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UK Company director, scientist & humanist. Opinions are my own, but are based on facts. If they upset you don't take them seriously - but check your sources! Same handle on Twitter. Microbiologist, tech expert, smallholder, polymath, Green energy #RejoinEU

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Bryan Smith #RejoinEU @bpsmithuk.bsky.social · Nov 13

Giving up smoking?
Here's how I did it:
Most cigarettes are "habit" (you have them at set times or stuations), ~10% are "addiction" (you need the nicotine).
Start by cutting out "habit" cigs, 1 or 2 each day, over about 3wks.
So, dont smoke at every tea break, or when you get to the lights etc.
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Bryan Smith #RejoinEU @bpsmithuk.bsky.social · 9h

File this under "More News UK Media all know about but didn't bother telling you":
19 illegal boat arrivals returned this week under the new agreement with France, making 26 in all.
Home Office now issuing >31,000 initial asylum decisions every quarter(3x more than Tories)
www.gov.uk/government/n...

First illegal migrants returned under new UK-France agreement

Under the landmark UK-France migration deal, the first groups of small boats arrivals to the UK have been successfully removed on flights to France.

www.gov.uk

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Bryan Smith #RejoinEU @bpsmithuk.bsky.social · 9h

Winter Fuel allowance only removed from the richest, this year - removing it more widely got 10s of thousands of pensioners to sign up for Pension Credit, so much better off.
Labour have no control over TW, will remove 2child limit when possible.
PA are terrorists.
We still have the right to protest

Bryan Smith #RejoinEU @bpsmithuk.bsky.social · 9h

I've been sharing the link for over a year now, every few weeks. It gets a lot of attention, almost always by people who had no idea Labour had delivered anything as they'd heard nothing from UK Media, & a lot of abusive replies from what seem to be almost identical #troll accounts (instant block).

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TeeDixie 📎 @teedixie.bsky.social · 1d

I was quite surprised, given the amount of negative press that would have you believe that this government is the worst we’ve had yet.

I’ll put the link in the next post but given we had a complete shit show with the Tories, this is astonishing. Do reshare or bookmark the link, it’s handy.

Under the last Tory Govt, elected in 2019, of 42 Manifesto Pledges, only
2 were delivered in 5 years.
Under the current Labour Govt, elected in 2024, of 83 Manifesto Pledges, 57 are delivered (18), on track (19), or in process (20).
In 1 year.
(FullFact Tracker)

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Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 1d

Good news: fossil fuels have plateaued and solar is growing by leaps and bounds worldwide

apnews.com/article/clim...

Solar and wind power has grown faster than electricity demand this year, report says

A new analysis of solar and wind power shows its generation worldwide has outpaced electricity demand this year.

apnews.com

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Bryan Smith #RejoinEU @bpsmithuk.bsky.social · 9h

I cross reference all my information.
I haven't seen anything that suggests any different outcome.

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Bryan Smith #RejoinEU @bpsmithuk.bsky.social · 10h

These are all additional to the previous known impacts of the FTA.

Bryan Smith #RejoinEU @bpsmithuk.bsky.social · 10h

Israel is in favour of it.
Netanyahu is against it.
Netanyahu is going to jail. Israel doesn't support him.

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Bryan Smith #RejoinEU @bpsmithuk.bsky.social · 10h

But now it will be even bigger.

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LaindonFeminist: 10 Year Keir @viviane49.bsky.social · 12h

Starmer’s had a really productive trip to India. 10,600 jobs secured. Including 200+ for Wales. And huge market opened up for Scotch Whisky. It’s so refreshing to have a PM who consistently delivers for his Country 👏👏👏

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Bryan Smith #RejoinEU @bpsmithuk.bsky.social · 12h

No.
Because Labour has a humane position on all those.
And if you are pretending otherwise, you're just either a #troll, or very badly misinformed.

Bryan Smith #RejoinEU @bpsmithuk.bsky.social · 15h

They are a lot closer to being human than Young Tories are, in their approach to every policy.

