"...in medieval times, communities used to put on a mystery play every year: the whole village would get involved. Nowadays the biggest cause of mental health problems is isolation."
- founder of Stepping Out theatre, Bristol, Steve Hennessy.
www.steppingouttheatre.co.uk
People voted tactically in Gorton & Denton!
"But this only works if enough people agree to vote for the candidate most likely to beat Reform. How would they know who that was in such a unique scenario?"
Read on....
forwarddemocracy.com/blog/victory... @fwddem.com
Like this.
Can do with some of this!
Private firms no longer able to pollute the coast of England and Wales just switched to rivers instead #Water #EA #Ofwat
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
"War - what is it good for? Nothing." - Edwin Starr
Unbearable loss.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...
re so-called “Muslim" grooming gangs:
"I led prosecutions that brought hundreds of offenders to justice. I have sat with victims. I have examined the evidence. I never once saw a religious motivation. What I saw were men exploiting vulnerable girls, & institutions that failed to listen."
"Why is my faith incidental when I succeed in civic leadership, but central when I exercise authority? Why is it invisible when Muslims contribute, yet glaring when Muslims are accused?"
So well said
@nazirafzal.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
"This whole situation kind of reminds me of how Al Capone got taken down. It wasn’t for the murders and the mob activity; it was because he didn’t pay his taxes. To which I say: so be it."
Mary Trump on her uncle Donald and the Epstein files
www.marytrump.org/p/the-daily-...
A crowd-funder worth funding!
"This is a joyous journey of a working-class immigrant...a trailblazer for those who were to follow...a truly delightful show...”
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/farewell-l...
Absolutely. Thank you for clarifying, John.
even if therapists recognize D.I.D., they don’t necessarily know how best to help the person, which starts with creating a “solid, safe-enough relationship”
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/m...
Reform could gain another MP this Thursday. That's why we're urging Labour, Lib Dem, & other party supporters to lend their vote to the Greens this time in Gorton & Denton. We've carried out extensive research and it points to this being our best chance of stopping a very real threat from Reform.
Valerie Sinason - pioneer psychoanalyst who learned from her patients – people who had survived the unthinkable
www.bpc.org.uk/my-psychoana...
This 2013 "comedy"...
"The stories we were told by diplomats were very closely reflected in the series."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambassa...
Yup.
“...if women like Jess Phillips had been in that room when the decision was taken, Peter Mandelson would never have been sent to Washington" said Wes Streeting (not that I needed him to tell me).
@jessphillipsmp.bsky.social #vawg
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Utterly short-sighted. Yet all the stats there! 🤪
"in 2005, the Netherlands decided to run the system on a rehabilitation rather than a punishment model, the prison population fell by 40% in 12 years."
Another world is possible – the solutions are already here.
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Private train leasing companies syphoned £1.16 billion in dividends since 2022. The Railways Bill won't change this. I've asked my MP to attend weownit.org.uk session on how the bill can deliver for the people – not profiteers.|
Room O (Portcullis House) between 5 and 6pm Wed 11 February
Astounded that 117 MPs think it's OK for Thames Water to pollute THEIR LOCAL RIVER outside legal limits until *2040* ⁉️
Thrilled that 10 MPs are saying no to this dangerous precedent 👏
Check out the list - tell your MP to say NO to #14yearsofsewage 👇
weownit.org.uk/news/is-your...
Carney’s speech is the most articulate, shrewd & consequential assessment we’ve had so far. Full transcript here Globalnews.ca globalnews.ca/news/1162087...
#Melania 'proceeds to guide us – with agonising glacial slowness – through the preparations... She glides...with a face like a fist and a voice of sheet metal. “Candlelight and black tie...,” she says, as though listing the ingredients in a cauldron.'
Thank you, @xanbrooks.bsky.social
Be realistic - demand the impossible #aphorism 🦋
theconversation.com/be-realistic...
This is what an entire party stepping up looks like.
Together, we stop Reform.
Together, we win Gorton & Denton.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Great idea.
On my walk in the woods I come across this ghost-leaf - veined insides yawning through the gaps that winter has torn in its surface, caught, as if half-way between this world and the next, a delicate, decayed delight.
Living a moral life in an age of bullies requires collective action; it cannot be done alone. Each of us must organize and participate in a vast network of moral resistance. From this solidarity we will grow stronger. This is what our current moment requires.
A wonderful blog post on natural dye
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Beautiful.
"When mature, these reefs will filter millions of litres of seawater each day, stripping out pollutants and providing a home for diverse marine life."
Adopt a mother reef for Christmas!
Thank you, Oyster Heaven
oysterheaven.com
www.positive.news/environment/...
