Ms Lesley Smith
@mslesleysmith.bsky.social
Ex Amazon and Revolut. Former councillor. Love London, Norfolk. Politics, walking, running slowly…🇺🇦
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John Meadocroft at the IHR, London in person and online, Tuesday 6 October at 5:30pm. Free and open to the public, but please register in advance.
The Slavery Trap and the Political Economy of British Slavery
www.history.ac.uk
October 2, 2026 at 7:13 AM
John Meadocroft at the IHR, London in person and online, Tuesday 6 October at 5:30pm. Free and open to the public, but please register in advance.
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Russia has bombed a school basically every single day this week, so for those people who say "if this was happening in Ukraine, it would be on the front pages every day", how many times have you seen that on the front page of even one of your national newspapers this week?
Zero.
Zero.
October 1, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Russia has bombed a school basically every single day this week, so for those people who say "if this was happening in Ukraine, it would be on the front pages every day", how many times have you seen that on the front page of even one of your national newspapers this week?
Zero.
Zero.
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I’m off to gig at Camden School for Girls! We’re fundraising to help save Ancient Greek there - they’re an amazing example of classical education in the state sector. If you’d like to help, I’ll put the donation link below (and in my bio). And look - a good omen! 💛
September 29, 2026 at 4:00 PM
I’m off to gig at Camden School for Girls! We’re fundraising to help save Ancient Greek there - they’re an amazing example of classical education in the state sector. If you’d like to help, I’ll put the donation link below (and in my bio). And look - a good omen! 💛
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I wouldn’t be where I am without the wonderful Greek provision at Camden School For Girls. I was so lucky it was my local school, and it’s so so important we keep these pathways open for state school kids. Please consider flinging a few quid their way of you can
I’m off to gig at Camden School for Girls! We’re fundraising to help save Ancient Greek there - they’re an amazing example of classical education in the state sector. If you’d like to help, I’ll put the donation link below (and in my bio). And look - a good omen! 💛
September 29, 2026 at 4:03 PM
I wouldn’t be where I am without the wonderful Greek provision at Camden School For Girls. I was so lucky it was my local school, and it’s so so important we keep these pathways open for state school kids. Please consider flinging a few quid their way of you can
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Clearly trying to steal the fuel out of B1-B bomber to put in their 37mpg diesel Range Rover Evoque.
September 28, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Clearly trying to steal the fuel out of B1-B bomber to put in their 37mpg diesel Range Rover Evoque.
De Gaulle Part 1 and Part 2 both excellent.
September 25, 2026 at 8:44 PM
De Gaulle Part 1 and Part 2 both excellent.
I don’t think so
September 25, 2026 at 12:11 PM
I don’t think so
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I'm so psyched for this new rom-com from the great Paul Mayhew-Archer, co-writer of Vicar of Dibley and (more importantly by far!) co-host of our podcast, Movers & Shakers. It's a story about living with Parkinson's – which also happens to be the strapline of our show!
Onwards and Sideways (2026) Rhys Ifans, Laura Linney
YouTube video by Icon Film Distribution
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September 3, 2026 at 4:51 PM
I'm so psyched for this new rom-com from the great Paul Mayhew-Archer, co-writer of Vicar of Dibley and (more importantly by far!) co-host of our podcast, Movers & Shakers. It's a story about living with Parkinson's – which also happens to be the strapline of our show!
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Do go to the NHS App and make sure you’ve got your organ donation wishes correctly registered. There’s been a sharp decline in donors (is it part of the general trend of health fuckwittery?) so please update both the NHS and your family. www.organdonation.nhs.uk/news/nhs-ann...
September 21, 2026 at 10:02 AM
Do go to the NHS App and make sure you’ve got your organ donation wishes correctly registered. There’s been a sharp decline in donors (is it part of the general trend of health fuckwittery?) so please update both the NHS and your family. www.organdonation.nhs.uk/news/nhs-ann...
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BIG NEWS for any pedestrians fuming at e-bike riders
Lime have permanently banned a rider caught cycling on the pavement. City of London police says:
Lime have permanently banned a rider caught cycling on the pavement. City of London police says:
September 16, 2026 at 11:04 AM
BIG NEWS for any pedestrians fuming at e-bike riders
Lime have permanently banned a rider caught cycling on the pavement. City of London police says:
Lime have permanently banned a rider caught cycling on the pavement. City of London police says:
Whispers: There isn’t a “right” to work from home. Employers decide how many people they need to run their business and where they want to hire them. Good employers should be sensible and considerate about accommodating their workers’ needs where practical. Dictating where you work is not a right.
September 16, 2026 at 10:29 AM
Whispers: There isn’t a “right” to work from home. Employers decide how many people they need to run their business and where they want to hire them. Good employers should be sensible and considerate about accommodating their workers’ needs where practical. Dictating where you work is not a right.
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Ovarian Cancer Action, the charity I’m fundraising for, aren’t on Bluesky, so in a moment I’ll post some stuff from one of their Facebook posts.
But in the meantime, this graphic is why I go on about it so much…
But in the meantime, this graphic is why I go on about it so much…
September 6, 2026 at 10:26 AM
Ovarian Cancer Action, the charity I’m fundraising for, aren’t on Bluesky, so in a moment I’ll post some stuff from one of their Facebook posts.
But in the meantime, this graphic is why I go on about it so much…
But in the meantime, this graphic is why I go on about it so much…
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This whole month is Gynae Cancer Awareness Month.
I tried to find some good social media assets to download but ended up with this screenshot from Eve’s Instagram so I’m sorry it’s a bit cramped and small.
Much more here: eveappeal.org.uk/information-...
