Annie
@northernlady24.bsky.social
Ex production manager/line producer TV/ Manchester Public Libraries, mainly retweets, NHS, MUFC, dogs, etc
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Disappointed w BBC for that Mandelson interview. A slap in the face to Epstein victims. He was part of the system of male power which enabled & dismissed abuse. The media went after Mandelson correctly in my view. Now the media is aiding his swift rehabilitation & PR. 1/2
January 11, 2026 at 10:46 AM
Disappointed w BBC for that Mandelson interview. A slap in the face to Epstein victims. He was part of the system of male power which enabled & dismissed abuse. The media went after Mandelson correctly in my view. Now the media is aiding his swift rehabilitation & PR. 1/2
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Glasgow School artist Margaret MacDonald, Embroidered Panels, 1902, silk appliqué and bead decoration on linen, in her pioneering Art Nouveau style #WomensArt
January 11, 2026 at 11:26 AM
Glasgow School artist Margaret MacDonald, Embroidered Panels, 1902, silk appliqué and bead decoration on linen, in her pioneering Art Nouveau style #WomensArt
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As I've said before the lack of focus on A&E in govt plans is bewildering even just from a political perspective. For many people it's their most viseral and memorable interaction with the state.
This week an elderly woman died alone on a trolley in a hospital corridor, with desperate, exhausted staff unable to tend to her
This is the reality in our NHS right now and for those on the front line, it’s horrifying
This is the reality in our NHS right now and for those on the front line, it’s horrifying
Woman left to die alone on corridor trolley in 'broken' A&E
Staff at a Merseyside hospital told the ECHO that an older woman died without being tended to by exhausted and overrun NHS teams at a hospital experiencing overwhelming demand
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk
January 11, 2026 at 8:00 AM
As I've said before the lack of focus on A&E in govt plans is bewildering even just from a political perspective. For many people it's their most viseral and memorable interaction with the state.
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'Snow Day London'
by contemporary Welsh painter Sarah Evans #Womensart
by contemporary Welsh painter Sarah Evans #Womensart
December 29, 2025 at 9:26 AM
'Snow Day London'
by contemporary Welsh painter Sarah Evans #Womensart
by contemporary Welsh painter Sarah Evans #Womensart
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Breakfast with the Birds, 1934 by Expressionist painter Gabriele Münter, #womensart
December 29, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Breakfast with the Birds, 1934 by Expressionist painter Gabriele Münter, #womensart
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This is a photo of all the workers who have spent more than five years restoring the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris
December 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM
This is a photo of all the workers who have spent more than five years restoring the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris
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Trump says that price of beef is down. The receipt from my last trip to the grocery store says it is up. For busy shoppers, it can be hard to know who to trust.
December 6, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Trump says that price of beef is down. The receipt from my last trip to the grocery store says it is up. For busy shoppers, it can be hard to know who to trust.
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Poorest residents in County Durham set to lose full council tax support due to Reform UK
Councillor Darren Grimes, deputy leader, spewed out word salad:
www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/2561415...
Councillor Darren Grimes, deputy leader, spewed out word salad:
www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/2561415...
Poorest residents in County Durham set to lose full council tax support
Residents exempt from paying council tax in County Durham are set to lose the full support from a discount scheme.
www.thenorthernecho.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Poorest residents in County Durham set to lose full council tax support due to Reform UK
Councillor Darren Grimes, deputy leader, spewed out word salad:
www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/2561415...
Councillor Darren Grimes, deputy leader, spewed out word salad:
www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/2561415...
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There should be a tax on ridiculously bloated road boats registered in urban areas, because (a) they cause obvious problems in such areas (b) they are bad for the environment (c) they are dangerous for children (d) they are awful, and driving them should be expensive and socially stigmatised.
Cars the U.K are up to 55% larger today than they were in the 1970s and there are twice the number of motors on our roads as there were 30 years ago, but anti-Low Traffic Neighbourhood and anti-cycle lane campaigners keep claiming they 'cause congestion'.
Okay.
Okay.
November 4, 2025 at 9:50 AM
There should be a tax on ridiculously bloated road boats registered in urban areas, because (a) they cause obvious problems in such areas (b) they are bad for the environment (c) they are dangerous for children (d) they are awful, and driving them should be expensive and socially stigmatised.
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Exactly this. The ECHR is there to protect Britons from their government, and Britons have less constitutional protections that any other state in Western Europe.
This is the last country that should be contemplating leaving.
(And the right should not be turning its back on rights and democracy)
This is the last country that should be contemplating leaving.
(And the right should not be turning its back on rights and democracy)
November 4, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Exactly this. The ECHR is there to protect Britons from their government, and Britons have less constitutional protections that any other state in Western Europe.
This is the last country that should be contemplating leaving.
