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Mags L Halliday

@magslhalliday.bsky.social

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Writer. Waffler. Former redhead. Occasional public sector comms person. All views my own. She/Her. Please use alt text on images. www.magslhalliday.co.uk or https://linktr.ee/magslhalliday

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Mags L Halliday @magslhalliday.bsky.social · Jan 12

It’s the 2025 “books I’ve read” thread.

I made a mistake and had three non-fiction books on the go at once. This always slows me right down.

a woman is talking to a man in a room and asking him if he reads every one of these books .

Alt: Belle, a beautiful woman, is talking to a man who is a beast. They’re in his library, and she is asking him if he has read every one of the books.

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Mags L Halliday @magslhalliday.bsky.social · 1h

I've seen that post about greatest pop lyricist and

a close up of a man with the words uhh that 's bait

Alt: Tom Hardy as Mad Max, waggling a finger and saying "uhh that's bait".

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Mags L Halliday @magslhalliday.bsky.social · 1h

Following in footsteps overgrown with moss.

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Gabby HC, but a ghost, hiding in a corner @scriblit.bsky.social · 5h

Enjoying that this photo includes a row of tulips

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 7h

Bank of England warns of growing risk that AI bubble could burst

Possibility of ‘sharp market correction has increased’, says Bank’s financial policy committee * Business live – latest updates The Bank of England has warned there is a growing risk of a “sudden correction” in global markets as it raised concerns about soaring valuations of leading AI tech companies. Policymakers said there were also threats of a “sharp repricing of US dollar assets” if the Federal Reserve lost credibility in the eyes of global investors. It comes as Donald Trump’s continues to attack the US central bank and threaten its independence. Continue reading...

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John Bull @garius.bsky.social · 6h

When you could code silly quizzes on Facebook, it was FULL of "what would you be in medieval times?!" etc.

I made one that nearly always answered "died as a child", "died in childbirth", "lived and died as a servant"

People got SUPER mad with it.

Everyone assumes they'll be at the top of the tree

William Carruthers @williamcarruthers.bsky.social · 6h

The subtext of ‘we should be more like Dubai’, beyond the obvious racism, is ‘I should have a servant’.

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Barnaby Edwards @barnabyedwards.bsky.social · 7h

I'm very much enjoying this book I'm currently reading. It has a young boy with magical powers he knew nothing about, being taken away from his dull life in suburbia after accidentally creating mayhem by casting spells.

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The Daily Tism @thedailytism.com · 9h

Marmaduke, six, is reported to have been the subject of near constant vocal stimming by Ellie Mulligan, 32. In response, Marmaduke concealed a microphone within his floofy orange trousers, and he is now rich beyond his wildest dreams.

Cat records chart-topping album of autistic owner’s little songs

A cat has become one of the world’s best-selling musical artists overnight, after secretly recording his owner while she sang about him. Marmaduke, six, is reported to have been the subject of near…

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Naomi Alderman @naomialderman.bsky.social · 9h

feels like yet again time to mention that the *videogames* industry (that's a creative industry, which people do creative degrees in) brings in more than twice the amount to the British economy as the fishing and steel industries *combined*

Naomi Alderman @naomialderman.bsky.social · 10h

I cannot understand what these people think the purpose of human life is?

It is *not* "pursue joy, deal justly, love well, try to understand as much and see as much of this beautiful world and of the deepness, richness and variety of human culture and experience as you can before you die"?

Tim Worthington @outonbluesix.bsky.social · 10h

How is this repeatedly made into a policy issue - by *all* parties - when the blunt fact of the matter is that grown adults who are obliged to pay for their own education, and relentlessly pursued to repay their loans, should be able to study whatever the fuck they want.

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e.g. Mark Clapham @markclapham.bsky.social · 10h

Good to see organic enthusiasm from absolutely real people in the deadline comments section.

Two suspiciously similarly worded favourable comments, ostensibly from different users, on a Deadline story about Disney signing a big deal to adapt some fantasy books.

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Mags L Halliday @magslhalliday.bsky.social · 7h

It's the usual "if this goes wrong, it'll be because comms didn't get the words right" flannel as well. Usually combined with refusing to actually listen to comms when they* say to take the Ronseal approach.**

*me, I mean me.
** it does exactly what it says on the tin.

Mags L Halliday @magslhalliday.bsky.social · 8h

I remember it being dreadful in the 1970s, though, as there was no windbreak offered by anything.

