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Andrew Curry

@nextwavef.bsky.social

Futurist in London. Pessimistic and sceptical. See my Just Two Things newsletter, plus a folk music sideline at Salut! Folk. New here, so still learning.

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Colin Randall@salutsunderland.bsky.social · 4w ago

Beautiful tributes by Dave Arthur and Kathryn Tickell to Bob Davenport, a treasure of folk music, who has died at 94 @nextwavef.bsky.social @elizacarthy.bsky.social @efdss.bsky.social salutfolk.com/2026/09/30/b...

Bob Davenport RIP: ‘what a singer, what a force of nature’ - Salut! Folk

Colin Randall writes: news of the death of the great Geordie singer Bob Davenport reached me during a punishing 1,400km trek from the shores of the

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Andrew Curry@nextwavef.bsky.social · 3w ago

Thje Home Office is feral and no longer fit for purpose. This story is just shocking—the Home Office never accepts liability, even when it is visibly and clearly in the wrong. www.computerweekly.com/news/3666515...

Single mother faces removal from UK over eVisa and admin errors | Computer Weekly

A malfunctioning electronic visa status and administrative errors on the part of the Home Office have left a single mother and her son facing removal from the UK, despite her proactive efforts to lega...

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Andrew Curry@nextwavef.bsky.social · last mo.

Your far too frequent reminder that the Home Office is feral and no longer fit for purpose. 14 years of the “hostile environemtn” have completely corrupted its operating culture. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

‘We’ve done everything by the book’: EU citizens left in limbo after UK government strips post-Brexit residency status

Home Office faces legal action after 1,473 people living in UK before Brexit told settled status was granted in error

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Andrew Curry@nextwavef.bsky.social · 2mo ago

#safc All this noise about the Sunderland penalty because of Arteta’s noise, but the penalty Saka won at the end was soft. The contact was outside the box, for one thing. Saka was lucky not to get a card for simulation.

Andrew Curry@nextwavef.bsky.social · 2mo ago

@bbc - I am trying to renew my mother’s TV licence, since she has dementia. But it is the name of her late husband. To renew it from her bank account, I need to change the name on the account. Can I do that online? Of course not. You tell me I have to call a number. (1/2)

Andrew Curry@nextwavef.bsky.social · 3mo ago

“Imagine if Africa was next to Ireland…” The Afro Gael Beats—an African/Irish fusion band led by Gregg Kofi Brown, a longstanding member of Osibisa—played at @irishculturalcentr.bsky.social on Saturday. My review is posted at Salut! Folk. salutfolk.com/2026/07/22/o...

Osibisa with a slice of Irish - Salut! Folk

Gregg Kofi Brown spent almost four decades playing with Osibisa. On a hot summer night he played in London with his Afro-Irish fusion band, Afro Gael Beats.

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Andrew Curry@nextwavef.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Given that the English Football Association just made £22 million from the World Cup, this is a little bit embarrassing. Or maybe the Premiership teams could find £3,000 each from their charity schemes? www.theguardian.com/football/202...

England cannot afford trip to amputee World Cup – and the FA will not help

With no national funding, England’s successful men’s amputee side is struggling to raise the £50,000 needed for November’s tournament in Mexico

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George Monbiot@georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I strongly believe in giving the man a chance. But keeping Shabana Mahmood as Home Secretary suggests the vicious attacks on immigrants and refugees, and self-defeating attempts to outrun the far right, are likely to continue. Which is pretty damn depressing. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Read these words from 100 years ago about immigrants in Britain – and see how history is chillingly repeating itself | George Monbiot

Shabana Mahmood’s new rights clampdown looks outlandish until we remember that this kind of hardline action is part of our country’s fabric, says George Monbiot

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JWexTheSpa@jwsidders.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The BBC and other broadcasters have swallowed the right's small boat invasion narrative hook, line and sinker. They have no interest in reporting a fall in crossings - especially as the weather cannot be blamed. Normal service will be resumed if numbers start rising again.

Jon Featonby@jonfeatonby.bsky.social · 3mo ago

No arrivals by small boats for the last 10 days now. As of yesterday, 12,469 people had arrived so far this year across the Channel, down over 11,000 (47%) on the same time last year. More than 10% down on 2023 as well, which was when crossings were, by comparison to other years, lower.

Colin Randall@salutsunderland.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Continuing Salut! Folk’s occasional series acclaiming Martin Carthy’s great career - and his phenomenal contributions to folk and folk-rock @elizacarthy.bsky.social While there, see also @nextwavef.bsky.social’s superb retrospective on the classic Morris On album… salutfolk.com/2026/07/06/m...

Martin Carthy: the folk-rock years - Salut! Folk

Colin Randall writes: we recently had wretched news that Ashley Hutchings had suffered a stroke. He has cancelled appearances, as you’d expect, but is in good

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Prof. Ian Walker@ianwalker.bsky.social · 5mo ago

I shall watch this with interest. There's no way to get 60% of kids actively travelling to school without disrupting current patterns of car-based mobility. This includes making all urban streets safer, not just those right outside schools www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Ministers want 60% of pupils in England ‘actively’ travelling to school by 2035

Exclusive: Transport secretary, Heidi Alexander, says cycling and walking plan focuses on ‘everyday travel needs’

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