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Actor/playwright, waiting for both acting agent and literary agent to get on #BlueSky so I can link to them

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Dark of the Moon Announces World Premiere at Charing Cross Theatre A world premiere production of the new musical Dark of the Moon will open at Charing Cross Theatre

A world premiere production of the new musical Dark of the Moon will open at Charing Cross Theatre

06.03.2026 14:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This is incredible. UK emissions fell 2.4% in 2025 as coal fell to a 400-year low. Incredibly, we used less coal last year than than in 1600, when Queen Elizabeth I was on the throne and Shakespeare was writing Hamlet
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-uk-...

05.03.2026 20:33 πŸ‘ 470 πŸ” 149 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 5

If it were done, then 'twere well it were done plausibly. Were they actually keeping records of coal usage in 1600?

06.03.2026 00:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hard to argue

01.03.2026 01:49 πŸ‘ 10203 πŸ” 3079 πŸ’¬ 586 πŸ“Œ 335

With their latest misadventure in Iran, as with their many other disastrous foreign incursions, the Americans seem to think that if they can just kill the Wicked Witch of the East, all will be well in Munchkinland.

But then the Lullaby League and the Lollipop Guild start butchering each other.

28.02.2026 20:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

With their latest misadventure in Iran, as with their many other disastrous foreign incursions, the Americans seem to think that if they can just kill the Wicked Witch of the East, all will be well in Munchkinland.

But then the Lullaby League and the Lollipop Guild start butchering each other.

28.02.2026 20:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It's one of those exchanges;

- Dear Prime Minister, I've done nothing wrong, so I'm resigning.

- Dear Josh, I agree you've done nothing wrong, so I'm accepting your resignation.

28.02.2026 17:57 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Easy Virtue review β€” Trevor Nunn gives NoΓ«l Coward a grand spruce up

Easy Virtue review β€” Trevor Nunn gives NoΓ«l Coward a grand spruce up

25.02.2026 20:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Easy Virtue review – Trevor Nunn brings back NoΓ«l Coward’s divorce dramedy in high style Marital uncoupling may not be the social taboo it was in the 1920s, but this sumptuous revival delivers timeless pathos with the witty barbs

Easy Virtue review – Trevor Nunn brings back NoΓ«l Coward’s divorce dramedy in high style

26.02.2026 12:09 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

G&D and Caerphilly painting quite the picture about how the public really feel about Reform - despite much of the media’s desperate attempts to persuade us that a Farage premiership is inevitable come the next GE.

27.02.2026 08:05 πŸ‘ 324 πŸ” 61 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 1

The right are furious that a white, English tradesperson got elected.

27.02.2026 07:39 πŸ‘ 777 πŸ” 177 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 6
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Immediate rebuttal by Manchester Council

26.02.2026 23:08 πŸ‘ 155 πŸ” 58 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 13
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Gorton and Denton

26.02.2026 14:49 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Generate your own Allister Heath headlines with one click! liberalengland.blogspot.com/2026/02/gene...

26.02.2026 16:30 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1
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Gorton and Denton

26.02.2026 14:49 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Could Journalists covering the Gorton and Denton By-Election stop acting like they are doing some hardcore anthropology of a tribe previously untouched by western civilisation please?

22.02.2026 17:59 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Please help support my TINY business and either purchase something from my shop (stickers are only Β£3) or please share this so I can reach new customers.

Thank you!

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30.08.2025 07:38 πŸ‘ 59 πŸ” 109 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 4
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This pic of Andrew will be right up there with the snap of Maggie leaving No 10.

19.02.2026 19:45 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This pic of Andrew will be right up there with the snap of Maggie leaving No 10.

19.02.2026 19:45 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Phillips "This is not a country where people get thrown in jail for things they say"

@zackpolanski.bsky.social points out 2,700 people have been arrested for holding signs

And well done to Zack for challenging Phillips smear that 'from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free' is antisemitic

15.02.2026 09:54 πŸ‘ 1356 πŸ” 425 πŸ’¬ 70 πŸ“Œ 52

Viktor Shklovsky couldn't have done a better job defamiliarizing the Cornish pasty

10.02.2026 13:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has announced today a record Β£1bn invest in community-owned energy. This is the start of an energy ownership revolution which will see communities and community assets benefit from renewables in their areas.

πŸ“Ί Watch him explain.

10.02.2026 09:07 πŸ‘ 50 πŸ” 26 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 8
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Why is it fine for him but not for the rest of us?

07.02.2026 15:17 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Friends of McSweeney told the Guardian he planned to step away from politics for a time, even though his resignation from No 10 immediately prompted speculation that he could return to his original role as electoral strategist at Labour’s headquarters.

But they suggested he may not stay on the sidelines for good, and could even return before the next general election. β€œMorgan has been doing this for 25 years, I’m sure he’ll get more involved again in future, but not right now,” one said.

Friends of McSweeney told the Guardian he planned to step away from politics for a time, even though his resignation from No 10 immediately prompted speculation that he could return to his original role as electoral strategist at Labour’s headquarters. But they suggested he may not stay on the sidelines for good, and could even return before the next general election. β€œMorgan has been doing this for 25 years, I’m sure he’ll get more involved again in future, but not right now,” one said.

You would think one minor thing they might learn from the whole Mandelson fiasco would be that the culture of "he had a good resignation, let's bring him back in 6 months" should end, but apparently not

08.02.2026 17:10 πŸ‘ 100 πŸ” 30 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 1
A small station a big win: Spooner Row train service restored
A small station a big win: Spooner Row train service restored YouTube video by Ben Goldsborough MP for South Norfolk

Can you guess where I am? Spooner Row station!

A vital weekday train was cut after Christmas, so I raised it with Greater Anglia and Network Rail. From Monday 9 February the 5.27pm Norwich to Spooner Row service is back. Small stations matter.

youtu.be/C6uL5z_oGxo

08.02.2026 13:50 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Why is it fine for him but not for the rest of us?

07.02.2026 15:17 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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The new leader of Reform UK Wales lives in Bath, not Wales Martin Shipton The newly appointed leader of Reform UK in Wales hasn’t moved back to his home town in the Valleys, but has bought a Β£1m house near Bath, we can reveal. Dan Thomas, the former Conservat...

Have a read of this. Great scoop, obviously, but it’s also an absolute masterclass in how to report on these jokers. Plenty of London-based hacks could learn a lot from Martin Shipton here. If they actually wanted to…
nation.cymru/news/the-new...

07.02.2026 11:38 πŸ‘ 1519 πŸ” 683 πŸ’¬ 98 πŸ“Œ 37
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Starmer faces questions over visit to Palantir office alongside Mandelson Former ambassador was also shareholder in lobbying group that counted US tech firm as a client

New on FT website:

Downing Street has refused to say whether Sir Keir Starmer knew Palantir was a client of Peter Mandelson’s lobbying firm when they both visited the company in Washington last February β€” ahead of it winning a Β£240mn UK government contract.

www.ft.com/content/5bba...

07.02.2026 08:20 πŸ‘ 1490 πŸ” 834 πŸ’¬ 151 πŸ“Œ 173

I’m not sure β€˜our national security developed vetting technique can be beaten if a candidate is prepared to lie’ is an especially helpful line to push.

04.02.2026 12:49 πŸ‘ 485 πŸ” 108 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 16

i am v pro supporting pubs but 'hmm, children or pubs? pubs obviously!' is the most Reform choice i can imagine

03.02.2026 14:59 πŸ‘ 119 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 0