Georgia Riga
@spourgitaki.bsky.social
aka sparrow. En route to become a cat lady later in life. In the meantime, helping stroke survivors to reclaim theirs. Forever Aθenian. I own my views.
How many times, by how many and which journalists has farage been asked about his awareness of this?
NEW: Reform UK’s former leader in Wales, Nathan Gill, has been jailed at the Old Bailey for 10 and a half years for taking bribes to make statements in favour of Russia when he was an MEP. Full story 👇
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform UK’s former Wales leader jailed for taking bribes for pro-Russia speeches
Police say Nathan Gill received at least £40,000 while he was an MEP from Oleg Voloshyn, an alleged Russian asset
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:06 PM
How many times, by how many and which journalists has farage been asked about his awareness of this?
More than ever important breaking news: TO THE LETTER OF THE LAW to return to our screens 💙
#LineOfDuty
#LineOfDuty
Line of Duty to return for seventh series, BBC confirms
Adrian Dunbar, Vicky McClure and Martin Compston will all reprise their roles in the hugely popular drama.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 8:38 PM
More than ever important breaking news: TO THE LETTER OF THE LAW to return to our screens 💙
#LineOfDuty
#LineOfDuty
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First-ever atlas of brain development shows how stem cells turn into neurons
There are 6 excellent human brain development papers in Nature - www.nature.com/articles/d41... Check them out!
There are 6 excellent human brain development papers in Nature - www.nature.com/articles/d41... Check them out!
November 11, 2025 at 12:13 AM
First-ever atlas of brain development shows how stem cells turn into neurons
There are 6 excellent human brain development papers in Nature - www.nature.com/articles/d41... Check them out!
There are 6 excellent human brain development papers in Nature - www.nature.com/articles/d41... Check them out!
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Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?
November 10, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?
Lewis Goodall, good as always: Clear the BBC desks from political appointees #BBC
The reaction to the Panorama edit has been nothing short of hysterical. Yes the BBC has some impartiality problems. But its biggest isn't the one you think.
New piece from me.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
New piece from me.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
The truth about impartiality at the BBC
And the hysteria of the current "crisis"
open.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Lewis Goodall, good as always: Clear the BBC desks from political appointees #BBC
And just like that, Alan Carr has become our national treasure traitor! Absolute blinder of a game #BBCTraitors
November 7, 2025 at 4:42 AM
And just like that, Alan Carr has become our national treasure traitor! Absolute blinder of a game #BBCTraitors
Careful guidance on #Wordle today @nytimes.com
September 16, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Careful guidance on #Wordle today @nytimes.com
Let a little sigh of sorrow at work today reading the news on Robert Redford. It was immediately followed by “don’t think I know him”, “have never seen THAT film”. You know where I am getting at #RIPRobertRedford
September 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Let a little sigh of sorrow at work today reading the news on Robert Redford. It was immediately followed by “don’t think I know him”, “have never seen THAT film”. You know where I am getting at #RIPRobertRedford
Meet Dimitris and Elias from #EastAtticaCruises, two friends hoping to change locals attitude on litter pick.
If you are around the #PortoRafti area of #Athens, #Greece, say hello and offer a helping hand. A cold beer will reward your efforts! #litterpick, #SeaWildlife #SeaPollution #AthensAttica
If you are around the #PortoRafti area of #Athens, #Greece, say hello and offer a helping hand. A cold beer will reward your efforts! #litterpick, #SeaWildlife #SeaPollution #AthensAttica
August 31, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Meet Dimitris and Elias from #EastAtticaCruises, two friends hoping to change locals attitude on litter pick.
If you are around the #PortoRafti area of #Athens, #Greece, say hello and offer a helping hand. A cold beer will reward your efforts! #litterpick, #SeaWildlife #SeaPollution #AthensAttica
If you are around the #PortoRafti area of #Athens, #Greece, say hello and offer a helping hand. A cold beer will reward your efforts! #litterpick, #SeaWildlife #SeaPollution #AthensAttica
How much better would the world be if the only reason he was still spoken about was this appearance? #UkraineSummit
Watch Donald Trump's 2004 'SNL' Skit That's Been Missing from Show's DVD
YouTube video by Inside Edition
youtu.be
August 18, 2025 at 5:29 PM
How much better would the world be if the only reason he was still spoken about was this appearance? #UkraineSummit
Not making any apologies for anyone but sacking John Torode from #MasterchefUK feels like a collateral and a life jacket for the Director General Tim Davies, amongst all the on going blunders and controversies. Get a grip #BBC
July 15, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Not making any apologies for anyone but sacking John Torode from #MasterchefUK feels like a collateral and a life jacket for the Director General Tim Davies, amongst all the on going blunders and controversies. Get a grip #BBC
Stopping taxpayer subsidies of drinks/food at the Commons could help those MPs with weight loss, too.
