Oliver Peace
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Great post, this is why I used to love Tw1tter: really thoughtful reads like this
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about 4 hours ago
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Mike Chitty
about 17 hours ago
I have just written a longer piece exploring these themes:
substack.com/@mikechitty/...
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When Did We Stop Caring?
An enquiry into how societies lose their capacity for care, and how it might be recovered
https://substack.com/@mikechitty/note/p-190410982?r=l2zy3&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=notes-share-action
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leedsnewlocalpaper.bsky.social
1 day ago
350 pledges. 150 to go. If we reach it, we launch 🚀
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Amy Borrett
1 day ago
Which leading economies will pay the biggest price for the Iran war? Not the US, it turns out Great to end my first week on the
@financialtimes.com
economics desk working on this story with Sam and Myles
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There's probably an immediate fire risk but surely listed buildings should be covered by insurance which enables a like for like rebuild
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Glasgow Central: Days of disruption as station closed after fire in neighbouring building
The fire began in a vape shop on Union Street on Sunday afternoon before the building collapsed hours later.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1w5yjjylzzo
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43% of Ref0rm and 57% of T0ry vote at risk from the respective leaders stances
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays)
1 day ago
Opposition is up +10 across 4 parties, including Cons, but not Reform voters, whose outlier status increases as a result
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Joshi Herrmann
2 days ago
Absolutely scandalous - and in one of our most beautiful cities.
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History and Heritage Yorkshire
3 days ago
Gertrude Paul was born on 6 September 1934 in Parson’s Ground Village on the Caribbean island of Saint Kitts, one of eleven children. She moved to Leeds in 1956. Although she already held a teacher-training qualification from Antigua, she was required to retrain in Britain and completed a
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The BBC have "checks notes* just shown a clip of the senior political correspondent asking why we didn't plan for this weeks ago.
5 days ago
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There is too little focus on this in the media, without the privileged asking these questions many more innocent people will die
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5 days ago
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Neil Lewis
6 days ago
FT comments section this morning - saying what everyone else is thinking, right?
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Jim Waterson
6 days ago
Tax exiles stuck in London desperately trying to get *back* to Dubai to avoid becoming tax resident in the UK? Just great stuff.
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Wealthy Dubai residents race back to UAE to avoid tax bills
Some risk spending too few days in the emirate and too many in the UK
https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/6da50769-d669-410f-8bc0-de1e6a77abf9
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Giles Wilkes
6 days ago
"From the US you get forced into trade deals promising a future of burning fossil fuels whose price is subject to wildly destructive US adventurism. From China you get reliably cheap EVs and green tech to generate renewables"-
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Iran attacks show the perils of following America’s economic lead
A growth plan of renewable energy and diversified trade is far better than guzzling fossil fuels and aligning with the US
https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/f4558053-ad05-4484-aa57-27e31c9fbaa7
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Amongst all the micro analysis and rolling news across media outlets these nightly updates on the Guardian are very good, I hope they keep it up
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...
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Israel strikes Tehran and Beirut as Iran vows ‘complete destruction’ in region
Rapidly escalating war enters fifth day and spreads as far as Indian Ocean with sinking of Iranian vessel off Sri Lanka
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/04/israel-fresh-strikes-tehran-beirut-iran-targets-us-bases-gulf
6 days ago
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Looks like Kemi didn't read the room. When was the last time Keir got praised below the line on any report, especially the beebs crazy comment section?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Jennifer Williams
7 days ago
To be clear I am not accusing this organisation of making it up. I am saying that the manner in which they put it out then left a huge vacuum, that’s been filled by politics, which can’t be taken back.
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Brian Groom
7 days ago
Leeds, c.late 1980s, photo by Peter Mitchell.
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We live intestine times ...
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leedsnewlocalpaper.bsky.social
8 days ago
It’s been a remarkable few weeks and this morning we’ve just hit 300 pledges 👏🏼 We wanted to share some of the messages we’ve received along the way. They’ve meant a huge amount.
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David Klemperer
8 days ago
What is "deliverism"? Is it dead? And what would its death mean for progressive politics? This essay (kindly published by
@samfr.bsky.social
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Is "deliverism" dead?
Lawrence gave his first take on Iran at the weekend and will return to it later this week.
https://samf.substack.com/p/is-deliverism-dead
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Wow, that is the worst I think I've known the rendering plant in Bradford
7 days ago
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The BBC websites reporting of the conflict is awful. Apart from the Bowen piece it's loads of fragmented reporting and rolling news, seemingly no consolidated roundup
8 days ago
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The two prominent right wing parties now down to 39% of the vote
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8 days ago
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History and Heritage Yorkshire
8 days ago
ever witnessed”. The plaque, commissioned by Leeds Civic Trust, also honours American fugitives Ellen and William Craft (below), who escaped Georgia in 1848. Ellen crossed the boundaries of race, class, and gender by passing as a white planter with William posing as her servant. They later
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House of Commons
8 days ago
Earlier today, the new Member of Parliament for Gorton and Denton, Hannah Spencer was sworn in.
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The discourse about different groups of people from the right, centre and left really shows we've lost our way as a country
8 days ago
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Jim Pickard
8 days ago
Sir Keir Starmer rejects Kemi Badenoch's argument that the UK should have joined in the initial bombings by the US and Israel: “I will not countenance committing our military personnel to action that does not have a lawful basis, that is not a fair thing to do to our serving personnel,” he said.
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Louise Haigh
9 days ago
The OBR was created in an era defined by short-term cost-control, not long-term nation-building - and its remit, assumptions, and methods still reflect that inheritance. Good to see more voices joining the call for reform
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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OBR a backseat driver with out-of-date maps, thinktanks tell Rachel Reeves
Chancellor urged to reform Office for Budget Responsibility to open way to more public investment
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/01/obr-office-for-budget-responsibility-thinktanks-rachel-reeves
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I don't get how this mess can end, I don't understand what they're trying to achieve
9 days ago
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Marching Out Together
10 days ago
We were really disappointed at the booing at ER last night. Its not just the players, it's the lack of respect for fellow-fans who may be observing Ramadan or fasting. Think before you join in. *All* Leeds, aren't we.
#RamadanMubarak
#LUFC
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MrPaulRobinson
10 days ago
Queens Hall, Bradford, November 1989
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David Horne
11 days ago
Today we remember the 10 people who died in the Selby rail crash at Great Heck, 25 years ago on 28 February 2001. Six passengers and four railwaymen lost their lives in this tragedy and 80 people were seriously injured. Today railway colleagues will be gathering in Newcastle and Selby to remember
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Just mad as a country we spend money employing people to help those who have no home, rather than making sure they have a place to live in the first place
10 days ago
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Absolute scenes in York today with Duchesses de Bourgogne on tap, absolute deflation they didn't have the glass
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"Do you think I give a shit it's nitro keg and not a live beer?"
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10 days ago
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Train from Leeds to York is only 5 carriages, it's a newish one too. It's heaving on here which makes you question why do we still have such short trains?
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Looks like Labour lost around twice as many votes to the Greens than they did Reform
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12 days ago
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That was a barnstorming acceptance speech!
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January lasted a hundred days but pretty sure it only ended last week. What the hell is Feb upto?
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Moose Allain
over 1 year ago
I’m not going to tell anyone how to do Bluesky, but I would like to encourage the following: - Repost stuff you find interesting/entertaining - help others to find the good people to follow - repost small creatives who you like who are trying to plug their work
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