Helen Bilton

Indexer working freelance. Specialist subjects linguistics, education, food/nutrition, parenting and charities.

[Frank Cottrell-Boyce @frankcottrell_b]

I often worry that people on the left talk endlessly about wht's wrong but seldom try to describe what good looks like.
Well here you go ...
It looks like Liverpool.

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@teamsquarepeg @SallySpence_ @itPressUK @CrownHousePub @ITLWorldwide @hiddendepths In which case, can I suggest (as someone who has read it because I'm a school governor and also works as an indexer) that future editions include an index for easy (re)retrieval of information. I don't know why education books rarely have indexes, but in my experience they don't.

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@LucyGoBag @AAPTTweets So have you come across the Border Reivers? Discovered them last year on Hadrian's Wall walk, totally fascinating bit of history I'd never heard of and think it was in @TullieHouse explanation of link between them and 'bereavement'

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@Jon_the_Deacon Yes please

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@LucyGoBag @michaelranson And how cruel is the timing of this piece? They're not far off finishing the exams next week, once the exams are finished it is out of their hands, nothing they can actually do about it but sit and wait for results.

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@ExterIndexing Either the physical library, or if too specialist for that, I'll buy a couple second hand then re-sell/give away.

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@PheebBarton @PCPCoffee I'll definitely call in here next time I'm home - your cakes look amazing! In the meantime, have sent a donation.

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@RachelSargeant3 Pretty sure it changed in 1990. I was in 5th year, then went into Year 12 (although it was, and still is, known as '6th form).

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@pinterandmartin @BareReality @hivestores @wordery Fabulous! Huge congratulations

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@BareReality Done 👍

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@saintjoeshh Oh, that's lovely! I particularly like the stem made up of the word 'peace'. What a talent.

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@saintjoeshh Have a great time!

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@michael_merrick So beautiful! My grandma and grandad used to take us to Allonby. Donkeys and Tognarelli's ice cream.

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@pinterandmartin I loved this book. Learned a lot about breastfeeding (which I already knew quite a bit about), about HIV (which, turned out, I knew very little about!), Africa, international politics, commercial interests ......

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@JoanneWebb82 In our house, impossibly far under the sofa. We have a powerful torch for this very purpose.
Either that, or in some never-before-found pocket of trousers/coat/bag

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@makesmilk Or sitting the exams via Zoom, is possible.

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@AidanSevers Yes

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Have been following this woman since reading her work in @BareReality's book. Probably the wisest person on Twitter right now

[Lucy Easthope @LucyGoBag]

Keep swimming guys. There is nothing else you can do. We are inside a wave but there is a beach on the horizon. This is not a surprise to the planners. Trust us on this and trust that there is light too.

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@curiousdiscern I like Duolingo. You can find out all about Owen and his parsnips.......
Pob Lwc!

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@oliverburkeman I mean, it's a technically a parenting book and that's not what you asked for but it certainly helped me to fit my freelance work in around my children when long stretches of focus were impossible