Sally Richards
Exploring spirituality and ageing, Russian language and art. Kindness and truth matter and so does social care reform.
- Surely this must be a relative of Brian's www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
- This proposal has significant consequences for Old Headington and for the Northway estate. All welcome on Wednesday 11th February 👇
- Reposted by Sally Richards[Not loaded yet]
- Reposted by Sally RichardsHappy #NationalHedgehogDay 🥺 This little Egyptian faience model of a hedgehog is from a tomb at Abydos, and was made around 1,500–1,300 BCE. Hedgehogs had a favourable reputation in ancient Egypt, and were often seen as a symbol of rebirth and renewal of life.
- Russia Unfiltered is a podcast that provides fascinating insights into everyday life in Russia. The latest episode explores the presenters experiences of learning Russian. Recommend for anyone learning Russian with all its challenges! www.youtube.com/watch?v=dP5z...
- 👍 Excellent plug for volunteering
- Yet another Reform councillor unmasked www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
- Reposted by Sally Richards[Not loaded yet]
- Excellent reporting - really worth listening to, frightening yet inspiring. What citizens can do to resist evil when they come together
- NEW: Weekend News Agents Our special report from Minnesota On the ground, inside Donald Trump’s new surveillance state. Where ICE watch citizens. And the citizens watch back. Where political authority is fraying with each passing day. Listening now podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
- Reposted by Sally RichardsNigel Farage attended Davos on a pass sponsored by the family office of Iranian billionaire Sasan Ghandehari, which told the World Economic Forum that the Reform UK leader had advised the company since 2018. ft.trib.al/V138xDu
- Reposted by Sally RichardsIn solidarity with today's ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA blackout, MinnMax is donating $1 to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota for every share of this Bluesky post for the next hour.
- Power cut in Old Headington. Second in the last 48 hours!
- Agree and sadly there is no shortage of autocracy/failed state learning experiences available
- Reposted by Sally Richards[Not loaded yet]
- Heartening to see this letter on a critical issue for the future of our democracy.
- More evidence on the role of social workers in navigating the divides between health and #socialcare. Their knowledge and skills make them valued members of multi-disciplinary teams and effective advocates for older people journal.ilpnetwork.org/articles/10....
- Happy New Year to all. And a joyful gero sight/site - this ancient yew has seen in the new year c. 3000 times.
- @antoniabance.bsky.social Have you discovered Boris Akunin's Erast Fandorin series? Highly recommend. www.weidenfeldandnicolson.co.uk/titles/boris...
- More excitement in Old Headington!
- Very good to see information about the plight of West Papua here.
- Reposted by Sally Richards[Not loaded yet]
- Old Headington really is this lovely 🙏 @rossmackenzie.bsky.social
- Billionaires shouldn't be able to buy a bigger voice in politics. Add your name to @electoralreform.bsky.social's call to put a cap on how much they can donate in the #ElectionsBill action.electoral-reform.org.uk/page/179420/...
- Excellent discussion on ageism in social care by @bsgageismsig.bsky.social Thanks to panel @melanie-henwood.bsky.social @richardhumphries.bsky.social @gerrynos.bsky.social & Steve Milsom. Underlines urgency for big reform of social care & key points for the Casey review.
- Far more important issue to focus on than the endless discussion of the lead up to the budget. Social care reform is critical for the future of the NHS and wellbeing of the UK population
- Absolutely agree, it was an appalling interview with Chris Mason
- Reposted by Sally RichardsRadio 4 is currently repeating this wonderful episode of In Our Time BBC Radio 4 - Margery Kempe and English Mysticism share.google/9liBWxkcH4pC...
- Reposted by Sally Richards[Not loaded yet]
- Just read Tove Janssen's The True Deceiver, a delightful and intriguing work. It resembles a fairy tale, I kept thinking of Sister Alyonushka and Brother Ivanushka, though the characters of Katri, Anna and Mats develop in more subtle and complex ways towards wholeness. sortof.co.uk/tove-jansson...
