Ali Harman
@alihar.bsky.social
Retired library and information specialist. Volunteers at Brent Museum and Archives.
Into local and family history. Sings with the amazing Cecil Sharp House Choir.
Plays piano. Knits, reads. Bit of gardening.
She/her.
Into local and family history. Sings with the amazing Cecil Sharp House Choir.
Plays piano. Knits, reads. Bit of gardening.
She/her.
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Ali Harman
@alihar.bsky.social
· Sep 3
George And Josh Pedal The Planet For UNICEF
Help George Kohler raise money to support UNICEF UK
www.justgiving.com
I've become slightly obsessed with the adventures of these two. Don't think they are here though. Worth a look at their videos, and please donate. www.justgiving.com/page/georgea...
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Craig Murray says the High Court ruling that the #PalestineAction ban is unlawful looks like a set up for the government to win at appeal.
Craig knows his stuff and let's face it, the UK government are a nest of vipers.
Let's hope Craig is mistaken this time.
www.goodreads.com/author_blog_...
Craig knows his stuff and let's face it, the UK government are a nest of vipers.
Let's hope Craig is mistaken this time.
www.goodreads.com/author_blog_...
Postpone The Celebrations
On the face of it the English High Court ruling that the Palestine Action proscription is unlawful makes the decision that the proscription remains in pl...
www.goodreads.com
February 15, 2026 at 3:49 AM
Craig Murray says the High Court ruling that the #PalestineAction ban is unlawful looks like a set up for the government to win at appeal.
Craig knows his stuff and let's face it, the UK government are a nest of vipers.
Let's hope Craig is mistaken this time.
www.goodreads.com/author_blog_...
Craig knows his stuff and let's face it, the UK government are a nest of vipers.
Let's hope Craig is mistaken this time.
www.goodreads.com/author_blog_...
"it is not trans people or immigrants causing chaos for ordinary people, but well-connected billionaires and those in power who enable them."
"People like Farage have built their careers by preaching that shadowy elites are manipulating the system – he just leaves out that he is working with them."
"People like Farage have built their careers by preaching that shadowy elites are manipulating the system – he just leaves out that he is working with them."
February 13, 2026 at 12:02 PM
"it is not trans people or immigrants causing chaos for ordinary people, but well-connected billionaires and those in power who enable them."
"People like Farage have built their careers by preaching that shadowy elites are manipulating the system – he just leaves out that he is working with them."
"People like Farage have built their careers by preaching that shadowy elites are manipulating the system – he just leaves out that he is working with them."
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Sky News reporting that the government have exercised immediately their right to appeal the High Court ruling on Palestine Action and thus the ban remains in force until the result of that appeal.
atrocious that the government is trying to force the courts to accept it's totalitarian ban.
atrocious that the government is trying to force the courts to accept it's totalitarian ban.
February 13, 2026 at 10:18 AM
Sky News reporting that the government have exercised immediately their right to appeal the High Court ruling on Palestine Action and thus the ban remains in force until the result of that appeal.
atrocious that the government is trying to force the courts to accept it's totalitarian ban.
atrocious that the government is trying to force the courts to accept it's totalitarian ban.
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What a colossal waste of time, money, people's freedom, police resources, and public goodwill
Palestine Action ban ruled unlawful:
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Palestine Action ban ruled unlawful:
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
UK ban on Palestine Action unlawful, high court judges rule
Protest group’s co-founder wins legal challenge against decision to proscribe it under anti-terrorism laws
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:12 AM
What a colossal waste of time, money, people's freedom, police resources, and public goodwill
Palestine Action ban ruled unlawful:
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Palestine Action ban ruled unlawful:
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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The release of the latest set of material from the 'Epstein files' reveals that Reform UK Treasurer Nick Candy maintained contact with Jeffrey Epstein even after his conviction for soliciting prostitution & trafficking a minor.
#NeverVoteReform
#NeverVoteReform
Reform UK Treasurer kept contact with Epstein after sex conviction | Searchlight
Richard Tice welcomes Nick Candy to Reform UK The recent release of a further tranche of Epstein-related documents has once again dragged elite political an ...
searchlightmagazine.com
February 8, 2026 at 1:59 PM
The release of the latest set of material from the 'Epstein files' reveals that Reform UK Treasurer Nick Candy maintained contact with Jeffrey Epstein even after his conviction for soliciting prostitution & trafficking a minor.
