@njgard.bsky.social
Husband of Bath, cultivation & relaxation, flowers are never wild merely misunderstood.
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The “closer relationship with the EU” is indeed vital, but needs to be far-reaching to have any significant economic (and political) benefits
👏🏽"We must all now confront the reality that the Brexit deal significantly hurt our economy. We have to keep reducing frictions. We have to keep moving towards a closer relationship with the EU. And we have to be grown up about it. To accept that it will require trade-offs."👏🏽
Music to my ears. ~AA
Music to my ears. ~AA
December 1, 2025 at 8:44 PM
The “closer relationship with the EU” is indeed vital, but needs to be far-reaching to have any significant economic (and political) benefits
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One of at least seven Humpback Whales off the south Mainland of Shetland today. Amazing!
#MarineLife #MarineMammals #CetaceansUK #UKWildlife
#MarineLife #MarineMammals #CetaceansUK #UKWildlife
November 29, 2025 at 4:00 PM
One of at least seven Humpback Whales off the south Mainland of Shetland today. Amazing!
#MarineLife #MarineMammals #CetaceansUK #UKWildlife
#MarineLife #MarineMammals #CetaceansUK #UKWildlife
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There you go.
Parliament will now consider debate on calls for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
Parliament will now consider debate on calls for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
November 29, 2025 at 4:13 PM
There you go.
Parliament will now consider debate on calls for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
Parliament will now consider debate on calls for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
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What we're seeing with all this new data is that the Brexit damage is only getting worse as time goes on. Companies aren't "adjusting". They're either leaving, downscaling or going under. From manufacturing to services to culture to farming & fishing, the decline is snowballing rhe longer we're out.
New analysis by the politically neutral House of Commons library says that Brexit:
- cost the average Briton between £2,700 and £3,700
- lost the Treasury up to £90bn a year tax revenue.
Rachel Reeves budget options could have been very different!
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
- cost the average Briton between £2,700 and £3,700
- lost the Treasury up to £90bn a year tax revenue.
Rachel Reeves budget options could have been very different!
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Brexit costing UK up to £90bn in lost tax revenue , new analysis shows
Exclusive: Britons also up to £3,700 worse off, leading to calls for the Labour government to improve relations with the EU
www.independent.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 4:52 PM
What we're seeing with all this new data is that the Brexit damage is only getting worse as time goes on. Companies aren't "adjusting". They're either leaving, downscaling or going under. From manufacturing to services to culture to farming & fishing, the decline is snowballing rhe longer we're out.
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My new series - Empire With David Olusoga - starts 9pm on BBC Two. Whole series on @bbciplayer.bsky.social from tonight.
November 7, 2025 at 8:56 AM
My new series - Empire With David Olusoga - starts 9pm on BBC Two. Whole series on @bbciplayer.bsky.social from tonight.
Brilliant TV - the A level syllabus I followed (1969-71) explained British economic growth without mentioning the empire - it was all turnips and Coalbrookdale - there was a massive hole in the story.
My new series - Empire With David Olusoga - starts 9pm on BBC Two. Whole series on @bbciplayer.bsky.social from tonight.
November 27, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Brilliant TV - the A level syllabus I followed (1969-71) explained British economic growth without mentioning the empire - it was all turnips and Coalbrookdale - there was a massive hole in the story.
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The Chancellor has scrapped the two-child limit, benefitting more than half a million families.
More than half of the affected families have at least one member in work, and 88% had 3 or 4 children.
More than half of the affected families have at least one member in work, and 88% had 3 or 4 children.
November 27, 2025 at 2:56 PM
The Chancellor has scrapped the two-child limit, benefitting more than half a million families.
More than half of the affected families have at least one member in work, and 88% had 3 or 4 children.
More than half of the affected families have at least one member in work, and 88% had 3 or 4 children.
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Today we’ll get latest net immigration figures - They’ll show immigration for work is plummeting.
Why is this not part of the discussion on Rachel Reeves balancing her books & stalled growth?
For every 100,000 drop in net immigration, the OBR adds £7bn to the deficit. #r4today
Why is this not part of the discussion on Rachel Reeves balancing her books & stalled growth?
For every 100,000 drop in net immigration, the OBR adds £7bn to the deficit. #r4today
November 27, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Today we’ll get latest net immigration figures - They’ll show immigration for work is plummeting.
Why is this not part of the discussion on Rachel Reeves balancing her books & stalled growth?
For every 100,000 drop in net immigration, the OBR adds £7bn to the deficit. #r4today
Why is this not part of the discussion on Rachel Reeves balancing her books & stalled growth?
For every 100,000 drop in net immigration, the OBR adds £7bn to the deficit. #r4today
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1) Start the worst European war since 1945 and commit every imaginable war crime
2) Decide how you want to be rewarded for your aggression
3) Leak the list of your desiderata to the US press
4) Wait for the US president to enforce your wish list on your victim.
