Barry Tong
@barytonhg.bsky.social
Player of early stringed instruments including baryton; painter of mostly portraits.
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£18 - hourly rate for a resident doctor after the 29% rise
£24 - hourly rate for a physicians assistant
If you're ok with assistants earning more than actual doctors, congratulations, you've fallen for Streeting and Starmer's attack on the people who will keep you safe when you fall ill, doctors
£24 - hourly rate for a physicians assistant
If you're ok with assistants earning more than actual doctors, congratulations, you've fallen for Streeting and Starmer's attack on the people who will keep you safe when you fall ill, doctors
December 18, 2025 at 3:10 PM
£18 - hourly rate for a resident doctor after the 29% rise
£24 - hourly rate for a physicians assistant
If you're ok with assistants earning more than actual doctors, congratulations, you've fallen for Streeting and Starmer's attack on the people who will keep you safe when you fall ill, doctors
£24 - hourly rate for a physicians assistant
If you're ok with assistants earning more than actual doctors, congratulations, you've fallen for Streeting and Starmer's attack on the people who will keep you safe when you fall ill, doctors
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This Atlantic hazelwood on the western edge of the island of Eigg is one of the rarest and most precious in #ScotlandsRainforest. These woods are often unrecorded so our team has been making site visits to rectify that this year. @asrainforest.bsky.social
December 18, 2025 at 9:35 AM
This Atlantic hazelwood on the western edge of the island of Eigg is one of the rarest and most precious in #ScotlandsRainforest. These woods are often unrecorded so our team has been making site visits to rectify that this year. @asrainforest.bsky.social
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NEWS | Early Music finds a new home in The Peak District
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@buxtonfestival.bsky.social
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@buxtonfestival.bsky.social
News | Early Music finds a new home in the Peak District | Continuo Connect
Your guide to early music: concerts, festivals, articles, interviews, and artist profiles. Discover renaissance, baroque, classical and more.
go.continuoconnect.com
December 18, 2025 at 9:44 AM
NEWS | Early Music finds a new home in The Peak District
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@buxtonfestival.bsky.social
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Yews are poisonous to livestock and graveyards are often enclosed, so planting them there was a good way to keep animals from grazing on consecrated ground.
More on the fascinating life of yew trees 👉 buff.ly/u66lKF4 2/2
More on the fascinating life of yew trees 👉 buff.ly/u66lKF4 2/2
Ancient Yew Trees: The UK's Oldest Yews - Woodland Trust
Often associated with immortality, a yew tree can live for thousands of years. Here are some of the oldest yews in the UK.
buff.ly
December 10, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Yews are poisonous to livestock and graveyards are often enclosed, so planting them there was a good way to keep animals from grazing on consecrated ground.
More on the fascinating life of yew trees 👉 buff.ly/u66lKF4 2/2
More on the fascinating life of yew trees 👉 buff.ly/u66lKF4 2/2
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"In the ashes of war... Europe pulled together to create collaborative bodies designed to prevent a repeat of the horrors of Nazi Germany.
One such body was the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)."
One such body was the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)."
Remembrance: 75 years of the ECHR
The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) celebrates its 75th birthday this month – like all elders, it has a lifetime of wisdom to share
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
December 3, 2025 at 9:11 AM
"In the ashes of war... Europe pulled together to create collaborative bodies designed to prevent a repeat of the horrors of Nazi Germany.
One such body was the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)."
One such body was the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)."
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Keir Starmer, "Tax rises do make life harder for people, I understand that, it's obvious"
It's also obvious that a wealth tax of 1% on those with £10m+ would NOT make life harder for the rich - thats also obvious 🤷♂️
It's also obvious that a wealth tax of 1% on those with £10m+ would NOT make life harder for the rich - thats also obvious 🤷♂️
December 1, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Keir Starmer, "Tax rises do make life harder for people, I understand that, it's obvious"
It's also obvious that a wealth tax of 1% on those with £10m+ would NOT make life harder for the rich - thats also obvious 🤷♂️
It's also obvious that a wealth tax of 1% on those with £10m+ would NOT make life harder for the rich - thats also obvious 🤷♂️
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Increased toxicity from plastic pollution in a warmer climate is highly likely to be affecting whole ecosystems, with potentially disproportionate impacts on apex predators such as orcas.
Plastic pollution: a crisis requiring systemic change
Plastic pollution is worsened by warming climate and must be stemmed, researchers warn
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Increased toxicity from plastic pollution in a warmer climate is highly likely to be affecting whole ecosystems, with potentially disproportionate impacts on apex predators such as orcas.
