MrClaypole72
@selhurstparkflyer.bsky.social
A man who works too hard and plays too little.
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And remains undetected in the other two thirds! It is how the City has always worked bit.ly/3BoCzfA and the Financial Canute Authority can’t stop the tide.
Signs of insider dealing detected in a third of UK takeover bids
New methodology used by the Financial Conduct Authority suggests suspicious trading is more common than was thought
bit.ly
December 10, 2024 at 7:19 AM
And remains undetected in the other two thirds! It is how the City has always worked bit.ly/3BoCzfA and the Financial Canute Authority can’t stop the tide.
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The Standard is frothing about the Assad’s in law’s “£1m West London home”. It’s in North Acton. Oligarchs ain’t what they used to be.
December 10, 2024 at 11:54 AM
The Standard is frothing about the Assad’s in law’s “£1m West London home”. It’s in North Acton. Oligarchs ain’t what they used to be.
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World GDP is $105 trillion.
Value of derivatives (clever bets on price of food, everything) is $667 trillion.
It hikes prices, enriches few speculators, produces nothing of value to society.
UK Govt thinks finance industry will deliver prosperity. Madness.
leftfootforward.org/2024/12/the-...
Value of derivatives (clever bets on price of food, everything) is $667 trillion.
It hikes prices, enriches few speculators, produces nothing of value to society.
UK Govt thinks finance industry will deliver prosperity. Madness.
leftfootforward.org/2024/12/the-...
The government shouldn’t pin all of its hopes for economic growth on the finance industry
Such a strategy was tried in 1970s and came to grief in the mid-1970s secondary banking crash.
leftfootforward.org
December 10, 2024 at 11:21 AM
World GDP is $105 trillion.
Value of derivatives (clever bets on price of food, everything) is $667 trillion.
It hikes prices, enriches few speculators, produces nothing of value to society.
UK Govt thinks finance industry will deliver prosperity. Madness.
leftfootforward.org/2024/12/the-...
Value of derivatives (clever bets on price of food, everything) is $667 trillion.
It hikes prices, enriches few speculators, produces nothing of value to society.
UK Govt thinks finance industry will deliver prosperity. Madness.
leftfootforward.org/2024/12/the-...
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Ch4 Tory party broadcast ;
‘This country can afford to keep pensioners warm .’
Yes . I agree , so stuff the winter fuel allowance , raise the State Pension in line with other countries.
You had 14 yrs … what stopped you ??
‘This country can afford to keep pensioners warm .’
Yes . I agree , so stuff the winter fuel allowance , raise the State Pension in line with other countries.
You had 14 yrs … what stopped you ??
December 10, 2024 at 7:59 PM
Ch4 Tory party broadcast ;
‘This country can afford to keep pensioners warm .’
Yes . I agree , so stuff the winter fuel allowance , raise the State Pension in line with other countries.
You had 14 yrs … what stopped you ??
‘This country can afford to keep pensioners warm .’
Yes . I agree , so stuff the winter fuel allowance , raise the State Pension in line with other countries.
You had 14 yrs … what stopped you ??
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so I guess the lesson is - if you want to get away with murder:
a) Be a white guy
b) Kill a low-income non-white guy
-new york magazine
a) Be a white guy
b) Kill a low-income non-white guy
-new york magazine
December 10, 2024 at 10:19 AM
so I guess the lesson is - if you want to get away with murder:
a) Be a white guy
b) Kill a low-income non-white guy
-new york magazine
a) Be a white guy
b) Kill a low-income non-white guy
-new york magazine
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"farmland values increased by 7%, a performance that only gold could draw level with. The FTSE 100 equities index could only muster growth of 4%"
Will inheritance tax changes really mean the end of Britain’s farming?
The farming lobby is protesting loudly that the budget changes to inheritance tax will kill family farms. So should we be alarmed?
eastangliabylines.co.uk
December 10, 2024 at 7:06 PM
"farmland values increased by 7%, a performance that only gold could draw level with. The FTSE 100 equities index could only muster growth of 4%"
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The tax-free £10 Christmas Bonus is going into bank accounts around now. It is paid to 12 million pensioners and others on long term benefits such as widows and some disabled people. First introduced in 1972 when the basic state pension was £6.75 a week, today it should be £251.
December 10, 2024 at 11:18 AM
The tax-free £10 Christmas Bonus is going into bank accounts around now. It is paid to 12 million pensioners and others on long term benefits such as widows and some disabled people. First introduced in 1972 when the basic state pension was £6.75 a week, today it should be £251.
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Unconfirmed but sounds like he says: “…clearly out of touch and an insult to the intelligence of the American people with lived experience”
December 10, 2024 at 7:00 PM
Unconfirmed but sounds like he says: “…clearly out of touch and an insult to the intelligence of the American people with lived experience”
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"analysis of Thames Water’s accounts shows that there has never been a year since privatisation when shareholders contributed more cash than they took out."
Was there ever ‘shareholder support’ for Thames Water?
New writer Stanley Root’s analysis of Thames Water’s accounts shows that there has never been a year since privatisation when shareholders contributed more cash than they took out
westenglandbylines.co.uk
December 10, 2024 at 9:59 AM
"analysis of Thames Water’s accounts shows that there has never been a year since privatisation when shareholders contributed more cash than they took out."
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By the looks of it they’re not doing too well these days
What happened to the original cast of Danny Boyle's iconic post apocalyptic horror? https://bit.ly/3ZxQdVE
December 10, 2024 at 11:03 PM
By the looks of it they’re not doing too well these days
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"Welcome to McDonald's. Can I see some identification, please?"
