Jacqui
minniepidgeon.bsky.social
Jacqui
@minniepidgeon.bsky.social
Loathe Tories, far right. Love my Frenchie, my family, history, politics and reading. Midwife, ex nurse, unable retire, 67! Hate Winter, love the heat of the sun or CH!
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Why is the government not capable wiping the floor with Nigel Farage every single day like this? Alastair Campbell effortlessly destroys him over his Brexit legacy which by almost every economic and financial measure has been disastrous for the country
December 6, 2024 at 6:41 AM
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First time this has happened.
December 3, 2024 at 7:54 AM
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Kemi Badenoch tells Keir Starmer that "we had a Budget in March this year and tractors were not blockading the streets of Whitehall afterwards."

Anyway, here's the 'go slow' protest by farmers that blockaded the streets around Parliament following the Conservative Government's last Budget in March
November 27, 2024 at 2:03 PM
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Ammonium nitrate alarm: After being refused entry elsewhere, the MV Ruby docked at Great Yarmouth. Malcolm Lynn & Peter Thurlow report. Now, it’s dumped part of its hazardous cargo offshore before returning to port.
#GreatYarmouth #HazardousCargo #MVRuby
eastangliabylines.co.uk/news/alarm-a...
Alarm as ‘explosives’ ship dumps cargo offshore then returns to port
A ship refused entry to other countries was welcomed into Gt Yarmouth, and has caused anger by dumping part of what may be its hazardous cargo offshore
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 21, 2024 at 6:59 PM
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New data on farms and inheritance tax: a third of farm estates over £1.5m aren’t farmers but wealthy people avoiding IHT by sinking money into farmland.

The Budget hits farmers too hard and tax avoiders too lightly. It needs to change.
November 24, 2024 at 9:00 AM
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@bsky.app Bluesky hits 22 million

Brilliant 🤩

And growing
November 24, 2024 at 9:49 AM
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Follow Bylines Network and Byline Times.Independent journalism not owned by billionaires!
Wow, the UK's leading citizen journalism network is just about to hit 50k followers on Bluesky, can we do this today?

Please share and lets make this happen!
November 24, 2024 at 5:08 PM
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Donald Trump’s return sends shivers through the anti-misinformation world

Trump will attempt to destroy those who question misinformation....in other words the few "fact finders" left

How do we spell dystopia nowadays?

on.ft.com/4f1cvFf
Donald Trump’s return sends shivers through the anti-misinformation world
Vow to crack down on the ‘censorship cartel’ has researchers worried — and Big Tech is on notice
on.ft.com
November 24, 2024 at 6:02 PM
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Follow and share. You know it makes sense. ✌🏻
Wow, the UK's leading citizen journalism network is just about to hit 50k followers on Bluesky, can we do this today?

Please share and lets make this happen!
November 24, 2024 at 4:23 PM
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If you oppose NHS privatisation, please could you repost this and follow me? I need to know who to follow next (it’ll be you!) 🌟🌟🌟
November 22, 2024 at 7:33 AM
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So Nigel Farage, who has repeatedly suggested that migration puts women's safety at risk, has been harbouring a senior colleague who was jailed for violently assaulting his own girlfriend
November 22, 2024 at 9:12 AM
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Wealth growth since 1970

Average - 8%
Top 10% - 85%
Top 1% - 320%
Top 0.01% - 4000%
Billionaires - 32000%

Can you see the problem?
November 21, 2024 at 9:03 PM
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Goosebump inducingly brilliant article and excellent advice from @carolecadwalla.bsky.social - please read it, digest it and share it.

I heartily tip my hat.

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How to survive the broligarchy: 20 lessons for the post-truth world | Carole Cadwalladr
In the wake of Trump’s unnerving appointees, the investigative journalist and veteran of the libel court offers pointers on coping in an age of surveillance
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2024 at 1:06 PM