Suzanne

Heading home after remarkable trip to Kyiv. Final chat EU commissioner Marta Kos and Ukraine PM Yulia Svyrydenko. Pic 2 ex Tory MP Jack Lopresti, now in Ukr army. 3 badge of week 4. EU Ambassador Katarina Mathernova with a little present. New episode @therestpolitics.bsky.social on Ukraine out now

Why are they in the British Museum instead of the NMS?

Never Too Late 60+ award - Bridport Prize This £500 award is for the highest placed writer aged 60+ across poetry, short story, novel or flash fiction.

Don’t forget the Never Too Late Award from the Bridport Prize which recognises entries from writers over 60 across all categories of prizes.

Link below

Please share :)

Chocolate Easter bunnies and eggs of various flavours and colours.

My Easter collection is now available on my shop! 🐰
All the eggs, bunnies, and mini eggs are ready to go. They’re delicious and just waiting for someone to eat them… I also have a few plant-based options this year!

Feel free to order now or reshare if you know someone who’d love them! Thanks!

Big Food is fuelling a health crisis. It’s time Wes Streeting acted. From tooth decay to type-2 diabetes, excessive sugar is fuelling preventable diseases with a multi-billion-pound price tag to our NHS.  Voluntary action to try and encourage the food industry cut...

Baby food with more sugar than Coca-Cola? 🍭❌ Panorama just EXPOSED food giants for targeting exhausted parents - and fuelling the dental crisis.

Dentists are calling on @wesstreeting to act. 📢 Demand bold rules to cut sugar:

#MakeSugarTheNewTobacco @TheBDA you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ma...

Does Nigel Farage have a problem with women? Critics link Farage’s ‘Trump-lite’ condescension to female journalists to Reform’s moves against women’s rights

"Does Nigel Farage have a problem with women?"

Of course, he does, he's an old-fashioned, chauvinistic bigot. But he's politically astute enough to hide it, as he needs the support of women to get elected. Much like he hides his racism for the same reasons.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Poor Matt

Discovering that

Actual political campaigning

Is

Harder

Than Talking bollox on

The Beeb

Oh yes, I'd forgotten that one! 😂😂

Good morning & welcome to Roast Dinner Day

Like the sun, a smile spreads warmth on a world that can be so cold.

Warm someone with a smile today

If our parliamentary stardards body was anything more than window dressing there would be mandatory rules for MPs duties which if broken would lead to dismissal.

Why are you there Nigel. Shouldn't you be working for the people in Clacton.

Including in the media

The video from Nigel Farage gives the impression that he was individually refused access.

Farage is in the Maldives.

200 miles away from the Chagos Islands which are not a
tourist destination.

Hasn't got the paperwork and wasn't on the 'aid boat' he's pointing at which is trying to establish a settlement for four people on the islands.

How is this serving Clacton? Who paid?

National Nestbox Week 🐦

Different species have different nesting preferences. Providing a variety of cover gives #birds the best chance of success.

Keep reading to find out how some garden birds nest 👇

And remember: if you find a nest in your garden, report it to Nesting Neighbours 🪺

A close view of a Blackbird’s nest made of twigs and grass, holding four pale blue eggs speckled brown, tucked into tree branches. Photo by Mike Toms.

Early nesters like Long-tailed Tits (from Feb) and Blackbirds (from late March) rely on evergreens for cover before deciduous trees leaf out.

Shrubs and ivy provide great nesting spots.

📸 Mike Toms

A Dunnock's nest hidden deep inside a flowering gorse bush, with bright yellow blooms surrounding a small cup holding blue eggs. Photo by Mike Toms

Did you know Dunnocks build their nests in dense cover close to the ground? 🪺

Dense bramble and gorse offer extra predator protection, especially for fledglings.

📸 Mike Toms

We are mums. Daughters. Sisters. Survivors.

We understand what safety really means.

Our voices should never be used to justify exclusion or discrimination of trans people.

If you agree, sign our letter: notinourname.org.uk

"Helped make Epstein possible "?Don't be daft.
Epstein has been active for decades. Way before Obama came anywhere near the presidency

This is a very good thread and it articulates my own concerns really well.
You are right.

Nerve, not Verve. If you're going to criticise others for "inaccuracies", you should endeavour to be accurate yourself...

Good morning and welcome to marvellous marmalade Monday

Never underestimate your resilience. It’s carried you through days you thought you couldn’t face, lifted you after moments that felt heavy, and quietly reminded you that you’re stronger than you realise.

They do online orders and they have a brilliant selection 🙂

www.toppingbooks.co.uk/books-by-sec...

www.toppingbooks.co.uk/books-by-sec...

They have branches in Edinburgh, St Andrews, Bath and Ely. The Edinburgh one is beautiful if you're ever in the city 🙂

Try Toppings. UK-based, family owned bookstores and they take online orders

Letters of love to the trans community #ValentinesYay

t has been a hard week. In truth, it has been a hard few years. For many trans+ people, the noise, the headlines, the debates and the hostility can feel relentless.

So this Valentine’s, we wanted to do something simple.

So we've launched our 'Letters of love to the trans community'...

The anglo-saxons were immigrants too. So were the Normans.
It always amazes me how many of these so called English patriots seem to be completely unaware of their own history 🙄

I had an informative chat with Not in Our Name in Parliament about their work to support for the Trans+ community. I have signed their pledge. @nionwomen.bsky.social