LeifH
@lhdinton.bsky.social
Living in rural-ish Bucks, heart in France, forever European.
PCa survivor.
Working in Off-Grid PV for 25+ years.
#NHS #NUFC #SCO
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PCa survivor.
Working in Off-Grid PV for 25+ years.
#NHS #NUFC #SCO
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The 🇺🇸 American road trip comedy film "PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES" written, produced and directed by John Hughes and starring Steve Martin and John Candy was released in the U.S. #OnThisDay in 1987
🎬 Paramount Pictures
🎬 Paramount Pictures
November 25, 2025 at 9:02 PM
The 🇺🇸 American road trip comedy film "PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES" written, produced and directed by John Hughes and starring Steve Martin and John Candy was released in the U.S. #OnThisDay in 1987
🎬 Paramount Pictures
🎬 Paramount Pictures
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From Carole Cadwalladr in the other place.
Right. Watch this whole video. The wheels are falling off the Reform press machine. Britain’s students are not tolerating the lies & bullshit about Reform’s relationship with Russia 🔥🔥🔥
Right. Watch this whole video. The wheels are falling off the Reform press machine. Britain’s students are not tolerating the lies & bullshit about Reform’s relationship with Russia 🔥🔥🔥
November 26, 2025 at 8:00 AM
From Carole Cadwalladr in the other place.
Right. Watch this whole video. The wheels are falling off the Reform press machine. Britain’s students are not tolerating the lies & bullshit about Reform’s relationship with Russia 🔥🔥🔥
Right. Watch this whole video. The wheels are falling off the Reform press machine. Britain’s students are not tolerating the lies & bullshit about Reform’s relationship with Russia 🔥🔥🔥
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To be fair to Dulwich College this letter from the Master shows that SOME senior personnel DID speak out.
But how was Farage MADE prefect when someone of this seniority clearly thought it wrong.
As it was.
But how was Farage MADE prefect when someone of this seniority clearly thought it wrong.
As it was.
November 26, 2025 at 11:06 AM
To be fair to Dulwich College this letter from the Master shows that SOME senior personnel DID speak out.
But how was Farage MADE prefect when someone of this seniority clearly thought it wrong.
As it was.
But how was Farage MADE prefect when someone of this seniority clearly thought it wrong.
As it was.
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#SpotTheScammer #SpotTheBot
@mykhailo88.bsky.social bot account pretending to be fighting in Ukraine, spamming multiple posts with irrelevant crap: With every heartbeat, Ukraine's spirit stands tall. Freedom's fire fuels our souls, and our will unbroken will rise. Glory to Ukraine 🇺🇦
@mykhailo88.bsky.social bot account pretending to be fighting in Ukraine, spamming multiple posts with irrelevant crap: With every heartbeat, Ukraine's spirit stands tall. Freedom's fire fuels our souls, and our will unbroken will rise. Glory to Ukraine 🇺🇦
November 26, 2025 at 9:05 AM
#SpotTheScammer #SpotTheBot
@mykhailo88.bsky.social bot account pretending to be fighting in Ukraine, spamming multiple posts with irrelevant crap: With every heartbeat, Ukraine's spirit stands tall. Freedom's fire fuels our souls, and our will unbroken will rise. Glory to Ukraine 🇺🇦
@mykhailo88.bsky.social bot account pretending to be fighting in Ukraine, spamming multiple posts with irrelevant crap: With every heartbeat, Ukraine's spirit stands tall. Freedom's fire fuels our souls, and our will unbroken will rise. Glory to Ukraine 🇺🇦
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I really wish we'd stop calling them climate "skeptics" or "vaccine skeptics", if you jump off a cliff we don't call you a "gravity skeptic"
November 25, 2025 at 8:18 PM
I really wish we'd stop calling them climate "skeptics" or "vaccine skeptics", if you jump off a cliff we don't call you a "gravity skeptic"
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🔥 Highly recommended that you all sign and share.
Link to the petition—> petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Link to the petition—> petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
November 26, 2025 at 8:55 AM
🔥 Highly recommended that you all sign and share.
Link to the petition—> petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Link to the petition—> petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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#SpotThescammer
@gregorymguillot007.bsky.social scammer pretending to be in Ukraine, hitting on women: "Do you mind trying from your side to follow my account? I will be happy to be friends with you thank you in anticipation and God bless you"
@gregorymguillot007.bsky.social scammer pretending to be in Ukraine, hitting on women: "Do you mind trying from your side to follow my account? I will be happy to be friends with you thank you in anticipation and God bless you"
November 26, 2025 at 7:33 AM
#SpotThescammer
@gregorymguillot007.bsky.social scammer pretending to be in Ukraine, hitting on women: "Do you mind trying from your side to follow my account? I will be happy to be friends with you thank you in anticipation and God bless you"
@gregorymguillot007.bsky.social scammer pretending to be in Ukraine, hitting on women: "Do you mind trying from your side to follow my account? I will be happy to be friends with you thank you in anticipation and God bless you"
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Given that the BBC endlessly gives platforms to lobbyists from the dark money junktanks without revealing their interests, shouldn't we be seeing such apologies every day?
