Lissy
@lissyrp.bsky.social
Post knee replacement, so grateful for the amazing migrants providing me with health care.
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“But UK rules mean products cannot be tested abroad; they have to be tested in the country in a certified lab of which there are now none.”
I mean… ffs…
Brexit never gets any less idiotic or ruinous, does it?
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
I mean… ffs…
Brexit never gets any less idiotic or ruinous, does it?
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
‘Brexit problem’: UK tap water safety at risk after testing labs shut down
Exclusive: EU countries will share laboratory capacity but UK rules mean products cannot be tested abroad
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2024 at 8:27 AM
“But UK rules mean products cannot be tested abroad; they have to be tested in the country in a certified lab of which there are now none.”
I mean… ffs…
Brexit never gets any less idiotic or ruinous, does it?
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
I mean… ffs…
Brexit never gets any less idiotic or ruinous, does it?
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Brexit thread (from 2020)
UK: We don't like our trade deal
EU: Why not?
UK: We only get 95% of what we want
EU: It only gives us 95% too. That's how negotiating goes
UK: We want a new deal that gives us everything we can think of
EU: But you signed a deal
UK: We don't care, we hate you
1/21
UK: We don't like our trade deal
EU: Why not?
UK: We only get 95% of what we want
EU: It only gives us 95% too. That's how negotiating goes
UK: We want a new deal that gives us everything we can think of
EU: But you signed a deal
UK: We don't care, we hate you
1/21
December 6, 2024 at 2:52 PM
Brexit thread (from 2020)
UK: We don't like our trade deal
EU: Why not?
UK: We only get 95% of what we want
EU: It only gives us 95% too. That's how negotiating goes
UK: We want a new deal that gives us everything we can think of
EU: But you signed a deal
UK: We don't care, we hate you
1/21
UK: We don't like our trade deal
EU: Why not?
UK: We only get 95% of what we want
EU: It only gives us 95% too. That's how negotiating goes
UK: We want a new deal that gives us everything we can think of
EU: But you signed a deal
UK: We don't care, we hate you
1/21
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Because we're here to talk about this a lot. Are you with us?
Together, we can make sure that refugees and asylum seekers can get justice, live free of poverty and rebuild their lives in the UK.
Together, we can make sure that refugees and asylum seekers can get justice, live free of poverty and rebuild their lives in the UK.
December 3, 2024 at 2:03 PM
Because we're here to talk about this a lot. Are you with us?
Together, we can make sure that refugees and asylum seekers can get justice, live free of poverty and rebuild their lives in the UK.
Together, we can make sure that refugees and asylum seekers can get justice, live free of poverty and rebuild their lives in the UK.
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"And once you come to this conclusion you cannot remain silent."
Location: Parliament Square, London (sound on)
youtu.be/WMwqhdVV5as
Location: Parliament Square, London (sound on)
youtu.be/WMwqhdVV5as
Yes, it's a genocide
YouTube video by Led By Donkeys
youtu.be
December 4, 2024 at 2:26 PM
"And once you come to this conclusion you cannot remain silent."
Location: Parliament Square, London (sound on)
youtu.be/WMwqhdVV5as
Location: Parliament Square, London (sound on)
youtu.be/WMwqhdVV5as
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#Disability please support & follow a terminally ill man who is trying to change the law for a second time,only terminally ill people that have 12 months or less are eligible for fast track benefits.Im releasing a government petition calling on the new government to fast track anyone diagnosed.
November 28, 2024 at 6:03 PM
#Disability please support & follow a terminally ill man who is trying to change the law for a second time,only terminally ill people that have 12 months or less are eligible for fast track benefits.Im releasing a government petition calling on the new government to fast track anyone diagnosed.
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Tim Stanley, in what now appears to be a weekly slot on one or other BBC flagship politics programme, reels off a huge amount of absolute, provable nonsense about immigration.
And he does so completely unchallenged. Enough now. ~AA
A MEGA-THREAD 🧵1/
And he does so completely unchallenged. Enough now. ~AA
A MEGA-THREAD 🧵1/
November 28, 2024 at 4:23 PM
Tim Stanley, in what now appears to be a weekly slot on one or other BBC flagship politics programme, reels off a huge amount of absolute, provable nonsense about immigration.
