Jan Lilleyman
@whiterose1919.bsky.social
Firm believer in Sam Vines’ boots theory of wealth. Not as green as I’m cabbage-looking. Leeds-based but Derbyshire is home, likes politics, books, early years chat, food.
'You'll choke too' - an aerial embroidery landscape inspired by all the wildfires happening right now... I'm upset every time I smell smoke outside and somehow we have people starting them maliciously too! But we all breathe the same air so they'll choke too (1/2 - see thread for close-ups)
If it’s 21 July, it’s the 84th anniversary of the arrest of German spy Victor Hauer outside a Cairo cinema, leading to the rounding up of a spy ring, but only after a British Captain had allowed a belly dancer to see his secret plans… probably best if you just read @guywalters.bsky.social’s account
'Yvette', the spy who really wasn't
Or, how journalists can screw up the historical record
guywalters.substack.com
New P.G Wodehouse novel just dropped
Daniel Benneworth-Gray@danielgray.com · 4w agothis is the new backrooms
Bayeux Tapestry delivered to British Museum in dead of night
Bayeux Tapestry delivered to British Museum in dead of night
The famous artefact depicting events leading up to the Norman Conquest of England will go on display in September.
bbc.co.uk
I wanna talk about a photo for a second: 1. because it's gone viral... 2. But also because of the pushback currently happening. We were all horrified on Saturday after seeing the Patriot Front March in DC on the 250th. But it was a photo that came out later that sparked the most controversy 🧵
Saw this ad for a goat on Facebook. It’s perhaps the greatest advert I’ve ever read. It’s just superb.
#CabaretVoltaire have announced an unusual collaboration, with Henderson’s Relish—a spicy, umami-rich condiment made in Sheffield, England, since 1885 The limited-edition bottles will be available only to those attending Cabaret Voltaire’s final ever live show buff.ly/4kO5Nw8
english isn't for cowards. if you're not saying 'torpify,' that's a skill issue. there's no Académie Française telling you what to do. if you try to type 'pallific' and freak out when you see a little red underline, maybe you're not ready to roll with the big dogs.
Here's the article. diabetesjournals.org/care/article...
Misguided Brushes of a Pen Continue to Dismantle and Destroy Biomedical Research in the United States: We Can No Longer Afford Complacency and Fear. We Must All Act Now!
The opinions expressed in this editorial are the personal views of the authors (S.E. Kahn, C.A.M. Anderson, J.B. Buse, and E. Selvin) and do not represent
diabetesjournals.org
Very proud of Magdalen student Angus Barrett. And the poem is truly chilling... www.magd.ox.ac.uk/news/magdale...
Magdalen Student wins 2026 Sir Roger Newdigate poetry prize - Magdalen College
Angus Barrett has won the 2026 Sir Roger Newdigate Prize for his poem, ‘The Deposition of Harry Goodsir, Assistant Surgeon’.
magd.ox.ac.uk
Sneaking a giant screen into the flagshagger march is one of the funniest things @ledbydonkeys.org have ever done. "STAY HYDRATED" 😂🤣😂
‘The Speech I Wish Keir Starmer Had Given’ Alexandra Hall Hall delivers the big reset speech she wishes the Prime Minister actually had made after Labour's local elections defeats
‘The Speech I Wish Keir Starmer Had Given’
Alexandra Hall Hall delivers the big reset speech she wishes the Prime Minister actually had made after Labour's local elections defeats
bylinetimes.com
🗳️ ConstituencyClick 562/650 — Secretary of State 🟨🟩🟥🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟨🟩 play.jmoxley.co.uk well that was a bit of a fluke 👏😂
ConstituencyClick
Can you find ten UK parliamentary constituencies on a map? Click inside for full marks.
play.jmoxley.co.uk
Alexa was playing random music and I mentioned my theory that Brenda & Eddie in Billy Joel’s Scenes from an Italian Restaurant are the same people in Bruce Springsteen’s Glory Days but Bruce forgot Brenda’s husband was called Eddie not Bobby. Apparently these aren’t real people with a back story🤷🏻♀️😄
MAD STAT..... If Spurs, Burnley and Wolves go down it will be the league champions of 1959, 1960 and 1961 AND the FA Cup winners of 1960, 1961 and 1962 !! #LUFC
Stand out in it though was an entire column in the personal ads taken out by 'David F Peters Ellis' on behalf of his 'friend' Arthur who was pining after Carol. It seems Arthur's life was falling apart and he was now living in a hotel and still desperately hoping to win Carol back from her husband.
Genuinely one of the coolest things I've ever seen a cultural venue post
Terrific essay on inter-generational fairness from John Lanchester, that brings up some of the discomforts of the past but still broadly accepts the problems now faced. www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...
Did baby boomers eat all the pies? John Lanchester on the truth about the generation gap
It’s a grim time to be in your 20s, no doubt, but don’t blame it all on older people: being chopped up into ever smaller rivalries only serves the market
theguardian.com
Are you in or near Leeds city centre? Did you know that the Thornton’s Arcade is one of the oldest arcades in England? At No.5 you will find the wonderful @masatojones.bsky.social a Leeds based, Japanese born designer of bespoke fashion and more. Why not go visit & say hello? #SupportIndieSellers
the one who loved horses, the one who was a great goalkeeper, the one who kept a diary every day, the one who held her sister's hand when they walked to school, the one who read Harry Potter in English, the one who collected old coins, the one who drew rainbows for her grandmother ...
Anjali Dayal@anjalikdayal.bsky.social · 5mo ago“Almost all the 165 people killed in the attack were girls aged between seven and 12, according to local officials. There were around 170 girls at the school in southern Iran’s Minab at the time.“ A double-tap strike on little girls at school.
re. BAFTAs and John Davidson's involuntary vocal outburst - Listen to this exceptional young woman on Tourette’s Syndrome 👇
