SHAR⭕️N
@sharona.bsky.social
Doctor Warmflash on Twitter. She/her 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇪🇺
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November 27, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Every day people say to me “I don’t know how you do your job”
I am also wondering this
I am also wondering this
November 27, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Every day people say to me “I don’t know how you do your job”
I am also wondering this
I am also wondering this
I was obsessed with this when I was little. Didn’t even get the book
One of the most beautiful bits of english eccentricity and glorious design is coming back to Sotheby’s and should be bought by a musuem (or me) for THE NATION. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Jewelled golden hare that sparked national treasure hunt set for auction
Artist and author Kit Williams hid a golden hare with clues to its precise location given in his 1979 book
www.independent.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 9:49 AM
I was obsessed with this when I was little. Didn’t even get the book
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Such snowflakes!
‘Is Nigel Farage a Russian asset?’
‘Are you seriously asking me that?’
@shelaghfogarty.bsky.social refuses to back down while questioning Reform’s Zia Yusuf.
‘Are you seriously asking me that?’
@shelaghfogarty.bsky.social refuses to back down while questioning Reform’s Zia Yusuf.
November 27, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Such snowflakes!
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Wow the right-wing papers are really on a three line whip today
The predictable crushing uniformity of the coverage of this Budget tells you an awful lot about the priorities of those papers, and also why there's actually quite a lot to praise in it bylinetimes.com/2025/11/26/t...
November 27, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Wow the right-wing papers are really on a three line whip today
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NEW: Net migration to the UK fell significantly to 204,000 in the year to June.
That’s down from 649,000 in the year to June 2024 - a fall of around two-thirds.
That’s down from 649,000 in the year to June 2024 - a fall of around two-thirds.
November 27, 2025 at 9:43 AM
NEW: Net migration to the UK fell significantly to 204,000 in the year to June.
That’s down from 649,000 in the year to June 2024 - a fall of around two-thirds.
That’s down from 649,000 in the year to June 2024 - a fall of around two-thirds.
Am crying
This BBC kids tv advert from 1998 is still very impressive and very lovely
November 27, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Am crying
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On the topic of the ‘mansion tax’ somebody with a £2m house will pay £2500 which is substantially less property tax in ABSOLUTE TERMS than I paid on a house assessed at $300k in Minneapolis a dozen years ago. I imagine they will live.
Dollars to donuts the complainants will be older people sitting on massive amounts of property wealth and not younger high income people facing massively increased childcare costs (salary sac) or higher student loan repayments.
November 27, 2025 at 8:33 AM
On the topic of the ‘mansion tax’ somebody with a £2m house will pay £2500 which is substantially less property tax in ABSOLUTE TERMS than I paid on a house assessed at $300k in Minneapolis a dozen years ago. I imagine they will live.
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Coruscating critique of the budget on the Today show, from Roger Flagpole of the Keep Herpes British Foundation.
November 27, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Coruscating critique of the budget on the Today show, from Roger Flagpole of the Keep Herpes British Foundation.
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The war will end when Russia stops fighting. Therefore, pressure has to be put on Russia, so that they stop believing that they will win. Why is that so hard to understand?
November 27, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The war will end when Russia stops fighting. Therefore, pressure has to be put on Russia, so that they stop believing that they will win. Why is that so hard to understand?
Mum can get equity release and friend has clearly bought into a life she can’t afford. She could sell and buy a house for £1.5m and have half a mill in the bank. Uber the kids to school every day with the proceeds
November 27, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Mum can get equity release and friend has clearly bought into a life she can’t afford. She could sell and buy a house for £1.5m and have half a mill in the bank. Uber the kids to school every day with the proceeds
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Serious howls of outrage in the media this morning at what is a relatively modest Budget from Labour that does nothing more than fiddle around the margins.
It does highlight the missed opportunity. If you’re going to get this reaction anyway, why not at least get it for attempting a big swing?
It does highlight the missed opportunity. If you’re going to get this reaction anyway, why not at least get it for attempting a big swing?
November 27, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Serious howls of outrage in the media this morning at what is a relatively modest Budget from Labour that does nothing more than fiddle around the margins.
It does highlight the missed opportunity. If you’re going to get this reaction anyway, why not at least get it for attempting a big swing?
It does highlight the missed opportunity. If you’re going to get this reaction anyway, why not at least get it for attempting a big swing?
