Mel Lee-Patrick
@melleepat.bsky.social
Gemmologist. Mother of six. Badly behaved woman. Small business bear, auction jewellery bod. ADHD flipenfangler
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If the Morrisons cafe breakfast experience isn’t the embodiment of the negative experience of living in the UK I don’t know what is. A depressingly confusing self service experience that costs more than it used to & is far less joyful than memory describes. I regret this morning’s decision making.
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Rachel Reeves says there’s a “hole” in the public finances.
A new decade-long Brexit study explains it:
a 6–8% hit to GDP – that's £180bn-£240bn a year – means less tax, less investment and less money for everything else.
Brexit made Britain poorer. Much poorer.
A new decade-long Brexit study explains it:
a 6–8% hit to GDP – that's £180bn-£240bn a year – means less tax, less investment and less money for everything else.
Brexit made Britain poorer. Much poorer.
New: Boris Johnson’s ‘Brexit Titanic success’ was half right
Nearly ten years on, the first full assessment of Brexit confirms what millions warned: Britain made itself poorer
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Rachel Reeves says there’s a “hole” in the public finances.
A new decade-long Brexit study explains it:
a 6–8% hit to GDP – that's £180bn-£240bn a year – means less tax, less investment and less money for everything else.
Brexit made Britain poorer. Much poorer.
A new decade-long Brexit study explains it:
a 6–8% hit to GDP – that's £180bn-£240bn a year – means less tax, less investment and less money for everything else.
Brexit made Britain poorer. Much poorer.
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First (UK) batch has been ordered from the print shop! Thanks to everyone who has bought one so far!
Oh look, it's that time of year again! Time to place your orders for the 2026 Small Robots Calendar! It's £30, and this year's theme is Wistfulbot Goes for a Walk. It's got contemplative pictures and some sort-of poetry I guess? Anyway, the order form is here: forms.gle/AmdadzcTvzt8...
2026 Small Robots Calendar Order Form
This is the form for ordering a 2026 Small Robots Calendar. It's a wall calendar featuring twelve brand new full-colour illustrations of Wistfulbot going for a walk in various landscapes, thinking abo...
forms.gle
November 23, 2025 at 1:06 PM
First (UK) batch has been ordered from the print shop! Thanks to everyone who has bought one so far!
If the Morrisons cafe breakfast experience isn’t the embodiment of the negative experience of living in the UK I don’t know what is. A depressingly confusing self service experience that costs more than it used to & is far less joyful than memory describes. I regret this morning’s decision making.
November 24, 2025 at 9:30 AM
If the Morrisons cafe breakfast experience isn’t the embodiment of the negative experience of living in the UK I don’t know what is. A depressingly confusing self service experience that costs more than it used to & is far less joyful than memory describes. I regret this morning’s decision making.
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1429) Vonbot. Mysterious European aristocratbot who's very keen to have you for dinner in its unnecessarily large gothic mansion. #SmallRobotsRemonstered #Halloween
October 7, 2025 at 11:47 AM
1429) Vonbot. Mysterious European aristocratbot who's very keen to have you for dinner in its unnecessarily large gothic mansion. #SmallRobotsRemonstered #Halloween
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This strikes me as pretty bad
October 7, 2025 at 9:49 PM
This strikes me as pretty bad
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Wanna learn more about the pastor in this photo?
I talked to him yesterday.
He's currently part of a lawsuit against DHS, in part due to this exact moment: religionnews.com/2025/10/07/i...
I talked to him yesterday.
He's currently part of a lawsuit against DHS, in part due to this exact moment: religionnews.com/2025/10/07/i...
Religious protesters say ICE threatens religious freedom in Chicago
(RNS) — Despite potential danger, religious leaders and faith activists have been a visible presence at Chicago-area ICE protests, some waving signs with slogans such as ‘Love thy neighbor’ and ‘Who w...
religionnews.com
October 7, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Wanna learn more about the pastor in this photo?
