Tanya Pia Starrett

So true!

Italy claim historic first victory over England as Borthwick’s men are rattled in Rome At the 33rd time of asking Italy finally beat England, claiming a 23-18 Six Nations victory in Rome

Bravo Azzurri! Well deserved.

Instead of "England in crisis", the emphasis should be on how Italian rugby has crossed a major threshold. And the contrast with the poor state of Italian football is also culturally fascinating.
www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/m...

L'Italia batte l'Inghilterra 23-18, prima storica vittoria contro i maestri - Altri Sport - Ansa.it Mai finora gli azzurri avevano sconfitto gli inglesi (ANSA)

Wow!, never would have thought....
www.ansa.it/sito/notizie...

(Btw, don't get paid for this! Just passionate that the Marbles be returned!) www.theacropolismuseum.gr 'is a stunning museum, purpose built to perfectly display, its visual proximity, the still standing temple they once were a part of, enable visitors to best understand their significance'. 👇

'Legality of Britain's acquisition of the Parthenon Marbles will always be in doubt. Permission to remove them was granted by the Ottoman forces occupying Greece at that time undermining the legitimacy of Elgin's actions and thus by extension Britain's ownership'.
details see parthenonuk.com.

"Today, democracies of the free world must demand the return & reunification of the sculptures in Athens, mother of Western civilisation, cradle of all democracies — may their symbol stand united beneath the Attic light in which it was born." Professor Nikos Stampolidis, Acropolis Museum
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"The dialogues within the Εxhibitions of the Acropolis Museum, where past, present and future intertwine, constitute fragments of unity, balance, grace and beauty — an offering of the visitor’s spirit to aesthetic perception, to memory, and to Restorative Justice." Professor Nikos Stampolidis
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This isn’t a hallucination, Michael Gove. You’ve never explained the millions you disbursed to buddies with your crony Covid Contracts.

Cashing in on the worst public health crisis in a century should disbar people from public life permanently.

www.bylinesupplement.com/p/we-need-to...

Decades pass, great people pass, the campaign to reunite the #ParthenonMarbles continues. Celebrate Melina Mercouri Day, today 06 March 2026.

📷credit for photos 2 & 3, #BCRPM

#reunitetheparthenonmarbles #timeisnow #TellTheStory

Its just so wrong on so many levels!

Opinion: International Women’s Day: Time to talk about electoral reform On 8 March, International Women’s Day (IWD) will commemorate the women’s rights movement and highlight the progress still to be made concerning gender equality, reproductive rights and gender-based vi...

It will cause unnecessary chaos and destabilise politics.

It's too complicated, people wouldn't know how to vote.

It's not a priority right now.

Those were some of the arguments used over a century ago against giving women the vote. Sounds familiar?

Overseas voters were recognised in Parliament this week during the second reading of the Representation of the People Bill. Martin Wrigley MP spoke in support of British citizens living overseas… | Br... Overseas voters were recognised in Parliament this week during the second reading of the Representation of the People Bill. Martin Wrigley MP spoke in support of British citizens living overseas, high...

Martin Wrigley MP spoke in support of British citizens living overseas, highlighting the simple but impactful opportunity to allow overseas voters to download ballot papers and return them through embassies or consulates.
www.linkedin.com/posts/britis...

Florence to name new bridge after Nencioni sisters killed by Mafia The new Florence bridge over the Arno, linking Bellariva and Anconella, will be named after the Nencioni sisters, victims of the 1993 Georgofili mafia bomb.

Florence residents vote to name new bridge after Nadia and Caterina Nencioni, two sisters aged nine years and 50 days, who were killed in the mafia bombing on Via dei Georgofili in 1993.

Missed out on a #LondonMarathon place this year?

Want to raise funds for #AccessToJustice?

Please run for the FRU, we have 3 places to fill. Please contact chief.exec@thefru.org.uk as soon as possible to claim your place.

@barristersecret.bsky.social @deshpalpanesarkc.bsky.social @seanjones.org

Ditto! a Città della Pieve

A call to support the reunification of the Parthenon Marbles | eKathimerini.com The British Committee for the Reunification of the Parthenon Marbles is urging UK voters to write to their MPs to advocate for the return of the sculptures to Greece.

