Mark Flannagan
@markflannagan.bsky.social
Part-time CEO of https://upcyclemcf.org/
Also a trained funeral celebrant -just starting up.
Also a trained funeral celebrant -just starting up.
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@matthew-wright.bsky.social - re your conversation this morning - @booktrust.org.uk has a Christmas appeal each year which will provide parcels of books to kids.
We’re all looking for a little magic at Christmas 💫
Stories bring joy, comfort and connection. And you can help to share the #MagicOfBooks with the children who need it most.
Donate today to make a difference this Christmas - and beyond:
https://bit.ly/4hTWKCT
Stories bring joy, comfort and connection. And you can help to share the #MagicOfBooks with the children who need it most.
Donate today to make a difference this Christmas - and beyond:
https://bit.ly/4hTWKCT
November 23, 2025 at 8:09 AM
@matthew-wright.bsky.social - re your conversation this morning - @booktrust.org.uk has a Christmas appeal each year which will provide parcels of books to kids.
Special offer from the charity I am CEO of - www.upcyclemcf.org. Buying from us supports our work in prisons and the community.
PM me for details if you wish.
PM me for details if you wish.
November 13, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Special offer from the charity I am CEO of - www.upcyclemcf.org. Buying from us supports our work in prisons and the community.
PM me for details if you wish.
PM me for details if you wish.
Looking for a new bike for Christmas? Hybrid, child's, mountain or road? Our charity UpCycle refurbishes bikes and sells them to help at risk young people. John, our fully Velotech qualified mechanic really does a great job. Go to www.upcyclemcf.org for more.
November 3, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Looking for a new bike for Christmas? Hybrid, child's, mountain or road? Our charity UpCycle refurbishes bikes and sells them to help at risk young people. John, our fully Velotech qualified mechanic really does a great job. Go to www.upcyclemcf.org for more.
Look if the Duke of York title is going now I'll have it. Indeed, in medieval style, I'll even fight you for it. Seems as good as anyone else's claim.
October 17, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Look if the Duke of York title is going now I'll have it. Indeed, in medieval style, I'll even fight you for it. Seems as good as anyone else's claim.
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Earlier today we published ‘Just passing time’: A review of work and training provision in adult prisons’.
Find out more below or in the review: hmiprisons.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/hmipris_repo...
Find out more below or in the review: hmiprisons.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/hmipris_repo...
October 13, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Earlier today we published ‘Just passing time’: A review of work and training provision in adult prisons’.
Find out more below or in the review: hmiprisons.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/hmipris_repo...
Find out more below or in the review: hmiprisons.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/hmipris_repo...
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Two years after 7 October and the kidnap of my parents, hate is in fashion. For all our sakes, we need compassion | Sharone Lifschitz
Two years after 7 October and the kidnap of my parents, hate is in fashion. For all our sakes, we need compassion | Sharone Lifschitz
So many were killed – yet on her release, my mother said ‘shalom’ to her captors. Let’s learn from that moment of grace, says Sharone Lifschitz, London-based film-maker and academic
www.theguardian.com
October 7, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Two years after 7 October and the kidnap of my parents, hate is in fashion. For all our sakes, we need compassion | Sharone Lifschitz
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Families welcomed at ‘Celebrating One Community’ Open Day at Southport Mosque standupforsouthport.com/families-wel...
Families welcomed at ‘Celebrating One Community’ Open Day at Southport Mosque | Stand Up For Southport
Families enjoyed an inspiring and well-attended Open Day hosted by Southport Islamic Society Mosque on Sunday. Faith leaders from Muslim, Jewish and Christian places of worship came together to share...
standupforsouthport.com
October 5, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Families welcomed at ‘Celebrating One Community’ Open Day at Southport Mosque standupforsouthport.com/families-wel...
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🚨 Our new investigation out today reveals how thousands of people who've taken their bosses to employment tribunals & won, never got paid, even after they approached the government for help.
This has serious implications for the Employment rights bill.
www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025...
This has serious implications for the Employment rights bill.
www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025...
Thousands of rogue bosses get away with not paying tribunal awards
The government scheme ‘enforcing’ money owed to workers has been unsuccessful in a staggering three-quarters of cases
www.thebureauinvestigates.com
October 2, 2025 at 7:46 AM
🚨 Our new investigation out today reveals how thousands of people who've taken their bosses to employment tribunals & won, never got paid, even after they approached the government for help.
This has serious implications for the Employment rights bill.
www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025...
This has serious implications for the Employment rights bill.
www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025...
