Söphie Summers
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Söphie Summers
@sophiesummers.bsky.social
· Nov 13
Chris Hoy:
"Nobody lives forever. Our time on this planet is finite. Don't waste your time worrying about stuff that isn't that important. Focus on the things that are."
"Nobody lives forever. Our time on this planet is finite. Don't waste your time worrying about stuff that isn't that important. Focus on the things that are."
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Greater Manchester ICB has again put off its adoption of an NHS data platform prescribed by the UK government and run by Palantir until there is more evidence that it will be in the “best interests” of the city's population 👀
https://www.theregister.com/2025/11/20/manchester_nhs_fdp_deferred/
https://www.theregister.com/2025/11/20/manchester_nhs_fdp_deferred/
Manchester defers joining Palantir NHS data platform again
: Care board still waiting for evidence that it will be in the best interests of the population
www.theregister.com
November 23, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Greater Manchester ICB has again put off its adoption of an NHS data platform prescribed by the UK government and run by Palantir until there is more evidence that it will be in the “best interests” of the city's population 👀
https://www.theregister.com/2025/11/20/manchester_nhs_fdp_deferred/
https://www.theregister.com/2025/11/20/manchester_nhs_fdp_deferred/
Saw #michaelportillo in Cordoba this afternoon. He was giving a tour to a group of people...is that what he does now?
There were no cameras, so he wasn't filming.
There were no cameras, so he wasn't filming.
November 6, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Saw #michaelportillo in Cordoba this afternoon. He was giving a tour to a group of people...is that what he does now?
There were no cameras, so he wasn't filming.
There were no cameras, so he wasn't filming.
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Some reports that Trump’s plan and Netanyahu’s interpretation differs from what Muslim nations agreed to. See last paragraph here.
October 1, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Some reports that Trump’s plan and Netanyahu’s interpretation differs from what Muslim nations agreed to. See last paragraph here.
#TheCure ĺgot me through my undergrad and postgraduate degrees!
Love their 🎶 🎵
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Love their 🎶 🎵
www.seetickets.com/event/live-f...
www.seetickets.com
September 30, 2025 at 5:55 PM
#TheCure ĺgot me through my undergrad and postgraduate degrees!
Love their 🎶 🎵
www.seetickets.com/event/live-f...
Love their 🎶 🎵
www.seetickets.com/event/live-f...
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When Keir Starmer gave a field to his parents, he used a "life interest trust". This meant that, as its value grew from £20k to £300k, it was outside their inheritance tax estate.
How did this work? And was it tax avoidance?
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How did this work? And was it tax avoidance?
🧵
September 28, 2025 at 7:28 AM
When Keir Starmer gave a field to his parents, he used a "life interest trust". This meant that, as its value grew from £20k to £300k, it was outside their inheritance tax estate.
How did this work? And was it tax avoidance?
🧵
How did this work? And was it tax avoidance?
🧵
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Skegness, one of your absolute finest people right here. Buy her a drink whenever you see her.
July 27, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Skegness, one of your absolute finest people right here. Buy her a drink whenever you see her.
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If you've seen me bleating on about my first novel Baby's Breath ... sorry, it only sells if people know it exists. 🤷♂️
And thankfully, it's being REALLY well received by the 200 advance readers. Yay!
Read first chapter here.
#babysbreath
babysbreath.co.uk/chapterone.h...
And thankfully, it's being REALLY well received by the 200 advance readers. Yay!
Read first chapter here.
#babysbreath
babysbreath.co.uk/chapterone.h...
Baby's Breath - A Psychological Thriller by Russell Jones
Survival is only the beginning.
babysbreath.co.uk
August 8, 2025 at 6:25 PM
If you've seen me bleating on about my first novel Baby's Breath ... sorry, it only sells if people know it exists. 🤷♂️
And thankfully, it's being REALLY well received by the 200 advance readers. Yay!
Read first chapter here.
#babysbreath
babysbreath.co.uk/chapterone.h...
And thankfully, it's being REALLY well received by the 200 advance readers. Yay!
Read first chapter here.
#babysbreath
babysbreath.co.uk/chapterone.h...
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"It’s not so much a track record as a skid-mark, so you’d expect the Tories to be ready for action whenever a story emerged about Mark Menzies, but you’d be wrong."
Excerpt from my forthcoming book about the Sunak years, "Tories: The End of an Error"
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/russell-jo...
