Claire Tyrrell-Smith
@clairets.bsky.social
Headteacher in the East Midlands. Professional bouncy Tigger.
November 14, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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Durham’s Lumiere festival was a beacon of hope and togetherness – we cannot let the lights go out on the rest of the arts
Durham’s Lumiere festival was a beacon of hope and togetherness – we cannot let the lights go out on the rest of the arts
The UK’s culture sector needs financial, political and public support to survive. Funding is not a ‘favour’. It is an investment in imagination, in our shared experience – and in inspiration and joy
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Durham’s Lumiere festival was a beacon of hope and togetherness – we cannot let the lights go out on the rest of the arts
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Here are the Top 5 Dogs of the week!
November 7, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Here are the Top 5 Dogs of the week!
@mrjamesob.bsky.social do you mean the whole avocado stone plopped in the dish of guacamole or ground up?
November 6, 2025 at 1:12 PM
@mrjamesob.bsky.social do you mean the whole avocado stone plopped in the dish of guacamole or ground up?
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Zack Polanski, "Zohran Mamdani's win means that hope has triumphed"
"He connected with lives or ordinary people, mobilised young people. It wasn't just about social media, it was about his relentless focus on inequality"
"He connected with lives or ordinary people, mobilised young people. It wasn't just about social media, it was about his relentless focus on inequality"
November 6, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Zack Polanski, "Zohran Mamdani's win means that hope has triumphed"
"He connected with lives or ordinary people, mobilised young people. It wasn't just about social media, it was about his relentless focus on inequality"
"He connected with lives or ordinary people, mobilised young people. It wasn't just about social media, it was about his relentless focus on inequality"
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'In one fell swoop, the government could reduce the number of children growing up in poverty by 330,000 today and save a further 150,000 children from that fate by 2029-30'. Excellent, unambiguous analysis by @resfoundation.bsky.social www.resolutionfoundation.org/publications...
No half measures • Resolution Foundation
The Government’s long-awaited Child Poverty Strategy is due next month, close to, or contemporaneous with, the Autumn Budget. There have been some welcome announcements already: the over-indexation of...
www.resolutionfoundation.org
October 30, 2025 at 8:25 AM
'In one fell swoop, the government could reduce the number of children growing up in poverty by 330,000 today and save a further 150,000 children from that fate by 2029-30'. Excellent, unambiguous analysis by @resfoundation.bsky.social www.resolutionfoundation.org/publications...
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After three days spent with AI researchers from around the world, one thing is very clear to me: we need the humanities and social sciences more than ever.
We need philosophers to ask about ethics and responsibility. We need sociologists to understand how technology reshapes relationships, 1/
We need philosophers to ask about ethics and responsibility. We need sociologists to understand how technology reshapes relationships, 1/
October 30, 2025 at 5:54 AM
After three days spent with AI researchers from around the world, one thing is very clear to me: we need the humanities and social sciences more than ever.
We need philosophers to ask about ethics and responsibility. We need sociologists to understand how technology reshapes relationships, 1/
We need philosophers to ask about ethics and responsibility. We need sociologists to understand how technology reshapes relationships, 1/
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![Cartoon by Stephen Collins for the Guardian.
[Scene is BBC BREAKFAST with two presenters and a guest on the sofa].
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PRESENTER:
Now - some disturbing new research has shown
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PRESENTER:
that as many as 10 non-Reform political parties may currently operating ‘under the radar’ across the UK.
[Show on screen logos for Greens, Lib Dems, Conservatives
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PRESENTER:
In the studio to discuss this, Nigel Farage
[We see the guest on the sofa is indeed Nigel Farage]
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PRESENTER:
Nigel, what’s your view?
FARAGE:
Well I think this very worrying.
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FARAGE:
And just another reason why we should ban all immigration.
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PRESENTER:
I won’t push back on that
FARAGE:
Absolutely!
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PRESENTER:
Funnily enough, this is what your new show’s about, isn’t it?
FARAGE:
Oop - plug time!
PRESENTER:
Ha ha
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FARAGE:
Yes it’s a 12-part BBC documentary called ‘In Search Of The Political Parties That Aren’t My One’.
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[Show on the TV screen Farage presenting a documentary series titled In Search Of The Political Parties That Aren’t My One. He is wearing his farmer's getup and looking dreamily at the UK from hillsides, visiting pubs and chatting with the locals, etc]
FARAGE:
It’s a really emotional journey
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FARAGE:
with lots of dreamy footage of me looking relatable...
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FARAGE:
as I answer the question:
*Am I the only option for Britain?*
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[Cut back to studio]
PRESENTER:
I won’t push back on that
FARAGE:
Absolutely!
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I’m just stuck in traffic on the M6 with a coach full of children who are exhausted, happy and full of nature’s abundance. We’ve all spent the first half term week at #outwardboundtrust, Ullswater, playing in nature, learning new skills and challenging ourselves to be #betterthanyouthink
October 24, 2025 at 5:50 PM
I’m just stuck in traffic on the M6 with a coach full of children who are exhausted, happy and full of nature’s abundance. We’ve all spent the first half term week at #outwardboundtrust, Ullswater, playing in nature, learning new skills and challenging ourselves to be #betterthanyouthink
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Apropos of nothing, I really do think UK journalists and politicians need some reminding that mass deportation of LEGAL immigrants, particularly those with permanent status, is far more extreme than even Trump's America and would basically place Britain completely on its own among democracies.
