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.
Pinned
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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The fact is no presenter has ever had to leave the BBC for expressing conservative views, or even explicitly endorsing a right-wing party.
Was never a problem for Jeremy Clarkson. Was never a problem for Andrew Neil. Was never a problem for Alan Sugar
Was never a problem for Jeremy Clarkson. Was never a problem for Andrew Neil. Was never a problem for Alan Sugar
Robin Ince reveals to last night’s audience at a recording of Infinite Monkey Cage that the BBC has forced him to resign over his support of trans people
December 13, 2025 at 4:36 PM
The fact is no presenter has ever had to leave the BBC for expressing conservative views, or even explicitly endorsing a right-wing party.
Was never a problem for Jeremy Clarkson. Was never a problem for Andrew Neil. Was never a problem for Alan Sugar
Was never a problem for Jeremy Clarkson. Was never a problem for Andrew Neil. Was never a problem for Alan Sugar
Interesting
www.declassifieduk.org/palestine-ac...
www.declassifieduk.org/palestine-ac...
Palestine Action policing guidance suggests protesters wrongly arrested
A previously unseen counter-terror police document clarifies how demonstrators should be treated. We are publishing it for the first time.
www.declassifieduk.org
December 12, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Interesting
www.declassifieduk.org/palestine-ac...
www.declassifieduk.org/palestine-ac...
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As always @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social is giving us some good advice about flu symptoms.
Should you wear a mask if you've got symptomatic flu? YES. If you wear it at home *from the onset of your symptoms*, your family members are much less likely to catch flu from you (but you must avoid unmasked co-sleeping and eating around same table - have your meals alone). 1/
December 11, 2025 at 6:17 PM
As always @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social is giving us some good advice about flu symptoms.
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Things are getting bad in the US.
Hundreds quarantined as South Carolina measles outbreak accelerates — The Washington Post
A state epidemiologist said the spike in cases came in the wake of Thanksgiving travel and a lack of vaccinations. At least 16 cases were traced to a church.
apple.news
December 11, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Things are getting bad in the US.
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Private hired guns
The secretive Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group – received £640,000+ from fossil fuel companies & Rupert Murdoch’s media conglomerate between 1957 and 2005.
The aim is to subvert public choices for the benefit of paymasters.
The secretive Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group – received £640,000+ from fossil fuel companies & Rupert Murdoch’s media conglomerate between 1957 and 2005.
The aim is to subvert public choices for the benefit of paymasters.
The Institute of Economic Affairs Banked £640,000 from Oil Giants and Murdoch
The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group – received more than £640,000 from fossil fuel companies and Rupert Murdoch’s media conglomerate between 1957 and ...
www.desmog.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Private hired guns
The secretive Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group – received £640,000+ from fossil fuel companies & Rupert Murdoch’s media conglomerate between 1957 and 2005.
The aim is to subvert public choices for the benefit of paymasters.
The secretive Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group – received £640,000+ from fossil fuel companies & Rupert Murdoch’s media conglomerate between 1957 and 2005.
The aim is to subvert public choices for the benefit of paymasters.
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I can’t think of a better symbol of Reform’s ambitions for Britain than a sideways flag hanging forlornly over a blocked drain.
From the people who brought you ‘sunlit uplands’.
No thanks.
From the people who brought you ‘sunlit uplands’.
No thanks.
December 11, 2025 at 3:46 PM
I can’t think of a better symbol of Reform’s ambitions for Britain than a sideways flag hanging forlornly over a blocked drain.
From the people who brought you ‘sunlit uplands’.
No thanks.
From the people who brought you ‘sunlit uplands’.
No thanks.
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Also, expel Elon Musk
President of the Royal Society Sir Paul Nurse has spoken out on the challenges currently facing science, criticising those who put ideology ahead of evidence and called for smarter funding of UK science: https://royalsociety.org/news/2025/12/new-president-speaks-out-on-challenges-to-science/
New President speaks out on challenges to science | Royal Society
Paul Nurse, the new President of the Royal Society has criticised those who put ideology ahead of evidence and called for smarter funding of UK science.
royalsociety.org
December 9, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Also, expel Elon Musk
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"If growth was actually your priority, you would not be doing this."
