David Rochester
@dgr70.bsky.social
We live under a 3km blanket - paper thin - that makes Planet Earth 🌍🌎 uniquely friendly to life and protects us from the unimaginable horribleness of space.
So we would look after that blanket like our lives depend on it.
Wouldn't we?
💙💛 🇬🇧🇪🇺🇺🇦🇨🇦🇬🇪
So we would look after that blanket like our lives depend on it.
Wouldn't we?
💙💛 🇬🇧🇪🇺🇺🇦🇨🇦🇬🇪
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For the second night in a row, the skies over Ukraine are magnificent.❤️💚
January 20, 2026 at 8:18 PM
For the second night in a row, the skies over Ukraine are magnificent.❤️💚
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An extra 60,000 HGV drivers needed by UK...
Some of us warning here years ago of this too..Brexit (reducing EU cabotage & driver accompanied haulage) fucks UK even more while alleviating issue across EU. Will mean lower UK standards to meet demand of driver unaccompanied haulage to/from EU
Some of us warning here years ago of this too..Brexit (reducing EU cabotage & driver accompanied haulage) fucks UK even more while alleviating issue across EU. Will mean lower UK standards to meet demand of driver unaccompanied haulage to/from EU
January 20, 2026 at 9:35 AM
An extra 60,000 HGV drivers needed by UK...
Some of us warning here years ago of this too..Brexit (reducing EU cabotage & driver accompanied haulage) fucks UK even more while alleviating issue across EU. Will mean lower UK standards to meet demand of driver unaccompanied haulage to/from EU
Some of us warning here years ago of this too..Brexit (reducing EU cabotage & driver accompanied haulage) fucks UK even more while alleviating issue across EU. Will mean lower UK standards to meet demand of driver unaccompanied haulage to/from EU
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This is not going to work. Jenrick and Farage are going to kill each other. It's going to be very funny.
January 15, 2026 at 4:49 PM
This is not going to work. Jenrick and Farage are going to kill each other. It's going to be very funny.
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Incredibly, no-one on Nigel Farage’s team has got round to deleting this post. It’s still live as Robert Jenrick gives his big defection speech.
January 15, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Incredibly, no-one on Nigel Farage’s team has got round to deleting this post. It’s still live as Robert Jenrick gives his big defection speech.
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there’s always a tweet
January 15, 2026 at 4:50 PM
there’s always a tweet
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Foreign Ministers of Denmark and Greenland after their meeting with US Vice President and Secretary of State.
January 15, 2026 at 9:38 AM
Foreign Ministers of Denmark and Greenland after their meeting with US Vice President and Secretary of State.
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Global mean temperature 2025: 1.44 ± 0.13 °C above the 1850-1900 average, based on a synthesis of eight international datasets.
2025 was the second or third warmest year on record. 2024 remains the warmest.
That makes the past 3 years are the 3 warmest years on record.
wmo.int/news/media-c...
2025 was the second or third warmest year on record. 2024 remains the warmest.
That makes the past 3 years are the 3 warmest years on record.
wmo.int/news/media-c...
WMO confirms 2025 was one of warmest years on record
wmo.int
January 14, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Global mean temperature 2025: 1.44 ± 0.13 °C above the 1850-1900 average, based on a synthesis of eight international datasets.
2025 was the second or third warmest year on record. 2024 remains the warmest.
That makes the past 3 years are the 3 warmest years on record.
wmo.int/news/media-c...
2025 was the second or third warmest year on record. 2024 remains the warmest.
That makes the past 3 years are the 3 warmest years on record.
wmo.int/news/media-c...
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🚨🇪🇺 Brexit WOW moment 🇪🇺🚨
The Brexitgraph Telegraph published a full-blown obituary for Brexit:
📉 GDP down 8%
📉 Investment down 18%
📉 Productivity down 4%
📉 Employment down 4%
❌ No trade benefits
❌ No regulatory freedom
❌ No upside whatsoever
Do you agree it’s time to end Brexit?
