Rachel Harding
@silverwriter.bsky.social
Research Fellow, Social Sciences, Nottingham Trent University she/her
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Rachel Harding
@silverwriter.bsky.social
· Nov 28
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"We hope this cheers up your wintery week"
Walter de Staplecat, Simpkin IV, Teabag, Balthasar and Benny D Cat take the stage as we meet the college cats of Oxford. And, of course, Magdalen’s Ozymandias. Read on for our photo special. (Includes a cat map.) oxfordclarion.uk/college-cats...
College cats of Oxford
Once upon a time, we featured an image of Magdalen's kitten, Ozymandias, in our newsletter. We figured it might be a gentle contrast to our regular diet of planning and local politics.
The grey ball ...
oxfordclarion.uk
November 25, 2025 at 10:16 AM
"We hope this cheers up your wintery week"
Excellent article @nandosigona.bsky.social
Asylum is not "illegal migration"
Let's start from here theconversation.com/asylum-is-no...
Let's start from here theconversation.com/asylum-is-no...
Asylum is not illegal migration – why the UK government shouldn’t conflate the two
The new proposals transform settlement into something that must be continually earned. The path has become longer, more conditional and far more easily disrupted.
theconversation.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Excellent article @nandosigona.bsky.social
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Tomorrow is a hugely important day.
At 4pm, the UK Covid-19 Inquiry will publish its report into the UK’s pandemic decision-making & political governance.
I dearly hope our political leaders & decision-makers will listen, learn &, above all, act on the findings.
Because there will be a next time.
At 4pm, the UK Covid-19 Inquiry will publish its report into the UK’s pandemic decision-making & political governance.
I dearly hope our political leaders & decision-makers will listen, learn &, above all, act on the findings.
Because there will be a next time.
November 19, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Tomorrow is a hugely important day.
At 4pm, the UK Covid-19 Inquiry will publish its report into the UK’s pandemic decision-making & political governance.
I dearly hope our political leaders & decision-makers will listen, learn &, above all, act on the findings.
Because there will be a next time.
At 4pm, the UK Covid-19 Inquiry will publish its report into the UK’s pandemic decision-making & political governance.
I dearly hope our political leaders & decision-makers will listen, learn &, above all, act on the findings.
Because there will be a next time.
Last week, I stayed on a farm for a couple of nights and saw red kites flying, hares running and heard owls hooting in the nearby woods.
It was gorgeous.
I would have photographs but the kites fly very high, the hares run very fast and the owls hoot when it is very dark.
It was gorgeous.
I would have photographs but the kites fly very high, the hares run very fast and the owls hoot when it is very dark.
November 11, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Last week, I stayed on a farm for a couple of nights and saw red kites flying, hares running and heard owls hooting in the nearby woods.
It was gorgeous.
I would have photographs but the kites fly very high, the hares run very fast and the owls hoot when it is very dark.
It was gorgeous.
I would have photographs but the kites fly very high, the hares run very fast and the owls hoot when it is very dark.
Out of office on, books, music and teapot ready, enjoy the summer everyone!
a woman with pink and blue hair is reading a book and drinking from a cup
ALT: a woman with pink and blue hair is reading a book and drinking from a cup
media.tenor.com
August 1, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Out of office on, books, music and teapot ready, enjoy the summer everyone!
BBC News - Civil service interns must all be working class, government says - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Civil service interns must all be working class, government says
Internships will only go to students from poorer families in a push to make Whitehall more working class.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 1, 2025 at 1:08 PM
BBC News - Civil service interns must all be working class, government says - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
August 1, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Reposted by Rachel Harding
Motherfucking wind farms…
July 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Motherfucking wind farms…
July 31, 2025 at 6:56 AM
BBC News - Paralympian’s plea to roll out 999 initiative nationwide - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Paralympian’s plea to roll out 999 initiative nationwide
Chris Channon called 999 but a call handler hung up on him as they thought it was a prank.
www.bbc.co.uk
July 27, 2025 at 6:19 PM
BBC News - Paralympian’s plea to roll out 999 initiative nationwide - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
July 19, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Reposted by Rachel Harding
Orgreave papers destroyed by police thought to include report on notorious truncheon beating
Orgreave papers destroyed by police thought to include report on notorious truncheon beating
Miner who was seen on TV being beaten by officer said he was not aware of report’s existence before it was destroyed
Documents destroyed by police relating to operations at Orgreave during the miners’ strike in 1984 are believed to include a report on a notorious incident in which an officer beat a man over the head with a truncheon.
In the ITV News at 10 report on the violent scenes at Orgreave, the officer, PC Martin of Northumbria police, was seen hitting the miner, Russell Broomhead, several times with his truncheon. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
July 19, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Orgreave papers destroyed by police thought to include report on notorious truncheon beating
July 18, 2025 at 8:38 AM
July 17, 2025 at 6:33 AM
July 16, 2025 at 8:05 AM
BBC News - Girls on period skipping school over toilet rules, says charity - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Girls on period skipping school over toilet rules, says charity
A West Yorkshire charity says some students are missing a month of education each year.
www.bbc.co.uk
July 15, 2025 at 3:53 PM
BBC News - Girls on period skipping school over toilet rules, says charity - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
July 14, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Reposted by Rachel Harding
Define biological female/male
"Well if you're born with..."
No. The biological definition. As in what biology you have now. Not the historical definition. The biological definition of a butterfly isn't the same as a caterpillar
"Well if you're born with..."
No. The biological definition. As in what biology you have now. Not the historical definition. The biological definition of a butterfly isn't the same as a caterpillar
July 11, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Define biological female/male
"Well if you're born with..."
No. The biological definition. As in what biology you have now. Not the historical definition. The biological definition of a butterfly isn't the same as a caterpillar
"Well if you're born with..."
No. The biological definition. As in what biology you have now. Not the historical definition. The biological definition of a butterfly isn't the same as a caterpillar
July 11, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Reposted by Rachel Harding
What if Mary hated soft play? What if Eve had hot flushes?
Biblical Women Ageing Disgracefully: artist Sarah Lightman reimagines characters battling midlife, motherhood and menopause
What if Mary hated soft play? What if Eve had hot flushes?
tcnv.link
July 10, 2025 at 6:12 AM
What if Mary hated soft play? What if Eve had hot flushes?
July 10, 2025 at 6:45 AM
This afternoon's work is being copmpleted to Holst's St Paul's suite, Elgar's Serenade for strings in E minor, Warlock's Capriol suite and Ireland's Concertino Pastorale open.spotify.com/album/0yHP6P...
Bournemouth Sinfonietta Plays English Music For Strings
George Hurst · Album · 1985 · 16 songs
open.spotify.com
July 9, 2025 at 2:24 PM
This afternoon's work is being copmpleted to Holst's St Paul's suite, Elgar's Serenade for strings in E minor, Warlock's Capriol suite and Ireland's Concertino Pastorale open.spotify.com/album/0yHP6P...
Reposted by Rachel Harding
BREAKING: Scientists are staging a “science fair” in the lobby of a Congressional building to tell elected officials about the critical knowledge the US will lose because their research grants have been canceled.
July 8, 2025 at 3:31 PM
BREAKING: Scientists are staging a “science fair” in the lobby of a Congressional building to tell elected officials about the critical knowledge the US will lose because their research grants have been canceled.