Hattifattener
@hattifattener.bsky.social
Progressive realist. Museum and charity sector.
This is fantastic. Starmer awarded the L'égion d'honneur, which is both a touching gesture by Macron and well deserved.
Keir Starmer becomes first UK PM to receive France’s Légion d’honneur
Exclusive: Emmanuel Macron honours outgoing prime minister for leadership role in supporting Ukraine
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James O’Brien reacts to Nigel Farage mocking Keir Starmer’s clothing donations.
James O’Brien calls out Farage’s 'hypocrisy' over Starmer donations
YouTube video by LBC
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St Mary's, Burwell, Cambridgeshire UK. A surprisingly beautiful 15th century church. #photography #England
And the prophecy of World Cup ‘66 (no, the other one) continues to hold water And if you doubt it, England’s leader is called Harold
Hattifattener@hattifattener.bsky.social · last mo.As in 1066 England will prevail against the Norwegians before tragically losing to the French a couple of weeks later.
“Mother, I've weighed the risks - which I prefer to living in a world dominated by Nazis. Bill" Thank god for Bill and so many more like him (Pic from @profpeterdoyle.bsky.social on X)
The voting for which wildlife should appear on the new banknotes has opened. The link to vote is within this article from the Beeb. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Puffin and bumblebee among 18 creatures shortlisted to feature on banknotes
The Bank of England is asking the public which animals should appear on future banknotes.
bbc.co.uk
The oxblood-coloured rood screen at St Ellyw's, Llanelieu in Powys is a remarkable medieval survival. 1/11
Changing PM would in my view be a disaster for the UK internationally, esp if J Powell went too. They have kept UK leading with France on Ukraine, handled the Iran crisis skilfully and managed tensions with the US. No likely successor has any foreign policy experience. C’d Starmer be Foreign Sec?
“If we didn’t step in, what would happen here?… in this case, it would just sit there, the holes in the roof would get bigger, the ivy would take over, it would still be a problem in 10 years’ time – just a bigger problem.” 1/7
Extraordinary Anglo-Norman church doorway carvings. Kilpeck, Herefordshire, UK #photography #insularart
Is this a tragic previous incarnation of @herring1967.bsky.social? From Enid Porter's Cambridgeshire Folklore and Customs.
Danish prime minister Mette Frederiksen's note to Starmer after visiting Chequers yesterday.
Engineers working on the HS2 project have slid a 4,600t viaduct section across the M6 without a full carriageway closure, in what contractors say is a UK first that will reduce disruption for drivers Full story:
HS2 completes final slide of 4,600t viaduct across M6 without closing motorway | New Civil Engineer
The 17‑hour operation carried out over the weekend of 13-14 December completed the three‑stage assembly and installation of the 315m long East deck of the
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Stained glass 'vege garden' by Annie Rie, stained glass artist inspired by the English countryside #womensar
This tin canister was left in a London ditch about 2000 years ago, it contained a cream made of refined animal fat combined with starch and tin oxide, likely a face cream. Yes, those are traces of the last owner's fingers! www.pre-construct.com/roman-cosmet... www.newscientist.com/article/dn39...
"The law-governed peace within Europe is a sublime achievement. But it is no way of approaching the outside world, where brute force still applies."
The neocons a generation on
A mostly wrong movement got some things right
on.ft.com
"But that does not mean EU relations will suddenly become plain-sailing. This era of pragmatic cooperation brings with it a new set of difficult decisions for the UK to grapple with." ✍️ @jreland.bsky.social explores the future of the UK-EU relationship ukandeu.ac.uk/uk-eu-relati...
UK-EU relations: new era, new challenges - UK in a changing Europe
Joël Reland analyses the future of UK-EU relations in light last month’s UK-EU summit and the challenges that lie ahead. Nine years...
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Made in Saddleworth, Oldham and Manchester: Annie Kenney (1879-1953), born in Springhead, started working in cotton mills at age 10 and became a leading suffragette in the Women's Social and Political Union. She was jailed 13 times and repeatedly force-fed. 1/9
*uses time machine to burst into a room ten years ago* "I don't have much time, but for the love of god choose Chaos with Ed Miliband™ "
50% increase in diagnostic tests vs. last year. At the same time waiting lists are down 6 months in a row. Slowly but surely Labour are getting the NHS working again
Warren Oates@warrenoates1.bsky.social · last yr.Did you know 4.5m NHS appointments have taken place in Community Diagnostic Centres in July-February, a 50% increase on the previous year? It means people get their appointments more quickly, and at more convenient times and locations. The Labour government is looking to expand this even further.