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Catrin D #FBPE

@swanseacatrin

Careers consultant. Mum. Theatre lover. Beach cleaner, Sea swimmer. Quaker. European. Rejoiner. Siaradwr newydd. No direct messages thanks

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I don't think calling the people who voted for the nice woman who thinks working hard should grant you a decent life unhinged extremists is going to work out brilliantly for Labour.

27.02.2026 14:09 πŸ‘ 424 πŸ” 81 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 0

Reform UK councillors just approved West Northamptonshire 2025-26 budgetπŸ˜”

βœ… 4.95% Council Tax rise

πŸ…ΏοΈ Free weekend parking in Northampton scrapped

🌳 Charities/voluntary groups now charged for green spaces

♿️ Free Blue Badge parking axed- Northampton

♻️ Garden waste charges up ⬆️

26.02.2026 21:11 πŸ‘ 63 πŸ” 53 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 5

Between 30,000 and 32,000 people were affected by the theft of about Β£450 million from various pension funds. Don't try to sanitise Robert Maxwell @thespectator1828.bsky.social

26.02.2026 15:38 πŸ‘ 29 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
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Beautiful aurora last night on Maia’s aurora tour in Fairbanks, Alaskaβ€”the cloud forecast was 100% and for three guests, this was their last night here after three nights of snowstorm. This was a great first aurora for them and now they can go home successful!

25.02.2026 16:58 πŸ‘ 2215 πŸ” 304 πŸ’¬ 49 πŸ“Œ 9
A landscape view looking towards the Howgills. Sunlight beginning to break through a thick bank of cloud.

A landscape view looking towards the Howgills. Sunlight beginning to break through a thick bank of cloud.

Sunlight breaking through the clouds over the Howgills. Taken from the top of Orton Scar.

#morning
#Cumbria
#westmorlanddales
#UK

22.02.2026 11:36 πŸ‘ 2532 πŸ” 204 πŸ’¬ 56 πŸ“Œ 7

People in Clacton are calling Nigel Farage:

Nigel Mirage.

22.02.2026 18:02 πŸ‘ 686 πŸ” 197 πŸ’¬ 36 πŸ“Œ 12

1. If the objective is to rebuild support for closer ties with Europe, lecturing people about how wrong they were in 2016 is counterproductive. People don’t shift position when they feel attacked. They shift when they feel respected.

21.02.2026 02:07 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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In the 2021 census 0.3% of the population of England and Wales do not speak English at all (link below). I cannot find a figure for Scotland, so where is Farage getting his figures from or is he just making them up?

@andrewsparrowgdn.bsky.social

www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopula...

12.02.2026 14:15 πŸ‘ 655 πŸ” 215 πŸ’¬ 171 πŸ“Œ 18

The Norwegian government has decided to set up independent commission to investigate the Epstein revelations.

Perhaps our government should follow suit and link with them?

11.02.2026 07:13 πŸ‘ 48 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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✨ We’re almost ready to open our sold-out run of Our Town at Theatr Clwyd. We are so excited to be sharing this incredible story in this very special building. Let’s go!

10.02.2026 13:51 πŸ‘ 37 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œIf all the names in the Epstein files are released then our entire system will collapse.”

Works for me.

10.02.2026 19:54 πŸ‘ 20034 πŸ” 3720 πŸ’¬ 959 πŸ“Œ 561
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It is so embarrassing that it has taken nearly a decade for a British minister to say this, a statement of the absolute bloody obvious

11.02.2026 07:40 πŸ‘ 4979 πŸ” 1289 πŸ’¬ 169 πŸ“Œ 64

One of the maddest elements of Brexit - and there are *many* - is the rewards that continue to be lavished on the blithering idiots who sold it & continue to be proved wrong about everything every day…

11.02.2026 08:34 πŸ‘ 2806 πŸ” 748 πŸ’¬ 230 πŸ“Œ 25
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Swansea Bay this evening

03.02.2026 18:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Govt officials need to get off their backsides and create a simple mechanism to remove people from the Lords instead of prevaricating. Or better still - abolish the Lords

BBC: β€œRemoving Mandelson's title using legislation would be complicated and lengthy, officials say”

02.02.2026 13:46 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Our Town reviews are coming in ✨

22.01.2026 15:45 πŸ‘ 58 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 4
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Catch WNT Artistic Director @michaelsheen on Front Row tonight, 7.15pm on BBC Radio 4

Gwrandewch Cyfarwyddwr Artistig WNT, Michael Sheen, ar y Front Row heno, 7.15yh BBC Radio 4

27.01.2026 12:41 πŸ‘ 52 πŸ” 29 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Such a great interview which added new dimensions to what I’d seen in the play. Very grateful you’ve been created @welshnationaltheatre - precious to see dimensions of our lives alongside the world’s best in the provinces too. Thanks to all who’ve put cash & courage in. Swansea loved Our Town!