Excerpt from my forthcoming book about the Sunak years, "Tories: The End of an Error"
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/russell-jo...
Russell Jones's Week Moment: Zero Days Since the Last Embarrassment
In an exclusive extract from his forthcoming book, 'Tories: The End of an Error', Russell Jones recalls a week in which dizzying levels of Conservative party chaos finally got out of control
www.bylinesupplement.com
August 1, 2025 at 8:36 PM
"It’s not so much a track record as a skid-mark, so you’d expect the Tories to be ready for action whenever a story emerged about Mark Menzies, but you’d be wrong."
Excerpt from my forthcoming book about the Sunak years, "Tories: The End of an Error"
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/russell-jo...
Excerpt from my forthcoming book about the Sunak years, "Tories: The End of an Error"
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/russell-jo...
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I'm giving a Zoom talk for Cambridge Beekeepers' Association on Wednesday 2nd July - with a focus on the fascinating world of #SolitaryBees.
Do please sign up if you are interested, and share the link if you would! 🐝 🌼 🙏
#bees #bumblebees #pollinators
www.tickettailor.com/events/cambr...
Do please sign up if you are interested, and share the link if you would! 🐝 🌼 🙏
#bees #bumblebees #pollinators
www.tickettailor.com/events/cambr...
June 17, 2025 at 12:09 PM
I'm giving a Zoom talk for Cambridge Beekeepers' Association on Wednesday 2nd July - with a focus on the fascinating world of #SolitaryBees.
Do please sign up if you are interested, and share the link if you would! 🐝 🌼 🙏
#bees #bumblebees #pollinators
www.tickettailor.com/events/cambr...
Do please sign up if you are interested, and share the link if you would! 🐝 🌼 🙏
#bees #bumblebees #pollinators
www.tickettailor.com/events/cambr...
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Journalist: “What’s your message to all other immigrants in this country today?”
Mahmoud Khalil: “No one is illegal. No human is illegal. That’s the message.”
Mahmoud Khalil: “No one is illegal. No human is illegal. That’s the message.”
June 21, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Journalist: “What’s your message to all other immigrants in this country today?”
Mahmoud Khalil: “No one is illegal. No human is illegal. That’s the message.”
Mahmoud Khalil: “No one is illegal. No human is illegal. That’s the message.”
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Reports that Northern Gaza and parts of the strip are without internet preventing aid efforts, any reporting and all comms. The main internet line has reportedly been bombed.
⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show a significant disruption to connectivity in the #Gaza Strip, with high impact in the north as operator Paltel reports a cut in one of the main routes due to ongoing aggression; the incident is likely to reduce residents’ ability to communicate 📉
June 12, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Reports that Northern Gaza and parts of the strip are without internet preventing aid efforts, any reporting and all comms. The main internet line has reportedly been bombed.
One By One (Expanded Edition)
Foo Fighters · Album · 2002 · 17 songs
open.spotify.com
May 28, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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Did you know the UK has an Empire Test Pilots’ School❓
It's trained over 1,500 student pilots from 32 countries, among them likely to be some of the world’s most repressive regimes.
But the MoD refuses to disclose the nationalities of pilots trained.
www.declassifieduk.org/britains-emp...
It's trained over 1,500 student pilots from 32 countries, among them likely to be some of the world’s most repressive regimes.
But the MoD refuses to disclose the nationalities of pilots trained.
www.declassifieduk.org/britains-emp...
Britain’s Empire Test Pilots’ School
The Ministry of Defence is refusing to disclose which repressive regimes it is aiding through a secretive pilot training scheme that parliament barely even notices.
www.declassifieduk.org
May 19, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Did you know the UK has an Empire Test Pilots’ School❓
It's trained over 1,500 student pilots from 32 countries, among them likely to be some of the world’s most repressive regimes.
But the MoD refuses to disclose the nationalities of pilots trained.
www.declassifieduk.org/britains-emp...
It's trained over 1,500 student pilots from 32 countries, among them likely to be some of the world’s most repressive regimes.
But the MoD refuses to disclose the nationalities of pilots trained.
www.declassifieduk.org/britains-emp...
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There's lots of different SEZs, FEZs are Food Enterprise Zones.
My latest article is free to read on Substack, please consider taking out a subscription❤️
substack.com/@europeanpow...
