Tim Spanner

Tim Spanner

@timspanner.bsky.social

News, politics, publishing, Mexico, F1 and radio in no particular order. Husband, Dad, Hispanohablante and cat owner. QRZ: M8GTS Oxford, UK

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Heidi Alexander MP
@heidialexander.bsky.social

From this Sunday, Chiltern passengers will travel on services back in public hands. Each step in renationalising the railway enables us to tackle what people care about most – better and more reliable services. We're building a railway that puts passengers, not profit first.

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Count Binface
@countbinface.bsky.social

Riddle me this. If somebody donates £36 million to a political party and £5 million to its leader, how is the £5 million not political? Asking for a parliamentary standards commissioner.

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Frankfurter Buchmesse
@buchmesse.de

In its 40th anniversary year, we kicked off this afternoon's Frankfurt Rights Meeting with a discussion about #AI and its impact on the rights business. 2 Key takeaways: most copyright laws still protect human creativity; and AI is useful but there will always be a need for the human in the loop.

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University of Oxford
@ox.ac.uk

Today is the last day this year that the sun will set after 8pm in Oxford 🌅 Enjoy it while it lasts 🥲 📷 Instagram | Juncao_Oxford

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FIL Guadalajara
@filguadalajara.bsky.social

📖 ¡Faltan 100 días para la FIL! Este año Italia será el Invitado de Honor y formará parte de la celebración por los 40 años de la #FILGuadalajara. 🇮🇹 Te esperamos del 28 de noviembre al 6 de diciembre en Expo Guadalajara. ✨️ #UnLibroTeSalva #FIL40

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Tom Phillips
@tom-phillips.com

In accordance with ancient tradition, our next Prime Minister is announced to the nation while standing between a furry and a man with a bin on his head.

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The Guardian
@theguardian.com

Public control of water and energy at heart of Burnham agenda, sources say

theguardian.comPublic control of water and energy at heart of Burnham agenda, sources sayExclusive: Greater Manchester mayor ‘serious’ about taking over ‘essentials of life’ if he becomes PM, a move critics say could cost taxpayer billions A decade-long project to bring water and energy into public control will lie at the heart of Andy Burnham’s agenda should he become prime minister, according to sources close to the Greater Manchester mayor. Several close allies of Burnham have said he wants to take over broad swathes of UK utilities in an effort to improve performance and potentially reduce bills for consumers. Continue reading...

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University of Oxford
@ox.ac.uk

View from Magdalen Tower this morning. Over 18,000 people welcomed May Morning in Oxford 👏 📸 Instagram | BethStenlake #MayDay

Tim Spanner
@timspanner.bsky.social

Welcome to Oxfordshire @heidialexander.bsky.social 🫠 🕳️ Due to @oxfordshirecc.bsky.social incompetence and mismanagement of public funds our roads are some of the most poorly maintained in the country. When will the government step in to sort out their mess? www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2602562...

oxfordmail.co.ukUK Transport Minister's Mini towed after Oxfordshire pothole encounterA Mini Cooper, owned by the UK Labour Secretary of State for Transport, had to be towed, after an encounter with an Oxfordshire pothole.

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Sarah Owen MP
@sarahowen.org.uk

“We call upon all sides to implement the ceasefire, including in Lebanon.” A key and important sentence in a welcome joint statement from our government, European countries, Canada and Japan.

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The Guardian
@theguardian.com

Lebanon must be included in US-Iran ceasefire deal, Yvette Cooper to say

theguardian.comLebanon must be included in US-Iran ceasefire deal, Yvette Cooper to sayForeign secretary to address City leaders in London as Israel intensifies bombing and Vance says Lebanon is not part of deal * Middle East crisis – live updates Lebanon must be included in the ceasefire agreement between the US and Iran, the British foreign secretary will say, as a two-week pause in the conflict hangs in the balance. Addressing an event at the Mansion House in London, Yvette Cooper is expected to say there “must be no return to conflict” after the ceasefire announced by the US president, Donald Trump, late on Tuesday. Continue reading...

