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Patrick McDermott

@sibelian62.bsky.social

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OAP. Not a musician. Enjoy music, CBSO/HALLE, plus eclectic tastes. RT's not endorsements! Typos normal :-) Living in N. Shropshire UK.

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Patrick McDermott @sibelian62.bsky.social · Feb 26

UPDATED LIST OF CLASSICAL MUSIC SITES 26-2-2025
@ulsterorchestra.bsky.social
@royalphilorchestra.bsky.social
@royalbirmcons.bsky.social
@delphianrecords.com
@gracedavidson.bsky.social
@colla-voce.bsky.social
@kennethwoods.net
@rncmlive.bsky.social

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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 8h

No they don't.

https://inews.co.uk/opinion/tories-need-stop-apologising-mini-budget-3969099

The Tories need to stop apologising for my mini-Budget

Playing defence all the time is not the right way forward

inews.co.uk

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Richard Bates @discript.com · 10h

Don’t miss Martin Sherman on Private Passions on BBC-Radio 3, talking about the challenges when his play about Weimar Germany “Bent” was first produced in London. Catch up here:
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Private Passions - Martin Sherman - BBC Sounds

Michael Berkeley's guest is the playwright Martin Sherman.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 9h

NEW: We need to talk about Russia.

So, yes, that's why we need to talk about Nigel Farage.

My personal newsletter on the story behind the story. Brexit, Trump, Russia & now...Nathan Gill.

open.substack.com/pub/broligar...

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Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 9h

Six of the best: Yorkshire’s cultural highlights

In proud celebration of Yorkshire’s cultural heritage, we reach the grand finale of our current series

By Ian Richardson

@yorkshirebylines.co.uk

Six of the best: Yorkshire’s cultural highlights

In proud celebration of Yorkshire’s cultural heritage, we reach the grand finale of our current series

yorkshirebylines.co.uk

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Mark Pullinger @larkingrumple.bsky.social · 9h

This is wonderful – Luciano Pavarotti with @royalphilorchestra.bsky.social and Kurt Adler at the @royalalberthall.bsky.social in a 1982 gala concert. Six arias, three encores, every one a banger. Available on @bbciplayer.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

Pavarotti in London

Luciano Pavarotti sings popular arias by Verdi, Puccini and others, accompanied by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, to an audience including the Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Full Fact @fullfact.org · 10h

Social media posts claiming UK banks have introduced restrictions on cash withdrawals for people aged over 65 are not true.

No such policy has been implemented or announced.

False claims about cash withdrawal limits for pensioners circulate online – Full Fact

Social media posts claiming UK banks have introduced restrictions on daily cash withdrawals for people over 65 are not true.

fullfact.org

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John Andrews @jkaconductor.bsky.social · 10h

Awful news - if anyone can help Sascha:

Bouba's Delivery Service @fernmonkey.bsky.social · 1d

My friend Sascha is a professional musician and he's lost a viola bow on the way to Heathrow. Please signal boost to help him get it back.

Lost viola bow on the way from Honor Oak Station to Heathrow Terminal 2. The bow slid from its bow case somewhere along the way, possibly on the train. TFL contacted already.
It weighs 68.2 grams and has got a stamped DODD next to the frog. If any info on this, please pm me.

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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 11h

🛶 The fleet, which had 53 registered boats in 2015, has 18 today, a drop of 66%. Of them, most lie idle.

📉 Far from helping fishermen - Brexit, through new red tape has hurt the industry.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/09/hastings-brexit-sunk-historic-uk-fishing-fleet

‘We don’t want to be a toy town’: has Brexit sunk this historic UK fishing fleet?

Struggling fishers in Hastings say the industry is dying after a deal giving away access to its waters made a tough job impossible

www.theguardian.com

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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 11h

And yet he claims to understand the struggles of working people...

https://leftfootforward.org/2025/10/nigel-farage-now-earns-over-1-million-from-12-second-jobs/

Nigel Farage now earns over £1 million from his 12 ‘second jobs’

The Reform leader has raked in a further £189,000 from side jobs since May this year

leftfootforward.org

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Jeremy Jenkins @jeremyjenkins.net · 11h

If you’re after a little autumn treat for someone you care about, my seasonal chocolate bars are still around. Delicious, ethical, and sure to bring a smile this season 🍫🍂.
jenkinsemporium.co.uk

Various chocolate bars next to their wrappers

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New Leibniz @newleibniz.bsky.social · 11h

#MathSky #physics The city of Boca Raton, on the Atlantic side of South Florida, is 13 feet (4 meters) above sea level. At its highest point, it soars another 10 feet (3 meters). So when you're sitting by a local lake and the clouds look like they are on mountains, it makes a big impression. 😲

Clouds in Boca Raton, Florida seem to be on mountains. There are no mountains in Florida.

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Jennie @unabridgedopinions.com · 13h

My learning style is…

🏰meg⚔️ @Birthright Audiobook! @impavid.us · 3d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand

I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.

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Caroline Potter @carolinefrmus.bsky.social · 13h

Excellent Lee Miller exhibition at @tate.bsky.social - from model to surrealist pioneer to war photographer

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Patrick McDermott @sibelian62.bsky.social · 11h

Best of luck, Roy! 🏃‍♂️😀

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Roy Dickinson @rjohndickinson.bsky.social · 12h

Still 1,5kg heavier than I should be, but I can probably shift 1kg perfectly healthily by race day.

So: just a matter of keeping injury-free and germ-free for the next couple of weeks and enjoying the taper!

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Roy Dickinson @rjohndickinson.bsky.social · 12h

Monday 10k recovery.
Wednesday was fairly gentle: 13k with 25 minutes at race pace in the middle.
Friday tougher: 15k with 5 x 1k intervals at maximum speed (3’45”/k) in the middle
Today: 18k with 45 minutes at race pace in the middle.

Feeling quite fit; old injuries not reasserting themselves.

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Roy Dickinson @rjohndickinson.bsky.social · 12h

Two weeks to go to the #Lisbon half marathon!
This last week was peak load week, and wasn’t the toughest that coach Kris has ever given me, but on the other hand tough enough to make me yearn for the taper to begin. 55k overall and a 2k swim.

Lisbon half marathon website showing a countdown of 13 hours 14 minutes and 22 seconds.

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Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 12h

After years of record punctuality and investment, Greater Anglia enters public ownership today, having being named Rail Operator of the Year just days ago. Can public ownership match that success?

@eastangliabylines.co.uk

Greater Anglia joins public ownership after record year of performance

Passengers in East Anglia will travel on a publicly owned railway from Sunday, as Greater Anglia transfers to government control

eastangliabylines.co.uk

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 12h

Hour-long queues in Prague airport as EU entry-exit system comes into effect

Czech Republic vowed to introduce 100% EES checks on day one

www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-...

Hour-long queues in Prague airport as EU entry-exit system comes into effect

Exclusive: Czech Republic vowed to introduce 100% EES checks on day one

www.independent.co.uk

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 12h

There are reports the tax threshold could be increased from £1m to £5m (£10m for a married couple) - a shift that would remove smaller farms from being liable to pay

news.sky.com/story/damage...

'Damage has been done': Farming community responds to rumours of an inheritance tax U-turn

Plans to introduce a 20% tax on estates worth more than £1m drew tens of thousands to protest in London earlier this year.

news.sky.com

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Patrick McDermott @sibelian62.bsky.social · 13h

Seems you had a "lie in" but on the sofa whereas I stayed in bed! Maybe you needed extra coffee today, Carly? ☕☕☕☕🤣
Great job, Odie, hope you had a good walk 🐕 👏😊🇺🇸