My latest article is free to read on Substack, please consider taking out a subscription❤️
substack.com/@europeanpow...
The Hidden Costs of Food Enterprise Zones: A Post-Brexit Deregulatory Nightmare for UK Farmers
The Glossy Brochures Promise of FEZs: A Truss-Inspired Mirage? What the Hell are FEZs?
substack.com
May 12, 2025 at 5:17 PM
There's lots of different SEZs, FEZs are Food Enterprise Zones.
My latest article is free to read on Substack, please consider taking out a subscription❤️
substack.com/@europeanpow...
My latest article is free to read on Substack, please consider taking out a subscription❤️
substack.com/@europeanpow...
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Britain’s tariff burden worse than EU
British products are subject to higher total US import taxes the European Union new analysis shows
www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...
British products are subject to higher total US import taxes the European Union new analysis shows
www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...
Britain’s tariff burden worse than EU
British products are subject to higher total US import taxes than those from Continent
www.telegraph.co.uk
May 6, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Britain’s tariff burden worse than EU
British products are subject to higher total US import taxes the European Union new analysis shows
www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...
British products are subject to higher total US import taxes the European Union new analysis shows
www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...
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Did you know that more than £300,000 in donations to MPs came from companies already making money from providing services to the NHS?🚨🚨🚨
EveryDoctor has been researching the financial links between MPs and the private healthcare sector, because we don't think these links should exist...
EveryDoctor has been researching the financial links between MPs and the private healthcare sector, because we don't think these links should exist...
May 5, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Did you know that more than £300,000 in donations to MPs came from companies already making money from providing services to the NHS?🚨🚨🚨
EveryDoctor has been researching the financial links between MPs and the private healthcare sector, because we don't think these links should exist...
EveryDoctor has been researching the financial links between MPs and the private healthcare sector, because we don't think these links should exist...
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🎵 AzureSky Harmonies 🦋 - Hourly Fresh Picks
Thanks to our latest contributor(s), choosen from 22 incoming post(s):
• @spirossoukis.bsky.social
• @8wiz.bsky.social
• @sophiesummers.bsky.social
🔁 to spread the word and help us reach more music lovers!
Thanks to our latest contributor(s), choosen from 22 incoming post(s):
• @spirossoukis.bsky.social
• @8wiz.bsky.social
• @sophiesummers.bsky.social
🔁 to spread the word and help us reach more music lovers!
AzureSky Harmonies 🦋
Last update from: @spirossoukis.bsky.social | Post music to: @listigeplaylists.bsky.social
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April 27, 2025 at 5:00 PM
🎵 AzureSky Harmonies 🦋 - Hourly Fresh Picks
Thanks to our latest contributor(s), choosen from 22 incoming post(s):
• @spirossoukis.bsky.social
• @8wiz.bsky.social
• @sophiesummers.bsky.social
🔁 to spread the word and help us reach more music lovers!
Thanks to our latest contributor(s), choosen from 22 incoming post(s):
• @spirossoukis.bsky.social
• @8wiz.bsky.social
• @sophiesummers.bsky.social
🔁 to spread the word and help us reach more music lovers!
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Ten Britons Accused of War Crimes in Gaza. Is most likely the tip of the iceberg. I wonder if counter-terrorism police and security services, have the same concerns for the radicalisation of IDF soldiers who have returned back to GB, in the same way they had concerns for other radicalised people??
April 7, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Ten Britons Accused of War Crimes in Gaza. Is most likely the tip of the iceberg. I wonder if counter-terrorism police and security services, have the same concerns for the radicalisation of IDF soldiers who have returned back to GB, in the same way they had concerns for other radicalised people??
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BREAKING | The Israeli army has assassinated journalist Hossam Shabat, 24-year-old reporter for Al Jazeera Mubasher and contributor to @dropsitenews.com , in an airstrike targeting his vehicle in northern Gaza.
March 24, 2025 at 3:00 PM
BREAKING | The Israeli army has assassinated journalist Hossam Shabat, 24-year-old reporter for Al Jazeera Mubasher and contributor to @dropsitenews.com , in an airstrike targeting his vehicle in northern Gaza.
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Hi amazing people, would you be as kind to follow bsky.app/profile/kimb... a brilliant and engaging woman. Thanks beforehand.
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March 14, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Hi amazing people, would you be as kind to follow bsky.app/profile/kimb... a brilliant and engaging woman. Thanks beforehand.