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Christina Baron @baronchristina.bsky.social · 12h

My sister-in-law was asked the way to Am-bless-e-dee (in Cumbria)

Christina Baron @baronchristina.bsky.social · 12h

Leicester, UK

Christina Baron @baronchristina.bsky.social · 14h

Any sweets - Haribo, Smarties, chunks of fudge, whatever you've got or local sweetshop sells. OK, not unexpected but certain to be popular. Also dried fruit - cranberries, pineapple, cut up apricots.

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Christina Baron @baronchristina.bsky.social · 17h

Strong C17th vibes

Christina Baron @baronchristina.bsky.social · 17h

Maybe Ross should come to the next LibDem conference, just to prove to him that (spoiler alert) we exist

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Christina Baron @baronchristina.bsky.social · 20h

Just voted - thanks for the reminder

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Louis Redux @louisredux.bsky.social · 21h

P.S. If your industry actually openly relies on theft (of IP or anything else) perhaps rethink it.

Just a heads up.

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Christina Baron @baronchristina.bsky.social · 22h

Good

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 1d

The Bishop of Birmingham has written to the Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick about his comments about Handsworth

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Alex Hall Hall @alexhh.bsky.social · 1d

I’ve signed up for two #NoKings events on 18 October. Anyone want to give me some witty or eye catching ideas for a slogan or picture on my placard? Or, can anyone tell me how to get a baby Trump balloon?

Gigi @bellaluz111.bsky.social · 5d

#NoKings
We’re all in this together.
#ProtestingIsOurRight

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Baldockboro 🇫🇷 📎 @baldockboro.bsky.social · 1d

Basically, to save you reading the whole article; "loads of 🇬🇧 have stayed in 🇪🇸 without properly registering, (as Brexit require them to do under article 50, and now they fear being found out and kicked out under the 90/180 rule"

🇬🇧 exceptionalism at its finest.

Fuck 'em. #FAFO 🤣

Sue Wilson MBE @suewilson91.bsky.social · 1d

Warning! This is from the Torygraph.
Seems they're not fans of the new Entry/Exit System or being forced to abide by EU rules, even ones they voted for.
uk.news.yahoo.com/eu-threatens...

EU threatens to kick out British second home owners

British owners of holiday homes risk being thrown out of the European Union (EU) amid a border crackdown that comes into force this weekend.

uk.news.yahoo.com

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Christina Baron @baronchristina.bsky.social · 1d

British language, of course, could be Welsh or Gaelic

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Christina Baron @baronchristina.bsky.social · 2d

And bug hunting

Christina Baron @baronchristina.bsky.social · 2d

Video games
Cake
Football

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Christina Baron @baronchristina.bsky.social · 2d

Seem to remember that Nazis were fond of setting buildings on fire

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Jo Kershaw @mthrjo.bsky.social · 3d

People in the U.K. broadly have no idea how difficult, expensive, and time consuming it is to bring a non-citizen spouse to the U.K. (I know the US is not as easy as people think on that score either, but it is nonetheless much less bad than us).

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Sevenoaks, Dartford and Gravesham Liberal Democrats @sevenoakslibdems.bsky.social · 3d

Surprise, surprise. Reform can’t keep their promises.

Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 3d

Reform likely to raise Kent council tax after cost-cutting drive falters on.ft.com/4pTvJ62

Reform likely to raise Kent council tax after cost-cutting drive falters

Nigel Farage’s party promised to revive local authority finances by slashing wasteful spending

on.ft.com

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The Week in Polls @theweekinpolls.bsky.social · 3d

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