Ali Harman
@alihar.bsky.social
Retired library and information specialist. Volunteers at Brent Museum and Archives.
Into local and family history. Sings with the amazing Cecil Sharp House Choir.
Plays piano. Knits, reads. Bit of gardening.
She/her.
Into local and family history. Sings with the amazing Cecil Sharp House Choir.
Plays piano. Knits, reads. Bit of gardening.
She/her.
Pinned
Ali Harman
@alihar.bsky.social
· Sep 3
George And Josh Pedal The Planet For UNICEF
Help George Kohler raise money to support UNICEF UK
www.justgiving.com
I've become slightly obsessed with the adventures of these two. Don't think they are here though. Worth a look at their videos, and please donate. www.justgiving.com/page/georgea...
Emma is so good at this
Wow - this guy must be really, REALLY bad with money if an extra £208 per month will “ruin” his retirement.
Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
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Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
🧵1/9
November 29, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Emma is so good at this
That the EFDSS doesn’t have an online shop (like the transport museum) where you can buy all the old Cecil Sharp House posters is a real missed opportunity to raise some funds.
English Folk Dance & Song Society Festival, Royal Albert Hall, 1972 designreviewed.com/artefacts/en...
November 28, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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That the EFDSS doesn’t have an online shop (like the transport museum) where you can buy all the old Cecil Sharp House posters is a real missed opportunity to raise some funds.
English Folk Dance & Song Society Festival, Royal Albert Hall, 1972 designreviewed.com/artefacts/en...
November 21, 2025 at 8:04 PM
That the EFDSS doesn’t have an online shop (like the transport museum) where you can buy all the old Cecil Sharp House posters is a real missed opportunity to raise some funds.
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John Major, "One aspect of reducing immigration would be to make it more palatable for migrants to remain in their own countries"
"That is why the policy of cutting aid and investment to poor countries is a very poor sighted policy"
"That is why the policy of cutting aid and investment to poor countries is a very poor sighted policy"
November 25, 2025 at 6:22 PM
John Major, "One aspect of reducing immigration would be to make it more palatable for migrants to remain in their own countries"
"That is why the policy of cutting aid and investment to poor countries is a very poor sighted policy"
"That is why the policy of cutting aid and investment to poor countries is a very poor sighted policy"
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Still reeling from the Stanford report on Brexit. Reduced GDP by up to 8% and investment by as much as 18%. The UK Treasury would have £40 billion more each year if Britain had remained in the EU. Devastating self-immolation.
The Economic Impact of Brexit
Other
siepr.stanford.edu
November 24, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Still reeling from the Stanford report on Brexit. Reduced GDP by up to 8% and investment by as much as 18%. The UK Treasury would have £40 billion more each year if Britain had remained in the EU. Devastating self-immolation.
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Very proud of former Reform MP, James McMurdock. Who better to stand up for women and girls than a man sent to prison for repeatedly kicking his girlfriend?
November 23, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Very proud of former Reform MP, James McMurdock. Who better to stand up for women and girls than a man sent to prison for repeatedly kicking his girlfriend?
Support this great local bookshop, being threatened by a Waterstones planned to open about 65 yards away.
Argonaut Books - Leith's Independent Bookshop share.google/dNA7CtKg62r2...
Argonaut Books - Leith's Independent Bookshop share.google/dNA7CtKg62r2...
November 23, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Support this great local bookshop, being threatened by a Waterstones planned to open about 65 yards away.
Argonaut Books - Leith's Independent Bookshop share.google/dNA7CtKg62r2...
Argonaut Books - Leith's Independent Bookshop share.google/dNA7CtKg62r2...
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I really cannot recommend this excellent piece on Hammersmith Bridge highly enough
Hammersmith Bridge
Where did 25,000 vehicles go?
nickmaini.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:24 PM
I really cannot recommend this excellent piece on Hammersmith Bridge highly enough
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"Warming is going to exceed 1.5°C. We are heading into overshoot within the next few years": a stark message by PIK Director Rockström & James Dyke in @theconversation.com. Yet, science shows a way back: fossil-fuel phase-out, nature protection, carbon removal.
theconversation.com/the-world-lo...
theconversation.com/the-world-lo...
The world lost the climate gamble. Now it faces a dangerous new reality
The world bet on collective but voluntary action to keep global warming at a safe level.
theconversation.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:07 PM
"Warming is going to exceed 1.5°C. We are heading into overshoot within the next few years": a stark message by PIK Director Rockström & James Dyke in @theconversation.com. Yet, science shows a way back: fossil-fuel phase-out, nature protection, carbon removal.
theconversation.com/the-world-lo...
theconversation.com/the-world-lo...
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Newmarket MP Matt Hancock gave a £37bn Covid testing contract to Jockey Club director Dido Harding, who subcontracted it to Grand National sponsor Randox, employer of Tory MP Owen Paterson, whose late wife chaired Aintree racecourse. That's how the Tories handled the pandemic.
November 22, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Newmarket MP Matt Hancock gave a £37bn Covid testing contract to Jockey Club director Dido Harding, who subcontracted it to Grand National sponsor Randox, employer of Tory MP Owen Paterson, whose late wife chaired Aintree racecourse. That's how the Tories handled the pandemic.
Support this amazing bookshop!
November 21, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Support this amazing bookshop!
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Yesterday Labour won the by-election in the South Bank ward of Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council.
…beating Reform UK by just 24 votes.
…beating Reform UK by just 24 votes.
