Kathryn Chiswell Jones
@katcj.bsky.social
Irish in Bristol.
CEO @artspaceuk
CEO @artspaceuk
USA 2025 - bill for an act
relating to mental health; modifying the definition of mental illness; adding a definition for 'Trump Derangement Syndrome'
www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.p...
relating to mental health; modifying the definition of mental illness; adding a definition for 'Trump Derangement Syndrome'
www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.p...
SF 2589 as introduced - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)
www.revisor.mn.gov
April 19, 2025 at 6:51 AM
USA 2025 - bill for an act
relating to mental health; modifying the definition of mental illness; adding a definition for 'Trump Derangement Syndrome'
www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.p...
relating to mental health; modifying the definition of mental illness; adding a definition for 'Trump Derangement Syndrome'
www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.p...
Well done Bottleyard! Please BCC, don't sell off our jewels. www.bristol247.com/culture/film...
Bristol film studio named as most sustainable in the world
The Bottle Yard has been recognised in the 2025/26 Studio Sustainability Standard Report from BAFTA albert
www.bristol247.com
April 15, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Well done Bottleyard! Please BCC, don't sell off our jewels. www.bristol247.com/culture/film...
Oh look, the boxes are back #BanBoxShifting
March 30, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Oh look, the boxes are back #BanBoxShifting
'Racialised people have already faced down, and lived through, multiple catastrophes. They can offer solutions, if only the powerful would listen.' www.theguardian.com/news/2025/ma...
Dark Laboratory: groundbreaking book argues climate crisis was sparked by colonisation
Tao Leigh Goffe argues climate breakdown is the mutant offspring of European scientific racism and colonialism
www.theguardian.com
March 29, 2025 at 7:21 AM
'Racialised people have already faced down, and lived through, multiple catastrophes. They can offer solutions, if only the powerful would listen.' www.theguardian.com/news/2025/ma...
A move in the right direction
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UK carbon emissions fell by 4% in 2024, official figures show
Less use of gas and coal in electricity supply and industry sectors drove reduction, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero says
www.theguardian.com
March 28, 2025 at 7:06 AM
A move in the right direction
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Reposted by Kathryn Chiswell Jones
JRF ‘…concludes that the average family will be £1,400 worse off by 2030, representing a 3% fall in their disposable incomes. The lowest income families will be £900 a year worse off, amounting to a 6% fall in the amount they have to spend.’
Something for Economics Festival 2025.
Something for Economics Festival 2025.
All UK families ‘to be worse off by 2030’ as poor bear the brunt, new data warns
Keir Starmer has been dealt a fresh blow to his living standards pledge in advance of the spring statement
www.theguardian.com
March 23, 2025 at 5:38 AM
JRF ‘…concludes that the average family will be £1,400 worse off by 2030, representing a 3% fall in their disposable incomes. The lowest income families will be £900 a year worse off, amounting to a 6% fall in the amount they have to spend.’
Something for Economics Festival 2025.
Something for Economics Festival 2025.
Absolutely heartbreaking
Extremely bad news. And wow, just a heartbreaking demonstration that the companies that build fossil fuel infrastructure are aggressive antagonists, despite making themselves out to be humble demand-meeters
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Greenpeace must pay hundreds of millions over Dakota pipeline protests, says jury
Non-profit said in statement lawsuits like this aimed at ‘destroying the right to peaceful protest’
www.theguardian.com
March 19, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Absolutely heartbreaking
Thames Water data reveals raw sewage discharges in rivers rose 50% in 2024. They also awarded bonuses totaling £770,000 to its chief executive, Chris Weston, and the company's finance chief, including a £195,000 bonus for Weston's first 3 months.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Thames Water data reveals raw sewage discharges in rivers rose 50% in 2024
Exclusive: Almost 300,000 hours of raw effluent poured into waterways, figures show, up from 196,000 in 2023
www.theguardian.com
March 18, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Thames Water data reveals raw sewage discharges in rivers rose 50% in 2024. They also awarded bonuses totaling £770,000 to its chief executive, Chris Weston, and the company's finance chief, including a £195,000 bonus for Weston's first 3 months.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann was first held by a nascent Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann in Mullingar in 1951. It's return to Mullingar in 2022 was truly joyous. www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ar...