- Reposted by Sally RichardsOpinion: “More than ever before, we need British diplomats, spies and soldiers to speak the language of our adversaries. We need universities like Nottingham to be pumping out Russian and Mandarin graduates each year, to work across Whitehall.” 🖊️ Ian Proud ow.ly/N6yw50XwM3X
- The alternative - dying in hospital is typically worse for the person dying and those supporting them and costly for the NHS. We need to fund hospice care!
- Hoping that Lisa Nandy will take opportunity to appoint people with sound judgement and integrity to the BBC board, not people whose intention is to destroy the BBC
- Looking forward to hearing Sholto Kynoch's reflections, so soon after the glorious Oxford International Song Festival. All welcome 8.15pm at St Andrew's Church, Old Headington @oldheadington.bsky.social @headingtonnews.bsky.social
- Reposted by Sally RichardsIf you are in the Oxford area next Thursday, I’m giving a talk on the birds of the Lye Valley area. It’s a multimedia presentation (pictures and calls!) covering the resident and migratory birds recorded in this part of the city. See you there! @friendlyevalley.bsky.social #Oxonbirding #Oxford
- Cashing in on social care......
- Reposted by Sally Richards[Not loaded yet]
- I particularly enjoyed this episode. Also included informative review of 'Russia’s Turkish Wars. The Tsarist Army and the Balkan Peoples in the Nineteenth Century' by Victor Taki - many contemporary echoes
- Brave and unmissable - Mr Nobody Against Putin is a chilling insight into the indoctrination of Russian school children and the devastating costs of Putin's war on Ukraine. On BBC iPlayer www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
- Just think of the additional money making opportunities he could have as PM!
- The ongoing abuse of human rights and the environment in #WestPapua is seldom reported. Research reported here of the involvement of UK companies in destruction of the World's third largest rainforest and enforced displacement of people. Investors take note! theconversation.com/the-alleged-...
- Wonderful news. A courageous woman utterly committed to democracy and to the people of Venezuela www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace...
- Reality dawns in Kent...
- Reposted by Sally Richardsstatistic of the day
- Absolutely 👏👍 "Any co-opting or corrupting of the Christian faith to exclude others is unacceptable" It threatens the very soul of Christianity.
- Yesterday saw the 144 uplifting Icons for Hope and Faith at Westminster Abbey. A powerful expression of the core Christian message of love and sacrifice for others. Here Julian of Norwich by Juliet Venter and St Francis by Otto Pang.
- Yes, this is certainly a positive development. Agree Government must hold firm against all attempts to water down.
- Reposted by Sally Richards[Not loaded yet]
- Wonderful news! The first Thomas Denny window in Oxford
- Reposted by Sally Richards[Not loaded yet]
- The Brexit effect! On R4 Today, Peter Walsh from @migobs.bsky.social explained exactly why there is increasing evidence of a Brexit effect in the number of migrant boats crossing the Channel. UK has no access to EU data on failed asylum seekers or ability to return
- Reposted by Sally Richards[Not loaded yet]
- Reposted by Sally RichardsA courteous but very impressive rebuke to Nigel Farage from the Bishop of Oxford. "I heard no compassion in what you said...". "I disagree profoundly with your attempts to ... increase fear of the stranger in our communities". Do read. blogs.oxford.anglican.org/an-open-lett...
- Reposted by Sally Richards[Not loaded yet]
- This Midsummer Night's Dream was wondrous! Hugely enjoyable and great for kids. It is on till 16th August creationtheatre.co.uk/show/midsumm...
- Good to hear. Please consider signing if you live in Headington.
- Reposted by Sally Richards[Not loaded yet]
- This does look interesting and on @bbcsounds.bsky.social
- Highly recommend this very clear and interesting analysis of Putin's regime in its historical context
