This all sounds so depressingly familiar from my time in the sector - much under conservative austerity - but I've seen little evidence from this 'Labour' govt of any commitment to vulnerable children and young people, just piecemeal ad-hoc responses and u-turns.
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
New Pattern Launch: The Lucrezia Socks
I'm so pleased to introduce you to the Lucrezia socks today. They are such a simple, delightful knit that deliver a really lovely, and if I say so myself, sophisticated pair of socks. Designed to be seen, rather than hidden, these lacy socks are also a great…
Yes, it really was special. I so enjoyed going back through the photos and noticing the details all over again. Thank you. 😘
Summer in the Footsteps of Vanessa Bell and Virginia Woolf
Last summer went by in a flash of so many good things squeezed in among the unrelenting heat. The intensity may have been a little difficult to process at the time but those special times really left their mark and have been shaping my…
A wonderful 3 days in Lyon full of walking, talking, food and drink, city and countryside.
Day 1 - Wandering the city
Day 2 - Walking around a Park/estate just outside the city
Day 3 - Out in the hills
Un/fortunately I refrained from photographing all the food and drink so no accountability there!
Absolutely, and that she does it so knowingly with Claudia announcing she's going to write the history of the world, then embarking on a personal memoir that does actually intersect with the major historical events of the century. Wonderful from beginning to end.
🧶💙 Loyne Shawls and bandana Knitting Pattern re-release - all the details:
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Absolutely!
It's a really good line isn't it, in a pretty quotable book.
📚💙 Moon Tiger is Penelope Lively's 1987 Booker Prize winning novel which opens with central character Claudia in a nursing home bed deciding to write a history of the world, while the staff speculate on whether she 'was somebody' spoiler - loved it!
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I do love a propulsive read and found this was really well paced and I'm pleased I held off reading it until I could just lose myself in it.
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🧶 Sometimes you just want something quick and simple to knit. Other times you just want something small and elegant to complete and outfit - the Piccina scarf may be just the thing.
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Why do the BBC apologise when people state the bleeding obvious? Jenrick's comments were xenophobic. He should be more worried about his daughter meeting his parliamentary colleagues...
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/a...
Sock Knitting for Beginners: A new class at Assa Marra Wool Studio in the English Lake District.
I'm thrilled to be announcing my new course debuting at Assa Marra Wool Studio, home of my great friend and long time collaborator, Susan Crawford. I was so excited when Susan invited me teach at her…
And these are the people, and the kind of Britain, our politicians are courting... Meanwhile peaceful protesters are arrested and imprisoned.
Remind me again, Who is the Labour party governing for?
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
If you think the Italian Referendum is solely about citizenship rules, this is just 1 of 5 questions. The rest are about employment regulation for an incredibly unregulated & unsafe workforce which disproportionately impacts the young, migrants & Italy's future.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
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A quick project 10 years or more in the making
Today I want to share with a you what could be a quick sewing project, although I have to admit that it has taken me at least 10 years in the making. You may be…
https://tessyoungdesigns.com/2025/05/30/a-quick-project-10-years-or-more-in-the-making/
The Long Reign of the Woollen Cycling Jersey
As I spent my Sunday afternoon standing on the side of the road waiting for the riders in Italy's annual long distance cycling race the Giro d'Italia to come by clad in multicoloured lycra, I was reminded of a blog post I had written some years ago on…
The only 'Stranger' here is the Labour Party which has lost any sense of humanity, values or judgement.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
I first fell in love with Jeanette Winterson as a teenager, Virginia Woolf came a little later. Read this and you'll know why they both fill my heart and refuel my resolve. I hope they do yours too.
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Excellent,yes it will be lovely to meet in person.
I know - what an excellent combination and the camping looks so much more luxurious camping than I'm used to!
Couldn't agreed more - just bullying tactics plain and simple - Starmer seems pretty quiet too after his pathetic show yesterday.
It always was but you guys seemed so excited that Trump was pleased and Starmer didn't F it up - for goodness sake some meaningful analysis and critique rather than just description of what we can all see.
It's always good to see integrity in government, but a shame that there's no place for it in the current administration.
Starmer's decision to cut aid was weak, misguided, counterproductive and cruel in my view.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
My concern cost, financial & env, in construction, the high cost of nuclear generated power & the never ending cost of decommissioning + there are Qs about who pays & who profits throughout the lifecycle of nuclear - there simply isn't a good business or env. case for the current nuclear model
And still our politicians want more nuclear... When we could be using more wind, solar etc.
'Europe’s most hazardous industrial site has previously been described by a former UK secretary of state as a “bottomless pit of hell, money and despair”.'
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
A rare counter narrative - Economists suggests Italy needs approx 300,000 migrants a year to keep the economy going, but politicians won't admit it so those who are accepted face huge discrimination in every step they make to integrate & despite their contribution
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
So, further marginalise people granted refugee status to try and keep Reform at bay. It's clear who's paying for the failure of our politics and politicians - the most vulnerable.
Sowing division and playing a zero sum game is so damaging.
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