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Media: Please stop letting Farage off the hook for wanting to dismantle the NHS just cos it's more fun to talk about immigrants.
This is what he wants us to copy.
This is what he wants us to copy.
Blue Cross Blue Shield in Connecticut, New York and Missouri has declared it will no longer pay for anesthesia for the full length of some surgeries.
It the procedure goes over a certain time, anesthesia will not be covered for the duration.
www.asahq.org/about-asa/ne...
It the procedure goes over a certain time, anesthesia will not be covered for the duration.
www.asahq.org/about-asa/ne...
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Won’t Pay for the Complete Duration of Anesthesia for Patients’ Surgical Procedures
In an unprecedented move, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield plans representing Connecticut, New York and Missouri have unilaterally declared it will no longer pay for anesthesia care if the surgery or pro...
www.asahq.org
December 4, 2024 at 6:16 PM
Media: Please stop letting Farage off the hook for wanting to dismantle the NHS just cos it's more fun to talk about immigrants.
This is what he wants us to copy.
This is what he wants us to copy.
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So it turns out they spent £715 million on sending a grand total of FOUR volunteers to Rwanda.
For comparison, this is more than you could expect to spend on building an entire brand new hospital in the UK
For comparison, this is more than you could expect to spend on building an entire brand new hospital in the UK
In July, I FOI'd the Home Office for the full breakdown of spending on the Rwanda scheme
I was refused because the government planned to publish the data in future, and today is the day. These numbers are in millions
www.gov.uk/government/p...
I was refused because the government planned to publish the data in future, and today is the day. These numbers are in millions
www.gov.uk/government/p...
December 2, 2024 at 6:05 PM
So it turns out they spent £715 million on sending a grand total of FOUR volunteers to Rwanda.
For comparison, this is more than you could expect to spend on building an entire brand new hospital in the UK
For comparison, this is more than you could expect to spend on building an entire brand new hospital in the UK
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Fellas, I don’t post here a lot but you should absolutely know this // help me spread the word!
Violent crackdowns are happening in Tbilisi, Georgia. We are fighting for our lives here.
Please, please, please help us spread the word.
Violent crackdowns are happening in Tbilisi, Georgia. We are fighting for our lives here.
Please, please, please help us spread the word.
November 30, 2024 at 5:39 AM
Fellas, I don’t post here a lot but you should absolutely know this // help me spread the word!
Violent crackdowns are happening in Tbilisi, Georgia. We are fighting for our lives here.
Please, please, please help us spread the word.
Violent crackdowns are happening in Tbilisi, Georgia. We are fighting for our lives here.
Please, please, please help us spread the word.
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Kemi Badenoch and Chris Philp are currently holding a press conference about immigration at a Tufton Street think tank.
Byline Times was barred from attending
Byline Times was barred from attending
November 27, 2024 at 3:41 PM
Kemi Badenoch and Chris Philp are currently holding a press conference about immigration at a Tufton Street think tank.
Byline Times was barred from attending
Byline Times was barred from attending
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flashback to the year 2019:
More than 10,000 people in the constituency of Saffron Walden have signed a petition to revoke Article 50 and remain the EU...but MP Kemi Badenoch says “we run the country based on elections and not petitions”.
www.saffronwaldenreporter.co.uk/news/2188696...
More than 10,000 people in the constituency of Saffron Walden have signed a petition to revoke Article 50 and remain the EU...but MP Kemi Badenoch says “we run the country based on elections and not petitions”.
www.saffronwaldenreporter.co.uk/news/2188696...
November 27, 2024 at 5:44 PM
flashback to the year 2019:
More than 10,000 people in the constituency of Saffron Walden have signed a petition to revoke Article 50 and remain the EU...but MP Kemi Badenoch says “we run the country based on elections and not petitions”.
www.saffronwaldenreporter.co.uk/news/2188696...
More than 10,000 people in the constituency of Saffron Walden have signed a petition to revoke Article 50 and remain the EU...but MP Kemi Badenoch says “we run the country based on elections and not petitions”.
www.saffronwaldenreporter.co.uk/news/2188696...
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The Express seem to have forgotten that the policy they are blaming Labour for was implemented by the Tories last year. An innocent mistake, I'm sure.
November 23, 2024 at 9:39 AM
The Express seem to have forgotten that the policy they are blaming Labour for was implemented by the Tories last year. An innocent mistake, I'm sure.
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STORY
Jacob Rees-Mogg blows eye-watering amount of taxpayers' cash moving paintings out of his Parliamentary office
(He owns a house 390 yards away...)
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Jacob Rees-Mogg blows eye-watering amount of taxpayers' cash moving paintings out of his Parliamentary office
(He owns a house 390 yards away...)
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Jacob Rees Mogg blows eye-watering sum moving paintings from office
Jacob Rees-Mogg - the former Government Efficiency Minister - spent the eye-watering sum on removals after he lost his seat, despite owning a house just 390 yards from Parliament
www.mirror.co.uk
November 23, 2024 at 6:39 PM
STORY
Jacob Rees-Mogg blows eye-watering amount of taxpayers' cash moving paintings out of his Parliamentary office
(He owns a house 390 yards away...)
