Paul
@pauljer.bsky.social
Professional science teacher. Amateur singer and guitarist.
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London is at the centre of a film boom, with almost as many films being shot here as in Los Angeles in 2025.
Welcome to 'Lollywood': Why London is the new Hollywood
Almost as many films were shot in London as LA in 2025 — with big movie money pouring into the capital and a state-of-the-art studio system, Tinseltown is losing its blockbuster grip, reports Laura Ma...
www.standard.co.uk
February 1, 2026 at 1:49 PM
London is at the centre of a film boom, with almost as many films being shot here as in Los Angeles in 2025.
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We must act without delay if we want to reverse the damage of Brexit, and prevent any further damage to our economy. We need to make rejoining the Customs Union and Single Market a priority.
February 1, 2026 at 8:00 AM
We must act without delay if we want to reverse the damage of Brexit, and prevent any further damage to our economy. We need to make rejoining the Customs Union and Single Market a priority.
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Never forget that Labour are the government accelerating wind power deployment and electrified heating while the Tories and Reform want to increase our vulnerability to increasingly volatile natural gas prices.
UK Wind Power Output at Four-Year High in January Curbs Prices
UK wind farms are expected to provide the most power in almost four years this month as more turbines and blustery conditions help the country pivot away from fossil fuels.
www.bloomberg.com
February 1, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Never forget that Labour are the government accelerating wind power deployment and electrified heating while the Tories and Reform want to increase our vulnerability to increasingly volatile natural gas prices.
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Education is a public good.
The cost should be met from general, progressive taxation, not dumped on the shoulders of these and future generations
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
The cost should be met from general, progressive taxation, not dumped on the shoulders of these and future generations
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
‘I work as a doctor in the NHS – I’ll never be able to pay back my student loan’
Taking out a student loan was once seen as an investment in your future. But as graduates face soaring rates of inflation, they say the loans are leaving them ‘locked’ into debt
www.independent.co.uk
February 1, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Education is a public good.
The cost should be met from general, progressive taxation, not dumped on the shoulders of these and future generations
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
The cost should be met from general, progressive taxation, not dumped on the shoulders of these and future generations
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
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Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Lyric Video)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
February 1, 2026 at 12:55 PM
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"There is nothing to prevent a foreign investor or owner depositing funds in the UK company, which in turn donates to a political party."
We get the politics the few pay for. #Democracy - it would be a good idea
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
We get the politics the few pay for. #Democracy - it would be a good idea
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Churchwarden linked to foreign-born billionaire is behind £200k Reform gift
The man whose firm made the donations will not discuss where the money came from, nor his ties to wealthy Farage allies who may not hold citizenship
www.thetimes.com
February 1, 2026 at 11:24 AM
"There is nothing to prevent a foreign investor or owner depositing funds in the UK company, which in turn donates to a political party."
We get the politics the few pay for. #Democracy - it would be a good idea
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
We get the politics the few pay for. #Democracy - it would be a good idea
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
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This is what’s known as dodgy as fuck…
Farage is in hock to murky foreign billionaires, taking their money to prioritise their interests if they buy him power. He’s exploiting people’s racism and anger to pretend he’s on their side. But he’s already sold them out.
www.thetimes.com/article/660a...
Farage is in hock to murky foreign billionaires, taking their money to prioritise their interests if they buy him power. He’s exploiting people’s racism and anger to pretend he’s on their side. But he’s already sold them out.
www.thetimes.com/article/660a...
Churchwarden linked to foreign-born billionaire is behind £200k Reform gift
The man whose firm made the donations will not discuss where the money came from, nor his ties to wealthy Farage allies who may not hold citizenship
www.thetimes.com
February 1, 2026 at 9:20 AM
This is what’s known as dodgy as fuck…
Farage is in hock to murky foreign billionaires, taking their money to prioritise their interests if they buy him power. He’s exploiting people’s racism and anger to pretend he’s on their side. But he’s already sold them out.
www.thetimes.com/article/660a...
Farage is in hock to murky foreign billionaires, taking their money to prioritise their interests if they buy him power. He’s exploiting people’s racism and anger to pretend he’s on their side. But he’s already sold them out.
www.thetimes.com/article/660a...
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Listening to this I was again reminded of how Brexit has tragically affected live music (although I didn’t need reminding). I used to go to lots of live music events.
