Claire Spencer
@thedancingflea.bsky.social
Devolutionary | Agathist | Lab and Co-op | Lvl. 10 Paladin | Speaking to connect, not on behalf of others | Just get the bus, FFS
This is a beautiful tribute and there will be many more.
Nick Booth used his considerable talent and energy to help others create, connect, and shine. He was thoughtful, funny, and humble - and I can't quite believe a man who encapsulates what is wonderful about Birmingham is gone.
Nick Booth used his considerable talent and energy to help others create, connect, and shine. He was thoughtful, funny, and humble - and I can't quite believe a man who encapsulates what is wonderful about Birmingham is gone.
I lost a dear friend, a most generous soul.
We've all lost a fine blogger, podcaster and community builder.
perfectpath.co.uk/2025/04/16/n...
We've all lost a fine blogger, podcaster and community builder.
perfectpath.co.uk/2025/04/16/n...
Nick Booth (1965-2025)
I was going to write something on Facebook, but Nick was a blogger and so this belongs here. I heard this afternoon that my dear friend Nick Booth died yesterday after a fall at the weekend. ItR…
perfectpath.co.uk
April 16, 2025 at 6:29 PM
This is a beautiful tribute and there will be many more.
Nick Booth used his considerable talent and energy to help others create, connect, and shine. He was thoughtful, funny, and humble - and I can't quite believe a man who encapsulates what is wonderful about Birmingham is gone.
Nick Booth used his considerable talent and energy to help others create, connect, and shine. He was thoughtful, funny, and humble - and I can't quite believe a man who encapsulates what is wonderful about Birmingham is gone.
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I lost a dear friend, a most generous soul.
We've all lost a fine blogger, podcaster and community builder.
perfectpath.co.uk/2025/04/16/n...
We've all lost a fine blogger, podcaster and community builder.
perfectpath.co.uk/2025/04/16/n...
Nick Booth (1965-2025)
I was going to write something on Facebook, but Nick was a blogger and so this belongs here. I heard this afternoon that my dear friend Nick Booth died yesterday after a fall at the weekend. ItR…
perfectpath.co.uk
April 16, 2025 at 4:25 PM
I lost a dear friend, a most generous soul.
We've all lost a fine blogger, podcaster and community builder.
perfectpath.co.uk/2025/04/16/n...
We've all lost a fine blogger, podcaster and community builder.
perfectpath.co.uk/2025/04/16/n...
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How much do you think it costs to make a pair of Nike shoes in Asia?
Before you open this thread, take a guess. Settle on a number and then compare it to what you'll learn in this thread. 🧵
Before you open this thread, take a guess. Settle on a number and then compare it to what you'll learn in this thread. 🧵
April 11, 2025 at 5:19 PM
How much do you think it costs to make a pair of Nike shoes in Asia?
Before you open this thread, take a guess. Settle on a number and then compare it to what you'll learn in this thread. 🧵
Before you open this thread, take a guess. Settle on a number and then compare it to what you'll learn in this thread. 🧵
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BWV3 - Cantata for the Second Sunday after Epiphany ‘Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid!’ (‘O God, so much heartache!’)
Pieter Jan Leusink / Netherlands Bach Collegium / Netherlands Boys’ Choir
#bach #classicalmusic #baroque
open.spotify.com/album/34yVtt...
Pieter Jan Leusink / Netherlands Bach Collegium / Netherlands Boys’ Choir
#bach #classicalmusic #baroque
open.spotify.com/album/34yVtt...
J.S. Bach: Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid, BWV 3
Johann Sebastian Bach · EP · 2023 · 6 songs
open.spotify.com
April 10, 2025 at 6:35 PM
BWV3 - Cantata for the Second Sunday after Epiphany ‘Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid!’ (‘O God, so much heartache!’)
Pieter Jan Leusink / Netherlands Bach Collegium / Netherlands Boys’ Choir
#bach #classicalmusic #baroque
open.spotify.com/album/34yVtt...
Pieter Jan Leusink / Netherlands Bach Collegium / Netherlands Boys’ Choir
#bach #classicalmusic #baroque
open.spotify.com/album/34yVtt...
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Some details about the ASCL Business Leader Roadshows, take a listen 🎧 some spoilers from our keynote @pamburrows.bsky.social.
@louisehatswell.bsky.social @julia-harnden.bsky.social
Book now!
@louisehatswell.bsky.social @julia-harnden.bsky.social
Book now!
In the latest Business Brunch podcast, @emmajharrisonx.bsky.social speaks with Kelly Potton, Education Mutual, and @pamburrows.bsky.social, People Booster about the Business Leaders’ roadshows taking place in June.
