Olwen
@borsetshireblue.bsky.social
Here for BBC Radio 4 show The Archers. She/her. 🇬🇧🏳️🌈🇪🇺
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Olwen
@borsetshireblue.bsky.social
· Jul 17
Please do not @ me on here to solicit money. Doing so will earn you a block.
Sorry if that seems harsh, but I have no way of knowing you are who you say you are.
I’m a part time worker on minimum wage and I donate only to selected official charities registered with the Charities Commission
Sorry if that seems harsh, but I have no way of knowing you are who you say you are.
I’m a part time worker on minimum wage and I donate only to selected official charities registered with the Charities Commission
I concur. Effects aren’t earth shattering, but definitely shorten recovery time 👍
Nasal saline irrigation decreases how long you're sick with a cold and reduces viral spread to others. It also cuts unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions, a major driver of antibiotic resistance. A physician explains the science behind this 5,000-year-old practice. buff.ly/3niBdIo
Recent studies prove the ancient practice of nasal irrigation is effective at fighting the common cold
Nasal irrigation has been used to treat the common cold for thousands of years, and modern science shows that it works.
theconversation.com
November 15, 2025 at 5:54 AM
I concur. Effects aren’t earth shattering, but definitely shorten recovery time 👍
#thearchers It sounds as though Amber’s mum and dad are the type of pushy parents who live vicariously through their child’s achievements. No wonder Amber likes the more relaxed and accepting Grundy style of parenting
November 15, 2025 at 5:47 AM
#thearchers It sounds as though Amber’s mum and dad are the type of pushy parents who live vicariously through their child’s achievements. No wonder Amber likes the more relaxed and accepting Grundy style of parenting
Don’t think this applies to lodgers such as myself, who live in a home shared with landlord, but very good news nonetheless
Anyway, here is some good news. I know landlords hate this, but renters need some security about the roof over their heads
#BBCNews - Renters’ Rights Act: No-fault evictions banned from May 2026
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
November 14, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Don’t think this applies to lodgers such as myself, who live in a home shared with landlord, but very good news nonetheless
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How can you spend three weeks telling MPs, you can't do XYZ because the markets think we are too in hoc to our backbenchers - and then do this?
All the whips, advisors, external experts who have been faithfully disseminating this made to look like mugs.
All the whips, advisors, external experts who have been faithfully disseminating this made to look like mugs.
November 13, 2025 at 11:15 PM
How can you spend three weeks telling MPs, you can't do XYZ because the markets think we are too in hoc to our backbenchers - and then do this?
All the whips, advisors, external experts who have been faithfully disseminating this made to look like mugs.
All the whips, advisors, external experts who have been faithfully disseminating this made to look like mugs.
For the love of gawd, just put the blinking income tax up and stop messing about!
Yay, the even worse option of lots of small taxes upsetting noisy lobby groups.
Big scoop by my colleagues, this:
November 14, 2025 at 12:37 AM
For the love of gawd, just put the blinking income tax up and stop messing about!
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The fact that this person remains Health Secretary is objectively one of the most significant British political scandals of the post-Covid era. But because he's doing something the media barons like, everyone has decided it's fine.
Health Secretary Wes Streeting says that the British Medical Association, which represents Britain's doctors, is a threat to the NHS. Streeting took a record £225k from private healthcare-related donors in just two years.
British Medical Association ‘threat to future of NHS’, says Streeting ahead of doctors’ strike
Health secretary accuses doctors’ union of ‘cartel-like behaviour’ and tells it to ‘get real’ over pay demands
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:46 AM
The fact that this person remains Health Secretary is objectively one of the most significant British political scandals of the post-Covid era. But because he's doing something the media barons like, everyone has decided it's fine.
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If you “don’t do politics,” politics will do you.
VOTE in every election. 💪 If our votes didn't matter, The Man wouldn't constantly be trying to take away voting rights. 🌊 #PowerToThePeople
November 13, 2025 at 8:24 AM
If you “don’t do politics,” politics will do you.
I’m just gonna plug the Ely, MN live webcam again; just go to https://www.youtube.com/live/CevQg8IoInI?si=AgBav8nb9mD436PK, it’s worth it. I have it playing in a corner.
November 13, 2025 at 5:58 AM
So stuff like this is the real reason why A M-B was stripped of all his princely titles. It wasn’t just about what was in the public domain at the time. It was also about what the Royals knew was still to come
November 13, 2025 at 12:00 AM
So stuff like this is the real reason why A M-B was stripped of all his princely titles. It wasn’t just about what was in the public domain at the time. It was also about what the Royals knew was still to come
Surprising to hear Mr Gordon dropping his ‘h’s when Amber is quite cut-glass #thearchers
November 12, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Surprising to hear Mr Gordon dropping his ‘h’s when Amber is quite cut-glass #thearchers
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Epstein emails allege Trump ‘spent hours’ with victim of sex trafficking
Epstein emails allege Trump ‘spent hours’ with victim of sex trafficking
Communications released by House Democrats allege that Trump was more aware of Epstein’s illicit activities than the president has said
www.irishtimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Epstein emails allege Trump ‘spent hours’ with victim of sex trafficking
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NEW
The letter the BBC could send back to Trump
A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim
By me. Enjoy.
emptycity.substack.com/p/the-letter...
