Come and see Professor Matthew McCormack at the York Georgian Festival next week! SHOES & THE GEORGIAN MAN Monday 10th August 1.30pm, York Mansion House Book tickets: www.mansionhouseyork.com/york-georgia... @historymatt.bsky.social #18C #18thC @bsecs.bsky.social
Come and see Professor Brycchan Carey at the York Georgian Festival next week! THE UNNATURAL TRADE Monday 10th August 5.30pm, York Mansion House Book tickets: www.mansionhouseyork.com/york-georgia... #18C #18thC @bsecs.bsky.social @brycchancarey.bsky.social
Come and see us at the York Georgian Festival next week! My @yorkstjohn.bsky.social students & I will be presenting: SANCHO & STERNE: A MEETING OF MINDS IN GEORGIAN BRITAIN 10th August, 3.30pm York Mansion House Tickets: www.mansionhouseyork.com/york-georgia... #18thC #18C @bsecs.bsky.social
Some prefer monosyllabic analysis - “Woke!” But those who can handle context and history it’s worth revisiting Hampshire Police’s recent culture and asking its relevance to present events www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/738...
Violent protests in Belfast are the toxic legacy of Brexit
Dangerous rhetoric about migrants has become mainstream again, writes Alan Rusbridger. The violent impact is now being played out on the streets
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The impact of the climate crisis is ever more alarming. But much of the press reports record heatwaves as a good news story. app.prospectmagazine.co.uk/story/73684/...
The impact of the climate crisis is now obvious, and terrifying. Why is the press ignoring it?
It’s the most important story of our age, and all we get is pictures of beachgoers basking in the sun
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An Irishman talks v fast about libel lawyers lobbying against anti-SLAPP laws - and building an investigative newsroom from scratch. Great to chat to @arusbridger.bsky.social and @lionelbarber.bsky.social on @prospectmagazine.co.uk 's Media Confidential www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/podcasts/med...
Peter Geoghegan on getting SLAPP’d: ‘It had a huge chilling effect’
The wealthy are using lawsuits to silence critics. Why does the government seem so reluctant to tackle them?
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If Nigel Farage is heading towards power let it not be because journalists forgot the basic craft of their job and because Michael Grade was nodding at the wheel www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/uk/...
Nigel Farage is a dangerous demagogue—here’s how to stop him
The Reform leader and his media cheerleaders have cynically exploited the murder of Henry Nowak.
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The more I read about Starmer the more my opinion of the modern Labour Party falls.
CarolineJMolloy@carolinejmolloy.bsky.social · 2mo agoUS Big Pharma always hated the NHS's ability to hold drug prices down (due to its huge purchasing power) Streeting, Starmer & Mandelson caved in to Trump's pressure & signed a deal to make the NHS pay way more New analysis suggests it could lead to 229k deaths. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
There's a lot more to biodiversity conservation than orcas. But here's the thing – these beautiful creatures tell us about the health of their ecosystem, and they are an important part of a functioning ecosystem that supports a ton of other life, including human lives. 🌎 www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Environmental groups concerned proposed route could push killer whale species ‘closer to extinction’ - Alberta pitches new West Coast oil pipeline to B.C.'s South Coast
At least two environmental groups are voicing concerns about the Alberta government’s proposed route for a new oil pipeline to Canada’s West Coast that ends in southern B.C. Anna Barford, an oceans c...
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Did u know? With hotter,drier summers it's a challenge to keep plants hydrated.I have 3 wildlife ponds for small souls who live in my garden,but what about the plants? To lock moisture in,use an organic mulch like straw/wool,or you can add bottles with holes in the tops for slow release water. 🌿🌱🇬🇧🌍💦
Yes, those stupid red lines that Starmer never needed to sign commit the party to. Labour would have won a clear majority without doing so. All it's done is hobble the country from moving forward with the EU at pace #PMQs
Best for Britain@bestforbritain.org · 2mo agoEd Davey urges the Government to drop its red lines on Europe.
Ok, someone finally made the first move on the date. Thank you Barnier. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
UK could keep special pre-Brexit terms if it rejoined EU, Michel Barnier says
Exclusive: Former chief Brexit negotiator says staying out of euro and Schengen area would be ‘perfectly possible’
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Also don’t understand why you’d position yourself as a soft left leader while outsourcing your economic strategy to right of party.
Couldn’t bear the white noise of the news headlines — this is such a relief. Thoughtful and sane. Worth the sub I’ve just signed up for.
