Ian Shotton
@ianshotton.bsky.social
Love Chester; prefer dogs to some people; Business Lecturer Chester; Hate Brexit; Socially Democratic; UTV; Aston Villa; #AVFC
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Trump's White House & fawning hacks here don't really care about the 0.001% that the BBC gets wrong. They care about all the stuff it gets right.
November 11, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Trump's White House & fawning hacks here don't really care about the 0.001% that the BBC gets wrong. They care about all the stuff it gets right.
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If you want to see Michelle Mone kicked out of the House of Lords and arrested until she pays the £232,000,000 she owes give this a RT.
If you want Rishi Sunak's involvement in the £14,900,000,000 PPE Fraud he covered up investigated, LIKE.
If you want Rishi Sunak's involvement in the £14,900,000,000 PPE Fraud he covered up investigated, LIKE.
August 1, 2025 at 12:46 PM
If you want to see Michelle Mone kicked out of the House of Lords and arrested until she pays the £232,000,000 she owes give this a RT.
If you want Rishi Sunak's involvement in the £14,900,000,000 PPE Fraud he covered up investigated, LIKE.
If you want Rishi Sunak's involvement in the £14,900,000,000 PPE Fraud he covered up investigated, LIKE.
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This is what Roy Jenkins had to say about immigration on 8th November 1966, when he was Home Secretary.
Not only an economic case; but "To live apart, for a person, a city or a country, is to lead a life of declining intellectual stimulation."
Not only an economic case; but "To live apart, for a person, a city or a country, is to lead a life of declining intellectual stimulation."
May 12, 2025 at 1:35 PM
This is what Roy Jenkins had to say about immigration on 8th November 1966, when he was Home Secretary.
Not only an economic case; but "To live apart, for a person, a city or a country, is to lead a life of declining intellectual stimulation."
Not only an economic case; but "To live apart, for a person, a city or a country, is to lead a life of declining intellectual stimulation."
Excellent points made here
A six does it www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/05... Labour lost to Reform in Runcorn by six votes last night. But there is a much bigger story than that, which is that unless we get electoral reform now, last night made clear that fair elections in much of the UK might be over.
A six does it
I am glad that I did not stay up all night waiting for the by-election result in Runcorn and Helsby, because it was only called at 6.00, after several recounts.
Reform has overturned a Labour majorit...
www.taxresearch.org.uk
May 2, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Excellent points made here
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Brexit Curse.
NHS cancer patients denied life-saving drugs due to Brexit costs.
Cost of importing new cancer drugs quadrupled. Shipping costs up 10 times.
Brexit destroyed collaborative research.
That wasn't on the side of the red bus.
Save lives. Rejoin the EU.
NHS cancer patients denied life-saving drugs due to Brexit costs.
Cost of importing new cancer drugs quadrupled. Shipping costs up 10 times.
Brexit destroyed collaborative research.
That wasn't on the side of the red bus.
Save lives. Rejoin the EU.
NHS cancer patients denied life-saving drugs due to Brexit costs, report finds
Exclusive: Britons found to have ‘lost out’ while rest of Europe benefits from golden age of research and treatments
www.theguardian.com
April 21, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Brexit Curse.
NHS cancer patients denied life-saving drugs due to Brexit costs.
Cost of importing new cancer drugs quadrupled. Shipping costs up 10 times.
Brexit destroyed collaborative research.
That wasn't on the side of the red bus.
Save lives. Rejoin the EU.
NHS cancer patients denied life-saving drugs due to Brexit costs.
Cost of importing new cancer drugs quadrupled. Shipping costs up 10 times.
Brexit destroyed collaborative research.
That wasn't on the side of the red bus.
Save lives. Rejoin the EU.
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I’m shocked. Shocked, I tell you.
Adolf Hitler's “Mein Kampf” is still on U.S. Naval Academy shelves. “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” and “Memorializing the Holocaust” are not.
An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office led to a purge of books that are critical of racism — but preserved volumes defending white power.
An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office led to a purge of books that are critical of racism — but preserved volumes defending white power.
Who’s In and Who’s Out at the Naval Academy’s Library?
An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office resulted in a purge of books critical of racism but preserved volumes defending white power.
www.nytimes.com
April 12, 2025 at 8:36 AM
I’m shocked. Shocked, I tell you.
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“He made 2.5 million today and he made $900 million. That’s not bad.”
Sounds like market manipulation to me. That’s bad.
Sounds like market manipulation to me. That’s bad.
April 10, 2025 at 5:04 AM
“He made 2.5 million today and he made $900 million. That’s not bad.”
Sounds like market manipulation to me. That’s bad.
Sounds like market manipulation to me. That’s bad.
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A Government official said today, "We are not going back on Brexit."
Do you want to go back on Brexit, I do, and most of the UK does too.
It doesn't matter what they want, it matters what you do.
That's democracy.
Do you want to go back on Brexit, I do, and most of the UK does too.
It doesn't matter what they want, it matters what you do.
That's democracy.