There’s a good deal of interesting discussion in this programme.
There’s a good deal of interesting discussion in this programme.
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Please make 2026 the year you join #RejoinerRadio from just £1.50! We can't do this without EU!
Go to: 👉 www.TheRejoiners.co.uk where you can tip, donate, subscribe and listen for FREE!
February 1, 2026 at 11:49 AM
Listening to this I was again reminded of how Brexit has tragically affected live music (although I didn’t need reminding). I used to go to lots of live music events.
There’s a good deal of interesting discussion in this programme.
There’s a good deal of interesting discussion in this programme.
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27% fewer aggressive cancers in the AI triaged group compared with the control
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
AI use in breast cancer screening cuts rate of later diagnosis by 12%, study finds
Swedish study of 100,000 women found higher rate of early detection, suggesting potential to support radiologists
www.theguardian.com
February 1, 2026 at 12:02 PM
27% fewer aggressive cancers in the AI triaged group compared with the control
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
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Reform UK Suella Braverman is blaming the Left for Brexit.
She claims it was a Left Wing project, enacted by the Left.
Despite Suella Braverman being in Government and even in the Cabinet as a Conservative as it happened.
They think you are stupid.
She claims it was a Left Wing project, enacted by the Left.
Despite Suella Braverman being in Government and even in the Cabinet as a Conservative as it happened.
They think you are stupid.
January 31, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Reform UK Suella Braverman is blaming the Left for Brexit.
She claims it was a Left Wing project, enacted by the Left.
Despite Suella Braverman being in Government and even in the Cabinet as a Conservative as it happened.
They think you are stupid.
She claims it was a Left Wing project, enacted by the Left.
Despite Suella Braverman being in Government and even in the Cabinet as a Conservative as it happened.
They think you are stupid.
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Great to talk to Channel 4 news.
Gorton and Denton is between the Green Party and Reform.
Hannah Spencer - our Mancunian plumber who knows the value of work.
We're fighting back.
Get involved: join.greenparty.org.uk
Gorton and Denton is between the Green Party and Reform.
Hannah Spencer - our Mancunian plumber who knows the value of work.
We're fighting back.
Get involved: join.greenparty.org.uk
February 1, 2026 at 12:19 PM
Great to talk to Channel 4 news.
Gorton and Denton is between the Green Party and Reform.
Hannah Spencer - our Mancunian plumber who knows the value of work.
We're fighting back.
Get involved: join.greenparty.org.uk
Gorton and Denton is between the Green Party and Reform.
Hannah Spencer - our Mancunian plumber who knows the value of work.
We're fighting back.
Get involved: join.greenparty.org.uk
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Beaches across South West hit by sewage spills
There are many sewage warnings in place
www.cornwalllive.com
February 1, 2026 at 12:22 PM
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Really great to see Zack Polanski talking about a public health approach to drugs on Kuenssberg this morning. The war on drugs failed a long time ago, it’s time to help people who need it, not criminalise them.
February 1, 2026 at 10:11 AM
Really great to see Zack Polanski talking about a public health approach to drugs on Kuenssberg this morning. The war on drugs failed a long time ago, it’s time to help people who need it, not criminalise them.
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One of the most disgusting, brutal and unpunished child‑abuse networks in the world…
And the usual voices who claim to care about ‘women and girls’ have nothing to say.
We see you.
And the usual voices who claim to care about ‘women and girls’ have nothing to say.
We see you.
February 1, 2026 at 11:48 AM
One of the most disgusting, brutal and unpunished child‑abuse networks in the world…
And the usual voices who claim to care about ‘women and girls’ have nothing to say.
We see you.
And the usual voices who claim to care about ‘women and girls’ have nothing to say.
We see you.
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So Laura Kunssberg on behalf of the BBC states that the new revelations from the Epstein files are embarrassing. Not shameful not career-ending but, gosh, a little bit embarrassing. 🙄😡🤷🏼♀️
February 1, 2026 at 8:36 AM
So Laura Kunssberg on behalf of the BBC states that the new revelations from the Epstein files are embarrassing. Not shameful not career-ending but, gosh, a little bit embarrassing. 🙄😡🤷🏼♀️
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You dont win 'em all! Reform's Matt Goodwin in Sunday Times: 'Most .. people criticising me are nerds.The last thing I want is to be at some dinner party table with Nick Robinson & Mary Beard. I'd rather shoot myself in the head'. Hang on, I'm not THAT bad!Nerds sometimes have a (thoughtful!) point.