How the Fleadh Cheoil helped revive traditional music in Ireland
A new book shows how the Fleadh played a crucial role in helping to revive traditional music
www.irishexaminer.com
March 18, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann was first held by a nascent Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann in Mullingar in 1951. It's return to Mullingar in 2022 was truly joyous. www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ar...
Reposted by Kathryn Chiswell Jones
Thanks to Elon Musk, many people are rediscovering to what extent the Apartheid South Africa was a neo-Nazi regime, which also explains why it is so important for South Africa the case against Israel at the International Court of Justice.
March 16, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Thanks to Elon Musk, many people are rediscovering to what extent the Apartheid South Africa was a neo-Nazi regime, which also explains why it is so important for South Africa the case against Israel at the International Court of Justice.
Reposted by Kathryn Chiswell Jones
Well here is a thing....... our friends at West England Bylines are less than 100 away from reaching 15,000 followers.
At a time when billionaires and oligarchs own the majority of our press why not give @westenglandbylines.co.uk a follow and do please help spread the word
At a time when billionaires and oligarchs own the majority of our press why not give @westenglandbylines.co.uk a follow and do please help spread the word
March 15, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Well here is a thing....... our friends at West England Bylines are less than 100 away from reaching 15,000 followers.
At a time when billionaires and oligarchs own the majority of our press why not give @westenglandbylines.co.uk a follow and do please help spread the word
At a time when billionaires and oligarchs own the majority of our press why not give @westenglandbylines.co.uk a follow and do please help spread the word
If you are Irish, you cannot renew your UK driving license online, only at the post office and it costs you £7.50 more.
March 12, 2025 at 7:29 AM
If you are Irish, you cannot renew your UK driving license online, only at the post office and it costs you £7.50 more.
The year is 2035, humanoid robots become ai sentient, rejecting their military programming and decide dance battles are better than actual battles youtu.be/1ZjDsRnpW74?...
Humanoid Robots Showcase Folk Dance Skills on Spring Festival Gala Stage
YouTube video by CCTV Video News Agency
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March 11, 2025 at 10:02 PM
The year is 2035, humanoid robots become ai sentient, rejecting their military programming and decide dance battles are better than actual battles youtu.be/1ZjDsRnpW74?...
Half of world’s CO2 emissions come from 36 fossil fuel firms
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Half of world’s CO2 emissions come from 36 fossil fuel firms, study shows
Researchers say data strengthens case for holding firms to account for their contribution to climate crisis
www.theguardian.com
March 6, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Half of world’s CO2 emissions come from 36 fossil fuel firms
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Dozens of artists working in V22 Ashwin Street have been told to vacate the building by the end of the month by Hackney council. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Artists told to leave Dalston street that nurtured Oscar winner
Hackney council calls time on Ashwin Street studio, neighbour to newly famous live music venue Cafe Oto
www.theguardian.com
March 6, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Dozens of artists working in V22 Ashwin Street have been told to vacate the building by the end of the month by Hackney council. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Reposted by Kathryn Chiswell Jones
🔴Keir Starmer Urged to Back Law Blocking Foreign Billionaires Like Elon Musk From Bankrolling UK Political Parties
It follows reports that the billionaire Trump backer could donate up to £80m to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK
bylinetimes.com/2025/02/12/k...
It follows reports that the billionaire Trump backer could donate up to £80m to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK
bylinetimes.com/2025/02/12/k...
Keir Starmer Urged to Back Law Blocking Foreign Billionaires Like Elon Musk From Bankrolling UK Political Parties
It follows reports that the billionaire Trump backer could donate up to £80m to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK
bylinetimes.com
February 12, 2025 at 3:28 PM
🔴Keir Starmer Urged to Back Law Blocking Foreign Billionaires Like Elon Musk From Bankrolling UK Political Parties
It follows reports that the billionaire Trump backer could donate up to £80m to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK
bylinetimes.com/2025/02/12/k...