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Jacob Rees-Mogg blows eye-watering amount of taxpayers' cash moving paintings out of his Parliamentary office
(He owns a house 390 yards away...)
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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If the right wing press and their Tory allies want to go after politicians' cvs, then why didn't they go after Iain Duncan Smith when he was the actual party leader?
November 23, 2024 at 6:17 PM
If the right wing press and their Tory allies want to go after politicians' cvs, then why didn't they go after Iain Duncan Smith when he was the actual party leader?
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Remember all those endless stories about the 'scandal' of Labour making political appointments to temporary civil service posts after the election?
Well a new independent Civil Service Commission report finds that such appointments were "considerably" higher under the last Conservative government.
Well a new independent Civil Service Commission report finds that such appointments were "considerably" higher under the last Conservative government.
November 20, 2024 at 5:51 PM
Remember all those endless stories about the 'scandal' of Labour making political appointments to temporary civil service posts after the election?
Well a new independent Civil Service Commission report finds that such appointments were "considerably" higher under the last Conservative government.
Well a new independent Civil Service Commission report finds that such appointments were "considerably" higher under the last Conservative government.
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Conservative MP Alex Burghart, whose leader stood on a stage yesterday to defend Jeremy Clarkson and James Dyson's right to hang on to their multimillion pound inheritances, now furiously complaining about the Government handing pay rises to public sector workers.
November 20, 2024 at 12:14 PM
Conservative MP Alex Burghart, whose leader stood on a stage yesterday to defend Jeremy Clarkson and James Dyson's right to hang on to their multimillion pound inheritances, now furiously complaining about the Government handing pay rises to public sector workers.
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Good stuff. This should stop the stock of social housing reducing as it has in recent years (along with new money for building).
NEW: MHCLG opens consultation on sweeping right to buy changes
🏠Council tenants to live in home for approx 10yrs (up fr 3) to qualify
🏠New-build social homes exempt
🏠1-for-1 replacement target for councils
🏠Discounts to fall further - to max of 20%
🏠Repaid if tenants sell w/in 10yrs, up from 5
🏠Council tenants to live in home for approx 10yrs (up fr 3) to qualify
🏠New-build social homes exempt
🏠1-for-1 replacement target for councils
🏠Discounts to fall further - to max of 20%
🏠Repaid if tenants sell w/in 10yrs, up from 5
November 20, 2024 at 4:39 PM
Good stuff. This should stop the stock of social housing reducing as it has in recent years (along with new money for building).
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I'm not sure Jeremy Clarkson is the most sympathetic champion for poor farmers, many of whose concerns about the loss of #Brexit subsidies and poor trade deals are legitimate.
Here is what he told Top Gear magazine when he bought his farm 👇🏽 and what he claims today 👇🏽. 🧐~AA
Here is what he told Top Gear magazine when he bought his farm 👇🏽 and what he claims today 👇🏽. 🧐~AA
November 19, 2024 at 2:02 PM
I'm not sure Jeremy Clarkson is the most sympathetic champion for poor farmers, many of whose concerns about the loss of #Brexit subsidies and poor trade deals are legitimate.
Here is what he told Top Gear magazine when he bought his farm 👇🏽 and what he claims today 👇🏽. 🧐~AA
Here is what he told Top Gear magazine when he bought his farm 👇🏽 and what he claims today 👇🏽. 🧐~AA
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If I was organising the farmers' protest, I think I'd be trying to keep Jeremy Clarkson as far away from any microphones as possible after this.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/victor...
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/victor...
Victoria Derbyshire Clashes With Jeremy Clarkson As Farmers Protest Over Budget
Thousands turned up to oppose changes to inheritance tax rules.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
November 19, 2024 at 1:33 PM
If I was organising the farmers' protest, I think I'd be trying to keep Jeremy Clarkson as far away from any microphones as possible after this.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/victor...
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/victor...
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Clarkson is such a vile, hectoring bully. To be fair to her, Victoria Derbyshire exposes this brilliantly - as well as the weakness of the wealthy farmers' case.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/victor...
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/victor...
Victoria Derbyshire Clashes With Jeremy Clarkson As Farmers Protest Over Budget
Thousands turned up to oppose changes to inheritance tax rules.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
November 19, 2024 at 1:40 PM
Clarkson is such a vile, hectoring bully. To be fair to her, Victoria Derbyshire exposes this brilliantly - as well as the weakness of the wealthy farmers' case.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/victor...
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/victor...
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With the snow falling it’s hard not to think of those sleeping rough and how difficult it must be
In Liverpool if you see someone sleeping rough, the Severe Weather Emergency Protocol has been activated today and people are urged to call this number if they see someone on the streets
In Liverpool if you see someone sleeping rough, the Severe Weather Emergency Protocol has been activated today and people are urged to call this number if they see someone on the streets
November 18, 2024 at 9:53 PM
With the snow falling it’s hard not to think of those sleeping rough and how difficult it must be
In Liverpool if you see someone sleeping rough, the Severe Weather Emergency Protocol has been activated today and people are urged to call this number if they see someone on the streets
In Liverpool if you see someone sleeping rough, the Severe Weather Emergency Protocol has been activated today and people are urged to call this number if they see someone on the streets
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A word on the Allison Pearson free speech row, and what she describes as a ‘Kafkaesque’ threat to it. We asked her on @thenewsagents.bsky.social to discuss.
