together.
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These are the voters that Labour strategists have made very clear over a long period of time that they don't want any more, and it's a message that has now been heard
I've been out canvassing quite a lot in London lately. Labour's vote has absolutely evaporated.... it is quite extraordinary to go to places where Labour were on 50-60% of the vote at the last locals and find nobody, or virtually nobody, supporting them.
The phrase 'I voted Labour last time, but...
The phrase 'I voted Labour last time, but...
November 18, 2025 at 12:03 PM
These are the voters that Labour strategists have made very clear over a long period of time that they don't want any more, and it's a message that has now been heard
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🔴 NEW - Influential Labour Peer Maurice Glasman Addressed Pro-Reform Conspiracy Group’s Conference
Glasman was a keynote speaker at an event hosted by Together, whose leader has accused Keir Starmer of “destroying Britain”.
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Glasman was a keynote speaker at an event hosted by Together, whose leader has accused Keir Starmer of “destroying Britain”.
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Influential Labour Peer Maurice Glasman Addressed Pro-Reform Conspiracy Group’s Conference
High-profile Labour peer Lord Maurice Glasman was one of the keynote speakers at the annual conference of the Together Declaration, a conspiracy theory group with ties to Reform UK. Together held its ...
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November 18, 2025 at 4:15 PM
🔴 NEW - Influential Labour Peer Maurice Glasman Addressed Pro-Reform Conspiracy Group’s Conference
Glasman was a keynote speaker at an event hosted by Together, whose leader has accused Keir Starmer of “destroying Britain”.
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Glasman was a keynote speaker at an event hosted by Together, whose leader has accused Keir Starmer of “destroying Britain”.
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New? This Farage fash stuff has been known about and in the public domain for a long time. Crick's biography came out in 2022, but Crick was reporting about Farage's extreme views as a school boy since 2013.
November 18, 2025 at 3:55 PM
New? This Farage fash stuff has been known about and in the public domain for a long time. Crick's biography came out in 2022, but Crick was reporting about Farage's extreme views as a school boy since 2013.
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Labour MP Brian Leishman: "The Government has surrendered to... the vile rhetoric of Reform. Does the Home Secretary not see that removing the legal obligation to support asylum seekers who will be otherwise destitute, is as far away from Labour Party principles and values as we can get?"
November 17, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Labour MP Brian Leishman: "The Government has surrendered to... the vile rhetoric of Reform. Does the Home Secretary not see that removing the legal obligation to support asylum seekers who will be otherwise destitute, is as far away from Labour Party principles and values as we can get?"
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Starmer facing fresh challenge as Labour MPs condemn asylum plans
Starmer facing fresh challenge as Labour MPs condemn asylum plans
Significant divisions exposed within party as angry backbenchers vow to force changes to hardline proposals
Keir Starmer is facing another major challenge to his authority as angry Labour MPs vowed to force changes to new hardline migration measures that would bring an escalation in the deportations of children and families.
The policies, which include the possibility of confiscating assets from asylum seekers to contribute to costs, have caused significant divisions within the party with some MPs accusing their colleagues of not taking seriously public anger about illegal migration and asylum. Continue reading...
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November 17, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Starmer facing fresh challenge as Labour MPs condemn asylum plans
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Indenture.
Watching the Mahmood announcement and debate. Tory backbencher (Karen Bradley) suggests putting refugees into debt and making them repay during the rest of their lives. Mahmood says she’ll think about it.
November 17, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Indenture.
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Imagine writing a policy that required you to be explicit that you would not forcibly confiscate refugees’ wedding rings
Ministers now appear to be confirming in broadcast interviews that they would audit and could confiscate assets (including jewellery) excepting wedding rings from the jewellery that they could confiscate.
November 17, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Imagine writing a policy that required you to be explicit that you would not forcibly confiscate refugees’ wedding rings
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Labour’s latest attack on asylum seekers is cruel & counterproductive. How does it help community cohesion to hold threat of deportation over vulnerable people? We don’t need an arms race with the hard right over asylum, we need safe routes & European cooperation #bbclaurak
November 16, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Labour’s latest attack on asylum seekers is cruel & counterproductive. How does it help community cohesion to hold threat of deportation over vulnerable people? We don’t need an arms race with the hard right over asylum, we need safe routes & European cooperation #bbclaurak
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Almshouse in Dorset discovers its 15th-century Flemish triptych is worth £3.5m
Almshouse in Dorset discovers its 15th-century Flemish triptych is worth £3.5m
Artwork that hung for centuries at St John’s Almshouse in Sherborne will be sold to raise funds for social housing
“The blessing of the Lord brings wealth, and He adds no sorrow with it,” so says the Bible, Proverbs 10:22.
On Friday, a church almshouse was counting its blessings after discovering that a triptych painting that has hung in the chapel for centuries is a 15th-century Flemish masterpiece worth £3.5m. Continue reading...
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November 14, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Almshouse in Dorset discovers its 15th-century Flemish triptych is worth £3.5m
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What is wrong with these people. They just spent two weeks rolling the pitch for a U-turn on a policy they didn’t even do yet?
