Ellen Horton
@ellenhorton.bsky.social
Here to learn from clever, interesting people. Preoccupied by the state of politics, distract myself with swimming and crochet.
Thank you. Can't wait.
November 20, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Thank you. Can't wait.
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We are fortunate, we can cover his day to day expenses*, what would happen if family couldn't afford to?
*though very much hoping care bills don't arrive before this is sorted.
*though very much hoping care bills don't arrive before this is sorted.
October 14, 2025 at 5:33 AM
We are fortunate, we can cover his day to day expenses*, what would happen if family couldn't afford to?
*though very much hoping care bills don't arrive before this is sorted.
*though very much hoping care bills don't arrive before this is sorted.
We submitted his LPA on 29 Sept, HSBC won't even give us an update on when access will be granted again.
Today, I am adding his mobile phone to the list of things I am paying for whilst we wait.
He doesn't have a landline, so his mobile is his only means of communication.
Today, I am adding his mobile phone to the list of things I am paying for whilst we wait.
He doesn't have a landline, so his mobile is his only means of communication.
October 14, 2025 at 5:33 AM
We submitted his LPA on 29 Sept, HSBC won't even give us an update on when access will be granted again.
Today, I am adding his mobile phone to the list of things I am paying for whilst we wait.
He doesn't have a landline, so his mobile is his only means of communication.
Today, I am adding his mobile phone to the list of things I am paying for whilst we wait.
He doesn't have a landline, so his mobile is his only means of communication.
Can you recommend a good mix to buy to start? I have a patch in my garden that I would like to be wildflowers.
September 28, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Can you recommend a good mix to buy to start? I have a patch in my garden that I would like to be wildflowers.
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George Orwell went to Spain to fight fascism. Literally. Not to take holidays, but to stand against the likes of Robinson and Musk.
Orwell saw in Spain how fascist "leaders" turned resentment into organised cruelty. That is why he bled in the trenches there.
Orwell saw in Spain how fascist "leaders" turned resentment into organised cruelty. That is why he bled in the trenches there.
September 13, 2025 at 10:37 PM
George Orwell went to Spain to fight fascism. Literally. Not to take holidays, but to stand against the likes of Robinson and Musk.
Orwell saw in Spain how fascist "leaders" turned resentment into organised cruelty. That is why he bled in the trenches there.
Orwell saw in Spain how fascist "leaders" turned resentment into organised cruelty. That is why he bled in the trenches there.
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For there to be no comment from the government on Musk's call for violence, let alone action against X, is unconscionable. An utter dereliction of its responsibility for national security and an affront to every member of an ethnic minority, who is being put at risk by this rhetoric.
September 14, 2025 at 9:56 AM
For there to be no comment from the government on Musk's call for violence, let alone action against X, is unconscionable. An utter dereliction of its responsibility for national security and an affront to every member of an ethnic minority, who is being put at risk by this rhetoric.
Well said.
Perhaps free speech advocate Tice can give us a list of who he thinks is allowed to talk about these matters.
Perhaps free speech advocate Tice can give us a list of who he thinks is allowed to talk about these matters.
August 31, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Well said.
Perhaps free speech advocate Tice can give us a list of who he thinks is allowed to talk about these matters.
Perhaps free speech advocate Tice can give us a list of who he thinks is allowed to talk about these matters.
Thank you for sharing this. I wouldn't have seen it otherwise and it has cheered me immensely.
August 29, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Thank you for sharing this. I wouldn't have seen it otherwise and it has cheered me immensely.
3 so we still get your wit and humour
August 9, 2025 at 5:22 PM
3 so we still get your wit and humour
He's got a bit of the comeuppance he deserves.
June 12, 2025 at 9:30 PM
He's got a bit of the comeuppance he deserves.