Quiet Riot@quietriotpod.bsky.social · 2mo agoSPECIAL EPISODE: From Brexit 🇪🇺 to Burnham 🌹 What Brexit unleashed & what comes next. On a BIG day in politics, Naomi & Alex chat to @mrjamesob.bsky.social about Starmer's departure & the 10th anniversary of that referendum. 🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/54YY... 🍏 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/q...
We were due to be in the studio with best pal @mrjamesob.bsky.social yesterday, in remembrance of the 10th anniversary of the EU referendum. Then Starmer resigned. The result? One of the most wide ranging, coolly angry, openly vulnerable, and deeply insightful conversations you will hear. BOOM! 🎤
Quiet Riot@quietriotpod.bsky.social · 2mo agoSPECIAL EPISODE: From Brexit 🇪🇺 to Burnham 🌹 What Brexit unleashed & what comes next. On a BIG day in politics, Naomi & Alex chat to @mrjamesob.bsky.social about Starmer's departure & the 10th anniversary of that referendum. 🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/54YY... 🍏 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/q...
🌍 What’s the future of nature in and around Cambridge? Join Cambs Conservation Manager Martin Baker, with the National Trust & Water Sensitive Cambridge, as they explore development, biodiversity, and water challenges facing the city. 🎧 Listen: cambridge105.co.uk/challenges-1...
Cambridge Challenges: The Biodiversity Crisis
Lewis Herbert is joined by 3 leading voices in conservation and environmental policy to discuss what action Greater Cambridge needs to take to tackle the biodiversity crisis.
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One of the earliest human settlements around Cambridge (the first was long before Sweyn Forkbeard torched the town!) I’d like to see the woodland extended by means of a forest graveyard/place of rest. (Harder to build over if it’s burial ground too)
@cambridgeppf.org@cambridgeppf.bsky.social · 2mo ago10 Bodies Found in a Single Pit at Wandlebury. Vikings or Victims? Dr Oscar Aldred from the Cambridge Archaeological Unit explains why the discovery is raising so many questions. Watch the full interview: https://youtu.be/bel-Cy4dOnM
“My preoccupation with the Makerfield by-election is very simple. We must not have Reform or Restore or anything like it anywhere near the corridors of power in this country. I’ve seen it all before. [Oswald] Mosley in the 30s, Enoch Powell in the 60s," Lord Heseltine tells @noahvickers.bsky.social
Lord Heseltine: 'We Must Not Have Reform Or Restore Anywhere Near The Corridors Of Power'
Lord Heseltine speaks to Noah Vickers about regenerating Britain’s cities, the devolution agenda and why Margaret Thatcher ‘would have hated’ Nigel...
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ICYMI: "The leadership vacuum on lifelong learning and tackling loneliness in Cambridgeshire" cambridgetownowl.com/2026/06/16/t...
The leadership vacuum on lifelong learning and tackling loneliness in Cambridgeshire
The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority Skills Committee doubled-down on their remit from central government, sticking within the skills remit and refusing to be drawn into the wider…
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NEW BLOGPOST: "Cambridge Investment Partnership doubles down on ‘Worse than Communism’ architecture" cambridgetownowl.com/2026/06/16/c... Application being determined next week.
Why people should work together to shape the economy www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Why people should work together to shape the economy
An economist sets out how communities can direct economic decisions and not just endure their consequences.
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The weirdest thing (having spent the morning writing about Belfast etc) is that this govt is presiding over falling crime, falling immigration, falling NHS waits…all the things you might’ve thought moved the dial. But it’s just exuding a sort of helplessness
...this from 1993 by the LGIU archive.org/details/9301... Which covers the old 'Rates' (which is what people who use the term 'rate-payers' are referring to!) through to the hated Poll Tax to the current 'Council Tax' with bills indexed to house prices in 1991.
LGIU Guide To Local Government Finance - 1993 : Local Government Information Unit : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
After the collapse of the Thatcher Government (UK) in 1990, John Major's Government had to bring in a new system of local government financing - including a...
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NEW BLOGPOST: "Is Cambridge University’s student expansion unsustainable?" cambridgetownowl.com/2026/06/12/i... Former councillor Sam Davies MBE spotted some housing data published by the University.
Is Cambridge University’s student expansion unsustainable?
Has the growth of student enrolments at the University of Cambridge – in particular international postgraduate student numbers exacerbated the city’s housing crisis and the chronic skil…
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NEW BLOGPOST: Student housing data from the University of Cambridge shows a notable rise in postgraduate student numbers who are more likely to rent in private sector. What impact does this have on residential availability & impact on skills crisis? cambridgetownowl.com/2026/06/12/i...
