G Shovlin
@gshov.bsky.social
Blues singer, ‘Speakeasy’ organiser, working class-born ‘leftie’. Inducted into American Heritage Blues Hall of Fame.
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Just bumping this up the feed again, thank you so much for your amazing feedback. What a weekend!
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Yesterday was generational, brilliant and moving. I have tried to encapsulate the weekend here - and what it meant to me, you, our forefathers and this city.
I would really appreciate your eyes and time as I was up until 2am writing it.
❤️🤍
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I would really appreciate your eyes and time as I was up until 2am writing it.
❤️🤍
#SAFC
James Copley: Sunderland rises to rejoice generational Wembley victory paved by pain
Sunderland’s play-off win was not just a game to Wearside, it was symbolic of something far greater.
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May 26, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Just bumping this up the feed again, thank you so much for your amazing feedback. What a weekend!
#SAFC
#SAFC
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The louder the headlines the more obvious it becomes that the pro-Brexit press knows that it's already lost the argument www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-scream...
The Screaming of the Brexiteers Shows They Have Lost the Argument
The louder the headlines, the clearer it becomes that the pro-Brexit media knows the public has changed its mind
www.adambienkov.co.uk
May 21, 2025 at 9:23 AM
The louder the headlines the more obvious it becomes that the pro-Brexit press knows that it's already lost the argument www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-scream...
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The Labour government has announced they will bring in rules to protect the title of 'nurse' so that only people who are registered with the Nursing and Midwifery council can use the term.
It follows a campaign and a Ten Minute Rule Bill earlier this year.
Exceptions will apply (eg nursery nurse).
It follows a campaign and a Ten Minute Rule Bill earlier this year.
Exceptions will apply (eg nursery nurse).
Fake nurse crackdown to boost public safety
New measures to make it a criminal offence for people who are not qualified as a nurse to use the title and mislead the public
www.gov.uk
May 12, 2025 at 6:22 AM
The Labour government has announced they will bring in rules to protect the title of 'nurse' so that only people who are registered with the Nursing and Midwifery council can use the term.
It follows a campaign and a Ten Minute Rule Bill earlier this year.
Exceptions will apply (eg nursery nurse).
It follows a campaign and a Ten Minute Rule Bill earlier this year.
Exceptions will apply (eg nursery nurse).
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The Labour government is rolling out the Avoiding Brain Injuries in Childbirth Programme across England, following successful pilots in 12 trusts.
Also, £57m funding is being given to Start for Life services, helping expectant & new mothers by providing expert advice around pregnancy & birth.
Also, £57m funding is being given to Start for Life services, helping expectant & new mothers by providing expert advice around pregnancy & birth.
New NHS programme to reduce brain injury in childbirth
Government to roll out the Avoiding Brain Injuries in Childbirth (ABC) programme nationally
www.gov.uk
May 12, 2025 at 6:12 AM
The Labour government is rolling out the Avoiding Brain Injuries in Childbirth Programme across England, following successful pilots in 12 trusts.
Also, £57m funding is being given to Start for Life services, helping expectant & new mothers by providing expert advice around pregnancy & birth.
Also, £57m funding is being given to Start for Life services, helping expectant & new mothers by providing expert advice around pregnancy & birth.
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The Labour government is rolling out 13 new bone scanners in the NHS in England, which will see around 29,000 extra scans conducted each year.
It is part of the promises in their Elective Reform Plan and will help with early diagnosis of illness such as osteoporosis.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
It is part of the promises in their Elective Reform Plan and will help with early diagnosis of illness such as osteoporosis.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
More scanners across the country for better care of brittle bones
Government announces 29,000 extra bone scans will be delivered each year, helping with earlier diagnosis of illness such as osteoporosis.
www.gov.uk
May 12, 2025 at 6:05 AM
The Labour government is rolling out 13 new bone scanners in the NHS in England, which will see around 29,000 extra scans conducted each year.
It is part of the promises in their Elective Reform Plan and will help with early diagnosis of illness such as osteoporosis.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
It is part of the promises in their Elective Reform Plan and will help with early diagnosis of illness such as osteoporosis.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
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The Labour government is investing over £100m in over 1000 GP practices for upgrades and refurbishments to create new treatment rooms & better utilise existing spaces to treat more patients.