April 7, 2025 at 4:35 PM
A Government official said today, "We are not going back on Brexit."
Do you want to go back on Brexit, I do, and most of the UK does too.
It doesn't matter what they want, it matters what you do.
That's democracy.
Do you want to go back on Brexit, I do, and most of the UK does too.
It doesn't matter what they want, it matters what you do.
That's democracy.
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"If we are not able to ask skeptical questions, to interrogate those who tell us that something is true, to be skeptical of those in authority, then we're up for grabs for the next charlatan, political or religious, who comes ambling along." - Carl Sagan
April 5, 2025 at 10:23 PM
"If we are not able to ask skeptical questions, to interrogate those who tell us that something is true, to be skeptical of those in authority, then we're up for grabs for the next charlatan, political or religious, who comes ambling along." - Carl Sagan
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“You will see wonders beyond your imagination, nod, think “that’s a cool wonder”, and become inured to it”
A thought-provoking essay on reconstructing meaning in a world of AI content, and the role of our agency in finding meaning & wonder for ourselves. www.astralcodexten.com/p/the-colors...
A thought-provoking essay on reconstructing meaning in a world of AI content, and the role of our agency in finding meaning & wonder for ourselves. www.astralcodexten.com/p/the-colors...
April 6, 2025 at 4:50 PM
“You will see wonders beyond your imagination, nod, think “that’s a cool wonder”, and become inured to it”
A thought-provoking essay on reconstructing meaning in a world of AI content, and the role of our agency in finding meaning & wonder for ourselves. www.astralcodexten.com/p/the-colors...
A thought-provoking essay on reconstructing meaning in a world of AI content, and the role of our agency in finding meaning & wonder for ourselves. www.astralcodexten.com/p/the-colors...
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Beautiful sunset over Chester (UK)
March 29, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Beautiful sunset over Chester (UK)
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In a world where you can be anything…
Be a Zelensky
Be a Zelensky
a blue and yellow heart with two hands hugging each other
ALT: a blue and yellow heart with two hands hugging each other
media.tenor.com
March 1, 2025 at 12:18 PM
In a world where you can be anything…
Be a Zelensky
Be a Zelensky
What the letter should have said…
March 1, 2025 at 11:55 PM
What the letter should have said…
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Whenever you welcome guests, treat them with kindness, grace and respect. Simple as that.
February 28, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Whenever you welcome guests, treat them with kindness, grace and respect. Simple as that.
Is that enough Thanks for the playground bullies?
March 1, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Is that enough Thanks for the playground bullies?
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NEW VIDEO LIVE NOW! 🍿
You can’t beat a 90th minute winner in front of the Holte End…
DO NOT MISS THIS! 👇🏼
🔗 youtu.be/3bTgxY9JBRo?...
#AVFC #UTV #CFC
You can’t beat a 90th minute winner in front of the Holte End…
DO NOT MISS THIS! 👇🏼
🔗 youtu.be/3bTgxY9JBRo?...
#AVFC #UTV #CFC
CRAZY SCENES as ASENSIO SCORES 90th MINUTE WINNER vs Chelsea! 🤯
YouTube video by Villa On Tour
https://youtu.be/3bTgxY9JBRo?si…
February 22, 2025 at 10:50 PM
NEW VIDEO LIVE NOW! 🍿
You can’t beat a 90th minute winner in front of the Holte End…
DO NOT MISS THIS! 👇🏼
🔗 youtu.be/3bTgxY9JBRo?...
#AVFC #UTV #CFC
You can’t beat a 90th minute winner in front of the Holte End…
DO NOT MISS THIS! 👇🏼
🔗 youtu.be/3bTgxY9JBRo?...
#AVFC #UTV #CFC
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How have I never seen this before?? My jaw just hit the ground 🤯
It’s been 27 years since Roberto Carlos bombed down the line vs Tenerife... and did this.
Have a heart, Bob. You’ve got absolutely no business scoring from there.
Have a heart, Bob. You’ve got absolutely no business scoring from there.
February 21, 2025 at 9:18 AM
How have I never seen this before?? My jaw just hit the ground 🤯
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I mean I’d love to say with full confidence that the US President isn’t actually going to try to invade Canada, take ownership of Gaza or default on government debts, but I simply don’t think this is a 0% risk any more. Old assumptions are feeling pretty rickety right now.
February 9, 2025 at 10:56 PM
I mean I’d love to say with full confidence that the US President isn’t actually going to try to invade Canada, take ownership of Gaza or default on government debts, but I simply don’t think this is a 0% risk any more. Old assumptions are feeling pretty rickety right now.
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Superior Aston Villa cruise past Spurs thanks to Ramsey and Rogers
Superior Aston Villa cruise past Spurs thanks to Ramsey and Rogers
Newsflash: the Tottenham diehards who travelled to Villa Park are rather keen for Daniel Levy to sell up and leave their club. The refrain against the chairman pounded throughout this FA Cup tie. What they would also like is something more from their…
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Superior Aston Villa cruise past Spurs thanks to Ramsey and Rogers
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