Bryan Smith #RejoinEU @bpsmithuk.bsky.social · 15h

Yes, absolutely.
Some of the hardest work done by early humans was in the processing of cat-tail & cassava roots, grass seeds, heart of palm etc to produce edible carbohydrate free of toxins.
You can be sure they weren't obese!

Bryan Smith #RejoinEU @bpsmithuk.bsky.social · 15h

No, you can easily tell as soon as they start to speak.

Bryan Smith #RejoinEU @bpsmithuk.bsky.social · 15h

(Plus honey, of course, but most bees don't take kindly to having their stores raided)

Bryan Smith #RejoinEU @bpsmithuk.bsky.social · 15h

Exactly (& some grasses, eg sugarcane & similar)

Bryan Smith #RejoinEU @bpsmithuk.bsky.social · 15h

Last time I looked it said there were over 200 nominees.
I've never heard of any of them, but Im sure they all have a better claim than Trump (who I read had been quietly removed from the list).

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Ianrobo @ianrobo.bsky.social · 17h

this is climate change all over and denial of it @benbarclay.bsky.social and no doubt across europe as places need more water

ECIU @eciu.net · 17h

⚠️ England has 2nd worst harvest on record

New Defra data shows that 2024 harvest has been pushed into 3rd place, as 3️⃣ of the 5️⃣ worst harvests on record seen this decade alone.

eciu.net/analysis/re...

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Bryan Smith #RejoinEU @bpsmithuk.bsky.social · 16h

Yes, we evolved to cling to fats & sugars as a rare & precious resource, you don't see obese apes in the jungle/savannah/woodland where they live! That shows how hard they are to find!

Bryan Smith #RejoinEU @bpsmithuk.bsky.social · 16h

Its a balance, you're perfectly correct.
If the calories eaten balance the exercise done, weight stays stable.
Food is hard to find in the natural world. Animals forage all day to get enough. Humans were the same until we started farming & its only the last 200yrs that gave 10% of us an excess

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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.bsky.social · 16h

Steve Reed says he’s going to abolish Ofwat – let’s hope whatever he replaces it with protects the public more than this 📈
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/water-bills-price-ofwat-b2842240.html

Millions of households face jump in water bills after watchdog’s ruling

Five companies have been granted permission to increase their charges

www.independent.co.uk

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Bryan Smith #RejoinEU @bpsmithuk.bsky.social · 17h

This is ridiculous. These companies are howling with laughter at regulator naivety, & cracking open the champagne.
My water bill rose from £250 (2024) to *£392* (2025), a 43% increase!
They said that was for investment.
Now they want 15% more!
We're being played.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Millions of households face jump in water bills after regulator backs more price rises

Competition watchdog agrees requests from Anglian, Northumbrian, Southern, Wessex and South East to raise household bills

www.theguardian.com

Bryan Smith #RejoinEU @bpsmithuk.bsky.social · 17h

Re: Weightloss jabs...

The skeleton doesn't grow inside an obese body.
Thats why joints & back (& heart, lungs etc) suffer so much from the extra work. Thats why there are so many health issues resulting from carrying excess weight around.

The jabs just effectively reduce calorie intake. Eat less.

Dr Heliocentric @theheliocentric.bsky.social · 19h

Well said. Publicity should use images like this. The heart has so much work to do.
And the new high street Brasserie menu shouldn’t trumpet ‘unlimited frites’!

Bryan Smith #RejoinEU @bpsmithuk.bsky.social · 17h

I often think about the small skeleton inside huge bodies I see waddling around the shops & struggling onto buses...
You don't see many obese apes on wildlife programmes.
Maybe our food needs to be made harder to find.
There was no "JustEats app" in our grandparent's day.
All cooked while you wait

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Bryan Smith #RejoinEU @bpsmithuk.bsky.social · 1d

Since there's only one vote, that doesn't really seem worthwhile

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