Freya Barnes
@freyabarnes.bsky.social
I do PR & storytelling for social change. Comms counsel to charities, think tanks & public figures. Previously Engage Britain, Shelter.
Nature & politics. Weird about The Beatles. Aspiring goat owner🐐
freyabarnespr.co.uk
Nature & politics. Weird about The Beatles. Aspiring goat owner🐐
freyabarnespr.co.uk
Good morning. Have you, like me, just realised your 'quiet week' now contains 11 meetings, endless redrafts and a migraine?
Please take ten minutes with your favourite mug to sit in the sunshine. It will make everything so much easier to face
Please take ten minutes with your favourite mug to sit in the sunshine. It will make everything so much easier to face
May 22, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Good morning. Have you, like me, just realised your 'quiet week' now contains 11 meetings, endless redrafts and a migraine?
Please take ten minutes with your favourite mug to sit in the sunshine. It will make everything so much easier to face
Please take ten minutes with your favourite mug to sit in the sunshine. It will make everything so much easier to face
So excited to dive into this new @ianleslie.bsky.social book. I've always found the Lennon McCartney relationship endlessly fascinating, touching, extraordinary in its impact on the world. Glad that finally their story is being properly told.
March 29, 2025 at 1:28 PM
So excited to dive into this new @ianleslie.bsky.social book. I've always found the Lennon McCartney relationship endlessly fascinating, touching, extraordinary in its impact on the world. Glad that finally their story is being properly told.
Why do some campaigns fail to shift public opinion, while others break through?
Research last week from @moreincommonuk.bsky.social shows progressive activists (like me and lots of you) are less likely to collaborate with political rivals than other groups. That’s a huge problem 🧵
Research last week from @moreincommonuk.bsky.social shows progressive activists (like me and lots of you) are less likely to collaborate with political rivals than other groups. That’s a huge problem 🧵
March 3, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Why do some campaigns fail to shift public opinion, while others break through?
Research last week from @moreincommonuk.bsky.social shows progressive activists (like me and lots of you) are less likely to collaborate with political rivals than other groups. That’s a huge problem 🧵
Research last week from @moreincommonuk.bsky.social shows progressive activists (like me and lots of you) are less likely to collaborate with political rivals than other groups. That’s a huge problem 🧵
Have I found the loveliest coffee place to work from in London?
February 19, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Have I found the loveliest coffee place to work from in London?
Sometimes you just can't beat a good hut.
February 2, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Sometimes you just can't beat a good hut.
Twitter is a mess. We all know it. That’s why most of us aren’t there anymore.
I saw this quote in Politico today and, very painfully, being in charity comms and campaigns I have to agree.
Twitter still shapes headlines. Politicians and bad actors use it to push narratives. So what do we do?🧵
I saw this quote in Politico today and, very painfully, being in charity comms and campaigns I have to agree.
Twitter still shapes headlines. Politicians and bad actors use it to push narratives. So what do we do?🧵
January 30, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Twitter is a mess. We all know it. That’s why most of us aren’t there anymore.
I saw this quote in Politico today and, very painfully, being in charity comms and campaigns I have to agree.
Twitter still shapes headlines. Politicians and bad actors use it to push narratives. So what do we do?🧵
I saw this quote in Politico today and, very painfully, being in charity comms and campaigns I have to agree.
Twitter still shapes headlines. Politicians and bad actors use it to push narratives. So what do we do?🧵
The simple pleasure of a cup of coffee, a blank page and an unexpectedly sunny day.
Even January can have its moments..
Even January can have its moments..
January 16, 2025 at 12:38 PM
The simple pleasure of a cup of coffee, a blank page and an unexpectedly sunny day.
Even January can have its moments..
Even January can have its moments..
Happy twixmas from this very soggy cow
December 30, 2024 at 12:35 PM
Happy twixmas from this very soggy cow
What a view to wake up to on Christmas morning! Have a wonderful day all - and love to anyone for whom this is a difficult time of year.
December 25, 2024 at 12:19 PM
What a view to wake up to on Christmas morning! Have a wonderful day all - and love to anyone for whom this is a difficult time of year.
All my life I will never forget seeing Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr playing together. It's every Beatles fan dream Christmas gift. I'm overjoyed
December 20, 2024 at 2:30 PM
All my life I will never forget seeing Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr playing together. It's every Beatles fan dream Christmas gift. I'm overjoyed
Seeing Macca for the second time and can decisively say he is a god
December 19, 2024 at 9:52 PM
Seeing Macca for the second time and can decisively say he is a god
Had a brilliant evening watching the UK preview of A Complete Unknown at the BFI. Timothee Chalamlet is astoundingly good. 10/10. Would recommend to a friend
December 18, 2024 at 11:09 PM
Had a brilliant evening watching the UK preview of A Complete Unknown at the BFI. Timothee Chalamlet is astoundingly good. 10/10. Would recommend to a friend
First time I've seen the sun in a week and it's fucking glorious
December 14, 2024 at 1:26 PM
First time I've seen the sun in a week and it's fucking glorious
For all talk about the rise of the far right, it's reassuring to see the British public by and large aren't having it
December 12, 2024 at 5:56 PM
For all talk about the rise of the far right, it's reassuring to see the British public by and large aren't having it
Been a Beatles fan since I was very small, and the absolute joy this week of seeing Paul McCartney in Paris.. honestly I've only just recovered enough to speak about it..
December 8, 2024 at 8:41 AM
Been a Beatles fan since I was very small, and the absolute joy this week of seeing Paul McCartney in Paris.. honestly I've only just recovered enough to speak about it..
Being by the sea makes even the gloomiest of days feel beautiful
November 23, 2024 at 9:58 AM
Being by the sea makes even the gloomiest of days feel beautiful
Post you from a different era (1996 - sulky teenager)
November 22, 2024 at 5:58 PM
Post you from a different era (1996 - sulky teenager)
I'm spending less and less time in the bad place and there little to be said for it, but I do still appreciate seeing misogynists getting very publicly destroyed
November 20, 2024 at 8:13 PM
I'm spending less and less time in the bad place and there little to be said for it, but I do still appreciate seeing misogynists getting very publicly destroyed
Yes! Know it well. I have a very similar pic - but not a patch on yours 🙂
November 16, 2024 at 8:02 PM
Yes! Know it well. I have a very similar pic - but not a patch on yours 🙂
Today after 12 brilliant years I'm leaving London, with some very mixed emotions. I love this city.
It's given me so many incredible opportunities, memories, friends. But the sea is calling, and who am I to resist?
It's given me so many incredible opportunities, memories, friends. But the sea is calling, and who am I to resist?
November 11, 2024 at 10:39 AM
Today after 12 brilliant years I'm leaving London, with some very mixed emotions. I love this city.
It's given me so many incredible opportunities, memories, friends. But the sea is calling, and who am I to resist?
It's given me so many incredible opportunities, memories, friends. But the sea is calling, and who am I to resist?
Highly recommend going to see Eclipse - a light and audio installation near London Bridge. It's a very fun time.
November 9, 2024 at 6:17 PM
Highly recommend going to see Eclipse - a light and audio installation near London Bridge. It's a very fun time.
Things seem dark right now, but we all need to carry this beautiful sentiment with us today and in the coming years. There's so much in this world to fight for.
November 6, 2024 at 1:15 PM
Things seem dark right now, but we all need to carry this beautiful sentiment with us today and in the coming years. There's so much in this world to fight for.
This is accurate. I live in hackney and discovered this outside my apartment window the other day
October 20, 2024 at 9:39 PM
This is accurate. I live in hackney and discovered this outside my apartment window the other day
October 20, 2024 at 6:29 PM