Laura Marie Brown
@laurambrown.bsky.social
Arts PR & Producer in Liverpool. Theatre, music and football distract me from politics. Yes, I probably can get you on the guest list. Secret Ninja. Dammit
The legend that was Paddy Byrne died yesterday. A man woven into the fabric of Liverpool lore, he ran the Everyman Bistro. Ran is such a small word for what he did. Paddy embodied a venue that was a space for artists, actors, musicians and everything in between www.instagram.com/p/DRHhsfKjGA...
The Pen Factory on Instagram: "With great sadness, we’re letting you know that the legend Paddy Byrne passed away yesterday.
A wonderful friend and mentor to both Dominic and Fiona , and to so many ...
259 likes, 13 comments - thepenfactory_ on November 16, 2025: "With great sadness, we’re letting you know that the legend Paddy Byrne passed away yesterday.
A wonderful friend and mentor to both Dom...
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November 16, 2025 at 1:30 PM
The legend that was Paddy Byrne died yesterday. A man woven into the fabric of Liverpool lore, he ran the Everyman Bistro. Ran is such a small word for what he did. Paddy embodied a venue that was a space for artists, actors, musicians and everything in between www.instagram.com/p/DRHhsfKjGA...
Crying for Conor Benn. That’s one of the greatest fights I’ve ever seen
November 15, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Crying for Conor Benn. That’s one of the greatest fights I’ve ever seen
50 Cent hahaaahaaahaaaa
November 15, 2025 at 9:54 PM
50 Cent hahaaahaaahaaaa
Reposted by Laura Marie Brown
At some point, for the love of God, will someone ANYONE at long last take the council funding crisis seriously?!?
Because THIS is what will break down a society, not some poor soul escaping incredible dangers, arriving on our shores.
Because THIS is what will break down a society, not some poor soul escaping incredible dangers, arriving on our shores.
English councils plan to sell off social clubs and sports centres to balance books
English councils plan to sell off social clubs and sports centres to balance books
Survey finds 60% of key cities councils are planning to sell assets to meet costs of adult and children’s social care
English councils are planning to sell social clubs, sports centres and shopping arcades as they bet on a fire sale of assets to balance the books, according to a survey of local authorities.
The key cities group of councils, which represents second-tier cities in England, said 60% of councils were planning to sell assets to meet the escalating costs of adult and children’s social care. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 8:03 PM
At some point, for the love of God, will someone ANYONE at long last take the council funding crisis seriously?!?
Because THIS is what will break down a society, not some poor soul escaping incredible dangers, arriving on our shores.
Because THIS is what will break down a society, not some poor soul escaping incredible dangers, arriving on our shores.
The inbuilt idea that brown people can live on the margins of safety to give white people the perception of safety is the very foundation of structural racism
If we accept someone is a genuine refugee and they build a life here, perhaps have children born here, what is the advantage to us of expelling them once we’ve persuaded ourselves that their country of origin is safe?
November 15, 2025 at 12:03 PM
The inbuilt idea that brown people can live on the margins of safety to give white people the perception of safety is the very foundation of structural racism
It’s difficult to articulate horror in the modern climate, but Christ alive this is bleak af
www.theverge.com/news/814168/...
www.theverge.com/news/814168/...
xAI used employee biometric data to train Elon Musk’s AI girlfriend
Project Skippy?
www.theverge.com
November 15, 2025 at 10:27 AM
It’s difficult to articulate horror in the modern climate, but Christ alive this is bleak af
www.theverge.com/news/814168/...
www.theverge.com/news/814168/...
I do love a five star review. The Scouse Christmas Carol was exactly what I needed after a long day. The whole crew @royalcourtliv.bsky.social are just the best
www.sthelensstar.co.uk/news/2562132...
www.sthelensstar.co.uk/news/2562132...
