Debbie H
@debbiereads.bsky.social
Widow, proud mum of a resident doctor, cockapoo guardian. Retired teacher. Cake, history, books and The Archers.
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This is the paper that now wants us to elect Reform.
December 13, 2025 at 2:44 PM
This is the paper that now wants us to elect Reform.
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Maybe we should have a bluesky feed for everyone who knows they would get banned from entering the USA now. I count as a badge of honour
December 13, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Maybe we should have a bluesky feed for everyone who knows they would get banned from entering the USA now. I count as a badge of honour
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What the psychologist wants us all to know about teenage boys. Such an important article. People forget the natural phases young people go through. Probably because many people have zero meaningful contact with children and young people in everyday life these days.
www.thetimes.com/article/e51b...
www.thetimes.com/article/e51b...
What the psychologist wants us all to know about teenage boys
Dr Beth Mosley was shocked when a group of teenage boys involved in a life-threatening cycling accident were regarded as a threat
www.thetimes.com
December 13, 2025 at 9:38 AM
What the psychologist wants us all to know about teenage boys. Such an important article. People forget the natural phases young people go through. Probably because many people have zero meaningful contact with children and young people in everyday life these days.
www.thetimes.com/article/e51b...
www.thetimes.com/article/e51b...
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Georgia Meloni is an advocate of the racist "great replacement" theory that suggests shadowy forces are conspiring to "ethnically replace" white Europeans with ethic minorities.
A "meeting of like minds" apparently
A "meeting of like minds" apparently
December 13, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Georgia Meloni is an advocate of the racist "great replacement" theory that suggests shadowy forces are conspiring to "ethnically replace" white Europeans with ethic minorities.
A "meeting of like minds" apparently
A "meeting of like minds" apparently
International netball on terrestrial telly! Hooray 😃
December 13, 2025 at 2:11 PM
International netball on terrestrial telly! Hooray 😃
Planning to visit the US? Take it from this American citizen – don’t | Eleanor Limprecht www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Planning to visit the US? Take it from this American citizen – don’t | Eleanor Limprecht
I love many things about the land of my birth but Donald Trump’s America has become an unwelcoming country of deep divisions and waning trust
www.theguardian.com
December 12, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Planning to visit the US? Take it from this American citizen – don’t | Eleanor Limprecht www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Keep going until you get to the gorgeous picture and don't forget to read the alt text!
Keep going until you get to the gorgeous picture and don't forget to read the alt text!
🧵Spotted on a Country Walk in Aotearoa New Zealand:
In a stunning valley: A couple (20s?) in comfy clothes throw a frisbee for a VERY energetic dog.
Energetic Dog is racing here to CATCH.
And there to LEAP.
Running circles as her humans leisurely steal a smooch.
Bird song drifting on the air. (1)
In a stunning valley: A couple (20s?) in comfy clothes throw a frisbee for a VERY energetic dog.
Energetic Dog is racing here to CATCH.
And there to LEAP.
Running circles as her humans leisurely steal a smooch.
Bird song drifting on the air. (1)
December 12, 2025 at 6:53 AM
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Keep going until you get to the gorgeous picture and don't forget to read the alt text!
Keep going until you get to the gorgeous picture and don't forget to read the alt text!
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A potent paragraph courtesy of J.R.R. Tolkien, containing a Truth that one would do well to ever remember.
December 11, 2025 at 10:31 PM
A potent paragraph courtesy of J.R.R. Tolkien, containing a Truth that one would do well to ever remember.
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The regime has unleashed its goons on anyone with brown or black skin. It's morally repugnant, un-American and must end.
December 11, 2025 at 5:30 PM
The regime has unleashed its goons on anyone with brown or black skin. It's morally repugnant, un-American and must end.
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Literally the political binjuice all sloshing around together underneath the rubbish bag.
December 11, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Literally the political binjuice all sloshing around together underneath the rubbish bag.
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Former Tory MP Ben Bradley has now defected to Reform. They really are taking all the worst people from the Boris era.
December 11, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Former Tory MP Ben Bradley has now defected to Reform. They really are taking all the worst people from the Boris era.
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Reform UK = a bunch of self-serving, self-centred, right-wing, grifting buffoons. A perfect fit for failed Tories.
December 11, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Reform UK = a bunch of self-serving, self-centred, right-wing, grifting buffoons. A perfect fit for failed Tories.
@bphillipsonmp.bsky.social There needs to be a thorough investigation into the frankly abusive practices carried out in far too many schools. Outcomes will not improve whilst schools are places that engender fear or anxiety, and where the needs of pupils are dismissed.
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
Ofsted warns against ‘inflexible’ school rules for pupils with SEND
Too many students with SEND are leaving the school system because of ‘missed opportunities’ to identify their needs early on, says watchdog’s report
www.tes.com
December 11, 2025 at 6:44 AM
@bphillipsonmp.bsky.social There needs to be a thorough investigation into the frankly abusive practices carried out in far too many schools. Outcomes will not improve whilst schools are places that engender fear or anxiety, and where the needs of pupils are dismissed.
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
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🧵Spotted While Roaming in Aotearoa New Zealand:
In a carpark, a woman (70s?) finishes packing groceries into the boot* of her car. She begins to take her trolley to the return when a passing man (20s?) in business casual offers to do it for her.
He gets a cheerful, "Yes please!" in return. (1)
In a carpark, a woman (70s?) finishes packing groceries into the boot* of her car. She begins to take her trolley to the return when a passing man (20s?) in business casual offers to do it for her.
