Estelle
@estellew.bsky.social
Interested in reading, art, history, politics, music and the rest
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After the local elections this is the current state of play of Councillors in the UK. Don't be fooled by our Farage supporting right wing media. Reform are 1 in the pie chart.
May 4, 2025 at 7:23 AM
After the local elections this is the current state of play of Councillors in the UK. Don't be fooled by our Farage supporting right wing media. Reform are 1 in the pie chart.
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Nigel Farage, "I would advise anybody who is working for Durham County Council on Climate Change initiatives, or Diversity Equity and Inclusion"
"I think you all better really be seeking alternative careers, very very quick"
"I think you all better really be seeking alternative careers, very very quick"
May 2, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Nigel Farage, "I would advise anybody who is working for Durham County Council on Climate Change initiatives, or Diversity Equity and Inclusion"
"I think you all better really be seeking alternative careers, very very quick"
"I think you all better really be seeking alternative careers, very very quick"
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When I was 12 years old, I wrote to @stephenking.bsky.social telling him that I wanted to be a writer just like him. I didn't become a novelist, but I do horrify readers with medical history. Every time I write a book, I send him a copy hoping, as I did as a child, that he may someday see it.
April 23, 2025 at 1:18 PM
When I was 12 years old, I wrote to @stephenking.bsky.social telling him that I wanted to be a writer just like him. I didn't become a novelist, but I do horrify readers with medical history. Every time I write a book, I send him a copy hoping, as I did as a child, that he may someday see it.
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Blaring music from a phone or portable radio in shared public space (often confined public transport) is not something to defend. It’s a symptom of our shallow, selfishly individual capitalist culture. Nobody should feel entitled to dominate space & infringe on others. Not a hill to die on comrades.
April 24, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Blaring music from a phone or portable radio in shared public space (often confined public transport) is not something to defend. It’s a symptom of our shallow, selfishly individual capitalist culture. Nobody should feel entitled to dominate space & infringe on others. Not a hill to die on comrades.
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Choni Kenny had sexual relationships with two criminals and passed on information while working as an officer for GMP
Disgraced officer had flings with criminal associates and passed on information
www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk
April 24, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Choni Kenny had sexual relationships with two criminals and passed on information while working as an officer for GMP
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holy fuck this site is nice.
April 24, 2025 at 9:40 AM
holy fuck this site is nice.
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Through the blossom arch of Coronation Walk #Edinburgh
April 24, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Through the blossom arch of Coronation Walk #Edinburgh
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April 23, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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I know everyone's going to love this and I don't want to spoil the fun but it's illiberal. I'm sorry. I know. But it is.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Lib Dems back ban on playing music and videos on public transport in England
Under the plan, those who flout the prohibition could face a maximum fine of £1,000
www.theguardian.com
April 24, 2025 at 7:05 AM
I know everyone's going to love this and I don't want to spoil the fun but it's illiberal. I'm sorry. I know. But it is.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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For the past few months our Head of Contemporary History @emmapeplow.bsky.social has been on @mattchorley.bsky.social’s Radio 5live show every Thursday discussing the figures commemorated in Parliament Square.
Here she shares some of what she has learned:
historyofparliament.com/2025/04/24/s...
Here she shares some of what she has learned:
historyofparliament.com/2025/04/24/s...
‘Made of Stone’ (or not): Statues in Parliament Square - The History of Parliament
For the past few months our Head of Contemporary History, Dr Emma Peplow, has been on Matt Chorley’s Radio 5live show every Thursday afternoon discussing the
historyofparliament.com
April 24, 2025 at 9:17 AM
For the past few months our Head of Contemporary History @emmapeplow.bsky.social has been on @mattchorley.bsky.social’s Radio 5live show every Thursday discussing the figures commemorated in Parliament Square.
Here she shares some of what she has learned:
historyofparliament.com/2025/04/24/s...
Here she shares some of what she has learned:
historyofparliament.com/2025/04/24/s...
