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As well as being mindlessly stupid, this is an excellent way to lose votes and seats to the Greens and Lib Dems

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To be clear, the centre ground on net zero is that the public are broadly supportive - even if there is some conditionality to that support. The idea that net zero is a source of significant electoral discomfort for Labour is a zombie political fact.

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Delighted to share news of an upcoming role and house debut this autumn at Estonian National Opera as Balstrode in José Cura's production of Peter Grimes: opera.ee/en/staging/p...

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A reminder that every small bit of good you do - whether it be putting art into the world, helping a friend or stranger, donating to a good cause, or just listening to someone who needs to vent - offsets all the evil in the world just a little bit. And sometimes that's just what the world needs.

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Art isn't a luxury—it’s a powerhouse! Just 0.01% of gov spend via Arts Council generated £1.35B in 2023. The whole sector? £19.1B & 251,500 jobs! Creativity fuels the economy. 💥🎭 www.artscouncil.org.uk/blog/positiv... #FreelancersMakeTheatreWork #ArtMatters #CultureDrivesGrowth

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Can't cook, dress, eat, or toilet unaided? Soon, that won’t qualify you for help. 1.3 million disabled people face losing support. Read that again. Charlie Hallam reports #PIP @eastangliabylines.co.uk

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The latest batshit internet scandal is men accusing women of “lying” when stating a preference for Ollie Murs’ before pic. So I unpacked all that nataliaantonova.substack.com/p/this-inter...

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As Liverpool win the Premier League for the second time, they complete the opening of a quite remarkable sequence, 33 years in the making. #Fibonacci

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No feeling quite like heading west out of Cardiff. #Cymru 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🎶❤️

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This is clearly Tosca with Scarpia as the human, not least because the muppet casting largely takes care of itself.

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Sad news from #Longborough about the death of Martin Graham. His vision and tenacity were phenomenal, and the legacy he leaves nothing short of miraculous. “Vollendet das ewige Werk: Wie im Traum ich ihn trug, wie mein Wille ihn wies, stark und schön steht er zur Schau!”

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89% of world’s people want stronger action on climate but mistakenly believe they're in a minority 69% willing to contribute 1% of their income to the climate fight, & more than 50% in all but a few countries, but believed only a minority would also be willing www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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it feels almost indecent to say this since the primary reason for removing children from poverty is simply removing children from poverty. but it is really well established fact that child poverty is extremely expensive in the long term and this policy costs money.

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Pundits’ showy partisanship reflects football’s embrace of fan-centric populism | Jonathan Liew

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People often overestimate how many others share their views—a phenomenon known as the false consensus effect. In a new article in @ispp-pops.bsky.social, @clandwehr.bsky.social, Philipp Harms and I show that this tendency is associated with stronger populist attitudes: doi.org/10.1111/pops....

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My response to creators who don't like critics is always the same: You're not supposed to. Which doesn't mean you are specifically supposed to not like them, but you're not specifically supposed to like them, and whether you like them is beside the point. Criticism is not advice or correction.

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🎭 The final curtain is falling… Today’s your last chance to take part in The Big Freelancer Survey. 🕛 Closes midnight tonight – 21st April 👉 linktr.ee/BigFreelance... Take 10 mins. Be heard. #BigFreelancerSurvey #FinalCurtain #Freelancers

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"It’s easy to assume we’d know how to handle a safeguarding failure. But the reality is more complex." - Athena Stevens' case against the Globe has safeguarding lessons for all of UK theatre. www.thestage.co.uk/opinion/my-c... #FreelancersMakeTheatreWork

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It’s not too late. I’m joining @trusselluk.bsky.social in calling on the government to rethink. This is how you can help👇 action.trussell.org.uk/disability-cuts

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10 year study from Sweden. The number of people with autism traits is stable but the recognition (diagnosis) increases There are parellles in the rise of left handedness in the early 20th century. People weren't magically becoming left handed. It was acceptance www.bmj.com/content/350/...

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My case against the Globe has safeguarding lessons for all of UK theatre, says Athena Stevens 👇

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Glad to see Béla and Llŷr have been enjoying themselves on a Wednesday lunchtime.

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Perhaps the earliest mention of Mozart in British Newspapers. February 23 1765, Jackson's Oxford Journal makes mention of the 8-year-old prodigy. #history #music #mozart #ClassicalMusic

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The number of UK subsidised theatre productions is down by nearly a third since 2014 new BBC research finds. “This will come as no surprise to freelancers…” – @freelancersmake spokesperson Paul Carey Jones urges govt & industry to act. 📖 Read more: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Have thoughts on what Arts Council England should be doing? 🎭 They’re asking for evidence — and this is your chance to have your say. Freelancers, let’s make our voices count. 🗣️ 📝 Survey: www.gov.uk/government/c... #FreelancersMakeTheatreWork

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Freelancers are in urgent need of protection from AI technologies, insufficient pay and a decline in work post-Covid lockdowns, according to a new report by Creative UK. Read about the report in The Stage here: www.thestage.co.uk/news/news/mo... Full report here: freelance.wearecreative.uk

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It's very easy to not use AI image generators. Less than zero effort required. There's no reason to help normalise it at all.

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We're extending the final Big Freelancer Survey to April 21st! 💥 Past surveys helped secure funding 💥 This is the final chance to be counted 📝 👉 linktr.ee/BigFreelance... #Freelancers #BigFreelancerSurvey

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A tricky thing about modern society is that no one has any idea when they don’t die. Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.

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Love the work of @vincentdonofrio.bsky.social as Kingpin in #Daredevil - there’s a huge amount of (very accurate) Richard Nixon in there.

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From Private Eye…..

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Oh joy, the news aggregators are now linking to yesterday's news site April Fool's Day jokes as today's news. Online news sites should take a self-denying ordinance to stop doing these annual spoof articles, as the media context has radically changed.

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🎭 BREAKING: Due to popular demand... The final Big Freelancer Survey has EXTENDED its run! Now closing Monday 21st April. Don't miss your chance to be heard. 📝 Fill it in now 👉 linktr.ee/BigFreelance... #BigFreelancerSurvey #Freelancers

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This is by far the best thing I’ve read on AI and creating copyright.

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