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I don't mind who you are, I care about data, asking questions and finding answers.. Please don't be offended by my questions and data.
Welcome to nanny state UK..

The ban on free refills for sugar-sweetened drinks is a law. It is enforced through the Food (Promotion and Placement) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2023, which is a legally binding. You can find the law here: www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/94...
October 13, 2025 at 10:42 PM
The Government is planning to roll out mandatory digital ID. It’s invasive and could mean millions of people unable to go about their daily lives. Right now it's just an idea - we need to stop it becoming a reality. Join me and sign the petition now! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/re...
Reject plans for a mandatory BritCard (digital ID)
Sir Keir Starmer is considering a mandatory digital ID scheme called “BritCard” that would make us all reliant on a digital pass to go about our daily lives. Mandatory digital IDs give the state enor...
you.38degrees.org.uk
September 22, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Very interesting research into the Increasing Frequency of Terms Denoting Political Extremism in the Media.

Source www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/11...
September 16, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Looks like the social media platform GAB has been forced to shut down for the UK due to @Ofcom #freeSpeach @SpeechUnion uk.gab.com
April 15, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Yes minister!! Truly stands the test of time. #yesminister #govuk
March 3, 2025 at 6:11 PM
UK Gov will use AI to snoop on social media.

www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/02...
Labour will use AI to snoop on social media
Government team developing programme that could trawl through posts to identify ‘public safety risk’
www.telegraph.co.uk
February 23, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Worth a read.

Britain is fast becoming an Orwellian surveillance state.

www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/02...
Britain is fast becoming an Orwellian surveillance state
As is so often the case, Labour are simply pouring petrol onto a fire that was started by the Tories
www.telegraph.co.uk
February 22, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Not only is this an outrageous overreach by our UK Government, it does not solve any problem and opens a backdoor to hackers. I hope Apple and any others fight this with all they might!

#encryption #ukgov

www.techradar.com/computing/cy...
Apple could soon be forced to give away all your encrypted data to the UK government
After Apple, who's going to be the next target?
www.techradar.com
February 8, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Britain is inexorably lurching towards total bankruptcy. I know who is really to blame www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/02...
Britain is inexorably lurching towards total bankruptcy. I know who is really to blame
The ever-increasing weight of officialdom is dragging our country into a pit that even the boldest growth plan can’t escape
www.telegraph.co.uk
February 2, 2025 at 8:46 AM
The climate scaremongers: Net Zero? You ain’t seen nothing yet www.conservativewoman.co.uk/the-climate-... via @theconwom
The climate scaremongers: Net Zero? You ain’t seen nothing yet - The Conservative Woman
The climate scaremongers: Net Zero? You ain’t seen nothing yet
www.conservativewoman.co.uk
January 21, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Look up at night.... starwalk.space/en/news/what...
January 13, 2025 at 11:18 PM
I'm pro choice - this is not pro choice, this is forced purchase and I did not vote for this. #prochoice #ukgov #ice #NetZero www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/365520/...
Labour reverses 2035 ICE ban: no new petrol or diesel cars to be sold after 2030 | Auto Express
The Transport Secretary says the government will launch a consultation with the industry to consider “what steps can be taken to support domestic manufacturing”
www.autoexpress.co.uk
January 7, 2025 at 5:38 PM
I thought the video alone was embarrassing enough when I saw it but... this is even worse and very poor taste & timing.

The lunatics are running the asylum! #ukgov

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
Labour is forced to delete AI TikTok clip over using graphic song
The video entitled 'Labour's Plan to Change Britain (as animals)' featured AI-generated rabbits, owls and cows dressed as nurses, teachers and builders with the party's missions.
www.dailymail.co.uk
January 6, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Visible planets and night sky guide for January #starsatnight earthsky.org/astronomy-es...
Visible planets and night sky guide for January
earthsky.org
January 5, 2025 at 1:29 PM
#uksnow RG1 0.5/10
January 4, 2025 at 8:51 PM
#uksnow RG1 0/10
January 4, 2025 at 4:44 PM
#uksnow RG1 0/10

With all the weather warnings this winter here is a cool data graphic so you can track the snow fall reported by actual people on the ground in real time. uksnowmap.com
January 4, 2025 at 12:31 PM
You have to love the brits sometimes....

Full Fart Milk website goes online in less than a week... #Bovaer

fullfartmilk.info
Full Fart Milk
fullfartmilk.info
December 3, 2024 at 9:59 PM
One million public Bluesky posts scraped for AI training mashable.com/article/blue...
One million public Bluesky posts scraped for AI training
The data was posted to an AI company, then later removed after an outcry.
mashable.com
November 28, 2024 at 6:49 PM
Why do no bookies allow you to place a bet on conspiracy theories? #conspiracytheories #bettingtips
a man with a mustache is smiling and looking at the camera .
ALT: a man with a mustache is smiling and looking at the camera .
media.tenor.com
November 21, 2024 at 11:37 PM
Resist this dash to kill off cash conservativewoman.co.uk/resist-this-... via
@theconwom
Resist this dash to kill off cash - The Conservative Woman
Resist this dash to kill off cash
conservativewoman.co.uk
November 15, 2024 at 9:38 AM
Three police forces called in to probe Allison Pearson tweet www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/11...
Three police forces called in to probe Allison Pearson tweet
Scale of investigation into Telegraph journalist laid bare amid criticism of ‘non-crime’ incidents
www.telegraph.co.uk
November 15, 2024 at 9:09 AM
This is very old but I'm curious what it looks like today and also what the MSM looks like.

www.businessinsider.com/these-6-corp...
These 6 Corporations Control 90% Of The Media In America
www.businessinsider.com
November 15, 2024 at 7:09 AM
Ok so after about 30 mins of looking around I feel this place needs community notes ASAP and not some government or NGO funded version of fact checking... #factcheck IMHO
November 14, 2024 at 11:11 PM