Mags L Halliday @magslhalliday.bsky.social · 9h

It's all "stuff I've written" reposts today. I've been muttering about Plymouth again.

West Country Modernism @westcountrymodern.bsky.social · 9h

The FREE round-up newsletter is out now!

I've some notes about Plymouth's 'new town' that will overlay the interwar and postwar modernism. Also a seaside theatre at risk in Dorset and a very nice place for sale in Torbay.

Plymouth 'new town' and news round-up (7 Oct 2025)

Plymouth's 'new town' will interact with both the interwar and postwar city. Plus news about a theatre in Dorset, and some very expensive houses for sale.

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Mags L Halliday @magslhalliday.bsky.social · 10h

My late father was still working at Paddington at the time, but spoke of the failure of staff to arrive that morning.

Mags L Halliday @magslhalliday.bsky.social · 10h

The piece I was writing, using @garius.bsky.social's great piece to source the details of the crash, is here.

Carve Her Name @carvehername.bsky.social · 11h

🚨 NEW BLOG KLAXON!

This month we take a look at Abbie Sweetwine, the woman the British press dubbed “the angel of platform 6”.

carvehername.org.uk/abbie-sweetw...

Abbie Sweetwine and the Harrow and Wealdstone crash - Carve Her Name

When Abbie Sweetwine ran triage at the Harrow and Wealdstone train crash in 1952, she paved the way for the creation of paramedics.

carvehername.org.uk

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Mags L Halliday @magslhalliday.bsky.social · 11h

I would not want to be presenting a poorly thought through paper to him.

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Mags L Halliday @magslhalliday.bsky.social · 11h

Heseltine was the biggest of the big beasts and was always a good media player.

BBC Newsnight @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social · 1d

“You described Reform and other parties across Europe today as among the 'right wing equivalents of the fascists in the 1930s'. Why?”

“Because that’s what they are”

@vicderbyshire.bsky.social asks Lord Heseltine about remarks he made at Conservative Party Conference.

#Newsnight

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Carve Her Name @carvehername.bsky.social · 11h

🚨 NEW BLOG KLAXON!

This month we take a look at Abbie Sweetwine, the woman the British press dubbed “the angel of platform 6”.

carvehername.org.uk/abbie-sweetw...

Abbie Sweetwine and the Harrow and Wealdstone crash - Carve Her Name

When Abbie Sweetwine ran triage at the Harrow and Wealdstone train crash in 1952, she paved the way for the creation of paramedics.

carvehername.org.uk

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Mags L Halliday @magslhalliday.bsky.social · 11h

Control the borders!

Not like that!

Paul Lewis @paullewismoney.bsky.social · 12h

Brexit - the gift that keeps on taking bit.ly/48ZnxLs

Britons could be banned from holiday homes under EU’s 90-day rule

Brussels has warned that new biometric checks, which come into place on Sunday, will identify those overstaying on the continent

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Mags L Halliday @magslhalliday.bsky.social · 19h

Stone Age looking at Bronze Age: Young men today not know born. We had to knap own knifes from flint. Men becoming less manly with these forged metal blades.

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Mags L Halliday @magslhalliday.bsky.social · 19h

Stone Age looking at Bronze Age: Young men today not know born. We had to knap own knifes from flint. Men becoming less manly with these forged metal blades.

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Star🖤💜🍄🍁 SPOILERS GO3‼️ @ninstarfish.bsky.social · 3d

In case anyone has never seen the commercial that Terry Pratchett said inspired him (sort of) while writing Good Omens:

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Mags L Halliday @magslhalliday.bsky.social · 1d

Would need to be billed as "Dotty Ps", I think.

Mags L Halliday @magslhalliday.bsky.social · 1d

Top Shop

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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 1d

This is the official return of a native species lost for over a century.

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Mags L Halliday @magslhalliday.bsky.social · 1d

There were six kids in reception class who ended up known as “the Frozen gang”.

Mags L Halliday @magslhalliday.bsky.social · 1d

A decade ago, Frozen had this level of dominance in the primary school demographic.

ceej @ceej.online · 1d

I swear this is not just because I’m the father of a five year old girl but the k-pop demon hunters soundtrack has got to be the pop record of the year, right? it’s like, weaponized pop production. violating the nuclear non-proliferation treaty pop production

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