Listen at ascl.org.uk/businessbrunch
#education #businessleaders #podcast
Listen at ascl.org.uk/businessbrunch
#education #businessleaders #podcast
April 9, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Some details about the ASCL Business Leader Roadshows, take a listen 🎧 some spoilers from our keynote @pamburrows.bsky.social.
@louisehatswell.bsky.social @julia-harnden.bsky.social
Book now!
@louisehatswell.bsky.social @julia-harnden.bsky.social
Book now!
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I don't know what you have to be huffing to think in 2025 that letting far right authoritarians get away with crimes is "good for democracy"
Good grief, can we desist with this nonsense. Barring convicted criminals from holding office - especially criminals convicted of abuses of power - is just basic civic sense. The option of not stealing taxpayers' money was right there. www.economist.com/leaders/2025...
Why Marine Le Pen should be allowed to run for president
Punish the offender without also punishing French democracy
www.economist.com
April 2, 2025 at 11:48 AM
I don't know what you have to be huffing to think in 2025 that letting far right authoritarians get away with crimes is "good for democracy"
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Teen Warned Not To Accept Group Chat Invites From National Security Advisors She Doesn’t Know
March 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Teen Warned Not To Accept Group Chat Invites From National Security Advisors She Doesn’t Know
This is a truly excellent interview if you would like to understand more about the war in Sudan and its people - really appreciate the clarity and nuance (but also warmth) from @yassmin.bsky.social:
🎧: Sudanese-born writer and broadcaster @yassmin.bsky.social joins this week’s episode of the Prospect podcast.
Sudan’s war has been called the “worst humanitarian crisis in the world”. And yet, media coverage is staggeringly low.
podfollow.com/the-pr...
Sudan’s war has been called the “worst humanitarian crisis in the world”. And yet, media coverage is staggeringly low.
podfollow.com/the-pr...
The Prospect Podcast: Sudan’s ‘war of opportunity’, with Yassmin Abdel-Magied
Sudanese-born writer and broadcaster Yassmin Abdel-Magied joins Ellen and Alona on this week’s episode of the Prospect podcast.Sudan’s war has been called the “worst humanitarian crisis in th...
podfollow.com
February 19, 2025 at 3:45 PM
This is a truly excellent interview if you would like to understand more about the war in Sudan and its people - really appreciate the clarity and nuance (but also warmth) from @yassmin.bsky.social:
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It's been quite something to watch supposedly 'patriotic' British newspapers actively cheerleading on a foreign administration that is openly working against our interests.
January 19, 2025 at 9:07 AM
It's been quite something to watch supposedly 'patriotic' British newspapers actively cheerleading on a foreign administration that is openly working against our interests.
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January 15, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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adding this to my Dream Wedding moodboard on Pinterest. #TheTraitors #Traitors
January 10, 2025 at 9:27 PM
adding this to my Dream Wedding moodboard on Pinterest. #TheTraitors #Traitors
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January 9, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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I adore it when they say things like this to someone who fits that exact description. #TheTraitors #Traitors
January 9, 2025 at 9:52 PM
I adore it when they say things like this to someone who fits that exact description. #TheTraitors #Traitors
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Until these people started arguing I thought they were the same man. #TheTraitors
January 8, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Until these people started arguing I thought they were the same man. #TheTraitors
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VD: “As a result of some of Elon Musk’s tweets, the threat to you has gone up?”
JP: “Yes...”
@vicderbyshire.bsky.social speaks to Jess Phillips about Elon Musk’s attacks about her response to grooming gangs in the UK, adding his comments are “endangering” her.
#Newsnight
JP: “Yes...”
@vicderbyshire.bsky.social speaks to Jess Phillips about Elon Musk’s attacks about her response to grooming gangs in the UK, adding his comments are “endangering” her.
#Newsnight
January 7, 2025 at 6:13 PM
VD: “As a result of some of Elon Musk’s tweets, the threat to you has gone up?”
JP: “Yes...”
@vicderbyshire.bsky.social speaks to Jess Phillips about Elon Musk’s attacks about her response to grooming gangs in the UK, adding his comments are “endangering” her.
#Newsnight
JP: “Yes...”
@vicderbyshire.bsky.social speaks to Jess Phillips about Elon Musk’s attacks about her response to grooming gangs in the UK, adding his comments are “endangering” her.
