Hilary
@hilarym.bsky.social
Dog & cat owning nana. 🐩 🐈⬛
🐦 refugee, of course (was charleyfarley).
Slightly overwhelmed at starting over again
- goodness me; I wrote that a year ago! 😳 Didn’t realise I’d been here that long
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🐦 refugee, of course (was charleyfarley).
Slightly overwhelmed at starting over again
- goodness me; I wrote that a year ago! 😳 Didn’t realise I’d been here that long
Repost not necessarily endorsement
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And it passed by the narrowest of margins...with Nigel Farage absent.
🚨BREAKING🚨
MPs have voted to PASS our bill to establish a UK-EU customs union.
The Prime Minister must now listen to his own MPs, drop his self-imposed red lines and finally go for proper growth through an ambitious trade deal with the EU.
MPs have voted to PASS our bill to establish a UK-EU customs union.
The Prime Minister must now listen to his own MPs, drop his self-imposed red lines and finally go for proper growth through an ambitious trade deal with the EU.
December 9, 2025 at 3:29 PM
And it passed by the narrowest of margins...with Nigel Farage absent.
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And it passed by the narrowest of margins...with Nigel Farage absent.
🚨BREAKING🚨
MPs have voted to PASS our bill to establish a UK-EU customs union.
The Prime Minister must now listen to his own MPs, drop his self-imposed red lines and finally go for proper growth through an ambitious trade deal with the EU.
MPs have voted to PASS our bill to establish a UK-EU customs union.
The Prime Minister must now listen to his own MPs, drop his self-imposed red lines and finally go for proper growth through an ambitious trade deal with the EU.
December 9, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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The conflation of "foreign criminals" and "illegal migrants" is disgusting.
Vile when some people don't have a safe route to flee from the utter detestation & brutality of war.
It's all grim enough without the Labour Government pushing further misinformation.
Vile when some people don't have a safe route to flee from the utter detestation & brutality of war.
It's all grim enough without the Labour Government pushing further misinformation.
The Home Office continues to use language that its own data refutes
December 9, 2025 at 4:23 PM
The conflation of "foreign criminals" and "illegal migrants" is disgusting.
Vile when some people don't have a safe route to flee from the utter detestation & brutality of war.
It's all grim enough without the Labour Government pushing further misinformation.
Vile when some people don't have a safe route to flee from the utter detestation & brutality of war.
It's all grim enough without the Labour Government pushing further misinformation.
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How on earth can a foreign club come to London and demand home fans take down a Pride flag, because otherwise the away fans might commit crimes?
December 9, 2025 at 4:25 PM
How on earth can a foreign club come to London and demand home fans take down a Pride flag, because otherwise the away fans might commit crimes?
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Once again, for some reason, the media have forgotten to tell us his ethnic background and his religion. I wonder why?
metro.co.uk/2025/12/04/d...
metro.co.uk/2025/12/04/d...
Driver 'tried to punch baby in pram before killing man’ in London's West End
Anthony Gilheaney, 30, is accused of mowing down five pedestrians in the capital in the early hours of December 25, 2024, killing 25-year-old Aidan Chapman.
metro.co.uk
December 9, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Once again, for some reason, the media have forgotten to tell us his ethnic background and his religion. I wonder why?
metro.co.uk/2025/12/04/d...
metro.co.uk/2025/12/04/d...
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100 MPs voted for, 100 against, deputy speaker cast the deciding vote.
2nd reading in January.
How will Labour respond?
2nd reading in January.
How will Labour respond?
December 9, 2025 at 3:46 PM
100 MPs voted for, 100 against, deputy speaker cast the deciding vote.
2nd reading in January.
How will Labour respond?
2nd reading in January.
How will Labour respond?
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I can’t be the only one who thinks it looks like a duck - yellow bill and eyes. So I’m naming it Ducky McDuckface
Branding and logo for Great British Railways unveiled
The new red, white and blue branding mirrors the colours of the Union Flag, and will start to appear from next year.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 9, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I can’t be the only one who thinks it looks like a duck - yellow bill and eyes. So I’m naming it Ducky McDuckface
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Come on #LabourMP's back this bill on next stage- you know what damage Brexit has done- grow a pair!!
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Thirteen Labour MPs vote for talks on joining EU customs union
One hundred MPs voted for and 100 against the Liberal Democrats' bill, which would require the UK to begin talks with the EU for a new customs union.
www.bbc.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Come on #LabourMP's back this bill on next stage- you know what damage Brexit has done- grow a pair!!
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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F*CK this guy! He will be responsible for loss of life and pain & suffering like this country hasn't seen in a very, very long time.
He's pushing Project 2025's goal of removing women from the workforce, so they can be home, barefoot & pregnant as 2nd Class Citizens.
