Dr Nuits de Young
@nuitsdeyoung.bsky.social
Historian/art historian (12C & 18C esp), lover of Old Roses, literature, art, music, pigeons & other cute creatures! Trans-inclusive egalitarian #FBPE #UKEUFriend #Aspie
GilchristHeritage at the Other Place. Posts in personal capacity.
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GilchristHeritage at the Other Place. Posts in personal capacity.
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A few days after the referendum an Eastern European student told me that they were now afraid to speak their mother tongue openly. While politicians drifted to the hard right, and Kuenssberg and Peston treated it all like some game, real people were and are still suffering.
As I have argued all along, the most damaging effects of Brexit are not economic.
www.economicsobservatory.com/how-did-brex...
www.economicsobservatory.com/how-did-brex...
How did Brexit affect the mental health of ethnic minority youth? - Economics Observatory
Research evidence suggests that the UK referendum on whether or not to remain in the European Union had uneven social consequences. Younger people from ethnic minorities living in areas of the country...
www.economicsobservatory.com
February 12, 2026 at 8:20 AM
A few days after the referendum an Eastern European student told me that they were now afraid to speak their mother tongue openly. While politicians drifted to the hard right, and Kuenssberg and Peston treated it all like some game, real people were and are still suffering.
He used us Remain/Rejoiners to get the leadership, then betrayed us.
February 12, 2026 at 12:06 PM
He used us Remain/Rejoiners to get the leadership, then betrayed us.
The biggest problem, though, is those who *won't*.
February 12, 2026 at 12:03 PM
The biggest problem, though, is those who *won't*.
I don't regard ppl who wilfully voted to rob me of my rights & identity as a European citizen as being deserving of life.
February 12, 2026 at 11:49 AM
I don't regard ppl who wilfully voted to rob me of my rights & identity as a European citizen as being deserving of life.
I meant Brexiters, regardless of age. My late father was a Remainer – Brexit broke his heart for last yr of his life. I'm now 60 – was on most of the big marches pre-lockdown.
February 12, 2026 at 11:48 AM
I meant Brexiters, regardless of age. My late father was a Remainer – Brexit broke his heart for last yr of his life. I'm now 60 – was on most of the big marches pre-lockdown.
Sign-language had been used in the Middle Ages in silent religious orders or during silent meal times in other religious orders. This is an interesting post-reformation secular use: I wonder if this was based on the older monastic forms?
February 12, 2026 at 11:45 AM
Sign-language had been used in the Middle Ages in silent religious orders or during silent meal times in other religious orders. This is an interesting post-reformation secular use: I wonder if this was based on the older monastic forms?
I'd like it to be helped along.
February 12, 2026 at 11:42 AM
I'd like it to be helped along.
Speak for yrself. Most of the ppl on the big marches agst Brexit in London were from England. 13 mill Remain voters were. I loathe this self-hating/self-deprecating schtick.
February 12, 2026 at 11:41 AM
Speak for yrself. Most of the ppl on the big marches agst Brexit in London were from England. 13 mill Remain voters were. I loathe this self-hating/self-deprecating schtick.
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“Are you firmly in favour of rejoining the European Union?" - Robert Peston
“Firmly very much in favour. Brexit has been a disaster under any criteria, under any measure" - Zack Polanski
“Firmly very much in favour. Brexit has been a disaster under any criteria, under any measure" - Zack Polanski
February 12, 2026 at 6:54 AM
“Are you firmly in favour of rejoining the European Union?" - Robert Peston
“Firmly very much in favour. Brexit has been a disaster under any criteria, under any measure" - Zack Polanski
“Firmly very much in favour. Brexit has been a disaster under any criteria, under any measure" - Zack Polanski
And older ones!
February 12, 2026 at 11:38 AM
And older ones!
Get well soon!
February 12, 2026 at 11:37 AM
Get well soon!
I think it may be parsed as "the second who left and..." (after Dyson, I presume).
February 12, 2026 at 11:34 AM
I think it may be parsed as "the second who left and..." (after Dyson, I presume).
The Red Lines were May's. There's no good reason for a Labour govt to trap itself in them.
February 12, 2026 at 11:31 AM
The Red Lines were May's. There's no good reason for a Labour govt to trap itself in them.
Unfortunately, it is now.
February 12, 2026 at 11:25 AM
Unfortunately, it is now.
I don't understand why they always seem to appoint extreme authoritarians as Home Secretary. It seems to be the go-to post for psychos.
February 12, 2026 at 11:24 AM
I don't understand why they always seem to appoint extreme authoritarians as Home Secretary. It seems to be the go-to post for psychos.
Yes. Mahmood seems to be part of the Blue Labour clique.
February 12, 2026 at 11:22 AM
Yes. Mahmood seems to be part of the Blue Labour clique.
Drawn as a satyr!
February 12, 2026 at 11:15 AM
Drawn as a satyr!
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Absolutely honoured to be named @attitudemag.bsky.social trailblazer of the year in their #101 list.
As a gay man, I know it's a worrying time for our LGBTIQA+ community.
We are under attack.
When they come for one of us, they come for all of us. And we will stand together.
As a gay man, I know it's a worrying time for our LGBTIQA+ community.
We are under attack.
When they come for one of us, they come for all of us. And we will stand together.
February 11, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Absolutely honoured to be named @attitudemag.bsky.social trailblazer of the year in their #101 list.
As a gay man, I know it's a worrying time for our LGBTIQA+ community.
We are under attack.
When they come for one of us, they come for all of us. And we will stand together.
As a gay man, I know it's a worrying time for our LGBTIQA+ community.
We are under attack.
When they come for one of us, they come for all of us. And we will stand together.
That is indeed a lovely quad!
February 11, 2026 at 10:52 PM
That is indeed a lovely quad!
@frockflicks.bsky.social have dissected it brilliantly from a costume perspective alone.
February 11, 2026 at 10:49 PM
@frockflicks.bsky.social have dissected it brilliantly from a costume perspective alone.
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How far goes Bannon and Epstein relationship? And how far goes Farage and Bannon relationship?
February 11, 2026 at 9:07 PM
How far goes Bannon and Epstein relationship? And how far goes Farage and Bannon relationship?
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new comic time!
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💬 www.patreon.com/chuckdrawsth...
February 11, 2026 at 10:41 PM
new comic time!
💬 www.patreon.com/chuckdrawsth...
💬 www.patreon.com/chuckdrawsth...
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Overseas tycoons such as Elon Musk would be barred from giving substantial donations to UK political parties under new legislation to block companies making gifts if they do not have British owners or make sufficient revenue in the country
www.ft.com/content/f4ed...
www.ft.com/content/f4ed...
UK to ban political party donations from foreign-owned companies
Government says new legislation will curb overseas interference in elections
www.ft.com
February 11, 2026 at 10:37 PM
Overseas tycoons such as Elon Musk would be barred from giving substantial donations to UK political parties under new legislation to block companies making gifts if they do not have British owners or make sufficient revenue in the country
www.ft.com/content/f4ed...
www.ft.com/content/f4ed...
Me neither. I prefer the good adaptations…
February 11, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Me neither. I prefer the good adaptations…
Thank you! They have such sweet little paws!
February 11, 2026 at 10:42 PM
Thank you! They have such sweet little paws!