February 1, 2026 at 7:59 AM
You dont win 'em all! Reform's Matt Goodwin in Sunday Times: 'Most .. people criticising me are nerds.The last thing I want is to be at some dinner party table with Nick Robinson & Mary Beard. I'd rather shoot myself in the head'. Hang on, I'm not THAT bad!Nerds sometimes have a (thoughtful!) point.
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When is a fine on a company not a fine?
When it is levied on England's water companies with nearly 1,200 criminal convictions.
Headline grabbing fines are announced but not collected for years, not even paid.
No pressure on water companies to obey laws.
Water companies indulged by govt. Why?
When it is levied on England's water companies with nearly 1,200 criminal convictions.
Headline grabbing fines are announced but not collected for years, not even paid.
No pressure on water companies to obey laws.
Water companies indulged by govt. Why?
Public ownership of water is the only way to deliver security, efficiency, investment and value for money
37 years of privatisation has been a disaster
leftfootforward.org
January 31, 2026 at 8:11 AM
When is a fine on a company not a fine?
When it is levied on England's water companies with nearly 1,200 criminal convictions.
Headline grabbing fines are announced but not collected for years, not even paid.
No pressure on water companies to obey laws.
Water companies indulged by govt. Why?
When it is levied on England's water companies with nearly 1,200 criminal convictions.
Headline grabbing fines are announced but not collected for years, not even paid.
No pressure on water companies to obey laws.
Water companies indulged by govt. Why?
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✅ Clarkson is right, people aren’t voting Reform for policies 👉there aren’t any.
It’s a protest vote powered by nostalgia not a plan for future.
Reform use farming as a prop. Their real plan is USA trade deal, hormone-treated imports and they’ve appointed Ben Goldsmith
🔗 archive.ph/2026.01.31-0...
It’s a protest vote powered by nostalgia not a plan for future.
Reform use farming as a prop. Their real plan is USA trade deal, hormone-treated imports and they’ve appointed Ben Goldsmith
🔗 archive.ph/2026.01.31-0...
February 1, 2026 at 7:45 AM
✅ Clarkson is right, people aren’t voting Reform for policies 👉there aren’t any.
It’s a protest vote powered by nostalgia not a plan for future.
Reform use farming as a prop. Their real plan is USA trade deal, hormone-treated imports and they’ve appointed Ben Goldsmith
🔗 archive.ph/2026.01.31-0...
It’s a protest vote powered by nostalgia not a plan for future.
Reform use farming as a prop. Their real plan is USA trade deal, hormone-treated imports and they’ve appointed Ben Goldsmith
🔗 archive.ph/2026.01.31-0...
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Sounds about right.
'Six in ten people (58%) who would vote in a second referendum said they would cast their ballot to return to the EU. Support for reversing Brexit was highest among 18 to 24-year-olds, where more than eight in 10 (86%) backed rejoining the EU.'
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
'Six in ten people (58%) who would vote in a second referendum said they would cast their ballot to return to the EU. Support for reversing Brexit was highest among 18 to 24-year-olds, where more than eight in 10 (86%) backed rejoining the EU.'
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Majority of Brits say they want to reverse Brexit and rejoin EU
Nearly a decade on from the Brexit vote, six in 10 (58%) people who would cast their ballot in a second referendum said they would support the UK rejoining the EU
www.mirror.co.uk
January 31, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Sounds about right.
'Six in ten people (58%) who would vote in a second referendum said they would cast their ballot to return to the EU. Support for reversing Brexit was highest among 18 to 24-year-olds, where more than eight in 10 (86%) backed rejoining the EU.'
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
'Six in ten people (58%) who would vote in a second referendum said they would cast their ballot to return to the EU. Support for reversing Brexit was highest among 18 to 24-year-olds, where more than eight in 10 (86%) backed rejoining the EU.'
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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Tragic really. 10 years on. Rocking back and forth in its pungent prejudice-and-nostalgia-soaked corner, begging the architects of their precious Brexit to make - whatever their impossible fantasy was - come true.
It’s truly pathetic.
It’s truly pathetic.
