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November 27, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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This is the future IMHO.
Collaboration for the benefit of patients - dream team!
Such a positive experience, so nice to meet everyone in person - looking forward to seeing how the alliance grows and the changes we can achieve together!
#OverlappingIllness #OIA #StrongerTogether #LongCovidKids
Collaboration for the benefit of patients - dream team!
Such a positive experience, so nice to meet everyone in person - looking forward to seeing how the alliance grows and the changes we can achieve together!
#OverlappingIllness #OIA #StrongerTogether #LongCovidKids
📢 #OverlappingIllness Alliance parliamentary drop-in update
Over 50 MPs, Peers, and their colleagues attended the Overlapping Illness Alliance's drop-in event in Parliament yesterday!
The event raised much need awareness and understanding of the impact of
Over 50 MPs, Peers, and their colleagues attended the Overlapping Illness Alliance's drop-in event in Parliament yesterday!
The event raised much need awareness and understanding of the impact of
November 27, 2025 at 2:15 PM
This is the future IMHO.
Collaboration for the benefit of patients - dream team!
Such a positive experience, so nice to meet everyone in person - looking forward to seeing how the alliance grows and the changes we can achieve together!
#OverlappingIllness #OIA #StrongerTogether #LongCovidKids
Collaboration for the benefit of patients - dream team!
Such a positive experience, so nice to meet everyone in person - looking forward to seeing how the alliance grows and the changes we can achieve together!
#OverlappingIllness #OIA #StrongerTogether #LongCovidKids
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Happy anniversary to The Human League’s single, “Don’t You Want Me”. Released this week in 1981. #humanleague #thehumanleague #theleagueunlimitedorchestra #dare #dontyouwantme #seconds #loveanddancing
November 27, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Happy anniversary to The Human League’s single, “Don’t You Want Me”. Released this week in 1981. #humanleague #thehumanleague #theleagueunlimitedorchestra #dare #dontyouwantme #seconds #loveanddancing
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Belfast youth football coach expelled after posting cocaine prices on league group chat
Belfast youth football coach expelled after posting cocaine prices on league group chat
List detailed times and costs for ‘proper pure bags’ and specified cash payment
A Northern Ireland football club has removed a coach who posted an apparent menu of cocaine prices in a group chat for a youth league.
The list of prices for “proper pure bags” detailed times and meeting locations and specified cash payment. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Belfast youth football coach expelled after posting cocaine prices on league group chat
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Headline on The World at One just now:
"Sir Keir Starmer has denied putting the Labour Party before the country by ending the two-child benefit cap".
Can we please go back to reporting the actual news, not someone's partisan take on it?
"Sir Keir Starmer has denied putting the Labour Party before the country by ending the two-child benefit cap".
Can we please go back to reporting the actual news, not someone's partisan take on it?
November 27, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Headline on The World at One just now:
"Sir Keir Starmer has denied putting the Labour Party before the country by ending the two-child benefit cap".
Can we please go back to reporting the actual news, not someone's partisan take on it?
"Sir Keir Starmer has denied putting the Labour Party before the country by ending the two-child benefit cap".
Can we please go back to reporting the actual news, not someone's partisan take on it?
Another point here - one more infection could put you in this category. Nobody is guaranteed perfect health.
Usual/obligatory 'I wonder what happened in the last few years to make more people long-term sick?' post...
Governments have to:
1) acknowledge that a lot of people have not recovered from covid
2) shape policy for that in such a way as to not ignore it and not to hit people with sticks over it.
Governments have to:
1) acknowledge that a lot of people have not recovered from covid
2) shape policy for that in such a way as to not ignore it and not to hit people with sticks over it.
No, welfare spending is not 'out of control'.
(There is an underlying rise in health-related benfits, but this needs sensible reform - not knee jerk cuts.)
(There is an underlying rise in health-related benfits, but this needs sensible reform - not knee jerk cuts.)
November 27, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Another point here - one more infection could put you in this category. Nobody is guaranteed perfect health.
Usual/obligatory 'I wonder what happened in the last few years to make more people long-term sick?' post...
Governments have to:
1) acknowledge that a lot of people have not recovered from covid
2) shape policy for that in such a way as to not ignore it and not to hit people with sticks over it.
Governments have to:
1) acknowledge that a lot of people have not recovered from covid
2) shape policy for that in such a way as to not ignore it and not to hit people with sticks over it.
No, welfare spending is not 'out of control'.
(There is an underlying rise in health-related benfits, but this needs sensible reform - not knee jerk cuts.)
(There is an underlying rise in health-related benfits, but this needs sensible reform - not knee jerk cuts.)
November 27, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Usual/obligatory 'I wonder what happened in the last few years to make more people long-term sick?' post...
Governments have to:
1) acknowledge that a lot of people have not recovered from covid
2) shape policy for that in such a way as to not ignore it and not to hit people with sticks over it.
Governments have to:
1) acknowledge that a lot of people have not recovered from covid
2) shape policy for that in such a way as to not ignore it and not to hit people with sticks over it.