Labour wins South Bank by-election
Sue Jeffrey, a well known local Labour figure, beat Reform UK by a whisker
northeastbylines.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Yesterday Labour won the by-election in the South Bank ward of Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council.
…beating Reform UK by just 24 votes.
…beating Reform UK by just 24 votes.
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Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist
Brexit Hit to UK Economy Double Official Estimate, Study Finds
Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist.
bloom.bg
November 21, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist
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A very personal story of Covid tragedy and Dominic Cummings, which I wrote early in the pandemic in 2020.
bylinetimes.com/2020/05/27/c...
bylinetimes.com/2020/05/27/c...
Cummings' Contempt for Us All has Revealed the Real Man Behind the Myths
Otto English shares a personal story of tragedy during the lockdown which was unfolding at the same time as Dominic Cummings was conducting his Barnard Castle eye test. My family loves Easter Sunday. ...
bylinetimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:43 PM
A very personal story of Covid tragedy and Dominic Cummings, which I wrote early in the pandemic in 2020.
bylinetimes.com/2020/05/27/c...
bylinetimes.com/2020/05/27/c...
The BBC Director-General is apparently entitled to the use of a car and driver, so no Freedom pass required!
Michael Rosen for DG
November 20, 2025 at 4:17 PM
The BBC Director-General is apparently entitled to the use of a car and driver, so no Freedom pass required!
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This is from Robert Jenrick in 2018.
Sugar tax in UK could be extended to milkshakes, Government warns | London Evening Standard | The Standard share.google/Krie9OhpY7do...
Sugar tax in UK could be extended to milkshakes, Government warns | London Evening Standard | The Standard share.google/Krie9OhpY7do...
Sugar tax could be extended to milkshakes, Government warns
A Treasury minister today said the Government may extend its new sugar tax to sweetened milkshakes if makers do not change unhealthy recipes voluntarily.
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November 17, 2025 at 9:42 AM
This is from Robert Jenrick in 2018.
Sugar tax in UK could be extended to milkshakes, Government warns | London Evening Standard | The Standard share.google/Krie9OhpY7do...
Sugar tax in UK could be extended to milkshakes, Government warns | London Evening Standard | The Standard share.google/Krie9OhpY7do...
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Your periodic reminder that climate change means levels of migration will increase sharply in the coming years and we either find an effective and humane way to manage that or we invite ever more chaos and suffering.
November 17, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Your periodic reminder that climate change means levels of migration will increase sharply in the coming years and we either find an effective and humane way to manage that or we invite ever more chaos and suffering.
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The murder rate in London is now the lowest in decades, perhaps centuries. (The Times)
November 16, 2025 at 1:27 PM
The murder rate in London is now the lowest in decades, perhaps centuries. (The Times)
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On the eve of last year’s General Election, an RPO survey found that 76% of adults want to ‘see the new Government do more to support arts and culture in Britain’. This has now risen to 85%. Survey says that public wants to see decisive action on music access, provision and funding.
bit.ly/3WWIaRt
bit.ly/3WWIaRt
Eight in 10 adults call for more government support for the arts
A new RPO survey reveals a rise in the number of people who want to see more Government support for arts and culture in Britain
bit.ly
November 13, 2025 at 3:28 PM
On the eve of last year’s General Election, an RPO survey found that 76% of adults want to ‘see the new Government do more to support arts and culture in Britain’. This has now risen to 85%. Survey says that public wants to see decisive action on music access, provision and funding.
bit.ly/3WWIaRt
bit.ly/3WWIaRt
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It's time to taken action to get these things off our roads FULL STOP.
Absolutely nobody needs one.
I lived in the Highland of Scotland for more than 20 years and absolutely nobody who went off-road used one because they were too big, too heavy, too wide, and didn't have buck/boot space
Absolutely nobody needs one.
I lived in the Highland of Scotland for more than 20 years and absolutely nobody who went off-road used one because they were too big, too heavy, too wide, and didn't have buck/boot space
Leading medical publication the British Medical Journal recognises SUVs as a danger to public health in a new editorial co-authored by T&E’s James Nix: bit.ly/4hVDlBC
Large SUVs are a danger to pedestrians, cyclists & other drivers.
It's time to take action to reduce their presence in urban areas.
Large SUVs are a danger to pedestrians, cyclists & other drivers.
It's time to take action to reduce their presence in urban areas.
November 12, 2025 at 3:31 PM
It's time to taken action to get these things off our roads FULL STOP.
Absolutely nobody needs one.
I lived in the Highland of Scotland for more than 20 years and absolutely nobody who went off-road used one because they were too big, too heavy, too wide, and didn't have buck/boot space
Absolutely nobody needs one.
I lived in the Highland of Scotland for more than 20 years and absolutely nobody who went off-road used one because they were too big, too heavy, too wide, and didn't have buck/boot space
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Emeritus Professor Chris Grey on the links between the Prescott memo which brought down the BBC's DG and Head of News, the History Reclaimed lobby group which is associated with the Tufton Street linked, Telegraph boosted, would be entryists Restore Trust and the wider world of "Brexitism".
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 3:55 PM
Emeritus Professor Chris Grey on the links between the Prescott memo which brought down the BBC's DG and Head of News, the History Reclaimed lobby group which is associated with the Tufton Street linked, Telegraph boosted, would be entryists Restore Trust and the wider world of "Brexitism".
Michael Rosen for DG
November 10, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Michael Rosen for DG
November 10, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Michael Rosen for DG
#Souleymane'sStory Wow. Such a powerful film.
November 9, 2025 at 7:52 PM
#Souleymane'sStory Wow. Such a powerful film.