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@greedypigtim.bsky.social
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So many still don't get it do they?
UK joined the EEC becoming the EU to make sales much easier on our continent &.. 1/7
December 8, 2024 at 10:04 AM
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🔥 The new EU General Product Safety Regulations (GPSR) are coming into effect on Dec 13th.

They'll cause UK businesses quite some #Brexit headaches.
Post-Brexit GPSR rules: pulling another thread in the fabric of the UK
EU General Product Safety Regulations (GPSR) are set to create unique challenges for UK businesses and Northern Ireland’s place in the UK
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
November 28, 2024 at 8:03 PM
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Excellent thread on one of those "poor farmers" affected by the inheritance tax thing....

.... who also used to moonlight as the head of the stock exchange
Here’s a short story about who wins and loses from the status quo of our inheritance tax rules - and about, what you might politely call ‘sub-optimal’ journalism🧵
November 26, 2024 at 7:10 AM
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Peter Mandelson’s lobbying firm Global Counsel is under investigation by the lobbying regulator

What is it about certain politicians and their seeming inability to actually do things for the greater good?

Please read @petergeoghegan.bsky.social thread below 👇

It’s important 💪🏼

🚨 Senior staff at Peter Mandelson’s lobbying firm Global Counsel are behind a think tank that is urging Labour ministers to adopt controversial private finance deals

Scoop on Democracy for Sale by Adam Bychawski and me:
open.substack.com/pub/democrac...
New: Peter Mandelson’s lobbying firm behind think tank pushing PFI 2.0
Plus: new report lays bare UK government’s woeful conflicts of interest management
open.substack.com
November 23, 2024 at 9:24 PM
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Ah yes Dyson - the man that voted for Brexit and promised more UK jobs then picked Singapore for his newest factory.
🔴Jeremy Clarkson, James Dyson and Junk Stats: Is This the Best the Anti-Inheritance Tax Farming Lobby Has to Offer?

How millionaire landowners are using dubious statistics to campaign against the Government’s inheritance tax reforms
bylinetimes.com/2024/11/19/j...
Jeremy Clarkson, James Dyson and Junk Stats: Is This the Best the Anti-Inheritance Tax Farming Lobby Has to Offer?
Millionaire landowners are using dubious statistics to campaign against the Government's inheritance tax reforms
bylinetimes.com
November 20, 2024 at 9:23 AM
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The only actual farms this cosplay grifter has ever had an interest in are the Russian bot ones which ensured a Brexit win.
November 20, 2024 at 9:26 AM
Now on my list! Thank you
Last night's wine, a purchase from our Spanish trips a few years ago, it has aged really well in the cellar. If you can get your hands on a bottle for Saturnalia I would. It will pair wonderfully with red meats, but would be a bit too strong for white meats.
November 17, 2024 at 7:27 PM
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Oh my gosh, here's Caroline Lucas! @carolinelucas.bsky.social
Happy days.
November 17, 2024 at 5:26 PM
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@timatkin is starting a petition & many are joining him regarding the removal of the wine easement. We NEED help from the public which might stop the government from inflicting serious damage to the wine & hospitality trades. It’s really simply. Here’s what we would like U to do
November 16, 2024 at 6:19 AM
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I post about Freedom of Movement and the Single Market.

Please follow if that interests you.

#rejoinEU #FOM #saveFOM
November 15, 2024 at 4:07 PM
Shout out to anyone working on the coal face of customs and border control. Where reality and red tape meet, have a great weekend 👏👍🛂
November 15, 2024 at 6:13 PM
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Pluto’s atmosphere as captured by the New Horizons spacecraft
November 15, 2024 at 7:10 AM
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Trumplethinskin has finally found a Health Secretary that’s going to allow him to inject people with bleach to treat viral infections it appears.

Brainworms. The lot of them. I swear.
November 15, 2024 at 8:02 AM
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November 14, 2024 at 8:24 AM
I’m loving the déjà vu on this app, the old twitter is back. What a refreshing change to that other unmentionable place!
November 13, 2024 at 11:41 AM
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Four U.S. Air Force B-52 bombers have arrived at RAF Fairford in England, with the aim of deterring 'aggressive actions'. Click here to read:
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/american-b-5...
American B-52 bombers deploy to Britain to deter Russia
Four U.S. Air Force B-52 bombers have arrived at RAF Fairford in England, with the aim of deterring 'aggressive actions'.
ukdefencejournal.org.uk
November 13, 2024 at 9:49 AM