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Iain M
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Hack, girly swot, he/him. Lives by the (new) river.
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Economists and analysts at Cambridge Econometrics found that, by 2035, the UK is anticipated to have three million fewer jobs, 32% lower investment, 5% lower exports and 16% lower imports, than it would have had been. Brexit, the grift that keeps on giving.
April 27, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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The Supreme Court’s decision is another sick turn in the rollback of trans rights in the UK.

We’re fighting back - will you join us? goodlawproject.org/crowdfunder/...
April 20, 2025 at 11:28 AM
@startrekfamily.bsky.social
Producers: please don't give the #section31 characters a series. You could give the money to deprived children. Or cats. Or something...
April 9, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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Shaggy: "It wasn't me!"

Girlfriend: "Nice try, but I have derived your exact level of infidelity by dividing the number of ex girlfriends you've had by the value of the anniversary gifts you got me and halving the result, so..."
April 7, 2025 at 8:31 PM
January 20, 2025 at 5:42 PM
@moiness.bsky.social 👋 Hope all is well
December 15, 2024 at 8:57 AM
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Kath "Guardian staff" Viner filling the Guardian website today
kermit the frog is typing on a typewriter in a room .
Alt: kermit the frog is typing frantically on a typewriter
media.tenor.com
December 4, 2024 at 6:34 PM
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I ran into the fabulous @mazzucatom.bsky.social yesterday, one of the world’s leading economists, & she gave this super clear explanation on why the Guardian management should be listening to its journalists. AND restructuring its board. Please watch!
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December 5, 2024 at 8:49 AM
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Maxine Peake, actor (🧵):

“I would like to express my utmost solidarity with the journalists of The Observer. While I don’t always see eye to eye with the paper it doesn’t mean I don’t want to add my voice to the fight for its survival.
December 4, 2024 at 2:55 PM
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Solidarity from RMT ✊
Mick Lynch, RMT General Secretary on the picket line with Guardian & Observer journalists who are on strike for 48 hours over plans to sell the Observer to a loss-making digital start up.
December 4, 2024 at 9:49 AM
I fully support my colleagues at the Guardian and Observer who are on strike for 48 hours. For more information please follow bsky.app/profile/gonu... and @NUJofficial, or visit nuj.org.uk/savetheobserver
December 4, 2024 at 8:26 AM
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And here’s some strike day reading. The Guardian’s view on trade unions: ‘an essential part of a modern economy’

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Guardian view on trade unions: good for capitalism | Editorial
Editorial: Drop the cliches about union barons and militant strikers; organised workers are essential to a modern economy
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2024 at 1:07 AM
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It's a big day for us tomorrow and here are a few people who support our cause to save the Observer. Thanks so much to @wmarybeard.bsky.social, @richardcoles.bsky.social and @carolinelucas.bsky.social to name a few.

We’ll be sharing news throughout the day so make sure you follow us for updates
December 3, 2024 at 4:58 PM
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Harsh, maybe. But polite.
November 18, 2024 at 7:13 PM
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Same post - two platforms.

105 likes on the place on which I have 12k followers.

31 likes on the place on which I have 200k followers.

And they wonder why we’re leaving 🙃
November 21, 2024 at 8:01 AM
Just to say, as moving from xitter, I ain't a clone, or bot, or troll...
November 12, 2024 at 5:06 PM