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This is the judgment on the PPE/Medpro claim.

A cracking £122m win for the Government Legal Service

And is wonderful to see the government bringing a claim in contract against a shoddy supplier.

This does not happen often, and it should happen far more.

www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/u...
www.judiciary.uk
October 1, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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Why are the American president's claims about autism the first item on British news bulletins?

He's not our president, the advice doesn't apply here and he's not presented any evidence to support his assertions.

So why spread these claims? What make this the biggest story in the UK?
September 23, 2025 at 6:51 AM
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“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist”

James Baldwin
February 21, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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Today in 1805: Napoleon's greatest triumph. He humbled two emperors, Hapsburg and Romanov, at Austerlitz. He then wrote what was his greatest letter to his wife Josephine:
"I have beaten the Russian and Austrian army commanded by two emperors. I am a little tired."
December 2, 2024 at 4:15 PM
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This is huge.

The EFJ represents over 295,000 journalists in 44 countries 👇
www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/media/e...
European Federation of Journalists to stop posting content on X
The EFJ represents over 295,000 journalists in 44 countries.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
December 2, 2024 at 9:19 AM
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Massive away win for the little fella.
December 2, 2024 at 1:38 PM
This must be remembered
November 28, 2024 at 12:49 PM
November 26, 2024 at 10:49 AM
Happy St. Cecilia day open.spotify.com/track/5ZuHpE...
Hymn to St. Cecilia
open.spotify.com
November 22, 2024 at 11:43 AM
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Sigh - classic fact free nonsense. ‘news’ story here totally fails to mention that Tory plans were for fines of £5k (later reduced to £3k) for each missed heat pump sale. What @Ed_Miliband has done is to reduce that to £500. Headline should read “Miliband slashes Tory boiler tax”
November 22, 2024 at 7:27 AM
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9. Zambrano family

Mexican owners of Cemex, the world’s second-biggest building materials company.

Owns 25,340 acres of UK farmland.
November 19, 2024 at 1:57 PM
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8. Robert Warren Miller

Duty free shopping mogul whose land is held by an offshore firm registered in the British Virgin Islands.
November 19, 2024 at 1:57 PM
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7. James Dyson

Supported Brexit then moved his business to Singapore.

Very upset about the IHT relief. FT says his share could be about £122 million.
November 19, 2024 at 1:56 PM
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6. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum
Ruler of Dubai. This guy:
November 19, 2024 at 1:56 PM
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5. John Whittaker

Billionaire and chairman of property business the Peel Group. Lives on the Isle of Man.
November 19, 2024 at 1:56 PM
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4. Hugh Grosvenor (Duke of Westminster)

Inherited the £9 billion Grosvenor Estate aged 25, which includes 140,000 acres across Scotland and England.
November 19, 2024 at 1:56 PM
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3. The Duke of Atholl’s trustees

Owns a 58,000 acre sporting estate among other things.

The current duke reportedly lives in South Africa.
November 19, 2024 at 1:56 PM
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2. Anders Holch Povlsen

Denmark’s richest man and biggest shareholder in ASOS.

Reportedly owns more than 89,000 hectares of Scotland.
November 19, 2024 at 1:56 PM
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1. Richard Scott (Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry)

One of Scotland’s richest aristocrats.

Previously faced a farmers’ revolt after doubling the rent for land on one of his estates.
November 19, 2024 at 1:56 PM
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Actually reminds me of the broader paranoia about "inheritance tax" which has been promoted by the likes of Mail and DT.

Loads of totally unaffected people have been conned into believing they'll pay when they die.
November 19, 2024 at 8:07 AM
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You know who hasn't had this degree of media support for their financial interests? Disabled people, poor people with more than two kids, public sector workers (after all that clapping for the NHS). I'm not usually a 'blame the media' person but seriously - this is mad
Explainer: What are the inheritance tax changes affecting UK farmers? www.theguardian.com/environment/...
November 19, 2024 at 7:17 AM
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My six favourite European Mr Men character names...

6. Mr Muddle in Spain = Don Confuso
5. Mr Topsy-Turvy in Germany = Herr Kuddelmuddel
4. Mr Bounce in France = Monsieur Bing
3. Mr Dizzy in Portugal = Senhor Bobo
2. Mr Greedy in Sweden = Gubben Glufs Glufs
1. Mr Bump in Norway = Herr Dumpidump
November 18, 2024 at 12:04 PM
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Deadwood is NOT dead
November 18, 2024 at 1:29 PM
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November 18, 2024 at 5:38 AM
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1. Record deportations

Almost 10,000 foreign nationals have been deported since Keir Starmer took office in July.

The number of deported foreign criminals is up 14% on last year.
November 18, 2024 at 2:01 PM