Anthony Barnes

Good showing for #Rochdale here .... telegraph.co.uk/travel/destina…

@Strickland25375 I found it hard to focus on what the connections actually were because my mind kept defaulting to BS and TSL!

@antbarnes Yep and it completely lead me astray. Instead of not working and doing connections I’m not working, reading comments and listening to the album.

Think we can guess what band and album the NYT Connections setter has been listening to…

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Government plans to halt the outsourcing of NHS workers to subsidiary companies are 'a positive step', says UNISON New guidance says ministers have listened to UNISON concerns about impact of outsourcing on staff. unison.org.uk/news/2025/09/g…

@pbscribbles I'm saying nowt

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@pbscribbles Quite possibly the greatest day of my life

@antbarnes Jammy.

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Blimey @pbscribbles, I've now discovered I got a mention in the acknowledgements, along with others from the MT crew. What a joy! Thank you. (I haven't had a book credit since @wooldridgemike recognised my contribution to AI in his Introduction to MultiAgent Systems.

Aw @pbscribbles, what a treat. Just arrived home from TUC in Brighton to find a new instalment of death and intrigue. I'm briefly parking my @RobynHitchcock 1967 memoir (it's fantastic by the way Robyn) to devour your latest. Thanks so much. Loved the first two adventures.

@unisontheunion deputy head of health Alan Lofthouse @loftyfubar spoke to @BBCBreakfast this morning about the problems faced by NHS staff and emergency workers when they're filmed or photographed for social media while doing their jobs.

NHS staff will write to MPs asking them to help kickstart pay talks to boost morale during the winter health crisis unison.org.uk/news/press-rel…

Hit my target today of running 1,500 miles in one year. Now up to 362 days without a break. Going to carry on until the end of the year and then consider having a day off.

"This will help the economy, and help businesses grow, as well as helping people in work." UNISON head of care @GavinEdwards77 on @LBC with Andrew Marr talking about Labour’s Employment Rights Bill

@pollybirkbeck Were you listening to Too Drunk by the Dead Kennedys by any chance?

Something reminded me of the ‘baby’ in Eraserhead yesterday and I thought ‘I must watch that film again’ Not available on any streaming services ☹️

@mulldog I used to love that. It was a Walter Kershaw artwork wasn't it?

I remember when there used to be an Alvin Stardust mural on a gable end in Heywood. #mycoocachoo

@elizabethalker Those would be the days when there was also a decent WH Smith to spend it in! The restoration is sensational. And so welcoming. Lots of friendly guides. Even bought a memento.

The first time I came here was to get a £5 WH Smith voucher from the ACTUAL MAYOR OF ROCHDALE for winning a healthy eating art competition - yeah!! The next day at primary school my friends and I all decided - emphatically - that this was a much bigger deal than going to London to meet the Queen

@Northern_Soul_ Oooh I visited there the same day. It looks utterly astonishing (nice caff too). I hadn't been inside the building since I went to seen Tony Benn speak at a miners' strike benefit 40 years ago!

Glorious. (Rochdale Town Hall) #Rochdale

Many, many thanks to everyone who helped us take back Rochdale for Labour. It's the honour of my life to represent the town I love. I won't let you down.

Tomorrow. 🗳️ 🌹