Alison Hutcheson
@aalihutch.bsky.social
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Music, video & audio, walking, swimming, food.
Another reason to dislike Starbucks, apart from the crap coffee
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Starbucks does not recycle plastic cups it claims are ‘widely recyclable’, report says
Watchdog group glued trackers to 53 of the chain’s cups across nine states and found none ended up at a recycling facility
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/20/starbucks-plastic-cups-recycling-report?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
about 12 hours ago
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That tube carriage image is brilliant
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London protests, disco dancers and robot monks: photos of the weekend
The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world
https://www.theguardian.com/news/gallery/2026/may/17/london-protests-disco-dancers-robot-monks-photos-of-the-weekend?CMP=share_btn_url#img-1
4 days ago
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I recently spotted a private jet flying from Blackpool to Glasgow......
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Ban private jets and cut speed limits to avert UK fuel crisis, say campaigners
Climate and transport organisations warn ministers not to ‘sleepwalk into crisis’ amid Iran war oil and gas shortages
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/15/ban-private-jets-cut-speed-limits-uk-fuel-crisis?CMP=GTUK_email
6 days ago
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Secret Heart,
@ronsexsmith.bsky.social
on BBC6 Music now 😊
11 days ago
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Alison Hutcheson
Emma Monk
19 days ago
So there are crazy headlines, and then there are "I'm sorry WTAF now?" headlines...😳 Yes, the Telegraph have deduced that Ed Miliband hates mothers because of some new legislation making tumble dryers more efficient and cheaper to run! 🧵 1/24
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How Scotland’s Holyrood elections work will work this May
electoral-reform.org.uk/how-scotland...
Electoral Reform Society – ERS
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How Scotland’s Holyrood elections work will work this May
The 2024 General Election in Scotland was a one-sided affair. Scottish Labour won 35.3% of the vote in Scotland and 64.9% of the available seats. While the SNP came a narrow second place
https://electoral-reform.org.uk/how-scotlands-holyrood-elections-work-will-work-this-may/
26 days ago
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Exactly this
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about 2 months ago
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Ooh! Snow!!
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about 2 months ago
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A happy thing to read
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
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‘A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity’: why Tate has loaned an LS Lowry painting to a school
Sending painting to artist’s namesake school in Salford is a first for gallery, and has brought huge benefits
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/mar/29/a-once-in-a-lifetime-opportunity-why-tate-has-loaned-an-ls-lowry-painting-to-a-school
about 2 months ago
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I was only explaining to the young person who I mentor about the collection boxes for children with polio that were everywhere when I was a child.
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Polio virus detected in London days before ministers cut global eradication funding
Campaigner criticises ‘shortsighted and self-defeating’ decision and says it increases risk to the UK public
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/mar/27/polio-virus-detected-in-london-days-before-ministers-cut-global-eradication-funding
about 2 months ago
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If we don’t act now, many child refugees will be left in war zones or unsafe camps, away from their mums and dads. Email the Home Secretary now to stop the suspension of refugee family reunion – it just takes a minute >>
act.safepassage.org.uk/email-home-s...
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Stop the attack on family reunion: Email the Home Secretary
URGENT: The Government is cracking down on refugee families’ right to be together. As part of a major immigration shake-up, the Home Secretary plans to restrict the right to family life, protected und...
https://act.safepassage.org.uk/email-home-secretary-family-reunion?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=FR_campaign_share
about 2 months ago
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Just a thought, shouldn't journalists be writing about why the President of the USA is allowed to carry on when he plainly has dementia and his capacity must be in doubt?
2 months ago
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One of my favourite university memories was seeing Roger McGough read live .
www.theguardian.com/books/2026/m...
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University of Liverpool acquires entire archive of poet Roger McGough
Archivist Jo Klett says the 40 boxes of material will provide ‘a full picture of Roger’s entire working career’
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/mar/20/university-of-liverpool-acquires-entire-archive-of-poet-roger-mcgough?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
2 months ago
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Taking good news where I can find it
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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London, San Francisco and Beijing achieve ‘remarkable reductions’ in air pollution
Cycle lanes, electric cars and other interventions have helped 19 global cities slash levels of pollutants by more than 20%
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/12/london-san-francisco-and-beijing-achieve-remarkable-reductions-in-air-pollution?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
2 months ago
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The fire at Glasgow Central station is just heartbreaking
www.tiktok.com/@vyromedia_
2 months ago
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Alison Hutcheson
The Herald
2 months ago
More than 60 firefighters are currently working to tackle a large building fire on Union Street, according to a Scottish Fire & Rescue Service statement. Follow LIVE updates:
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2591831...