It follows reports that the billionaire Trump backer could donate up to £80m to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK
bylinetimes.com/2025/02/12/k...
@realdollyparton.bsky.social herself said "I think everybody should be themselves and be allowed to be themselves whoever they are, whatever they are".
www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/f...
www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/f...
Manchester performance of Dolly Parton musical suspended due to homophobic abuse
Stevie Webb, an actor in the production of Here You Come Again, said ‘a woman was so disgusted there was a gay character’
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2025 at 8:51 PM
@realdollyparton.bsky.social herself said "I think everybody should be themselves and be allowed to be themselves whoever they are, whatever they are".
www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/f...
www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/f...
Britain is the 6th richest country in the world but has one of the highest rates of homelessness in the world. 🏠 Housing is a human right not a commodity and homelessness is a political choice.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
More than 1,200 Bristol council houses may be sold in 'fire sale'
Two new council housing projects could also be cancelled under Green Party plans.
www.bbc.com
January 15, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Britain is the 6th richest country in the world but has one of the highest rates of homelessness in the world. 🏠 Housing is a human right not a commodity and homelessness is a political choice.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
"There is no question that recent human activity.. has been an ecological catastrophe. But for nature to be restored to a past version of itself, the question might be less one of human absence, than what form human presence can take". www.theguardian.com/news/2024/no...
The great abandonment: what happens to the natural world when people disappear?
The long read: Across the globe, vast swathes of land are being left to be reclaimed by nature. To see what could be coming, look to Bulgaria
www.theguardian.com
December 28, 2024 at 8:19 AM
"There is no question that recent human activity.. has been an ecological catastrophe. But for nature to be restored to a past version of itself, the question might be less one of human absence, than what form human presence can take". www.theguardian.com/news/2024/no...
It's official: consuming culture is good for your health and wellbeing – and generates £8bn a year worth of improvements in people’s quality of life and higher productivity.
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Consuming arts and culture is good for health and wellbeing, research finds | Health | The Guardian
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December 17, 2024 at 6:53 AM
It's official: consuming culture is good for your health and wellbeing – and generates £8bn a year worth of improvements in people’s quality of life and higher productivity.
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More good news.
@fortunejf.bsky.social in @politicshome.bsky.social reflects on the White Paper..
"Community ownership builds assets that can’t just be erased or dismantled. By putting that power into communities’ hands, Labour is building something that can’t be taken away."
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"Community ownership builds assets that can’t just be erased or dismantled. By putting that power into communities’ hands, Labour is building something that can’t be taken away."
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The new Community Right to Buy will be a lasting legacy of this Labour government
Parks, pubs, sports clubs, libraries, allotments, community centres, local shops, youth clubs – these are the building blocks of a community.
www.politicshome.com
December 16, 2024 at 8:21 PM
More good news.
Good news.
Very good to see Labour will strengthen the mandate of National Parks & National Landscapes to "recover nature".
This will require primary legislation, and was something the Glover Review proposed way back in 2019 - but the Tories never did it. 1/
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This will require primary legislation, and was something the Glover Review proposed way back in 2019 - but the Tories never did it. 1/
defraenvironment.blog.gov.uk/2024/12/16/7...
75th Anniversary of the National Parks Act: New legislation to ensure Protected Landscapes are fit for the future
Today is the 75th anniversary of the 1949 National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act. Read how the government is marking the occasion by empowering our Protected Landscapes.
defraenvironment.blog.gov.uk
December 16, 2024 at 8:20 PM
Good news.
About time www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Ed Miliband pledges ‘most ambitious reforms to UK energy system in generations’
Energy secretary to set out plan to boost renewable energy supply, such as building canopies of solar panels on outdoor car parks
www.theguardian.com
December 13, 2024 at 7:00 AM
About time www.theguardian.com/environment/...