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Tim Barraclough
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Greyish socialist with green tendencies. Soul, reggae, indie, jazz, classical, not much I wouldn’t listen to. MDANT 🇵🇸
Our cellar has a new occupant. Is he/she looking for somewhere to hibernate? Any herpetologists out there?
November 15, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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As Reform councillors back
the formation of vigilante groups
to protect women and girls ...
November 15, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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Freed Palestinian child prisoners recount torture in Israeli custody
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www.middleeasteye.net
November 15, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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If I came from a family that has held a seat in House of Lords for 7 generations and used it to protect their vast empire from Tax and Inheritance Tax.

I probably wouldn't be complaining about free bus passes for Senior Citizens.

You'd look ridiculous.
November 14, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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Sadly this #Labour govt has championed the destruction of vast swathes of East Suffolk's #AONB & "The coastline of Suffolk- often thought of the best in the country" for Sizewell C.
No longer a place of "coastal calm" nor one of "the best places to retire to"
www.eadt.co.uk/news/2561903...
Suffolk named one of the best place to retire to in the UK
The Suffolk coast has been named one of the best places to retire to in the UK.
www.eadt.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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This is as bad as anything proposed by Reform.

Leaving refugees in permanent limbo and unable to build a new life in the UK would be a complete abdication of our humanitarian responsibilities

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK set to limit refugees to temporary stays
Shabana Mahmood is expected to say the era of permanent protection for refugees is over, in major changes to the UK's asylum and immigration system.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 6:43 AM
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Sybil Andrews,
The Gale (1930)
Linocut, Art Deco style print from the Modernist Printmaker
#ReframingWomenPrintmakers
September 28, 2025 at 5:28 AM
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'Perhaps we are now only really re-imagining Another Green World to fit our modern day concerns.'

Many Happy Returns to #BrianEno's Another Green World, which turns 50 today!

buff.ly/NE2Aa9Y
November 14, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Hen Harrier Susie, whose chicks were stamped to death on a Yorkshire Dales grouse moor in 2022, has been found dead on a N Pennines grouse moor with gunshot injuries.

18+ months of silence about this crime from the police & Natural England.

#RaptorResearch

raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/11/14/h...
Hen Harrier ‘Susie’, whose chicks were stamped to death in 2022, has been found dead on a North Pennines grouse moor with gunshot injuries
If ever there was an example demonstrating the high level of persecution faced by Hen Harriers on UK grouse moors, the lack of consequences for the offenders, and the lack of justice for the victim…
raptorpersecutionuk.org
November 14, 2025 at 7:48 AM
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November 13, 2025 at 6:25 PM
www.setlist.fm/setlist/carl...
If you’re looking for a gig to go to with a mighty fine set list, then this might be the one. Several UK shows at the end of this month.
Highly recommended. 💥💥💥💥
November 13, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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If **Jeffrey Epstein** thinks you're a evil and demented sociopath, the odds are overwhelming that you are, in fact, an evil and demented sociopath.
November 13, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Keeping left in Berlin.
November 13, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Some bits of Berlin from the weekend
November 12, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Very pleased to hear that European Sleeper are taking over the soon to be discontinued Paris-Berlin route and restarting it next spring. Had a great trip with them last week Brussels-Berlin. That should mean Brussels-Berlin will be 6x/week.👏👏
November 12, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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BREAKING: European Sleeper will start a Paris-Berlin sleeper train from 26 March 2026, after Nightjet pulls out in December.
It'll run via Brussels (with Eurostar connection from London) 3 times a week. This + existing train = Brussels-Berlin 6 times a week. www.europeansleeper.eu/paris
November 12, 2025 at 7:16 AM
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🧵On our revelations today about the BBC Coup and the Prescott Dossier.

The leaked ‘BBC Bias’ memo Trump used to attack the BBC was authored by Michael Prescott — a Hanover lobbyist paid by US tech/media giants tied to Trump. Full story: bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/b... 1/12
'BBC Bias' Memo Was Authored by Lobbyist Tied to Pro-Trump Tech Giants
The leaked memo that fuelled Trump’s attack on the BBC was written by a lobbyist at a firm paid by US tech giants tied to the President
bylinetimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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I Cannot Unsee the Photos of the Tortured Palestinian Hostages Returned by Israel

@dianabuttu.bsky.social asks: Where is the outrage, the coverage even, of the mutilated Palestinian bodies that the Israelis finally released as part of this 'ceasefire' deal?

zeteo.com/p/israel-ret...
Crushed Legs. Gunshot Wounds to the Head. Shackled: Israel Returns Mutilated Palestinian Bodies
Where is the outrage, the coverage even, of the mutilated Palestinian bodies, with crushed legs and gunshot wounds to the head, that the Israelis finally released as part of this 'ceasefire' deal?
zeteo.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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November 11, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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EXCLUSIVE: My @bylinetimes.bsky.social investigation reveals: 'memo' which sparked President Donald Trump to threaten a $1bn lawsuit against BBC was written by lobbyist at firm paid by pro-Trump tech giants and Trump donors bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/b...
'BBC Bias' Memo Was Authored by Lobbyist Tied to Pro-Trump Tech Giants
The leaked memo that fuelled Trump’s attack on the BBC was written by a lobbyist at a firm paid by US tech giants tied to the President
bylinetimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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I'm not sure if others have noticed this, but interesting that one of the Prescott criticisms of the BBC is based on those of the 'History Reclaimed' group, which is also associated with the 'Restore Trust' group's attacks on & so far unsuccessful attempts to take control of the National Trust. 1/3
November 11, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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It’s already started - the BBC allows Newsmax boss to opine about bias, suggest some of the Jan 6 mob were merely innocent tourists visiting Congress, without pushback
November 11, 2025 at 8:35 AM