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29 Followers  |  50 Following  |  6 Posts  |  Joined: 17.11.2024  |  1.3586

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Yesterday I deleted my X/Twitter account with over 42K followers. Sometimes youโ€™ve just got to do the right thing. 23 followers on BlueSky will hear more from me!

13.01.2026 08:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Itโ€™s official! Sandi Toksvig is one of ten candidates to be next Chancellor of Cambridge University. The others are good but Sandi is bestโ€ฆ

28.05.2025 12:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Loving the disclaimer

17.05.2025 11:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 234    ๐Ÿ” 42    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5
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Deadline for nominations for Chancellor @cambridgeup.bsky.social has now passed. Old Schools will reveal full slate of candidates idc. Already clear that Sandi Toksvig offers necessary/unique blend of brains, comms skills, energy, inclusion & strong Cambridge links #Sandi4Chancellor109

02.05.2025 16:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

You are right: Gabon wasnโ€™t on my watchlist for change because Jo arrived in Libreville only in September 2023โ€ฆ

01.01.2025 16:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Annual survey Part II: map showing countries where a woman has never been ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง ambassador/high commissioner (in red); countries in orange have had non-resident female reps. In 2024, Lindy Cameron arrived in ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ, Alexandra McKenzie in ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ณ & Katherine Smitton in ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏ. Middle East sticks out like a sore thumbโ€ฆ

28.12.2024 13:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Transitioning to @bsky.app, 1st post: annual survey showing countries & territories where ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง ambassador, high commissioner or governor is a woman; including international organisations, 80 in total (light green = non-resident representative):

28.12.2024 13:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

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