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Sooty and Sweep as angels… an A3 pastel drawing from I’m guessing 2014
November 27, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Sooty and Sweep as angels… an A3 pastel drawing from I’m guessing 2014
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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 9:18 AM
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...
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Income tax threshold freeze will hit poorer households harder, experts say
Income tax threshold freeze will hit poorer households harder, experts say
Move will have greater impact on living standards of taxpayers in bottom half of income scale, thinktanks say
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Income tax threshold freeze will hit poorer households harder, experts say
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FACT OF THE DAY. 27 November 1975. Ross McWhirter (aged 50), co-founder of the Guinness Book of Records and outspoken critic of the IRA, was shot dead outside his home in London by 2 members of the paramilitary group.
November 27, 2025 at 9:33 AM
FACT OF THE DAY. 27 November 1975. Ross McWhirter (aged 50), co-founder of the Guinness Book of Records and outspoken critic of the IRA, was shot dead outside his home in London by 2 members of the paramilitary group.
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The Tories here, embracing pop culture by referencing a TV programme that hasn't been on for over a decade
Reeves dismisses Tory claim that she is raising taxes to fund 'Benefits Street budget' - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Reeves dismisses Tory claims of ‘Benefits Street budget’ – UK politics live
Chancellor says 60% of families that will be better off after the two-child limit is scrapped are in work
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:01 AM
The Tories here, embracing pop culture by referencing a TV programme that hasn't been on for over a decade
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The muppet favourite Mahna Mahna was first heard in Italian exploitation flick Svezia, Inferno e Paradiso (Sweden: Heaven and Hell)in 1967, which focused on Swedish sexuality. Here's the scene it was used in!
November 27, 2025 at 9:51 AM
The muppet favourite Mahna Mahna was first heard in Italian exploitation flick Svezia, Inferno e Paradiso (Sweden: Heaven and Hell)in 1967, which focused on Swedish sexuality. Here's the scene it was used in!
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A word to the Wise... Ernie Wise would have been 100 today. Photographed with Glenda Jackson and Eric Morecambe on 7 December 1971 by Don Smith for @radiotimes.bsky.social.
November 27, 2025 at 8:04 AM
A word to the Wise... Ernie Wise would have been 100 today. Photographed with Glenda Jackson and Eric Morecambe on 7 December 1971 by Don Smith for @radiotimes.bsky.social.
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Scanning the news about the budget this morning, it's worth remembering that no one, ever, has been happy about the budget.
Endless voxpops and opinion pieces do nothing except wind people up.
But I guess that's the point.
Endless voxpops and opinion pieces do nothing except wind people up.
But I guess that's the point.
November 27, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Scanning the news about the budget this morning, it's worth remembering that no one, ever, has been happy about the budget.
Endless voxpops and opinion pieces do nothing except wind people up.
But I guess that's the point.
Endless voxpops and opinion pieces do nothing except wind people up.
But I guess that's the point.
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or, y'know, sell up.
November 26, 2025 at 10:28 PM
or, y'know, sell up.
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I don't care if you think you're middle class or whatever. Your house is worth £2m? Lucky you. Shut up and pay up.
November 26, 2025 at 10:27 PM
I don't care if you think you're middle class or whatever. Your house is worth £2m? Lucky you. Shut up and pay up.
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the next couple of days are going to see a hell of a lot of "the rich declare themselves poor"
November 26, 2025 at 10:26 PM
the next couple of days are going to see a hell of a lot of "the rich declare themselves poor"
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Including for the ~3 million of us in the UK alone suffering life-crippling #LongCovid without any support, too unwell to work, barely able to function, often housebound (and losing our homes), in an ONGOING pandemic, many infected multiple times, all ages. #MECFS is in the same bracket.
The word "COVID" doesn't appear once in the govts 10 year plan for health, says economist @mrmarkethomas.bsky.social from the @99organisation.bsky.social in parliament just now.
How can you make an economic plan while ignoring something so monumental?
"Ignoring COVID is a serious flaw."
How can you make an economic plan while ignoring something so monumental?
"Ignoring COVID is a serious flaw."
November 11, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Including for the ~3 million of us in the UK alone suffering life-crippling #LongCovid without any support, too unwell to work, barely able to function, often housebound (and losing our homes), in an ONGOING pandemic, many infected multiple times, all ages. #MECFS is in the same bracket.
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On this day in 1977...
Southern interference
A mysterious voice interrupts the news
transdiffusion.org
November 26, 2025 at 9:05 PM
On this day in 1977...
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🚨 BREAKING: Chancellor continues freeze on housing benefit – missing a crucial opportunity to prevent homelessness.
As rents continue to rise, this will directly lead to homelessness for many of us. #Budget2025
As rents continue to rise, this will directly lead to homelessness for many of us. #Budget2025
November 26, 2025 at 5:31 PM
🚨 BREAKING: Chancellor continues freeze on housing benefit – missing a crucial opportunity to prevent homelessness.
As rents continue to rise, this will directly lead to homelessness for many of us. #Budget2025
As rents continue to rise, this will directly lead to homelessness for many of us. #Budget2025
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