Hilary Ward
@hilarycward.bsky.social
MA student, reading support volunteer, interested in language(s), linguistics, nineteenth-century literature, politics and journalism
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This is v good …
Here's this week's column. Please - please - can we stop talking about migration in a way that's completely detached from the facts? www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Net migration is plummeting. Why can’t Labour say so? | Heather Stewart
An honest debate is needed on this polarising topic as sectors such as social care struggle with recruitment
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 6:01 PM
This is v good …
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One for our mediaeval colleagues, perhaps...
#HistParl
#HistParl
Can I wish all those across the border a very happy Lancashire Day. It marks the day in 1295 when Lancashire first sent representatives to Edward I’s Model Parliament — a moment often taken as the county’s earliest voice in national affairs. It was first celebrated in 1996.
November 27, 2025 at 8:46 AM
One for our mediaeval colleagues, perhaps...
#HistParl
#HistParl
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Rachel Reeves has many problems. She’s realising that her Brexit bind may be the biggest of all | Rafael Behr
Rachel Reeves has many problems. She’s realising that her Brexit bind may be the biggest of all | Rafael Behr
Brutal economic realities are prompting a shift in Labour’s tone on Europe. But will it dare tell the whole truth about Britain’s predicament, asks Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Rachel Reeves has many problems. She’s realising that her Brexit bind may be the biggest of all | Rafael Behr
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Although I knew who Cat Stevens was when I was a child, I always thought of "Wild World" as a Jimmy Cliff song. Released in the same year, which is so interesting to me nowadays, since covers now tend to have a longer time away from the original.
Jimmy Cliff - "Wild World" (1970)
Jimmy Cliff - "Wild World" (1970)
Jimmy Cliff - Wild World (1970)
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November 24, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Although I knew who Cat Stevens was when I was a child, I always thought of "Wild World" as a Jimmy Cliff song. Released in the same year, which is so interesting to me nowadays, since covers now tend to have a longer time away from the original.
Jimmy Cliff - "Wild World" (1970)
Jimmy Cliff - "Wild World" (1970)
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£100 billion of trade a year and over a million jobs since Brexit have been lost. We agree with Sir John Major, Brexit is a flop, but now, we must fix it.
November 25, 2025 at 11:32 AM
£100 billion of trade a year and over a million jobs since Brexit have been lost. We agree with Sir John Major, Brexit is a flop, but now, we must fix it.
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Awwwww. Rest in Power Jimmy, thank you for the music.
Reggae legend Jimmy Cliff dies, aged 81
The musician was known for hits like You Can Get It If You Really Want and I Can See Clearly Now.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Awwwww. Rest in Power Jimmy, thank you for the music.
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The Old Tower - 1884
https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/13485
https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/13485
November 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The Old Tower - 1884
https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/13485
https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/13485
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Sound of penny dropping at the BBC www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
BBC to expand standards panel and add deputy director general after bias row
Planned overhaul of editorial guidelines committee would dilute influence of Tory board appointment Robbie Gibb
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Sound of penny dropping at the BBC www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
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November 21, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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Maths Puzzles for Conspiracy Theorists.
One of the cartoons from my new book 'Physics for Cats'. In good bookshops now and online in English, French, German and Spanish editions.
One of the cartoons from my new book 'Physics for Cats'. In good bookshops now and online in English, French, German and Spanish editions.
November 21, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Maths Puzzles for Conspiracy Theorists.
One of the cartoons from my new book 'Physics for Cats'. In good bookshops now and online in English, French, German and Spanish editions.
One of the cartoons from my new book 'Physics for Cats'. In good bookshops now and online in English, French, German and Spanish editions.
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The question is does the snow on the table taste better than the snow on the ground???
November 20, 2025 at 10:22 AM
The question is does the snow on the table taste better than the snow on the ground???
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"Nigel Farage has been paid over £330,000 by GB News in the last year alone.
Farage is deep in the pockets of a company that aims to replace the BBC".
Punchy video from @eddavey.libdems.org.uk.
Farage is deep in the pockets of a company that aims to replace the BBC".
Punchy video from @eddavey.libdems.org.uk.
Donald Trump is gunning for the BBC, and Farage is cheering him on. Want to know why? Follow the money…
November 19, 2025 at 6:14 PM
"Nigel Farage has been paid over £330,000 by GB News in the last year alone.
Farage is deep in the pockets of a company that aims to replace the BBC".
Punchy video from @eddavey.libdems.org.uk.
Farage is deep in the pockets of a company that aims to replace the BBC".
Punchy video from @eddavey.libdems.org.uk.