Wes Streeting: ‘half my colleagues’ in Commons using weight loss drugs
Health secretary says the drugs are the ‘talk of the House of Commons tea rooms’ as he vows to widen access to jabs
www.theguardian.com
July 3, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Stopping taxpayer subsidies of drinks/food at the Commons could help those MPs with weight loss, too.
“Mum, my brain”
On stroke and life recovery.
On stroke and life recovery.
‘Mum, my brain’: how I learned to walk, talk and even dance again after a devastating stroke at 36
I was riding high as a music journalist with a new book in the shops when I had what I thought was a migraine. In fact, it was a burst aneurysm and I needed emergency surgery. Two years into my recove...
www.theguardian.com
May 18, 2025 at 6:14 AM
“Mum, my brain”
On stroke and life recovery.
On stroke and life recovery.
Girls, you are v good and you deserve to be in the #Eurovision2025 song contest final. Good luck! 🇪🇺🇬🇧
May 15, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Girls, you are v good and you deserve to be in the #Eurovision2025 song contest final. Good luck! 🇪🇺🇬🇧
As an #AffectedPassenger today and with very little prospect of plans materialising, I am v interested in understanding why the total lack of business continuity plans are labelled as “unprecedented circumstances” rather what they are: sheer incompetence #HeathrowAirportClosed #HeathrowChaos
Heathrow’s shutdown fuels questions about UK’s infrastructure resilience
https://www.ft.com/content/4345a8c0-17ca-4c32-ba42-a82b55430aad
https://www.ft.com/content/4345a8c0-17ca-4c32-ba42-a82b55430aad
Heathrow’s shutdown fuels questions about UK’s infrastructure resilience
Within hours of a fire at a power substation, one of the world’s busiest airports was closed to all flights
www.ft.com
March 21, 2025 at 8:12 PM
As an #AffectedPassenger today and with very little prospect of plans materialising, I am v interested in understanding why the total lack of business continuity plans are labelled as “unprecedented circumstances” rather what they are: sheer incompetence #HeathrowAirportClosed #HeathrowChaos
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Monday motivation:
It is what it is so get on with it.
It is what it is so get on with it.
March 17, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Monday motivation:
It is what it is so get on with it.
It is what it is so get on with it.
Whilst getting rid of the “too many managers” in the NHS may seem like a cut of bureaucracy, some tasks needed doing will ultimately fall on clinical staff. Agree it’s necessary but needs careful planning and actioning. We need clinicians to be clinicians
#NHSEnglandAbolished @mrjamesob.bsky.social
#NHSEnglandAbolished @mrjamesob.bsky.social
March 14, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Whilst getting rid of the “too many managers” in the NHS may seem like a cut of bureaucracy, some tasks needed doing will ultimately fall on clinical staff. Agree it’s necessary but needs careful planning and actioning. We need clinicians to be clinicians
#NHSEnglandAbolished @mrjamesob.bsky.social
#NHSEnglandAbolished @mrjamesob.bsky.social
An exhibition worth visiting ❤️
The Face Magazine, Cultural Shift at the #NationalPortraitGallery #photography 📷
The Face Magazine, Cultural Shift at the #NationalPortraitGallery #photography 📷
March 9, 2025 at 3:10 PM
An exhibition worth visiting ❤️
The Face Magazine, Cultural Shift at the #NationalPortraitGallery #photography 📷
The Face Magazine, Cultural Shift at the #NationalPortraitGallery #photography 📷
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Working from home.. 😂
February 18, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Working from home.. 😂
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Friday chill mode: activated. ❄️
January 31, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Friday chill mode: activated. ❄️
Have been looking for these for a long time. My local bookstore never disappoints 💚 #CrimeNovel #BlueskyBooks #SloughHouseSeries 🕵️
February 15, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Have been looking for these for a long time. My local bookstore never disappoints 💚 #CrimeNovel #BlueskyBooks #SloughHouseSeries 🕵️
A flight to Athens, #Greece in August is currently priced by #BritishAirways at approx £500.
Have airlines lost all sense of reason? Who is responsible for regulating air ticket prices?
Have airlines lost all sense of reason? Who is responsible for regulating air ticket prices?
February 10, 2025 at 10:06 PM
A flight to Athens, #Greece in August is currently priced by #BritishAirways at approx £500.
Have airlines lost all sense of reason? Who is responsible for regulating air ticket prices?
Have airlines lost all sense of reason? Who is responsible for regulating air ticket prices?
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“What's this?”
Translation: I just overheard you criticising me, so l've come to investigate.
Translation: I just overheard you criticising me, so l've come to investigate.
February 3, 2025 at 9:40 AM
“What's this?”
Translation: I just overheard you criticising me, so l've come to investigate.
Translation: I just overheard you criticising me, so l've come to investigate.