31.01.2026 11:12 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The best way to Take on Reform and Farage is for the other parties to talk about Brexit. Lay the disaster at Farage’s feet for everyone to see.

The problem with this idea is that the other parties are all too scared to mention Brexit.

28.01.2026 18:21 πŸ‘ 50 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 0
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28.01.2026 11:41 πŸ‘ 96 πŸ” 43 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 2

NEW: NEW: Standards commissioner finds Nigel Farage committed seventeen breaches of MPs code of conduct.

He failed to declare Β£333,000 in outside interests (more than 3x MPs annual salary)…

21.01.2026 08:48 πŸ‘ 4382 πŸ” 2080 πŸ’¬ 401 πŸ“Œ 354
Views over Ullswater in the Lake District with the setting sun over the hills and the clouds providing lots of Sundays over the trees o the far side of the lake

Views over Ullswater in the Lake District with the setting sun over the hills and the clouds providing lots of Sundays over the trees o the far side of the lake

Late afternoon sunset over Ullswater looking towards the Helvellyn Range in the Lake District

#landscapephotography
#winter

20.01.2026 13:12 πŸ‘ 3465 πŸ” 315 πŸ’¬ 69 πŸ“Œ 14
A view over towards the Howgills in the Westmorland Dales. Low hanging mist lies in the valley shrouding the foreground trees

A view over towards the Howgills in the Westmorland Dales. Low hanging mist lies in the valley shrouding the foreground trees

This morning misty and ethereal views over the Howgills in the Westmorland Dales

#landscapephotography
#Yorkshiredales

19.01.2026 20:31 πŸ‘ 3094 πŸ” 201 πŸ’¬ 57 πŸ“Œ 2
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🚨BREAKING: Parliament will debate the petition Calling for a FULL public inquiry into a Russian influence.

πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Unlike other parties who were infiltrated or hid. We campaigned for 5 years on this and it’s clear to us Russia interfered in the Brexit campaign. Do you agree?

Time to Exit Brexit.

18.01.2026 08:04 πŸ‘ 1169 πŸ” 347 πŸ’¬ 40 πŸ“Œ 12

Since Congress passed a law requiring Trump to release the Epstein Files, Trump has:

- Tried to start a war with NATO over Greenland

- Threatened to use the military to suppress free speech in Minnesota

- Illegally withheld 99% of the files and heavily redacted the ones that were released

18.01.2026 17:31 πŸ‘ 5865 πŸ” 1894 πŸ’¬ 258 πŸ“Œ 85

Just saw it noted that 100% of the world’s Ozempic supply comes from Denmark, as does a somewhat smaller percentage of the world’s insulin. Almost as if it’s really quite a small world!

18.01.2026 05:12 πŸ‘ 7075 πŸ” 1374 πŸ’¬ 257 πŸ“Œ 108
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18.01.2026 08:15 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The American people want the Epstein Files, not Greenland.

16.01.2026 02:05 πŸ‘ 16729 πŸ” 4548 πŸ’¬ 283 πŸ“Œ 131
Pic taken on a huge sandy flat beach with a huge cloudless blue sky reflected in the huge wet beach with tiers of waves breaking on the horizon and part of the hill at the back of the beach on the right of the pic.

Pic taken on a huge sandy flat beach with a huge cloudless blue sky reflected in the huge wet beach with tiers of waves breaking on the horizon and part of the hill at the back of the beach on the right of the pic.

Bore da! It's sunny Friday 😎
Have a good day. β˜•οΈ

This was Rhossili beach a year ago today πŸ’™

16.01.2026 09:15 πŸ‘ 49 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 0

What’s going on with the Epstein files?

15.01.2026 16:00 πŸ‘ 4149 πŸ” 1137 πŸ’¬ 234 πŸ“Œ 50