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Venetia S-Booth @venetiasb.bsky.social · 19h

My mum’s advice to me and mine to my children. She always said that the subject didn’t matter, it was the fact of doing the degree that made the difference.

Venetia S-Booth @venetiasb.bsky.social · 2d

Rivals is the best of the series imho, Polo not too bad and I enjoyed Appassionata.

Venetia S-Booth @venetiasb.bsky.social · 2d

Probably because she is going to be pardoned?

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Venetia S-Booth @venetiasb.bsky.social · 3d

Missed out on The Clangers and all other 70s kids Tv. Also didn’t see Grease or the first Star Wars as only came to live here in 1978.

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Venetia S-Booth @venetiasb.bsky.social · 4d

@iandunt.bsky.social is absolutely right

Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 5d

The politics of drawing a moral line: When we need to call out racism for what it is open.substack.com/pub/iandunt/...

The politics of drawing a moral line

The politics of drawing a moral line.

open.substack.com

Venetia S-Booth @venetiasb.bsky.social · 4d

And the thing that also enrages me is that they are allowing the right to weaponise anti semitism when we also know that Farage, Robinson etc are also deeply anti semitic and would never protect Jews

Venetia S-Booth @venetiasb.bsky.social · 4d

Thats not going to stop them. Those people are deeply anti semitic imho and probably think we were asking for it.

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David Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · 4d

All of this. Political killing is an abomination, always, wherever it is happening. And many people are very slippery in their belief in equality, whether that is for Jews or other groups. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

In a time of hate and rancour, two Jews sought to pray – and were killed. Let Manchester be a turning point | Jonathan Freedland

This was a horror but with so much intolerance and antisemitism, no one can say it was a surprise. There are lessons to learn, and that must start now, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

www.theguardian.com

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Venetia S-Booth @venetiasb.bsky.social · 5d

Yup. We have had to insure my mother’s stone in Norwich.

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Venetia S-Booth @venetiasb.bsky.social · 6d

We were just saying that somehow we never really thought the security guards would ever have to do anything. Ours today was also a bit shocked I think.

Venetia S-Booth @venetiasb.bsky.social · 6d

Appreciated, Alex

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Venetia S-Booth @venetiasb.bsky.social · 7d

👏👏👏

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Venetia S-Booth @venetiasb.bsky.social · 8d

Nick Robinson is a disgrace #bbctoday

Venetia S-Booth @venetiasb.bsky.social · 9d

It does!

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Venetia S-Booth @venetiasb.bsky.social · 9d

😂 my poor son was so upset though. All the other teams went to the Empire State Building and saw the Statue of Liberty etc while the UK team ate sandwiches by the side of the road. In fairness the national finals in London were the first time his teammates had left Norfolk. I guess NYC was too much

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Venetia S-Booth @venetiasb.bsky.social · 9d

Ooh. One of our favourites

Venetia S-Booth @venetiasb.bsky.social · 10d

Excellent @quietriotpod.bsky.social Sunday School today. @mrkennycampbell.bsky.social story about the Eiffel Tower reminded me of when my son went to US as part of the Kids Lit Quiz team and his Norfolk teacher was too frightened to move from the edges of Central Park and see the rest of New York

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Venetia S-Booth @venetiasb.bsky.social · 11d

I wonder….

Venetia S-Booth @venetiasb.bsky.social · 12d

I beg to differ. We have just been the beneficiaries of what I suspect was a pilot scheme. My community group, Shop Fakenham, has just received a gov funded £5000 grant to set up a website promoting the town centre and to restart a Saturday market. We are delighted.

Venetia S-Booth @venetiasb.bsky.social · 13d

I think we in North Norfolk may have been part of a pilot scheme for this. Its been great so far

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Venetia S-Booth @venetiasb.bsky.social · 14d

Really exciting.

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Venetia S-Booth @venetiasb.bsky.social · 14d

Great news

Warren Oates @warrenoates1.bsky.social · 14d

The PM will today launch the Pride in Place programme which will see local communities given unprecedented powers to revitalise their neglected high streets, backed by record funding.

It will include:

+ Community Right to Buy - to purchase and protect important community assets.

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Communities to seize control over high streets and restore pride

Local communities will be handed new powers to revitalise their high streets and restore pride in their towns.

www.gov.uk

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Venetia S-Booth @venetiasb.bsky.social · 15d

This is absolutely on the nail

Hannah Fearn @hannahfearn.bsky.social · 15d

You can read the full piece here @theleaduk.bsky.social

national.thelead.uk/p/john-lewis...

Rachel Reeves has a John Lewis problem

Plus: ReformWatch looks at the reaction to the pledge to scrap Indefinite Leave to Remain, The Lead Digest with recommended reads/listens and the latest from The Lead North team

national.thelead.uk

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Venetia S-Booth @venetiasb.bsky.social · 15d

🎉

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LaindonFeminist: 10 Year Keir @viviane49.bsky.social · 15d

Labour have signed off on 21 major infrastructure projects in their first year. Below are details on 5. Each brings value to our country and create well paid work for many. Labour rebuilding our country day by day.

The Lower Thames Crossing, approved under this government, will drive growth by tackling congestion that costs the UK millions every year and create a strategic new trade route between the ports of the south-east, midlands and north. Construction will support 22,000 jobs across the area and once completed it is projected to provide £200 million a year from better connections and less congestion.
The Mona Offshore Wind Farm located in the Irish Sea and the Rampion 2 Offshore Wind Farm located off the Sussex coast, which combined can produce enough clean electricity to power the equivalent of nearly 3 million homes. Together, these projects secure thousands of jobs and 2.7 GW of clean, secure, homegrown power for British families and businesses. This acceleration towards clean energy will create the jobs of the future across the UK.
The Viking CSS Pipeline in Lincolnshire which could support 20,000 jobs and boost the decarbonising industry in the Humber, creating opportunities for local people.

The M60/M62/M66 Simister Island development, three miles south of Bury, which will make commuting quicker for more than 90,000 people every day.
Gatwick Airport’s application to expand its operations through routine use of its existing northern runway after the Transport Secretary issued a letter (21 September) confirming her approval following careful consideration.
Work is also ongoing at pace to make it easier to build digital infrastructure, such as laboratories and gigafactories by updating the National Planning Policy Framework and pressures facing local planning authorities will be eased through £46 million of investment to strengthen their capacity, alongside the recruitment and training of over 300 planners.

This builds on the £150 billion of inward investment which the UK secured from US companies during the US President’s state visit, creating more than 7,600 high-quality jobs and accelerating growth in sectors of the future.

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