The measures go alongside recruiting more GPs, increased funding, wider NHS App usage & and reducing admin.
The measures go alongside recruiting more GPs, increased funding, wider NHS App usage & and reducing admin.
GP SURGERY REFURBS TO ENABLE OVER 8 MILLION MORE APPOINTMENTS
Patients to access over 8.3 million new appointments this year, helping deliver the government’s Plan for Change
www.gov.uk
May 6, 2025 at 8:08 AM
The Labour government is investing over £100m in over 1000 GP practices for upgrades and refurbishments to create new treatment rooms & better utilise existing spaces to treat more patients.
The measures go alongside recruiting more GPs, increased funding, wider NHS App usage & and reducing admin.
The measures go alongside recruiting more GPs, increased funding, wider NHS App usage & and reducing admin.
The May listing for the Harbour View 'Speakeasy', Roker, in Sunderland....AND WHAT A LIST!
April 27, 2025 at 4:38 PM
The May listing for the Harbour View 'Speakeasy', Roker, in Sunderland....AND WHAT A LIST!
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Just a pizza company with no experience of PPE equipment landing a lucrative contract…via @bylinetimes.bsky.social.
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Matt Hancock Intervened to Help Conservative Donor's Pizza Firm Land Lucrative Covid PPE Contract
Two days before winning the contract, the company, which had no previous experience of supplying medical equipment, removed 'pizza' from its name
bylinetimes.com
April 12, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Just a pizza company with no experience of PPE equipment landing a lucrative contract…via @bylinetimes.bsky.social.
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This Thursday, the Harbour View 'Speakeasy' welcomes the wonderful 'Ten Bob Blind'.... Acoustic country/ rock at its finest. Once again, a night not to be missed.
April 8, 2025 at 8:48 AM
This Thursday, the Harbour View 'Speakeasy' welcomes the wonderful 'Ten Bob Blind'.... Acoustic country/ rock at its finest. Once again, a night not to be missed.
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Farage works incredibly hard for all manner of paymasters - except, possibly, for the people of Clacton.
Full story online and in the latest issue: www.private-eye.co.uk/news
Full story online and in the latest issue: www.private-eye.co.uk/news
Private Eye | Nigel Farage
: Paid-up member
NIGEL FARAGE has claimed that Kemi Badenoch is lazy, telling journalists in parliament the Conservative leader
www.private-eye.co.uk
April 7, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Farage works incredibly hard for all manner of paymasters - except, possibly, for the people of Clacton.
Full story online and in the latest issue: www.private-eye.co.uk/news
Full story online and in the latest issue: www.private-eye.co.uk/news
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The Conservative leader's decision to spread a racist far-right conspiracy theory about the Netflix series Adolescence tells us a huge amount about her leadership
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Donald Trump and the Far-Right Radicalisation of the Conservative Party
As the US President begins his plan for mass deportations, Kemi Badenoch's Conservative party is openly cribbing its political strategy from the far-right
www.adambienkov.co.uk
April 2, 2025 at 3:13 PM
The Conservative leader's decision to spread a racist far-right conspiracy theory about the Netflix series Adolescence tells us a huge amount about her leadership
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/donald-tru...
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/donald-tru...
For the very first time at The Harbour View ‘Speakeasy’, even though the faces might be familiar, we welcome CUSTERS LAST BAND. Ron Angus, Brendan Patchell, Jimmy Smith, along with Jed Knowles…..great musicianship, great fun….with a little bit of blues thrown in. Another great ‘Speakeasy’ awaits!
April 2, 2025 at 8:12 AM
For the very first time at The Harbour View ‘Speakeasy’, even though the faces might be familiar, we welcome CUSTERS LAST BAND. Ron Angus, Brendan Patchell, Jimmy Smith, along with Jed Knowles…..great musicianship, great fun….with a little bit of blues thrown in. Another great ‘Speakeasy’ awaits!
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Terrific reporting by @nytimes.com. Shame the British media can’t expose this for themselves. Will only fuel suspicion that Farage and his Brexit gang are - and have always been - a Putinist front
Major Reform U.K. Donor Sold Weapons Parts to Russian Supplier
The aerospace company H.R. Smith Group was an early backer of the party after Nigel Farage became leader. Reform has faced criticism over comments seen as supporting Moscow.
www.nytimes.com
March 28, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Terrific reporting by @nytimes.com. Shame the British media can’t expose this for themselves. Will only fuel suspicion that Farage and his Brexit gang are - and have always been - a Putinist front
Michael Littlefield is, in my opinion, the best young blues performer around....and I don't just mean in the NE! He plays in Struggle Buggy', Mick Cantwell Band and The King Bees. For the very first time, he brings fellow King Bee, Scott Taylor to The Harbour View 'Speakeasy' at Roker next Thursday.
