Sarah Carter
@sarahlcarter.bsky.social
Reader, Writer, Ex General Manager, Skier, Sailor, Fulltime Traveller since May 2014.
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Boris Johnson took four days off as NHS warned Covid could ‘overwhelm’ system
Boris Johnson took four days off as NHS warned Covid could ‘overwhelm’ system
Files show then PM was walking dog, riding motorbike and hosting guests as pandemic planning stalled in ‘lost month’
Boris Johnson took four days off from official government business during a key period in the UK’s Covid preparation when the NHS was bracing to be “overwhelmed” by the virus.
Official disclosure for the period in February 2020 – described by the Covid inquiry as a “lost month” in the country’s crisis response – reveal Johnson enjoyed an extended break during the half-term holidays at Chevening, a governmental estate in Kent, where he spent time walking his dog and taking motorcycle rides. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Boris Johnson took four days off as NHS warned Covid could ‘overwhelm’ system
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My thoughts are with all who lost loved ones or still struggle with effects of #Covid. Tho we knew it at the time, confirmation of the “toxic & chaotic culture” at heart of Govt; that they did “too little, too late” & that faster action could have saved over 20K lives is still horrifying
‘Chaotic and indecisive’: key findings of report on UK’s Covid response under Tories
Second pandemic report focuses on decision-making, organisation and messaging by senior politicians including Boris Johnson
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:37 PM
My thoughts are with all who lost loved ones or still struggle with effects of #Covid. Tho we knew it at the time, confirmation of the “toxic & chaotic culture” at heart of Govt; that they did “too little, too late” & that faster action could have saved over 20K lives is still horrifying
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Republicans are trying to redraw congressional district lines to keep their grip on Congress in the midterms and beyond.
Voters should pick their politicians, not the other way around.
Get involved with the @democraticredistricting.com as they fight back: bit.ly/3HJ1ayW
Voters should pick their politicians, not the other way around.
Get involved with the @democraticredistricting.com as they fight back: bit.ly/3HJ1ayW
August 28, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Republicans are trying to redraw congressional district lines to keep their grip on Congress in the midterms and beyond.
Voters should pick their politicians, not the other way around.
Get involved with the @democraticredistricting.com as they fight back: bit.ly/3HJ1ayW
Voters should pick their politicians, not the other way around.
Get involved with the @democraticredistricting.com as they fight back: bit.ly/3HJ1ayW
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RULE ABOUT AMERICAN FLAGS:
If you burn the fabric part, you're looking at jail.
But it you use the pole part to assault a police officer, you get a presidential pardon, praise, and some cash.
If you burn the fabric part, you're looking at jail.
But it you use the pole part to assault a police officer, you get a presidential pardon, praise, and some cash.
August 27, 2025 at 5:19 PM
RULE ABOUT AMERICAN FLAGS:
If you burn the fabric part, you're looking at jail.
But it you use the pole part to assault a police officer, you get a presidential pardon, praise, and some cash.
If you burn the fabric part, you're looking at jail.
But it you use the pole part to assault a police officer, you get a presidential pardon, praise, and some cash.
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WHY the *fuck* is a party political broadcast by Nigel Farage being misreported as "Breaking News"?
August 26, 2025 at 10:06 AM
WHY the *fuck* is a party political broadcast by Nigel Farage being misreported as "Breaking News"?
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Reform UK, which has a grand total of four MPs, was just given an uninterrupted platform for an hour and a half on the BBC and Sky News channels, in order to talk about its plans for mass deportations
When was the last time the Greens (with four MPs) or the Lib Dems (with 72) were given the same?
When was the last time the Greens (with four MPs) or the Lib Dems (with 72) were given the same?
August 26, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Reform UK, which has a grand total of four MPs, was just given an uninterrupted platform for an hour and a half on the BBC and Sky News channels, in order to talk about its plans for mass deportations
When was the last time the Greens (with four MPs) or the Lib Dems (with 72) were given the same?
When was the last time the Greens (with four MPs) or the Lib Dems (with 72) were given the same?
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If you keep repeating a lie and indeed if you make it ever more outrageous and audacious, then a sizable chunk of the population will start to believe it is true.
Hitler knew that.
Seems others have learned it too.
Hitler knew that.
Seems others have learned it too.
JD Vance says President Trump has 'brought to a close' six wars all over the world and the Russia-Ukraine war will be the seventh
August 25, 2025 at 11:06 AM
If you keep repeating a lie and indeed if you make it ever more outrageous and audacious, then a sizable chunk of the population will start to believe it is true.
Hitler knew that.
Seems others have learned it too.
Hitler knew that.
Seems others have learned it too.
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Good on the Mirror for having the bravery to strike out against this bullshit
🚨An important reminder of the trauma faced by asylum seekers.
Not just in fleeing persecution abroad.
Not just in the perilous and desperate journey to these shores.
But by the hatred and vitriol put on them by the right wing in this country for callous political gain.
Not just in fleeing persecution abroad.
Not just in the perilous and desperate journey to these shores.
But by the hatred and vitriol put on them by the right wing in this country for callous political gain.
August 22, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Good on the Mirror for having the bravery to strike out against this bullshit
Well worth your time to read this.
