Singer/Songwriter, Doug Alldred & The Silver Lining. "This is a lovely song" - Dermot O'Leary, BBC Radio 2, "I dig" - Jim Gellatly, Amazing Radio • GREEN PARTY

Joined September 2011
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Doug Alldred retweeted
Look at this beautiful lot, all heading your way at Kashmir Cafe, Barclaycard presents the @IsleOfWightFest 2023. #BarclaycardxIOW #IOW2023
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Just nipping back onto Twitter to confirm I won't be appearing on #MOTD today.
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Doug Alldred retweeted
Scroll along for our full live music lineup! All live music will be completely free to watch in the @quayarts cafe so come along and check out JC & Kathy Grimshaw, Black Daniels, @solarescapeband, @DougAlldred
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Sadly the great @spikeoatley is unwell so I'm stepping in to support Wonder Stuff legend Miles Hunt this evening @StringsVenue. Onstage at 8pm, last tickets on the door.
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Doug Alldred retweeted
Tomorrow afternoon we have our first Games Afternoon of the year! 🎲♣️ Come on down, make new friends and meet our trusty Games Masters who are on hand to help you learn the rules of new games!
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Doug Alldred retweeted
Highest tax burden in 70yrs and we can’t even get a fecking ambulance. Where the hell has our money gone?
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Whilst I've seen some pretty bad art here, I don't think it's comparable to Nazi Germany.
OBITUARY: Survivor of Nazi Germany and Island arts, sports and charities member dies at 92 countypress.co.uk/news/obitu… #IOW #IsleofWight #iwnews
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Doug Alldred retweeted
They invented an entire ministry to help Rees-Mogg come up with ‘Brexit benefits’. He produced a factually incorrect analysis of signage in the Dartford Tunnel & nothing else…
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Doug Alldred retweeted
13 Jan 2023
We're dreaming about those summer days in the Fringe Village 💭 Not a bad view from the new Big Top Field hey? 😉
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How many more times do we need to be told? It's not the pandemic, it's not flu, it's underinvestment.
"I've been in medicine for over 35 years and it's never been this bad." NHS consultant and BMA Chair Professor Philip Banfield tells @cathynewman his family has had "private scans at times" to avoid putting strain on the NHS.
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Doug Alldred retweeted
Artist commission up for grabs! We’re looking for a creative to work with young people in Ventnor 🎭🎨🎬🎶
NEWS: Aimed at 13-25-year-olds, the project will be supported by Ventnor Exchange through its Brave Island network. #iwnews #IsleofWight #Ventnor @VentnorExchange iwradio.co.uk/news/isle-of-w…
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We're doomed.
Climate change: #UAE names #oil chief to lead #COP28 talks Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber is CEO of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company. Big oil has finally got its hands on the climate negotiations🛢😱 Need a transparent process for choosing the host country of COP bbc.co.uk/news/science-envir…
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Doug Alldred retweeted
We have some amazing organisations coming to the Island Volunteer Fair this Saturday - over 50 of them. Come and meet them and find out more about what they do! @TheAbbeyfield @careinthegarden @BradingVilla @CatsProtection @ShanklinTheatre @gifttonature @Girlguiding #IsleofWight
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10 Jan 2023
I've rarely read legislation so lacking in underlying coherence and logic as today's bill from the government that would significantly restrict the right to strike - and I quote - in "health services, fire and rescue services, education services, transport...
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In other news, "it feels like the longest angry drunk text ever sent" is a great line in a book review. I'll let you guess the book.
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Hey @Twitter, I've decided what's for me - it's the people I'm FOLLOWING. 'For You' is the most dumbass redundant unwelcome idea since the last one Musk had. Just do what makes you Twitter.
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Doug Alldred retweeted
9 Jan 2023
Opening a new Grassroots Music Venue = £600,000 Keeping open the ones we’ve already got with an Energy Subsidy = £30,000 @Jeremy_Hunt proposal risks shutting hundreds of music venues. @RishiSunak - I understand you are keen on maths. Try doing some.
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