October 19, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Apropos of nothing, I really do think UK journalists and politicians need some reminding that mass deportation of LEGAL immigrants, particularly those with permanent status, is far more extreme than even Trump's America and would basically place Britain completely on its own among democracies.
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When I was a little kid in the 80s, there was this thing called ‘The Hole In The Ozone Layer’. Our teachers taught us about it in school. We all collectively decided it was a Bad Thing, banned CFCs, did some other stuff, and at no point do I remember anyone being called a Woke Maniac.
October 19, 2025 at 9:45 AM
When I was a little kid in the 80s, there was this thing called ‘The Hole In The Ozone Layer’. Our teachers taught us about it in school. We all collectively decided it was a Bad Thing, banned CFCs, did some other stuff, and at no point do I remember anyone being called a Woke Maniac.
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RESULT. Put gambling taxes up
Betfred says it will close all UK betting shops if gambling taxes go up. In other news, pigs have been seen flying over England.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Betfred says all its shops may close if Reeves hikes gambling tax
The company's co-founder says it would be forced to close all its sites, putting 7,500 jobs at risk, if gambling taxes go up.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 19, 2025 at 10:15 AM
RESULT. Put gambling taxes up
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Of course women don't like the Cybertruck.
Women only want one thing, and it's Mildred Hubble’s broom.
Women only want one thing, and it's Mildred Hubble’s broom.
October 18, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Of course women don't like the Cybertruck.
Women only want one thing, and it's Mildred Hubble’s broom.
Women only want one thing, and it's Mildred Hubble’s broom.
South Korea pushed AI hard in schools. The national program was aborted within months, following massive pushback from students, parents and teachers, after a fortune had already been spent by both the government and education publishers
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AI-powered textbooks fail to make the grade in South Korea
South Korea’s AI learning program was rolled back after just four months following a backlash from teachers, students, and parents, underlining the challenges in embedding the technology in education.
restofworld.org
October 18, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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There is no need for a moral panic about the UK's welfare system.
Far from perfect but recent discourse is nuts
Spending is controlled, not spiralling
Worklessness is near record lows
My column www.ft.com/content/ee67...
Far from perfect but recent discourse is nuts
Spending is controlled, not spiralling
Worklessness is near record lows
My column www.ft.com/content/ee67...
October 15, 2025 at 12:35 PM
There is no need for a moral panic about the UK's welfare system.
Far from perfect but recent discourse is nuts
Spending is controlled, not spiralling
Worklessness is near record lows
My column www.ft.com/content/ee67...
Far from perfect but recent discourse is nuts
Spending is controlled, not spiralling
Worklessness is near record lows
My column www.ft.com/content/ee67...
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Chris Packham, "This country voted in a party with a massive majority and a mandate for change"
"All we see is Labour kowtowing to the far right. This causes me enormous concern"
"I'm frustrated, I'm angry, and I've frightened"
"And I get more scared every single day"
"All we see is Labour kowtowing to the far right. This causes me enormous concern"
"I'm frustrated, I'm angry, and I've frightened"
"And I get more scared every single day"
October 13, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Chris Packham, "This country voted in a party with a massive majority and a mandate for change"
"All we see is Labour kowtowing to the far right. This causes me enormous concern"
"I'm frustrated, I'm angry, and I've frightened"
"And I get more scared every single day"
"All we see is Labour kowtowing to the far right. This causes me enormous concern"
"I'm frustrated, I'm angry, and I've frightened"
"And I get more scared every single day"
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Um. There’s a woman presenting this too.
Rylan Clark is set to delve into the eerie world of witchcraft in his new show, The Witches Of Essex.
Rylan Clark slams 'misogyny' in British witch hunt as he fronts new Sky show
Rylan Clark shares the spotlight with professor Alice Roberts in The Witches Of Essex, where the pair delve into the dark history of witch hunts - and one discovery rattled Rylan.
www.ok.co.uk
October 13, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Um. There’s a woman presenting this too.
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Lol. Humour really works here. The haters don't know what to do with it.
The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.
October 10, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Lol. Humour really works here. The haters don't know what to do with it.
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Tories can't spell the name of the country they want to be in charge of:
October 6, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Tories can't spell the name of the country they want to be in charge of:
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This reads far better in the original German, where of course the discussion would have been about Jews, Poles, gypsies, gays, Communists and Social Democrats. Still, Miller's model for all his rhetoric and action plans is unambiguous.
October 4, 2025 at 6:18 PM
This reads far better in the original German, where of course the discussion would have been about Jews, Poles, gypsies, gays, Communists and Social Democrats. Still, Miller's model for all his rhetoric and action plans is unambiguous.
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It helps to be able to spell the country you say only you are competent enough to run.
October 6, 2025 at 2:06 PM
It helps to be able to spell the country you say only you are competent enough to run.
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- I see the knights are drawing in.
- Don’t you mean the nights are draw
*GETS RUN THROUGH BY A LANCE*
- Don’t you mean the nights are draw
*GETS RUN THROUGH BY A LANCE*
October 5, 2025 at 10:28 AM
- I see the knights are drawing in.
- Don’t you mean the nights are draw
*GETS RUN THROUGH BY A LANCE*
- Don’t you mean the nights are draw
*GETS RUN THROUGH BY A LANCE*