Yesterday was the 60th anniversary of a brave man dying for what was right. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonatha...
Jonathan Daniels - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
August 22, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Well worth your time to read this.
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Statement from European leaders:
We will continue to tighten sanctions and economic measures to pressure Russia until peace is achieved.
International borders must not be changed by force.
We will continue to tighten sanctions and economic measures to pressure Russia until peace is achieved.
International borders must not be changed by force.
August 16, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Statement from European leaders:
We will continue to tighten sanctions and economic measures to pressure Russia until peace is achieved.
International borders must not be changed by force.
We will continue to tighten sanctions and economic measures to pressure Russia until peace is achieved.
International borders must not be changed by force.
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Motherfucking wind farms…
July 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Motherfucking wind farms…
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For the love of God, Radio 4, the EU will NOT pay a 15% tax. US consumers will.
July 28, 2025 at 7:07 AM
For the love of God, Radio 4, the EU will NOT pay a 15% tax. US consumers will.
Ooph
July 20, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Ooph
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Love me a bit of Blue On Blue
July 16, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Love me a bit of Blue On Blue
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Fascinating, informative thread.
One other 7/7 thread today. Because I think how the bus network got running again is a real testament to some serious heroes that day:
The bus drivers and staff who got that network running again and got London home that night.
And TfL/the Mayor disobeyed the Security Services to make it happen /1
The bus drivers and staff who got that network running again and got London home that night.
And TfL/the Mayor disobeyed the Security Services to make it happen /1
July 7, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Fascinating, informative thread.
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A superb piece of journalism in The Observer: it seems like the one of the sacred texts of Nature Writing (TM) is not quite as much of an unflinchingly honest read as claimed
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
The real Salt Path: how a blockbuster book and film were ...
Penniless and homeless, the Winns found fame and fortune with the story of their 630-mile walk to salvation. We can reveal that the truth behind it is ve...
observer.co.uk
July 6, 2025 at 7:54 AM
A superb piece of journalism in The Observer: it seems like the one of the sacred texts of Nature Writing (TM) is not quite as much of an unflinchingly honest read as claimed
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
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Mark Carney announces that kids can visit museums for free - an idea from the UK where almost all of our museums are free all year round
June 18, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Mark Carney announces that kids can visit museums for free - an idea from the UK where almost all of our museums are free all year round
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Dear USA
Deploying troops against civilians will not go well.
Yours
Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Deploying troops against civilians will not go well.
Yours
Great Britain and Northern Ireland
June 9, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Dear USA
Deploying troops against civilians will not go well.
Yours
Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Deploying troops against civilians will not go well.
Yours
Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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This is a piece of truly exquisite writing by Archie Bland that I assure you will remain with you for some time. Read it all.
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
The boy who came back: the near-death, and changed life, of my son Max
It was, we were told, a case of sudden infant death syndrome interrupted. What followed would transform my understanding of parenting, disability and the breadth of what makes a meaningful life
www.theguardian.com
May 27, 2025 at 8:58 PM
This is a piece of truly exquisite writing by Archie Bland that I assure you will remain with you for some time. Read it all.
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
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This isn't hypothetical.
The coming days are bringing higher prices and disrupted supply chains, this time not because of a pandemic or a war, but self-inflicted by our country's government under this president.
The coming days are bringing higher prices and disrupted supply chains, this time not because of a pandemic or a war, but self-inflicted by our country's government under this president.
May 2, 2025 at 6:33 PM
This isn't hypothetical.
The coming days are bringing higher prices and disrupted supply chains, this time not because of a pandemic or a war, but self-inflicted by our country's government under this president.
The coming days are bringing higher prices and disrupted supply chains, this time not because of a pandemic or a war, but self-inflicted by our country's government under this president.
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My initial reaction to the local election results (as to much else) is to reach for some kind of contrived metaphor. So I hereby declare with all the gravitas I can summon that someone seems to have broken the national swingometer and replaced it with a roulette wheel. 😵💫
a wheel of fortune with the words lose a turn
ALT: a wheel of fortune with the words lose a turn
media.tenor.com
May 2, 2025 at 7:18 AM
My initial reaction to the local election results (as to much else) is to reach for some kind of contrived metaphor. So I hereby declare with all the gravitas I can summon that someone seems to have broken the national swingometer and replaced it with a roulette wheel. 😵💫
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Hi Labour, rather than learning all the wrong lessons from this election defeat - what about taking some people out of poverty and improving some lives?
May 2, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Hi Labour, rather than learning all the wrong lessons from this election defeat - what about taking some people out of poverty and improving some lives?
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Begging just *ONE* journalist this morning to ask Nigel Farage or Richard Tice if they've decided how they're going to pay for those £90bn taxcuts yet.
I mean assuming Tice isn't working-from-Dubai today of course.
I mean assuming Tice isn't working-from-Dubai today of course.
May 2, 2025 at 6:19 AM
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We have got so used to Farage and Reform that they feel mainstream, but Reform is a far right party & Britain is electing far right MPs and councillors.
May 2, 2025 at 5:13 AM
We have got so used to Farage and Reform that they feel mainstream, but Reform is a far right party & Britain is electing far right MPs and councillors.