(And the right should not be turning its back on rights and democracy)
This is the last country that should be contemplating leaving.
(And the right should not be turning its back on rights and democracy)
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Here's a Milky Way shot from a Joshua Tree forest in Death Valley back in July. Already dreaming about next season! #Photography
November 4, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Here's a Milky Way shot from a Joshua Tree forest in Death Valley back in July. Already dreaming about next season! #Photography
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Halloween in Paris 👻
October 31, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Halloween in Paris 👻
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UK newspaper editor calls Bill de Blasio fake interview blunder ‘humiliating’
UK newspaper editor calls Bill de Blasio fake interview blunder ‘humiliating’
A Times associate editor reportedly addressed situation in an email to staff, saying: ‘We should have been on our guard’
It was “humiliating” for a Times reporter to have quoted someone the journalist erroneously believed was former New York City mayor Bill de Blasio, an editor for the outlet reportedly said in an email to staff.
“We should have been on our guard. We should have tried much harder to speak to the people concerned,” Times associate editor Ian Brunskill told the company, according to an email obtained by Deadline. He went on to acknowledge the “serious damage” done to the Rupert Murdoch-owned paper. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 31, 2025 at 9:08 PM
UK newspaper editor calls Bill de Blasio fake interview blunder ‘humiliating’
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That a federal judge had to block the Trump administration from pushing millions of Americans into hunger says everything about this President and the party he leads.
Grateful to our Attorney General for being on the frontlines of this fight.
Grateful to our Attorney General for being on the frontlines of this fight.
In a major victory, a court ruled the Trump administration must use emergency funds to provide food stamps to Americans.
No one should choose between paying bills and buying groceries.
We'll continue our lawsuit to fight for our families and the services they deserve.
No one should choose between paying bills and buying groceries.
We'll continue our lawsuit to fight for our families and the services they deserve.
October 31, 2025 at 9:05 PM
That a federal judge had to block the Trump administration from pushing millions of Americans into hunger says everything about this President and the party he leads.
Grateful to our Attorney General for being on the frontlines of this fight.
Grateful to our Attorney General for being on the frontlines of this fight.
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A powerful debate today showing the strong bipartisan support for Ukraine - because it’s in the UK’s national interest. I made two main points. First, a ceasefire will only come when Putin concludes that pressure on Russia is jeopardising his hold on power. 1/6 www.parliament.uk/business/new...
Members consider the situation in Ukraine
Russo-Ukrainian War at heart of Lords debate. Find out more
www.parliament.uk
October 31, 2025 at 9:41 PM
A powerful debate today showing the strong bipartisan support for Ukraine - because it’s in the UK’s national interest. I made two main points. First, a ceasefire will only come when Putin concludes that pressure on Russia is jeopardising his hold on power. 1/6 www.parliament.uk/business/new...
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Colour me Janan. (www.ft.com/content/00e9...)
October 30, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Colour me Janan. (www.ft.com/content/00e9...)
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God I love her.
"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
October 29, 2025 at 6:56 AM
God I love her.
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Hahahahaha!
October 27, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Hahahahaha!
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Lithuania shuts Vilnius airport in fourth airspace incident this week reut.rs/3L1dLil
Lithuania shuts Vilnius airport in fourth airspace incident this week
NATO member Lithuania closed Vilnius Airport on Sunday after several objects, identified as likely helium balloons, entered its airspace, the National Crisis Management Centre said, the fourth such incident this week.
reut.rs
October 26, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Lithuania shuts Vilnius airport in fourth airspace incident this week reut.rs/3L1dLil
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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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Former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon claims that there is a plan to get around the 22nd Amendment to make way for Trump to serve a third term. CNN's Steve Contorno reports.
October 25, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon claims that there is a plan to get around the 22nd Amendment to make way for Trump to serve a third term. CNN's Steve Contorno reports.
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A very happy Have You Done The Oven Clock eve to all those who celebrate
October 25, 2025 at 8:39 AM
A very happy Have You Done The Oven Clock eve to all those who celebrate
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Because some damn fool asked, here's a thread about Baxter.
This was taken on the day I brought home Baxter and threw away all hope of an easy life.
Look at him. Absolutely irresistible.
And that's how they get you, the utter bastards
This was taken on the day I brought home Baxter and threw away all hope of an easy life.
Look at him. Absolutely irresistible.
And that's how they get you, the utter bastards
November 20, 2024 at 2:48 PM
Because some damn fool asked, here's a thread about Baxter.
This was taken on the day I brought home Baxter and threw away all hope of an easy life.
Look at him. Absolutely irresistible.
And that's how they get you, the utter bastards
This was taken on the day I brought home Baxter and threw away all hope of an easy life.
Look at him. Absolutely irresistible.
And that's how they get you, the utter bastards