I talked to him yesterday.
He's currently part of a lawsuit against DHS, in part due to this exact moment: religionnews.com/2025/10/07/i...
I talked to him yesterday.
He's currently part of a lawsuit against DHS, in part due to this exact moment: religionnews.com/2025/10/07/i...
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I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
October 7, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
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932) Minotaurbot. Bovine robot pal who isn't very good at finding its way out of mazes. #SmallRobotsRemonstered #Halloween
October 6, 2025 at 12:18 PM
932) Minotaurbot. Bovine robot pal who isn't very good at finding its way out of mazes. #SmallRobotsRemonstered #Halloween
There’s a part of me that wonders…if they get into government will they realise that Brexit may need reversing……..
October 6, 2025 at 5:22 AM
There’s a part of me that wonders…if they get into government will they realise that Brexit may need reversing……..
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On Yom Kippur many Jewish people in Britain have their phones off to mark the holy day.
As it ends at 723pm, some will hear the tragic Manchester news for the first time.
At that time, please join many of us to send a message of solidarity to British Jews.Thanks Together coalition for proposing.
As it ends at 723pm, some will hear the tragic Manchester news for the first time.
At that time, please join many of us to send a message of solidarity to British Jews.Thanks Together coalition for proposing.
October 2, 2025 at 4:06 PM
On Yom Kippur many Jewish people in Britain have their phones off to mark the holy day.
As it ends at 723pm, some will hear the tragic Manchester news for the first time.
At that time, please join many of us to send a message of solidarity to British Jews.Thanks Together coalition for proposing.
As it ends at 723pm, some will hear the tragic Manchester news for the first time.
At that time, please join many of us to send a message of solidarity to British Jews.Thanks Together coalition for proposing.
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Some of the comments on here regarding today’s awful events in Manchester make me sick.
If you think British Jews are responsible for the actions of Netanyahu then you share the same platform as those who think British Muslims are responsible for the actions of ISIS.
Awful awful people
If you think British Jews are responsible for the actions of Netanyahu then you share the same platform as those who think British Muslims are responsible for the actions of ISIS.
Awful awful people
October 2, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Some of the comments on here regarding today’s awful events in Manchester make me sick.
If you think British Jews are responsible for the actions of Netanyahu then you share the same platform as those who think British Muslims are responsible for the actions of ISIS.
Awful awful people
If you think British Jews are responsible for the actions of Netanyahu then you share the same platform as those who think British Muslims are responsible for the actions of ISIS.
Awful awful people
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RIP Jane Goodall (1934-2025)
October 1, 2025 at 6:30 PM
RIP Jane Goodall (1934-2025)
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A reminder of the complex hierarchies in canine society
October 2, 2025 at 3:10 PM
A reminder of the complex hierarchies in canine society
The Portland mark of resistance…
September 27, 2025 at 9:51 PM
The Portland mark of resistance…
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You really can’t make this shit up…
Is there no end to what they’ll do to enrich themselves?
Money truly is the root of all evil.
Is there no end to what they’ll do to enrich themselves?
Money truly is the root of all evil.
September 23, 2025 at 5:38 AM
You really can’t make this shit up…
Is there no end to what they’ll do to enrich themselves?
Money truly is the root of all evil.
Is there no end to what they’ll do to enrich themselves?
Money truly is the root of all evil.
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Young people say rising bills stopping them moving out.
Low wages, insecure jobs and high cost of living. High rents and property prices; water and energy bills, council tax and insurance. Little chance of savings.
No govt curbs profiteering.
Low wages, insecure jobs and high cost of living. High rents and property prices; water and energy bills, council tax and insurance. Little chance of savings.
No govt curbs profiteering.
More young people say rising bills now stopping them moving out
A growing number of young adults now say the rising cost of running a home means they can't afford their own place.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 24, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Young people say rising bills stopping them moving out.
Low wages, insecure jobs and high cost of living. High rents and property prices; water and energy bills, council tax and insurance. Little chance of savings.