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Tuesday marks 75 years since the historic September 30, 1950 Doll & Hill BMJ paper confirming smoking as a cause of lung cancer. For 75 years tobacco companies have been selling and promoting products they know are lethal when used as intended.
www.bmj.com/content/2/46...
www.bmj.com/content/2/46...
September 29, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Tuesday marks 75 years since the historic September 30, 1950 Doll & Hill BMJ paper confirming smoking as a cause of lung cancer. For 75 years tobacco companies have been selling and promoting products they know are lethal when used as intended.
www.bmj.com/content/2/46...
www.bmj.com/content/2/46...
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www.theguardian.com/money/2025/o...
Hard to believe that this idea has come round again. We spent so long last year making the case against ET fees.
We argued strongly that the introduction of these fees is not in the interests of access to justice. www.thefru.org.uk/public-consu...
Hard to believe that this idea has come round again. We spent so long last year making the case against ET fees.
We argued strongly that the introduction of these fees is not in the interests of access to justice. www.thefru.org.uk/public-consu...
Labour considering charging workers for employment tribunal claims, sources say
Exclusive: Reintroducing tribunal fees would be ‘a gift for bad bosses’, says TUC chief Paul Nowak
www.theguardian.com
October 1, 2025 at 7:11 PM
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/o...
Hard to believe that this idea has come round again. We spent so long last year making the case against ET fees.
We argued strongly that the introduction of these fees is not in the interests of access to justice. www.thefru.org.uk/public-consu...
Hard to believe that this idea has come round again. We spent so long last year making the case against ET fees.
We argued strongly that the introduction of these fees is not in the interests of access to justice. www.thefru.org.uk/public-consu...
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The Boring Fund will be open for applications in November.
If your small UK charity needs (up to) £200 to cover something boring like insurance or web hosting, take a look.
They welcome donations too.
If your small UK charity needs (up to) £200 to cover something boring like insurance or web hosting, take a look.
They welcome donations too.
The Boring Fund - Open Collective
We support small non-profit organisations (UK) by only funding the really boring (but essential) stuff like insurance, accountancy or admin
opencollective.com
September 29, 2025 at 10:48 AM
The Boring Fund will be open for applications in November.
If your small UK charity needs (up to) £200 to cover something boring like insurance or web hosting, take a look.
They welcome donations too.
If your small UK charity needs (up to) £200 to cover something boring like insurance or web hosting, take a look.
They welcome donations too.
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Ready to take the next step in your career? There are some amazing opportunities on our jobs board right now - find a selection in the thread below and explore them all, here: https://bit.ly/CCSectorJobs #MembershipMonday
September 29, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Ready to take the next step in your career? There are some amazing opportunities on our jobs board right now - find a selection in the thread below and explore them all, here: https://bit.ly/CCSectorJobs #MembershipMonday
That's Roscoe Head!
Going to #LPC? May I highlight places to eat and drink? Bold St has a choice, including Bundobust and Bakcich. Pubs - Ship & Mitre, Baltic Fleet, Kavanaghs, The Grapes, Rocoe Head. Enjoy.
September 27, 2025 at 1:10 PM
That's Roscoe Head!
Going to #LPC? May I highlight places to eat and drink? Bold St has a choice, including Bundobust and Bakcich. Pubs - Ship & Mitre, Baltic Fleet, Kavanaghs, The Grapes, Rocoe Head. Enjoy.
September 27, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Going to #LPC? May I highlight places to eat and drink? Bold St has a choice, including Bundobust and Bakcich. Pubs - Ship & Mitre, Baltic Fleet, Kavanaghs, The Grapes, Rocoe Head. Enjoy.
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Book two has been renamed by the publisher, so please pre-order/add to your want to read list...Sort Your Death Out
www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...
www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...
Sort Your Death Out: A handy planner for the end of lif…
'With a prose style that holds your hand and offers ina…
www.goodreads.com
September 23, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Book two has been renamed by the publisher, so please pre-order/add to your want to read list...Sort Your Death Out
www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...
www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...
Jeesuz. Got to have hearing aids! Nothing profound. But definitely lost hearing in both ears. So, like glasses, initially use them only when I feel the need. Hey ho. Why am I old.
September 20, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Jeesuz. Got to have hearing aids! Nothing profound. But definitely lost hearing in both ears. So, like glasses, initially use them only when I feel the need. Hey ho. Why am I old.
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Are you interested in death, dying, loss, grief, and related topics, from historical studies to current issues? Then I'd recommend following @openthanatology.bsky.social and keeping an eye out for resources it shares.
September 15, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Are you interested in death, dying, loss, grief, and related topics, from historical studies to current issues? Then I'd recommend following @openthanatology.bsky.social and keeping an eye out for resources it shares.
