G F Rose

G F Rose

@gfrose.bsky.social

Gardener of thoughts and things. Into cooking, music, art, architecture, politics, sewing, and life drawing. Avid reader—especially fiction by women.

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East Anglia Bylines
@eastangliabylines.co.uk

BREAKING: Lowestoft MP Jess Asato has launched High Court action against Elon Musk's AI company xAI over sexualised AI-generated images created using real people. The case could help determine where responsibility for AI-generated harm lies.

eastangliabylines.co.ukNew: Lowestoft MP sues Elon Musk’s AI company over imageLowestoft MP Jess Asato has launched High Court action against xAI over sexually manipulated AI-generated images
G F Rose
@gfrose.bsky.social

I am so sick of ND being lumped in with MH by lazy, anti-science thinking. Also, not diagnosing something does not make it go away. Many, many people are greatly helped by SSRIs.

The Guardian@theguardian.com

‘What I see in clinic is never a set of labels’: are we in danger of overdiagnosing mental illness?

theguardian.com‘What I see in clinic is never a set of labels’: are we in danger of overdiagnosing mental illness?Our current approach to mental health labelling and diagnosis has brought benefits. But as a practising doctor, I am concerned that it may be doing more harm than good

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Jordan
@jordanpfot.bsky.social

Doesn’t matter. “Starmer and Mahmood wanted to take jewellery from asylum seekers” is a mark those two will never be able to wash off and which the party as a whole will have to put in onerous work to remove.

Sam Freedman@samfr.bsky.social

My guess is they will end up u-turning on the jewellery thing (you can already see it being softening in interviews) and possibly the 20 years (which is way longer than Denmark).

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Nolan Principles Matter. End the #GazaGenocide💔💙
@philildo.bsky.social

Morning all #LabourIsDead The anti-wealth tax IFS is recommending reform of children's developmental/educational needs assessments, rather than increasing tax for the wealthiest 🤔 'Review' of SEND criteria incoming - for a system which already fails thousands 😠 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

bbc.co.ukSend costs will rise by billions without reforms, ministers toldThe Institute for Fiscal Studies says more than 200,000 extra children will need Send support by 2029.
G F Rose
@gfrose.bsky.social

Yes!

Ed Davey@eddavey.libdems.org.uk

We need a government that cares. One that tackles real issues and makes sure every child gets the opportunities they deserve. If the Government rolls back children’s rights and damages the SEND system, it will be yet another attack on the most vulnerable.

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Ed Davey
@eddavey.libdems.org.uk

I've written to Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage, urging them to join me in condemning Elon Musk's dangerous remarks inciting violence yesterday. As leaders, we must stand together and make clear Musk will face serious consequences for these actions.

G F Rose
@gfrose.bsky.social

www.theguardian.com/education/20... The drum roll of voices questioning autism diagnosis in the UK is growing. Rather than question the school system or austerity, they suggest that kids are not really disabled and don't "really need it" (cahms/ehcps).

theguardian.comOverdiagnosis of children overlooks that growing up is ‘messy and uneven’, says Jeremy HuntFormer health secretary wants to see an overhaul of special educational needs and disabilities system in England

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Best for Britain
@bestforbritain.org

"Polling points to a “perception gap”, with half of MPs underestimating levels of public support for the net zero target." "72% of people say they would support onshore windfarms being built in their local area, with 17% opposed, MPs assume the opposite."

buff.lyPoliticians are retreating from net zero because they think the public doesn’t care. But they’re wrong | Rebecca WillisOur research shows people are strongly in favour of measures to tackle the climate crisis. They just need to be listened to, says professor of energy and climate governance Rebecca Willis

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Robert Saunders
@robertsaunders.bsky.social

Replying to @robertsaunders.bsky.social

If you're going to attack immigration levels in 2022-3, you need to say something about provision for Ukraine & Hong Kong (which Labour backed). Blaming a "one-nation experiment in open borders" is not levelling with voters or restoring trust. It's telling the kind of lie on which populism thrives

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Christy Somos
@christysomos.bsky.social

I know we say it as a reality check - “touch grass” But yesterday I spent hours in the garden and it made me feel better 🤷🏻‍♀️ Go touch some dirt. Say thanks to a tree. Plant something for the pollinators. Log off.

G F Rose
@gfrose.bsky.social

Amazing lists this year. A few on the fiction list I've not picked up yet! Can't wait to get started.