(Me, stating the obvious)
www.ft.com/content/2b60...
(Me, stating the obvious)
www.ft.com/content/2b60...
Tighter visa rules will cost UK up to £10.8bn
Home Office assessment shows impact of latest changes to immigration regime over next five years
www.ft.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:49 PM
"If growth was actually your priority, you would not be doing this."
(Me, stating the obvious)
www.ft.com/content/2b60...
(Me, stating the obvious)
www.ft.com/content/2b60...
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Home Office Ministers state publicly, on the record, that they are deliberately making life worse for older people and people with disabilities who depend on care services, but it's worth it because it reduces net migration.
December 9, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Home Office Ministers state publicly, on the record, that they are deliberately making life worse for older people and people with disabilities who depend on care services, but it's worth it because it reduces net migration.
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New Home Office impact assessment finds that cutting skilled and social care visas will cost the UK up to £10 billion with a central estimate of -£5.4 billion.
It would be good if this got even a fraction of the coverage devoted to the endless debate about boats, flags and Turkish barber shops
It would be good if this got even a fraction of the coverage devoted to the endless debate about boats, flags and Turkish barber shops
December 9, 2025 at 2:36 PM
New Home Office impact assessment finds that cutting skilled and social care visas will cost the UK up to £10 billion with a central estimate of -£5.4 billion.
It would be good if this got even a fraction of the coverage devoted to the endless debate about boats, flags and Turkish barber shops
It would be good if this got even a fraction of the coverage devoted to the endless debate about boats, flags and Turkish barber shops
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Reform UK Staffordshire
Ian Cooper: sacked for racism.
Wayne Titley: resigned after calling on Navy to sink small boats with gunfire.
Peter Mason: exposed for racism.
Mike Broom: sanctioned by council for accepting concert tickets.
Tracey Dougherty: resigned job due to a conflict of interest.
Ian Cooper: sacked for racism.
Wayne Titley: resigned after calling on Navy to sink small boats with gunfire.
Peter Mason: exposed for racism.
Mike Broom: sanctioned by council for accepting concert tickets.
Tracey Dougherty: resigned job due to a conflict of interest.
December 9, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Reform UK Staffordshire
Ian Cooper: sacked for racism.
Wayne Titley: resigned after calling on Navy to sink small boats with gunfire.
Peter Mason: exposed for racism.
Mike Broom: sanctioned by council for accepting concert tickets.
Tracey Dougherty: resigned job due to a conflict of interest.
Ian Cooper: sacked for racism.
Wayne Titley: resigned after calling on Navy to sink small boats with gunfire.
Peter Mason: exposed for racism.
Mike Broom: sanctioned by council for accepting concert tickets.
Tracey Dougherty: resigned job due to a conflict of interest.
The replies! 😂
Nothing says getting into the festive spirit like going online to shout at some biscuits
December 8, 2025 at 8:37 PM
The replies! 😂
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And you think migrants on wee inflatables are the problem...
December 5, 2025 at 2:54 PM
And you think migrants on wee inflatables are the problem...
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🔴 Nigel Farage’s Reform is more reliant on super-rich backers than any major party in modern British political history
75% of *all* Reform donations *ever* have come from just three rich men
Is this what democracy looks like?
New on Democracy for Sale
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/75-of-refo...
75% of *all* Reform donations *ever* have come from just three rich men
Is this what democracy looks like?
New on Democracy for Sale
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/75-of-refo...
75% of Reform UK’s donations have come from just three rich men
Calls grow for donation caps as Democracy for Sale research reveals that three-quarters of Reform’s funding comes from a trio of wealthy donors
democracyforsale.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:55 AM
🔴 Nigel Farage’s Reform is more reliant on super-rich backers than any major party in modern British political history
75% of *all* Reform donations *ever* have come from just three rich men
Is this what democracy looks like?
New on Democracy for Sale
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/75-of-refo...
75% of *all* Reform donations *ever* have come from just three rich men
Is this what democracy looks like?
New on Democracy for Sale
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/75-of-refo...
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So he's still a racist then.
Not a bit of "banter" in the distant past...
Not a bit of "banter" in the distant past...