I tried to find some good social media assets to download but ended up with this screenshot from Eve’s Instagram so I’m sorry it’s a bit cramped and small.
Much more here: eveappeal.org.uk/information-...
September 6, 2026 at 10:40 AM
This whole month is Gynae Cancer Awareness Month.
I tried to find some good social media assets to download but ended up with this screenshot from Eve’s Instagram so I’m sorry it’s a bit cramped and small.
Much more here: eveappeal.org.uk/information-...
I tried to find some good social media assets to download but ended up with this screenshot from Eve’s Instagram so I’m sorry it’s a bit cramped and small.
Much more here: eveappeal.org.uk/information-...
Terrific review. Congratulations. Buy @jonnelledge.bsky.social ‘s book people. The Economist says you should.
"Mr Elledge’s fondness for obscure trivia is among this book’s many delights." Look at me, Marge, I'm in the Economist. Did you know that cities are at a crossroads?
Urban life rests on invisible, extraordinary technology
A new book explores the invaluable inventions you rarely think about
www.economist.com
September 11, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Terrific review. Congratulations. Buy @jonnelledge.bsky.social ‘s book people. The Economist says you should.
Why do cats do this?
September 11, 2026 at 9:35 AM
Why do cats do this?
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This is also worth a read from Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg, another great rabbi
Glad to see so many Masorti rabbi’s countering the unrepresentative narrative we’ve seen from seen quarters - the community is not a monolith jonathanwittenberg.substack.com/p/be-on-the-...
Glad to see so many Masorti rabbi’s countering the unrepresentative narrative we’ve seen from seen quarters - the community is not a monolith jonathanwittenberg.substack.com/p/be-on-the-...
September 9, 2026 at 10:55 AM
This is also worth a read from Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg, another great rabbi
Glad to see so many Masorti rabbi’s countering the unrepresentative narrative we’ve seen from seen quarters - the community is not a monolith jonathanwittenberg.substack.com/p/be-on-the-...
Glad to see so many Masorti rabbi’s countering the unrepresentative narrative we’ve seen from seen quarters - the community is not a monolith jonathanwittenberg.substack.com/p/be-on-the-...
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Michael Rosen nails it again, re Ed Milliband apparently not being ‘Jewish enough’ for some people.
September 10, 2026 at 6:58 AM
Michael Rosen nails it again, re Ed Milliband apparently not being ‘Jewish enough’ for some people.
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“The trouble with you, Spode, is that just because you have succeeded in inducing a handful of half-wits to disfigure the London scene by going about in black shorts, you think you’re someone. You hear them shouting “Heil, Spode!” and you imagine it is the Voice of the People.” Bertie Wooster
September 9, 2026 at 5:26 PM
“The trouble with you, Spode, is that just because you have succeeded in inducing a handful of half-wits to disfigure the London scene by going about in black shorts, you think you’re someone. You hear them shouting “Heil, Spode!” and you imagine it is the Voice of the People.” Bertie Wooster
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Really struggling with Pakistan's U19 cricket team coaches having to confirm their particulars with a Reform councillor to get him to disperse the mob gathered outside their hotel.
We're in a very bad place and we're doing nothing about it.
We're in a very bad place and we're doing nothing about it.
September 9, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Really struggling with Pakistan's U19 cricket team coaches having to confirm their particulars with a Reform councillor to get him to disperse the mob gathered outside their hotel.
We're in a very bad place and we're doing nothing about it.
We're in a very bad place and we're doing nothing about it.
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Not to brag, but our product has been foldable since 1828.
September 9, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Not to brag, but our product has been foldable since 1828.
Don’t think Emma Barnett and Kemi Badenoch shouting at each other is adding to the sum of human knowledge (although Kemi, while annoying, is winning by miles). Emma B just sounds shrill and ineffective. BBC Today
September 10, 2026 at 7:22 AM
Don’t think Emma Barnett and Kemi Badenoch shouting at each other is adding to the sum of human knowledge (although Kemi, while annoying, is winning by miles). Emma B just sounds shrill and ineffective. BBC Today
Are Beyonce’s covers the best covers ever?
September 7, 2026 at 11:02 AM
Are Beyonce’s covers the best covers ever?
Antonia Senior talking to a rapt crowd about her new book exposing the evils of the Cambridge five, “Stalin’s Apostles” at #QueensParkBookFestival
September 6, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Antonia Senior talking to a rapt crowd about her new book exposing the evils of the Cambridge five, “Stalin’s Apostles” at #QueensParkBookFestival
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Canadian PM Mark Carney:
I’ve met Putin in the past, multiple times. He only understands strength and directness.
And the message would be simple: get out of Ukraine, give back all of Ukraine to Ukraine, end this war, which is killing more than 30,000 of your people every single month.
I’ve met Putin in the past, multiple times. He only understands strength and directness.
And the message would be simple: get out of Ukraine, give back all of Ukraine to Ukraine, end this war, which is killing more than 30,000 of your people every single month.
September 6, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Canadian PM Mark Carney:
I’ve met Putin in the past, multiple times. He only understands strength and directness.
And the message would be simple: get out of Ukraine, give back all of Ukraine to Ukraine, end this war, which is killing more than 30,000 of your people every single month.
I’ve met Putin in the past, multiple times. He only understands strength and directness.
And the message would be simple: get out of Ukraine, give back all of Ukraine to Ukraine, end this war, which is killing more than 30,000 of your people every single month.
@sathnam.bsky.social and Alex Kadis talk about George Michael at Queen’s Park book festival (with an adoring crowd).
September 6, 2026 at 1:40 PM
@sathnam.bsky.social and Alex Kadis talk about George Michael at Queen’s Park book festival (with an adoring crowd).