Mrs. G
@janbellina.bsky.social
Re-tyred Englishwoman who’d love to ride her bicycle but is not keen on dying just yet. Sad about the planet. Loves the British Isles / North West European Archipelago (see, we ARE still in Europe!). Don’t expect a cohesive theme; just what’s on my mind.
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🧵 History lessons are important. UK schools now teach how Hitler came to not just rule but to cow the citizens of Germany into terrified submission. Unfortunately, older Brits just got the headlines, or were bored to tears by the perceived irrelevance of the Repeal of the Corn Laws, etc. 🧵1.
Oxford Ashmolean Museum Advent Calendar. For best results, add to home screen and open a door a day until Christmas. www.ashmolean.org/advent
ADVENT CALENDAR
Open a new Advent Calendar door every day to reveal a new Ashmolean object every day until 25 December
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December 1, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Oxford Ashmolean Museum Advent Calendar. For best results, add to home screen and open a door a day until Christmas. www.ashmolean.org/advent
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Caffé Nero is just one among many, cheating our public services of the taxes they take, every time we patronise their premises.
Michael Taylor | Professional Trader on Instagram: "How Caffè Nero avoids paying Corporation Tax"
20K likes, 982 comments - shiftingshares on November 23, 2025: "How Caffè Nero avoids paying Corporation Tax".
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December 1, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Caffé Nero is just one among many, cheating our public services of the taxes they take, every time we patronise their premises.
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Donald Trump is taking money away from our hospitals & GP surgeries, and Nigel Farage is cheering him on.
We can't let Trump get away with extortion like this, Parliament must be given a chance to vote this deal down.
We can't let Trump get away with extortion like this, Parliament must be given a chance to vote this deal down.
December 1, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Donald Trump is taking money away from our hospitals & GP surgeries, and Nigel Farage is cheering him on.
We can't let Trump get away with extortion like this, Parliament must be given a chance to vote this deal down.
We can't let Trump get away with extortion like this, Parliament must be given a chance to vote this deal down.
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In case people aren't aware, @somafm.com have no fewer than five Christmas channels live right now, all of them ad-free, funded by us, the listeners (if we choose, and can afford it).
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December 1, 2025 at 3:19 PM
In case people aren't aware, @somafm.com have no fewer than five Christmas channels live right now, all of them ad-free, funded by us, the listeners (if we choose, and can afford it).
The UK Government received higher than expected tax revenue. Why? Didn't they expect increasing employer taxes would knock on to prices paid by all consumers? Did they forget that VAT is a percentage of those increased prices and is levied across the board, 20% of all but the most basic necessities?
December 1, 2025 at 5:26 PM
The UK Government received higher than expected tax revenue. Why? Didn't they expect increasing employer taxes would knock on to prices paid by all consumers? Did they forget that VAT is a percentage of those increased prices and is levied across the board, 20% of all but the most basic necessities?
My sister has written a children's book
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1970749504
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1970749504
Gossamer: The Goose Who Was Afraid To Fly: Amazon.co.uk: West, Sheila: 9781970749502: Books
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December 1, 2025 at 3:57 PM
My sister has written a children's book
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1970749504
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1970749504
The need to create a villain - the cause of our economic woes - is not new. The government will pick a villain at the opposite end of the economic (wealth) spectrum from those they are seeking to protect and enrich.
The New Deal wasn’t built on a promise that there would be “no ceiling” for the richest Americans.
Quite the opposite, in fact. FDR knew its politics could only work if he singled out the rich as villains and knew that its policies could only work if the rich paid their fair share in taxes.
Quite the opposite, in fact. FDR knew its politics could only work if he singled out the rich as villains and knew that its policies could only work if the rich paid their fair share in taxes.
December 1, 2025 at 8:32 AM
The need to create a villain - the cause of our economic woes - is not new. The government will pick a villain at the opposite end of the economic (wealth) spectrum from those they are seeking to protect and enrich.
Darren Jones MP, Chief Secretary to the PM, explained on BBC Breakfast TV that the £20bn shortfall the government had found was in fact the buffer they thought was needed for a rainy day, and which stood at £4bn. The imagined gap of £16bn means we don't have to hide from the rent collector just yet.
December 1, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Darren Jones MP, Chief Secretary to the PM, explained on BBC Breakfast TV that the £20bn shortfall the government had found was in fact the buffer they thought was needed for a rainy day, and which stood at £4bn. The imagined gap of £16bn means we don't have to hide from the rent collector just yet.
Laura Kuenssberg is interviewing Chancellor Rachel Reeves. I'm waiting for Laura to ask why the Chancellor doesn't tax unearned wealth. Not holding my breath, though.
November 30, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Laura Kuenssberg is interviewing Chancellor Rachel Reeves. I'm waiting for Laura to ask why the Chancellor doesn't tax unearned wealth. Not holding my breath, though.
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Hope is here.
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November 28, 2025 at 7:31 AM
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Help us beat Reform in May. Donate today ⤵️
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Just a comment. If you swapped the genders on this dusk dot com advert, there would be an outcry. But female torsos are still taboo so equivalence would have the boobs covered. Still a bit gross. youtu.be/lZHayj-VAbw
DUSK.com | #DuskSayin Carlo | 30 second TV advert
YouTube video by DUSK
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November 29, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Just a comment. If you swapped the genders on this dusk dot com advert, there would be an outcry. But female torsos are still taboo so equivalence would have the boobs covered. Still a bit gross. youtu.be/lZHayj-VAbw
@findoutnow.bsky.social has consistently shown ReformUK polling higher than other pollsters have shown. They point out that not everyone with an opinion can actually be bothered to vote, but those whose opinions lean towards Reform UK are much more likely to get off their arses & turn up.
