Jackie Grant
gollydack24.bsky.social
Jackie Grant
@gollydack24.bsky.social
Retired NHS nurse, proud lefty.
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Senior UK bankers will get bonuses years earlier under plan to relax rules

Be clear. This is not about driving growth and improving competitiveness it's about giving the already rich more money.

www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Senior UK bankers will get bonuses years earlier under plan to relax rules
PRA and FCA propose changes to bonus deferrals in bid to drive growth and improve UK competitiveness
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2024 at 3:43 PM
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Bumblebee population increases 116 times over in 'remarkable' Scotland rewilding project -
"Wildlife can recover, and quickly, if we just give it a little space and let nature work her magic" #RestoreNature
www.scotsman.com/hays-way/bum...
Bumblebee population increases 116 times over in 'remarkable' Scotland project
‘The sound of traffic and a uniform sea of barley have been replaced by the most beautiful meadows, full of wildflowers, young saplings and the buzz of bees’
www.scotsman.com
November 26, 2024 at 5:17 PM
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Beth Rigby, very indignantly "You think Wealthy Landowners need to pay more tax."

Well it is a HELL YES isn't it.

RT if it is.
November 19, 2024 at 7:11 PM
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November 18, 2024 at 5:30 AM
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Family includes everyone! ❤️
November 17, 2024 at 9:40 PM
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Ultra-processed foods are causing losses of 10% of UK GDP, so harmful are they www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2024/11... Ultra-processed foods are designed to be addictive, and like all addictive substances they are profoundly harmful. So, what will Wes Streeting do about them?
Ultra-processed foods are causing losses of 10% of UK GDP, so harmful are they
I suspect that there are those who have been wondering why I have made so many comments about the costs of ultra-processed food recently. I have not, after all, become a dietary expert, and I will nev...
www.taxresearch.org.uk
November 16, 2024 at 9:00 AM
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‘At the last COP, fossil fuel lobbyists outnumbered representatives of scientific institutions, Indigenous communities and vulnerable nations’ C Figueres (ex UN) . We don’t have time for this corrupt and inept fiasco - we are being failed www.bbc.com/news/article...
COP29: UN climate talks 'no longer fit for purpose' say experts
Call for change comes after host country Azerbaijan's president calls oil and gas a 'gift of God'
www.bbc.com
November 15, 2024 at 7:29 AM
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Clip from last nights show where @curtisdaly.bsky.social and Daviemoo discuss the disgusting answer Keir Starmer gave in regards to the ongoing genocide at PMQs.

Watch it here 👇
youtu.be/IUgdg2SO53E
November 16, 2024 at 1:08 PM
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Here’s an article I did for the Daily Mirror about the Assisted Dying Bill and my thoughts and opposition. Maybe you can repost if you agree.

www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...
'Nurse told my mum to suffocate me at birth - why I'm against assisted dying'
As MPs debate over assisted dying laws for the first time in a decade, campaigner Andrew Peel, who has Spina Bifida, has shared his fears over what new legislation could mean for those living with dis...
www.mirror.co.uk
November 16, 2024 at 1:18 PM