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“Exceptionally rare” Crossley Brothers four-stroke engine found in attic of former courthouse and jail. The marvel of Victorian engineering, built in 1878 and one of only three surviving examples, was used to regulate temperatures in the Police Chambers on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile.
Victorian engine discovered in attic of former Scots jail 'one of three in world'
The engine had remained hidden at the building on the Royal Mile for decades.
news.stv.tv
April 24, 2025 at 8:23 AM
“Exceptionally rare” Crossley Brothers four-stroke engine found in attic of former courthouse and jail. The marvel of Victorian engineering, built in 1878 and one of only three surviving examples, was used to regulate temperatures in the Police Chambers on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile.
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It’s #WorldImmunizationWeek
Vaccines have saved 154 million lives in the last 50 years. That’s 6 lives every minute.
A reminder of what is #HumanlyPossible. Science saves lives.
#VaccinesWork
bit.ly/wiw2025
Vaccines have saved 154 million lives in the last 50 years. That’s 6 lives every minute.
A reminder of what is #HumanlyPossible. Science saves lives.
#VaccinesWork
bit.ly/wiw2025
April 24, 2025 at 5:50 AM
It’s #WorldImmunizationWeek
Vaccines have saved 154 million lives in the last 50 years. That’s 6 lives every minute.
A reminder of what is #HumanlyPossible. Science saves lives.
#VaccinesWork
bit.ly/wiw2025
Vaccines have saved 154 million lives in the last 50 years. That’s 6 lives every minute.
A reminder of what is #HumanlyPossible. Science saves lives.
#VaccinesWork
bit.ly/wiw2025
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In the masterful STORY OF A MURDER, Hallie Rubenhold reopens an infamous turn-of-the-century murder case, revealing the women behind the sensationalist headlines and restoring dignity to the victim.
@duttonbooks.bsky.social @hallierubenhold.bsky.social
www.bookpage.com/?p=213693
@duttonbooks.bsky.social @hallierubenhold.bsky.social
www.bookpage.com/?p=213693
April 23, 2025 at 10:00 PM
In the masterful STORY OF A MURDER, Hallie Rubenhold reopens an infamous turn-of-the-century murder case, revealing the women behind the sensationalist headlines and restoring dignity to the victim.
@duttonbooks.bsky.social @hallierubenhold.bsky.social
www.bookpage.com/?p=213693
@duttonbooks.bsky.social @hallierubenhold.bsky.social
www.bookpage.com/?p=213693
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Come and have a chat with me and Surekha Davies this Sunday at the British Library!
*2 DAYS UNTIL HISTFEST 2025*
Have you got your tickets? Join us for a weekend of history at the British Library 26-27 April. Including…
🪞HUMANS: A MONSTROUS HISTORY
with @drsurekhadavies.bsky.social & @k8lister.bsky.social
⏰ 3PM, SUN 27 APRIL
🎟️ Book via HistFest.org (click ‘HistFest 2025’)
Have you got your tickets? Join us for a weekend of history at the British Library 26-27 April. Including…
🪞HUMANS: A MONSTROUS HISTORY
with @drsurekhadavies.bsky.social & @k8lister.bsky.social
⏰ 3PM, SUN 27 APRIL
🎟️ Book via HistFest.org (click ‘HistFest 2025’)
April 24, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Come and have a chat with me and Surekha Davies this Sunday at the British Library!
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As a policy it would disintegrate upon contact with the first “Outrage as grandmother, 74, fined for…”. So about two days.
For those of us who hate unwanted extraneous noise, a winner www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Lib Dems back ban on playing music and videos on public transport in England
Under the plan, those who flout the prohibition could face a maximum fine of £1,000
www.theguardian.com
April 24, 2025 at 8:21 AM
As a policy it would disintegrate upon contact with the first “Outrage as grandmother, 74, fined for…”. So about two days.
