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Martin Dixey
@moebius1958.bsky.social
Retired BioMed Electronics Technician. Interests:Archaeology, History, Amateur Radio, Politics and Music across numerous genres. Socialist and devout European. Grudging victim of Brexit. Marillion fan and proud to be Purple!
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We have a brand new series of Digging for Britain ready for your delectation, and an expanded team of expert presenters bringing you the latest on a range of exciting discoveries from across the UK.
January 6, 2026 at 4:15 PM
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I've written an end of year substack post about tracking Trump, where we are ending the year and some implications for Europe and for me personally...

christinapagel.substack.com/p/personal-r...
Personal reflections on a Trumpian 2025
The implications of a year in Trump's new America and why I started tracking Trump - and why I'm not stopping.
christinapagel.substack.com
December 29, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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Thank goodness for that. Something that shouldn’t have happened, happened. And now it’s set to unhappen. Great for students, great for research in general and great for Britain.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
UK to rejoin EU’s Erasmus student exchange programme
Exclusive: British students will be able to participate in EU-wide scheme from January 2027, sources say
www.theguardian.com
December 17, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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August 12, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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February 28, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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The US just voted alongside Russia, Belarus and North Korea against a UN resolution to support Ukraine.

This is a wake-up call for all those cheerleading Trump in our country.
February 24, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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We are one of 1,000+ musicians who are jointly releasing this album today to protest the UK government's planned changes to copyright law, which would hand the life's work of the
country's musicians to AI companies for free.
isthiswhatwewant.com
February 25, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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Donald Trump again mimics Putin and calls for an election in Ukraine - falsely claiming Zelensky’s approval rating was “at 4%”

Recent polling in fact shows that Zelensky’s approval rating is better than Trumps

Lets make sure everyone knows the truth
youtu.be/QDagM0WWEP4?...
Trump falsely claims Zelensky’s approval rating was “at 4%” - recent polling puts it better than his
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
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February 19, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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@marilliononline.bsky.social This idiot is not Steve h. He does not have a personal account. Please unfollow, report and block. Thanks
January 2, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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Should billionaires and corporations be banned from buying political parties in the UK?

Like if yes.
RP if it's HELL YES.
December 22, 2024 at 6:35 PM
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We need to make @bsky.app the biggest social media platform in the world, we need to do it with urgency, we need to make sure Reform UK never get any where near power & we need to send Elon Musk packing. TOGETHER we can do it
December 11, 2024 at 8:11 PM
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Also see Landlords and CEO's.
December 11, 2024 at 8:37 PM
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If you are anti-Brexit and pro EU and want to find some extra followers.

RT and reply to this post and add each other.

No fun speaking to yourself.
December 7, 2024 at 2:25 PM
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Help a fella out & complete this short survey, would you?
December 5, 2024 at 1:44 PM
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During the pandemic 17 firms supplied £119m worth of PPE that was deemed unusable in the NHS. Since the start of 2024, they’ve made £83.6m. How is this even possible?

goodlawproject.org/firms-who-su...
Firms who supplied unusable PPE are still raking in cash from NHS contracts - Good Law Project
During the pandemic 17 firms supplied £119m worth of PPE that was deemed unusable in the NHS. Since the start of 2024, they’ve made £83.6m. By Max Colbert
goodlawproject.org
December 5, 2024 at 7:32 PM
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My #AlbumoftheWeek Seasons End by @marillion.com
A new start for the band & my new discipline.
Live, H began the title track with O Come O Come Emmanuel, so good #Advent choice.
I even quoted lyrics from Seasons End in my A level RS!
After Me’s fragility & the soaring guitar of The Space make this
December 2, 2024 at 12:00 PM
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"We cannot continue to participate in the social network feed of a man who proclaims the death of the media and therefore of journalists... X is a platform that no longer serves the public interest at all, but the special ideological and financial interests of its owner and his political allies"
European Federation of Journalists to stop posting content on X
The EFJ represents over 295,000 journalists in 44 countries.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
December 2, 2024 at 3:12 PM
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This is a great little video showing the impact of Brexit on the music industry.

Key data. Please watch. 👇👇
Your 2024 Unwrapped is here.
Find out how Brexit has impacted the music industry. Discover the challenges and support the UK music scene today.
www.europeanmovement.co.uk
December 4, 2024 at 3:33 PM
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Our NHS does not need sweeping (often costly) reforms, it needs a government that values its staff and commits to support them.

Without this shift in thinking there can be no NHS fit for the future.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Starmer warned NHS reforms will fail over ‘worrying’ trend in staff recruitment
The UK is failing to train up home-grown healthcare staff and relying too much on overseas workers, experts warn
www.independent.co.uk
December 2, 2024 at 8:11 AM
youtube.com/watch?v=NbZu...
@marillion.com The Crow and the Nightingale from their 2022 album An Hour Before It’s Dark, filmed during the 2023 Port Zélande Convention Weekend
youtube.com
December 3, 2024 at 12:47 AM
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As someone who works in the NHS, I wasn’t offered a COVID booster through work. Flu - yes, had that early on.

These statistics do not surprise me in the least as the NHS seems to have gone backwards in infection prevention and control for airborne viruses. It’s really sad.
December 1, 2024 at 11:29 AM
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Marillion Weekends 2025. What one are you coming to?
December 1, 2024 at 7:24 PM
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Anyone missing Twitter? We're not....the only thing we are missing is about 60K followers - hope they arrive soon:)
November 26, 2024 at 4:45 PM
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Labour can no longer hide from the cost of Brexit. Its catastrophic impact on trade is in the OBR report they keep quoting from - but it never gets mentioned..
In a significant Intervention Bank of England governor said this week that Brexit has undermined the UK economy. @skynews.com.web.brid.gy didn’t think that was important enough to raise with the Government Minister this morning. I disagree. If you do too share this report

youtu.be/jvo1JM6xZqQ?...
The Bank of England governor says Brexit has undermined the UK economy. Hold onto your seats..
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
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November 21, 2024 at 2:17 PM