#NeverVoteReform
#NeverVoteReform
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Thanks to @iansample.bsky.social at the Guardian for covering the devastating funding cuts that are being proposed for UK (astro)physics, and the dire impact these would have on young researchers. Will UKRI/STFC reconsider? Will the UKGov step in?🤞👩🔬🧪⚛️🔭
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
February 7, 2026 at 8:08 AM
Thanks to @iansample.bsky.social at the Guardian for covering the devastating funding cuts that are being proposed for UK (astro)physics, and the dire impact these would have on young researchers. Will UKRI/STFC reconsider? Will the UKGov step in?🤞👩🔬🧪⚛️🔭
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
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me, librarian: I think information should be organized and structured logically so that searches are high in precision and recall
tech industry, 2000: nope, keyword searching and opaque relevance rankings are what you’ll get
…
tech industry, 2026: now you’ll just get fake hallucinatory text
tech industry, 2000: nope, keyword searching and opaque relevance rankings are what you’ll get
…
tech industry, 2026: now you’ll just get fake hallucinatory text
February 6, 2026 at 4:57 PM
me, librarian: I think information should be organized and structured logically so that searches are high in precision and recall
tech industry, 2000: nope, keyword searching and opaque relevance rankings are what you’ll get
…
tech industry, 2026: now you’ll just get fake hallucinatory text
tech industry, 2000: nope, keyword searching and opaque relevance rankings are what you’ll get
…
tech industry, 2026: now you’ll just get fake hallucinatory text
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Palestine Action group cleared of Elbit burglary in the UK... wow... www.bbc.com/news/article...
Palestine Action protesters not guilty of defence firm burglary
The group are cleared of aggravated burglary over the alleged raid at an Elbit Systems warehouse.
www.bbc.com
February 4, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Palestine Action group cleared of Elbit burglary in the UK... wow... www.bbc.com/news/article...
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New Epstein emails show Peter Mandelson secretly advising JPMorgan’s CEO on how to fight Labour’s 2009 bankers’ bonus tax - even suggesting he “mildly threaten” the Chancellor.
Mandelson was Business Secretary at the time.
A year later, he was seeking work with JPM.
Mandelson was Business Secretary at the time.
A year later, he was seeking work with JPM.
February 1, 2026 at 5:26 PM
New Epstein emails show Peter Mandelson secretly advising JPMorgan’s CEO on how to fight Labour’s 2009 bankers’ bonus tax - even suggesting he “mildly threaten” the Chancellor.
Mandelson was Business Secretary at the time.
A year later, he was seeking work with JPM.
Mandelson was Business Secretary at the time.
A year later, he was seeking work with JPM.
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Why isn't this a major news story?
February 2, 2026 at 7:53 AM
Why isn't this a major news story?
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Important scientific research at which UK excels sacrificed on the altar of the vain search for growth bit.ly/4a4Y9Dg these myopic cuts will cost jobs and growth and of course damage two vital sciences
UK’s science superpower hopes hit as Labour slashes physics funding
University funding for astronomy and physics research cut by almost a third as government seeks to concentrate budget on areas that prioritise economic growth
bit.ly
January 30, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Important scientific research at which UK excels sacrificed on the altar of the vain search for growth bit.ly/4a4Y9Dg these myopic cuts will cost jobs and growth and of course damage two vital sciences
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Either you're happy for people to be killed and injured to save you a couple of minutes on your journey, or you're not. The evidence that LTNs and 20mph zones save lives is overwhelming.
January 29, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Either you're happy for people to be killed and injured to save you a couple of minutes on your journey, or you're not. The evidence that LTNs and 20mph zones save lives is overwhelming.
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Isn't that hate speech?
Reform UK Councillor Mick Cockerham of Newton Abbot South is showing, through this sick statement, what British values mean to Reform politicians. #UKPolitics
January 29, 2026 at 8:26 AM
Isn't that hate speech?
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I'm still collecting children's folklore for my next podcast theme, and I'm getting some amazing responses - monsters, urban legends, games, even a Tin God! Still time to add yours to this Google Form: forms.gle/D8mLW7q2um5Z...
Collecting Children's Lore!
February is going to be all about Children's Lore, which is defined as the folklore created, shared, and maintained by children.
So it's not folklore about children, but rather spread by them!
A lot...
forms.gle
January 27, 2026 at 8:23 PM
I'm still collecting children's folklore for my next podcast theme, and I'm getting some amazing responses - monsters, urban legends, games, even a Tin God! Still time to add yours to this Google Form: forms.gle/D8mLW7q2um5Z...
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Rolls Royce Avon Engine Mark ll Number 15607 outside South Lanarkshire College in East Kilbride.
Cont./
#glasgow #chile #eastkilbride #peoplepower #peoplemakeglasgow #naepasaran
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#glasgow #chile #eastkilbride #peoplepower #peoplemakeglasgow #naepasaran
January 26, 2026 at 9:35 AM
Rolls Royce Avon Engine Mark ll Number 15607 outside South Lanarkshire College in East Kilbride.
Cont./
#glasgow #chile #eastkilbride #peoplepower #peoplemakeglasgow #naepasaran
Cont./
#glasgow #chile #eastkilbride #peoplepower #peoplemakeglasgow #naepasaran
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Part of my argument in Empire of Normality was that normality very much does exist, and is determined primarily by the logics of colonialism and capitalism. The no such thing as normal framing obscures its material basis and force imo.
www.newscientist.com/article/2508...
www.newscientist.com/article/2508...