Russian policy 2025
2) Decide how you want to be rewarded for your aggression
3) Leak the list of your desiderata to the US press
4) Wait for the US president to enforce your wish list on your victim.
Russian policy 2025
November 23, 2025 at 3:30 PM
1) Start the worst European war since 1945 and commit every imaginable war crime
2) Decide how you want to be rewarded for your aggression
3) Leak the list of your desiderata to the US press
4) Wait for the US president to enforce your wish list on your victim.
Russian policy 2025
2) Decide how you want to be rewarded for your aggression
3) Leak the list of your desiderata to the US press
4) Wait for the US president to enforce your wish list on your victim.
Russian policy 2025
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This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Trump Has a Recipe for War and Corruption, Not Peace
Who would benefit from the White House’s 28-point proposal for Ukraine?
www.theatlantic.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:11 AM
This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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Farage. Epstein. Bannon ... and Farrari. ... "Ferrari had worked for Farage’s UKIP, and then ran the Institute for Direct Democracy in Europe – a Farage-linked think tank later accused of diverting EU funds into UKIP campaigning. Today, Ferrari is openly Farage’s partner."
Dinner with Mr Brexit: Bannon’s European Revolution – Planned with Farage, Backed by Epstein
Nigel Farage was the figurehead and his partner Laure Ferrari started it. Steve Bannon and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were providing almost daily support
bylinetimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Farage. Epstein. Bannon ... and Farrari. ... "Ferrari had worked for Farage’s UKIP, and then ran the Institute for Direct Democracy in Europe – a Farage-linked think tank later accused of diverting EU funds into UKIP campaigning. Today, Ferrari is openly Farage’s partner."
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My holiday cover/internship at Media Confidential repaid me with this massive story. Here we asked the BBC’s former chief creative officer what the hell it should do now
“Trump is a grifter The BBC must not pay him a dime” Former BBC top executive Pat Younge on the crisis at Broadcasting House www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/podcasts/med...
‘Trump is a grifter. The BBC must not pay him a dime’
Under fire from powerful enemies at home and abroad, how can the broadcasting service save itself?
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 12:49 PM
My holiday cover/internship at Media Confidential repaid me with this massive story. Here we asked the BBC’s former chief creative officer what the hell it should do now
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Children’s TV nowadays?
‘Sooty, Sweep & Robby’ is my 4 year old granddaughter’s favourite programme.
She loves Sooty’s magic tricks, Sweep’s stupid jokes and Robby’s really silly speeches.
😊
‘Sooty, Sweep & Robby’ is my 4 year old granddaughter’s favourite programme.
She loves Sooty’s magic tricks, Sweep’s stupid jokes and Robby’s really silly speeches.
😊
November 13, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Children’s TV nowadays?
‘Sooty, Sweep & Robby’ is my 4 year old granddaughter’s favourite programme.
She loves Sooty’s magic tricks, Sweep’s stupid jokes and Robby’s really silly speeches.
😊
‘Sooty, Sweep & Robby’ is my 4 year old granddaughter’s favourite programme.
She loves Sooty’s magic tricks, Sweep’s stupid jokes and Robby’s really silly speeches.
😊
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The remarkable story we discussed this morning. (No paywall but do consider subscribing.) www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-e...
EXCLUSIVE: Michael Prescott himself doctored Trump quote in his anti-BBC report
A report alleging Panorama broadcast misleading Trump quotes contains misleading quotes itself
www.thenewworld.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 12:48 PM
The remarkable story we discussed this morning. (No paywall but do consider subscribing.) www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-e...
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Many may not remember the controversial summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in Helsinki in 2018. During that meeting, the U.S. president publicly questioned his own intelligence services and appeared disturbingly deferential towards the Russian leader. 1/4
November 13, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Many may not remember the controversial summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in Helsinki in 2018. During that meeting, the U.S. president publicly questioned his own intelligence services and appeared disturbingly deferential towards the Russian leader. 1/4
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Lots of stuff here that you won't read in most of the legacy media which seems completely uninterested in the backgrounds, associations and possible motivations of those behind the BBC crisis.
Why was the BBC having its homework marked by a lobbyist who hasn't worked as a journalist for 20 years?
Why was the BBC having its homework marked by a lobbyist who hasn't worked as a journalist for 20 years?
🧵On our revelations today about the BBC Coup and the Prescott Dossier.
