Richard Smith (he/him) 🏳️🌈🇪🇺
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Conservative Councillor EXPOSES “cruel” and “vile” behaviour of @TheGreenParty councillors on the Wirral! @ZackPolanski - is this really what we expect from our elected representatives? 🤔
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They say truth is stranger than fiction. It seems #FlapjackGate may be the proof in the pudding 😂
Conservative Councillor EXPOSES “cruel” and “vile” behaviour of @TheGreenParty councillors on the Wirral! @ZackPolanski - is this really what we expect from our elected representatives? 🤔
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My colleagues & I have taken a huge gamble to set up @thenerve_news. We’re trying to build a new independent publication from the ground up. Social media is our only distribution for now. Sharing this article in your networks would make a huge difference. Thank you! 🙏🙏🙏
NEW: The British politician, his Russian intelligence handler & a Kremlin plot against the US & Ukraine. My new piece about Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage for @thenerve_news in which we ask: Why, even now, is no-one asking questions?
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Mark the 52nd Anniversary of the coup in Chile on Saturday September 13th @ 1pm Sheffield: Pocket Park, Nursery Street S3 8GF @SLASLatAm @mariekeriethof @jmcevoy_2
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Help celebrate Tallersol's 48th Anniversary on Saturday August 30th @ 8pm with poetry, theatre, music... --> Compañia 2085 3er Piso, Plaza Brasil, Santiago @SLASLatAm @UCLALibrary @mariekeriethof @ModernProgram
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Once home to a cult, the Chilean tourist village haunted by torture and child abuse
bbc.com
Chile wants to turn the site where a cult leader tortured prisoners and abused his followers into a memorial.
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‘There is no political power without power over the archive’ By Richard Ovenden, Bodley's Librarian.
observer.co.uk
Titles banned, data deleted, the nation’s librarians sacked without explanation – Donald Trump’s war on books is a threat to democracy across the world, ...
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We have over 100 people coming to the world premiere of our new release 'Independent Candidate' tomorrow Saturday 5 July! The cinema hall @GenesisCinema has a capacity of 153 people. To try and get a full house we are offering 20% off a full price ticket to the world premiere.
📢World Premiere in East London, UK📢 🎞️ Independent Candidate (Documentary Screening + Live Q&A) 45 minutes, 2025, Actual Fact & Alborada Films, Directed by Teilo Vellacott 🗓️Saturday 5 July, 1.40pm-3.30pm The film starts at 2pm and will be followed
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Very sad to hear that Colin Henfrey has died, an iconic figure in Chile solidarity activism and Brazilian sociology. He gets an honourable mention in an article and a chapter I've written on Chile solidarity in Liverpool. https://t.co/9Q09xpPSnW
theguardian.com
Other lives: Sociology lecturer at Liverpool University who played a key role in establishing the anti-Pinochet campaign in Britain
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Visit Tallersol in person in Plaza Brasil, Stgo. or Browse their archive online at: https://t.co/OFhIYOpJjZ
@SLASLatAm @mariekeriethof @LivUniHistory @livuniHSS @UklahNetwork
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Call out for the @orgreavejustice Rally in Sheffield on Saturday 14th of June more info here https://t.co/6l1vtZV4Lv
@strike_map @UniteEconomy @Miners_Strike @ShefTUC @BarnsleyTuc @TUSCLeeds @rotherham_tuc @ReelNewsLondon #MinersStrike #OrgreaveRally2025
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New Book: Liberation Theology and Praxis in Contemporary Latin America: As it Was in the Beginning? Pablo Bradbury (Editor) Niall H.D. Geraghty (Editor) Open Access
uolpress.co.uk
This interdisciplinary volume brings together approaches from history, theology, cultural studies, architecture, sociology, and anthropology to reevaluate the legacy and significance of liberation...
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I interviewed Mexican public health scientist @SBarquera about confronting soft drinks giants He says he faced intimidation & spying attempts for proposing a tax on sugary drinks He talks about power of corporations & their influence on politicians https://t.co/6oTOtukvco
bbc.co.uk
In 2013 a new tax was approved in one of the world’s biggest consumers of fizzy drinks
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This: My mum died in A&E last month – and the place was like a war zone…
theguardian.com
Amid the debate about trans people on hospital wards we have lost sight of dignity, respect and the horrifying reality of a health service in meltdown, writes Zoe Williams
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You can stream the film in the UK until midnight tomorrow. Muchas gracias to everyone who has supported the film so far. We truly appreciate it. #MotherCountryFilm
We're delighted to announce that our latest documentary Mother, Country (@mothercountry24) , Country Film) directed by @pablonav1 will be available as a digital rental @eventive_org in the UK from tomorrow Friday 18 April to Monday 28 April. Click here for more information and
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We're delighted to announce that our latest documentary Mother, Country (@mothercountry24) , Country Film) directed by @pablonav1 will be available as a digital rental @eventive_org in the UK from tomorrow Friday 18 April to Monday 28 April. Click here for more information and
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