𝘐𝘔𝘈𝘎𝘌: 𝘎𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘺 𝘍 𝘔𝘤𝘏𝘢𝘳𝘨 / 𝘍𝘖𝘊𝘈𝘓 𝘚𝘤𝘰𝘵𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥
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More of this please, I'm always horrified by what I see people throwing away at the tip. My first resort is Freecycle and giving away on Facebook Marketplace and also Olio.
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A delightful day at the dump: ‘The trick is not to leave with more stuff than I arrived with!’
At the council recycling tip in Chingford, people drop off fridges, dishwashers, mattresses, golf clubs, bicycles and batteries – then head into the shop to hunt through the weird and wonderful treasu...
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/05/dump-council-recycling-centre-tip-shop-treasures?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
3 months ago
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Tbh I thought it was a spoof when I first read it
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/m...
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Telegraph censured for story of fictional family’s struggle to pay school fees
Watchdog upholds complaint it breached code with article about impact of VAT on banker who did not exist
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/mar/03/telegraph-censured-fabricated-story-banker-struggle-pay-school-fees?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
3 months ago
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Another extraordinarily beautiful piece in memory of Christian Elliott which again, you should listen to
www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6iu...
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Barcarolle by Ayvazyan, transcribed by Christian Elliott | Steven Isserlis, Robin Green
YouTube video by Fly On The Wall
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6iusWPQe2s
3 months ago
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New follower, a man. Sounds vaguely interesting, I check out who he's following. Every single person is a woman.
3 months ago
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FFS!! BBC News - NHS Grampian confirms first case of measles since 2014
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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NHS Grampian confirms first case of measles since 2014
The health board says everyone should ensure they are vaccinated after confirming its first recorded case in more than a decade.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx24xk1d68lo
3 months ago
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Whoop!! BBC News - Plans for Flamingo Land resort at Loch Lomond rejected
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Flamingo Land resort at Loch Lomond rejected
The decision comes after years of often bitter debate over the plans for a £40m holiday park on the banks of the loch.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqxdgd0v53yo
3 months ago
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BBC News - Single vaccine could protect against all coughs, colds and flus, researchers say
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Single vaccine could protect against all coughs, colds and flus, researchers say
A Stanford University team have tested their nasal spray vaccine in animals but still need to do human clinical trials.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2g8rz7yedo
3 months ago
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This is the most beautiful arrangement and you should listen to it.
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Let It Be, by The Beatles, arranged by Christian Elliott
YouTube video by Fly On The Wall
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_ka2eb9Rq8
3 months ago
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Brew bros
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3 months ago
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www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
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Small Prophets review – Mackenzie Crook’s magical new comedy is pure, pure pleasure
Wonder lies below the surface of this truly fantastic sitcom from the creator of Detectorists. It’s an impossible marvel of TV making
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/feb/09/small-prophets-review-mackenzie-crooks-magical-new-comedy-is-pure-pure-pleasure?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
3 months ago
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www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Wood burners may treble children’s exposure to pollution in homes, study finds
Research in Wales found that home, not outdoor travel, was largest contributor to children’s daily exposure
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/feb/06/children-living-homes-wood-burners-exposed-pollution
3 months ago
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www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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UK’s first rapid-charging battery train ready for boarding this weekend
Great Western Railway service recharges in three and a half minutes between trips on west London line
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/30/uk-first-rapid-charging-battery-train?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
4 months ago
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I think it actually means that London has better late night public transport
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Edinburgh and Glasgow top London as UK’s nightlife hotspots, Uber data shows
Taxi app’s analysis shows Scottish capital had highest number of trips made between 10pm and 4am in 2025
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jan/26/edinburgh-and-glasgow-top-london-as-uks-nightlife-hotspots-uber-data-shows?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
4 months ago
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Hello
@cerysmatthews.bsky.social
I think that this is the finest version of A Man's a man I've heard. It was a privilege to work with the very lovely Dougie Henshall on this for the
@decappeal.bsky.social
in Scotland. More appropriate than ever.
vimeo.com/351417224
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Disasters Emergency Committee Scotland
We were asked to make this film for the Disasters Emergency Committee in Scotland to mark the 70th anniversary of the watershed Geneva Conventions agreed after WW2. Dougie…
https://vimeo.com/351417224
4 months ago
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Not sure about the inverted commas BBC News.....
4 months ago
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www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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‘It has been overwhelming’: Sudanese friends complete 900-mile UK walk
Giel Malual and John Kuei trekked from Dungeness to John o’Groats to raise funds for new schools in Sudan
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jan/22/sudan-friends-900-mile-uk-walk?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
4 months ago
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Update: 4.4 to 4.0......
