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This is a positive action focused account - currently in holding.
I support #StopFundingHate. I write occasionally for Bylines Scotland.
Please see AlisonKMurray for the port from Twitter.
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I support #StopFundingHate. I write occasionally for Bylines Scotland.
Please see AlisonKMurray for the port from Twitter.
CSIPublishingLtd for books, etc
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The new gold rush: why the precious metal has lost none of its allure
The new gold rush: why the precious metal has lost none of its allure
The price of gold continues to rise, but who buys it, and where do they keep it? We head to Geneva’s secret vault and meets the dealers
There’s a secrecy to the specifics of our planned rendezvous, when I meet a sharp-suited Egon von Greyerz in Zurich…
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2025 at 9:12 AM
The new gold rush: why the precious metal has lost none of its allure
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Marcus Rashford’s holiday scheme for kids wins reprieve from spending cuts
Marcus Rashford’s holiday scheme for kids wins reprieve from spending cuts
Concerns had been mounting over future of £200m a year scheme providing food and activities for vulnerable children
Ministers are to safeguard the Marcus Rashford-inspired scheme providing food and activities to vulnerable children during school holidays…
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Marcus Rashford’s holiday scheme for kids wins reprieve from spending cuts
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An information dark age is upon us. I’m logging off | Stewart Lee
An information dark age is upon us. I’m logging off | Stewart Lee
As Musk, Zuckerberg and Bezos attempt to reshape our reality, my advice is to avoid their toxic platforms and wait it out
Wow! That escalated quickly. Last time I filed my supposedly funny column, only two weeks ago, Los Angeles wasn’t on fire;…
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2025 at 10:06 AM
An information dark age is upon us. I’m logging off | Stewart Lee
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Is this the way to fix social care in England?
Is this the way to fix social care in England?
As yet another review is launched, a single council is offering an alternative to rationing support for the most needy
Florence Mahon spent a decade running around after peers at the House of Lords. As head housekeeper, she was responsible for problems…
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Is this the way to fix social care in England?
Lady Liberty needs more than a new coat of paint.
The SS United States is set to be sunk. But new wrinkles have delayed the historic ocean liner’s next chapter: cnn.it/3PFKhp6
Sinking of SS United States has been delayed – here’s why | CNN
The SS United States was poised to set sail at the end of last year on her final voyage from Philadelphia to the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico to become an artificial reef. But Coast Guard concerns hav...
cnn.it
January 19, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Lady Liberty needs more than a new coat of paint.
Where do I sign up?
UK Ministry of Defence enlists sci-fi writers to prepare for dystopian futures
UK Ministry of Defence enlists sci-fi writers to prepare for dystopian futures
Imaginations of science fiction community used to help policymakers prepare for potential crises in Britain
It’s a scenario that would make Tesla’s founder, Elon Musk, shudder: a future where self-driving cars are the norm but a catastrophic electronic…
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Where do I sign up?
I think you'll find that it was the voters who failed the USA in that 36% did not vote at all...
More than any other party by over 5%.
More than any other party by over 5%.
Joe Biden had one job. And he failed | Mehdi Hasan
Joe Biden had one job. And he failed | Mehdi Hasan
The president was supposed to defeat Donald Trump and end the threat he posed to our democracy. Yet, here we are
“You had one job.”
As we bid farewell to the 46th president of the United States, I can’t get that Ocean’s 11-inspired internet meme out of…
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2025 at 12:45 PM
I think you'll find that it was the voters who failed the USA in that 36% did not vote at all...
More than any other party by over 5%.
More than any other party by over 5%.
Brexit is a more likely cause. Costs for servicing, spares, etc rocketing.
Also, the state of England roads has been in the headlines. Some Scottish rural roads are like playing dodgems with the potholes.
The CON strategy to fix the (same) potholes every 6 weeks is not enough.
Also, the state of England roads has been in the headlines. Some Scottish rural roads are like playing dodgems with the potholes.
The CON strategy to fix the (same) potholes every 6 weeks is not enough.
Uncertainty over UK car finance scandal is putting off investors, warn CEOs
Uncertainty over UK car finance scandal is putting off investors, warn CEOs
Industry figures say unknown compensation bill makes it ‘difficult to operate’ owing to fears of ‘retrospection’
The car finance commission scandal is causing concern across the City about the UK’s approach to rules and regulation, with bosses and…
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Brexit is a more likely cause. Costs for servicing, spares, etc rocketing.
Also, the state of England roads has been in the headlines. Some Scottish rural roads are like playing dodgems with the potholes.
The CON strategy to fix the (same) potholes every 6 weeks is not enough.
Also, the state of England roads has been in the headlines. Some Scottish rural roads are like playing dodgems with the potholes.
The CON strategy to fix the (same) potholes every 6 weeks is not enough.