She said: ‘No. And if you get any aspect of the story wrong my lawyers will be watching.’
Gotta love a free speech warrior 🤷🏻♂️
She said: ‘No. And if you get any aspect of the story wrong my lawyers will be watching.’
Gotta love a free speech warrior 🤷🏻♂️
November 18, 2024 at 4:32 PM
A word on the Allison Pearson free speech row, and what she describes as a ‘Kafkaesque’ threat to it. We asked her on @thenewsagents.bsky.social to discuss.
She said: ‘No. And if you get any aspect of the story wrong my lawyers will be watching.’
Gotta love a free speech warrior 🤷🏻♂️
She said: ‘No. And if you get any aspect of the story wrong my lawyers will be watching.’
Gotta love a free speech warrior 🤷🏻♂️
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Inevitably the same people who lost their shit over Starmer receiving a free concert ticket are now losing their minds because he turned down free membership of a golf course.
November 16, 2024 at 9:05 AM
Inevitably the same people who lost their shit over Starmer receiving a free concert ticket are now losing their minds because he turned down free membership of a golf course.
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If you're new to RFK Jr studies, you may know about the vaccine & fluoride denial, but not that he's another pro-Kremlin voice in the incoming Trump administration. In business, I believe this is called a takeover.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
Trump announces RFK Jr as his pick to lead US health department
A scion of Democratic dynasty, RFK Jr is known for embrace of anti-vaccine beliefs and other conspiracy theories
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2024 at 10:55 AM
If you're new to RFK Jr studies, you may know about the vaccine & fluoride denial, but not that he's another pro-Kremlin voice in the incoming Trump administration. In business, I believe this is called a takeover.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
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Who’d a thunk it
New research from the IFS showing the closure of youth centres during the 2010s was shortsighted. For every £1 saved, the costs to affected users, crime victims and public spending in the police and the criminal justice system amount to £2.85
ifs.org.uk/publications...
ifs.org.uk/publications...
The effects of youth clubs on education and crime | Institute for Fiscal Studies
Using quasi-experimental variation from austerity-related cuts, I provide the first causal estimates of youth clubs' effects on education and crime.
ifs.org.uk
November 15, 2024 at 6:29 AM
Who’d a thunk it
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Trump has picked Robert Kennedy jnr to be his health secretary saying:
"He's going to help make America healthy again."
Here's a far from exhaustive list of what RFK believes.
"He's going to help make America healthy again."
Here's a far from exhaustive list of what RFK believes.
November 15, 2024 at 8:27 AM
Trump has picked Robert Kennedy jnr to be his health secretary saying:
"He's going to help make America healthy again."
Here's a far from exhaustive list of what RFK believes.
"He's going to help make America healthy again."
Here's a far from exhaustive list of what RFK believes.
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Hello everyone. I am now on this platform for social media. Do please repost this message so that more people can find me!
November 13, 2024 at 11:26 AM
Hello everyone. I am now on this platform for social media. Do please repost this message so that more people can find me!
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Darren Jones is asked by Sky News if Nigel Farage should be intermediary between London & Washington:
“my advice to Mr Farage would be he might want to concentrate his efforts on the constituents in Clacton that elected him to office as opposed to spending his time in USA”
“my advice to Mr Farage would be he might want to concentrate his efforts on the constituents in Clacton that elected him to office as opposed to spending his time in USA”
November 10, 2024 at 8:54 AM
Darren Jones is asked by Sky News if Nigel Farage should be intermediary between London & Washington:
“my advice to Mr Farage would be he might want to concentrate his efforts on the constituents in Clacton that elected him to office as opposed to spending his time in USA”
“my advice to Mr Farage would be he might want to concentrate his efforts on the constituents in Clacton that elected him to office as opposed to spending his time in USA”
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Conservative Shadow Foreign Secretary Priti Patel on the BBC complaining about "disparaging" comments made by Labour ministers about Donald Trump.
Here's what her own leader Kemi Badenoch previously said about him. www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/kemi-baden...
Here's what her own leader Kemi Badenoch previously said about him. www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/kemi-baden...
November 10, 2024 at 11:30 AM
Conservative Shadow Foreign Secretary Priti Patel on the BBC complaining about "disparaging" comments made by Labour ministers about Donald Trump.
Here's what her own leader Kemi Badenoch previously said about him. www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/kemi-baden...
Here's what her own leader Kemi Badenoch previously said about him. www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/kemi-baden...
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So, let's get this straight. The US will compromise the security of Europe unless it caves in Elon Musk's business interests.
November 9, 2024 at 4:19 PM
So, let's get this straight. The US will compromise the security of Europe unless it caves in Elon Musk's business interests.