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Iain @8letters.co.uk · 22m

More to the point where do you find time to work back in the UK if you are living (but not illegally working) in the EU for 8 months?
The UK by the way is also not one country.

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Jess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · 5h

It cannot be made clearer.

If you continue to support the Harry Potter franchise in any way, you are directly funding the removal of trans people's human rights in the UK.

JK Rowling pledges to keep up fight against SNP trans policies

Author vows to bankroll campaigners after Scottish government fails to pay group's legal fees in Supreme Court equality case

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 1h

Whether it’s Joe Biden attending weekly mass or Donald Trump’s ICE agents shooting a priest in the face with a pepper ball, presidents of both sides have directly engaged with the Catholic faith.

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Ben Coates @bencoates1.bsky.social · 1h

We’re becoming immune to it, but it’s worth emphasizing:

In a country generally known for its good governance and good sense, *more than a third* of all seats in parliament are set to be won by the anti-immigrant populist far right

(PVV+BBB+JA21+FvD = 52 seats, out of 150)

Ben Coates @bencoates1.bsky.social · 8h

Latest Dutch ‘poll of polls’, 20 days before election:

- Wilders still comfortably first
- centre right (CDA) and left (GLPvdA) strong second
- VVD’s pandering to the far right still woefully unpopular
- lunatic-adjacent JA21 doing v well

And only 11% of PVV voters say stable govt is important!

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Iain @8letters.co.uk · 6h

To be fair he does look like his parents are siblings...

Iain @8letters.co.uk · 6h

The Dutch love croquettes and discounts so it makes sense that the train company would offer a croquette discount on "national croquette day". No really. It's a thing.

A discount coupon for a 'free' croquette with fries purchase.

Iain @8letters.co.uk · 6h

Het is nationale krokettendag. Daarom geven NS en Smullers korting. Iedereen houdt van korting.
Alleen op het trein station.

En korting coupon voor smullers gratis kroketten

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Ben Coates @bencoates1.bsky.social · 8h

Latest Dutch ‘poll of polls’, 20 days before election:

- Wilders still comfortably first
- centre right (CDA) and left (GLPvdA) strong second
- VVD’s pandering to the far right still woefully unpopular
- lunatic-adjacent JA21 doing v well

And only 11% of PVV voters say stable govt is important!

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Iain @8letters.co.uk · 9h

14.3 million people living in poverty

4.3 million children living in poverty

The numbers do indeed tell the story 🤔

www.gov.uk/government/c...

Households below average income (HBAI) statistics

Statistics on the number and percentage of people living in low-income households in the UK.

www.gov.uk

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Iain @8letters.co.uk · 9h

This seems like something the airline should investigate urgently as their security seems to be compromised.

Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 15h

“Someone” cancelled my family’s flight out of the country at the last second.

We got our boarding passes. We checked our bags. Went through security. Then at our gate our reservation ‘disappeared.’

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Iain @8letters.co.uk · 10h

They are probably worth a fortune now.

I wonder if that guy ever got his apes back? Lol. What a time.

Iain @8letters.co.uk · 10h

Saved it from what? Being owned by a different country? Lol.

Iain @8letters.co.uk · 17h

I still find it hilarious anyone seriously is pretending that spending more time in the EU than the UK doesn't mean they are trying to live and work in the EU without the correct visa.
Literally 90 days. 18 weeks of 5 work days. 3 months.
It's ridiculous to pretend that's too little time.

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Iain @8letters.co.uk · 17h

I genuinely don't know if this is real or parody and that was what every single NFT post sounded like to me.

SwiftOnSecurity @swiftonsecurity.com · 18h

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Viz Comic @vizcomic.bsky.social · 1d

subscriptions >>> shop.viz.co.uk/viz349bs

WHAT'S so special about
used teabags? In my house,
every other bit of kitchen rubbish
goes straight in the bin. But not
teabags. They get put on a special
dish next to the kettle to lie in state
for 24 hours in view of everyone.
Are tea bags somehow related to
the Royal Family?
Joe Newson, Fort William

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Iain @8letters.co.uk · 18h

It's always recycled homophobia. Ugh.

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Sylvia @sylvia-suffragette.bsky.social · 1d

An excellent example of British entitlement and hypocrisy.
Europe closing its borders and clamping down on migrants abusing the system isn’t allowed to include Brits.

A Telegraph headline
EU threatens to kick out British Second home owners
www.thetelegraph.co.uk

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Moose Allain @mooseallain.bsky.social · 1d

I have a cartoon in the current Private Eye

Cartoon. Two people standing on a stage looking at a third person who is jumping down through a trap door. In the foreground we see the backs of the audience’s heads. One standing people observes “It’s just a stage he’s going through”

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Iain @8letters.co.uk · 19h

So we might get a drink in Soho after 23:00 on our next trip?

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 20h

Pubs to stay open until early hours in move to boost UK growth

Exclusive: Plans for England and Wales would help ailing hospitality sector but health experts criticise move Pubs, clubs and restaurants will be able to open into the early hours as part of Labour’s drive for economic growth, a move which critics say will lead to more drunken disorder. Ministers are pushing ahead with plans to allow premises that sell alcohol to extend their opening hours in order to boost “the British night out” and help the hospitality sector. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Iain @8letters.co.uk · 19h

Don't we already have robot lawnmowers that are quite efficient and don't need an extra person shaped robot?

Iain @8letters.co.uk · 20h

If you have a work permit it does not count towards the 90 days waiver. Yes some countries allow you to do some very limited things but the idea you can work in the EU on that waiver without a work permit or visa is part of the issue for many British people it seems and what they define a problem.

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Iain @8letters.co.uk · 20h

Apparently I live in 1956. Well on short haul anyway. Long haul I need a movie.

The Onion @theonion.com · 20h

Passenger Glued To Airplane Window Like It Fucking 1956 https://theonion.com/passenger-glued-to-airplane-window-like-it-fucking-1956-1832728158/

Iain @8letters.co.uk · 20h

When you say trolling do you mean being realistic about what someone is asking for?
If you want an exemption then say that. Don't pretend that there is a problem when one doesn't exist.

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Iain @8letters.co.uk · 20h

You are not legally allowed to work on the visa waiver it is for non-gainful purposes (tourism, business meetings, short training, etc.) and does not permit general employment for which you require a visa.

www.gov.uk/travel-to-eu...

Travelling to the EU and Schengen area

How long you can stay in the EU or Schengen area without a visa, when you travel from the UK.

www.gov.uk

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Iain @8letters.co.uk · 22h

I finally saw one of those clog boats in use.

A boat shaped like a yellow clog on a canal in Amsterdam

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