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‘This is about witnesses speaking their truth’: Prince Harry gets his day in court against Murdoch’s newspapers
‘This is about witnesses speaking their truth’: Prince Harry gets his day in court against Murdoch’s newspapers
The Duke of Sussex and the former Labour deputy leader Tom Watson are the last two claimants still suing
An extraordinary personal legal battle which has been years in preparation is to pit one of the most famous members of the British royal family…
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2025 at 12:12 PM
‘This is about witnesses speaking their truth’: Prince Harry gets his day in court against Murdoch’s newspapers
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19 January 1963
More than 200 vehicles were marooned on Stainmore, Westmorland, yesterday, as blizzards virtually isolated Scotland from England. Many of the drivers abandoned their cars and lorries, and spent the night in a moorland cafe.
More than 200 vehicles were marooned on Stainmore, Westmorland, yesterday, as blizzards virtually isolated Scotland from England. Many of the drivers abandoned their cars and lorries, and spent the night in a moorland cafe.
January 19, 2025 at 12:10 PM
19 January 1963
More than 200 vehicles were marooned on Stainmore, Westmorland, yesterday, as blizzards virtually isolated Scotland from England. Many of the drivers abandoned their cars and lorries, and spent the night in a moorland cafe.
More than 200 vehicles were marooned on Stainmore, Westmorland, yesterday, as blizzards virtually isolated Scotland from England. Many of the drivers abandoned their cars and lorries, and spent the night in a moorland cafe.
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It definitely feels that way!
January 19, 2025 at 12:20 PM
It definitely feels that way!
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This year I'm posting 1 positive thing a day that makes me smile or go wow. Let's share a year of lovely things #365for2025
Day 3 - skies
Day 3 - skies
January 3, 2025 at 10:02 PM
This year I'm posting 1 positive thing a day that makes me smile or go wow. Let's share a year of lovely things #365for2025
Day 3 - skies
Day 3 - skies
Hmm... Wonder if any of them will stop the direct debits which fund Far-Rage's foreign excursions...
Insulting his bread and butter donors, guess now he's be Musked, he doesn't need to keep up appearances.
Insulting his bread and butter donors, guess now he's be Musked, he doesn't need to keep up appearances.
Farage is whipping up his pals on GB News to turn on Yaxley-Lennon-Robinson.
“Tommy Robinson’s EDL were mindless thugs.”
Rattled.
“Tommy Robinson’s EDL were mindless thugs.”
Rattled.
January 3, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Hmm... Wonder if any of them will stop the direct debits which fund Far-Rage's foreign excursions...
Insulting his bread and butter donors, guess now he's be Musked, he doesn't need to keep up appearances.
Insulting his bread and butter donors, guess now he's be Musked, he doesn't need to keep up appearances.
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Agree or disagree?
January 2, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Agree or disagree?
Am I the only one thinking Frump on 20th Jan?
Man Returns To Work After Vacation With Fresh, Reenergized Hatred For Job
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theonion.com/man-returns-...
January 3, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Am I the only one thinking Frump on 20th Jan?
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Bit fed up of us going on right wing shows to be constantly parroted "NHS is a black hole, no money is ever enough etc"
I'll tell you why that seems to be the case. It's because for YEARS now due to austerity, the NHS has had to be not just a health service, but a social service and welfare one too
I'll tell you why that seems to be the case. It's because for YEARS now due to austerity, the NHS has had to be not just a health service, but a social service and welfare one too
a woman wearing glasses says i have to do everything around here
ALT: a woman wearing glasses says i have to do everything around here
media.tenor.com
January 3, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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@nestauk.bsky.social @stopfundinghate.bsky.social
Are my top two picks for doing something good.
Who do you suggest I add for a starter pack?
Are my top two picks for doing something good.
Who do you suggest I add for a starter pack?
November 18, 2024 at 1:46 AM
@nestauk.bsky.social @stopfundinghate.bsky.social
Are my top two picks for doing something good.
Who do you suggest I add for a starter pack?
Are my top two picks for doing something good.
Who do you suggest I add for a starter pack?
I goofed. Apologies to all who followed me on this account (tried to have a shorter handle, but it doesn't work well).
See
bsky.app/profile/csip... for books, etc
and
bsky.app/profile/alis... for the teleport from twitter, or x, or whatever it will be called next.
See
bsky.app/profile/csip... for books, etc
and
bsky.app/profile/alis... for the teleport from twitter, or x, or whatever it will be called next.
bsky.app
November 18, 2024 at 4:02 AM
I goofed. Apologies to all who followed me on this account (tried to have a shorter handle, but it doesn't work well).
See
bsky.app/profile/csip... for books, etc
and
bsky.app/profile/alis... for the teleport from twitter, or x, or whatever it will be called next.
See
bsky.app/profile/csip... for books, etc
and
bsky.app/profile/alis... for the teleport from twitter, or x, or whatever it will be called next.
