Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Paul Garrard

@paulgarrard.bsky.social

1.3K followers 780 following 12K posts

Artist you've never heard of. In exile. Laconic. Flâneur. Brexit refugee. Immigrant in France Atheist/Pacifist/Socialist I rarely follow big accounts People who 'don't do politics': grow up. Breathing is a political act. https://linktr.ee/paulgarrard

linktr.ee

Posts Media Videos Starter Packs

Pinned

Paul Garrard @paulgarrard.bsky.social · Oct 26

If you would like to know a bit more about my art, my website is the best place to start:

www.paulgarrard.com

Paul Garrard

Paul Garrard multimedia artist

www.paulgarrard.com

1 7 26

Reposted by Paul Garrard

Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 2h

Israel sent back Greta Thunberg’s luggage scrawled with “Whore Greta”, an Israeli flag, and a penis.

65 250 430

Reposted by Paul Garrard

Cold War Steve @coldwarsteve.bsky.social · 2h

11 130 450

Paul Garrard @paulgarrard.bsky.social · 17m

Good 👍

1 1

Paul Garrard @paulgarrard.bsky.social · 20m

I think we know the answer don't we.

1 1

Reposted by Paul Garrard

Jeremy Corbyn @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social · 42m

The government says it is “driving forward private finance efforts for Gaza's reconstruction.”

As if enabling a genocide wasn't enough. Now, they are allowing private companies to make some money out of it as well.

Have they no shame?

www.middleeasteye.net/news/british...

'No shame': UK invites private firms to compete for Gaza reconstruction contracts

As Britain positions itself as key player in the rebuilding of territory devastated by Israel's genocide, MPs point to its role in its destruction

www.middleeasteye.net

18 80 160

Reposted by Paul Garrard

Mykomment @mykomment.bsky.social · 31m

Where do you bank?
Are you bothered?
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Pro-Palestine activist couple have UK bank account closed without explanation

John Nicholson and Norma Turner’s joint retirement savings account was shut by Yorkshire Building Society

www.theguardian.com

Reposted by Paul Garrard

Richard Burgon MP @richardburgon.bsky.social · 1h

Today I spoke at the RMT demo against the threat of deportation of hundreds of rail workers - some in just a few weeks.

The Government’s rushed visa changes reclassified which jobs count as “skilled,” with no consultation or vote.

It’s wrong, cruel, and must be dropped.

1 14 33

Reposted by Paul Garrard

Endless Screaming @infinitescream.bsky.social · 18h

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH

1 4 32

Reposted by Paul Garrard

Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 21h

Median age by continent as visualized by @xruiztru. Europe is the oldest continent by this definition.

2 12 29

Reposted by Paul Garrard

womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 13h

I will cut adrift—I will sit on pavements and drink coffee—I will dream; I will take my mind out of its iron cage and let it swim—this fine October.

- Virginia Woolf
#Womensart

Monochrome photograph featuring a white woman sitting sideways on a patterned armchair dressed in a dark jacket and skirt and with her hand raised to her face

140 600

Reposted by Paul Garrard

melissalutesartist.bsky.social @melissalutesartist.bsky.social · 1d

#Workinprogress inspired by #dadaism

Dadaism is an art movement that emerged in the early 20th century as a reaction to the horrors of World War I, emphasizing absurdity, irrationality, and anti-establishment sentiments.

1 3

Paul Garrard @paulgarrard.bsky.social · 22h

‘Suddenly, it’s alive!’ Sagarika Sundaram, artist of wild, exploding textiles www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

‘Suddenly, it’s alive!’ Sagarika Sundaram, artist of wild, exploding textiles

Sandwiching together wool and felt before splicing them into colourful life, as Sundaram explains: it all started with her grandmother’s sari

www.theguardian.com

Reposted by Paul Garrard

Paul Garrard @paulgarrard.bsky.social · 4d

Geezer perfunctoryblancmange.blogspot.com/2025/10/geez...