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4 months ago
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www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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‘If you’re flushing the toilet with grey water, people should know’: how China turned rain into an asset
Architects and designers have recycled ancient practice of collecting rainwater to make buildings ecologically friendly
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/16/grey-water-how-china-turned-rain-into-asset?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
4 months ago
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🚨 An undercover sting just exposed alarming loopholes in Westminster’s weak lobbying system: a fake Chinese company bought meetings with ministers and MPs, and it may not have even broken any rules! ✍️ Sign & share:
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
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Stop foreign interference in British politics
British politics has a foreign interference problem. An undercover investigation by Democracy for Sale and Led By Donkeys has revealed how shockingly easy it is for secretive Chinese interests to pene...
https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/stop-foreign-lobbying-in-british-politics?source=bluesky&utm_campaign=blast143835&utm_medium=socialshare&utm_source=bluesky&share=1e6574c3-5cec-4634-8f47-c5ddd85044dc
4 months ago
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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan
4 months ago
People have been trying to talk London down, but the evidence tells a different story. Last year saw: The lowest murder rate per capita since records began The fewest murders of those aged under 25 this century One of the lowest numbers of homicides for almost three decades
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London’s homicide rate drops to lowest in more than a decade
Sadiq Khan says ‘public health’ approach has made the capital one of the safest cities in the western world
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jan/12/london-homicide-rate-drops-to-lowest-in-more-than-a-decade?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
4 months ago
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This is very good news.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Young care leavers in England to get free prescriptions, dental and eye services
Those under-25 to receive help while a pilot will trial paid internships in NHS and a guaranteed interview scheme
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/dec/23/young-care-leavers-england-free-prescriptions-dental-eye-services?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
5 months ago
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BBC News - 'We were sacked from Rockstar North for trying to unionise'
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'We were sacked from Rockstar North for trying to unionise'
Former staff at the Grand Theft Auto creator are seeking an employment tribunal over alleged "union-busting".
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp89990rgdno
5 months ago
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www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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UK can create 5,400 jobs if it stops plastic waste exports, report finds
Campaigners say closure of loophole making it cheaper to export rather than recycle will boost circular economy
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/25/uk-can-create-5400-jobs-if-it-stops-plastic-waste-exports-report-finds
6 months ago
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Wind power has cut £104bn from UK energy costs since 2010, study finds
Reduction comes from energy generated from windfarms and lower cost of gas owing to lower demand
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/28/wind-power-cut-uk-energy-costs-ucl-study?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
7 months ago
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This is an excellent idea. We all need to be able to talk about death and dying.
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Moffat Academy among first to offer course on death
Senior pupils took part in discussions around grief, funerals and legal issues.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0rp52djzeko
7 months ago
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More of this sort of thing
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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‘When I pass piles of fishing nets, I see piles of money’: a one man recycling revolution on the Cornish coast
Determined to find a solution to the discarded plastic nets, Ian Falconer found a way to convert them into filament for 3D printing, for use in products from motorbikes to sunglasses
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/16/fishing-nets-money-a-one-man-recycling-revolution-on-the-cornish-coast?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
7 months ago
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reposted by
Alison Hutcheson
Prof Christina Pagel
7 months ago
Also, if you're "in bed with flu", it's almost certainly Covid.
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Privately educated still have ‘vice-like grip’ on most powerful UK jobs
Those in top roles are five times as likely to have been to private school than general population, study finds
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/sep/18/private-schools-educated-most-powerful-jobs?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
8 months ago
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Train hit branch just outside Oxford. It's going to be a while.....
8 months ago
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Good morning
@npitchford.bsky.social
There are ever changing penguin tableaux in the wall by the River Kelvin, close to where I live. They have an impressive grasp of current affairs.
about 1 year ago
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Hello
@octopus.energy
Emailed 6/1/25 as my IHD doesn't work and electricity readings don't update automatically in the app (gas fine)Supplied info and was told it was being escalated and would be 3-5 days. Chased and on 21/2/25 was told it was being worked on. Tumbleweed since.
over 1 year ago
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www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
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Thin is the new thick: designers of ‘cardboard’ house win RIBA award
Japanese practice Sanaa’s slender, stripped-back buildings boast walls that are just 16mm thick and concrete canopies that look as if they could float away
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2025/feb/06/cardboard-house-designers-sanaa-win-riba-award?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
over 1 year ago
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@sarahsloat.bsky.social
may I ask if you're going to get your piece corrected?
@theguardian.com
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over 1 year ago
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