He's pushing Project 2025's goal of removing women from the workforce, so they can be home, barefoot & pregnant as 2nd Class Citizens.
December 9, 2025 at 2:12 PM
F*CK this guy! He will be responsible for loss of life and pain & suffering like this country hasn't seen in a very, very long time.
He's pushing Project 2025's goal of removing women from the workforce, so they can be home, barefoot & pregnant as 2nd Class Citizens.
He's pushing Project 2025's goal of removing women from the workforce, so they can be home, barefoot & pregnant as 2nd Class Citizens.
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December 9, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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@biggive.bsky.social's Christmas Challenge has raised an incredible, record-breaking £57.4m in seven days, making it the UK's biggest public fundraiser for the second year running. Everyone at Soho Comms has loved playing a part in spreading the word about the power of match funding.
December 9, 2025 at 4:14 PM
@biggive.bsky.social's Christmas Challenge has raised an incredible, record-breaking £57.4m in seven days, making it the UK's biggest public fundraiser for the second year running. Everyone at Soho Comms has loved playing a part in spreading the word about the power of match funding.
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Erika Kirk hosted a $10,000-a-plate black-tie gala at Mar-a-Lago this past weekend.
Like every grieving widow.
Like every grieving widow.
December 9, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Erika Kirk hosted a $10,000-a-plate black-tie gala at Mar-a-Lago this past weekend.
Like every grieving widow.
Like every grieving widow.
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Put these arseholes on minimum wage and see how fast they change their minds.
Minimum wage should not go any higher, suggests Badenoch
Minimum wage should not go any higher, suggests Badenoch
Badenoch claimed Labour had tipped the balance too far against workers and in favour of welfare.
www.bbc.com
December 9, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Put these arseholes on minimum wage and see how fast they change their minds.
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Hey ChatGPT, give me an example of how ai is rotting people's brains and making them incapable of imagining the simplest things.
Jimmy Fallon: "And do you use ChatGPT when raising your baby?"
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
December 9, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Hey ChatGPT, give me an example of how ai is rotting people's brains and making them incapable of imagining the simplest things.
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Time to move.
Pro-Brexit Majority Of 2016 'Has Literally Died Out', Polling Expert Reveals
The founder of YouGov said there is now an 8.1 million majority in favour of rejoining the EU.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
December 9, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Time to move.
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Spotted a really nice jumper in one of the charity shops in town.
Then remembered I had donated it a few weeks ago. 😄
Then remembered I had donated it a few weeks ago. 😄
December 9, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Spotted a really nice jumper in one of the charity shops in town.
Then remembered I had donated it a few weeks ago. 😄
Then remembered I had donated it a few weeks ago. 😄
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New Home Office impact assessment finds that cutting skilled and social care visas will cost the UK up to £10 billion with a central estimate of -£5.4 billion.
It would be good if this got even a fraction of the coverage devoted to the endless debate about boats, flags and Turkish barber shops
It would be good if this got even a fraction of the coverage devoted to the endless debate about boats, flags and Turkish barber shops
December 9, 2025 at 2:36 PM
New Home Office impact assessment finds that cutting skilled and social care visas will cost the UK up to £10 billion with a central estimate of -£5.4 billion.
It would be good if this got even a fraction of the coverage devoted to the endless debate about boats, flags and Turkish barber shops
It would be good if this got even a fraction of the coverage devoted to the endless debate about boats, flags and Turkish barber shops
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"The founder of YouGov said there is now an 8.1 million majority in favour of rejoining the EU".
Haven't we waited long enough for our politicians to catch up with public opinion? What on earth are they waiting for?
Remember the "will of the people"?
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/ex-pol...
Haven't we waited long enough for our politicians to catch up with public opinion? What on earth are they waiting for?
Remember the "will of the people"?
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/ex-pol...
Pro-Brexit Majority Of 2016 'Has Literally Died Out', Polling Expert Reveals
The founder of YouGov said there is now an 8.1 million majority in favour of rejoining the EU.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
December 9, 2025 at 2:42 PM
"The founder of YouGov said there is now an 8.1 million majority in favour of rejoining the EU".
Haven't we waited long enough for our politicians to catch up with public opinion? What on earth are they waiting for?
Remember the "will of the people"?
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/ex-pol...
Haven't we waited long enough for our politicians to catch up with public opinion? What on earth are they waiting for?
Remember the "will of the people"?
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/ex-pol...
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Feels like there's a nasty whiff around this. It might not be wrong as such but it sure looks uncomfortable. These American investors only think $, - no room for sentimentality
Are Wrexham fans ready for that?
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Are Wrexham fans ready for that?
