Lantern rouge
@lanternrouge.bsky.social
No nonsense - sometime 🚴🏽 - long distance walker - ex punk - love nature & my garden & art & fabulous 2nd hand clothes & good food & The Archers - have opinions, mostly in my head nowadays. Dream of cities with less cars where people walk & talk & cycle. 🇪🇺
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At some point, for the love of God, will someone ANYONE at long last take the council funding crisis seriously?!?
Because THIS is what will break down a society, not some poor soul escaping incredible dangers, arriving on our shores.
Because THIS is what will break down a society, not some poor soul escaping incredible dangers, arriving on our shores.
English councils plan to sell off social clubs and sports centres to balance books
English councils plan to sell off social clubs and sports centres to balance books
Survey finds 60% of key cities councils are planning to sell assets to meet costs of adult and children’s social care
English councils are planning to sell social clubs, sports centres and shopping arcades as they bet on a fire sale of assets to balance the books, according to a survey of local authorities.
The key cities group of councils, which represents second-tier cities in England, said 60% of councils were planning to sell assets to meet the escalating costs of adult and children’s social care. Continue reading...
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November 15, 2025 at 8:03 PM
At some point, for the love of God, will someone ANYONE at long last take the council funding crisis seriously?!?
Because THIS is what will break down a society, not some poor soul escaping incredible dangers, arriving on our shores.
Because THIS is what will break down a society, not some poor soul escaping incredible dangers, arriving on our shores.
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Is there a prominent Brexiter left who hasn’t torn off their mask to reveal the rancid racism beneath? Boris Johnson’s chief fluffer accusing anyone else of being over-promoted is peak process. The bitterness of insanely privileged men with empty souls knows no bounds.
For anyone still tempted to take Dominic Cummings at all seriously, he's now an advocate of Donald Trump-style open racism.
November 6, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Is there a prominent Brexiter left who hasn’t torn off their mask to reveal the rancid racism beneath? Boris Johnson’s chief fluffer accusing anyone else of being over-promoted is peak process. The bitterness of insanely privileged men with empty souls knows no bounds.
“Rushed and ill-conceived brexit” Quite
November 4, 2025 at 8:20 AM
“Rushed and ill-conceived brexit” Quite
Absolutely brilliant - we’ve all got to speak up like this. The government is not so we have got to do it ourselves.
Yay. Priceless. The right column at the right time. And a gleefully English two fingers to the haters.
October 25, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Absolutely brilliant - we’ve all got to speak up like this. The government is not so we have got to do it ourselves.
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Yay. Priceless. The right column at the right time. And a gleefully English two fingers to the haters.
October 25, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Yay. Priceless. The right column at the right time. And a gleefully English two fingers to the haters.
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Been back to my childhood village in Essex for a funeral.
High Street is littered with tatty flags attached to every lamp post and telegraph pole, and by God, it looks awful.
Everyone I spoke to hates them. So intimidating. Apparently- "Epping Forest council is scared of offending the nasties."
High Street is littered with tatty flags attached to every lamp post and telegraph pole, and by God, it looks awful.
Everyone I spoke to hates them. So intimidating. Apparently- "Epping Forest council is scared of offending the nasties."
October 23, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Been back to my childhood village in Essex for a funeral.
High Street is littered with tatty flags attached to every lamp post and telegraph pole, and by God, it looks awful.
Everyone I spoke to hates them. So intimidating. Apparently- "Epping Forest council is scared of offending the nasties."
High Street is littered with tatty flags attached to every lamp post and telegraph pole, and by God, it looks awful.
Everyone I spoke to hates them. So intimidating. Apparently- "Epping Forest council is scared of offending the nasties."
Oh no - Dave Ball…
October 23, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Oh no - Dave Ball…
Divali - time for a thali
October 19, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Divali - time for a thali
Fantastic - well said
October 16, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Fantastic - well said
Patti Smith is the best. And a little bit of Jonny at the end
October 12, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Patti Smith is the best. And a little bit of Jonny at the end
On our way up to town for whiskey sours and then Patti Smith. It’s going to be a good night.
October 12, 2025 at 3:34 PM
On our way up to town for whiskey sours and then Patti Smith. It’s going to be a good night.
Just been served some hay ice cream. It tastes of hay - and it’s fab
October 10, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Just been served some hay ice cream. It tastes of hay - and it’s fab
Cycled from Metz to Schengen yesterday - great place for European unity - then into Germany. Return today
October 2, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Cycled from Metz to Schengen yesterday - great place for European unity - then into Germany. Return today
Making my way there now, after work.
I'll be speaking at the Stop Trump demo in Parliament Square today. A fascist autocratic clearly itching to declare martial law is not welcome here.
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September 17, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Making my way there now, after work.
I love The Sewing Bee and all that but the camera work is dire - no need for all that zooming in and out and constant head shots of sewers looking up at time calls . We’d rather see the sewing….and a calm camera
August 5, 2025 at 8:22 PM
I love The Sewing Bee and all that but the camera work is dire - no need for all that zooming in and out and constant head shots of sewers looking up at time calls . We’d rather see the sewing….and a calm camera
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BERT IS BACK!!!
August 1, 2025 at 7:20 AM
BERT IS BACK!!!
For goodness sakes - score. I can’t take penalties again #lionesses
July 22, 2025 at 9:16 PM
For goodness sakes - score. I can’t take penalties again #lionesses