How pollsters may be understating the Reform vote
Engagement, turnout and false recall
findoutnow.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 12:24 PM
@findoutnow.bsky.social has consistently shown ReformUK polling higher than other pollsters have shown. They point out that not everyone with an opinion can actually be bothered to vote, but those whose opinions lean towards Reform UK are much more likely to get off their arses & turn up.
Putin has to do this now. He cannot give ground, it has cost Russia too many sons, husbands, fathers and brothers, and too much suffering. It would cost him his presidency. Ukraine must hope that Putin's tipping point - when his generals have had enough - comes sooner.
Putin just told reporters that Russia is ready to fight till the “last Ukrainian”.
Peace is what Moscow wants, they say. 🤫🤔
Peace is what Moscow wants, they say. 🤫🤔
November 27, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Putin has to do this now. He cannot give ground, it has cost Russia too many sons, husbands, fathers and brothers, and too much suffering. It would cost him his presidency. Ukraine must hope that Putin's tipping point - when his generals have had enough - comes sooner.
In the 21st Century, with roads busier than ever, why do drivers not have to get their vision tested? Peering at a numberplate 5 parked cars away is still the required standard, even on the "renew your driving licence at age 70" form www.gov.uk/driving-eyes... p.s. yes, I get a regular free eye test
November 27, 2025 at 11:46 AM
In the 21st Century, with roads busier than ever, why do drivers not have to get their vision tested? Peering at a numberplate 5 parked cars away is still the required standard, even on the "renew your driving licence at age 70" form www.gov.uk/driving-eyes... p.s. yes, I get a regular free eye test
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PFI didn’t just burden NHS trusts with huge debt, it trapped them in decades of overpriced maintenance contracts.
One trust was charged + £300 to change a lightbulb. Outrageous.
And now the gov is exploring PFI-style schemes again. Fight back with us: bit.ly/NHSandBudget
One trust was charged + £300 to change a lightbulb. Outrageous.
And now the gov is exploring PFI-style schemes again. Fight back with us: bit.ly/NHSandBudget
November 27, 2025 at 8:42 AM
PFI didn’t just burden NHS trusts with huge debt, it trapped them in decades of overpriced maintenance contracts.
One trust was charged + £300 to change a lightbulb. Outrageous.
And now the gov is exploring PFI-style schemes again. Fight back with us: bit.ly/NHSandBudget
One trust was charged + £300 to change a lightbulb. Outrageous.
And now the gov is exploring PFI-style schemes again. Fight back with us: bit.ly/NHSandBudget
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"In the solitude of a book, we find ourselves a little more willing to be vulnerable to having our mindset challenged." - Nick Raines
The main difference between people who want to ban books and me:
They would feel threatened by that quote.
I feel *energized* by it.
The main difference between people who want to ban books and me:
They would feel threatened by that quote.
I feel *energized* by it.
November 27, 2025 at 8:33 AM
"In the solitude of a book, we find ourselves a little more willing to be vulnerable to having our mindset challenged." - Nick Raines
The main difference between people who want to ban books and me:
They would feel threatened by that quote.
I feel *energized* by it.
The main difference between people who want to ban books and me:
They would feel threatened by that quote.
I feel *energized* by it.
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What I see every time putin or some other terrorist supporter says that russia should return to its historical borders:
November 27, 2025 at 8:54 AM
What I see every time putin or some other terrorist supporter says that russia should return to its historical borders:
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The US stranded a pair of astronauts on the International Space Station for months. After an accident stranded three taikonauts, the Chinese launched their rescue mission in less than two weeks. arstechnica.com/space/2025/1...
China launches an emergency lifeboat to bring three astronauts back to Earth
This is a “successful example for efficient emergency response in the international space industry.”…
arstechnica.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:04 PM
The US stranded a pair of astronauts on the International Space Station for months. After an accident stranded three taikonauts, the Chinese launched their rescue mission in less than two weeks. arstechnica.com/space/2025/1...
Watching Kemi Badenoch's budget response speech with the sound off.
November 26, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Watching Kemi Badenoch's budget response speech with the sound off.
When I was young, the Chancellor's budget speech was received in silence. The boorish braying that punctuates each point nowadays is irritating and childish. The speaker should evict each one, mercilessly, even if half the house is gone.
November 26, 2025 at 1:35 PM
When I was young, the Chancellor's budget speech was received in silence. The boorish braying that punctuates each point nowadays is irritating and childish. The speaker should evict each one, mercilessly, even if half the house is gone.
I do believe that's the first time The Green Party or its leader have ever been mentioned during a budget speech! Things are looking up for @zackpolanski.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 12:56 PM
I do believe that's the first time The Green Party or its leader have ever been mentioned during a budget speech! Things are looking up for @zackpolanski.bsky.social
Good grief! What a cock-up. The Chancellor of the Exchequer's Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) report has been posted ahead of, instead of after the budget.
November 26, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Good grief! What a cock-up. The Chancellor of the Exchequer's Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) report has been posted ahead of, instead of after the budget.
Hands up, the oldies who still remembers their chief school bully from 50 years ago. How evil must the bullying be to mar the adult political career? How changed should they be? Do you believe, as the Dulwich College chaplain did, that such fascist behaviours "are often deep-seated, and are meant"?
November 26, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Hands up, the oldies who still remembers their chief school bully from 50 years ago. How evil must the bullying be to mar the adult political career? How changed should they be? Do you believe, as the Dulwich College chaplain did, that such fascist behaviours "are often deep-seated, and are meant"?