And he does so completely unchallenged. Enough now. ~AA
A MEGA-THREAD 🧵1/
And he does so completely unchallenged. Enough now. ~AA
A MEGA-THREAD 🧵1/
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A Tortoise analysis of Lord Balfe’s statements in the upper chamber shows the Conservative peer has mirrored arguments made by Russian president Vladimir Putin and foreign minister Sergey Lavrov at least a dozen times since Crimea was invaded in 2014.
https://buff.ly/3CWPpBX
https://buff.ly/3CWPpBX
Peer uses Kremlin talking points and considers Russian ambassador a “nice chap” - Tortoise
A peer who has repeatedly echoed Kremlin talking points in the House of Lords has joined a new parliamentary group formed to fight “disinformation in the public discourse”. Last week Lord Balfe was…
buff.ly
November 27, 2024 at 5:44 PM
A Tortoise analysis of Lord Balfe’s statements in the upper chamber shows the Conservative peer has mirrored arguments made by Russian president Vladimir Putin and foreign minister Sergey Lavrov at least a dozen times since Crimea was invaded in 2014.
https://buff.ly/3CWPpBX
https://buff.ly/3CWPpBX
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My colleague Greg just sent me this. I love Greg 🤣
November 26, 2024 at 8:55 PM
My colleague Greg just sent me this. I love Greg 🤣
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For International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and Girls I wrote this piece for @centralbylines.bsky.social
Eight ways for men to alleviate women’s gender-based fear
With gender-based fear and violence on the rise, here's what men can do to make women feel safer in public | Gemma Gould
@gemmagould.bsky.social
With gender-based fear and violence on the rise, here's what men can do to make women feel safer in public | Gemma Gould
@gemmagould.bsky.social
Eight ways for men to alleviate women’s gender-based fear
With gender-based fear and violence on the rise, here's what men can do to make women feel safer in public
centralbylines.co.uk
November 25, 2024 at 5:50 PM
For International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and Girls I wrote this piece for @centralbylines.bsky.social
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Wow, the UK's leading citizen journalism network is just about to hit 50k followers on Bluesky, can we do this today?
Please share and lets make this happen!
Please share and lets make this happen!
November 24, 2024 at 2:26 PM
Wow, the UK's leading citizen journalism network is just about to hit 50k followers on Bluesky, can we do this today?
Please share and lets make this happen!
Please share and lets make this happen!
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Because some damn fool asked, here's a thread about Baxter.
This was taken on the day I brought home Baxter and threw away all hope of an easy life.
Look at him. Absolutely irresistible.
And that's how they get you, the utter bastards
This was taken on the day I brought home Baxter and threw away all hope of an easy life.
Look at him. Absolutely irresistible.
And that's how they get you, the utter bastards
November 20, 2024 at 2:48 PM
Because some damn fool asked, here's a thread about Baxter.
This was taken on the day I brought home Baxter and threw away all hope of an easy life.
Look at him. Absolutely irresistible.
And that's how they get you, the utter bastards
This was taken on the day I brought home Baxter and threw away all hope of an easy life.
Look at him. Absolutely irresistible.
And that's how they get you, the utter bastards
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The debate around the use of physician associates in the NHS is certain to be debated on this app as it was over in the other place
Last month I published this long read after speaking to Merseyside medics about their concerns
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
Last month I published this long read after speaking to Merseyside medics about their concerns
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
Mersey doctors slam 'irresponsible' use of staff in the NHS
A number of doctors have spoken to the ECHO as the row over physician associate roles in the NHS intensifies
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk
November 17, 2024 at 6:41 PM
The debate around the use of physician associates in the NHS is certain to be debated on this app as it was over in the other place
Last month I published this long read after speaking to Merseyside medics about their concerns
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
Last month I published this long read after speaking to Merseyside medics about their concerns
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
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We're just 700 short of the magic 20,000 and at the rate we are growing on BlueSky that could be tomorrow.
Please spread the word about our unique brand of citizen journalism here on BlueSky.
Please spread the word about our unique brand of citizen journalism here on BlueSky.
November 13, 2024 at 7:39 PM
We're just 700 short of the magic 20,000 and at the rate we are growing on BlueSky that could be tomorrow.
Please spread the word about our unique brand of citizen journalism here on BlueSky.
Please spread the word about our unique brand of citizen journalism here on BlueSky.