The Brexitgraph Telegraph published a full-blown obituary for Brexit:
📉 GDP down 8%
📉 Investment down 18%
📉 Productivity down 4%
📉 Employment down 4%
❌ No trade benefits
❌ No regulatory freedom
❌ No upside whatsoever
Do you agree it’s time to end Brexit?
January 14, 2026 at 8:06 AM
🚨🇪🇺 Brexit WOW moment 🇪🇺🚨
The Brexitgraph Telegraph published a full-blown obituary for Brexit:
📉 GDP down 8%
📉 Investment down 18%
📉 Productivity down 4%
📉 Employment down 4%
❌ No trade benefits
❌ No regulatory freedom
❌ No upside whatsoever
Do you agree it’s time to end Brexit?
The Brexitgraph Telegraph published a full-blown obituary for Brexit:
📉 GDP down 8%
📉 Investment down 18%
📉 Productivity down 4%
📉 Employment down 4%
❌ No trade benefits
❌ No regulatory freedom
❌ No upside whatsoever
Do you agree it’s time to end Brexit?
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It’s true! Air pollution regulations actually do way more harm than good if you don’t count all the lives they save
E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved When Setting Rules on Air Pollution
www.nytimes.com
January 12, 2026 at 7:21 PM
It’s true! Air pollution regulations actually do way more harm than good if you don’t count all the lives they save
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A Deltapoll survey for The Mirror found that 86% of 18-24 year olds want to rejoin the EU. It is time for the Government to listen; young people are the future.
January 12, 2026 at 4:05 PM
A Deltapoll survey for The Mirror found that 86% of 18-24 year olds want to rejoin the EU. It is time for the Government to listen; young people are the future.
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Amazingly, Zahawi only got round to deleting the below after the press conference announcing his defection to Reform.
January 12, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Amazingly, Zahawi only got round to deleting the below after the press conference announcing his defection to Reform.
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Trump says the USA will always be there for NATO, even though the alliance would not be there for them. Time for the regular reminder that the only nation in NATO to trigger Article 5 was the USA after 9/11 and NATO allies including DENMARK came when they called.
January 7, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Trump says the USA will always be there for NATO, even though the alliance would not be there for them. Time for the regular reminder that the only nation in NATO to trigger Article 5 was the USA after 9/11 and NATO allies including DENMARK came when they called.
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Nigel Farage won't apologise for his history of racism because "if he apologised, he would be turning to his own support base and saying, ‘You’re all guilty too,'" a Reform source tells the Times.
So essentially he was a racist and he believes his supporters are racists too
So essentially he was a racist and he believes his supporters are racists too
December 7, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Nigel Farage won't apologise for his history of racism because "if he apologised, he would be turning to his own support base and saying, ‘You’re all guilty too,'" a Reform source tells the Times.
So essentially he was a racist and he believes his supporters are racists too
So essentially he was a racist and he believes his supporters are racists too
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In a surprise to absolutely no one, the mum she’s describing is not claiming benefits as a “lifestyle choice”.
This paywalled article is full of “in my grandparents day, blah blah blah” and nasty sneery comments about latest iPhones for spoilt children🙄
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1/9
This paywalled article is full of “in my grandparents day, blah blah blah” and nasty sneery comments about latest iPhones for spoilt children🙄
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1/9
December 3, 2025 at 6:26 PM
In a surprise to absolutely no one, the mum she’s describing is not claiming benefits as a “lifestyle choice”.
This paywalled article is full of “in my grandparents day, blah blah blah” and nasty sneery comments about latest iPhones for spoilt children🙄
🧵
1/9
This paywalled article is full of “in my grandparents day, blah blah blah” and nasty sneery comments about latest iPhones for spoilt children🙄
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1/9
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We've seen the mess that Brexit has caused, and a decade from the referendum, we're still paying the price. We must restore our relationship with Europe urgently.
Logical step for Labour is to reverse Brexit
The political and economic case for the party to campaign in 2028-29 for a return to the single market is overwhelming
www.thetimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:54 AM
We've seen the mess that Brexit has caused, and a decade from the referendum, we're still paying the price. We must restore our relationship with Europe urgently.