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restaurants asking "have you dined with us before" and if you say "no" then explaining the concept of ordering food as if this is the first restaurant ever invented
Libdems to legislate on things I find irritating. Children leaving a tiny bit of milk in the bottle so they don’t have to wash it and put in recycling. The way you look forward to a deadline passing only for another one to appear. Celery in tuna mayo
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Lib Dems back ban on playing music and videos on public transport in England
Under the plan, those who flout the prohibition could face a maximum fine of £1,000
www.theguardian.com
April 24, 2025 at 9:08 AM
restaurants asking "have you dined with us before" and if you say "no" then explaining the concept of ordering food as if this is the first restaurant ever invented
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Ghost Town
The Specials · Stereo-Typical: A's, B's & Rarities · Song · 2000
open.spotify.com
April 24, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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Hive-mind question...off to Tate Britain next week, any recommendations for a decent caff nearby? (Buggered hip, mobility not good). Ta!
April 23, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Hive-mind question...off to Tate Britain next week, any recommendations for a decent caff nearby? (Buggered hip, mobility not good). Ta!
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Giant icebergs once drifted off the coast of Britain, scientists find
Giant icebergs once drifted off the coast of Britain, scientists find
Discovery could provide valuable clues as to how the climate crisis might affect Antarctica, says study
Giant, flat-topped icebergs the size of the city of Cambridge drifted off the coast of Britain during the last ice age, according to a study that has uncovered evidence of their existence for the first time.
A series of distinctive, comb-like grooves found preserved in sediment near Aberdeen in Scotland were left behind by the underside of huge “tabular” icebergs that dragged across the North Sea floor between 18,000 and 20,000 years ago, the researchers said. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
April 24, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Giant icebergs once drifted off the coast of Britain, scientists find
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Ros Taylor is an excellent story teller of British history, and this new season is sure to be great. Check it out!
It’s launched! Season 4 of More Jam Tomorrow kicks off with the Channel Tunnel.
We start with Richard II and hear from Malcolm Rifkind (who was there when the tunnellers broke through) and rail expert @jonworth.eu
Listen here:
morejamtomorrow.com
We start with Richard II and hear from Malcolm Rifkind (who was there when the tunnellers broke through) and rail expert @jonworth.eu
Listen here:
morejamtomorrow.com
How did it feel to watch the Channel Tunnel breaking through? The NHS made dentistry free – so why were British teeth still so bad? And what did police find at Club Eleven in 1950 that would change h...
morejamtomorrow.com
April 24, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Ros Taylor is an excellent story teller of British history, and this new season is sure to be great. Check it out!
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also people need to chill the fuck out about noise on the bus. it's a bus ffs. I get the irritation when it's long distance rail - but even then, it's up to operators to set and enforce rules, not 'old-style' populist slapdash lawmaking
I know everyone's going to love this and I don't want to spoil the fun but it's illiberal. I'm sorry. I know. But it is.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Lib Dems back ban on playing music and videos on public transport in England
Under the plan, those who flout the prohibition could face a maximum fine of £1,000
www.theguardian.com
April 24, 2025 at 9:00 AM
also people need to chill the fuck out about noise on the bus. it's a bus ffs. I get the irritation when it's long distance rail - but even then, it's up to operators to set and enforce rules, not 'old-style' populist slapdash lawmaking
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Philanthropy means the donor gets to decide where the money goes. Who are non doms to set social priorities?
March 28, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Philanthropy means the donor gets to decide where the money goes. Who are non doms to set social priorities?
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Dept for Media, Culture and Sport is looking for new Board members. Would be great to get someone from a civil society background, and someone from culture/heritage/museums/libraries. Please pass on in your networks
apply-for-public-appointment.service.gov.uk/roles/8538
apply-for-public-appointment.service.gov.uk/roles/8538
Appointment details – Department for Culture, Media and Sport - Non-Executive Board Members x3 – Apply for a public appointment – GOV.UK
GOV.UK
apply-for-public-appointment.service.gov.uk
January 25, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Dept for Media, Culture and Sport is looking for new Board members. Would be great to get someone from a civil society background, and someone from culture/heritage/museums/libraries. Please pass on in your networks
apply-for-public-appointment.service.gov.uk/roles/8538
apply-for-public-appointment.service.gov.uk/roles/8538
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