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What this map shows is, as with UKIP and BXP, Reform is strongest in areas with few graduates and a lot of old people. There are enough Commons seat that look like that for them to win 100-200 seats but not win a majority.

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Reform have currently won more seats than all other parties and independents put together - all those people who through complacency or complicity have drawn us closer to being a far right country being run for the benefit of a few super wealthy people should be ashamed - but they won’t care

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April reading round up with the fantastic @TheStorygraph.com! 😊📚 #booksky #booklover #readingwrapup

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Menopause? Crone era? Just plain tired? These A5 notebooks just get you. Lined pages are ideal for notes, rants, or gifting to someone as irritable as you right now 😄 Click the links in the comments to buy!

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If you haven't checked out the Beehive Design Collective yet, you're missing out on some incredible works of activist art. Below is just a tiny section of one of their pieces. Read more and view the whole thing: fraydikatstudio.com/2025/04/22/%... New craftivist post tomorrow! #craftivist #art

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Monday morning and today I'm reading Uncredited by Allison Tyra. What book(s) are you reading this week? 💙📚 #BookSky #AmReading #MondayReads #TBR

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New little doll available on my website. She is hand sewn from a mix of new and upcycled materials. littlebirdofparadise.bigcartel.com/product/kitt... #outsiderart #bsnm #art #textileart #handmade #perfectlyimperfect #dollcreation #nightmarket #artshop

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IT'S WEDNESDAY! It's #buyastrangerabook day. The grooviest of all the days. I'll give out TWO books. FOR FREE. If you'd like one, let me know. Also, if you'd like to #BuyAStrangerABook too, let me know. It's a thing! Look. www.biggreenbookshop.com/stuff-you-mi... UK ONLY.

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Adventures not turning up on your doorstep? Jane Austen has the answer 😉 Bring a dash of wit, wanderlust & literary charm to your reading space with this framed cross stitch wall art. thistleflatcrafts.etsy.com/listing/1906...

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Good Morning lovely people, we wish you all a peaceful, happy and kind Wednesday. Take care out there, loving you all 👍😊💃🪗🕺

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Embrace your chaos with style! 😂 Perfect for those of us who are done pretending to have it all together 🤷🏻‍♀️ thistleflatcrafts.etsy.com/listing/1906...

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900 people have already signed the petition so that the issue of MPs voting status & residency can be discussed in parliament. Many who come across this petition think this is already in place - it’s not. Please read, sign & share ✍🏽✍🏼✍🏾 petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...

submitted 15 days ago • 5 comments

A new Metro for Teesside: Let’s get serious The Stockton & Darlington Railway bicentenary invites us to rethink Teesside transport - with a greener future and a true metro

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Thinking about adding some pins to the shop, so got some samples - which are your favourites? I think I love them all 😂

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One of my favourite Rumi quotes 😊It's the only one of these, so pop over to Etsy and grab yourself some handmade motivation with some glorious comeback energy! thistleflatcrafts.etsy.com/listing/9347... #Rumi #EtsyFinds #Crossstitch #MotivationalQuotes

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The Vice President of El Salvador has told US Senator Van Hollen that the reason they are still holding Kilmar Abrego Garcia is due to the Trump regime paying them to do so. Trump needs to be arrested and brought up on human trafficking charges. #3E

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Good Morning everyone. Wishing you all a very good and happy Thursday. Where did the sun go? Loving you all. 🙄xx💃🪗🕺💕

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Due to the success of our Thursday Afternoon Tea and Tours, we're extending availability to Wednesdays. We'll be offering 60-minute tours at 2pm, with Afternoon Tea at 3pm. The first Wednesday Tea and Tour will be on May 14. Click the link to book: visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/tours/librar...

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Wincestagram

submitted 21 days ago • 26 comments

So, important question. If they made yet another film about the court of Henry VIII, which Muppets should play which roles?

submitted 22 days ago • 6 comments

Please share around the West Midlands - prams and pushchairs urgently needed for charity helping low income families. Link here babygodiva.org

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In just over 2 weeks I'll be coming to Canada with my live stage show Cell to Civilization - there are still some tickets available at some venues. Come for an evening of drama and science, as I take you on a journey into the deep past to find out where YOU came from: www.alice-roberts.co.uk/tour

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The world’s on fire - but at least your stitches can be neat. Try these downloadable cross stitch patterns: sweary, satisfying, and stitched with simmering rage. Middle aged, menopausal and mad at everything? Just stitch it out, love 😂 #craftivism

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Need a little buzz of motivation? 🐝 Complete with an adorable bee, it's the perfect mix of sweet and sweary - just like you 😉 Tag your feisty queen bee. Or treat yourself. You’ve earned it! Pattern also available thistleflatcrafts.etsy.com/listing/9675... #crossstitch #craftsky #giftideas

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Esteemed scientist, prof. Steve Hydrocarbon responds to @chrisgpackham.bsky.social's outrageous CEO-shaming posters, on behalf of the fossil fuel industry.