Daily Express: NOW YOU MUST GIVE BRITAIN A PROPER BREXIT #TomorrowsPapersToday
January 30, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Tragic really. 10 years on. Rocking back and forth in its pungent prejudice-and-nostalgia-soaked corner, begging the architects of their precious Brexit to make - whatever their impossible fantasy was - come true.
It’s truly pathetic.
It’s truly pathetic.
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"Homes may have to be abandoned": how climate crisis has reshaped Britain’s flood risk
As rivers swell and homes are cut off, scientists say UK winter rainfall is already 20 years ahead of predictions
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
As rivers swell and homes are cut off, scientists say UK winter rainfall is already 20 years ahead of predictions
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
‘Homes may have to be abandoned’: how climate crisis has reshaped Britain’s flood risk
As rivers swell and homes are cut off, scientists say UK winter rainfall is already 20 years ahead of predictions
www.theguardian.com
January 31, 2026 at 10:15 AM
"Homes may have to be abandoned": how climate crisis has reshaped Britain’s flood risk
As rivers swell and homes are cut off, scientists say UK winter rainfall is already 20 years ahead of predictions
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
As rivers swell and homes are cut off, scientists say UK winter rainfall is already 20 years ahead of predictions
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
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London has landed in the top ten greenest cities on the planet 🌱
Not bad for a city that never sits still.
We’re delivering cleaner transport and more green spaces, with even more to come.
Not bad for a city that never sits still.
We’re delivering cleaner transport and more green spaces, with even more to come.
London among the top ten greenest cities in the world, report shows
The city came in tenth place overall, earning an admirable Green City Index score of 66.85
www.standard.co.uk
January 31, 2026 at 10:10 AM
London has landed in the top ten greenest cities on the planet 🌱
Not bad for a city that never sits still.
We’re delivering cleaner transport and more green spaces, with even more to come.
Not bad for a city that never sits still.
We’re delivering cleaner transport and more green spaces, with even more to come.
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All aboard! 🚉
'The UK's first train running only on rapid-charging batteries starts carrying passengers on Saturday, replacing its diesel counterpart on the 2½ mile Greenford branch. The rail industry is working towards phasing out diesel-only trains by 2040.'
www.standard.co.uk/news/transpo...
'The UK's first train running only on rapid-charging batteries starts carrying passengers on Saturday, replacing its diesel counterpart on the 2½ mile Greenford branch. The rail industry is working towards phasing out diesel-only trains by 2040.'
www.standard.co.uk/news/transpo...
All aboard! UK's first rapid-charging battery train launches in London
Great Western Railway service that recharges in minutes between trips to take passengers for first time on west London line
www.standard.co.uk
January 31, 2026 at 10:42 AM
All aboard! 🚉
'The UK's first train running only on rapid-charging batteries starts carrying passengers on Saturday, replacing its diesel counterpart on the 2½ mile Greenford branch. The rail industry is working towards phasing out diesel-only trains by 2040.'
www.standard.co.uk/news/transpo...
'The UK's first train running only on rapid-charging batteries starts carrying passengers on Saturday, replacing its diesel counterpart on the 2½ mile Greenford branch. The rail industry is working towards phasing out diesel-only trains by 2040.'
www.standard.co.uk/news/transpo...
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No wonder we are one of the most nature-depleted corners of this battered planet, with #biodiversity in a parlous state
Satellite-tagged Hen Harrier that gamekeeper Racster Dingwall chose not to shoot (to avoid unwanted attention), found poisoned 3 months later nr another Yorkshire grouse moor. The bird that almost got away.
New extended RSPB covert footage ⬇️
#RaptorResearch
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/01/30/s...
New extended RSPB covert footage ⬇️
#RaptorResearch
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/01/30/s...
Satellite-tagged Hen Harrier that gamekeeper Racster Dingwall chose not to shoot (to avoid unwanted attention), found poisoned three months later near another Yorkshire grouse moor
The news yesterday was all about the conviction and sentencing of Head Gamekeeper Racster Dingwall for his part in a conspiracy to kill Hen Harriers at a roost on the Conistone & Grassington Es…
raptorpersecutionuk.org
January 31, 2026 at 10:43 AM
No wonder we are one of the most nature-depleted corners of this battered planet, with #biodiversity in a parlous state