Hilary Ward
@hilarycward.bsky.social
MA student, reading support volunteer, interested in language(s), linguistics, nineteenth-century literature, politics and journalism
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You can add up the parts
You won't have the sum
You can strike up the march
There is no drum
Every heart
Every heart to love will come
But like a refugee
Ring the bells that still can ring
Forget your perfect offering
There is a crack, a crack in everything
That's how the light gets in
You won't have the sum
You can strike up the march
There is no drum
Every heart
Every heart to love will come
But like a refugee
Ring the bells that still can ring
Forget your perfect offering
There is a crack, a crack in everything
That's how the light gets in
Leonard Cohen - Anthem (Official Live in London 2008)
YouTube video by LeonardCohenVEVO
youtu.be
December 25, 2025 at 1:20 PM
You can add up the parts
You won't have the sum
You can strike up the march
There is no drum
Every heart
Every heart to love will come
But like a refugee
Ring the bells that still can ring
Forget your perfect offering
There is a crack, a crack in everything
That's how the light gets in
You won't have the sum
You can strike up the march
There is no drum
Every heart
Every heart to love will come
But like a refugee
Ring the bells that still can ring
Forget your perfect offering
There is a crack, a crack in everything
That's how the light gets in
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A little selection of my favourite words for the season. Some beautiful, others potentially necessary. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do.
twowords2.page.link/play
twowords2.page.link/play
December 22, 2025 at 7:06 PM
A little selection of my favourite words for the season. Some beautiful, others potentially necessary. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do.
twowords2.page.link/play
twowords2.page.link/play
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“Finally, Labour is finding its nerve and getting Britain’s bad Brexit deal undone” says Polly Toynbee
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Finally, Labour is finding its nerve and getting Britain’s bad Brexit deal undone | Polly Toynbee
Rejoining Erasmus should just be a first step – as the economic evidence piles up, the need for closer ties with Europe could not be clearer, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2025 at 5:15 PM
“Finally, Labour is finding its nerve and getting Britain’s bad Brexit deal undone” says Polly Toynbee
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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December 19, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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Take a break from doom scrolling and have a little peak at the commission. I’m working on today. Next step, the grasshopper and the foliage.
December 19, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Take a break from doom scrolling and have a little peak at the commission. I’m working on today. Next step, the grasshopper and the foliage.
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A Christmas cartoon from my new book of science cartoons PHYSICS FOR CATS. In good bookshops and online now: www.tomgauld.com/comic-books-v2
December 17, 2025 at 12:56 PM
A Christmas cartoon from my new book of science cartoons PHYSICS FOR CATS. In good bookshops and online now: www.tomgauld.com/comic-books-v2
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David Dimbleby has raised an uncomfortable question: is it just possible that our royal family is....plain greedy ? www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/monarc...
The King and Prince William must open the books on their enormous riches
The senior royals have amassed a great fortune without any scrutiny. For most of their subjects, these are testing financial times—we must have transp...
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
December 13, 2025 at 10:08 AM
David Dimbleby has raised an uncomfortable question: is it just possible that our royal family is....plain greedy ? www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/monarc...
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Congratulations to John Banville, who celebrated his 80th birthday on the 8th of December.
December 12, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Congratulations to John Banville, who celebrated his 80th birthday on the 8th of December.
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Back on Twitter, you knew it was a good joke when it started getting the jajas and the xaxaxas.
December 10, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Back on Twitter, you knew it was a good joke when it started getting the jajas and the xaxaxas.