Geezer

perfunctoryblancmange.blogspot.com

Reposted by Paul Garrard

Paul Garrard @paulgarrard.bsky.social · 2d

He made his excuses and left (2024) www.paulgarrard.xyz/2024/11/he-m...
#art

He made his excuses and left (2024)

The art of Paul Garrard

www.paulgarrard.xyz

1 6

Reposted by Paul Garrard

Your Party @thisisyourparty.bsky.social · 23h

🚀 LAUNCHING: Your Party's regional assemblies🚀

In the coming weeks, thousands of members will come together to debate & shape Your Party at over 20 mass meetings. Deliberative democracy in action 🗣️

Get involved & take Your Party into Your Hands ⬇️

yourparty.uk/assemblies

Graphic headlined REGIONAL ASSEMBLIES, subtitle “This is Your Party” and “Take Your Party into Your Hands”

2 2 15

Reposted by Paul Garrard

Spectacled Langour @spectacledlangour.bsky.social · 1d

Just overheard two young lads, 9 or 10 years old I reckon, talking about sciencey stuff. "I don't think people realise how big infinity is, it's at least four times as big as from here to Carlisle" and now that is my standard for measuring really big things

2 1 6

Paul Garrard @paulgarrard.bsky.social · 1d

I'll get me coat.

Reposted by Paul Garrard

Art UK @artukdotorg.bsky.social · 1d

We're looking for a Philanthropy Manager – apply by 9am Thursday 16th October 📣

The Philanthropy Manager will lead on managing and growing Art UK’s philanthropic giving programme.

Full job description and application details 👉 https://artuk.org/about/jobs

We're hiring!

Philanthropy Manager
Permanent, 3 days a week (0.6 FTE), £38,000 per annum
Work from home, anywhere in the South of England with regular travel to London

Apply by 9am on Thursday 16th October 2025

2 2

Reposted by Paul Garrard

The Man in Seat 61 @seatsixtyone.bsky.social · 1d

Press launch of Chiltern Railways new trains today, I’m riding this one to Brum: 13 of these excellent Mk5 trains are replacing 5 current Mk3 sets = 12,000 more seats per week (I should even see some from my local station, Haddenham, where a Mk3 set is a very rare treat!)

8 5 130

Reposted by Paul Garrard

womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 1d

The People of Pattern Project, 2016 by Yemeni-Bosnian-US artist Alia Ali, on textile, culture and identity #womensar

Photo of a crouching person covered in striped blue and white material from head to toe, the subject is in front of a diamond patterned blue and white background

47 320

Reposted by Paul Garrard

womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 1d

Artist Olek's huge crochet murals, temporary installations honouring various women including Harriet Tubman, Nina Simone and here Marian Anderson, as part of the series 'Love Across the USA' #womensart

Photo of a large crocheted mural in purple and yellow showing the upper half of a woman nect to text 'You lose a lot of time hating people', by the mural sits a person on a wall showing the huge scale of the work

53 280

Reposted by Paul Garrard

Baroness Floella Benjamin @floellabenjamin.bsky.social · 1d

Just adore this creative portrait done of me to celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth.

5 42

Reposted by Paul Garrard

Toby Earle 🇺🇦 @tobyontv.bsky.social · 1d

‘I was stopped by police while driving my silver Bentley stuffed with cash and I told them I’m a journalist’

5 67 310

Reposted by Paul Garrard

Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 1d

The Spectator (owned by GBNews owner Paul Marshall - estimated wealth of £800 million) doesn’t like taxing wealth fairly.

I wonder how they got to this editorial decision?

Let’s tax wealth fairly, fund front line services & make hope normal again.

join.greenparty.org.uk

Polanski is talking nonsense about wealth taxes.

160 1.3K 4.2K

Paul Garrard @paulgarrard.bsky.social · 1d

Enough said indeed. I didn't know that.

1 1