Ruth Turner
@turnerre.bsky.social
Swim,walk,art,gardens,humanities
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My strongest book-related belief is that the paperback should come first and then the hardback after for people who want a fancy edition.
October 16, 2025 at 5:17 PM
My strongest book-related belief is that the paperback should come first and then the hardback after for people who want a fancy edition.
And,Benjamin Zephaniah RIP
October 16, 2025 at 7:33 PM
And,Benjamin Zephaniah RIP
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BBC accused of 'extraordinary' anti-Green bias after party say the Laura Kuenssberg Show scrapped a promised interview with @zackpolanski.bsky.social on Sunday.
Green sources say the show also refused to interview Polanski after he was elected as leader last month
bylinetimes.com/2025/10/06/b...
Green sources say the show also refused to interview Polanski after he was elected as leader last month
bylinetimes.com/2025/10/06/b...
October 6, 2025 at 10:30 AM
BBC accused of 'extraordinary' anti-Green bias after party say the Laura Kuenssberg Show scrapped a promised interview with @zackpolanski.bsky.social on Sunday.
Green sources say the show also refused to interview Polanski after he was elected as leader last month
bylinetimes.com/2025/10/06/b...
Green sources say the show also refused to interview Polanski after he was elected as leader last month
bylinetimes.com/2025/10/06/b...
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To add to this: Sadiq Khan took a big political risk by doing this, and it appears to have paid off - or rather, the policy has worked as intended.
London Labour will be (quite reasonably) hoping voters notice...
London Labour will be (quite reasonably) hoping voters notice...
Some good news.
London is meeting legal limits for toxic NO2 pollution for the first time – almost 200 years earlier than predicted – following the Mayor’s "world leading air pollution policies," City Hall announces.
The Ultra Low Emissions Zone - and similar policies - really do work.
London is meeting legal limits for toxic NO2 pollution for the first time – almost 200 years earlier than predicted – following the Mayor’s "world leading air pollution policies," City Hall announces.
The Ultra Low Emissions Zone - and similar policies - really do work.
October 1, 2025 at 7:06 AM
To add to this: Sadiq Khan took a big political risk by doing this, and it appears to have paid off - or rather, the policy has worked as intended.
London Labour will be (quite reasonably) hoping voters notice...
London Labour will be (quite reasonably) hoping voters notice...
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when I worked in an independent bookstore, the owner told me the most stolen book was one about getting your first period and if I saw anyone walking out with it, I should just let them go.
September 30, 2025 at 6:34 PM
when I worked in an independent bookstore, the owner told me the most stolen book was one about getting your first period and if I saw anyone walking out with it, I should just let them go.
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I’ve said it once, I’ll say it again.
Ignore the haters, London is the 🐐
Ignore the haters, London is the 🐐
September 23, 2025 at 4:17 PM
I’ve said it once, I’ll say it again.
Ignore the haters, London is the 🐐
Ignore the haters, London is the 🐐
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In London, hate will never win.
September 17, 2025 at 6:10 AM
In London, hate will never win.
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I've written to Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage, urging them to join me in condemning Elon Musk's dangerous remarks inciting violence yesterday.
As leaders, we must stand together and make clear Musk will face serious consequences for these actions.
As leaders, we must stand together and make clear Musk will face serious consequences for these actions.
September 14, 2025 at 6:30 PM
I've written to Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage, urging them to join me in condemning Elon Musk's dangerous remarks inciting violence yesterday.
As leaders, we must stand together and make clear Musk will face serious consequences for these actions.
As leaders, we must stand together and make clear Musk will face serious consequences for these actions.
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This is, as is Ian Dunt's wont, a terrific piece of writing.
Realistic, terrifying, hopeful and a call to arms. I commend it to conference.
Realistic, terrifying, hopeful and a call to arms. I commend it to conference.
The far-right is in its pomp. We will have to fight for our values like never before.
iandunt.substack.com/p/encounteri...
iandunt.substack.com/p/encounteri...
September 14, 2025 at 2:45 PM
This is, as is Ian Dunt's wont, a terrific piece of writing.
Realistic, terrifying, hopeful and a call to arms. I commend it to conference.
Realistic, terrifying, hopeful and a call to arms. I commend it to conference.
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Letter in The Observer today.
“I am a refugee. The UK made me a surgeon.”
“I am a refugee. The UK made me a surgeon.”
September 14, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Letter in The Observer today.
“I am a refugee. The UK made me a surgeon.”
“I am a refugee. The UK made me a surgeon.”
