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@ejgr.bsky.social

NHS. Socialist. Mum. Sister. Daughter. Wife. Auntie. Cats. Indie. Vintage. Books. Proud Northerner. Liverpool.

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this is how it feels to wear high rise pants

30.09.2025 18:39 β€” πŸ‘ 4205    πŸ” 340    πŸ’¬ 128    πŸ“Œ 42
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She listened to Grenfell’s bereaved and then acted. Rayne... Unlike her predecessors as housing minister, she confronted the issue of the tower and demolition has started

observer.co.uk/news/columni...

07.09.2025 09:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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'The whole point of their existence is to feed off of dismay and problems'

On #BBCBreakfast Darren Jones, chief secretary to the Prime Minister, was asked about the challenge from Reform UK

06.09.2025 09:40 β€” πŸ‘ 523    πŸ” 144    πŸ’¬ 35    πŸ“Œ 14

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04.09.2025 12:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Not complicated.

29.08.2025 07:44 β€” πŸ‘ 484    πŸ” 209    πŸ’¬ 32    πŸ“Œ 16
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Afternoon beautiful people. No new cat pictures today but love, everybody

30.08.2025 11:26 β€” πŸ‘ 76    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1
Small article about an upcoming BBC show:
Following Detectorists and Worzel Gummidge comes MacKenzie Crook's intriguing new comedy. A Manchester man with a missing girlfriend is given a recipe for a potion that allows him to tell the future. Given Crook's fondness for folky pastoral textures, Small Prophets - which features animated sequences and a rare yet welcome acting turn from Michael Palin - sounds like it could end up being extremely charming and special.
BBC, Date to be confirmed

Small article about an upcoming BBC show: Following Detectorists and Worzel Gummidge comes MacKenzie Crook's intriguing new comedy. A Manchester man with a missing girlfriend is given a recipe for a potion that allows him to tell the future. Given Crook's fondness for folky pastoral textures, Small Prophets - which features animated sequences and a rare yet welcome acting turn from Michael Palin - sounds like it could end up being extremely charming and special. BBC, Date to be confirmed

Every few words there's a new detail that makes this sound even better. (Apart from the "date tbc" bit)

30.08.2025 11:11 β€” πŸ‘ 178    πŸ” 35    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 7

If Angela Rayner lived in a cardboard box, the Telegraph would claim she nicked it.

30.08.2025 09:34 β€” πŸ‘ 3298    πŸ” 499    πŸ’¬ 177    πŸ“Œ 17
Diagram titled 'Possible causes of your problems'. On the left hand side, subtitled 'Yes': Funding removed from local councils, growing gap between rich and poor, multinational companies not paying their taxes, lack of new affordable housing, government not investing sufficiently in schools and healthcare. On the right hand side, subtitled 'No': Picture of small boat, with arrow; 'People fleeing horrific situations that you and I can't imagine'.

Diagram titled 'Possible causes of your problems'. On the left hand side, subtitled 'Yes': Funding removed from local councils, growing gap between rich and poor, multinational companies not paying their taxes, lack of new affordable housing, government not investing sufficiently in schools and healthcare. On the right hand side, subtitled 'No': Picture of small boat, with arrow; 'People fleeing horrific situations that you and I can't imagine'.

Possible causes of your problems. It’s a diagram that (sadly) still seems relevant in 2025, so reposting a year and a bit on.

25.08.2025 17:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2630    πŸ” 1625    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 28
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Tuition fees are rising again and nobody is happy – it’s time to actually fix our broken university sector | Zoe Williams The figures simply don’t add up for higher education in England and Wales. Yet delusional politicians from all parties seem intent on avoiding the issue, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre.... Yes Fucking THIS. The cost of giving my kids a chance. Astronomical cost for me and unavoidable debt for them.

09.08.2025 01:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A collage of retro style items including art prints, a turntable slipmat, a cushion, a phone case and a mug, all in vintage colors.

A collage of retro style items including art prints, a turntable slipmat, a cushion, a phone case and a mug, all in vintage colors.