REVIEW: 'The Scouse Christmas Carol' at Royal Court Liverpool
This is A Christmas Carol the likes of which you have not seen before.
www.sthelensstar.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 1:15 PM
I do love a five star review. The Scouse Christmas Carol was exactly what I needed after a long day. The whole crew @royalcourtliv.bsky.social are just the best
www.sthelensstar.co.uk/news/2562132...
www.sthelensstar.co.uk/news/2562132...
The commitment this government has to make sure comms managers across the land no longer live with imposter syndrome is truly inspiring
November 14, 2025 at 7:44 AM
The commitment this government has to make sure comms managers across the land no longer live with imposter syndrome is truly inspiring
The strongest Officer Dibble vibes yet
NEW: Keir Starmer spoke to his senior No 10 team this morning and said briefings against ministers are “completely unacceptable” and would bring consequences, No 10 say. He was “assured that no No 10 staff briefed against ministers” and accepted this assurance.
November 13, 2025 at 12:54 PM
The strongest Officer Dibble vibes yet
Why are people so consistently odd at bus stops?
November 13, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Why are people so consistently odd at bus stops?
I know there’s bigger things going on, but what happened to all those guys who celebrated Christmas every day? Did they all just die early?
November 12, 2025 at 5:53 PM
I know there’s bigger things going on, but what happened to all those guys who celebrated Christmas every day? Did they all just die early?
A brand new Letter to Brezhnev will be on stage in Liverpool next Autumn. Frank Clarke, who wrote the incredible 1985 film, is writing it. Cannot wait for this liverpoolsroyalcourt.com/main_stage/l...
November 12, 2025 at 1:22 PM
A brand new Letter to Brezhnev will be on stage in Liverpool next Autumn. Frank Clarke, who wrote the incredible 1985 film, is writing it. Cannot wait for this liverpoolsroyalcourt.com/main_stage/l...
Not one but TWO press nights @royalcourtliv.bsky.social this week. And a new show to announce tomorrow (which will be very exciting for those who like their Scouse stories with an 80s vibe)
November 11, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Not one but TWO press nights @royalcourtliv.bsky.social this week. And a new show to announce tomorrow (which will be very exciting for those who like their Scouse stories with an 80s vibe)
It's Children in Need this week. BBC staff up and down the country are working to raise money, to celebrate causes. Sara Cox is running over about 12 mountains.
But as ever, the focus is on the most toxic, the most disruptive.
Donate 💰 instead
www.bbcchildreninneed.co.uk/fundraising/...
But as ever, the focus is on the most toxic, the most disruptive.
Donate 💰 instead
www.bbcchildreninneed.co.uk/fundraising/...
Fundraising Hub - BBC Children in Need
Get together and get fundraising with ideas and all the resource you need.
www.bbcchildreninneed.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 9:49 AM
It's Children in Need this week. BBC staff up and down the country are working to raise money, to celebrate causes. Sara Cox is running over about 12 mountains.
But as ever, the focus is on the most toxic, the most disruptive.
Donate 💰 instead
www.bbcchildreninneed.co.uk/fundraising/...
But as ever, the focus is on the most toxic, the most disruptive.
Donate 💰 instead
www.bbcchildreninneed.co.uk/fundraising/...
This person, crucially, has got to believe in the BBC. This critical friend BS is rotting it from within
The BBC Comms team will be scrambling to hire an agency that says it can lead on crisis comms. What they should do is hire a strategic, corporate PR who can sit alongside publicists for TV programmes. Being able to promote The Traitors is not the same as dealing with a major existential crisis
November 10, 2025 at 9:26 AM
This person, crucially, has got to believe in the BBC. This critical friend BS is rotting it from within
The BBC Comms team will be scrambling to hire an agency that says it can lead on crisis comms. What they should do is hire a strategic, corporate PR who can sit alongside publicists for TV programmes. Being able to promote The Traitors is not the same as dealing with a major existential crisis
November 10, 2025 at 9:23 AM
The BBC Comms team will be scrambling to hire an agency that says it can lead on crisis comms. What they should do is hire a strategic, corporate PR who can sit alongside publicists for TV programmes. Being able to promote The Traitors is not the same as dealing with a major existential crisis
At a private sector event last week there were a few things that really struck me about investment in Liverpool right now
*Business really wants to be involved in reshaping the city to make it liveable. They’re not that interested in politicians
*A huge number of them moved away and then came back
*Business really wants to be involved in reshaping the city to make it liveable. They’re not that interested in politicians
*A huge number of them moved away and then came back
Liverpool City Region has been growing strongly since the pandemic - with particular strengths in education and science.
