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Kat Ellis
@katellis37.bsky.social
Mother, Runner, Cycle Commuter, Wannabe Skater, Patent Attorney (biotech/life sciences).
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Aside from the cruelty of this, I’d just like to know why it’s ok to ignore and disappoint liberal/progressive voters.
Why do governments chase Farage and his voters, thinking that will neutralise them. It’s NEVER worked. He’s leading in the polls and his ideas have ruined us. WTF are you doing?
This is as bad as anything proposed by Reform.

Leaving refugees in permanent limbo and unable to build a new life in the UK would be a complete abdication of our humanitarian responsibilities

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK set to limit refugees to temporary stays
Shabana Mahmood is expected to say the era of permanent protection for refugees is over, in major changes to the UK's asylum and immigration system.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Completed my 400th #parkrun today, at my regular event, @oakhillparkrun.bsky.social. Had a lovely sociable run with my friend Vicky who was doing her 300th run today. #loveparkrun
November 15, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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Same energy.
November 14, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Is she filming her mum at the end without telling her *why*?
Nightmarish idea for a startup tbh
November 14, 2025 at 7:31 AM
WTAF?

Italy investigates claim that tourists paid to go to Bosnia to kill besieged civilians
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Italy probes claim that tourists paid to go to Bosnia to kill besieged civilians
Italians and others are alleged to have paid large sums to fire at Bosnians risking their lives in besieged Sarajevo.
www.bbc.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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Dumpster diving for art? Naaah, will pass, thanks. Be more Leslie, be a normal human. Don’t be the tech-bro.
November 12, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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NEW

The letter the BBC could send back to Trump

A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim

By me. Enjoy.

emptycity.substack.com/p/the-letter...
The letter the BBC could send back to Trump
A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim
emptycity.substack.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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People of London! PLEASE SHARE. I lost my necklace last night (10th Nov), and I'm hoping someone has found it. I caught the Northern Line from High Barnet to Leicester Square, then walked to the Prince Charles Cinema, then the same back again. I only noticed it was gone when I got home.
November 11, 2025 at 2:40 PM
November 10, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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What you’re witnessing is a populist assault on the BBC.

This is not an institutional scandal in any meaningful sense of the word. It is an attack on public service broadcasting.

iandunt.substack.com/p/extra-edit...
November 10, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Lovely walk in Kent today (Holly Hill & Coldrum Long Barrow) after dropping the 15yo at Folkestone for an Armistice Day trip to Belgium with Air Cadets. Started in fog, finished in sunshine. There may have been hills!
November 9, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Friend on FB declaring she's not paying her TV licence next year because the BBC are a Hamas propaganda machine. As she shares a post from GB News 😬
November 9, 2025 at 7:13 AM
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November 8, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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"excluded from the world of informal exchanges" got me. That's the bit we still do really really badly. African scientists unable to get visas to attend conferences, mothers struggling with childcare, class exclusion. If we turn it into a "theft" narrative it's easy to say "oh well I don't do that".
November 8, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Contrary to popular belief, she was a huge part of what really was a team effort, but she should have had way bigger acknowledgement of the part she'd played. I wonder if her legacy would have been different if she hadn't died so tragically young?
November 8, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Love this!
Did you hear the one about the gay comic, the dual race actor, the black historian and the alpha male rugby player? They lied to each other in a game then just had a great big cuddle and became friends for life. #CelebrityTraitors
November 7, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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Is it just us or was Alan Carr KILLING IT in last night's #CelebrityTraitors? Like a true butterfly, he transformed to show his true colours!

1/6:
#TheTraitors
November 7, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Aaah, the relief!! After a day of self-imposed no TV, no radio, barely any phone (OK, I was hanging out on LinkedIn I was that unable not to scroll somewhere) I have finally caught up on #CelebrityTraitors. OMG, what an ending!! Loved the whole thing. Amazing, emotional television 😂
November 7, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Just received a work-related marketing call on my (personal) mobile (which already annoyed me), then the salesman called me Mrs Ellis throughout the pitch. Yeah, nah, they won't be getting any business from me.
OK, full answer. For me: Dr if it's an option. Or nothing if possible. Then Miss (I'm an outlier), Ms if necessary. Mrs only if I *have* to choose something and Mr/Mrs are the only two options. For others: if I know them well enough to know marital status, then First Name. If not, Ms.
November 6, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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[through gritted midwestern teeth] congrats nyc
November 5, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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“New York’s next mayor will be an immigrant born in Uganda, a Muslim and a socialist…a walking, talking repudiation of everything Donald Trump stands for. Mamdani talks about freezing rent, affordable housing and cracking down on bad landlords – all personal issues to a property developer President”
The city that gave rise to Trump could be the key to his downfall
The President threw everything at Zohran Mamdani – and failed
inews.co.uk
November 5, 2025 at 12:28 PM
I am *not* coming up, and I am most definitely not gonna get any party started.
If I'm honest, I have done very little my way.
I have to admit that, much as I’d like to be, I’m not still standing.
November 4, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Alexei Sayle scoring only 1 pt as an actor who has appeared in two or more episodes of The Young Ones is astonishing. #Pointless
November 4, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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🚨NEW - Train hero who saved passengers during attack confuses racists by being a Muslim

Click for more:

open.substack.com/pub/mrhenrym...
Train hero who saved passengers during attack confuses racists by being a Muslim
Samir Zoutini, a heroic GNER staff member whose incredible bravery saved lives during the mass stabbing on Saturday, has confounded racists by being a Muslim.
open.substack.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:53 PM