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Ali Harman
@alihar.bsky.social
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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.
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Ali Harman @alihar.bsky.social · Sep 3
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...
George And Josh Pedal The Planet For UNICEF
Help George Kohler raise money to support UNICEF UK
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Jonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 15h
"The idea of deporting people with settled status is disgusting, and anyone proposing it should be immediately drummed out of polite society. Breaking promises made in good faith to our friends and neighbours is racist, extremist and immoral."

I'm basically shouting at the sky here, but still.
It’s racist, it’s extremist and it’s immoral
The right is still calling for deportations, and the government is still being cowardly about it. Also: London’s first green belt; some notes on a shark; and some news, on my next book.
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Ali Harman @alihar.bsky.social · 13h
Confirmed, found another one on Nadfly Instagram
Link to Nadfly Instagram post from 2017
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Ali Harman @alihar.bsky.social · 13h
A Glasgow based artist called Nicola Atkinson used the name Nadfly ('Nicola Anderson Does FLY') for some kind of public art project. I think it's something to do with that?
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Ali Harman @alihar.bsky.social · 1d
Wonderful. I grew up as a regular at Havering's Collier Row library. I got my love of poetry from the collection there. And I became a librarian. #lovelibraries
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Ali Harman @alihar.bsky.social · 3d
Fascinating. I'd been wondering about this
jonnelledge.bsky.social Jonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 3d
The main cause of the noise is something that will, sooner or later, hit every part of the network: “rail corrugation”.

You aren’t imagining it: London's Tube is getting louder.
No, you aren’t imagining it: the Tube is getting louder
I SAID, THE TUBE *IS* GETTING LOUDER.
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Dr Charlie Gardner @charliejgardner.bsky.social · 6d
I wonder how often they met with climate scientists
Labour ministers met fossil fuel lobbyists 500 times in first year of power, analysis shows
Lobbyists attended 48% more meetings than Tories, as Labour accused of giving them ‘backstage pass’
www.theguardian.com
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Warren Oates @warrenoates1.bsky.social · 5d
A reminder for people who my have forgotten.

Not long ago fires were set:

1) at the PMs private home (currently rented out)
2) at a home where he used to live
3) to a car the PM used to own

3 men have appeared in court today, facing charges of arson for the attacks.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Two men plead not guilty over fires at homes linked to PM Starmer
The charges relate to a vehicle fire and blazes at properties linked to Sir Keir Starmer.
www.bbc.co.uk
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Ali Harman @alihar.bsky.social · 5d
Lovely. They also built the bandstand for my local park in London. Queen's Park Bandstand - City of London share.google/Atgt1PLTfTCV...
Queen's Park Bandstand
Discover the charm and history of the Queen’s Park Bandstand, a beloved landmark nestled in Queen's Park Brent.
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 6d
Libraries in Reform UK run Staffordshire are being forced to close.

They are refusing to hire much needed staff and refusing over time or paying for staff to be covered. This is resulting in libraries closing because of too few staff, despite there being available staff to cover.

#Farageheit411
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Thomas Cheney @thomascheney.bsky.social · 7d
Good, full solidarity with them, the British Library staff are absolutely amazing - and the way the BL and the Government have responded to this cyberattack is appalling both for the BL as a world renowned institution and as a reflection of government cybersecurity policy!
eicathomefinn.bsky.social Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 7d
'The British Library...has taken years to recover from a major cyberattack that disrupted its services and restricted access to its collections. The walkout is set to take from 27 October to 9 November, coinciding with the two-year anniversary of the cyberattack.'
resprofnews.bsky.social Research Professional News @resprofnews.bsky.social · 8d
‘Livid’ British Library staff vote to strike over pay.

