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Why the ‘red lines’, Keir Starmer? We should rejoin the EU, say MPs.
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Why the ‘red lines’, Keir Starmer? We should rejoin the EU, say MPs
Despite Trump's tariffs, No.10 is still opposed to joining a customs union
sussexbylines.co.uk
April 20, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Why the ‘red lines’, Keir Starmer? We should rejoin the EU, say MPs.
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I can't stand bullies. President Zelensky is now trying to stand up against two of them. We should have his back. #SlavaUkraïni
February 28, 2025 at 6:49 PM
I can't stand bullies. President Zelensky is now trying to stand up against two of them. We should have his back. #SlavaUkraïni
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Important to take the week as a whole. Statement from Dominic Grieve:
March 1, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Important to take the week as a whole. Statement from Dominic Grieve:
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This was me 4 years ago. I was in hospital as I’d just nearly drunk myself to death. I’d been an alcoholic and suffered from depression and anxiety for 25 years.
I’m completely sober now and wanted to share some learnings that may help someone (1/8) 🧵
I’m completely sober now and wanted to share some learnings that may help someone (1/8) 🧵
February 19, 2025 at 10:03 AM
This was me 4 years ago. I was in hospital as I’d just nearly drunk myself to death. I’d been an alcoholic and suffered from depression and anxiety for 25 years.
I’m completely sober now and wanted to share some learnings that may help someone (1/8) 🧵
I’m completely sober now and wanted to share some learnings that may help someone (1/8) 🧵
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A single 400-year-old ancient oak produces 234,000 litres of oxygen a year while soaking up carbon dioxide, and can support more than 2,000 species of bird, insect, fungus, and lichen. Nature is amazing - we need more of it, not less. Please repost if you agree 🌳
January 7, 2025 at 6:00 PM
A single 400-year-old ancient oak produces 234,000 litres of oxygen a year while soaking up carbon dioxide, and can support more than 2,000 species of bird, insect, fungus, and lichen. Nature is amazing - we need more of it, not less. Please repost if you agree 🌳
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A rare actual good news story: bees – both honey bees and wild bees – seem to be doing better in the UK.
Bee-friendly planting, less pesticide use and an uptick in beekeeping are all having results 🐝 🎉 inews.co.uk/inews-lifest...
Bee-friendly planting, less pesticide use and an uptick in beekeeping are all having results 🐝 🎉 inews.co.uk/inews-lifest...
The good news about bees: Why they're returning to British gardens
Thanks to a combination of efforts by beekeepers, better farming practices and reduced pesticide use, populations are showing signs of recovery
inews.co.uk
December 27, 2024 at 12:15 PM
A rare actual good news story: bees – both honey bees and wild bees – seem to be doing better in the UK.
Bee-friendly planting, less pesticide use and an uptick in beekeeping are all having results 🐝 🎉 inews.co.uk/inews-lifest...
Bee-friendly planting, less pesticide use and an uptick in beekeeping are all having results 🐝 🎉 inews.co.uk/inews-lifest...
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NEW: Scientists have developed a way of assessing the ability of red blood cells to deliver oxygen by measuring their shape.
This test could improve specialist transplant and transfusion practice as well as blood banking.
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www.ox.ac.uk/news/2024-12...
This test could improve specialist transplant and transfusion practice as well as blood banking.
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www.ox.ac.uk/news/2024-12...
Researchers develop a way to test the ability of red blood cells to
Scientists have developed a way of assessing the ability of red blood cells to deliver oxygen by measuring their shape. This test could improve specialist transplant and transfusion practice as well
www.ox.ac.uk
December 20, 2024 at 3:59 PM
NEW: Scientists have developed a way of assessing the ability of red blood cells to deliver oxygen by measuring their shape.
This test could improve specialist transplant and transfusion practice as well as blood banking.
Read more ⬇️
www.ox.ac.uk/news/2024-12...
This test could improve specialist transplant and transfusion practice as well as blood banking.
Read more ⬇️
www.ox.ac.uk/news/2024-12...
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Brexit in a nutshell 🙈
"Marks & Spencer has had to rent a warehouse just to store piles of Brexit paperwork."
#RejoinEU 🇬🇧 🇪🇺
"Marks & Spencer has had to rent a warehouse just to store piles of Brexit paperwork."
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M&S rents warehouse just to store post-Brexit paperwork, boss reveals
Ex-Tory MP and M&S chairman said ‘it is quite extraordinary… you wouldn’t believe it’, but the retailer has to store thousands of pages of documents in a warehouse in the Republic of Ireland for six y...
www.independent.co.uk
December 17, 2024 at 1:15 PM
Brexit in a nutshell 🙈
"Marks & Spencer has had to rent a warehouse just to store piles of Brexit paperwork."
