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Eli Davies

@elidavies.bsky.social

Writer and researcher of home, memory, conflict & Ireland. The Spinster Cookbook: Culture, Politics & Pleasure in the Single Woman’s Kitchen, Indigo Press OUT NOW 📧 elidavies.ed@gmail.com There’s enough for everyone 🍹 ✊ She/ Her

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Eli Davies@elidavies.bsky.social · 2w ago

Sheffield folk! Would you like to eat delicious food specially curated by the chefs @ The Victoria, support wonderful Juno Books & hear me talk about THE SPINSTER COOKBOOK: CULTURE POLITICS AND PLEASURE IN THE SINGLE WOMAN’S KITCHEN? Tickets 👇 I 🩷Sheffield thevictoriasheffield.com/article/nigh...

Events at Victoria, Eli Davies and The Spinster Cookbook

Night Cafe happenings are always pretty special - and we have a brilliant evening planned for our next gathering on Friday the 6th of November…

thevictoriasheffield.com

David Wearing@davidwearing.bsky.social · 2mo ago

🚨NEW🚨: Ten unions call for Andy Burnham to end Britain’s military support for Saudi Arabia, due to the war crimes it has committed in Yemen. The unions also argue that, contrary to government claims, “Escalating this war will make our bills more expensive”. transitionsecurity.org/update/brita...

Britain should end its military collaboration with Saudi Arabia

Ten trade unions call on the British government to end its military support for Saudi Arabia.

transitionsecurity.org

Eli Davies@elidavies.bsky.social · 2mo ago

If you’re in Belfast on 23rd October come and hear me and Emer chatting all things Spinster Cookbook! Very excited for this and to be launching the book into the world in the beloved city where so much of it was conceived

emer mchugh (november edition)@emer.bsky.social · 2mo ago

a very cool and fun thing that i am doing next month at the mac: talking to @elidavies.bsky.social about her great and very good and brilliant book the spinster cookbook. spinsters and non-spinsters all welcome. it’s free! you can also buy a book on the night! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-spinst...

Minnie Rahman@minnierahman.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Given Burnham's priorities - please see our explainer below on how migrants are made homeless by the immigration system itself. Looking forward to working with the new govt. on this.

Praxis, for migrants and refugees@praxisprojects.bsky.social · 4mo ago

In his first speech as Prime Minister Andy Burnham pledged to end rough sleeping in this country. If he wants to end rough sleeping, he must scrap the hostile immigration rules that push people onto the streets. Here's why 👇

The Guardian@theguardian.com · 4mo ago

‘My shirt is wringing wet’: National Express bus drivers speak out about 40C conditions during heatwaves

‘My shirt is wringing wet’: National Express bus drivers speak out about 40C conditions during heatwaves

Drivers in West Midlands said heat in cabs was ‘unbearable’ and threatened employee and passenger safety Bus drivers in the West Midlands have spoken out about the “horrendous” working conditions they have experienced during heatwaves, which led to 40C temperatures in their cabs. The UK was hit by high temperatures and dry weather in three successive heatwaves, in which temperatures topped 37C in June, when the country recorded its hottest ever June day. Last week, the Met Office warned climate extremes are becoming the “new ‘normal’ for the UK”. Continue reading...

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Jessica Harriet@jessicaharriet.bsky.social · last yr.

This is no longer a case of outside influence. SexMatters have been handed a partnership, redefining the EHRC's operational function and guiding their involvement in this orchestrated "course correction" of erasure. This is a monumental scandal. Excellent work by @tacc.org.uk

TACC@tacc.org.uk · last yr.

The EHRC is meant to protect everyone’s rights. But internal documents reveal a different story: repeated meetings with anti-trans lobbyists, legal bias, and secret coordination. We filed the FOI. Here’s what we found. tacc.org.uk/2025/07/01/f...

Zoe Gardner@zoejardiniere.bsky.social · 2y ago

Labour is upping the ante on anti-migrant politics just to learn that Farage & the Tories can always, always go further than them. It’s real people who are caught in the crossfire of politicians trying to outdo each other on toughness. How we treat people matters. #r4today

Saqi Books@saqibooks.bsky.social · 2y ago

We are alarmed and shocked by the arrest and detainment of our author and colleague Mahmoud Muna, along with his nephew Ahmad Muna, owners and booksellers of Jerusalem’s Educational Bookshop. Please share our statement below widely.

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Ciara | Ciaraíoch 🎨@ciaraioch.bsky.social · 2y ago

The Irish saint and goddess entwined, Brigid is associated with blacksmiths, spring, and cattle, among others, and stories like blinding herself to repel men's unwanted attention. The three-armed cross here represents both the triple goddess and the trinity. Lá Fhéile Bríde shona daoibh 🌸

Drawing of Brigid in greyscale, holding a three-armed cross, with a drawing of a flaming anvil over one shoulder and a drawing of horns and flowers over the other one.