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney sell Wrexham stake to US private equity group
Club gets boost for development of Racecourse Ground, but move comes months after it received £14m state aid
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Feels like there's a nasty whiff around this. It might not be wrong as such but it sure looks uncomfortable. These American investors only think $, - no room for sentimentality
Are Wrexham fans ready for that?
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Are Wrexham fans ready for that?
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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Since the 50s, the US's primary aim has been to crush the Red Bear.
Today Russia is broke.
Its economy is collapsing.
The army is on its knees, the ability to recover and rearm in peril.
So why is King Donald the Mad so desperate to bail them out now?
And why do ordinary Americans back him?
Today Russia is broke.
Its economy is collapsing.
The army is on its knees, the ability to recover and rearm in peril.
So why is King Donald the Mad so desperate to bail them out now?
And why do ordinary Americans back him?
December 9, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Since the 50s, the US's primary aim has been to crush the Red Bear.
Today Russia is broke.
Its economy is collapsing.
The army is on its knees, the ability to recover and rearm in peril.
So why is King Donald the Mad so desperate to bail them out now?
And why do ordinary Americans back him?
Today Russia is broke.
Its economy is collapsing.
The army is on its knees, the ability to recover and rearm in peril.
So why is King Donald the Mad so desperate to bail them out now?
And why do ordinary Americans back him?
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🚨BREAKING🚨
MPs have voted to PASS our bill to establish a UK-EU customs union.
The Prime Minister must now listen to his own MPs, drop his self-imposed red lines and finally go for proper growth through an ambitious trade deal with the EU.
MPs have voted to PASS our bill to establish a UK-EU customs union.
The Prime Minister must now listen to his own MPs, drop his self-imposed red lines and finally go for proper growth through an ambitious trade deal with the EU.
December 9, 2025 at 3:21 PM
🚨BREAKING🚨
MPs have voted to PASS our bill to establish a UK-EU customs union.
The Prime Minister must now listen to his own MPs, drop his self-imposed red lines and finally go for proper growth through an ambitious trade deal with the EU.
MPs have voted to PASS our bill to establish a UK-EU customs union.
The Prime Minister must now listen to his own MPs, drop his self-imposed red lines and finally go for proper growth through an ambitious trade deal with the EU.
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Home Office Ministers state publicly, on the record, that they are deliberately making life worse for older people and people with disabilities who depend on care services, but it's worth it because it reduces net migration.
December 9, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Home Office Ministers state publicly, on the record, that they are deliberately making life worse for older people and people with disabilities who depend on care services, but it's worth it because it reduces net migration.
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I thought Black Mirror was supposed to be fictional...
Advertising screens in apartment blocks with a camera that tracks people watching them
And the residents are being charged for it
The 30Seconds Group plans to install them in 1,000 properties in the UK
Advertising screens in apartment blocks with a camera that tracks people watching them
And the residents are being charged for it
The 30Seconds Group plans to install them in 1,000 properties in the UK
UK campaigners condemn ‘creepy’ digital billboards that can track viewers’ responses
Tech company has installed the advertising screens in hundreds of apartment blocks across 20 British cities
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 12:23 PM
I thought Black Mirror was supposed to be fictional...
Advertising screens in apartment blocks with a camera that tracks people watching them
And the residents are being charged for it
The 30Seconds Group plans to install them in 1,000 properties in the UK
Advertising screens in apartment blocks with a camera that tracks people watching them
And the residents are being charged for it
The 30Seconds Group plans to install them in 1,000 properties in the UK
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Shamelessly borrowing @duncanlamont2.bsky.social 's chart quiz idea.
What's this? Only clue I'll give is that it's a price index.
What's this? Only clue I'll give is that it's a price index.
December 9, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Shamelessly borrowing @duncanlamont2.bsky.social 's chart quiz idea.
What's this? Only clue I'll give is that it's a price index.
What's this? Only clue I'll give is that it's a price index.
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We have opened an investigation into potential anti-competitive conduct by Google.
The investigation will assess whether Google has breached EU competition rules by using web publishers’ content for artificial intelligence purposes.
Read more ↓
link.europa.eu/RpvRRH
The investigation will assess whether Google has breached EU competition rules by using web publishers’ content for artificial intelligence purposes.
Read more ↓
link.europa.eu/RpvRRH
December 9, 2025 at 11:29 AM
We have opened an investigation into potential anti-competitive conduct by Google.
The investigation will assess whether Google has breached EU competition rules by using web publishers’ content for artificial intelligence purposes.
Read more ↓
link.europa.eu/RpvRRH
The investigation will assess whether Google has breached EU competition rules by using web publishers’ content for artificial intelligence purposes.
Read more ↓
link.europa.eu/RpvRRH