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Nigel Farage lands tenth job as a commentator on Australian Sky. He's now earning an estimated £900,000 on top of his MPs salary www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

submitted 25 days ago • 137 comments

For the woman who's hot (but not in a fun way). Great as a gift or a polite notice to others that now is not the time. Hand-stitched. Full of sass. Slightly sweaty. thistleflatcrafts.etsy.com/listing/1163...

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Just some finished fired things for April. Working on getting photos and just waiting on some stickers to arrive before the email newsletter goes out. #illustration #pottery

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When you like pets more than people...😂 Well, people are...a lot 😉 thistleflatcrafts.etsy.com/listing/1016...

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I think we all need this right now, don't we...? 🤣 thistleflatcrafts.etsy.com/listing/1281...

submitted 27 days ago • 1 comment

Not a crafter? You can borrow a protest banner. Can’t attend a protest, but can sew? Make a banner for others. The Protest Banner Lending Library is real, radical, and beautiful. Learn more about it in today's Craftivist post: 🧵 fraydikatstudio.com?p=287 #Craftivism #SewcialJustice #ArtAsActivism

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I just realised I've been sharing poetry on Substack for almost a year. This was my first post, April 19th 2024. Thank you for subscribing and following and sharing my poems. Here’s ‘My Heart Is A Boat’ performed at the Royal Albert Hall. Thank you, more soon… xx open.substack.com/pub/salenago...

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Hurray for #buyastrangerabook day. Every Wednesday on here (starting in about 2 minutes). www.biggreenbookshop.com/stuff-you-mi...

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"You write in order to change the world, knowing perfectly well that you probably can't, but also knowing that literature is indispensable to the world. The world changes according to the way people see it, and if you alter the way people look at reality then you can change it." James Baldwin

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As a few people requested it, here's 'Eat the Rich' - a downloadable cross stitch pattern for the stitcher who likes their crafts a little bit political & a whole lot cathartic. As with its sister pattern 'Tax the Rich', it's totally FREE!🧵😄 Head over to ko-fi.com/s/ce64751b73 now! #craftivism

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Call to Action: Nationwide protests for April 19th. Events information will be announced between now and then. #3E #FiftyFiftyOne #Handsoff

submitted 30 days ago • 114 comments

Up to 88,748 signatures. We need to get to 100,000 by 22nd May to be able to push for a debate in parliament...

submitted 29 days ago • 4 comments

Monday comes around once more and this week I'm reading Fishfolk by Steven Quincey-Jones What book(s) are you reading this week? 💙📚 #BookSky #AmReading #MondayReads #TBR

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Happy Sunny Sunday everyone! Wishing you all the best day possible. Stay safe out there please. Loving you all 😎🕺🪗💃🫂💕

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We've been talking an awful lot about how the Trump tariffs will hit the big players: the UK, China, Canada, France, Germany etc But it's time to talk about the ones who DON'T have loud voices. Because some of the poorest countries in the world are going to be crippled by what happened last night

submitted 33 days ago • 42 comments

My March reading round up, courtesy of the fabulous @TheStorygraph 📚🥰 #Booksky

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Morning #Bluesky Wild Soul is currently available on my website. She is a very unique art doll inspired by folk art and nature. Get 10% discount with code HOL10. littlebirdofparadise.bigcartel.com/product/wild... #art #handmade #bsnm #originalart #artsky #ArtShop

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Please share :)

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Filed hours before being assassinated by an Israeli airstrike, journalist Hossam Shabat describes the resumption of Israel's scorched earth campaign in his hometown of Beit Hanoun. Israel has resumed the mass slaughter of civilians in Gaza backed by Trump. #EndImpunity

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Monday comes around once more and this week I'm reading North American Lake Monsters by Nathan Ballingrud What book(s) are you reading this week? 💙📚 #BookSky #AmReading #MondayReads #TBR

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