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"Instead of unbroken golden sand, the shoreline is littered with millions of tiny plastic pellets – bio-beads – spilled into the sea by Southern Water and now washing up in waves. They are a chilling reminder of how fragile our environment is, and how carelessly some treat it." Worth a read ⤵️
A scar on a beloved place and a stark warning: if we let this pass quietly, it will happen again | Mick Channon
The Camber Sands bio-beads disaster
A scar on a beloved place and a stark warning: if we let this pass quietly, it will happen again
sussexbylines.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 6:03 PM
"Instead of unbroken golden sand, the shoreline is littered with millions of tiny plastic pellets – bio-beads – spilled into the sea by Southern Water and now washing up in waves. They are a chilling reminder of how fragile our environment is, and how carelessly some treat it." Worth a read ⤵️
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A scar on a beloved place and a stark warning: if we let this pass quietly, it will happen again | Mick Channon
The Camber Sands bio-beads disaster
A scar on a beloved place and a stark warning: if we let this pass quietly, it will happen again
sussexbylines.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 7:14 AM
A scar on a beloved place and a stark warning: if we let this pass quietly, it will happen again | Mick Channon
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Some early Built by Sound concept art by the brilliant JP Sandoval gives you a first look at our incredible set. From early design to the real deal, these spaces are exploding with vibrant colours & rich textures.
The experience launches next week. Grab your tickets now through the link in our bio.
The experience launches next week. Grab your tickets now through the link in our bio.
November 18, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Some early Built by Sound concept art by the brilliant JP Sandoval gives you a first look at our incredible set. From early design to the real deal, these spaces are exploding with vibrant colours & rich textures.
The experience launches next week. Grab your tickets now through the link in our bio.
The experience launches next week. Grab your tickets now through the link in our bio.
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Gary Stevenson, "You cannot allow the richest people in your society to take a bigger share, in economies with almost no growth, and not expect ordinary families to get poorer"
"The reason ordinary families and the gov get poorer year after year is because of this massively increasing inequality"
"The reason ordinary families and the gov get poorer year after year is because of this massively increasing inequality"
November 19, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Gary Stevenson, "You cannot allow the richest people in your society to take a bigger share, in economies with almost no growth, and not expect ordinary families to get poorer"
"The reason ordinary families and the gov get poorer year after year is because of this massively increasing inequality"
"The reason ordinary families and the gov get poorer year after year is because of this massively increasing inequality"
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November 18, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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A response to Matt Goodwin on small boat refugees (with record of crime in Germany) committing crime (rape) in the UK.
November 14, 2025 at 1:57 PM
A response to Matt Goodwin on small boat refugees (with record of crime in Germany) committing crime (rape) in the UK.
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One week to go!
Built by Sound is a mixed-reality experience exploring how British South Asian communities in the 70s & ’80s found joy in defiance, in community & in music. Created by No Ghost & @dialledin.bsky.social with @bradford2025.co.uk
Get your tickets now
bradford2025.co.uk/event/built-...
Built by Sound is a mixed-reality experience exploring how British South Asian communities in the 70s & ’80s found joy in defiance, in community & in music. Created by No Ghost & @dialledin.bsky.social with @bradford2025.co.uk
Get your tickets now
bradford2025.co.uk/event/built-...
Built by Sound | Bradford 2025
A mixed reality experience where memory moves to a beat.
bradford2025.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 3:49 PM
One week to go!
Built by Sound is a mixed-reality experience exploring how British South Asian communities in the 70s & ’80s found joy in defiance, in community & in music. Created by No Ghost & @dialledin.bsky.social with @bradford2025.co.uk
Get your tickets now
bradford2025.co.uk/event/built-...
Built by Sound is a mixed-reality experience exploring how British South Asian communities in the 70s & ’80s found joy in defiance, in community & in music. Created by No Ghost & @dialledin.bsky.social with @bradford2025.co.uk
Get your tickets now
bradford2025.co.uk/event/built-...
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A beautiful early evening sky over the South West of #Edinburgh, taken a couple of days ago (it's cloudy and pouring with rain today sadly!)
November 13, 2025 at 4:07 PM
A beautiful early evening sky over the South West of #Edinburgh, taken a couple of days ago (it's cloudy and pouring with rain today sadly!)
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Redgrave and Lopham Fen on the Suffolk-Norfolk border last weekend. Beautiful.
November 13, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Redgrave and Lopham Fen on the Suffolk-Norfolk border last weekend. Beautiful.
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‼️ "Yorkshire Water was privatised in 1989 under the Water Act, launched debt-free and promoted as the start of a new, efficient era.
…Today, the company carries almost £7bn in debt."
…Today, the company carries almost £7bn in debt."
