Helen Stirling-Lane

We've released our first charity anthology, I'll Think of a Title Honest, a tribute to the late David A McIntee.
All profits go to The Siamese Cat Welfare Trust.
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I suppose it could be considered animal abuse

I hear they make good liners for cat trays. The liners can then be recycled by sending back to CONform in their freepost envelopes.

the grinch is a cartoon character with a very angry face and red eyes . ALT: the grinch is a cartoon character with a very angry face and red eyes .

I missed that.... hehehe

I wonder if they had an inkling of their reception.
I have never once had a CONform candidate knock my door. Which is a shame.
I did have some Conservative literature through the door while I stood there and handed that back so fast I think they were traumatised.

The Prisoner Intro YouTube video by Jess Erskine

I don't know how I came across it. But years ago someone posted a video of herself to YouTube recreating the opening credits in what seems to be her backyard: youtu.be/M4eUSmUWsUY?...

Peter Mandelson, the Russian superyacht and the scandal we completely misread When Britain's most powerful political fixer was caught on an oligarch's boat in Corfu, we called it Yachtgate and moved on. The Epstein files now reveal the full picture: a web of Russian money, paed...

We are just begin to get an inkling of how deeply embedded Peter Mandelson and Tony Blair were/are with the sinister rich. Every time you think you've seen the worst of it, something else emerges.
www.thenerve.news/p/peter-mand...

Opera at the Roman Baths Despite actor Timothee Chalamet dismissing ballet and opera as art forms that people do not care about, it seems there are many other people around his age who do. Some of them will be performing in our city this coming weekend. Bath is about to enjoy the inaugural performance of a special opera concert presented by the Association for Rising Young Artists (ARYA), and it will feature outstanding emerging opera singers performing a programme of well-known arias and ensembles in the unique setting of the Roman Baths and Pump Room.

Opera at the Roman Baths

Despite actor Timothee Chalamet dismissing ballet and opera as art forms that people do not care about, it seems there are many other people around his age who do. Some of them will be performing in our city this coming weekend. Bath is about to enjoy the inaugural…

Trans Rights are HUMAN RIGHTS!

#TransRights #Trans #Transgender #HRT #HumanRights #Right-to-be-me #beyourself #1love #love

That would be nice but probably not

How on earth can we continue with a World Cup hosted by a nation that is at war with other parts of the world?
It’s crazy! 🤷‍♂️

Quote from the FT: Italy’s industry minister Adolfo Urso has called for the immediate suspension of the EU’s carbon emissions trading system to help cut soaring energy prices. “The suspension of the ETS [European trading system] should be considered precisely as an emergency response to the conflict, pending a more thorough revision of the system,” Urso told an Italian newspaper. The ETS requires polluting industries to purchase permits for their carbon emissions. Urso had called for its suspension before the war erupted, but said the issue was more urgent now because of the current surge in energy prices. Scrapping the system, he said, would cut the cost of Italy’s gas-reliant electricity production by €25-€30 per megawatt hour.

Quite noteworthy that the same people who years fighting the energy transition are now demanding quick dismantling of climate laws in response to the US/Israel-Iran war-made energy crisis.

How much better would we be prepared in Europe if we had more forcefully transitioned to headpumps and EVs?

I'm so worried about my friends in the US. They're out protesting all the time, with seemingly no effect.

The first lesson of war is ‘know your enemy’ – and Britain’s enemy now is Donald Trump | Simon Tisdall As the Iran disaster escalates, the US president should be seen as an enemy whose actions threaten the lawful, democratic way of life everywhere, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdal...

It’s time to cut our ties with America and this not so special relationship.

‘This is Trump’s war of choice. But Britain has choices, too. 250 years after the American colonists broke free of empire, it’s time for a British Declaration of Independence.’
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

CPAC Head Says Iranian Schoolgirls Are Better Dead Than “in a Burqa” Leading Republicans don’t seem to care about the bombing of a girls’ school in Iran.

On #InternationalWomensDay2026 let's have a round of applause for all those big white American men dictating what is best for Iranian girls in a vain attempt to justify their illegal attacks on Iranian civilians

newrepublic.com/post/207415/...

For people convinced Ireland has been flooded by immigrants. Here are the numbers.

For most of history, anonymous was a woman. Virginia Woolf

Good Morning! We are open.

My condolences dear 🐻. My mother-in-law passed a couple of weeks ago so I understand completely

Grelief A reflection on loss, family and an unexpected hard reset.

Today’s Bearly Politics post contains barely any politics.

Instead it’s a more personal reflection on the past two weeks - loss, family, grief, relief and a very strange emotional reset.

“Grelief.”

Thank you for everyone’s support.

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It’s time for a United European Defence Force that is not an aggressor but used simply to do what it says on the tin.

That Thing on Netflix YouTube video by Helen Stirling-Lane

A long #monologue, That Thing on Netflix by Philip Pugh. Warning: it's a tough one, dealing with issues of murder and grief.
youtu.be/TFiU2O59AHI?...

I’m going to say something very controversial here. If you want your country to change, if you want politicians to start listening and you want big businesses to pay their way. If you want to be treated the way you expect to be treated, the entire country must withhold their labour. 

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Young Woman Being Harassed by a Man

This is Judith Leyster's amazing 1631 painting ‘Young Woman Being Harassed by a Man’.

She was well known in her day but SURPRISE! her works were later misattributed either to Frans Hals, her local contemporary, or her husband, Jan Miense Molenaer.
www.thetimes.com/article/f41d...

US-Israel war with Iran: B-1 Lancer bomber lands at RAF Fairford The aircraft is the fastest bomber in the US Air Force and is piloted by a crew of four.

How is this NOT joining in with the war? 🤷‍♂️
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Say no to Palantir in the NHS NHS England is rolling out software to run our health records from Palantir - fight back

@goodlawproject.org runs an email campaign to stop the #NHS from using #Plantir software. It runs OUR health records. Enter your postcode to find the relevant authorities and draft emails for each of them.
@reecedinsdale.bsky.social #NoToPalantir
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@heygwenlane.bsky.social documented my show perfectly. We had laughs, we amplified our voices, and we had an awesome night. Thank you Gwen and to everyone in Minnesota for last night. We aren’t done standing up! F*** Ice!!!

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Lowest common denominator scripts... which Star Trek is not normally guilty of