#Newsnight
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Elon Musk knows ‘absolutely nothing’ about women and girls’ safety, says Jess Phillips
Elon Musk knows ‘absolutely nothing’ about women and girls’ safety, says Jess Phillips
Safeguarding minister says billionaire has increased her risk of harm by calling her a ‘rape genocide apologist’ on X
Elon Musk knows “absolutely nothing” about protecting women and girls, Jess Phillips has said after the billionaire called her a “rape…
www.theguardian.com
January 7, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Elon Musk knows ‘absolutely nothing’ about women and girls’ safety, says Jess Phillips
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I wish she'd just left after this and everyone expected Charlotte to translate #Traitors #TheTraitors
January 2, 2025 at 8:55 PM
I wish she'd just left after this and everyone expected Charlotte to translate #Traitors #TheTraitors
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really quite apoplectic about all the mainstream Tory figures in Britain who backed Musk essentially as a way to own the libs and who will now suffer no consequences from staying silent as their ally behaves like a fascist, and a direct danger to senior female politicians
January 3, 2025 at 2:37 PM
really quite apoplectic about all the mainstream Tory figures in Britain who backed Musk essentially as a way to own the libs and who will now suffer no consequences from staying silent as their ally behaves like a fascist, and a direct danger to senior female politicians
#AnswerMeThis is such a joyful podcast, and I am so excited about its return that I am putting my money where my ears and brain are. How else will you find who the legs on The Bill belong to, or access moral guidance when someone cleans your car without permission?
patreon.com/answermethis...
patreon.com/answermethis...
January 3, 2025 at 9:23 AM
#AnswerMeThis is such a joyful podcast, and I am so excited about its return that I am putting my money where my ears and brain are. How else will you find who the legs on The Bill belong to, or access moral guidance when someone cleans your car without permission?
patreon.com/answermethis...
patreon.com/answermethis...
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📣 New report and research 📣
We’ve published ‘Mayoral Matters’ looking at public attitudes to mayors and devolution in the parts of England which have actually experienced it.
www.labourtogether.uk/all-reports/...
🧵 below with my five takeaways.
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We’ve published ‘Mayoral Matters’ looking at public attitudes to mayors and devolution in the parts of England which have actually experienced it.
www.labourtogether.uk/all-reports/...
🧵 below with my five takeaways.
[1/10]
Mayoral Matters: Public Attitudes to Mayors and Devolution in 2024 — Labour Together
For the first time, LT has conducted public opinion polling in the twelve current mayoral areas and the two future ones with elections in 2025. We wanted to understand how those who actually experienc...
www.labourtogether.uk
December 10, 2024 at 7:42 AM
📣 New report and research 📣
We’ve published ‘Mayoral Matters’ looking at public attitudes to mayors and devolution in the parts of England which have actually experienced it.
www.labourtogether.uk/all-reports/...
🧵 below with my five takeaways.
[1/10]
We’ve published ‘Mayoral Matters’ looking at public attitudes to mayors and devolution in the parts of England which have actually experienced it.
www.labourtogether.uk/all-reports/...
🧵 below with my five takeaways.
[1/10]
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When people park selfishly across pavements they make life incredibly difficult for people in wheelchairs and many others
We headed out with @pamthomas01.bsky.social to see the challenges she faces on a daily basis because of this selfish behaviour
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
We headed out with @pamthomas01.bsky.social to see the challenges she faces on a daily basis because of this selfish behaviour
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
'People's selfish parking makes me not want to leave my house'
"I'm just at a point now where I am like 'I will just stay in the house' and it shouldn't be that way"
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk
December 1, 2024 at 7:14 AM
When people park selfishly across pavements they make life incredibly difficult for people in wheelchairs and many others
We headed out with @pamthomas01.bsky.social to see the challenges she faces on a daily basis because of this selfish behaviour
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
We headed out with @pamthomas01.bsky.social to see the challenges she faces on a daily basis because of this selfish behaviour
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
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Big news today in #localgov land: the govt has announced a policy statement on the future of local govt funding.
The long delayed so-called “fair funding review” is back- a new consultation will look at a system which “matches funding with need”…
www.gov.uk/government/n...
The long delayed so-called “fair funding review” is back- a new consultation will look at a system which “matches funding with need”…
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Council funding to be overhauled to deliver better outcomes
Funding reform kickstarted to fix the foundations of local government and better use taxpayer cash
www.gov.uk
November 28, 2024 at 4:45 PM
Big news today in #localgov land: the govt has announced a policy statement on the future of local govt funding.
The long delayed so-called “fair funding review” is back- a new consultation will look at a system which “matches funding with need”…
www.gov.uk/government/n...
The long delayed so-called “fair funding review” is back- a new consultation will look at a system which “matches funding with need”…
www.gov.uk/government/n...