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I always remember when Anne Robinson tried to do her school ma’am act on Ricky Hatton on Celebrity Weakest Link.
AR: “Ricky - you were the weakest link in that round. Why do you think that is?”
RH: “Probably because I get punched in the head for a living, Anne.”
AR: “Ricky - you were the weakest link in that round. Why do you think that is?”
RH: “Probably because I get punched in the head for a living, Anne.”
September 14, 2025 at 4:24 PM
I always remember when Anne Robinson tried to do her school ma’am act on Ricky Hatton on Celebrity Weakest Link.
AR: “Ricky - you were the weakest link in that round. Why do you think that is?”
RH: “Probably because I get punched in the head for a living, Anne.”
AR: “Ricky - you were the weakest link in that round. Why do you think that is?”
RH: “Probably because I get punched in the head for a living, Anne.”
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Have a friend currently down on his luck in Manchester who could do with a long term loan of an electric bike. Can anyone help?
September 8, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Have a friend currently down on his luck in Manchester who could do with a long term loan of an electric bike. Can anyone help?
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I’ve been frustrated to see so much of the ongoing story about asylum seekers and the protests against them covered without hearing from those seeking asylum and now being met with hostility and hatred
I set out to speak to those directly affected to find out about the impact this is having 👇
I set out to speak to those directly affected to find out about the impact this is having 👇
We escaped war and torture but now we feel unsafe in Britain
Special report: Amid protests and rising aggression towards asylum seekers across the country, we spoke to those being targeted
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk
September 7, 2025 at 6:49 AM
I’ve been frustrated to see so much of the ongoing story about asylum seekers and the protests against them covered without hearing from those seeking asylum and now being met with hostility and hatred
I set out to speak to those directly affected to find out about the impact this is having 👇
I set out to speak to those directly affected to find out about the impact this is having 👇
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We're recruiting for an Operations and Infrastructure lead.
This could be you if you're the kind of person who cares about sustainable travel (and particularly cycling) in Oxford and is keen to support the running of Cyclox so we can be even more effective.
www.cyclox.org/index.php/wo...
This could be you if you're the kind of person who cares about sustainable travel (and particularly cycling) in Oxford and is keen to support the running of Cyclox so we can be even more effective.
www.cyclox.org/index.php/wo...
September 2, 2025 at 10:36 AM
We're recruiting for an Operations and Infrastructure lead.
This could be you if you're the kind of person who cares about sustainable travel (and particularly cycling) in Oxford and is keen to support the running of Cyclox so we can be even more effective.
www.cyclox.org/index.php/wo...
This could be you if you're the kind of person who cares about sustainable travel (and particularly cycling) in Oxford and is keen to support the running of Cyclox so we can be even more effective.
www.cyclox.org/index.php/wo...
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🚨 On Sunday, there will be a nationwide emergency alert test.
📱For those facing abuse or exploitation, a hidden phone can be a lifeline. Let's help ensure that hidden phones stay quiet.
#Share this post to keep everyone safe on Sunday 💓
#EmergencyAlert #StaySafe #VAWG #ModernSlavery
📱For those facing abuse or exploitation, a hidden phone can be a lifeline. Let's help ensure that hidden phones stay quiet.
#Share this post to keep everyone safe on Sunday 💓
#EmergencyAlert #StaySafe #VAWG #ModernSlavery
September 1, 2025 at 4:07 PM
🚨 On Sunday, there will be a nationwide emergency alert test.
📱For those facing abuse or exploitation, a hidden phone can be a lifeline. Let's help ensure that hidden phones stay quiet.
#Share this post to keep everyone safe on Sunday 💓
#EmergencyAlert #StaySafe #VAWG #ModernSlavery
📱For those facing abuse or exploitation, a hidden phone can be a lifeline. Let's help ensure that hidden phones stay quiet.
#Share this post to keep everyone safe on Sunday 💓
#EmergencyAlert #StaySafe #VAWG #ModernSlavery
Tis the season. Mince pies in the shops. Strictly contestants announced. Cakes baked and pickling with Brandy (and whisky in the case of the Dundee cakes).
Not @nigella.bsky.social (sorry) but Delia recipes!
Not @nigella.bsky.social (sorry) but Delia recipes!
August 26, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Tis the season. Mince pies in the shops. Strictly contestants announced. Cakes baked and pickling with Brandy (and whisky in the case of the Dundee cakes).
Not @nigella.bsky.social (sorry) but Delia recipes!
Not @nigella.bsky.social (sorry) but Delia recipes!