#RejoinEU 🇬🇧 🇪🇺
"Marks & Spencer has had to rent a warehouse just to store piles of Brexit paperwork."
#RejoinEU 🇬🇧 🇪🇺
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Economy shrinks by a further 0.1%
Brexit has cut UK trade by up to 15%...
Immigration is much higher post Brexit
But..the...boats🙄
WAKE UP and smell the roses...or take your kids' future further into the mire. Then explain how poor we all are in 20 years time
Apart from the super rich of course
Brexit has cut UK trade by up to 15%...
Immigration is much higher post Brexit
But..the...boats🙄
WAKE UP and smell the roses...or take your kids' future further into the mire. Then explain how poor we all are in 20 years time
Apart from the super rich of course
‘We’re getting poorer’ says Nigel Farage
In other news the Brexit he championed is on course to cut UK trade by a staggering 15% - a huge reduction in the potential economic performance of the country at a time when every penny counts
youtu.be/jvo1JM6xZqQ?...
In other news the Brexit he championed is on course to cut UK trade by a staggering 15% - a huge reduction in the potential economic performance of the country at a time when every penny counts
youtu.be/jvo1JM6xZqQ?...
The Bank of England governor says Brexit has undermined the UK economy. Hold onto your seats..
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
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December 13, 2024 at 8:12 AM
Economy shrinks by a further 0.1%
Brexit has cut UK trade by up to 15%...
Immigration is much higher post Brexit
But..the...boats🙄
WAKE UP and smell the roses...or take your kids' future further into the mire. Then explain how poor we all are in 20 years time
Apart from the super rich of course
Brexit has cut UK trade by up to 15%...
Immigration is much higher post Brexit
But..the...boats🙄
WAKE UP and smell the roses...or take your kids' future further into the mire. Then explain how poor we all are in 20 years time
Apart from the super rich of course
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December 10, 2024 at 2:51 PM
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The battle for the biggest heat pump:
Finland currently builds the world’s largest air source heat pump with a capacity of 33 MW - about 4,000x bigger in capacity terms than an average domestic heat pump.
www.euronews.com/green/2024/0...
Finland currently builds the world’s largest air source heat pump with a capacity of 33 MW - about 4,000x bigger in capacity terms than an average domestic heat pump.
www.euronews.com/green/2024/0...
Finland is building a giant heat pump to cut CO2 from warming homes
The heat pump will be part of a plant that will warm around 30,000 homes in Finland’s capital city.
www.euronews.com
December 8, 2024 at 11:07 AM
The battle for the biggest heat pump:
Finland currently builds the world’s largest air source heat pump with a capacity of 33 MW - about 4,000x bigger in capacity terms than an average domestic heat pump.
www.euronews.com/green/2024/0...
Finland currently builds the world’s largest air source heat pump with a capacity of 33 MW - about 4,000x bigger in capacity terms than an average domestic heat pump.
www.euronews.com/green/2024/0...
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Just when you thought it couldn’t possibly get any worse…
‘Brexit problem’: UK tap water safety at risk after testing labs shut down
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
‘Brexit problem’: UK tap water safety at risk after testing labs shut down
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
‘Brexit problem’: UK tap water safety at risk after testing labs shut down
Exclusive: EU countries will share laboratory capacity but UK rules mean products cannot be tested abroad
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2024 at 7:23 AM
Just when you thought it couldn’t possibly get any worse…
‘Brexit problem’: UK tap water safety at risk after testing labs shut down
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
‘Brexit problem’: UK tap water safety at risk after testing labs shut down
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Between 9:30pm and 10:00pm on 5th December 2024 British wind farms averaged 22.02GW of generation, a new British wind power record.
grid.iamkate.com
grid.iamkate.com
National Grid: Live
Shows the live status of Great Britain’s electric power transmission network
grid.iamkate.com
December 7, 2024 at 7:40 AM
Between 9:30pm and 10:00pm on 5th December 2024 British wind farms averaged 22.02GW of generation, a new British wind power record.
grid.iamkate.com
grid.iamkate.com
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"You're somebody who will exploit any problem going for your own political ends. #Brexit was a fundamentally damaging thing to this country. That is your one legacy... It's made us poorer, made us weaker, and hit our standing in the world." @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social on🔥. #BBCQT ~AA
December 5, 2024 at 9:39 PM
"You're somebody who will exploit any problem going for your own political ends. #Brexit was a fundamentally damaging thing to this country. That is your one legacy... It's made us poorer, made us weaker, and hit our standing in the world." @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social on🔥. #BBCQT ~AA
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Laughable…
Tory MP Kevin Hollinrake should be registered by Keir Starmer as a gift.
KH: I do not take any pleasure from the fact it's been the worst start for any gov't in history.
FB: Worse than Liz Truss's?
KH: I think it has been worse than Liz Truss's.
