David O'Driscoll
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Visiting Research Fellow @uniofHerts chair @InstitutePD, analytic psychotherapist @HPFT_nhs writes for @WFEcho
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Britain’s rail fares remain the highest in Europe. The government should be more ambitious in its plans for Great British Railways, including reducing train fares. Investment in cutting rail fares is not a lucky break for people who use the railway; it is an investment in the
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On this day, 56 years ago, François Truffaut's "The Wild Child" (1970) was released in France. François Truffaut on the theme of "The Wild Child": "Basically, I always tell a story about something lacking, some frustration. 'The 400 Blows' (1959) concerned a lack of tenderness;
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😍 Everything is getting better for little Punch! The older ones came to support him and keep him company.
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if this wasn’t recorded nobody would have believed it happened 😭
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Whoever thought to put a turtle on a mini skateboard is a straight up genius!
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📈 So nearly there! Östersund announced this afternoon that they’re now just 10,000kr away from completing their crowdfunding target to re-sign Curtis Edwards. That means the Swedish second-tier side need just ��820 more to sign the 32-year-old midfielder from Gateshead #ÖFK
🇸🇪 An amazing story is coming out of Sweden right now Östersund are crowdfunding to re-sign Englishman Curtis Edwards. They are asking for 200,000kr (£16.4k) to sign the 32-year-old from Gateshead The midfielder scored 16 goals in 105 apps in his first spell at the club #ÖFK
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📚 Join the Institute of Psychotherapy & Disability’s 2026 Conference this Fri, 13 Feb! Hybrid event in London, celebrating 'Disability Psychotherapy'. Keynotes, roundtable & book launch! #therapistsconnect 📧Free registration: admin@instpd.org.uk 🔗 https://t.co/9PyEpMpulp
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One of these Peers is the former CEO of …… the RSPB. Talk about betrayal.
These are the people who blocked the swift brick amendment last night. 102 Labour Peers thanks to the rather extreme 3 line whip which just goes to show how much #Labour do NOT want to help nature let alone swifts. Normally a 3 line whip is used for fairly extreme amendments.
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Please trust the swift conservation experts working daily for years. We urgently ask Parliament to back Amendment 245 today. Mandate swift bricks in new buildings to protect these iconic birds. #SaveOurSwifts #MandateSwiftBricks
letter signed by 84 branches of the Swifts Local Network who have worked for 30 years in swift conservation who strongly back today’s amendment (245) that would require installation of swift boxes in new build homes.
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