Martin Phillips
@nfliving.bsky.social
Labour moderate & European. Wales & Scarlets, Man Utd, Red Sox & Commanders. Living in the New Forest & mystified why anyone would live in a city. Occasionally work as a writer/editor/translator gets in the way
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Trump's demands for strategic metals from Ukraine remind me of the way gangsters demand protection money. Nominative determinism that he was named Don.
February 16, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Trump's demands for strategic metals from Ukraine remind me of the way gangsters demand protection money. Nominative determinism that he was named Don.
Christmas starts right now. The Great Escape is on.
December 15, 2024 at 3:08 PM
Christmas starts right now. The Great Escape is on.
@baratheongirl.bsky.social take care in the storm.
December 6, 2024 at 10:22 PM
@baratheongirl.bsky.social take care in the storm.
BREAKING Sam Allardyce arriving at Etihad
December 1, 2024 at 5:50 PM
BREAKING Sam Allardyce arriving at Etihad
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Maybe because middle class women of a certain age are in a position to call out this shit without fear of losing a salary they need. And can do it on behalf of young women starting out in their careers who are just as sick of this shit but can’t say anything because they need to earn a living.
December 1, 2024 at 11:02 AM
Maybe because middle class women of a certain age are in a position to call out this shit without fear of losing a salary they need. And can do it on behalf of young women starting out in their careers who are just as sick of this shit but can’t say anything because they need to earn a living.
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Great to meet so many at first coffee morning. ☕️ From crime to assisted dying, we covered a range of local and national issues.
It’s invaluable hearing from residents so big thank you to all who made time.
Keep an eye out for a letter inviting you to a coffee morning soon! ✉️
It’s invaluable hearing from residents so big thank you to all who made time.
Keep an eye out for a letter inviting you to a coffee morning soon! ✉️
November 30, 2024 at 3:53 PM
Great to meet so many at first coffee morning. ☕️ From crime to assisted dying, we covered a range of local and national issues.
It’s invaluable hearing from residents so big thank you to all who made time.
Keep an eye out for a letter inviting you to a coffee morning soon! ✉️
It’s invaluable hearing from residents so big thank you to all who made time.
Keep an eye out for a letter inviting you to a coffee morning soon! ✉️
Please help if you're in that London
Tomorrow, I was meant to be at Charing Cross collecting money for the Terrence Higgins Trust, a charity that supports those living with HIV. Unfortunately, I’m too unwell to take part, but some of my colleagues and Network Rail will still be there so please do consider donating if you’re there 🙏
November 28, 2024 at 10:31 PM
Please help if you're in that London
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✅ Helping children learn
✅ Giving parents free childcare before the school day
✅ Making sure no child goes hungry
✅ Giving parents free childcare before the school day
✅ Making sure no child goes hungry
November 27, 2024 at 8:05 PM
✅ Helping children learn
✅ Giving parents free childcare before the school day
✅ Making sure no child goes hungry
✅ Giving parents free childcare before the school day
✅ Making sure no child goes hungry
Blasphemy laws have no place in the 21st century. Faith is a matter of individual belief and should play no part in the state
November 27, 2024 at 8:07 PM
Blasphemy laws have no place in the 21st century. Faith is a matter of individual belief and should play no part in the state
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In 55 days, this building will become the epicenter of corruption on our planet.
November 26, 2024 at 1:11 PM
In 55 days, this building will become the epicenter of corruption on our planet.
"Over a million people signed the people." Wow. Well, in the GE, the Tory vote was about 7 million. The fact a million of them have signed a petition is not a world-shaking thing at all.
November 24, 2024 at 11:26 PM
"Over a million people signed the people." Wow. Well, in the GE, the Tory vote was about 7 million. The fact a million of them have signed a petition is not a world-shaking thing at all.
@baratheongirl.bsky.social Thank you for the follow. Mum ( over in Bryncethin) showed me pictures of the Bwlch. Looked horrendous.