There’s no such thing as a normal brain: Best ideas of the century
Neurodiversity research has reshaped how we think about autism and ADHD, revealing that a “normal” brain doesn’t exist – and that unusual brains also come with unique strengths
www.newscientist.com
January 25, 2026 at 8:46 AM
Part of my argument in Empire of Normality was that normality very much does exist, and is determined primarily by the logics of colonialism and capitalism. The no such thing as normal framing obscures its material basis and force imo.
www.newscientist.com/article/2508...
www.newscientist.com/article/2508...
#ScreenSaturday Rood screen at St Winifred's, Manaton, Devon. Defaced during Edward VI's reign. In fact literally 'de-faced'
January 24, 2026 at 12:52 PM
#ScreenSaturday Rood screen at St Winifred's, Manaton, Devon. Defaced during Edward VI's reign. In fact literally 'de-faced'
Wow. Speedy online UK #passport renewal. Once I'd figured out I was never going to take my own digital photo that would meet the requirements, and got it done properly. Sent the old one back 2nd class and got the new one within a week, using the standard service.
January 23, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Wow. Speedy online UK #passport renewal. Once I'd figured out I was never going to take my own digital photo that would meet the requirements, and got it done properly. Sent the old one back 2nd class and got the new one within a week, using the standard service.
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Nigel Farage has said he's “not making any money as a result of being an MP”.
MP's salary is £94k, putting him in the top 5% of earners.
Meanwhile he votes to keep workers on exploitative zero-hours contracts and denies them sick pay.
MP's salary is £94k, putting him in the top 5% of earners.
Meanwhile he votes to keep workers on exploitative zero-hours contracts and denies them sick pay.
January 21, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Nigel Farage has said he's “not making any money as a result of being an MP”.
MP's salary is £94k, putting him in the top 5% of earners.
Meanwhile he votes to keep workers on exploitative zero-hours contracts and denies them sick pay.
MP's salary is £94k, putting him in the top 5% of earners.
Meanwhile he votes to keep workers on exploitative zero-hours contracts and denies them sick pay.
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EXCLUSIVE: Reform 'hypocrite' blasted as letter to Joe Biden about Chagos Islands emerges
Andrew Rosindell, who defected to Nigel Farage's Reform UK at the weekend, wrote to Joe Biden in December 2020 saying failure to 'decolonise' the Chagos Islands
Andrew Rosindell, who defected to Nigel Farage's Reform UK at the weekend, wrote to Joe Biden in December 2020 saying failure to 'decolonise' the Chagos Islands
Reform 'hypocrite' blasted as letter to Joe Biden about Chagos Islands emerges
Andrew Rosindell, who defected to Nigel Farage's Reform UK at the weekend, wrote to Joe Biden in December 2020 saying failure to 'decolonise' the Chagos Islands was causing international anger
www.mirror.co.uk
January 21, 2026 at 1:15 PM
EXCLUSIVE: Reform 'hypocrite' blasted as letter to Joe Biden about Chagos Islands emerges
Andrew Rosindell, who defected to Nigel Farage's Reform UK at the weekend, wrote to Joe Biden in December 2020 saying failure to 'decolonise' the Chagos Islands
Andrew Rosindell, who defected to Nigel Farage's Reform UK at the weekend, wrote to Joe Biden in December 2020 saying failure to 'decolonise' the Chagos Islands
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🎉 Green GAIN from Reform! 🎉
💚 Congratulations to Lian Pizzey on being elected in Horsley division on Derbyshire County Council!
💚 Congratulations to Lian Pizzey on being elected in Horsley division on Derbyshire County Council!
January 21, 2026 at 12:29 PM
🎉 Green GAIN from Reform! 🎉
💚 Congratulations to Lian Pizzey on being elected in Horsley division on Derbyshire County Council!
💚 Congratulations to Lian Pizzey on being elected in Horsley division on Derbyshire County Council!
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Don’t know about you but not sure I want a computer illiterate ‘oddball’ anywhere near power in the UK and let alone someone who can’t follow the rules with his finances.
Who paid for his house????
Who paid for his house????
January 21, 2026 at 10:26 AM
Don’t know about you but not sure I want a computer illiterate ‘oddball’ anywhere near power in the UK and let alone someone who can’t follow the rules with his finances.
Who paid for his house????
Who paid for his house????
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Bizarre that lowkey Romford MP Andrew Rosindell mentions Chagos as the key reason for joining Farage and then Farage's great mate in the White House mentions it the next day... #r4today
January 20, 2026 at 8:25 AM
Bizarre that lowkey Romford MP Andrew Rosindell mentions Chagos as the key reason for joining Farage and then Farage's great mate in the White House mentions it the next day... #r4today