Just seen the news about the attack on the synagogue in Manchester.

God, this is awful. And evil.

What I don't even get with people who carry out these sort of attacks is what they imagine they're achieving.

If the justification is anything to do with Palestine, then as awful as that situation is, it's not going to be made better by killing innocent people.

If anything, it will make it worse as it gives ammunition to anti-Muslim voices in power.

And if it's in the name of religion, then how can you justify attacking people who are praying?

And if it's about hating people just because they belong to a certain group - in this case Jews, what hope is there for humanity when we don't see each other as fellow human beings?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cx2703lnww4t

#Manchester #synagogueattack #HeatonPark #antisemitism #terrorism #murder #NorthernEngland #UK

Apparently the word "twat" had the same origin as ginnel or the word began as "twichell" which meant an alleyway between bushes or walls, going back to the 11th century. You can see the, um, parallels.

#NorthernEngland #englishliterature #Sheffield #rude

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Good to see Northern England getting more explicit recognition from the OED.

I was also delighted to be reminded of the existence of the word "apeth", which I have not heard in speech for decades, and to learn of its etymology; as a child, I thought it had something to do with apes!

#English #NorthernEngland #EnglishPronunciation #Apeth #OED #Dictionaries #OxfordEnglishDictionary

https://www.oed.com/discover/pronunciations-from-northern-england/?tl=true

What do John Cooper Clarke and Judi Dench have in common?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gpyjng041o

#NationalTreasure #JohnCooperClarke #JudiDench #poetry #Salford #NorthernEngland #ukpoetry #ArcticMonkeys #PunkRock #Manchester #TheSopranos

The Peter Mitchell exhibition at the Photographers’ Gallery (London) is fabulous.

He has spent his life photographing ‘dying buildings’, scarecrows, working class communities, etc in Leeds.

My snaps do NOT do justice to his work at all.

It’s only ten quid to go into the Photographers’ Gallery (five if you have an Art Pass) and that gives you access to all the exhibitions they have on.

#PeterMitchell #photography #PhotographersGallery #London #Leeds #Yorkshire #NorthernEngland #ukphotography #photographers #streetphotography

https://www.instagram.com/p/DErtwW9NLov/

#scarborough #scarboroughbeach #scarboroughuk #familyblog #yorkshire #yorkshirelovers #yorkshirelovers #travelsnaps #traveldiaries #familytravel #scenicbritain #scenicview #beachvibes #beachfinds #beachdayeveryday #seaview #waterplay #photojournal #familytrips #familydays #travelfamilygoals #familymemories #familybonding #bloggersunite #parentsofinstagram #proudparent #littlemoments #northernengland #outsidephotography #outsideisfree

Northern women forced to provide £10bn in unpaid care a year due to hole in NHS provision | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/unpaid-care-northern-women-more-b2605758.html

#NHS
#NHSCrisis
#Carers
#UnpaidCarers
#FamilyCarers
#HealthEquityNorth
#InformalCare
#Disabled
#LongTermSick
#ChronicallyIll
#NHSServices
#NorthernEngland
#Women
#BenefitCuts
#PublicHealthFunding
#Funding
#NorthSouthDivide