Better still, how about not doing it? If they want to appear, we should know on whose behalf they are speaking.
Better still, how about not doing it? If they want to appear, we should know on whose behalf they are speaking.
Exclusive: The BBC has issued an apology after one of its presenters failed to challenge a climate-sceptic lobbyist who runs a group that has received funding from fossil-fuel interests
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/b...
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/b...
BBC Apologises for Failing to Challenge 'Dark Money' Climate-Denial Lobbyist
EXCLUSIVE: BBC faces fresh allegations of bias after corporation admits interview with ‘Net Zero Watch’ lobbying chief Andrew Montford 'fell below usual standards'
bylinetimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Given that the BBC endlessly gives platforms to lobbyists from the dark money junktanks without revealing their interests, shouldn't we be seeing such apologies every day?
Better still, how about not doing it? If they want to appear, we should know on whose behalf they are speaking.
Better still, how about not doing it? If they want to appear, we should know on whose behalf they are speaking.
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What it looks like in the transcript versus what I actually said.
November 25, 2025 at 10:17 AM
What it looks like in the transcript versus what I actually said.
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If you receive legal threats from Nigel Farage for your reporting of Reform, please get in touch.
We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform’s ‘Trumpian’ legal threats hint at more aggressive approach to media
Ultimatums sent to publications appear to intensify as Nigel Farage’s party rises in polls
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:29 AM
If you receive legal threats from Nigel Farage for your reporting of Reform, please get in touch.
We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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#SpotThescammer #SpotThebot
@benjaminmatviy7.bsky.social bot account registered 25hrs ago, spamming random posts every 2 minutes like this: Staying strong, staying together 💪🇺🇦 With love from Ukraine! Thanks for your unwavering support, we the soldiers appreciate. Please kindly follow back 🙏
@benjaminmatviy7.bsky.social bot account registered 25hrs ago, spamming random posts every 2 minutes like this: Staying strong, staying together 💪🇺🇦 With love from Ukraine! Thanks for your unwavering support, we the soldiers appreciate. Please kindly follow back 🙏
November 26, 2025 at 7:02 AM
#SpotThescammer #SpotThebot
@benjaminmatviy7.bsky.social bot account registered 25hrs ago, spamming random posts every 2 minutes like this: Staying strong, staying together 💪🇺🇦 With love from Ukraine! Thanks for your unwavering support, we the soldiers appreciate. Please kindly follow back 🙏
@benjaminmatviy7.bsky.social bot account registered 25hrs ago, spamming random posts every 2 minutes like this: Staying strong, staying together 💪🇺🇦 With love from Ukraine! Thanks for your unwavering support, we the soldiers appreciate. Please kindly follow back 🙏
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"For a century, the BBC has been our classroom, our concert hall, our stage, our storyteller and our window on the world. Politicians need reminding: its much more than a news channel."
Defending our national treasure: the voice of the nation
Politicians see the BBC through the lens of TV news, but those who want to undermine it threaten a central plank of our national culture
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 7:21 PM
"For a century, the BBC has been our classroom, our concert hall, our stage, our storyteller and our window on the world. Politicians need reminding: its much more than a news channel."
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I’m a past winner of the Orwell Prize & won partly because I exposed Vote Leave’s unlawful activities.
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
Michael Gove Made Orwell Prize Judge Despite Record of Attacking Journalists and Dodging Scrutiny
Critics say "Orwell would have enjoyed the irony" of the former Conservative minister's appointment
bylinetimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:53 PM
I’m a past winner of the Orwell Prize & won partly because I exposed Vote Leave’s unlawful activities.
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
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Signed 👍
23,000. That's how many deaths can be blamed on Boris Johnson's chaotic Covid decisions and delays. Enough is enough, he must be stripped of his annual £115,000 handout. Sign the petition today: 38d.gs/clhk
Sign the petition: Strip Boris Johnson of his annual former PM allowance
23,000. That's how many deaths can be blamed on Boris Johnson's chaotic Covid decisions and delays. Enough is enough, he must be stripped of his annual £115,000 handout. Sign the petition today:
38d.gs
November 25, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Signed 👍
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New analysis by the House of Commons library estimates that Brexit is costing the Treasury up to £90bn a year in lost tax revenue.
