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Anne Collinson
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Follow Jesus, love being:-) wife & full time carer, mother, grandma, sister, crafty, informed, greenie, reading, puzzling, listening and learning. On my tombstone? She meant well 😁
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December 1, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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And we’re off! The season starts on nigella.com with my Christmas Rocky Road as #RecipeOfTheDay to get you in the mood. It’s fully festive from here on in! www.nigella.com/recipes/chri...
Christmas Rocky Road
It’s not that I felt my usual Rocky Road Crunch Bars needed any improvement (though fiddling with recipes is one of life’s pleasures) but I thought they would benefit from some seasonal adjustment. S...
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December 1, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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In the last week, Donald Trump has called for the murder of Congressional Democrats and threatened to unilaterally declare an invasion of Venezuela.

If Congressional Republicans followed the Constitution, both of these would be removable offenses. But, they’re loyal to Trump, not the constitution.
November 29, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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Two final points.

In 2019 Boris Johnson celebrated his General Election Victory with Alexander Lebedev

In 2022, Canada sanctioned Alexander Lebedev for being on of Putin’s inner circle

Just ponder that.
Since we released this @johnsweeneyroar.bsky.social documentary two years ago, more information has come to light that Boris Johnson went to this meeting to discuss a 'backchannel' to Putin with Alexander Lebedev, who was working for the Kremlin in Crimea at the time

youtu.be/QkZzN3XHEPY?...
Boris Johnson's KGB Links EXPOSED - John Sweeney FULL Documentary
YouTube video by Byline TV
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November 30, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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Whit?
This is the most alarming story I’ve read today. Giving up the fight before it’s started
November 30, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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“Over nine months, Sky News’ Data and Forensics team investigated whether X’s algorithms amplify right-wing and extreme content.

Their findings were clear: Elon Musk’s X is boosting right-wing and extreme content, as well as politicians Musk favours.”
The X Effect and the dangers of social media bias
Sky News' investigation The X Effect has exposed a right-wing bias in X's algorithm, which boosts extreme content over left-wing voices
centralbylines.co.uk
November 30, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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Scotland accounts for more than 60% of the UK’s fishing capacity, yet Scotland is only receiving 7.78% of the funding. There may be practical reasons, but this sounds a bit ‘fishy’.
The UK Government’s decision to allocate Scotland only £28m of the £360m Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund is condemned in the Scottish Parliament | Charlie McCarthy
Scottish Parliament overwhelmingly supports Scottish fishing
The UK Government’s decision to allocate Scotland only £28mn of the £360mn Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund is condemned in the Scottish Parliament
bylines.scot
November 29, 2025 at 8:03 AM
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the US is what rampant militarised populist nationalism looks like. Don't stop paying attention.

Below are just some of the actions that I added to the TrumpActionTracker this morning
www.trumpactiontracker.info
November 28, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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My hotel in Hong Kong, where people understand airborne transmission of respiratory viruses, has HEPA filters everywhere
November 27, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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Yay!! I couldn’t be there but Sergei & the Westminster Spy Ring just won gold at the APA podcast awards!!

Whole thing was crowdfunded by @the-citizens.bsky.social to highlight 5-year legal case to get an investigation into Russian interference in UK politics. Power to the people!
November 27, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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New polling from European Movement UK shows that three quarters of people who see the economic damage of Brexit now back joining the Single Market and Customs Union to cut taxes and rebuild public services. The public knows the route to recovery, even if the Government refuses to face it.
New poll shows 75% favour joining single market to lower taxes
Of British adults who feel Brexit has been harmful to the UK, over 75% favour the UK joining the Single Market and Customs Union as a way to lower the tax burden and boost money for public services.
www.europeanmovement.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Yesterday’s webinar, Where are the books for people living with dementia?, is now available to watch on our YouTube channel:
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To hear about future sessions as they launch, follow us on Eventbrite:
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November 26, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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November 26, 2025 at 6:55 AM
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Thanks to these ice cores scientists know as a matter of fact that climate change isn't normal or a tiny little side issue. It is an existential crisis that gets worse each year whilst the fossil fuel companies and states get richer.
Two miles of ice core on the shelf at our national ice core facility in Lakewood, Colorado. The WAIS Divide core from West Antarctica is a 3400m long (deepest US core, 2nd deepest ice core ever) 68,000 year old record of high resolution climate.
November 25, 2025 at 7:50 AM
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Tuesday’s @theguardian.com front page: Victory for carers after inquiry into debt scandal

Incredible work by top colleagues @patrickjbutler.bsky.social & @joshhalliday.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
November 25, 2025 at 8:40 AM
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Newmarket MP Matt Hancock gave a £37bn Covid testing contract to Jockey Club director Dido Harding, who subcontracted it to Grand National sponsor Randox, employer of Tory MP Owen Paterson, whose late wife chaired Aintree racecourse. That's how the Tories handled the pandemic.
November 22, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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This petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy already has over 26,000 signatures. Let’s get it to 100,000 this week.

Please sign and share 🙏

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 24, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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I feel happy just thinking of #RecipeOfTheDay. I feel even happier eating it: it’s Marmalade Pudding Cake! www.nigella.com/recipes/marm...
Marmalade Pudding Cake
Now, this is a beauty. I don't mean flash or fancy — rather the opposite; there is something austerely handsome about its appearance, and yet gorgeously warming about its taste. But then, this laid-ba...
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November 2, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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The principal of Edinburgh Uni earns around £420,000 a year. This week his staff were on strike over the threat of redundancies.

It's time we got the pay of uni and college bosses back under control. MSPs can back my plans to do that on Wednesday.

www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politic...
'Obscene' pay of uni fatcat bosses targeted in new proposals before MSPs
Greens co-leader Ross Greer has tabled amendments to a Scottish Government Bill to curb the earnings of top execs at universities and colleges.
www.dailyrecord.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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In Monrovia, California, protesters are purchasing 17¢ ICE scrapers from Home Depot and immediately returning them to create long lines and slow down the entire store. Their aim is to disrupt sales and convey a message opposing ICE raids occurring in their neighborhood.
November 23, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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*the horror persists, but so does cooking for a tiny shot of joy*

HEY Y’ALL IF YOU’VE NEVER MADE HUEVOS RANCHEROS BEFORE, LET’S GO

Start with whipping up a wee batch of guacamole. 1 avocado, three diced cherry tomatoes, about a quarter of a white onion (diced), juice of one lime, salt & pepper
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November 22, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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Boris Johnson has broken his silence with an attack on the Covid bereaved for "wrangling" on about the deaths of our loved ones.

He has no place in public life and must be stripped of all his ex-PM privileges.

If you agree, sign our petition:
c.org/yKDJfh65B2
Sign the Petition
End Publicly Funded Privileges For Boris Johnson Following Covid Inquiry
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November 22, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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❗️RETWEET if you stand with President 🇺🇦Zelensky!
November 21, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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I have nothing but love for these Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Pots, a weekend-greeting #RecipeOfTheDay or, frankly, anytime delight. Quick and easy as they are, I often make them up ahead of time (see notes under recipe) and just pop them in the oven when needed. www.nigella.com/recipes/choc...
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Pots
My children love a chocolate chip cookie so gooey on the inside that I can’t really make the outside firm enough to let the cookies keep integrity of form. This, then, is the solution: a cookie dough ...
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November 21, 2025 at 12:05 PM