November 13, 2025 at 10:50 PM
What is wrong with these people. They just spent two weeks rolling the pitch for a U-turn on a policy they didn’t even do yet?
One of my problems with Keir Starmer has long been his startling resemblance to Desmond Olivier Dingle, as pictured below, of the National Theatre of Brent ...
40 YEARS AGO TODAY: the National Theatre of Brent present Mighty Moments From World History, starting with a two-man company telling of King Arthur And Guinevere And Lancelot And The Knights Of The Round Table And The Lady Of The Lake.
National Theatre of Brent - King Arthur
Mighty Moments from World History - "Arthur and Guinevere and Launcelot and The Knights of the Round Table and The Lady of the Lake" - 1985.
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November 13, 2025 at 11:07 PM
One of my problems with Keir Starmer has long been his startling resemblance to Desmond Olivier Dingle, as pictured below, of the National Theatre of Brent ...
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40 YEARS AGO TODAY: the National Theatre of Brent present Mighty Moments From World History, starting with a two-man company telling of King Arthur And Guinevere And Lancelot And The Knights Of The Round Table And The Lady Of The Lake.
National Theatre of Brent - King Arthur
Mighty Moments from World History - "Arthur and Guinevere and Launcelot and The Knights of the Round Table and The Lady of the Lake" - 1985.
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November 13, 2025 at 9:00 PM
40 YEARS AGO TODAY: the National Theatre of Brent present Mighty Moments From World History, starting with a two-man company telling of King Arthur And Guinevere And Lancelot And The Knights Of The Round Table And The Lady Of The Lake.
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Watching Labour MPs take a wrecking ball to nature makes me so angry & so sad. Their action tonight voting down amendments to the #PlanningBill intended to protect wildlife & habitats from destruction is so reckless & so counterproductive. People didn’t vote Labour for this 👇
Housing secretary tells Labour MPs to vote down planning bill amendment
Amendment restricts protection for animals to allow faster house building
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November 13, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Watching Labour MPs take a wrecking ball to nature makes me so angry & so sad. Their action tonight voting down amendments to the #PlanningBill intended to protect wildlife & habitats from destruction is so reckless & so counterproductive. People didn’t vote Labour for this 👇
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If he does run I really hope his campaign slogan is "Chaos with Ed Miliband".
Verdict of one Labour grandee I just bumped into: “Ed Miliband is the person most likely to be the most next Prime Minister”.
November 13, 2025 at 1:14 PM
If he does run I really hope his campaign slogan is "Chaos with Ed Miliband".
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HA8 8AH (Brendon Court, Stonegrove, Edgware) is - according to the Dull Men’s Centre - the only Greater London postcode which reads the same in a mirror as on paper
November 13, 2025 at 9:11 AM
HA8 8AH (Brendon Court, Stonegrove, Edgware) is - according to the Dull Men’s Centre - the only Greater London postcode which reads the same in a mirror as on paper
Just disgraceful.
Some of the rules that apply to Ghislaine Maxwell’s fellow inmates at Bryan simply do not appear to apply to the late-Jeffrey Epstein’s infamous right-hand woman. https://cnn.it/3LAuWaI
Unlimited toilet paper and special privileges: Inside Ghislaine Maxwell's life in prison | CNN Politics
Some of the rules that apply to Ghislaine Maxwell's fellow inmates at Bryan simply do not appear to apply to the late-Jeffrey Epstein's infamous right-hand woman.
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November 13, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Just disgraceful.
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"If you want a picture of the future, imagine Liz Truss grovelling for the attention of a far-right billionaire - forever"
November 13, 2025 at 2:33 PM
"If you want a picture of the future, imagine Liz Truss grovelling for the attention of a far-right billionaire - forever"
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The American penny will pass away later today after a prolonged illness. It was 238 years old. https://cnn.it/4oYYE7q
November 12, 2025 at 6:34 PM
The American penny will pass away later today after a prolonged illness. It was 238 years old. https://cnn.it/4oYYE7q
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In the mid-1870s Guiseppe De Nittis travelled to London where he painted a series of urban scenes, including the Houses of Parliament - these reflected the innovations he had learned from Edgar Degas who had invited him to participate in the first Impressionist exhibition.
November 12, 2025 at 8:23 PM
In the mid-1870s Guiseppe De Nittis travelled to London where he painted a series of urban scenes, including the Houses of Parliament - these reflected the innovations he had learned from Edgar Degas who had invited him to participate in the first Impressionist exhibition.
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The news is out! Really nice piece by Jack Blackburn of @Times about the genetic study been leading into Hitler’s DNA. It’s been a massive group effort as part of a documentary with the team Blink Films & a huge number of experts! We have to put the caveats in and the article does that nicely.
November 12, 2025 at 6:33 PM
The news is out! Really nice piece by Jack Blackburn of @Times about the genetic study been leading into Hitler’s DNA. It’s been a massive group effort as part of a documentary with the team Blink Films & a huge number of experts! We have to put the caveats in and the article does that nicely.