FB: Really? ~AA #BBCQT
KH: I do not take any pleasure from the fact it's been the worst start for any gov't in history.
FB: Worse than Liz Truss's?
KH: I think it has been worse than Liz Truss's.
FB: Really? ~AA #BBCQT
December 5, 2024 at 9:28 PM
Laughable…
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'The world is awful. The world is much better. The world can be much better. All three statements are true at the same time.'
@ourworldindata.org explore why to be able to improve the world, we need to see where progress has already been made.
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ourworldindata.org/much-better-...
@ourworldindata.org explore why to be able to improve the world, we need to see where progress has already been made.
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ourworldindata.org/much-better-...
November 29, 2024 at 10:25 AM
'The world is awful. The world is much better. The world can be much better. All three statements are true at the same time.'
@ourworldindata.org explore why to be able to improve the world, we need to see where progress has already been made.
Read more ⬇️
ourworldindata.org/much-better-...
@ourworldindata.org explore why to be able to improve the world, we need to see where progress has already been made.
Read more ⬇️
ourworldindata.org/much-better-...
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This would be a truly groundbreaking move from Starmer's government, and something which is long overdue as a safeguard for our democracy. Really good to see.
They'd obviously need to apply it to Musk's proposed donation too, as that can't be allowed to go ahead.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
They'd obviously need to apply it to Musk's proposed donation too, as that can't be allowed to go ahead.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Government may cap UK political donations to limit foreign influence
Proposal comes after billionaire Elon Musk reportedly said he would donate £79m to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2024 at 6:30 AM
This would be a truly groundbreaking move from Starmer's government, and something which is long overdue as a safeguard for our democracy. Really good to see.
They'd obviously need to apply it to Musk's proposed donation too, as that can't be allowed to go ahead.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
They'd obviously need to apply it to Musk's proposed donation too, as that can't be allowed to go ahead.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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The amount of drama and suspense is mindblowing. This is real time video, no slow motion effects or anything of the sort.
#dogs #dogsofbluesky
#dogs #dogsofbluesky
December 2, 2024 at 1:52 PM
The amount of drama and suspense is mindblowing. This is real time video, no slow motion effects or anything of the sort.
#dogs #dogsofbluesky
#dogs #dogsofbluesky
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This is depressing. PM appears to rule out youth mobility scheme with EU on ground “freedom of movement is a red line.” That makes no sense. It falls far short of “free movement” because it only allows individuals to come for a limited period & does not allow them to settle in UK or EU member state
Oh come on Labour - so depressing to hear Pat McFadden say UK has no plans for a youth mobility scheme with the EU. We have schemes with NZ, Australia, Canada, Japan, Iceland, Uruguay & more - only reason not to have one with EU is fear of right wing press. Such cowardice @bbclaurak.bsky.social
December 2, 2024 at 8:14 AM
This is depressing. PM appears to rule out youth mobility scheme with EU on ground “freedom of movement is a red line.” That makes no sense. It falls far short of “free movement” because it only allows individuals to come for a limited period & does not allow them to settle in UK or EU member state
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If only Gregg Wallace had judged his statement as if it were plate of food, “It certainly packs a punch but unfortunately…it’s a bit rich and it leaves a bad taste.”
December 1, 2024 at 2:30 PM
If only Gregg Wallace had judged his statement as if it were plate of food, “It certainly packs a punch but unfortunately…it’s a bit rich and it leaves a bad taste.”
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Word of the day is a favourite, from old Scots.
To ‘tartle’ is to hesitate while introducing someone because you have completely forgotten their name.
To ‘tartle’ is to hesitate while introducing someone because you have completely forgotten their name.
December 1, 2024 at 10:12 AM
Word of the day is a favourite, from old Scots.
To ‘tartle’ is to hesitate while introducing someone because you have completely forgotten their name.
To ‘tartle’ is to hesitate while introducing someone because you have completely forgotten their name.
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I mean this obviously can't stand. You can't have a foreign extremist, who used social media to encourage & facilitate far-right violence, plough huge donations to his favoured British political party.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/is-elo...
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/is-elo...
Is Elon Musk Planning To Make A 'F*** You Starmer' $100 Million Donation To Reform UK?
The tech billionaire has been at war with the PM for months.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
December 1, 2024 at 2:32 PM
I mean this obviously can't stand. You can't have a foreign extremist, who used social media to encourage & facilitate far-right violence, plough huge donations to his favoured British political party.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/is-elo...
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/is-elo...
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A somewhat astonishing tweet from Boris Johnson given, according to the BMJ the Tories “wrote off almost £10bn worth of unused PPE during pandemic, accounts show.”
November 30, 2024 at 4:21 PM
A somewhat astonishing tweet from Boris Johnson given, according to the BMJ the Tories “wrote off almost £10bn worth of unused PPE during pandemic, accounts show.”