A lot of artists and designers are struggling at the moment.
It’s been very quiet.
Please have a look at what I do and repost to spread the word.
gailmyerscough.co.uk

21.06.2025 08:07 β€” πŸ‘ 82    πŸ” 86    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 4
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What have I seen in Liverpool this week? Kindness in person and conspiracies online | Liam Thorp After celebration turned to chaos, Liverpudlians stepped in to help those in need – while the usual suspects spread lies, says Liverpool Echo journalist Liam Thorp

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre.... Thank you for this @liamthorp.bsky.social

30.05.2025 11:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œWhat the hell just happened?” wasn’t the triumphant song of the contest, but it was the defining slogan #Eurovision

17.05.2025 23:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1335    πŸ” 207    πŸ’¬ 25    πŸ“Œ 4
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It’s not too late to stop Trump and the Silicon Valley broligarchy from controlling our lives, but we must act now | Carole Cadwalladr In her final piece for the Observer, Carole Cadwalladr reveals what happened when she returned last week to give the opening speech at Ted, where she gave her first – life-changing – talk six years ag...

www.theguardian.com/global/2025/...

21.04.2025 07:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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It is with profound sadness that we relay news of the passing of our beloved friend and bandmate Clem Burke following a private battle with cancer. (1/7)

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Fears for marine wildlife as plastic washes up on the Norfolk coast Pollution likely to come from last week’s collision involving an oil tanker and cargo ship.

www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen...

24.03.2025 19:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Dear EU friends. I bring good news! I can once again ship to all EU countries. I encourage you to celebrate this fact by blowing literally all of your money in my shop. Alternatively you could give this a little retweet. Either option is greatly appreciated.

18.03.2025 16:07 β€” πŸ‘ 37    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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🎭 | Liverpool’s much-loved Epstein Theatre is set to reopen after a deal was agreed to breathe new life into the historic city centre venue.

READ MORE πŸ‘‰ tinyurl.com/2b6jvbhj

21.03.2025 18:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 3
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Ted Lasso returns to TV for fourth series Jason Sudeikis is back in the role of Ted, the coach of a fictional English Premier League football club.

Oh I am so disproportionately happy about this!! ❀️. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

14.03.2025 15:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hi, I'm God.

I categorically reject Donold's request for Me to 'bless America.' I will not be doing that until he is long gone.

Fuck you, Donold.

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"You are very, very welcome here in Downing Street. As you heard from the cheers on the street outside, you have full backing across the United Kingdom. We will stand with you and Ukraine for as long as it may take."

01.03.2025 19:18 β€” πŸ‘ 262    πŸ” 60    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 8
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Zelensky embraced by Starmer as he arrives for talks in wake of Trump showdown - latest The meeting comes as the BBC understands Ukraine's president will meet the King tomorrow.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn... This is how you do it. πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦

01.03.2025 17:55 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Toretsk, Ukraine, No Comment.

21.02.2025 15:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I thought you might like to know a bit about my new morning routine, which consists of avoiding looking at the news, then 30 minutes later taking a little peek, then spending about an hour in a state of burning rage as I read about the continuing exploits of literally the worst humans in the world

22.02.2025 07:47 β€” πŸ‘ 961    πŸ” 77    πŸ’¬ 54    πŸ“Œ 8
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Liverpool is boss. Happy Chinese New Year.

01.02.2025 20:34 β€” πŸ‘ 33    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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Seals relaxing in Mutton Cove, Cornwall.

I always loved walking the cliffs here. Because the beach is pretty inaccessible for humans, the seals relax unbothered and admired from a distance. The way they should be. 🦭

#Cornwall #nature #ocean #seals #seal #beach #coast #calm #walk #photography

01.02.2025 20:59 β€” πŸ‘ 269    πŸ” 31    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
Marianne Faithfull

Marianne Faithfull

30.01.2025 18:57 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Frank Cottrell-Boyce: Children's happiness at risk due to decline in reading for pleasure The children's laureate says a

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Love Frank Cottrell-Boyce, he is a thoroughly good human

22.01.2025 18:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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