The Orwell Prize@orwellprize.bsky.social

📢 2025 Orwell Prize Finalists Announced! The Orwell Prizes celebrate the year's best political writing and reporting, inspired by George Orwell's values of clarity, courage, and fidelity to truth. Explore this year's shortlists & judges’ reflections: open.substack.com/pub/orwellfo...

open.substack.comThe Orwell Prizes 2025: Finalists announcedFrom the best political fiction to powerful reporting on homelessness, discover this year's shortlists

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H S Norup
@hsnorup.bsky.social

Replying to @gfrose.bsky.social

Aww thank you! Let me know if she likes it and I’ll be happy to send her a bookplate and postcard. 🧚💚 You can find out more about the first book here: www.hsnorup.com/into-the-fae...

hsnorup.comInto The Faerie HillThe moment Alfred arrives at his granny’s cottage, he feels like he’s being watched. The surrounding forests teem with unfamiliar life—even odd little faerie creatures only Alfred can see. It’s onl…

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Pages & Tea
@pagesandtea.bsky.social

Re-reading the first Emily Wilde book was a great idea - I enjoyed it just as much second time around and now I can't wait to get started on the next in the series... #BookSky #AmReading 💙📚

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News Eye
@newseye.bsky.social

NEW: A searing editorial in the The Kyiv Independent. “It’s time to say it plainly. America’s leadership has switched sides in the war. The American people have not, and they should speak up. “A president just disrespected America in the Oval Office. It wasn’t Zelensky.” @kyivindependent.com

kyivindependent.comEditorial: A president just disrespected America in the Oval Office. It wasn’t ZelenskyIt’s time to say it plainly. America’s leadership has switched sides in the war. The American people have not, and they should speak up. In the past several weeks, the U.S. leadership has demonstrate...
G F Rose
@gfrose.bsky.social

Does anyone else have that terrible, inevitable sinking feeling? Like when the government was in denial about Covid in early 2019... something terrible is coming around. #putin #trump #Europe #ukpolitics #Ukraine #usa

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Will Dunn
@willdunn.bsky.social

Replying to @willdunn.bsky.social

... the number of posts tagged to major subjects on BBC News in the last year. Elon Musk: 181 Xi Jinping, leader of nearly 1 in 5 people worldwide: 33 Mark Zuckerberg: 14 Bangladesh, home to 175 million people: 92 Why? What's the point? Everyone else (the NS included) has an excuse... (4/5)

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Press Gazette
@pressgazette.co.uk

Journalists will be able to report from any family court in England and Wales from 27 January after a successful pilot. A transparency order protecting anonymity must be granted but the presumption is now that this will be granted "unless there is a legitimate reason not to"

buff.lyUpdate: Journalists to be able to report from any family court in England and WalesJournalists will be allowed to report from 19 family courts in England and Wales in a major expansion of a pilot scheme to boost transparency

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Katharine Hayhoe
@katharinehayhoe.com

I am a climate scientist and this is correct ⬇️

👻 Dead Chachra 💀@debcha.bsky.social

Occasional reminder that there’s no, “it’s too late, its over” for anthropogenic climate change. Every molecule of CO2 that doesn’t go into the atmosphere makes a difference. Preventing 0.1 degree of warming makes a difference. Every bit of climate resilience we build together makes a difference.

G F Rose
@gfrose.bsky.social

An amazing interview, I had to rewind and listen again!

The News Agents@thenewsagents.co.uk

‘It’s an utter distortion of the truth’ Andrew Norfolk, the journalist who broke the grooming gangs story 14 years ago, tells The News Agents he wants to 'set the record straight.' @maitlis | @lewis_goodall

buff.lyThe truth about the grooming scandal - from the journalist who broke itThe Times reporter Andrew Norfolk, who exposed the grooming gangs scandal in 2011, speaks to The News Agents to “set the record straight” on whether there was a cover up, Keir Starmer’s real impact…
G F Rose
@gfrose.bsky.social

The only Syrians who should be forcefully escorted back to Syria are the ones hiding in Moscow. The absolute *state* of Europe right now.

Zoe Gardner@zoejardiniere.bsky.social

German ambassador is absolutely right to emphasise that it is far too early to know whether it will indeed be possible for Syrians to return home yet. Austria’s talk of repatriations are pure irresponsible political theatre. Over the next weeks & months, Syrians will be watching in hope #r4today

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Alix Kroeger
@alixkroeger.bsky.social

Replying to @alixkroeger.bsky.social

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - Syria's state media is denying rumors that President Bashar Assad has left the country, says he is performing his duties in the capital Damascus

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The Balderdook
@balderdash.bsky.social

5 reasons why The Shining is a Christmas movie 1. Snow 2. Red rum 3. Hyperactive kids 4. Big snuggly jumpers 5. Huge family row ending with someone putting an axe through the door.

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C.J. Tudor - Author
@cjtudor.bsky.social

As I have somehow surpassed 7k followers on here I thought it might be nice to do a giveaway: All 7 of my books to one lovely winner. Just share and like to be in with a chance! 😁📚

G F Rose
@gfrose.bsky.social

Polly, our lovable lab-doodle, is a furry enigma wrapped in a chaotic whirlwind. One moment, she's the epitome of canine wisdom, gazing at us with soulful eyes that could melt the iciest of hearts. The next, she's a tornado of fur and mischief, wreaking havoc on unsuspecting socks. #dogsofbluesky

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