March 25, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Michael Littlefield is, in my opinion, the best young blues performer around....and I don't just mean in the NE! He plays in Struggle Buggy', Mick Cantwell Band and The King Bees. For the very first time, he brings fellow King Bee, Scott Taylor to The Harbour View 'Speakeasy' at Roker next Thursday.
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Kemi Badenoch and four members of her Shadow Cabinet received donations from funders of the Global Warming Policy Foundation, which campaigns against Net Zero
GWPF do not release details of their funding, but US tax records reveal links to the fossil fuel industry
bylinetimes.com/2025/03/18/k...
GWPF do not release details of their funding, but US tax records reveal links to the fossil fuel industry
bylinetimes.com/2025/03/18/k...
Kemi Badenoch Ditches Net Zero Target After Taking Donations From Funders of Tufton Street Climate Denial Group
The Conservative leader and her Shadow Net Zero Secretary took funding from key backers of lobby groups campaigning to curb action against climate change
bylinetimes.com
March 18, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Kemi Badenoch and four members of her Shadow Cabinet received donations from funders of the Global Warming Policy Foundation, which campaigns against Net Zero
GWPF do not release details of their funding, but US tax records reveal links to the fossil fuel industry
bylinetimes.com/2025/03/18/k...
GWPF do not release details of their funding, but US tax records reveal links to the fossil fuel industry
bylinetimes.com/2025/03/18/k...
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Breaking: U.S. sides with Russia to vote against a U.N. resolution condemning Moscow for the Ukraine war.
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U.S. votes against U.N. resolution condemning Russia for Ukraine war
Washington’s shift on the Ukraine war marks a major break with European allies and comes as the Trump administration aims to repair relations with Russia.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 24, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Breaking: U.S. sides with Russia to vote against a U.N. resolution condemning Moscow for the Ukraine war.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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former leader of Reform UK in Wales has appeared in court accused of accepting bribes in exchange for making statements in the European Parliament that would benefit Russia, a court has heard
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
former leader of Reform UK in Wales has appeared in court accused of accepting bribes in exchange for making statements in the European Parliament that would benefit Russia, a court has heard
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Ex-Reform UK Wales leader accused of taking Russian bribes
The ex-MEP and former UKIP Wales leader made favourable statements about Russia for money, a court hears.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 24, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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former leader of Reform UK in Wales has appeared in court accused of accepting bribes in exchange for making statements in the European Parliament that would benefit Russia, a court has heard
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
former leader of Reform UK in Wales has appeared in court accused of accepting bribes in exchange for making statements in the European Parliament that would benefit Russia, a court has heard
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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In 2019 Nigel Farage's Brexit Party voted against plans to tackle Russian propaganda, calling claims of Russian interference "scare stories"
One of his MEPs was Nathan Gill, who has just been accused in court of taking bribes in exchange for defending Russia in the European Parliament
One of his MEPs was Nathan Gill, who has just been accused in court of taking bribes in exchange for defending Russia in the European Parliament
February 24, 2025 at 2:32 PM
In 2019 Nigel Farage's Brexit Party voted against plans to tackle Russian propaganda, calling claims of Russian interference "scare stories"
One of his MEPs was Nathan Gill, who has just been accused in court of taking bribes in exchange for defending Russia in the European Parliament
One of his MEPs was Nathan Gill, who has just been accused in court of taking bribes in exchange for defending Russia in the European Parliament
"Paul Rose,is without doubt one of the most unique and talented guitarists in the world today. Fundamentally a rock guitarist, his extraordinary playing style touches on blues, country, jazz and folk…." - Blue Guitar
YOU CAN SEE HIM THIS THURSDAY AT THE HARBOUR VIEW 'SPEAKEASY'!
YOU CAN SEE HIM THIS THURSDAY AT THE HARBOUR VIEW 'SPEAKEASY'!
