Sarah Cairns
@scairns.bsky.social
Dorset, history, politics, books, films, AFCB, food
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WANTED: grassroots football teams with good vibes and a social conscience to connect with and (who knows) maybe play friendlies and stuff with. Any ages/abilities/genders welcome. If you know of such a team with a presence on Bluesky, please do send them Union Street's way 👇💚
WANTED: grassroots football teams with good vibes and a social conscience to connect with and (who knows) maybe play friendlies and stuff with. Any ages/abilities/genders welcome. If you know of such a team with a presence on Bluesky, please do send them Union Street's way 👇💚
Hi Bluesky, we're Union Street FC - a ragtag amateur football team based in Oxford.
Club motto: Love 💚 Peace ☮️ Freedom 🕊️
Values: good causes, fair play, supporting the refugee community and failing to defend corners.
Currently scrapping it out in Oxfordshire Senior League Div 3. Come say hi x
Club motto: Love 💚 Peace ☮️ Freedom 🕊️
Values: good causes, fair play, supporting the refugee community and failing to defend corners.
Currently scrapping it out in Oxfordshire Senior League Div 3. Come say hi x
August 10, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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WANTED: grassroots football teams with good vibes and a social conscience to connect with and (who knows) maybe play friendlies and stuff with. Any ages/abilities/genders welcome. If you know of such a team with a presence on Bluesky, please do send them Union Street's way 👇💚
WANTED: grassroots football teams with good vibes and a social conscience to connect with and (who knows) maybe play friendlies and stuff with. Any ages/abilities/genders welcome. If you know of such a team with a presence on Bluesky, please do send them Union Street's way 👇💚
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I just think that risking your life at a moment's notice to save people you've never met in exchange for no money is a better expression of patriotism than dressing up like a Poundshop paramilitary and intimidating families with kids trying to get onto a ferry.
September 9, 2026 at 2:59 PM
I just think that risking your life at a moment's notice to save people you've never met in exchange for no money is a better expression of patriotism than dressing up like a Poundshop paramilitary and intimidating families with kids trying to get onto a ferry.
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If that had been a rave, the council would have ordered the old bill to intervene.
Is this actual two-tier policing?😉
Is this actual two-tier policing?😉
In today's instalment of 'We Can't Get Anything Right'....
August 25, 2026 at 7:42 AM
If that had been a rave, the council would have ordered the old bill to intervene.
Is this actual two-tier policing?😉
Is this actual two-tier policing?😉
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I wonder whether John Healy will get called, "John From Accounts" or whether that name was exclusively reserved for Rachel Reeves because she is a woman.
July 25, 2026 at 11:48 AM
I wonder whether John Healy will get called, "John From Accounts" or whether that name was exclusively reserved for Rachel Reeves because she is a woman.
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There's a fundraiser to support the charity that helped Henry Nowak's bereaved family.
Let's all do something good and chip in to help them.
2wish.enthuse.com/pf/henry-nowak
Let's all do something good and chip in to help them.
2wish.enthuse.com/pf/henry-nowak
In memory of Henry Nowak
CELEBRITY CHARITY FOOTBALL MATCH In Honour of Henry Nowak In December 2025, Henry Nowak’s life was tragically cut short while studying at Southampton University. Henry had just begun his first year st
2wish.enthuse.com
June 2, 2026 at 2:49 PM
There's a fundraiser to support the charity that helped Henry Nowak's bereaved family.
Let's all do something good and chip in to help them.
2wish.enthuse.com/pf/henry-nowak
Let's all do something good and chip in to help them.
2wish.enthuse.com/pf/henry-nowak
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Sneaking a giant screen into the flagshagger march is one of the funniest things @ledbydonkeys.org have ever done.
"STAY HYDRATED" 😂🤣😂
"STAY HYDRATED" 😂🤣😂
May 16, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Sneaking a giant screen into the flagshagger march is one of the funniest things @ledbydonkeys.org have ever done.
"STAY HYDRATED" 😂🤣😂
"STAY HYDRATED" 😂🤣😂
The Wrekin hillfort, not the greatest photo but it was difficult to get a good one #hillfortswednesday
May 13, 2026 at 9:04 AM
The Wrekin hillfort, not the greatest photo but it was difficult to get a good one #hillfortswednesday
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MI6 Chief gives speech. Speech may contain words that are interesting. But because MI6 Chief is a woman @telegraph.co.uk prints an article about her appearance, with no mention of the speech’s content.
December 16, 2025 at 7:48 AM
MI6 Chief gives speech. Speech may contain words that are interesting. But because MI6 Chief is a woman @telegraph.co.uk prints an article about her appearance, with no mention of the speech’s content.
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British poster from the 1910 general election.
It was made by the Budget League, a "pressure group formed in 1909 by Winston Churchill to publicly campaign in favour of David Lloyd George's People's Budget":
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budget_...