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Brexit costing UK as much as £90bn in lost tax revenue every year, analysis finds
The analysis also found that the average Briton has seen a hit to GDP per head of between £2,700 and £3,700
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/bre...
The analysis also found that the average Briton has seen a hit to GDP per head of between £2,700 and £3,700
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/bre...
Brexit costing UK as much as £90bn in lost tax revenue every year, analysis finds
Brexit is costing the UK up to £90bn in lost tax revenues every year, according to new analysis.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Brexit costing UK as much as £90bn in lost tax revenue every year, analysis finds
The analysis also found that the average Briton has seen a hit to GDP per head of between £2,700 and £3,700
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/bre...
The analysis also found that the average Briton has seen a hit to GDP per head of between £2,700 and £3,700
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/bre...
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November 28, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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Brexit is the reason today’s Budget squeezes families, yet the government is still shuffling towards solutions that demand real urgency. We need far bolder steps back towards the single market if we want future budgets that lift people up rather than drain them.
Baby steps won’t fix Brexit or the Budget
There is a way to get back a much bigger slice of the money Brexit has cost us. By getting the UK back into the EU single market.
www.europeanmovement.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Brexit is the reason today’s Budget squeezes families, yet the government is still shuffling towards solutions that demand real urgency. We need far bolder steps back towards the single market if we want future budgets that lift people up rather than drain them.
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New polling from European Movement UK shows that three quarters of people who see the economic damage of Brexit now back joining the Single Market and Customs Union to cut taxes and rebuild public services. The public knows the route to recovery, even if the Government refuses to face it.
New poll shows 75% favour joining single market to lower taxes
Of British adults who feel Brexit has been harmful to the UK, over 75% favour the UK joining the Single Market and Customs Union as a way to lower the tax burden and boost money for public services.
www.europeanmovement.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
New polling from European Movement UK shows that three quarters of people who see the economic damage of Brexit now back joining the Single Market and Customs Union to cut taxes and rebuild public services. The public knows the route to recovery, even if the Government refuses to face it.
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🚨🚨This is no "peace" plan, it is a recipe for further suffering and #Russian imperialist expansion in the #west. It is difficult to appreciate just how much damage the #trump administration has done to #Ukraine and its war efforts. It is disgusting beyond words. 🧵 www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Ukraine banned from Nato, Russia readmitted to the G8 and territory ceded: what’s in Trump’s draft plan
Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he expects to discuss the plan – which was reportedly drafted by Russian and US officials – with Trump
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:48 AM
🚨🚨This is no "peace" plan, it is a recipe for further suffering and #Russian imperialist expansion in the #west. It is difficult to appreciate just how much damage the #trump administration has done to #Ukraine and its war efforts. It is disgusting beyond words. 🧵 www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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The news that a national lockdown could have been avoided is shattering. Kemi Badenoch should apologise on behalf of the Conservatives.
People will never forgive them for partying while they left the country vulnerable and grieving.
People will never forgive them for partying while they left the country vulnerable and grieving.
November 20, 2025 at 7:05 PM
The news that a national lockdown could have been avoided is shattering. Kemi Badenoch should apologise on behalf of the Conservatives.
People will never forgive them for partying while they left the country vulnerable and grieving.
People will never forgive them for partying while they left the country vulnerable and grieving.
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The 750-page document also has stinging criticism of “toxic and chaotic” culture inside Boris Johnson’s Downing Street – which it said the then PM. actively embraced – in which loudest voices held sway and women were sidelined.
November 20, 2025 at 4:11 PM
The 750-page document also has stinging criticism of “toxic and chaotic” culture inside Boris Johnson’s Downing Street – which it said the then PM. actively embraced – in which loudest voices held sway and women were sidelined.
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Eat out to Help Out was killing people, but they “kept it out of the news”.
November 20, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Eat out to Help Out was killing people, but they “kept it out of the news”.
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Cold 🥶 -6C in Benson and rounded -1C in central London not much frost visible though, dry air.
November 20, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Cold 🥶 -6C in Benson and rounded -1C in central London not much frost visible though, dry air.