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The Handmaid's Tale is a good book. But did you know that there's a book written by a Black woman about a post-apocalyptic Earth heavily affected by climate change and societal decline. The book was published in 1993, but is set in 2024 following a presidential election 👀 #BookSky #BlackBookSky
November 16, 2024 at 6:30 PM
The Handmaid's Tale is a good book. But did you know that there's a book written by a Black woman about a post-apocalyptic Earth heavily affected by climate change and societal decline. The book was published in 1993, but is set in 2024 following a presidential election 👀 #BookSky #BlackBookSky
GREEN ROOM
November 18, 2024 at 2:08 AM
GREEN ROOM
@nestauk.bsky.social @stopfundinghate.bsky.social
Are my top two picks for doing something good.
Who do you suggest I add for a starter pack?
Are my top two picks for doing something good.
Who do you suggest I add for a starter pack?
November 18, 2024 at 1:46 AM
@nestauk.bsky.social @stopfundinghate.bsky.social
Are my top two picks for doing something good.
Who do you suggest I add for a starter pack?
Are my top two picks for doing something good.
Who do you suggest I add for a starter pack?
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“Visit a heat pump” - I LOVE this idea. I expect that the greatest champions of clean energy are the people who live with the tech.
Next editions could be “have a spin in my E-bike”, “look at my PV app!!” and “come for a drive in my EV”.
Next editions could be “have a spin in my E-bike”, “look at my PV app!!” and “come for a drive in my EV”.
My team @nestauk.bsky.social has designed and delivered Visit a Heat Pump, a UK-wide service to help people see a heat pump near them and learn first hand about what it's like to live with one.
6 months in we’re sharing what we’ve learnt: www.nesta.org.uk/report/seein...
Headlines are...
6 months in we’re sharing what we’ve learnt: www.nesta.org.uk/report/seein...
Headlines are...
Seeing is believing
The role of Visit a Heat Pump in increasing consumer confidence
www.nesta.org.uk
November 17, 2024 at 9:44 AM
“Visit a heat pump” - I LOVE this idea. I expect that the greatest champions of clean energy are the people who live with the tech.
Next editions could be “have a spin in my E-bike”, “look at my PV app!!” and “come for a drive in my EV”.
Next editions could be “have a spin in my E-bike”, “look at my PV app!!” and “come for a drive in my EV”.
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Stellar news! Moment Energy, will take used EV batteries & make grid-scale energy storage batteries via a new gigawatt factory.
Moment Energy plans to produce up to 1 gigawatt-hour of storage products there each year, easily making the facility the largest of its kind in the U.S.
#energysky
Moment Energy plans to produce up to 1 gigawatt-hour of storage products there each year, easily making the facility the largest of its kind in the U.S.
#energysky
November 17, 2024 at 3:59 AM
Stellar news! Moment Energy, will take used EV batteries & make grid-scale energy storage batteries via a new gigawatt factory.
Moment Energy plans to produce up to 1 gigawatt-hour of storage products there each year, easily making the facility the largest of its kind in the U.S.
#energysky
Moment Energy plans to produce up to 1 gigawatt-hour of storage products there each year, easily making the facility the largest of its kind in the U.S.
#energysky
Committing / allowing less FRAUD will go a long way to plugging holes the CONs fug imho.
The difference: Labour seems willing to learn, rather than seek to personally profit.
Capping MP expenses and removing the right for them to bill taxpayers for their energy costs would be good imho
The difference: Labour seems willing to learn, rather than seek to personally profit.
Capping MP expenses and removing the right for them to bill taxpayers for their energy costs would be good imho
‘They don’t understand business’: corporate Britain cools on Labour
https://www.ft.com/content/c592200a-772f-4c47-902c-b13f4753852e
https://www.ft.com/content/c592200a-772f-4c47-902c-b13f4753852e
‘They don’t understand business’: corporate Britain cools on Labour
Chancellor Rachel Reeves attempts to win back support for her party after rocky early months
www.ft.com
November 18, 2024 at 1:35 AM
Committing / allowing less FRAUD will go a long way to plugging holes the CONs fug imho.
The difference: Labour seems willing to learn, rather than seek to personally profit.
Capping MP expenses and removing the right for them to bill taxpayers for their energy costs would be good imho
The difference: Labour seems willing to learn, rather than seek to personally profit.
Capping MP expenses and removing the right for them to bill taxpayers for their energy costs would be good imho
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As global leaders meet to discuss efforts to address climate change, CFOs, too, face tough decisions around sustainability.
CFOs Weigh In as COP29, Trump’s Election Fuel Climate Debate
Plus, AstraZeneca’s Aradhana Sarin discusses margins, the Inflation Reduction Act and obesity drugs.
www.bloomberg.com
November 17, 2024 at 9:49 PM
As global leaders meet to discuss efforts to address climate change, CFOs, too, face tough decisions around sustainability.