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Jim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · 2h

You might have heard of 'dark kitchens' when a row of sheds in a car park churn out food for Deliveroo. They're unpopular and low margin. So the next big thing in London food is 'host kitchens' where local pubs, restaurants and kebab shops cook for big brands. www.londoncentric.media/p/host-kitch...

Why your next upmarket Deliveroo might be made by your local kebab shop

"On one hand, it’s a lifeline... But on the other hand, it’s a harbinger of doom.”

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Prof Sheena Cruickshank @sheencr.bsky.social · 2h

Academics and university staff being put on leave because of coordinated campaigns by right wing groups accusing them of criticising Charlie Kirk. I must admit I find the hypocrisy under the current US administration re free speech utterly outrageous.

US professors facing threats, firings and harassment over Charlie Kirk posts

As many as 40 academics have been dismissed in aftermath of shooting, allegedly without due process

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 14h

Trump in 2017: “Qatar has been a funder of terrorism at a very high level.”

Trump administration in 2025: We are building a Qatari Air Force facility in the United States.

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Phil Bryan @philbryan.bsky.social · 17h

TACO

Phil Bryan @philbryan.bsky.social · 19h

Probably will be extra tariffs against Norway now

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James Medlock @jdcmedlock.bsky.social · 1d

“I’ll declare war on you if you don’t give me the peace prize” is an incredible bit

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Phil Bryan @philbryan.bsky.social · 2d

Glad more people are talking about this now.

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Nick Hilton @nickfthilton.bsky.social · 2d

I didn't write the headline, but, yeah, I certainly don't think Steven Bartlett is a force for good in podcasting.

Diary of a CEO's Steven Bartlett is everything wrong with podcasting

An episode featuring Louis Tomlinson will be screened in cinemas tonight. As ever, clicks and cash seem to trump good-quality content

inews.co.uk

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Phil Bryan @philbryan.bsky.social · 2d

Who will pay for it?

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 2d

Good to see the Conservative Party committed to keeping the deficit down by *checks notes* spending £2 billion giving tax breaks for private education, creating a massive new deportation force and pledging to maintain pensioner benefits.

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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 3d

Companies excelling in both employee compensation and culture achieve superior investment returns, new research suggests.

Want to Keep Your Best Employees? Workplace Culture Matters

Yes, compensation is important, according to research. But ignore employee engagement at your peril.

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Full Fact @fullfact.org · 4d

Thanks to the Daily Mail for correcting an article, which wrongly said that Korean researchers claimed they had found proof that the Covid vaccines had raised the risk of getting cancer.

As we explain, the researchers said no such thing.

Daily Mail corrects article about Covid vaccines and cancer – Full Fact

The article wrongly said a study claimed to have found proof the vaccines raised the risk of getting several types of cancer.

fullfact.org

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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 5d

*gasp*

“Everyone thought we’d come in and there were going to be these huge costs we could cut away but there just aren’t,” said a third senior Reform cabinet member in Kent.

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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 5d

Impact of Trump tariffs is beginning to show in US consumer prices - on.ft.com/3VMoz5Z

Impact of Trump tariffs is beginning to show in US consumer prices

[FREE TO READ] Trade levies are starting to drive up costs for goods from cans of soup to car parts

on.ft.com

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Alice Stollmeyer @stollmeyer.bsky.social · 6d

🔥 Finally an EU leader says it out loud:

“We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks that are controlled either by large American entrepreneurs or large Chinese companies, whose interests are not at all the survival or proper functioning of our democracies.”

Defend Democracy @defenddemocracy.bsky.social · 6d

President Macron: “Europeans, let's wake up!

We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks.”

defenddemocracy.eu/macron-democ...

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Liam Thorp @liamthorp.bsky.social · 6d

This just a few weeks after many of Robinson’s supporters were doing Nazi salutes and shouting Nazi slogans at his march in London. Absolutely insane stuff.

Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 7d

This Israeli government decision to host Tommy Robinson will widen the growing gulf between the Netanyahu government and the British public, including the broad majority of Jews in Britain (3/4 of whom dsapproved of Netanyahu, before this new link to this anti-Muslim racist UK far right convict).

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John Rentoul @rentouljohn.bsky.social · 6d

BBC apologises for false claim about Tony Blair's son's company being awarded a govt contract for digital ID www.politicshome.com/news/article...

BBC Apologises For Airing Fake Claim About Digital ID Scheme

The BBC has apologised for airing a false claim about Tony Blair's son's company being awarded a government contract to produce the new mandatory d...

www.politicshome.com

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Phil Bryan @philbryan.bsky.social · 6d

So true it happens so much. The hard left fall for hard right misinformation and talking points all the time.

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Phil Bryan @philbryan.bsky.social · 6d

Agree with your sentiment. Interesting fact though Victoria Coren Mitchell actually started writing for the Telegraph at the age of 14 as she won a competition and has been writing for them since 1986

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 7d

President Macron:
“We were very naive to leave our public space to social media networks controlled by US or Chinese companies that don’t share our interests and not interested in survival of our democracies.”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MggN...

French President Macron Speaks at German Unity Day Ceremony | WION LIVE

YouTube video by WION

www.youtube.com

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Phil Bryan @philbryan.bsky.social · 7d

Just been listening to this 2 parter - one of the best podcasts I’ve listened to for a very long time. I thought I knew this period well but learnt a lot more about it.