#ThrowbackThursday, Kathimerini English Edition, the time was right for change then (24.06.2024) as it continues to be today - support the reunification of the Parthenon Marbles @houseofcommons.parliament.uk, @houseoflords.parliament.uk
www.ekathimerini.com/culture/1242...

#DCMS #BritishMuseum

Party Total reported Donations accepted (excl. public funds) Public funds accepted Total accepted in this quarter Alliance - Alliance Party of Northern Ireland £65,140 £20,538 £44,602 £65,140 Conservative and Unionist Party £4,216,224 £2,401,452 £1,614,729 £4,016,181 Co-operative Party £131,180 £131,180 £0 £131,180 Democratic Unionist Party - D.U.P. £104,320 £0 £104,320 £104,320 Green Party £294,069 £189,010 £98,764 £287,773 Labour Party £2,043,007 £1,943,824 £31,836 £1,975,660 Liberal Democrats £2,190,101 £1,314,139 £749,173 £2,063,312 Open Party £197,151 £155,067 £0 £155,067 People Before Profit £8,605 £0 £6,453 £6,453 Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales £63,967 £30,000 £33,967 £63,967 Reform UK £5,473,000 £5,456,000 £0

The funding gap between Reform UK and the Greens is astounding.

New Electoral Commission stats today reveal the reportable donations in Q4 2025:

🟢 Green Party: £189,010
🟣 Reform UK: £5,456,000

Greens are bringing in barely 3.5% of Reform UK's large donations - but still polling around 20%.

Caroline Lucas: Scotland, we need to talk about how we can take on the far right I’ll be discussing what I learned while campaigning in the Gorton and Denton by-election, and how we can take on the far right together

If Scotland were to design a modern democratic constitution &, with it, return to the EU, then perhaps England would find a way to follow. My piece for @scotnational.bsky.social ahead of public meetings in Edinburgh & Glasgow next week - makehopepossible.org/tickets

ArtDependence | Poland returns 91 Jewish Objects to Greece, Decades after they were stolen by the Nazis Poland returns 91 Jewish Objects to Greece, Decades after they were stolen by the Nazis

artdependence.com/articles/pol...

Yes I did, but couldn't bring myself to read about such awful people! 😆

La mappa degli italiani nel Golfo - Notizie - Ansa.it Secondo quanto riferito dalla Farnesina, la Task Force Golfo ha gestito dall'inizio della crisi oltre 13.500 contatti (ANSA)

www.ansa.it/sito/notizie...

🗳️"I think this Bill would have been a great opportunity to have a kind of commission... to make sure that people feel that their vote counts."

📣 @catsmithmp.bsky.social used her speech in the Representation of the People Bill debate to endorse our plan for a National Commission on Electoral Reform.

It's a common refrain for ministers to note Nigel Farage's absence from the Commons, but the stats do seem to back it up. So far this year he has spoken five times and voted seven times. As a very rough, smaller-party comparison, Ellie Chowns of the Greens has spoken 46 times and voted 24 times.

🗳️"Our First Past the Post voting system was outdated decades ago, [it's] a millstone around the neck of our democratic life."

💬 Our Vice-Chair @lisasmartmp.bsky.social during last night's Second Reading debate of the Representation of the People Bill 👇

UK friends!

Nigel Farage lied multiple times at his press conference today - including saying no-one who voted Green in Gorton and Denton has a job and he's "certain" Reform won most British born voters in the by-election, based on zero evidence, and yet not a single journalist there pushed back on them

Statewatch | The US demands exemptions for military and diplomatic staff in the EU’s digital borders system The US has demanded the EU give preferential treatment to its diplomatic, military and other personnel, exempting them from mandatory fingerprinting and facial scanning at the borders of the Schengen ...

US demanded exemptions for military & diplomatic staff in the EU’s digital borders system. If the demand is not met, EU diplomats and officials would have to appear in person at a US consulate for fingerprinting before travelling to the US. www.statewatch.org/news/2026/fe... @statewatch.bsky.social

So presumably this Daily Mail campaign against "foreign-born" voters will quickly be applied to their foreign-born star columnist, Boris Johnson, and their own France-based for tax purposes non-dom owner?

Provenance Research Today: Issues, Resources, and Networks, In person and online training program, University of Denver, USA, 22-26 June 2026 LootedArt.com

www.lootedart.com/XPY9LH367561

Love this quote, I'm def going to use this! 'You speak an infinite deal of nothing.” (The Merchant of Venice).