The letter the BBC could send back to Trump
A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim
By me. Enjoy.
emptycity.substack.com/p/the-letter...
The letter the BBC could send back to Trump
A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim
emptycity.substack.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:00 PM
NEW
The letter the BBC could send back to Trump
A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim
By me. Enjoy.
emptycity.substack.com/p/the-letter...
The letter the BBC could send back to Trump
A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim
By me. Enjoy.
emptycity.substack.com/p/the-letter...
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I stand corrected. Am gobsmacked tbh. Never seen anything like it
#auroraborealis #aurora #northernlights
#auroraborealis #aurora #northernlights
November 12, 2025 at 3:35 AM
I stand corrected. Am gobsmacked tbh. Never seen anything like it
#auroraborealis #aurora #northernlights
#auroraborealis #aurora #northernlights
Do any of my followers experience pain when going for a mammogram? I’m talking actual pain, not just physical discomfort.
You are the first person I have 'met' to say it doesn't hurt. Most women, and radiographers, I have spoken to are aware of the unpleasantness women experience during mammograms - which are always worth going to, given cancer is a whole lot worse.
November 11, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Do any of my followers experience pain when going for a mammogram? I’m talking actual pain, not just physical discomfort.
Anyone who thinks accidental prison releases are Labour’s fault should think again.
Austerity ideology reduced the prisons budget by 22% & staffing levels by 30% 2011-2017.
A lot of expertise was lost.
More pressure increased sickness & attrition.
Less experienced officers are less efficient.
Austerity ideology reduced the prisons budget by 22% & staffing levels by 30% 2011-2017.
A lot of expertise was lost.
More pressure increased sickness & attrition.
Less experienced officers are less efficient.
November 11, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Anyone who thinks accidental prison releases are Labour’s fault should think again.
Austerity ideology reduced the prisons budget by 22% & staffing levels by 30% 2011-2017.
A lot of expertise was lost.
More pressure increased sickness & attrition.
Less experienced officers are less efficient.
Austerity ideology reduced the prisons budget by 22% & staffing levels by 30% 2011-2017.
A lot of expertise was lost.
More pressure increased sickness & attrition.
Less experienced officers are less efficient.
Hmmmmm 😒
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November 10, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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Blimey is Will the new Golden Chequebook of Ambridge? 😏 #thearchers
November 10, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Blimey is Will the new Golden Chequebook of Ambridge? 😏 #thearchers
I should be working but it’s Monday and I’m bored so here’s #badbathrooms
The shower cubicle is so creepy… there’s just something about it
The shower cubicle is so creepy… there’s just something about it
November 10, 2025 at 2:15 PM
I should be working but it’s Monday and I’m bored so here’s #badbathrooms
The shower cubicle is so creepy… there’s just something about it
The shower cubicle is so creepy… there’s just something about it
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Having Robbie Gibb on the BBC Board is like having Farage as a member of the European Parliament
He is on the board but wants it gone
He is on the board but wants it gone
November 10, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Having Robbie Gibb on the BBC Board is like having Farage as a member of the European Parliament
He is on the board but wants it gone
He is on the board but wants it gone
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Enjoy the Sunday caption contest. Give away ❤️s, retweet to encourage more competitors, include #GirlsOwnCC
November 9, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Enjoy the Sunday caption contest. Give away ❤️s, retweet to encourage more competitors, include #GirlsOwnCC
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“They don’t want us to be here, but we are here: to show solidarity with people whose livelihoods, whose homes are under threat, and to tell their story and to do what we can to witness for peace and justice in this land" #ArchbishopofYork #WestBank #Israel #Palestine
Israeli police order C of E delegation to leave West Bank village after stand-off with armed settlers
Archbishop of York’s pastoral visit to the south Hebron hills was cut short
www.churchtimes.co.uk
November 9, 2025 at 11:32 PM
“They don’t want us to be here, but we are here: to show solidarity with people whose livelihoods, whose homes are under threat, and to tell their story and to do what we can to witness for peace and justice in this land" #ArchbishopofYork #WestBank #Israel #Palestine
#badbathrooms One million quid for an urn that’s just *asking* to be knocked over?
Hope they’re not keeping Great-Uncle Wilfred’s ashes in there 😏
Hope they’re not keeping Great-Uncle Wilfred’s ashes in there 😏
November 9, 2025 at 5:16 PM
#badbathrooms One million quid for an urn that’s just *asking* to be knocked over?
Hope they’re not keeping Great-Uncle Wilfred’s ashes in there 😏
Hope they’re not keeping Great-Uncle Wilfred’s ashes in there 😏
Just got off the phone from the friend who invited me to house-share with her when she moved north. She’s moving back to the Midlands.
I’m disappointed but not surprised, as I knew she was struggling to settle down in the north. Not easy moving regions is it!
I’m disappointed but not surprised, as I knew she was struggling to settle down in the north. Not easy moving regions is it!
November 9, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Just got off the phone from the friend who invited me to house-share with her when she moved north. She’s moving back to the Midlands.
I’m disappointed but not surprised, as I knew she was struggling to settle down in the north. Not easy moving regions is it!
I’m disappointed but not surprised, as I knew she was struggling to settle down in the north. Not easy moving regions is it!