It was made by the Budget League, a "pressure group formed in 1909 by Winston Churchill to publicly campaign in favour of David Lloyd George's People's Budget":
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budget_...
December 12, 2024 at 12:18 AM
British poster from the 1910 general election.
It was made by the Budget League, a "pressure group formed in 1909 by Winston Churchill to publicly campaign in favour of David Lloyd George's People's Budget":
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budget_...
It was made by the Budget League, a "pressure group formed in 1909 by Winston Churchill to publicly campaign in favour of David Lloyd George's People's Budget":
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budget_...
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Which one is more English?
November 6, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Which one is more English?
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Nowhere in the hysterical pile-on against the BBC in the British press has anyone mentioned that BBC News now has 77 million viewers & listeners in the US and has established itself as the second most trusted news source there.
November 11, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Nowhere in the hysterical pile-on against the BBC in the British press has anyone mentioned that BBC News now has 77 million viewers & listeners in the US and has established itself as the second most trusted news source there.
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● Andrew Windsor remains 8th in the line of succession.
●King Charles III will privately fund his new living arrangements despite Andrew being very rich indeed
● Actually we don't know how wealthy Andrew is because his mother's will is sealed for 90+ years
● Sleep well serfs.
● Know your place.
●King Charles III will privately fund his new living arrangements despite Andrew being very rich indeed
● Actually we don't know how wealthy Andrew is because his mother's will is sealed for 90+ years
● Sleep well serfs.
● Know your place.
a close up of a man 's face with his eyes closed in a suit and tie .
ALT: a close up of a man 's face with his eyes closed in a suit and tie .
media.tenor.com
October 30, 2025 at 11:54 PM
● Andrew Windsor remains 8th in the line of succession.
●King Charles III will privately fund his new living arrangements despite Andrew being very rich indeed
● Actually we don't know how wealthy Andrew is because his mother's will is sealed for 90+ years
● Sleep well serfs.
● Know your place.
●King Charles III will privately fund his new living arrangements despite Andrew being very rich indeed
● Actually we don't know how wealthy Andrew is because his mother's will is sealed for 90+ years
● Sleep well serfs.
● Know your place.
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Yes, yes I know I keep banging on about my fucking book! However, if you want one repost this and I’ll do a random winner pick thing by the end of the week because I’m great like that. ♥️📚
#amindofmyown
#amindofmyown
October 7, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Yes, yes I know I keep banging on about my fucking book! However, if you want one repost this and I’ll do a random winner pick thing by the end of the week because I’m great like that. ♥️📚
#amindofmyown
#amindofmyown
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Useful reminder from Peter Kellner on the problems we refuse to acknowledge are getting better, and the politics of hopelessness that this breeds
open.substack.com/pub/kellnerp...
open.substack.com/pub/kellnerp...
September 23, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Useful reminder from Peter Kellner on the problems we refuse to acknowledge are getting better, and the politics of hopelessness that this breeds
open.substack.com/pub/kellnerp...
open.substack.com/pub/kellnerp...
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ECHR offers protection against unfair dismissal from work, protects pension rights, maternity leave rights and protects women getting divorced. People who think it's a good idea to leave should be ridiculed like flat-earthers. The ignorance is astounding.
September 5, 2025 at 1:55 PM
ECHR offers protection against unfair dismissal from work, protects pension rights, maternity leave rights and protects women getting divorced. People who think it's a good idea to leave should be ridiculed like flat-earthers. The ignorance is astounding.
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Amid all the stuff about ‘dangerous London’ and ‘broken Britain’, new figures show the homicide rate in London is at a 10-year low. Killings dropped by 26% over the last year, from 78 to 58. No one under 25 was murdered during the school summer holidays.
September 3, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Amid all the stuff about ‘dangerous London’ and ‘broken Britain’, new figures show the homicide rate in London is at a 10-year low. Killings dropped by 26% over the last year, from 78 to 58. No one under 25 was murdered during the school summer holidays.
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A great many more people protested the plight of Sheffield Wednesday this month than have attended any protest against asylum hotels
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Sheffield Wednesday fans hold Chansiri protest ahead of home game
Fans want owner Dejphon Chansiri to sell the club following a turbulent time.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 25, 2025 at 9:08 AM
A great many more people protested the plight of Sheffield Wednesday this month than have attended any protest against asylum hotels
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Heidi Alexander’s appointment as transport secretary means the cabinet is now 100% state-educated for the first time in history - great stat from @georgeeaton.bsky.social
November 29, 2024 at 3:02 PM
Heidi Alexander’s appointment as transport secretary means the cabinet is now 100% state-educated for the first time in history - great stat from @georgeeaton.bsky.social
#hillfortsWednesday Ladies and Gentlemen my local hillfort, Badbury Rings
November 20, 2024 at 8:01 AM
#hillfortsWednesday Ladies and Gentlemen my local hillfort, Badbury Rings