John Swinney has responded to Nigel Farage's attack on Glasgow schoolchildren, calling it 'quite simply racist'
John Swinney responds to Nigel Farage's 'racist' attack on Glasgow schoolchildren
www.thenational.scot
December 4, 2025 at 4:47 PM
So he's still a racist then.
Not a bit of "banter" in the distant past...
Not a bit of "banter" in the distant past...
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Nigel Farage made 90 times more Cameo videos than speeches in Parliament, records show
Nigel Farage made 90 times more Cameo videos than speeches in Parliament, records show | LBC
The Reform UK leader has filmed close to 2,000 fan videos in the last 12 months, which he sold on the US-based Cameo platform
www.lbc.co.uk
December 2, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Nigel Farage made 90 times more Cameo videos than speeches in Parliament, records show
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Misinformation about migrants is stoking hostility and causing division.
Read our editorial explaining some of the ways in which it is used against migrants, and why it is wrong.
🚨Support Migrant Voice in combatting misinformation🚨
www.migrantvoice.org/home/editori...
Read our editorial explaining some of the ways in which it is used against migrants, and why it is wrong.
🚨Support Migrant Voice in combatting misinformation🚨
www.migrantvoice.org/home/editori...
December 3, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Misinformation about migrants is stoking hostility and causing division.
Read our editorial explaining some of the ways in which it is used against migrants, and why it is wrong.
🚨Support Migrant Voice in combatting misinformation🚨
www.migrantvoice.org/home/editori...
Read our editorial explaining some of the ways in which it is used against migrants, and why it is wrong.
🚨Support Migrant Voice in combatting misinformation🚨
www.migrantvoice.org/home/editori...
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2 in 3 of Nigel Farage’s current and former partners do not speak English as their first language.
December 3, 2025 at 11:03 PM
2 in 3 of Nigel Farage’s current and former partners do not speak English as their first language.
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December 2, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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The Co-op is backing the government, supporting the people in our country and our farming industry.
In news totally ignored by all major news outlets the Co-op has said "Today’s Budget provides the clarity & certainty that small shops and local communities have been waiting for".
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In news totally ignored by all major news outlets the Co-op has said "Today’s Budget provides the clarity & certainty that small shops and local communities have been waiting for".
1/3
Co-op to cut prices of 1,000 products after Autumn Budget announced
The grocer has announced major plans for the chain
www.birminghammail.co.uk
November 30, 2025 at 11:55 AM
The Co-op is backing the government, supporting the people in our country and our farming industry.
In news totally ignored by all major news outlets the Co-op has said "Today’s Budget provides the clarity & certainty that small shops and local communities have been waiting for".
1/3
In news totally ignored by all major news outlets the Co-op has said "Today’s Budget provides the clarity & certainty that small shops and local communities have been waiting for".
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Emma is so good at this
Wow - this guy must be really, REALLY bad with money if an extra £208 per month will “ruin” his retirement.
Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
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Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
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November 29, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Emma is so good at this
That the EFDSS doesn’t have an online shop (like the transport museum) where you can buy all the old Cecil Sharp House posters is a real missed opportunity to raise some funds.
English Folk Dance & Song Society Festival, Royal Albert Hall, 1972 designreviewed.com/artefacts/en...
November 28, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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That the EFDSS doesn’t have an online shop (like the transport museum) where you can buy all the old Cecil Sharp House posters is a real missed opportunity to raise some funds.
English Folk Dance & Song Society Festival, Royal Albert Hall, 1972 designreviewed.com/artefacts/en...
November 21, 2025 at 8:04 PM
That the EFDSS doesn’t have an online shop (like the transport museum) where you can buy all the old Cecil Sharp House posters is a real missed opportunity to raise some funds.
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John Major, "One aspect of reducing immigration would be to make it more palatable for migrants to remain in their own countries"
"That is why the policy of cutting aid and investment to poor countries is a very poor sighted policy"
"That is why the policy of cutting aid and investment to poor countries is a very poor sighted policy"
November 25, 2025 at 6:22 PM
John Major, "One aspect of reducing immigration would be to make it more palatable for migrants to remain in their own countries"
"That is why the policy of cutting aid and investment to poor countries is a very poor sighted policy"
"That is why the policy of cutting aid and investment to poor countries is a very poor sighted policy"