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Roger McDonald
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Land lawyer and part time pedant. I like stuff that grows.
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“The real “threat from within” comes from those fake British patriots loudly cheering on attacks on our own country by a hostile foreign power”
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The Collaborators
The real “threat from within” comes from those fake British patriots loudly cheering on attacks on our own country by a hostile foreign power
www.adambienkov.co.uk
February 15, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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The BBC are behaving disgracefully, this is a total non story .. if there ever was an investigation, there was no disciplinary action. It’s just some disgruntled employee (if indeed they even exist). As for Bandwagon Badenoch, once again she opens her mouth & spouts utter rubbish..
February 15, 2025 at 7:07 AM
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Closer EU alignment would boost growth, strengthen our hand against an unpredictable US and set a trap for Farage and Badenoch

www.theneweuropean.co.uk/alastair-cam...
We need a Labour revolution on Brexit
Closer EU alignment would boost growth, strengthen our hand against an unpredictable US and set a trap for Farage and Badenoch
www.theneweuropean.co.uk
February 15, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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Latest Jim Henson Creature Shop project unveiled. ~AA
February 14, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Dear Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Europe stands with you for a just and lasting peace, with strong security guarantees.

We will keep providing continued and stable support to Ukraine.

And speed up work on your EU accession.

Joint read-out with @eucopresident.consilium.europa.eu

europa.eu/!MfPPPC
February 14, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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A reminder: Vladimir Putin could end the war in Ukraine right now, just by ordering his soldiers to go home. No need for treaties or negotiations.
February 13, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Threat at Ipswich Train Station is perceived to come from a type of person who is not in the majority in Suffolk.
January 23, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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remarkable to me that far from seeming cool or masculine zuck seems like an even bigger loser — the kind of nerd who preemptively gives his lunch money to the bully and thanks him for the opportunity
January 11, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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A quick re-ranking of major landmarks in human civilisation:

- 18000BC: first use of pottery

- 4000BC: wheel invented

- 3999BC to 2023: writing, electricity, penicillin, etc

- 2024: New York Times cooking app adds metric conversions so no one has to Google “how many gms in stick of butter???”
December 11, 2024 at 5:19 PM
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An estimated 20 terminally ill people in the UK die in unrelieved pain each day, according to a study by the independent Office of Health Economics (OHE).

According to its research, to be presented to MPs on Tuesday, one in four people receiving palliative care in England have “unmet pain needs”.
About 20 terminally ill people in UK die in unrelieved pain each day, research finds
Office of Health Economics says it used ‘most conservative of estimates’ and ‘true number is likely to be much larger’
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2024 at 9:42 PM
@astordog.bsky.social Hello Astor the Dog!
November 13, 2024 at 6:26 PM
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Milburn, 66, has significant private health sector interests via his consultancy firm AM Strategy Ltd, which paid him a personal dividend of £1.27 million last year, and a total of £8.36 million since 2016.
👀 EXC: Former health secretary Alan Milburn has been given access to sensitive Dept of Health documents and had meetings with civil servants, despite having no formal job. Story with Gabriel Pogrund
www.thetimes.com/article/b509...
Milburn accessed health department documents with no official role
Tories calls for investigation over former Labour health secretary attending meetings
www.thetimes.com
September 9, 2024 at 9:38 AM
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September 10, 2024 at 7:19 AM
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In May this year, Peter Hendy pressured my now-former employer Systra to sack me by threatening them.

Why did he do this? Because I'd highlighted safety and accessibility issues at Euston station. He is unfit for office and should resign.
www.politico.eu/article/uk-r...
UK rail minister got engineer sacked for raising safety concerns
Peter Hendy threatened to withhold public contracts while seeking disciplinary action.
www.politico.eu
August 29, 2024 at 6:49 AM
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Is there a street in UK named after Jo Cox? I dont think so. Should there be? Of course there should. However, she was killed in 2016, when the Tories were in power. So no. No recognition.
August 21, 2024 at 8:34 PM