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Victoria Derbyshire
@vicderbyshire.bsky.social

The US says it will loosen sanctions on other countries buying Russian oil and petroleum loaded on vessels at sea, in a bid to curb price rises The cost of oil rose to more than $100 a barrel yesterday Russia continues to pound Ukrainian cities with drones on a daily/nightly basis

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The Guardian
@theguardian.com

Thousands of authors publish ‘empty’ book in protest over AI using their work

theguardian.comThousands of authors publish ‘empty’ book in protest over AI using their workAbout 10,000 writers including Kazuo Ishiguro, Philippa Gregory and Richard Osman join copyright campaign Thousands of authors including Kazuo Ishiguro, Philippa Gregory and Richard Osman have published an “empty” book to protest against AI firms using their work without permission. About 10,000 writers have contributed to Don’t Steal This Book, in which the only content is a list of their names. Copies of the work are being distributed to attenders at the London book fair on Tuesday, a week before the UK government is due to issue an assessment on the economic cost of proposed changes in copyright law. Continue reading...

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Oxford Clarion
@oxfordclarion.bsky.social

Bus passengers in Oxford no longer have the option of buying return tickets. From today, Oxford Bus Company is following Stagecoach in discontinuing return tickets within the SmartZone area (which includes the town of Kidlington), except for Park & Ride journeys. www.oxfordbus.co.uk/fare-changes...

oxfordbus.co.ukFare Changes from 22nd February 2026From Sunday 22nd February 2026 we’ll be making a number of changes to our tickets and fares.

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Tim Thomas
@timofnewbury.bsky.social

'She has a message for other tourists considering a trip to America: “Don’t go – not with Trump in charge. It’s totally out of control over there. There’s no accountability. They don’t seem to need a reason for detaining you.”' #ICE www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

theguardian.com‘Don’t go to the US – not with Trump in charge’: the UK tourist with a valid visa detained by ICE for six weeksKaren Newton was in America on the trip of a lifetime when she was shackled, transported and held for weeks on end. With tourism to the US under increasing strain, she says, ‘If it can happen to me, i...

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Sophie Law
@brucey0ne.bsky.social

Never struggle to occupy myself for half an hour in beautiful #Oxford - the first pic is the view that’s said to have inspired CS Lewis to write the Mr Tumnus scene in The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. #travel #oxfordshire #radcliffecamera

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Barack Obama
@barackobama.bsky.social

Today, the Trump administration repealed the endangerment finding: the ruling that served as the basis for limits on tailpipe emissions and power plant rules. Without it, we’ll be less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate change—all so the fossil fuel industry can make even more money.

pbs.orgWATCH: Trump, EPA's Zeldin announce end of scientific basis for U.S. action on climate changeThe Trump administration on Thursday revoked a scientific finding that long has been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change, the most aggressiv...

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Keith - G0FEA
@g0fea.bsky.social

Click this link to sign the petition "Allow radio operators to install antennas & masts without planning permission" petition.parliament.uk/signatures/1... Thanks,

petition.parliament.ukPetition: Allow radio operators to install antennas & masts without planning permissionReform planning laws to allow licensed amateur radio operators to install antennas and masts without planning permission, to support innovation, skills, and emergency communications.

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EL PAÍS
@elpais.com

Sánchez ha afirmado que “las redes sociales se han convertido en un Estado fallido, donde se ignoran las leyes y se toleran los delitos”. Por ello, ha asegurado que España prohibirá el acceso a plataformas digitales a menores de 16 años

elpais.comSánchez asegura que España prohibirá el acceso a redes sociales a menores de 16 añosEl presidente plantea poner fin a la impunidad de los directivos para que sean legalmente los responsables de las infracciones en sus plataformas si no se retira el contenido que atente contra la legalidad