December 10, 2024 at 4:18 PM
"Welcome to McDonald's. Can I see some identification, please?"
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“Leaked documents show the extent of collaboration between the pro-Israel legal advocacy group UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) and the Israeli Government, in their attempt to “counter” the work of human rights organisations”
Israeli Government Lashes Out at ICC as Leaked Documents Reveal Secret Links to UK Lobby Group
The International Criminal Court is under enormous pressure to drop its arrest warrant against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
bylinetimes.com
December 10, 2024 at 5:32 PM
“Leaked documents show the extent of collaboration between the pro-Israel legal advocacy group UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) and the Israeli Government, in their attempt to “counter” the work of human rights organisations”
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"On the eve of FIFA probably awarding the 2034 World Cup to Saudi Arabia, Keir Starmer’s grovelling invitation to the regime’s chief dictator to watch a Premier League football match with him is embarrassing and does nothing to further the cause of human rights in the Gulf state."
Why Keir Starmer? Sports must not be used to whitewash human rights abuses
Keir Starmer's crass and insensitive invitation to Mohammed Bin Salman to attend a football match with him is precisely giving legitimacy to the oppressor
northeastbylines.co.uk
December 10, 2024 at 10:54 PM
"On the eve of FIFA probably awarding the 2034 World Cup to Saudi Arabia, Keir Starmer’s grovelling invitation to the regime’s chief dictator to watch a Premier League football match with him is embarrassing and does nothing to further the cause of human rights in the Gulf state."
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That accused shooter
December 10, 2024 at 10:24 PM
That accused shooter
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East Anglia Bylines marks the final day of the United Nations' UNiTE’s 16 days of activism against violence against women and girls with this video by Jacqui Burgoyne of a vigil held in Norwich in support of Afghan women.
Norwich Silent Vigil in Support of Afghan Women 071224
YouTube video by Jax Burgoyne
www.youtube.com
December 10, 2024 at 10:24 PM
East Anglia Bylines marks the final day of the United Nations' UNiTE’s 16 days of activism against violence against women and girls with this video by Jacqui Burgoyne of a vigil held in Norwich in support of Afghan women.
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“The problem with vulture capitalism is that eventually you run out of the public’s money.”
Thames Water could run out of cash by March without £3bn debt deal; Ashtead to move listing to US – business live
Thames Water could run out of cash by March without £3bn debt deal; Ashtead to move listing to US – business live
UK’s biggest water company says all funds may be ‘exhausted’ if it fails to secure court approval for £3bn lifeline and could risk temporary nationalisation
Good morning, and welcome to our rolling coverage of business, the financial markets, and the…
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2024 at 6:29 PM
“The problem with vulture capitalism is that eventually you run out of the public’s money.”
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Arizona FLDS religious leader, Samuel Bateman, who had 20 wives that included children, has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for sex trafficking little girls as young as 9 years old.
December 9, 2024 at 11:39 PM
Arizona FLDS religious leader, Samuel Bateman, who had 20 wives that included children, has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for sex trafficking little girls as young as 9 years old.
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1 Down 😎
4 million to Go🚨
4 million to Go🚨
December 10, 2024 at 7:35 AM
1 Down 😎
4 million to Go🚨
4 million to Go🚨
Does it ever obey international law?
Israel risks breaking international law by banning UNRWA
✍ Sarah Champion
✍ Sarah Champion
Israel risks breaking international law by banning UNRWA
For more than a year now, the world’s attention has rightly been on the brutal war in Gaza.
www.politicshome.com
December 10, 2024 at 10:43 AM
Does it ever obey international law?
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Great letter in this morning's @financialtimes.com
December 9, 2024 at 7:11 AM
Great letter in this morning's @financialtimes.com
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The self-proclaimed leader of a polygamist sect in Arizona who amassed more than 20 “wives,” including 10 “brides” under 18, was sentenced to 50 years in prison in connection with what prosecutors described as an interstate child sexual abuse ring.
Leader of Polygamist Sect in Arizona Gets 50 Years in Child Sex Ring Case
Samuel R. Bateman, 48, of Colorado City, Ariz., who claimed to have more than 20 “wives” including 10 “brides” under 18, pleaded guilty in April to two felony conspiracy charges.
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2024 at 1:52 AM
The self-proclaimed leader of a polygamist sect in Arizona who amassed more than 20 “wives,” including 10 “brides” under 18, was sentenced to 50 years in prison in connection with what prosecutors described as an interstate child sexual abuse ring.
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A little louder for the folks in the back:
The development of vaccines is likely the greatest achievement of mankind.
www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/202...
The development of vaccines is likely the greatest achievement of mankind.
www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/202...
December 9, 2024 at 2:31 AM
A little louder for the folks in the back:
The development of vaccines is likely the greatest achievement of mankind.
www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/202...
The development of vaccines is likely the greatest achievement of mankind.
www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/202...
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I mean come the fuck on already
December 9, 2024 at 11:39 PM
I mean come the fuck on already
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Analysis of best available data shows 1 in 5 online slots players become problem gamblers. Pizza Hut shouldn’t be promoting this highly addictive product to their customers
Pizza Hut criticised over ‘dangerous’ takeaway promotion including free spins at online roulette
Promotion offered casino games without knowing if customers were in recovery for gambling addiction, say campaigners
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2024 at 12:26 PM
Analysis of best available data shows 1 in 5 online slots players become problem gamblers. Pizza Hut shouldn’t be promoting this highly addictive product to their customers
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