Yorkshire Water: it’s time to end the rip-off
Handing the company back to local people would return both control and value to those who need it most
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 11:09 AM
‼️ "Yorkshire Water was privatised in 1989 under the Water Act, launched debt-free and promoted as the start of a new, efficient era.
…Today, the company carries almost £7bn in debt."
…Today, the company carries almost £7bn in debt."
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"This entire saga has a smell hanging over it. The people of Teesside, Hartlepool and Darlington are no fools. That smell will not go away until there is a full, transparent and independent inquiry."
Teesworks scandal: a dark tale of public wealth lost and private gain
Teesworks - a story that reads like a screenplay for a dark political drama
northeastbylines.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 10:28 AM
"This entire saga has a smell hanging over it. The people of Teesside, Hartlepool and Darlington are no fools. That smell will not go away until there is a full, transparent and independent inquiry."
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Lovely. 👏👏👏
November 7, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Lovely. 👏👏👏
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This patch used to be “tidy.”
Now it’s a foxglove forest humming with insects — all from doing less, not more.
Wildlife gardening isn’t about perfection. It’s about giving nature permission.
If you grabbed the wildlife gardening starter guide from my earlier post, show me your wildest corner.
Now it’s a foxglove forest humming with insects — all from doing less, not more.
Wildlife gardening isn’t about perfection. It’s about giving nature permission.
If you grabbed the wildlife gardening starter guide from my earlier post, show me your wildest corner.
November 5, 2025 at 6:46 PM
This patch used to be “tidy.”
Now it’s a foxglove forest humming with insects — all from doing less, not more.
Wildlife gardening isn’t about perfection. It’s about giving nature permission.
If you grabbed the wildlife gardening starter guide from my earlier post, show me your wildest corner.
Now it’s a foxglove forest humming with insects — all from doing less, not more.
Wildlife gardening isn’t about perfection. It’s about giving nature permission.
If you grabbed the wildlife gardening starter guide from my earlier post, show me your wildest corner.
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A real life art adventure for Waldy and Bendy today, ably guided by Producer Thea, at the National Gallery’s new Joseph Wright of Derby exhibition. Podcast out on Thursday.
November 4, 2025 at 6:14 PM
A real life art adventure for Waldy and Bendy today, ably guided by Producer Thea, at the National Gallery’s new Joseph Wright of Derby exhibition. Podcast out on Thursday.
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Step aboard the ISS 🌌 in an immense concoction of VR, MR, and 8K footage from orbit.
We’re proud to have collaborated with Felix & Paul Studios on *Space Explorers: Ultimate Edition*—an awe-inspiring journey that celebrates our past, present, and future in space. 🚀
Now on Meta Quest!
We’re proud to have collaborated with Felix & Paul Studios on *Space Explorers: Ultimate Edition*—an awe-inspiring journey that celebrates our past, present, and future in space. 🚀
Now on Meta Quest!
Space Explorers Ultimate Edition on Meta Quest
✨ Experience an awe-inspiring journey to space with Space Explorers Ultimate Edition — a revolutionary new chapter of the acclaimed franchise.
Upgraded Cinematic Content: Emmy-award-winning cinematic...
www.meta.com
November 4, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Step aboard the ISS 🌌 in an immense concoction of VR, MR, and 8K footage from orbit.
We’re proud to have collaborated with Felix & Paul Studios on *Space Explorers: Ultimate Edition*—an awe-inspiring journey that celebrates our past, present, and future in space. 🚀
Now on Meta Quest!
We’re proud to have collaborated with Felix & Paul Studios on *Space Explorers: Ultimate Edition*—an awe-inspiring journey that celebrates our past, present, and future in space. 🚀
Now on Meta Quest!
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A stunning view of Saturn captured by the James Webb Space Telescope — showcasing the planet’s golden rings and breathtaking beauty in incredible detail!
November 3, 2025 at 11:38 PM
A stunning view of Saturn captured by the James Webb Space Telescope — showcasing the planet’s golden rings and breathtaking beauty in incredible detail!
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Climate change in the Midlands is a serious local concern.
Climate change is a global emergency, but its impacts and solutions must also be a local priority for the Midlands.
Climate change is a global emergency, but its impacts and solutions must also be a local priority for the Midlands.
Climate change in the Midlands is a serious local concern
Climate change is a global emergency, but its impacts and solutions must also be a local priority for the Midlands
centralbylines.co.uk
October 28, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Climate change in the Midlands is a serious local concern.
Climate change is a global emergency, but its impacts and solutions must also be a local priority for the Midlands.
Climate change is a global emergency, but its impacts and solutions must also be a local priority for the Midlands.