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Bryony Taylor

@vahva.bsky.social

I used to work in social media before being ordained in 2014 in the C of E. I wrote More TV Vicar? (DLT). Telly addict, film fan, policy wonk, ridiculous optimist. A kid in Leeds once called me "a clown what's good at stuff". Vahva is Estonian for cool.

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Bryony Taylor@vahva.bsky.social · last mo.

I've been utterly convinced by the arguments in this book that we need to do everything possible to stop the development of Superintelligent AI. There needs to be international cooperation on this in the same way as we manage nuclear proliferation.

Bryony Taylor@vahva.bsky.social · 2mo ago

A friend told me her daughter was starting at Sheffield Hallam soon so I created a non-exhaustive list of the best food, coffee, shops and things to do in Sheffield. bryonytaylor.com/2026/08/19/b...

Bryony’s rough guide to Sheffield for students and parents – best food, coffee and things to do

A friend of mine’s daughter starts at Sheffield Hallam University this term and she asked me for some tips of places to eat etc. I wrote her such a long text that I decided to turn it into a …

bryonytaylor.com

Sam Freedman@samfr.bsky.social · 4mo ago

I am genuinely excited about a PM who will be serious about devolution. If done right it could give people more sense of control about their locality; free up Whitehall to focus on big strategic issues; and make it harder for a future national govt to burn everything down.

Adam Bienkov@adambienkov.bsky.social · 4mo ago

For the third by-election in a row Reform UK offered voters the politics of rage and for the third time in a row they have been roundly rejected as a result. How Andy Burnham's massive victory in Makerfield shows the wheels are now coming off of the Nigel Farage project

Makerfield By-Election Result: How Voters Rejected Nigel Farage's Politics of 'Pure Cold Rage'

For the third time in a row Reform have sought to stoke division and violence on Britain's streets and been roundly rejected by voters as a result, reports Adam Bienkov

bylinetimes.com

Bryony Taylor@vahva.bsky.social · 5mo ago

I asked AI (Gemini) how long it would take to spend a trillion dollars if you spent a million dollars a day. Here's Gemini's answer: It would take 2,739.7 years to spend a trillion dollars at a rate of one million dollars a day.

Sunder Katwala (sundersays)@sundersays.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Most of Britain thinks net migration is still rising — when it has actually fallen by more than three-quarters From our new 2026 @britishfuture.bsky.social study of public attitudes to immigration, published online here www.britishfuture.org/britain-thin...

Britain thinks net migration is rising — when it has actually fallen by more than three-quarters - British Future

Findings from British Future’s annual Immigration Attitudes Tracker reveal the extent of public misperceptions on net migration.

britishfuture.org

Rebecca Solnit@rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · last yr.

From the piece: "I believe ardently that nonviolent resistance is in the big picture and the long term the most effective strategy, but that doesn't mean it must be polite, placid, or please our opponents, not least because nothing ever will and they'll lie and distort no matter what."

Spagatha Christie@yesmissmurphy.bsky.social · last yr.

Whenever I get sad at the thought of far right and fascist uprising in this country, there are two instances in British history that I love to think about which reminds me who we truly are and the values we should hold on to:

The Bulwark@thebulwark.com · last yr.

Newsom: "Democracy is under assault before our eyes. This moment we have feared has arrived. He's taking a wrecking ball to our Founding Father's historic project."

Bryony Taylor@vahva.bsky.social · last yr.

Divided loyalties for me today with the big game, when I lived in Houghton I supported Sunderland but now I'm in Sheffield, Blades are my team. Still, chuffed for Sunderland today if disappointed for Sheffield Utd.