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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 20d

NEW: The British politician, his Russian intelligence handler & a Kremlin plot against the US & Ukraine.

My new piece about Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage for @thenerve_news in which we ask:

Why, even now, is no-one asking questions?

t.co/BUTtpK9C4S

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Rob Haynes @robhaynes.bsky.social · 20d

Helios by Luke Jerram at Fountains Abbey

A large scale model of the sun hangs from the pillars of a ruined abbey

Rob Haynes @robhaynes.bsky.social · Sep 18

Good man! A bit of a ’lost’ album, that one.

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Rob Haynes @robhaynes.bsky.social · Aug 11

He knew the risks when he took the job.

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Rob Haynes @robhaynes.bsky.social · Jul 28

Held By Trees channeling the creative legacy of the late, great Mark Hollis in Manchester last night.
@heldbytrees.bsky.social

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Rob Haynes @robhaynes.bsky.social · Jul 26

Paint me like your French foxes

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Rob Haynes @robhaynes.bsky.social · Jul 21

Hope endures.

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Rob Haynes @robhaynes.bsky.social · Jul 17

Highland cattle in Heaton Park, enjoying the break between Oasis concerts two fields down.

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Rob Haynes @robhaynes.bsky.social · Jul 10

I think I’d call it a mixed blessing!

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Rob Haynes @robhaynes.bsky.social · Jul 6

We never put any food out or approach them (there have been two different ones). They seem to come over in a spirit of genuine curiosity, as far as we can tell.

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Rob Haynes @robhaynes.bsky.social · Jul 6

A remarkably chilled garden visitor. I was sat on my garden chair reading a book when it (she?) wandered over and lay down.
#foxoftheday
@chrisgpackham.bsky.social

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Rob Haynes @robhaynes.bsky.social · Jun 23

A curious garden visitor

A fox cub casually approaches and studies us in our back garden

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Rob Haynes @robhaynes.bsky.social · Jun 5

Really enjoyed @robinince.bsky.social at Salford Lowry last night. Haven’t started his new book yet, but I already feel confident in recommending it without hesitation.

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Clive Lewis MP @labourlewis.bsky.social · Jun 3

By taking public ownership off the table from the start, the government’s "largest review of the water sector since privatisation" is just moving deck chairs on the Titanic.

Privatisation is not a problem - it is THE problem.

Sign my letter to Sir Jon Cunliffe: actionnetwork.org/petitions/si...

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Rob Haynes @robhaynes.bsky.social · May 31

Penguin Cafe at the excellent Brewery Arts Centre in Kendal. Just the one song masked, though.

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Rob Haynes @robhaynes.bsky.social · May 29

What a strange job that must be. Do you get dressed up? Do you throw shapes and rock out in your own little booth?

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Rob Haynes @robhaynes.bsky.social · May 28

My favourite Manchester blue plaque, to be found on, yes, Balloon Street. The journey reached about seven miles, and it doesn’t mention the fact that Sadler was accompanied by a cat. I imagine the film being narrated by Oliver Postgate

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Rob Haynes @robhaynes.bsky.social · Apr 13

Low tide at Half Moon Bay, Heysham

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Rob Haynes @robhaynes.bsky.social · Mar 9

A rare, if not unique, instance of Wodehouse being improved.

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Rob Haynes @robhaynes.bsky.social · Feb 22

What a dream / nightmare team that was.

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David Graeber Institute @davidgraeberinst.bsky.social · Feb 13

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Rob Haynes @robhaynes.bsky.social · Feb 12

Rochdale’s recently reopened Town Hall. Originally completed in 1871 at four times its original estimate, the mayor explained “We cannot have beauty without paying for it.”

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Rob Haynes @robhaynes.bsky.social · Feb 6

I recently read Boneland, the decades later conclusion to his Weirdstone trilogy, very different style, almost like a dream state. He’s a fascinating writer.

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Rob Haynes @robhaynes.bsky.social · Feb 6

This week’s book buys.
My 2025 plan to rein in the rate of book purchasing and bring it in line with the rate of books read is getting off to a shaky start.

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Rob Haynes @robhaynes.bsky.social · Feb 6

I saw the original lineup at the Milton Keynes Bowl Ozzfest in 2001, back when a rock all-dayer held no fears.
I’d have to battle them for their oxygen tents if I went now
(I’m not going)

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