No govt curbs profiteering.
Low wages, insecure jobs and high cost of living. High rents and property prices; water and energy bills, council tax and insurance. Little chance of savings.
No govt curbs profiteering.
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Excellent. How many times will they be told the rapture is happening before they realise maybe it’s already happened & maybe, just maybe, being focussed on how good you are rather than how much good you can do isn’t it. You’ve been left behind & were found wanting….
Now settle in with us heathens.
Now settle in with us heathens.
September 24, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Excellent. How many times will they be told the rapture is happening before they realise maybe it’s already happened & maybe, just maybe, being focussed on how good you are rather than how much good you can do isn’t it. You’ve been left behind & were found wanting….
Now settle in with us heathens.
Now settle in with us heathens.
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Autumn Storm, Dunstanburgh Diptych ( click to enlarge)
Two acrylic paintings, each measuring 20x 15 x 4 cms.
For sale with 25% of price going to
@newcastlefoodbank.org
Details from
www.mickoxley.com/gallery/orig...
Two acrylic paintings, each measuring 20x 15 x 4 cms.
For sale with 25% of price going to
@newcastlefoodbank.org
Details from
www.mickoxley.com/gallery/orig...
September 24, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Autumn Storm, Dunstanburgh Diptych ( click to enlarge)
Two acrylic paintings, each measuring 20x 15 x 4 cms.
For sale with 25% of price going to
@newcastlefoodbank.org
Details from
www.mickoxley.com/gallery/orig...
Two acrylic paintings, each measuring 20x 15 x 4 cms.
For sale with 25% of price going to
@newcastlefoodbank.org
Details from
www.mickoxley.com/gallery/orig...
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An overseas A&E doctor who has trained and worked in the UK for a decade has said she is 'appalled' by Nigel Farage’s plan to scrap indefinite leave to remain if Reform is elected
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
A&E doctor's message to Nigel Farage about his plans for NHS comes with warning
An overseas A&E doctor who has trained and worked in the UK for a decade has said she is 'appalled' by Nigel Farage’s plan to scrap indefinite leave to remain if Reform is elected
www.mirror.co.uk
September 23, 2025 at 6:47 PM
An overseas A&E doctor who has trained and worked in the UK for a decade has said she is 'appalled' by Nigel Farage’s plan to scrap indefinite leave to remain if Reform is elected
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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Just to be clear:
- Paracetamol does not cause autism.
- Sadiq Khan is not introducing Sharia law in the UK
- We do not have a massive free speech problem here.
- Britain is not on the verge of civil war.
These are not controversial subjects or contested, they're just not true.
- Paracetamol does not cause autism.
- Sadiq Khan is not introducing Sharia law in the UK
- We do not have a massive free speech problem here.
- Britain is not on the verge of civil war.
These are not controversial subjects or contested, they're just not true.
September 23, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Just to be clear:
- Paracetamol does not cause autism.
- Sadiq Khan is not introducing Sharia law in the UK
- We do not have a massive free speech problem here.
- Britain is not on the verge of civil war.
These are not controversial subjects or contested, they're just not true.
- Paracetamol does not cause autism.
- Sadiq Khan is not introducing Sharia law in the UK
- We do not have a massive free speech problem here.
- Britain is not on the verge of civil war.
These are not controversial subjects or contested, they're just not true.
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Taking official photos of my chocolates for the website is always tricky. They are so shiny you can always see reflections, and without fancy equipment it’s a game of trial and error. In this one, you can actually spot what a chocolate sees in the final moments before I eat it.
September 19, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Taking official photos of my chocolates for the website is always tricky. They are so shiny you can always see reflections, and without fancy equipment it’s a game of trial and error. In this one, you can actually spot what a chocolate sees in the final moments before I eat it.
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I will repost this EVERY TIME I SEE IT 🐅❤️
September 19, 2025 at 10:24 PM
I will repost this EVERY TIME I SEE IT 🐅❤️