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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 9h

Lets get going!

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 10h

This Tuesday is PPE Medpro's deadline to repay £122m, there appears to be no intention to pay it

If it is not paid the debt should be passed on to Michelle Mone and Doug Barrowman, their assets should be seized by bailiffs and an international arrest warrant put out for them.

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 10h

Judge "You are going to jail"
"I'm rich."
Judge "Why didn't you say before! We can't have you going to jail, nudge, nudge, wink, wink"

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The Canary @thecanaryuk.bsky.social · 11h

VIDEO: first meeting of Holocaust survivor Stephen Kapos and Nakba survivor Antoine Raffoul

Both men survived appalling horrors: Stephen Kapos the Holocaust and Antoine Raffoul the Nakba.

They met at the Palestine march in London today.
www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...

VIDEO: first meeting of Holocaust survivor Stephen Kapos and Nakba survivor Antoine Raffoul

Both men survived appalling horrors Stephen Kapos the Holocaust and Antoine Raffoul the Nakba. They met at the Palestine march today

www.thecanary.co

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Gigi @gigibakes.bsky.social · 17h

V interesting.

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Hannah Booth @hannahbooth.bsky.social · 23h

On this day in 1677 Cornelius Vermuyden died in London, a Dutch-born engineer who had been tasked with draining the watery fens and levels of eastern England.

As I wrote last year, Vermuyden’s fenland exploits provide a cautionary tale for those wading into unfamiliar landscapes.

A cautionary tale from an unfamiliar landscape

Cornelius Vermuyden and the draining of the Fens

northseanexus.substack.com

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Lewis Baston @lewisbaston.bsky.social · 23h

Start of the public transport journey home from Lodève in the département of Hérault in southern France. 🇫🇷 The bus journey to Montpellier - 50km - costs only €2. Buses in Hérault have had cheap fares for years, reasonably frequent (hourly-ish) and constant timetables. People use them.

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 1d

The Nobel Prize committee have a lot of questions to answer about giving the Nobel Peace Prize to Maria Corina Machado.

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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 19h

✊ "The public is clearly ready to see Brexit reversed. There cannot be a single industry that would oppose it."

➡️ "This should not be a partisan matter, except insofar as it might isolate Farage’s Reform party – and be his undoing."

https://bit.ly/42Btcnf

We all know Brexit’s to blame for the crisis facing UK steel – it’s time for politicians to be honest and reverse it | Simon Jenkins

With British industry faltering, the excuse that the public wants this is risible. Parliament must force Starmer to act, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

www.theguardian.com

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The Canary @thecanaryuk.bsky.social · 19h

VIDEO: Israel raids Al Jazeera West Bank offices - again - despite 'ceasefire'

The supposed 'ceasefire' in Gaza sees an even further intensification of Israel's oppression of occupied Palestinians and the media - specifically Al Jazeera
www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...

VIDEO: Israel raids Al Jazeera West Bank offices - again - despite 'ceasefire'

'Ceasefire' in Gaza sees even further intensification of oppression of occupied Palestinians and media - specifically Al Jazeera

www.thecanary.co

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 19h

Thanks

Govts of Australia, Bermuda, Canada, Cayman, China, France, Germany Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Qatar, Singapore, Spain, UAE, US would like to thank UK for letting their entities own UK infrastructure.

Vast profits exported, Britons stare at sewage in rivers.

If the government wants economic growth it must bring essential industries into public ownership

Successive governments clobber households and small businesses by hiking interest rates to manage inflation, but don’t inconvenience corporations.

leftfootforward.org

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Gigi @gigibakes.bsky.social · 18h

People will continue to die in Gaza without sufficient aid or medical support.

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The Canary @thecanaryuk.bsky.social · 20h

Israel refuses to release abducted Palestinian doctors, will not let foreign medics enter Gaza either

Doctors imprisoned without charge, beaten and starved will remain in 'detention' says Israel as it blocks international medical access to Gaza
www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...

Israel refuses to release abducted Palestinian doctors, will not let foreign medics enter Gaza either

Doctors imprisoned without charge, beaten and starved will remain in 'detention' says Israel as it blocks international access to Gaza

www.thecanary.co

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The Canary @thecanaryuk.bsky.social · 21h

Greens now just two points behind Labour as the Zack surge continues

The Green Party polling is at its highest ever - 15% of the vote. Meanwhile, Labour and the Tories are on 17%... Well, well, Zack...!
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...

Greens now just two points behind Labour as the Zack surge continues

The Green Party polling is at its highest ever - 15% of the vote. Meanwhile, Labour and the Tories are on 17%... Well, well, Zack...!

www.thecanary.co

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EuropeanPowell @europeanpowell.bsky.social · 1d

Teesside’s freeport, initiated in 2021 under Rishi Sunak, has cost £560 million far exceeding the standard £25 million allocation (22 times the standard £25m).
90% profits go to the private sector.
This clearly shows the UK model of State aid post-Brexit is utterly corrupt.

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 2d

If they had a Left wing person on Question Time every single week like they have a Reform person, the polls in the UK would be completely different.

But of course they only put a Left wing person on once every blue moon to prevent this.

#bbcqt

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 1d

The UK Media is very interesting, Angela Rayner who tried to avoid tax was on the TV and in Media every day of the week.

But Reform UK's ex-Welsh Leader pleads guilty to Bribery Charges.

And we need to forget about it instantly.

Can't be having bad PR for Reform.

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Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 1d

So what excuse does Israel now have for not letting foreign journalists into Gaza?

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Tom Hunter @onelifestand87.bsky.social · 1d

It is embarassing not to see the BBC pulling up Reform leaders claiming that Nathan Gill was just some fan who got photos taken with Farage - he was an MEP for them & their leader in Wales while taking cash from Russia to act against the UK! Literally the very basics of your job to point this out

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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 1d

Also, if you're "in bed with flu", it's almost certainly Covid.

Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 1d

After a long pause, I've just done another England Covid & NHS update as we head into the autumn/winter season.

TLDR: we're in a significant Covid wave now, the NHS is stretched, get boosted if you're eligible.

christinapagel.substack.com/p/england-is...

England is now experiencing a significant Covid wave, after 10 months of relative quiet

The latest Covid situation in England and a look at where NHS services are as we head into winter

christinapagel.substack.com

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Ed Poole @edpoole1975.bsky.social · 2d

It was incredible the number of lies told about the Green Party by Reform on Question time this evening.

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Liam Thorp @liamthorp.bsky.social · 2d

I have to say, it’s great to see Reform being called out for exactly what they are and what they do by Zak Polanski on #questiontime

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𝔇𝔢𝔫𝔫𝔦𝔰 𝔅𝔞𝔯𝔯𝔢𝔱𝔱 @bsky.pickpear.com · 2d

By way of a reminder folks...

You voted for Cameron
Everything got worse

You voted for Johnson
Everything got worse

You voted for brexit
Everything got worse

You voted for Truss
Everything got worse

If you vote for Farage

You have no idea how bad your life will become.

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 2d

If Question Time was a boxing match tonight was Zack Polanski (Green) v Zia Yusuf (Reform).

And it was an easy TKO knockout for Zack.

I doubt he will be invited back on, Reform can't handle him and they own Question Time.

#bbcqt

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Jack Wallington @jackwallington.com · 2d

This is ridiculous - the UK should be planning for water to be taken back into public ownership. Water is essential for life! It should never have been privatised. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Water bills to rise further for millions after appeal

Five water companies win permission for higher bills as they seek more investment to fix outdated infrastructure.

www.bbc.co.uk

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