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'Nocturne: Grey and Gold - Snow in Chelsea' (1876) by James McNeill Whistler
(Harvard Art Museums)
(Harvard Art Museums)
December 9, 2025 at 5:07 PM
'Nocturne: Grey and Gold - Snow in Chelsea' (1876) by James McNeill Whistler
(Harvard Art Museums)
(Harvard Art Museums)
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Linguists start compiling first ever complete dictionary of ancient Celtic
More than 1,000 words used as far back as 325BC to be collected for insight into past linguistic landscape
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
#History
More than 1,000 words used as far back as 325BC to be collected for insight into past linguistic landscape
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
#History
Linguists start compiling first ever complete dictionary of ancient Celtic
More than 1,000 words used as far back as 325BC to be collected for insight into past linguistic landscape
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Linguists start compiling first ever complete dictionary of ancient Celtic
More than 1,000 words used as far back as 325BC to be collected for insight into past linguistic landscape
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
#History
More than 1,000 words used as far back as 325BC to be collected for insight into past linguistic landscape
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
#History
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Happy 76th Birthday, Tom Waits!
December 7, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Happy 76th Birthday, Tom Waits!
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December 5th
#WillowsChristmasAdvent
#WillowsChristmasAdvent
December 5, 2025 at 7:42 AM
December 5th
#WillowsChristmasAdvent
#WillowsChristmasAdvent
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Bidding has now reached £300
It’s the time of year when I do my Christmas auction. This mouse icon is up for auction and it’s to raise money for Shelter Cymru & Doctors without borders. 100% of the money raised will go to these charities on a 50-50 basis.
December 4, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Bidding has now reached £300
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Don’t forget to repost, please loves. Sharing my art means a wider audience for illustration work.
December 4, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Don’t forget to repost, please loves. Sharing my art means a wider audience for illustration work.
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This is v good …
Here's this week's column. Please - please - can we stop talking about migration in a way that's completely detached from the facts? www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Net migration is plummeting. Why can’t Labour say so? | Heather Stewart
An honest debate is needed on this polarising topic as sectors such as social care struggle with recruitment
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 6:01 PM
This is v good …
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One for our mediaeval colleagues, perhaps...
#HistParl
#HistParl
Can I wish all those across the border a very happy Lancashire Day. It marks the day in 1295 when Lancashire first sent representatives to Edward I’s Model Parliament — a moment often taken as the county’s earliest voice in national affairs. It was first celebrated in 1996.
November 27, 2025 at 8:46 AM
One for our mediaeval colleagues, perhaps...
#HistParl
#HistParl
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Rachel Reeves has many problems. She’s realising that her Brexit bind may be the biggest of all | Rafael Behr
Rachel Reeves has many problems. She’s realising that her Brexit bind may be the biggest of all | Rafael Behr
Brutal economic realities are prompting a shift in Labour’s tone on Europe. But will it dare tell the whole truth about Britain’s predicament, asks Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Rachel Reeves has many problems. She’s realising that her Brexit bind may be the biggest of all | Rafael Behr
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Although I knew who Cat Stevens was when I was a child, I always thought of "Wild World" as a Jimmy Cliff song. Released in the same year, which is so interesting to me nowadays, since covers now tend to have a longer time away from the original.
Jimmy Cliff - "Wild World" (1970)
Jimmy Cliff - "Wild World" (1970)
Jimmy Cliff - Wild World (1970)
YouTube video by skv90s
youtu.be
November 24, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Although I knew who Cat Stevens was when I was a child, I always thought of "Wild World" as a Jimmy Cliff song. Released in the same year, which is so interesting to me nowadays, since covers now tend to have a longer time away from the original.
Jimmy Cliff - "Wild World" (1970)
Jimmy Cliff - "Wild World" (1970)
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£100 billion of trade a year and over a million jobs since Brexit have been lost. We agree with Sir John Major, Brexit is a flop, but now, we must fix it.
November 25, 2025 at 11:32 AM
£100 billion of trade a year and over a million jobs since Brexit have been lost. We agree with Sir John Major, Brexit is a flop, but now, we must fix it.
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Awwwww. Rest in Power Jimmy, thank you for the music.
Reggae legend Jimmy Cliff dies, aged 81
The musician was known for hits like You Can Get It If You Really Want and I Can See Clearly Now.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Awwwww. Rest in Power Jimmy, thank you for the music.
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The Old Tower - 1884
https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/13485
https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/13485
November 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The Old Tower - 1884
https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/13485
https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/13485