November 24, 2024 at 9:55 PM
@baratheongirl.bsky.social Thank you for the follow. Mum ( over in Bryncethin) showed me pictures of the Bwlch. Looked horrendous.
@danjeffery.bsky.social welcome to the metropolitan elite echo chamber!
November 22, 2024 at 8:13 PM
@danjeffery.bsky.social welcome to the metropolitan elite echo chamber!
Actual snow here. It's quite rare here as the sea usually keeps the temperature higher so nice treat.
November 21, 2024 at 10:01 AM
Actual snow here. It's quite rare here as the sea usually keeps the temperature higher so nice treat.
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More good news from the Labour government £1 billion for local buses including nearly £4 million in Southampton.
November 18, 2024 at 12:19 PM
More good news from the Labour government £1 billion for local buses including nearly £4 million in Southampton.
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Grok AI calls out its creator for ‘spreading conspiracies and misinformation’ 😂
November 18, 2024 at 6:35 AM
Grok AI calls out its creator for ‘spreading conspiracies and misinformation’ 😂
I grew up in farming country. I was at school with a lot of kids whose parents owned their farms. They came to school in Mercs, they had swimming pools but their parents always claimed they were poor. Farmers are business owners and should pay IHT like everyone else.
November 16, 2024 at 12:25 PM
I grew up in farming country. I was at school with a lot of kids whose parents owned their farms. They came to school in Mercs, they had swimming pools but their parents always claimed they were poor. Farmers are business owners and should pay IHT like everyone else.
So how are we all going to get this place really going?
November 15, 2024 at 8:39 AM
So how are we all going to get this place really going?
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New research from the IFS showing the closure of youth centres during the 2010s was shortsighted. For every £1 saved, the costs to affected users, crime victims and public spending in the police and the criminal justice system amount to £2.85
ifs.org.uk/publications...
ifs.org.uk/publications...
The effects of youth clubs on education and crime | Institute for Fiscal Studies
Using quasi-experimental variation from austerity-related cuts, I provide the first causal estimates of youth clubs' effects on education and crime.
ifs.org.uk
November 14, 2024 at 9:13 AM
New research from the IFS showing the closure of youth centres during the 2010s was shortsighted. For every £1 saved, the costs to affected users, crime victims and public spending in the police and the criminal justice system amount to £2.85
ifs.org.uk/publications...
ifs.org.uk/publications...
Penblwydd hapus Max Boyce. You've captured the spirit of Wales like no- one else, made us laugh and made us shed a tear. The people's Bard and our greatest poet #cymru
September 28, 2023 at 9:38 AM
Penblwydd hapus Max Boyce. You've captured the spirit of Wales like no- one else, made us laugh and made us shed a tear. The people's Bard and our greatest poet #cymru
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Another day another Tory donor being investigated JCB's Bamford this time
www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/sep/27/hmrc-investigating-tax-affairs-of-one-of-tory-party-largest-donors-anthony-bamford?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/sep/27/hmrc-investigating-tax-affairs-of-one-of-tory-party-largest-donors-anthony-bamford?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
HMRC investigating tax affairs of one of Tory party’s largest donors
Exclusive: Inquiry into tax affairs of JCB boss Anthony Bamford calls into question whether Tories should accept funds from peer
www.theguardian.com
September 27, 2023 at 6:06 PM
Another day another Tory donor being investigated JCB's Bamford this time
www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/sep/27/hmrc-investigating-tax-affairs-of-one-of-tory-party-largest-donors-anthony-bamford?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/sep/27/hmrc-investigating-tax-affairs-of-one-of-tory-party-largest-donors-anthony-bamford?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
Laura K in State of Chaos is absolutely destroying the Tories in the series. It was worse than we thought. A party run by and full of incompetent, amoral and dishonest frauds.
September 25, 2023 at 8:27 PM
Laura K in State of Chaos is absolutely destroying the Tories in the series. It was worse than we thought. A party run by and full of incompetent, amoral and dishonest frauds.