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Word of the day is ‘quafftide’ (16th century): the season for drinking. Also a pithy way of declaring that it’s time to relax.
Works for hydropots (water drinkers) just as well.
Works for hydropots (water drinkers) just as well.
December 6, 2024 at 6:23 PM
Word of the day is ‘quafftide’ (16th century): the season for drinking. Also a pithy way of declaring that it’s time to relax.
Works for hydropots (water drinkers) just as well.
Works for hydropots (water drinkers) just as well.
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Word of the day is ‘librocubicularist’: one who loves nothing better than reading in bed.
(Not easy to say, but I’m glad to know it exists).
(Not easy to say, but I’m glad to know it exists).
November 24, 2024 at 10:47 AM
Word of the day is ‘librocubicularist’: one who loves nothing better than reading in bed.
(Not easy to say, but I’m glad to know it exists).
(Not easy to say, but I’m glad to know it exists).
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Ah yes, vegetables, which as everyone knows fall from space
November 23, 2024 at 8:18 AM
Ah yes, vegetables, which as everyone knows fall from space
The Church of St Mary the Virgin, Iffly 22.11.24
November 23, 2024 at 6:07 PM
The Church of St Mary the Virgin, Iffly 22.11.24
Just this an utter failure of governance & husbandry over the last 10 yrs
“From three friends in high places to essentially zero is quite the feat of statecraft.”
Ouch. Janah Ganesh in FT today:
How Britain squandered the best hand in the world on.ft.com/3AP6eOO
Ouch. Janah Ganesh in FT today:
How Britain squandered the best hand in the world on.ft.com/3AP6eOO
November 22, 2024 at 9:43 AM
Just this an utter failure of governance & husbandry over the last 10 yrs
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A stat I like to remind people of (very gently) is that 70% of asylum seekers who came to the uk in the last 20 years come from countries we once colonised.
A stat I like to remind people of (very gently) is that 70% of asylum seekers who came to the uk in the last 20 years come from countries we once colonised.
November 16, 2024 at 7:09 AM
100%
A stat I like to remind people of (very gently) is that 70% of asylum seekers who came to the uk in the last 20 years come from countries we once colonised.
A stat I like to remind people of (very gently) is that 70% of asylum seekers who came to the uk in the last 20 years come from countries we once colonised.
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One of UK's biggest water firms in legal battle to block release of environmental information on treated sewage being discharged into Windermere in Lake District.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
United Utilities refuses to hand over data on sewage discharges into Windermere
Water company claims information is not in the public interest despite widespread pollution of UK waters
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2024 at 2:37 PM
One of UK's biggest water firms in legal battle to block release of environmental information on treated sewage being discharged into Windermere in Lake District.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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This has made my day. 👇🏽
My favourite fact about Iceland is that we have many, many crime writers but only one forensic pathologist, and he was so busy answering all of their questions that he decided to have a small seminar for writers to get some peace.
It immediately sold out so he had another one that also sold out.
It immediately sold out so he had another one that also sold out.
November 16, 2024 at 4:48 PM
This has made my day. 👇🏽
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British Gas has been given under the radar access to the COP29 climate summit.
Bizarrely, its CEO and head of public affairs are registered as representatives of a small African NGO.
📝 My scoop from Baku
www.desmog.com/2024/11/16/b...
British Gas has been given under the radar access to the COP29 climate summit.
Bizarrely, its CEO and head of public affairs are registered as representatives of a small African NGO.
📝 My scoop from Baku
www.desmog.com/2024/11/16/b...
British Gas Given Under the Radar Access to COP29 Climate Summit
BAKU – The CEO of Centrica, the parent company of British Gas, has quietly gained access to the flagship COP29 climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, DeSmog can reveal. The UN’s official attendee lis...
www.desmog.com
November 16, 2024 at 2:14 PM
🔴 NEW 🔴
British Gas has been given under the radar access to the COP29 climate summit.
Bizarrely, its CEO and head of public affairs are registered as representatives of a small African NGO.
📝 My scoop from Baku
www.desmog.com/2024/11/16/b...
British Gas has been given under the radar access to the COP29 climate summit.
Bizarrely, its CEO and head of public affairs are registered as representatives of a small African NGO.
📝 My scoop from Baku
www.desmog.com/2024/11/16/b...
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My wife Bunty has been visited by Dorset Police concerning a tweet she wrote about Claire the Marxist nurse in our village.
In the tweet Bunty called Claire’s vegan buns chewy; too dry to
nibble & then called Claire a cake hater.
Bunty’s right to free speech has been VIOLATED!😡
In the tweet Bunty called Claire’s vegan buns chewy; too dry to
nibble & then called Claire a cake hater.
Bunty’s right to free speech has been VIOLATED!😡
November 16, 2024 at 9:56 AM
My wife Bunty has been visited by Dorset Police concerning a tweet she wrote about Claire the Marxist nurse in our village.
In the tweet Bunty called Claire’s vegan buns chewy; too dry to
nibble & then called Claire a cake hater.
Bunty’s right to free speech has been VIOLATED!😡
In the tweet Bunty called Claire’s vegan buns chewy; too dry to
nibble & then called Claire a cake hater.
Bunty’s right to free speech has been VIOLATED!😡
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Hello everyone. I am now on this platform for social media. Do please repost this message so that more people can find me!
November 13, 2024 at 11:26 AM
Hello everyone. I am now on this platform for social media. Do please repost this message so that more people can find me!