Gioia Morrison
gioiaharp.bsky.social
Gioia Morrison
@gioiaharp.bsky.social
Local government, housing and social care, with a yearning for art and culture
It's flying ant day! It's still June! This can't be normal
June 21, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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✍️ Six of the best Yorkshire towns to visit

A controversial opinion: these six Yorkshire towns – Richmond, Whitby, Halifax, Ilkley, Rotherham, and Beverley – are the county’s very best! Here's why...

By Ian Richardson

@ricojosh.bsky.social
Six of the best Yorkshire towns to visit
A controversial opinion: these six Yorkshire towns – Richmond, Whitby, Halifax, Ilkley, Rotherham, and Beverley – are the county’s very best!
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
June 11, 2025 at 6:13 AM
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This is a social post on BlueSky to announce that a new episode of The Bugle is in your podcast feed. It contains a link to our website. www.thebuglepodcast.com

It is hoped this post will drive listening to the show & general awareness. Interaction will be monitored with the best shared & liked
May 8, 2025 at 6:50 AM
In 2016 I felt embarrassed to admit I was English. Now I am proud to be so. But I understand how hard it must be for many Americans. I resent MAGA not Americans. Good luck
March 7, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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We invite our friends and followers to an evening of lectures on Paestum. Tuesday 25 March, 2025 at 5.30pm

Speakers will include Dr Tiziana D'Angelo, Dr Kathryn Lomas, and Professor Christopher Smith.

Joint event with Hellenic Society. Programme at:
Events | The Hellenic Journal | Study of Greek language | Hellenic Society
The Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies, generally known as the Hellenic Society, was founded in 1879 to advance the study of Greek language, literature, history, art and archaeology in the…
www.hellenicsociety.org.uk
March 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦
February 28, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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This @britishfuture.bsky.social event with Frank Sharry and @christabelcoops.bsky.social was excellent.

Constructive discussion based on evidence with substantive conclusions. Well worth reading this summary.

www.britishfuture.org/lessons-from...
Lessons from America under Trump: How to challenge populism and hold the centre ground on immigration - British Future
Report from a British Future event examining lessons from the US election for the politics and policy of immigration in the UK.
www.britishfuture.org
January 15, 2025 at 5:12 PM
🥳Happy New Year, Buon Anno!
January 1, 2025 at 12:31 AM
I've been here for a few months now (since the summer riots in Britain) but in the last few days I've discovered so many new people and ideas through the new wave of people.
November 9, 2024 at 9:56 AM
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#IFSSatStat: Monthly applications for Health and Care Worker visas have plummeted from 18,300 in August 2023 to just 2,300 in August 2024.

Read our new IFS Green Budget chapter by Antonella Bancalari and @benzaranko.bsky.social on adult social care here: https://buff.ly/4gYWqSx
October 12, 2024 at 8:12 AM
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Thread. I do really appreciate the transparency from the Bluesky folks.
It's been a hectic week for Bluesky Trust & Safety. With the Brazilian wave, reports have skyrocketed, bad actors targeted the site, systems needed adaptation, and new harms emerged. 1/7
September 5, 2024 at 5:48 PM
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British national identity is increasingly more "civic" and less "ethnic".

New research (based on British Social Attitudes Survey data) from AlexScholes & John Curtice.

natcen.ac.uk/publications...
September 3, 2024 at 7:05 AM
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It's immigration stats day, which means the usual nonsense pushed out by the usual suspects about "reducing migration". This hasn't changed though 👇. We don't need fewer migrants, we need to recognise and respect those who come here, and talk about positives.
www.bigissue.com/opinion/reco...
Immigration is a positive. It's time the UK accepted that fact.
Immigration and infrastructure are not competing demands, writes Daniel Sohege
www.bigissue.com
August 22, 2024 at 5:53 AM