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@ospreylia.bsky.social
A middle class (ex-working) woman of a certain age replacing Gregg Wallace. Genius. 😅👊🙌
December 18, 2024 at 11:14 PM
Good
Jacob Rees-Mogg's show is set to be cancelled after 1 season, due to disasterous ratings.

What a shame 🤣
December 7, 2024 at 12:40 AM
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The Brexit Curse

British food exports to EU ‘have fallen £3bn a year since Brexit’.

Border checks, lower standards on pesticides, veterinary drugs, animal welfare make UK exports harder.

Brexit costing UK economy about £100bn a year.

Rejoin EU.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
British food exports to EU ‘have fallen £3bn a year since Brexit’
Centre for Inclusive Trade Policy report finds trade flows have shown no signs of returning to previous levels
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2024 at 8:00 AM
This has made me happy today 😅🤣
December 2, 2024 at 7:17 AM
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#RefugeesWelcome please share.
November 13, 2024 at 10:52 PM
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"If it wasn’t plain before, recent years have brought home that Britain is an inescapably European country." Terrific column by Janan Ganesh on a disastrous decade for UK foreign policy:
How Britain squandered the best hand in the world
Having had three friends in high places — the US, the EU and China — the UK contemplates life with none
www.ft.com
November 20, 2024 at 2:23 PM
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Bluesky’s growth has exploded as people seek alternatives to X, Facebook and Threads. The social media site's 20 full-time employees have been working around the clock to deal with the issues that come with hyper-growth.
How Bluesky, Alternative to X and Facebook, Is Handling Explosive Growth
The fledgling social media site has been flooded with new users since the election. It hasn’t all been easy.
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2024 at 10:04 PM
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Have you seen a bald eagle lately? They're everywhere! They almost went extinct because of DDT & have made a stunning comeback & that's the sort of story we need right now
November 20, 2024 at 7:12 PM
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Britain’s Nuclear Bomb Scandal: Our Story review – how the UK’s atomic testing programme devastated lives
Britain’s Nuclear Bomb Scandal: Our Story review – how the UK’s atomic testing programme devastated lives
Trauma, terror and potential medical effects that last for generations – those who experienced the fallout of nukes in Australia and the Pacific tell their horrifying tale Grenfell, the Post Office, infected blood, Hillsborough … Britain has witnessed a…
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November 20, 2024 at 10:33 PM
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“From three friends in high places to essentially zero is quite the feat of statecraft.”

Ouch. Janah Ganesh in FT today:

How Britain squandered the best hand in the world on.ft.com/3AP6eOO
November 20, 2024 at 10:35 PM
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Isn’t it amazing how much noise the privileged can make in defence of their own privileged status? If they had ever made a tenth of that noise in defence of the underprivileged I might be more inclined to listen.
November 19, 2024 at 8:38 AM
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A starter pack of starter packs for UK media & politics.

UK Journos New, Podcasts
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UK MPs
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FT Journalists
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BBC journalists
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Channel 4 News Journalists
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Prospect journalists
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November 15, 2024 at 8:45 AM
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In a significant Intervention Bank of England governor said this week that Brexit has undermined the UK economy. @skynews.com.web.brid.gy didn’t think that was important enough to raise with the Government Minister this morning. I disagree. If you do too share this report

youtu.be/jvo1JM6xZqQ?...
The Bank of England governor says Brexit has undermined the UK economy. Hold onto your seats..
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
youtu.be
November 17, 2024 at 8:54 AM
😅😅😅
1620 was a really bad year obviously…
November 16, 2024 at 1:12 PM
Just got my COVID jab! 💉 Protecting myself and doing my bit for the community. Big thanks to the healthcare workers keeping this going.

Now officially 5G-ready and awaiting my upgrade 😅🤣.

#Vaccinated #CommunityHealth
November 16, 2024 at 10:30 AM