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Dr. Jens Foell @jensfoell.de · 1d

This sounds plausible to me. But if it’s true, it means that the age of social media might be over soon, with only the old and wrinkled (like myself) spending any actual time there.

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 2d

Another astonishing sign of incredible incompetence from the UK Conservatives. They can’t even get right the name of the country they want to represent.
(Image via LBC political editor Natasha Clark)

Promo bar of chocolate saying
"When Labour negotiates,
Britian loses"

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David Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · 2d

Another day through the looking glass with UK politics starts with Reform finding out strangely enough that local government isn't spending all (or indeed virtually any) money on woke initiatives they can easily cut. www.ft.com/content/277c...

Reform likely to raise Kent council tax after cost-cutting drive falters

Nigel Farage’s party promised to revive local authority finances by slashing wasteful spending

www.ft.com

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LiberalHistoryToday @libhistorytoday.bsky.social · 12d

#OTD 1842: The marriage takes place of Peter Alfred Taylor (MP for Leicester 1862-1884) and Clementia Doughty, a remarkable, radical couple who became engaged in all the main political debates of the day. 🧵 1/2

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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 12d

Keir Starmer says everyone in the UK will be required to have mandatory digital ID. That’s not the kind of country we want to be.

Liberal Democrats have always stood up to defend civil liberties against government overreach.

We will fight tooth and nail to oppose these plans too.

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Mark Pack @markpackuk.bsky.social · 13d

Council deputy leader joins the Liberal Democrats

Councillor Tony Fairclough, deputy leader of Waverley Borough Council and previously in the Farnham Residents Group, has joined the Lib Dems.

buff.ly

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Mark Pack @markpackuk.bsky.social · 18d

The media - no, we're not going to report on serious Lib Dem policies

The media - yes, we will report on fun stunts

The media, also - the Lib Dems need to show they've got serious policies

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YouGov @yougov.co.uk · 22d

With Tory MP Danny Kruger defecting to Reform UK yesterday, 67% of Britons say MPs who switch parties should have to fight a by-election, including 60% of Reform UK voters

yougov.co.uk/topics/polit...

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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 27d

only around a decade to go until another PM thinks "I know, I should hire Peter Mandelson"

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Sophie Hayes Foundation @sophiehayesfnd.bsky.social · Sep 3

This summer has seen a rise in protests around hotels housing #AsylumSeekers and #refugees - and our CEO shares our position at Sophie Hayes Foundation regarding this hostility.

#RefugeesWelcome #Immigration #Asylum #Protests #Solidarity #ModernSlavery #HumanTrafficking #HumanRights

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T-Rexit @t-rexit.bsky.social · Aug 31

This 🔽 spread widely 👍

Dr Cinnamon Remote @cinnamonremote.bsky.social · Aug 28

Apparently the UK government are doing an emergency alert test on the 7th of September so just in case anyone knows any current domestic abuse victims who would need to have their safety phones switched off so as not to be outed, please pass it in.

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Unlock Democracy @unlockdemocracy.bsky.social · Aug 29

Speculative cost savings should never have been the basis for redrawing the map of local government.

Especially without independent evidence for that claim.

The government can still rethink its approach.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Ministers didn't do cost review of English council mergers

The government relied on a report by a lobbyist group that now says reorganisation could make no savings.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Sophie Hayes Foundation @sophiehayesfnd.bsky.social · Aug 28

🚀WE'RE #HIRING!🚀

💫 We're looking for a new #Chair of our #BoardOfTrustees to help us take our mission of supporting women survivors of exploitation to the next level!

For more information and to apply, visit the link below and download our full Candidate Pack:

www.sophiehayesfoundation.org/jobs

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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · Aug 27

Nigel Farage and the Reform Party’s Taliban Tax means sending hundreds of millions of taxpayers' money to an oppressive regime that British soldiers fought and died to defeat.

Mockup cheque from The British Taxpayer to pay The Taliban £267,000,000, signed by Nigel Farage. Headline reads "Reform's Taliban Tax". Photo of Nigel Farage laughing.

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johndeath.bsky.social @johndeath.bsky.social · Aug 23

Sarah sends her thanks Karen and thinks Göran Printz-Pålsson would have been delighted 😉
#norvikpress

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johndeath.bsky.social @johndeath.bsky.social · Aug 23

So here’s good news. Sarah’s won a prize for her years of involvement with the work of Frederika Bremer

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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · Aug 19

2.7 million people made their own way to A&E last year instead of taking ambulances, up 14%.

People do not think they can rely on ambulance services even in the most serious of circumstances.

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Norvik Press @norvikpress.bsky.social · Aug 12

📚A new excerpt from “The Silver Mine”: a nation-orientated narrative about the homeland’s real riches, anticipating some of the major themes in Nils Holgersson.✨From Selma Lagerlöf’s A Kaleidoscope of Stories. Available from most booksellers or directly from Norvik. norvikpress.com/2025/06/27/a...

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Victoria Redfern @victoriaredfern.bsky.social · Jul 24

I hate modem documentaries. I hate the 2.5 minute pitch at the start, I hate the recaps, I hate the Music of Rising Tension that triggers anxiety, I hate the way they presume you're stupid and the presenter pretends they're stupid too. The pitch alone - no trust you'll follow them in. Miserable.

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Norvik Press @norvikpress.bsky.social · Jul 30

✨ Another glimpse into A Kaleidoscope of Stories! This time we spotlight "Miss Fredrika", an imaginative and extravagantly expressed tribute to a female trailblazer in Swedish literature. A perfect read for those craving a touch of Nordic Christmas magic even in the midst of summer🎄✨

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Sophie Hayes Foundation @sophiehayesfnd.bsky.social · Jul 21

🚨we need your help!🚨

Referrals for our English programme, CEFI, have surged by 600%, and we are in urgent need of #funding!

donate below:
app.etapestry.com/onlineforms/...

#ModernSlavery #VAWG #EndHumanTrafficking #Charity

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Norvik Press @norvikpress.bsky.social · Jul 2

We are delighted to announce the release of our new book A Kaleidoscope of Stories by Selma Lagerlöf. Available to be ordered through all major booksellers or directly from Norvik Press. Explore our new blog post for insights and highlights from the collection: norvikpress.com/2025/06/27/a...

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johndeath.bsky.social @johndeath.bsky.social · Jun 17

worldkidlit.org/2025/06/16/w...

Welcoming refugees with respect and kindness: 80 years of the Moomins

by Ruth Ahmedzai Kemp This year is the 80th anniversary of The Moomins and the Great Flood, originally published in Swedish in 1945 by Finnish artist, illustrator, and writer Tove Jansson. And this…

worldkidlit.org

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Art UK @artukdotorg.bsky.social · Jun 9

Thanks to everyone that voted!

View the top 20 listed in their final position in the vote, from 1 to 20 👉 artuk.org/discover/cur...

'Train Landscape' by Eric Ravilious (1903–1942) 📷 @abdnartmuseums.bsky.social

Train landscape through a window of a carriage

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Mr RobertBob @mrrobertbob.bsky.social · Jun 3

Statement by Anthony Hook Kent LibDem councillor on Reforms intentions towards accessing residents personal data Aping DOGE in America.

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