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Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 1d

If the government won’t admit Brexit’s damage, an independent Royal Commission must.

A calm, forensic case from former MEP Andrew Duff. ⤵️

@eastangliabylines.co.uk @andrewduffeu.bsky.social

The case for a Royal Commission on Britain and Europe

Britain’s post-Brexit paralysis demands independent scrutiny. A Royal Commission could finally confront the evidence politicians avoid

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Ian Kirke @iankirke.bsky.social · 1d

COYP!

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Central Bylines @centralbylines.co.uk · 1d

Canada's magnificently diverse landscapes and relatively uninhabited land highlight humanity's insignificance against the power of nature | Ian Kirke
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Canada calling: tuning into the wavelength of the wilderness

Canada's magnificently diverse landscapes and relatively uninhabited land highlight humanity's insignificance against the power of nature

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Ian Kirke @iankirke.bsky.social · 1d

Today, I did the unthinkable—I willingly bought a pair of slippers. Not under duress or as a gift for someone else. Just… because.

I’ve reached the bottom of the slippery slope haven’t I?

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Clair De Lune @seloingermonamour.bsky.social · 2d

@iankirke.bsky.social Thank you for the exceptional article about our vast and diverse country!

Next visit, please try to come to the East Coast, to the Maritimes. Lots of beaches and bears 🐻 …. I scared this critter up my tree one Spring morning coming out the front door. 😁

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Ian Kirke @iankirke.bsky.social · 1d

Hi Clair, Thank you for your kind words and sage advice! The east coast it is! What an amazing photo!

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Ian Kirke @iankirke.bsky.social · 1d

Shaved my bonce. Got a head massage. Felt like a peach on velvet.
Turns out, beauty is in the eye of the bald bloke holding the voucher.
My latest piece: Turkish Delight: A Close Shave with Beauty
It’s got razors, research, and ridiculous metaphors.
Read it. Feel good!
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Turkish Delight: A Close Shave with Beauty. - What should we talk about today?

Looking good at my age—especially since I took the radical step of shaving off all my hair—is no easy feat. The old clichés of having a face fit for radio and one only a mother could love remain painf...

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Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 2d

Canada's magnificently diverse landscapes and relatively uninhabited land highlight humanity's insignificance against the power of nature | Ian Kirke
@iankirke.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk

Canada calling: tuning into the wavelength of the wilderness

Canada's magnificently diverse landscapes and relatively uninhabited land highlight humanity's insignificance against the power of nature

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Ian Kirke @iankirke.bsky.social · 2d

I didn’t go to Canada to find myself. I went to escape people… and maybe glimpse a bear.

In this latest piece, I trade crowds for glaciers, silence, and a humbling confrontation with nature’s power.

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#CanadaCalling
#ExploreCanada
#TravelWriting
#IntoTheWild

Canada calling: tuning into the wavelength of the wilderness. - What should we talk about today?

I didn’t go to Canada to find myself. I went to escape people, dodge group tours, and maybe glimpse a bear. What I found instead—between the skeletal trees of Jasper and the turquoise hush of Lake Lou...

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Central Bylines @centralbylines.co.uk · 3d

Canada's magnificently diverse landscapes and relatively uninhabited land highlight humanity's insignificance against the power of nature | Ian Kirke

Canada calling: tuning into the wavelength of the wilderness

Canada's magnificently diverse landscapes and relatively uninhabited land highlight humanity's insignificance against the power of nature

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Ian Kirke @iankirke.bsky.social · 4d

Let’s just take a moment to remember …

Ian Kirke @iankirke.bsky.social · 4d

Coming soon on www.kirkeytalk.com

I don’t forget-I curate.

If it’s not laced with irony, grief, or a Level 42 lyric, it probably didn’t make the cut. My brain’s a storyteller, not a storage unit.

Read why I only remember the vibe — & how science backs me up.
#MemoryMatters #emotionalintelligence

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 9d

“We all know Brexit’s to blame for the crisis facing UK steel.. While Keir Starmer fiddles in India, Rome burns. The British steel industry now faces a calamity so severe, insiders say it could be “terminal”

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We all know Brexit’s to blame for the crisis facing UK steel – it’s time for politicians to be honest and reverse it | Simon Jenkins

With British industry faltering, the excuse that the public wants this is risible. Parliament must force Starmer to act, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 8d

Reform UK intends to withdraw our human rights

They want us to join Russia and Belarus as the only European states not signed up to the ECHR

@janiceheppenstall.bsky.social @sussexbylines.co.uk

Reform UK intends to withdraw our human rights

They want us to join Russia and Belarus as the only European states not signed up to the ECHR

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Ian Kirke @iankirke.bsky.social · 10d

#JustForOneDay reminded me how lucky I was to grow up in the 80s. Geldof rallied music to help Ethiopia & made swearing iconic even if he didn’t say “Give us your fucking money!” The show was a blast with a singing Thatcher too! Back then hope, love & optimism ruled. Or am I just a nostalgic fool?

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Ian Kirke @iankirke.bsky.social · 11d

I never imagined that a complimentary cup of tea at John Lewis and a free cinema ticket from Sky would spark such a profound shift in perspective…
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#DowntonAbbeyFinale #CinemaRevelations #UnexpectedWisdom #StorytellingMatters

My day (so far) ... - What should we talk about today?

I never imagined that a complimentary cup of tea at John Lewis and a free cinema ticket from Sky would spark such a profound shift in perspective. Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale wasn’t my choice. On ...

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Central Bylines @centralbylines.co.uk · 17d

Seeking silence in sacred places: an agnostic’s love affair

An epiphanic moment of silence, stillness and solitude in Liverpool Cathedral led an agnostic to investigate what he had experienced
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Seeking silence in sacred places: an agnostic’s love affair

An epiphanic moment of silence, stillness and solitude in Liverpool Cathedral led an agnostic to investigate what he had experienced

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Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 19d

Seeking silence in sacred places: an agnostic’s love affair

An epiphanic moment of silence, stillness and solitude in Liverpool Cathedral led an agnostic to investigate what he had experienced
@iankirke.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk

Seeking silence in sacred places: an agnostic’s love affair

An epiphanic moment of silence, stillness and solitude in Liverpool Cathedral led an agnostic to investigate what he had experienced

centralbylines.co.uk

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Ian Kirke @iankirke.bsky.social · 23d

I can’t live with this burden any longer. The secrecy of it all is too much.

Confession is the only antidote to this pain.

Yesterday I ate a fuck off Belgian bun with a cup of tea on my own after securing it for free on my Lidl Plus App.

There! I now feel cleansed. #Lidl #LidlPlus #LidlUK

Ian Kirke @iankirke.bsky.social · 25d

When Arthur’s teacher asked him what I did for a job he replied, without hesitation or deviation, “He supports Notts County!’

Arthur - the legend! Accurate too! COYP!

Ian Kirke @iankirke.bsky.social · Sep 11

The Grizzly Notts County fan.

Habitat: the darkest reaches of the lower forest.

Diet: despair, disappointment and anything sold in Spoons. #nottscounty

Ian Kirke @iankirke.bsky.social · Sep 3

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Ian Kirke @iankirke.bsky.social · Sep 3

FFS Starmer grow a backbone and hold Farage to account for the shit show our economy is in and stop pandering to his grotesque rhetoric.

He’s a spiv, conman, fascist and lowlife. As a barrister you should have tbe skillset to regularly dismantle him.
The Labour Party

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · Sep 3

'This country needs migrants'

Zack Polanski, the new leader of the Green Party in England and Wales, speaks to #BBCBreakfast about his views on immigration

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