www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-c...
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Ali Harman @alihar.bsky.social · 9d
With you on 3. Love the Viking Moses version though
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Ali Harman @alihar.bsky.social · 9d
Pears
Field of Dreams
Lady in Red
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David Osland @davidosland.bsky.social · 10d
I'm sure BBC investigative documentary strand Panorama is even now working on an incisive exposé of Reform's financial links to Russia and it's just that they haven't announced it publicly yet
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Aurelien Mondon @aurelmondon.bsky.social · 10d
Great this is being noticed but the framing in these stories that centre on Farage's own words rather than the issue itself tells you all you need to know about the appalling coverage of the far right and the role the mainstream media play in enabling its rise and mainstreaming
zackpolanski.bsky.social Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 10d
Maybe there's something in this Nigel Farage and Nathan Gill Russian bribes story....
Lots of stories about Nathan Gill and Russian bribes.
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Ali Harman @alihar.bsky.social · 10d
Where have they put this out?
I stupidly made the mistake of a poor search strategy, looking for 'labour video' and got stuff about childbirth 😂
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Ali Harman @alihar.bsky.social · 11d
I didn't realise Farage was the same age as Trump
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 11d
“Here Farage is, in Gill’s office, with Voloshyn’s wife Nadia, on the day Gill makes an intervention on behalf of Medvedchuk’s channels, with an employee of one of those channels, whose husband started bribing Gill to make these statements 6 days earlier”

bylinetimes.com/2025/10/11/s...
'Stunned?' Farage's Admission He Knew Nathan Gill but Not His Kremlin Associates Does Not Stand Up to Scrutiny
Insiders have told Byline Times, it is 'inconceivable' the Reform Leader did not know about his close aide's pro Russian statements
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Ali Harman @alihar.bsky.social · 12d
www.lbc.co.uk/article/disp...
#PalestineAction
Displaying Palestine Action posters in your windows is legal, Met Police say | LBC
Officers were informed about a poster placed in the window of a property in Peckham, south-east London, which stated: “I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action
www.lbc.co.uk
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 13d
What the hell does Farage thinks he’s doing, going off to America *again* to maliciously slag off British teachers at some private Christian college, while offering to peddle their courses over here?
What a repulsive, grubby little traitor.

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Nigel Farage accuses teachers of ‘poisoning our kids’ on race issues
Exclusive: Reform UK leader’s remarks at event for private US college criticised as ‘grossly irresponsible’ by NEU leader
www.theguardian.com
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Longhair 🇨🇦 @longhair.bsky.social · 14d
Very informative thread.
jacksapoch.bsky.social Jack Sapoch @jacksapoch.bsky.social · 14d
NEW: Since October 2023, the IDF Spokesperson's Unit has released dozens of 3D animations illustrating alleged Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iranian sites

The style is now unmistakable: satellite zoom-ins, black & white wireframes, and red-textured houses - a new visual language of war
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European Movement in Scotland @euromovescotland.bsky.social · 13d
"Farage’s Brexit and Tory misrule wrecked our immigration system. Now Farage and the Tories are trying to tear Britain apart because of the mess they made. In the process, they will kill everything good that we stand for as a country." Neil Mckay, The Herald, Scotland
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Ali Harman @alihar.bsky.social · 14d
My primary school in 1955. From about 45 seconds in you'll see the apparatus covered in clambering children
youtu.be/dyZea5bP5Mo
Rise park Junior School Romford 1955
YouTube video by Mackenzie Rough
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Ali Harman @alihar.bsky.social · 15d
It's been archived here
archive.ph/LQ7K0
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Warren Oates @warrenoates1.bsky.social · 15d
Another day. Another proven lie by Reform.
nickreeves.bsky.social Nick Reeves #FBPE #NAFO @nickreeves.bsky.social · 15d
Richard Tice told The Times in March he had “never met Nathan Gill”
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 15d
Update on Craig Holmes, candidate in the Skelton East by-election.

Seems Reform UK candidates don’t see what’s wrong with urinating on random peoples’ property.

“The bus driver told me to do it” isn’t really the level of decision making you want in a councillor.
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