The leaked ‘BBC Bias’ memo Trump used to attack the BBC was authored by Michael Prescott — a Hanover lobbyist paid by US tech/media giants tied to Trump. Full story: bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/b... 1/12
The leaked ‘BBC Bias’ memo Trump used to attack the BBC was authored by Michael Prescott — a Hanover lobbyist paid by US tech/media giants tied to Trump. Full story: bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/b... 1/12
'BBC Bias' Memo Was Authored by Lobbyist Tied to Pro-Trump Tech Giants
The leaked memo that fuelled Trump’s attack on the BBC was written by a lobbyist at a firm paid by US tech giants tied to the President
bylinetimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Lots of stuff here that you won't read in most of the legacy media which seems completely uninterested in the backgrounds, associations and possible motivations of those behind the BBC crisis.
Why was the BBC having its homework marked by a lobbyist who hasn't worked as a journalist for 20 years?
Why was the BBC having its homework marked by a lobbyist who hasn't worked as a journalist for 20 years?
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When Boris Johnson was Prime Minister one of his senior advisers confided to me that one of the only things in politics his boss actually cared about was “killing off the BBC”.
Five years on, and it is a campaign that appears to be finally coming to fruition.
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/10/t...
Five years on, and it is a campaign that appears to be finally coming to fruition.
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/10/t...
The BBC’s Attempts to Appease the 'Right-Wing Coup' Against It Are Now Seeding Its Own Destruction
By attempting to appease those forces seeking to destroy them, the BBC has helped trigger a crisis that now threatens its very future, argues Adam Bienkov
bylinetimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:49 PM
When Boris Johnson was Prime Minister one of his senior advisers confided to me that one of the only things in politics his boss actually cared about was “killing off the BBC”.
Five years on, and it is a campaign that appears to be finally coming to fruition.
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/10/t...
Five years on, and it is a campaign that appears to be finally coming to fruition.
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/10/t...
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The official investigation into the January 6 riots concluded Trump “summoned the mob, assembled the mob, and lit the flame of this attack" in an effort to halt the peaceful transfer of power.
No billion dollar lawsuit can change reality.
The BBC should call this convicted criminal’s bluff.
No billion dollar lawsuit can change reality.
The BBC should call this convicted criminal’s bluff.
November 11, 2025 at 12:59 PM
The official investigation into the January 6 riots concluded Trump “summoned the mob, assembled the mob, and lit the flame of this attack" in an effort to halt the peaceful transfer of power.
No billion dollar lawsuit can change reality.
The BBC should call this convicted criminal’s bluff.
No billion dollar lawsuit can change reality.
The BBC should call this convicted criminal’s bluff.
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Nowhere in the hysterical pile-on against the BBC in the British press has anyone mentioned that BBC News now has 77 million viewers & listeners in the US and has established itself as the second most trusted news source there.
November 11, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Nowhere in the hysterical pile-on against the BBC in the British press has anyone mentioned that BBC News now has 77 million viewers & listeners in the US and has established itself as the second most trusted news source there.
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Those with power and platforms who believe in human rights and social progress - if you don’t start speaking up now then you have welcomed in fascism
November 11, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Those with power and platforms who believe in human rights and social progress - if you don’t start speaking up now then you have welcomed in fascism
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On this day in 1989, the Berlin Wall came down—a powerful symbol of freedom overcoming division. It marked not just the reunification of Germany, but a rebirth of hope across Europe. 1/2
November 9, 2025 at 9:20 AM
On this day in 1989, the Berlin Wall came down—a powerful symbol of freedom overcoming division. It marked not just the reunification of Germany, but a rebirth of hope across Europe. 1/2
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The Joint Intelligence Committee report on climate breakdown warns of food shortages and economic collapse potentially within years
Yet the government refuses to publish it
If you have access, please disseminate
We all have a right to know what it says
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Yet the government refuses to publish it
If you have access, please disseminate
We all have a right to know what it says
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
National security threatened by climate crisis, UK intelligence chiefs due to warn
Report by joint intelligence committee delayed, with concerns expressed that it may not be published
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:40 PM
The Joint Intelligence Committee report on climate breakdown warns of food shortages and economic collapse potentially within years
Yet the government refuses to publish it
If you have access, please disseminate
We all have a right to know what it says
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Yet the government refuses to publish it
If you have access, please disseminate
We all have a right to know what it says
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Slow Horses 🐌🐴 | tv
Season 1 is free on Amazon Prime
Season 1 is free on Amazon Prime
November 5, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Slow Horses 🐌🐴 | tv
Season 1 is free on Amazon Prime
Season 1 is free on Amazon Prime
Died 2nd November - Donna Jean Godchaux (1947-2025) sang with the #greatfuldead 1972-79 before which she'd been a studio backing singer for amongst others Elvis, Joe Tex, Percy Sledge, Cher, Neil Diamond.....
November 4, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Died 2nd November - Donna Jean Godchaux (1947-2025) sang with the #greatfuldead 1972-79 before which she'd been a studio backing singer for amongst others Elvis, Joe Tex, Percy Sledge, Cher, Neil Diamond.....