Sarah Prietzsch
@sprietzsch.bsky.social
news producer. london. all views my own. 🇬🇧🇩🇪
Great weekend read. Wonder what‘s next for Rochdale‘s Seven Sisters @municipaldreams.bsky.social
From 'neighbourhood unit' to tower block and deck access, Rochdale's housing history shows post-war council housing in all its highs and lows. My latest Substack post ...
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July 20, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Great weekend read. Wonder what‘s next for Rochdale‘s Seven Sisters @municipaldreams.bsky.social
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My take for @chathamhouse.org on yesterday's 'Kensington Treaty' signed between Germany and the UK. In my view, it is an important milestone both for the bilateral 🇩🇪-🇬🇧 relationship and for European security, as it is closely linked to a revival of the E3:
Friedrich Merz’s visit to the UK only a week after that of Emmanuel Macron symbolizes a return of the E3 format – France, Germany and the UK – as the driving force of European security, writes @nvondarza.bsky.social.
After Brexit: E3. New treaty puts UK, Germany and France back at the heart of European security
Friedrich Merz’s visit to the UK only a week after that of Emmanuel Macron symbolizes a return of the E3 format – France, Germany and the UK – as the driving force of European security.
www.chathamhouse.org
July 18, 2025 at 9:52 AM
My take for @chathamhouse.org on yesterday's 'Kensington Treaty' signed between Germany and the UK. In my view, it is an important milestone both for the bilateral 🇩🇪-🇬🇧 relationship and for European security, as it is closely linked to a revival of the E3:
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welcome news that UK is (belatedly) jumping on the "lets attract top science and tech talent from US bandwagon" - but will it be undermined by our uncompetitive visa regime www.ft.com/content/d1ce... (£)
UK to launch scheme to recruit global research talent after Trump crackdown
Initiative backed by £50mn in government money comes as US administration seeks to cut funding and suppress research
www.ft.com
May 3, 2025 at 11:43 AM
welcome news that UK is (belatedly) jumping on the "lets attract top science and tech talent from US bandwagon" - but will it be undermined by our uncompetitive visa regime www.ft.com/content/d1ce... (£)
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Just had a rueful only-half-in-jest comment from someone in Labour that Reform MPs have more influence over Number 10 (and are taken more seriously) than Labour backbenchers.
Definitely a nasty mood out there (and Morgan McSweeney is the lightning rod for it).
Definitely a nasty mood out there (and Morgan McSweeney is the lightning rod for it).
May 3, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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Fascinating. So roughly which year are we talking here, do you think @colmpm.bsky.social? The amount of entries over two weeks must have increased hugely as well.
We're participating in the ONS Living Costs and Food Survey for the next two weeks.
The diary they gave us to fill out has some (clearly long unchanged) examples. These are a window into a vanished world!
"Payphone", "BHS", a pint or a G&T for £2.50. Mars bar on a train for 40p
The diary they gave us to fill out has some (clearly long unchanged) examples. These are a window into a vanished world!
"Payphone", "BHS", a pint or a G&T for £2.50. Mars bar on a train for 40p
May 3, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Fascinating. So roughly which year are we talking here, do you think @colmpm.bsky.social? The amount of entries over two weeks must have increased hugely as well.