To fix our nations finances we must get closer to Europe and fix the problems caused by Brexit...
https://bit.ly/4pobLzs
To fix our nations finances we must get closer to Europe and fix the problems caused by Brexit...
https://bit.ly/4pobLzs
Brexit costing UK up to £90bn in lost tax revenue , new analysis shows
Exclusive: Britons also up to £3,700 worse off, leading to calls for the Labour government to improve relations with the EU
www.independent.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 10:30 AM
New analysis by the House of Commons library estimates that Brexit is costing the Treasury up to £90bn a year in lost tax revenue.
To fix our nations finances we must get closer to Europe and fix the problems caused by Brexit...
https://bit.ly/4pobLzs
To fix our nations finances we must get closer to Europe and fix the problems caused by Brexit...
https://bit.ly/4pobLzs
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
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I did a thing. You should too if you’re not impressed with the current political landscape, but are impressed with @zackpolanski.bsky.social & @greenparty.org.uk’s bold new voice. The UK has needed honest, common sense representation for too long… now we have it. 💚 Join today! join.greenparty.org.uk
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November 24, 2025 at 7:46 PM
I did a thing. You should too if you’re not impressed with the current political landscape, but are impressed with @zackpolanski.bsky.social & @greenparty.org.uk’s bold new voice. The UK has needed honest, common sense representation for too long… now we have it. 💚 Join today! join.greenparty.org.uk
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“I never imagined that seeking justice could feel so much like returning to the scene of my trauma.
For me, this had meant being singled-out from the Harrods shop floor and instructed to report to Mohamed Al Fayed’s private office.”
Important piece. Please read.
For me, this had meant being singled-out from the Harrods shop floor and instructed to report to Mohamed Al Fayed’s private office.”
Important piece. Please read.
When redress feels like re-trauma: a survivor’s view of the Harrods compensation scheme
The representatives of the perpetrators of abuse must not be allowed to control the process for survivor redress
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 7:34 PM
“I never imagined that seeking justice could feel so much like returning to the scene of my trauma.
For me, this had meant being singled-out from the Harrods shop floor and instructed to report to Mohamed Al Fayed’s private office.”
Important piece. Please read.
For me, this had meant being singled-out from the Harrods shop floor and instructed to report to Mohamed Al Fayed’s private office.”
Important piece. Please read.
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Precisely
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Benefit Fraud - WTAF
What about tax evasion. Doesn’t Lord Bamford still owe HMRC £500 million
If you want to look at fraud, what about the £37 Billion for Test & Trace or other Covid fraud
Always going for the easy targets that will impact lower incomes and leave the rich alone. Pathetic 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
What about tax evasion. Doesn’t Lord Bamford still owe HMRC £500 million
If you want to look at fraud, what about the £37 Billion for Test & Trace or other Covid fraud
Always going for the easy targets that will impact lower incomes and leave the rich alone. Pathetic 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
November 24, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Precisely
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Important role - new Chair of the Board of @ukri.org
£33k for one day a week. Closes 11 Jan. Would be good from my perspective to get someone who understands higher education and the value of the arts, humanities and social sciences!
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£33k for one day a week. Closes 11 Jan. Would be good from my perspective to get someone who understands higher education and the value of the arts, humanities and social sciences!
plusportal.perrettlaver.com/VacancyDetai...
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November 24, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Important role - new Chair of the Board of @ukri.org
£33k for one day a week. Closes 11 Jan. Would be good from my perspective to get someone who understands higher education and the value of the arts, humanities and social sciences!
plusportal.perrettlaver.com/VacancyDetai...
£33k for one day a week. Closes 11 Jan. Would be good from my perspective to get someone who understands higher education and the value of the arts, humanities and social sciences!
plusportal.perrettlaver.com/VacancyDetai...
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I implore someone, anyone, in the media…
Do your job
And the next time you have Farage on, please ask him directly:
…what were the motivations behind this?
Do your job
And the next time you have Farage on, please ask him directly:
…what were the motivations behind this?
November 24, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I implore someone, anyone, in the media…
Do your job
And the next time you have Farage on, please ask him directly:
…what were the motivations behind this?
Do your job
And the next time you have Farage on, please ask him directly:
…what were the motivations behind this?
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Here was Robbie Gibb's "hugely impartial" take on the BBC, before he joined the board, as written in the Daily Mail
November 24, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Here was Robbie Gibb's "hugely impartial" take on the BBC, before he joined the board, as written in the Daily Mail