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Lovely snow this morning at our new CECS home at Heslington Hall, including the 18th c Dutch style topiary garden behind the Tudor manor house:
November 19, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Lovely snow this morning at our new CECS home at Heslington Hall, including the 18th c Dutch style topiary garden behind the Tudor manor house:
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Yes, who would have thought. If you adopt a bash-liberals strategy, liberal voters will vote for someone else. And despite what they think in No.10, liberal voters do actually exist.
These are the voters that Labour strategists have made very clear over a long period of time that they don't want any more, and it's a message that has now been heard
I've been out canvassing quite a lot in London lately. Labour's vote has absolutely evaporated.... it is quite extraordinary to go to places where Labour were on 50-60% of the vote at the last locals and find nobody, or virtually nobody, supporting them.
The phrase 'I voted Labour last time, but...
The phrase 'I voted Labour last time, but...
November 18, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Yes, who would have thought. If you adopt a bash-liberals strategy, liberal voters will vote for someone else. And despite what they think in No.10, liberal voters do actually exist.
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Luxembourg Garden in Paris - 1887
https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/14097
https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/14097
November 17, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Luxembourg Garden in Paris - 1887
https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/14097
https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/14097
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This perfectly encapsulates why we need the BBC
November 13, 2025 at 2:12 PM
This perfectly encapsulates why we need the BBC
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This is the real threat to BBC impartiality. A weekend read by me setting the shambles of the last fortnight in proper context www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/...
The real threat to BBC impartiality
The BBC has suffered a week of mistakes, resignations and the threat of a $1bn lawsuit. But the biggest risks of bias are in the boardroom, not the ne...
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 9:31 AM
This is the real threat to BBC impartiality. A weekend read by me setting the shambles of the last fortnight in proper context www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/...
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Icelandic is in danger of dying out because of AI and English-language media, says former PM
Icelandic is in danger of dying out because of AI and English-language media, says former PM
Katrín Jakobsdóttir and her co-author want the 350,000 people who speak the language to fight for its future
Iceland’s former prime minister, Katrín Jakobsdóttir, has said that the Icelandic language could be wiped out in as little as a generation due to the sweeping rise of AI and encroaching English language dominance.
Katrín, who stood down as prime minister last year to run for president after seven years in office, said Iceland was undergoing “radical” change when it came to language use. More people are reading and speaking English, and fewer are reading in Icelandic, a trend she says is being exacerbated by the way language models are trained. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Icelandic is in danger of dying out because of AI and English-language media, says former PM
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Literally nothing.
When I think of Jane Austen developing and perfecting free indirect discourse I can barely hold myself together. Has a more important thing literally ever happened.
November 13, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Literally nothing.
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BBC Under Attack: Pot and Kettle Special
The new Private Eye is out now.
The new Private Eye is out now.
November 12, 2025 at 8:06 AM
BBC Under Attack: Pot and Kettle Special
The new Private Eye is out now.
The new Private Eye is out now.
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What's the betting this call, from the leader of the third largest party in the UK, gets next to no amplification anywhere across the news media, including the BBC?
November 11, 2025 at 1:06 PM
What's the betting this call, from the leader of the third largest party in the UK, gets next to no amplification anywhere across the news media, including the BBC?
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Robbie Gibb was appointed to the BBC Board by Boris Johnson, was an editorial advisor for GB News, and worked as Theresa May's Director of Comms.
He is not impartial or neutral. The government should remove him from the Board immediately to protect the BBC's independence.
He is not impartial or neutral. The government should remove him from the Board immediately to protect the BBC's independence.
November 11, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Robbie Gibb was appointed to the BBC Board by Boris Johnson, was an editorial advisor for GB News, and worked as Theresa May's Director of Comms.
He is not impartial or neutral. The government should remove him from the Board immediately to protect the BBC's independence.
He is not impartial or neutral. The government should remove him from the Board immediately to protect the BBC's independence.
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Spring in the Weald of Kent by the Kentish artist Rowland Hilder
I love everything about it. The blossom on the trees, the long gone Elm trees, the horse and cart slowly moving through a hedgerow lined lane, the Oasts
I love everything about it. The blossom on the trees, the long gone Elm trees, the horse and cart slowly moving through a hedgerow lined lane, the Oasts
November 8, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Spring in the Weald of Kent by the Kentish artist Rowland Hilder
I love everything about it. The blossom on the trees, the long gone Elm trees, the horse and cart slowly moving through a hedgerow lined lane, the Oasts
I love everything about it. The blossom on the trees, the long gone Elm trees, the horse and cart slowly moving through a hedgerow lined lane, the Oasts
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Hoy a las 19.30h hemos quedado con Tom Gauld.
November 7, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Hoy a las 19.30h hemos quedado con Tom Gauld.