Aw, Jack Shepherd’s died. He was a lovely actor
November 26, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Aw, Jack Shepherd’s died. He was a lovely actor
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Farage and the "N" word
"He wanted ex-National Front candidates to run and I said, 'I'm not sure about that,' and he said, 'There's no need to worry about the n..... vote. The n...... will never vote for us.'"
www.theguardian.com/politics/201...
"He wanted ex-National Front candidates to run and I said, 'I'm not sure about that,' and he said, 'There's no need to worry about the n..... vote. The n...... will never vote for us.'"
www.theguardian.com/politics/201...
Ukip founder Alan Sked: 'The party has become a Frankenstein's monster'
He may have founded Ukip, but Alan Sked's moderate, Brussels-boycotting party has gone rogue. Stuart Jeffries meets the academic who's desperate to stop the bandwagon he first set rolling
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Farage and the "N" word
"He wanted ex-National Front candidates to run and I said, 'I'm not sure about that,' and he said, 'There's no need to worry about the n..... vote. The n...... will never vote for us.'"
www.theguardian.com/politics/201...
"He wanted ex-National Front candidates to run and I said, 'I'm not sure about that,' and he said, 'There's no need to worry about the n..... vote. The n...... will never vote for us.'"
www.theguardian.com/politics/201...
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Tax on people who say 'does that mean it's free then' if a barcode won't scan, then repeat themselves so the person at the till has to fake an amused grunt as they try to key in a really long number printed in tiny type
November 26, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Tax on people who say 'does that mean it's free then' if a barcode won't scan, then repeat themselves so the person at the till has to fake an amused grunt as they try to key in a really long number printed in tiny type
TikTok is 98% dry brine recipes for turkey right now
November 26, 2025 at 7:09 PM
TikTok is 98% dry brine recipes for turkey right now
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I'm hearing criticisms of the end to the two child limit, because it was done just to mollify Labour backbenchers, at a cost of £billions.
I remember another govt delivering a referendum on EU membership, just to mollify restive backbenchers. That's costing way, way more... A little perspective?
I remember another govt delivering a referendum on EU membership, just to mollify restive backbenchers. That's costing way, way more... A little perspective?
November 26, 2025 at 6:54 PM
I'm hearing criticisms of the end to the two child limit, because it was done just to mollify Labour backbenchers, at a cost of £billions.
I remember another govt delivering a referendum on EU membership, just to mollify restive backbenchers. That's costing way, way more... A little perspective?
I remember another govt delivering a referendum on EU membership, just to mollify restive backbenchers. That's costing way, way more... A little perspective?
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DO NOT give people present ideas then buy the presents for yourself
It’s very fucking inconvenient
It’s very fucking inconvenient
November 26, 2025 at 6:40 PM
DO NOT give people present ideas then buy the presents for yourself
It’s very fucking inconvenient
It’s very fucking inconvenient
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Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
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🚨🚨OBR: We expect UK & global trade intensity to fall in the coming years, as a result of the recent resurgence in global protectionism on top of the enduring effects of #Brexit. We have not changed our assessment that Brexit will reduce the level of UK productivity by around 4 % after 15 years.
November 26, 2025 at 4:49 PM
🚨🚨OBR: We expect UK & global trade intensity to fall in the coming years, as a result of the recent resurgence in global protectionism on top of the enduring effects of #Brexit. We have not changed our assessment that Brexit will reduce the level of UK productivity by around 4 % after 15 years.
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Matt: we need measures to improve fertility - it's one of our biggest problems!
Also Matt: No not like that. I meant white people only.
Also Matt: No not like that. I meant white people only.
Reflections on the budget from the head of Students4Reform
November 26, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Matt: we need measures to improve fertility - it's one of our biggest problems!
Also Matt: No not like that. I meant white people only.
Also Matt: No not like that. I meant white people only.
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Today’s budget won’t just shape the economy – it may decide whether Starmer and Reeves survive politically. High stakes for a government losing public patience and trust.
eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/the...
eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/the...
The budget: Starmer and Reeves’ fight for survival
Today’s budget will matter for all of us. But it may seal the fate of Rachel Reeves and perhaps Keir Starmer. So, what should we look for?
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Today’s budget won’t just shape the economy – it may decide whether Starmer and Reeves survive politically. High stakes for a government losing public patience and trust.
eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/the...
eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/the...
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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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I think AI might have been a bit... overhyped.
It's just Clippy on steroids and even more annoying.
It's just Clippy on steroids and even more annoying.
November 26, 2025 at 11:07 AM
I think AI might have been a bit... overhyped.
It's just Clippy on steroids and even more annoying.
It's just Clippy on steroids and even more annoying.