He gets a cheerful, "Yes please!" in return. (1)
December 11, 2025 at 6:36 AM
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The Guardian view on Trump and Europe: more an abusive relationship than an alliance | Editorial www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Guardian view on Trump and Europe: more an abusive relationship than an alliance | Editorial
Editorial: The White House is aggressively seeking to weaken and dominate the United States’ traditional allies. European leaders must learn to fight back.
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 9:03 AM
The Guardian view on Trump and Europe: more an abusive relationship than an alliance | Editorial www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Minimum wage should not go higher, suggests UK multi-millionaire Tory leader Badenoch on a salary of £93,904+expenses.
Silence on equitable distribution of wealth, progressive taxation or universal basic income/services.
Can't build economy on poverty.
Silence on equitable distribution of wealth, progressive taxation or universal basic income/services.
Can't build economy on poverty.
Minimum wage should not go any higher, suggests Badenoch
Badenoch claimed Labour had tipped the balance too far against workers and in favour of welfare.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 9, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Minimum wage should not go higher, suggests UK multi-millionaire Tory leader Badenoch on a salary of £93,904+expenses.
Silence on equitable distribution of wealth, progressive taxation or universal basic income/services.
Can't build economy on poverty.
Silence on equitable distribution of wealth, progressive taxation or universal basic income/services.
Can't build economy on poverty.
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🧵Spotted While Roaming in Aotearoa New Zealand:
A euphorically happy black dog (staffy) is sniffing the air rushing by a car window as it coasts along a beach road.
Eyes closed.
Nose twitching.
Smells of fish & chips, the sea and distant green hills and mountains in the air. (1)
A euphorically happy black dog (staffy) is sniffing the air rushing by a car window as it coasts along a beach road.
Eyes closed.
Nose twitching.
Smells of fish & chips, the sea and distant green hills and mountains in the air. (1)
December 10, 2025 at 6:35 AM
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Reform UK controlled Kent CC would seem to agree! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Reform-led Kent council calls for more overseas social care visas - BBC News
The government’s Social Care Worker Visa route for overseas recruitment is to end.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 9, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Reform UK controlled Kent CC would seem to agree! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Foundling Museum
Dive into the magic of the festive season with beloved children's author
Michael Rosen
Foundling Museum
Join us this Saturday for a day of festive rhymes read by Michael from classics like Christmas Tree Lights and Chocolate Cake.
Book your spot before they go:
bit.ly/4oLbdTz
Dive into the magic of the festive season with beloved children's author
Michael Rosen
Foundling Museum
Join us this Saturday for a day of festive rhymes read by Michael from classics like Christmas Tree Lights and Chocolate Cake.
Book your spot before they go:
bit.ly/4oLbdTz
Festive Rhymes with Michael Rosen - Foundling Museum
Join us at the Foundling Museum for a joyful family celebration with the much-loved poet and storyteller Michael Rosen. Book today.
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December 9, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Foundling Museum
Dive into the magic of the festive season with beloved children's author
Michael Rosen
Foundling Museum
Join us this Saturday for a day of festive rhymes read by Michael from classics like Christmas Tree Lights and Chocolate Cake.
Book your spot before they go:
bit.ly/4oLbdTz
Dive into the magic of the festive season with beloved children's author
Michael Rosen
Foundling Museum
Join us this Saturday for a day of festive rhymes read by Michael from classics like Christmas Tree Lights and Chocolate Cake.
Book your spot before they go:
bit.ly/4oLbdTz
Ah, inheritance. The SWs catch up with us eventually #TheArchers
December 9, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Ah, inheritance. The SWs catch up with us eventually #TheArchers
Shocking, but sadly unsurprising. @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social needs to get to grips with this bullying culture, which is fashionable in far too many schools. It's nothing short of abusive.
schoolsweek.co.uk/mossbourne-s...
schoolsweek.co.uk/mossbourne-s...
Top academy's success 'at too high a cost' to some pupils
Review details 'isolating, shaming' practices at Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy
schoolsweek.co.uk
December 9, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Shocking, but sadly unsurprising. @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social needs to get to grips with this bullying culture, which is fashionable in far too many schools. It's nothing short of abusive.
schoolsweek.co.uk/mossbourne-s...
schoolsweek.co.uk/mossbourne-s...
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Born #OnThisDay in 1906 was American computer scientist Grace Hopper. She was a pioneer of computer programming, developing programming languages like COBOL. She was one of the first programmers on the Harvard Mark I computer and is credited with writing the first computer manual. #WomenInSTEM
December 9, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Born #OnThisDay in 1906 was American computer scientist Grace Hopper. She was a pioneer of computer programming, developing programming languages like COBOL. She was one of the first programmers on the Harvard Mark I computer and is credited with writing the first computer manual. #WomenInSTEM
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And here's some of what they are doing to help them!
It will be revolutionary!
It will be revolutionary!
December 9, 2025 at 3:15 PM
And here's some of what they are doing to help them!
It will be revolutionary!
It will be revolutionary!
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Well said Sir Keir Starmer!
"Young people have been collateral damage for the failure of past governments. I intend to turn that around."
With this Labour Government, almost 1 million young people will benefit from expanded support finding a job, as well as new training and work experience opps!
"Young people have been collateral damage for the failure of past governments. I intend to turn that around."
With this Labour Government, almost 1 million young people will benefit from expanded support finding a job, as well as new training and work experience opps!
December 9, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Well said Sir Keir Starmer!
"Young people have been collateral damage for the failure of past governments. I intend to turn that around."
With this Labour Government, almost 1 million young people will benefit from expanded support finding a job, as well as new training and work experience opps!
"Young people have been collateral damage for the failure of past governments. I intend to turn that around."
With this Labour Government, almost 1 million young people will benefit from expanded support finding a job, as well as new training and work experience opps!