Here’s our season of ceilidhs and contras. Always check on our website www.ruffCeilidhs.org Thanks.

‘If I die, I want a loud death’: Gaza photojournalist killed by Israeli airstrike

Donald Trump is now badly wounded. Europe can seize an advantage | Will Hutton It’s time to fashion a new global trade order without the US

'The independent forecaster Frontier Economics reckons that the impact of US tariffs will shrink UK GDP by 0.7%, while a deeper deal with the EU could instead lift GDP by 1.5%, despite US tariffs.' www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Why is the government and the news so indifferent to the meltdown happening in UK #HigherEd right now?

Our universities are the envy of the world. Yet we are at risk of losing a generation of academics and damaging the sector beyond repair.

British Steel employs 3.6k people. Coventry Uni group, which auditors say may not survive, employs 7.7k. But there is an emergency debate in parliament for British Steel and nothing for the whole HE sector imploding

And they are almost forcing us to use it. The results are sometimes helpful but always need to be checked. The gain seems marginal.

7 actions to take now to defend our right to protest After the meeting for worship outside New Scotland Yard, ​Joe Cox suggests 7 things people can do next.

We have been uplifted by the incredible reaction to the police raid on Westminster Meeting House.

Many Friends have asked us what actions they could now take to push back against the erosion of protest rights in the UK.

Here are 7 ideas 👇

www.quaker.org.uk/blog/7-actio...

Opinion | The manufactured nostalgia of Trump’s tariffs Those who credit manufacturing jobs for a glorious past America mistake correlation for causation.

if you want to bring back the prosperity* and security of mid-century american life then you need high rates of unionization, a generous social insurance state, and widespread, freely available education. www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

Quakers condemn police raid on Westminster Meeting House Police broke into a Quaker Meeting House last night (27 March) and arrested six young people holding a meeting over concerns for the climate and Gaza.

www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...

If Trump and Musk were actively trying to kill the American scientific golden goose and chase all the talent and the next Intel and Google into free Europe, this would be a good way to do it.

Screenshot of polling data from Jan 2025

The UK would now want to rejoin the EU by 55% to 33%

Removing those that don’t know - that’s a 62.5% to 37.5% breakdown.

'The PM channels Attlee on defence. But a wealth tax, not aid cuts, should fund it' - LabourList Denis MacShane writes that watching Keir Starmer is like reliving the early dramas of post-war Europe 1948-51.

💰"There are more than 3 million milllionaires in Britain, and some Labour MPs are reported to be clamouring to tax them rather than slashing aid."

Former Labour minister Denis MacShane writes:

labourlist.org/2025/03/labo...

(1/3) It needs repeating: in 1994, Ukraine was persuaded to give up its nuclear weapons to Russia in return for the US, the UK, and Russia guaranteeing Ukraine’s sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity.

Australian ‘man with the golden arm’, whose rare blood saved 2.4m babies, dies at 88 James Harrison rolled up his sleeve more than 1,100 times to give his plasma, which was used in life-saving anti-D medication James Harrison, the Australian known as “the man with the golden arm” because of his prolific baby-saving blood donations, has…

Australian ‘man with the golden arm’, whose rare blood saved 2.4m babies, dies at 88

Melobo and I have an exciting trip to @ruffceilidhs.bsky.social
in Cardiff on Sat 15th March. It will be lovely to see some familiar faces and please do spread the word. Tickets from ruffceilidhs.org
#ceilidh #BarnDance #Twmpath #Cardiff #ruffCeilidhs #Melobo #folk #TradFolk

Hello he lied will work in all instances.

Some Republicans propose adding Trump to Mt Rushmore. I would support that, as long as he is not given a means of getting down from it

Our futurehealth.org.uk

Next up, a contra dance on Sat Feb 15. Book online at www.ruffCeilidhs.org

I should mention it was a sell out. Get your tickets for our next dances at www.RuffCeilidhs.org
Thank you.

We had a gorgeous ruffCeilidh last night with Bunny Eye Ceilidh band and Mic Spenceley. On top of that a very entertaining song spot by the Crumble Brothers.

The man in charge of social media platforms used by billions should show some moral courage, writes @jemima.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/682c...

Here’s our ruffCeilidhs programme for the next 12 months. I’m excited. Up to date details and tickets from www.ruffCeilidhs.org

Never forget.

Fossil fuel companies

Scientists knew global warming was an issue a hundred years ago… and the right wing still denies it’s existence.

Always remember January 6.

Always fight for democracy, peace, and equality for all.

Always fight for civility, decency, and the rule of law.

Can we just admit that we NEED immigrants for our economy to run, from agriculture to high tech?

We’re a goddamn nation of immigrants, aren’t we? Let’s be proud of our immigrant heritage!