Is this momentum on the Mersey a sign of things to come?
futurenorth.substack.com/p/momentum-o...
Is this momentum on the Mersey a sign of things to come?
futurenorth.substack.com/p/momentum-o...
Momentum on the Mersey?
The growth of education and science in the Liverpool City Region
futurenorth.substack.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:59 AM
At a private sector event last week there were a few things that really struck me about investment in Liverpool right now
*Business really wants to be involved in reshaping the city to make it liveable. They’re not that interested in politicians
*A huge number of them moved away and then came back
*Business really wants to be involved in reshaping the city to make it liveable. They’re not that interested in politicians
*A huge number of them moved away and then came back
A little sojourn across the water to blow away the cobwebs. The warmth mixed with the low light is uncanny
November 8, 2025 at 4:45 PM
A little sojourn across the water to blow away the cobwebs. The warmth mixed with the low light is uncanny
Love this by my Liverpool Almanac pal Robin - 12 hours in Chicken Bazooka open.substack.com/pub/liverpoo...
The Business Of The Chicken: 12 hours in Chicken Bazooka
Perhaps this venerable, bonkers, mediocre chicken shop is the greasy, indestructible heart of Liverpool
open.substack.com
November 8, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Love this by my Liverpool Almanac pal Robin - 12 hours in Chicken Bazooka open.substack.com/pub/liverpoo...
Well, I’ve just laughed with friends for around six hours and honestly I don’t think you can ask for more than that
November 8, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Well, I’ve just laughed with friends for around six hours and honestly I don’t think you can ask for more than that
"Can I call you Lozza?"
"Not if you expect a response"
"Not if you expect a response"
I have unfollowed people on social media who have called me Andy. It’s not my name. I am not an Andy. You might as well call me Ronald. Call people by the name they want.
Dump him, girl www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
November 7, 2025 at 11:32 AM
"Can I call you Lozza?"
"Not if you expect a response"
"Not if you expect a response"
Dear BBC, Knowsley is not in Liverpool. We’ve got enough problems with having to take on Huyton, thank you very much
November 6, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Dear BBC, Knowsley is not in Liverpool. We’ve got enough problems with having to take on Huyton, thank you very much
Is it childish to boo a footballer? Yes Is it childish to sell your club on the power of its fanbase but get angry when the fanbase reacts in a way that doesn’t depict you "on brand"? Yes
Is it childish to encourage a fan response in the media then criticise it when it happens? Again yes
Is it childish to encourage a fan response in the media then criticise it when it happens? Again yes
November 5, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Is it childish to boo a footballer? Yes Is it childish to sell your club on the power of its fanbase but get angry when the fanbase reacts in a way that doesn’t depict you "on brand"? Yes
Is it childish to encourage a fan response in the media then criticise it when it happens? Again yes
Is it childish to encourage a fan response in the media then criticise it when it happens? Again yes
Q4 is called "the golden quarter" for retail and leisure because it’s when the majority of annual earnings are made. Consumer confidence is vital for this. Instead, at the moment high streets need shoppers to feel they can spend this Christmas, the Chancellor is going to tell them it’s too risky
November 4, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Q4 is called "the golden quarter" for retail and leisure because it’s when the majority of annual earnings are made. Consumer confidence is vital for this. Instead, at the moment high streets need shoppers to feel they can spend this Christmas, the Chancellor is going to tell them it’s too risky
It does feel weird to point out that if you use racism to get attention you are also almost certainly racist
November 2, 2025 at 5:56 PM
It does feel weird to point out that if you use racism to get attention you are also almost certainly racist