February 23, 2025 at 12:30 PM
"Paul Rose,is without doubt one of the most unique and talented guitarists in the world today. Fundamentally a rock guitarist, his extraordinary playing style touches on blues, country, jazz and folk…." - Blue Guitar
YOU CAN SEE HIM THIS THURSDAY AT THE HARBOUR VIEW 'SPEAKEASY'!
YOU CAN SEE HIM THIS THURSDAY AT THE HARBOUR VIEW 'SPEAKEASY'!
This Thursday the Harbour View ‘Speakeasy’, Roker, Sunderland presents the wonderful EMMA WILSON. Just back from Nashville, where she has been recording and performing, Emma will be accompanied by an ace combo, featuring Paul Wilson, George Lamb and John Taylor. Another superb night awaits!
February 19, 2025 at 12:44 PM
This Thursday the Harbour View ‘Speakeasy’, Roker, Sunderland presents the wonderful EMMA WILSON. Just back from Nashville, where she has been recording and performing, Emma will be accompanied by an ace combo, featuring Paul Wilson, George Lamb and John Taylor. Another superb night awaits!
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And this is the man we're supposed to believe cares deeply about women's safety
January 20, 2025 at 11:18 AM
And this is the man we're supposed to believe cares deeply about women's safety
HARBOUR VIEW ‘SPEAKEASY’ - SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
Sadly, Andy Fraser has had to cancel Thursdays gig. Fortunately, Trevor Sewell is able to help. A stalwart of Sunderland live music, his singing, songwriting, playing and CDs are recognised on both sides of the Atlantic
A magic night awaits!
Sadly, Andy Fraser has had to cancel Thursdays gig. Fortunately, Trevor Sewell is able to help. A stalwart of Sunderland live music, his singing, songwriting, playing and CDs are recognised on both sides of the Atlantic
A magic night awaits!
January 15, 2025 at 11:23 AM
HARBOUR VIEW ‘SPEAKEASY’ - SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
Sadly, Andy Fraser has had to cancel Thursdays gig. Fortunately, Trevor Sewell is able to help. A stalwart of Sunderland live music, his singing, songwriting, playing and CDs are recognised on both sides of the Atlantic
A magic night awaits!
Sadly, Andy Fraser has had to cancel Thursdays gig. Fortunately, Trevor Sewell is able to help. A stalwart of Sunderland live music, his singing, songwriting, playing and CDs are recognised on both sides of the Atlantic
A magic night awaits!
HARBOUR VIEW ‘SPEAKEASY’ - IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
Because of circumstances beyond anyones control, Thursdays launch of Andy Frasers new cd has had to be cancelled. Look out for tomorrow’s announcement re Thursday night.
Because of circumstances beyond anyones control, Thursdays launch of Andy Frasers new cd has had to be cancelled. Look out for tomorrow’s announcement re Thursday night.
January 15, 2025 at 10:46 AM
HARBOUR VIEW ‘SPEAKEASY’ - IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
Because of circumstances beyond anyones control, Thursdays launch of Andy Frasers new cd has had to be cancelled. Look out for tomorrow’s announcement re Thursday night.
Because of circumstances beyond anyones control, Thursdays launch of Andy Frasers new cd has had to be cancelled. Look out for tomorrow’s announcement re Thursday night.
This Thursday is a proud night for the Harbour View 'Speakeasy', when we launch Andy Fraser's new CD 'Rustbelt Town'. Andy, a passionate supporter and regular performer at the 'Speakeasy', will front his new band ....'The Tunstallachia Upland Boys'. A night not to be missed.
January 13, 2025 at 8:52 PM
This Thursday is a proud night for the Harbour View 'Speakeasy', when we launch Andy Fraser's new CD 'Rustbelt Town'. Andy, a passionate supporter and regular performer at the 'Speakeasy', will front his new band ....'The Tunstallachia Upland Boys'. A night not to be missed.
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Andrew Norfolk is the former Times journalist whose work brought the grooming gang scandal to public attention...
Make no mistake. Every politician, pundit & online grifter amplifying Musk's dangerous lies will be aware of this intervention by now. Make no mistake, they are choosing to mislead the public & politicise the suffering of victims in the shameful pursuit of political advantage, attention & clicks.
January 8, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Andrew Norfolk is the former Times journalist whose work brought the grooming gang scandal to public attention...