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How to get your garden ready for autumn: 17 expert tips you can do now – and what to skip
How to get your garden ready for autumn: 17 expert tips you can do now – and what to skip
Dry herbs, sow green manure, catch the rain: garden professionals share the simple jobs that will make all the difference come next spring
www.theguardian.com
September 14, 2025 at 7:56 AM
How to get your garden ready for autumn: 17 expert tips you can do now – and what to skip
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Art lovers rejoice: the National Gallery can finally show us when painting really gets exciting | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
Art lovers rejoice: the National Gallery can finally show us when painting really gets exciting | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
Curators can now chart the seismic shifts in 20th-century art – and include more works by women and artists of colour, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
www.theguardian.com
September 14, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Art lovers rejoice: the National Gallery can finally show us when painting really gets exciting | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
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Worth reading Smajo's full story. He knows what happens when neighbours turn on each other. hmd.org.uk/resource/sma...
September 3, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Worth reading Smajo's full story. He knows what happens when neighbours turn on each other. hmd.org.uk/resource/sma...
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The ever-eloquent @rafaelbehr.bsky.social pointedly refusing to mince his words on what Farage has done for us. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
August 27, 2025 at 7:44 AM
The ever-eloquent @rafaelbehr.bsky.social pointedly refusing to mince his words on what Farage has done for us. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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I don’t want to be too shrill about this but I think the BBC, ITV and Sky have disgraced themselves in their coverage of the anti-refugee protests. A massive failure of judgement. But now we know the next time a progressive protest “isn’t news” that it’s nothing to do with numbers
August 24, 2025 at 10:33 PM
I don’t want to be too shrill about this but I think the BBC, ITV and Sky have disgraced themselves in their coverage of the anti-refugee protests. A massive failure of judgement. But now we know the next time a progressive protest “isn’t news” that it’s nothing to do with numbers
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He says “As AI becomes ever more central to education, the human teacher becomes more important, not less. They will guide the learning experience, bringing published works to the conceptual framework of a course, and driving in-person student engagement and encouragement.”
August 19, 2025 at 8:50 AM
He says “As AI becomes ever more central to education, the human teacher becomes more important, not less. They will guide the learning experience, bringing published works to the conceptual framework of a course, and driving in-person student engagement and encouragement.”
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The town hall, library & railway station have already been moved; people drive their houses to the 'new town', ~3km away. An issue with moving the church is that it is wider than the streets(!)
August 17, 2025 at 8:02 PM
The town hall, library & railway station have already been moved; people drive their houses to the 'new town', ~3km away. An issue with moving the church is that it is wider than the streets(!)
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!!! A church will be moved down the road on Tuesday!
It'll be live-streamed. It's wild. It's in Kiruna, Sweden's most northern town (I've been there): the whole town is being moved to get to iron ore under it.
The church is wooden and square, inspired by Sami tents.
lkab.com/en/events/th...
It'll be live-streamed. It's wild. It's in Kiruna, Sweden's most northern town (I've been there): the whole town is being moved to get to iron ore under it.
The church is wooden and square, inspired by Sami tents.
lkab.com/en/events/th...
The moving of Kiruna Church - LKAB
The move of Kiruna Church is a world-unique event and will take place over two days between 19-20 August 2025.
lkab.com
August 17, 2025 at 8:02 PM
!!! A church will be moved down the road on Tuesday!
It'll be live-streamed. It's wild. It's in Kiruna, Sweden's most northern town (I've been there): the whole town is being moved to get to iron ore under it.
The church is wooden and square, inspired by Sami tents.
lkab.com/en/events/th...
It'll be live-streamed. It's wild. It's in Kiruna, Sweden's most northern town (I've been there): the whole town is being moved to get to iron ore under it.
The church is wooden and square, inspired by Sami tents.
lkab.com/en/events/th...
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MP claims Surrey Care home is a “hot bed of terrorist activity” filled with Palestine Action supporters.
August 8, 2025 at 7:20 AM
MP claims Surrey Care home is a “hot bed of terrorist activity” filled with Palestine Action supporters.
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“Reading is now countercultural; a fanatical devotion to books is the surest way to be noticed in an era when countless millions seem eager to dispense with the burden of thinking entirely.”
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August 10, 2025 at 5:35 PM
“Reading is now countercultural; a fanatical devotion to books is the surest way to be noticed in an era when countless millions seem eager to dispense with the burden of thinking entirely.”
bibliollcollege.substack.com/p/how-to-rek...
bibliollcollege.substack.com/p/how-to-rek...
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obviously that was incoherent because I'm angry, anyway I saw this on Cambridge Heath Road yesterday and thought it was nice
August 8, 2025 at 4:50 PM
obviously that was incoherent because I'm angry, anyway I saw this on Cambridge Heath Road yesterday and thought it was nice
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On the 80th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima, I once again recommend reading John Hersey's account of the attack and its aftermath. One of the best pieces of journalism ever written, and available for free here www.newyorker.com/magazine/194...
Hiroshima
A hundred thousand people were killed by the atomic bomb. Survivors wonder why they lived when so many others died.
www.newyorker.com
August 6, 2025 at 6:01 AM
On the 80th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima, I once again recommend reading John Hersey's account of the attack and its aftermath. One of the best pieces of journalism ever written, and available for free here www.newyorker.com/magazine/194...