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Jay Rayner @jayrayner1.bsky.social · 1h

In other news Charlie Redmayne, the long serving CEO of HC in the UK, resigned yesterday.

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 28m

Twelve Jobs Nigel has earned over £1 million in additional income since the general election.

To understand the scale of it, since the July 2024 election he's earned roughly £100k more as a brand ambassador for Direct Bullion than Starmer gets as PM.

www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...

Nigel Farage earns over £1m from 12 'second jobs' - check how much your MP earns

The Reform UK leader's most lucrative second jobs include hosting on GB News, serving as a brand ambassador for Direct Bullion and recording videos for Cameo

www.mirror.co.uk

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drbarbarajane.bsky.social @drbarbarajane.bsky.social · 4m

Always hard 😔

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 3h

Trump pressure to hike UK drug prices could cost NHS billions.

Corporate profits will increase. NHS budget will buy less. People to pay higher taxes or face public service cuts.

To avoid bullying UK Govt must produce cheaper generic drugs.

Who governs UK - Govt, Trump, Corporations?

Trump pressure to hike UK drug prices could cost NHS billions, experts warn

Anew deal will only trigger further increased price demands and make healthcare in the UK more expensive, say experts

www.independent.co.uk

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LillianDCA @lillianorlando.bsky.social · 8h

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WATERSHED Investigations @watershed-i.bsky.social · 16h

Campaigners + local businesses claim phosphates + nitrates from the collective poo of as many as 23million chickens packed into the Wye catchment from a growing number of intensive chicken farms are driving algal blooms, harming fish + wildlife.
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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

River Wye pollution prompts UK's largest environmental lawsuit

Livestock and water companies are accused of “extensive” pollution in the Wye, Lugg and Usk rivers.

www.bbc.co.uk

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The Octopus Gallery @octopusgallery.bsky.social · 15h

Good news for sewists: the paper pattern company feared lost to bankruptcy has been saved as an independent company.

craftindustryalliance.org/sewing-patte...

Sewing Patterns Rise from DGA Bankruptcy Ashes - Craft Industry Alliance

The “Big 4” sewing patterns are saved. Simplicity, McCall’s, Vogue & Butterick get new life under Rubelmann Capital.

craftindustryalliance.org

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@DrJoePajak CSci CChem FRSC @drjoepajak.bsky.social · 22h

England COVID-19 deaths upward trend still.
Cases and hospitalisations data also trending up.
Unsure if you have COVID-19?
Test, and if positive:
Avoid contact with vulnerable people, stay home. 
Use a well-fitting face covering.
Avoid crowded poorly ventilated places.
Vaccines remain best defence.

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Glen O'Hara @gsoh31.bsky.social · 20h

Just examined a great PhD in Edinburgh and about to leave for Down South. Totally buoyed up by the thoughtfulness, innovation and engagement displayed in the discussion. Then came out and looked at that disgraceful speech by Badenoch. Leaders totally unworthy of those they purport to lead.

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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 22h

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“Rebellious Scots” 😎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺 @markrich68.bsky.social · 1d

🇬🇧 The brexity Telegraph are raging because EU countries are going to enforce their laws in relation to british “overstayers”

Or “ILLEGALS” as Reform, Blue Tories & Red Tories generally like to call them

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Breaking News For 𝕏 @breakingnews4x.bsky.social · 20h

The Trump administration's decision to automatically alter out-of-office email replies for furloughed federal employees, inserting partisan messages blaming Democrats for the government shutdown, has triggered bipartisan outrage and a federal lawsuit.

Trump's Shutdown Email Scandal

Trump's Auto-Blame Bots Spark Ethics Firestorm and Union Lawsuit

breakingnews4x.com

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drbarbarajane.bsky.social @drbarbarajane.bsky.social · 19h

Same at mine last weekend, as with the covid ones, very efficient 👍🏻☺️

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Helbel 🌻☘️💚🤍🧡 @pudner.bsky.social · 21h

😖 Disingenuous to a fault. Her overriding tone throughout her Conference speech was one of obnoxious hoity-toityness. But then, she always presents with an extraordinary lack of empathy whilst oozing an overpoweringly snobbish glibness.

Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 23h

Labour have presided over a "doom loop of higher taxes, weaker borders and month after month of chaos" says Kemi Badenoch who was part of a government that raised taxes and immigration levels by record amounts, whilst changing leader no fewer than four times

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 21h

So the argument is that authoritarian governments using slave labour and crushing dissent is good but democratic countries freely debating ideas is bad?

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Mr RobertBob @mrrobertbob.bsky.social · 21h

Excuses excuses.
The ‘art’ belongs to the artist and AI must be made to pay for its use. If it cannot then by all means let the AI industry die.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

buff.ly

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Mad_as_hell (Maddie) @maddie-says.bsky.social · 3d

Another one? I am seeing a trend here (sarcastic voice), no wonder Trump is working 24/7 to suppress the Epstein files. 🙄

#DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks

JLRay @jlray.bsky.social · 3d

A Texas megachurch pastor and GOP leader has been arrested for crimes against children. Not Robert Morris, a different one. Not Josiah Anthony, a different one. Not Luke Cunningham, a different one. Not Tony Evans, a different one. Not Scott Crenshaw, a different one. Not Steve Lawson, a different o

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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 23h

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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 22h

Banned by Reform Party, Conservative Party, sanctioned by the Russian Government six times - what is @bylinetimes.bsky.social doing right?

Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 22h

Second Byline Times Journalist From Conference

Veteran award-winning investigative journalist @davidhencke has attended the Conservative Party conference since 1987, but is now hundreds of pounds out of pocket after being blocked from attending

bylinetimes.com/2025/10/08/c...

Conservatives Accused of ‘Trumpian’ Tactics After Barring Second Byline Times Journalist From Conference

Veteran award-winning investigative journalist David Hencke has attended Conservative party conference since 1987 but is now hundreds of pounds out of pocket after being blocked from attending

bylinetimes.com

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Ben Ansell @benansell.bsky.social · 23h

Spot on from @stephenkb.bsky.social. And the other aspect of this nasty turn is the eliding of British ‘culture’ with ‘white British’, which will shock anyone who has watched TV or football, or listened to music, or read a book, or indeed breathed since 1980.

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NewsThump @newsthump.com · 21h

NEWS! Woman whose party couldn't spell 'Britain' decides English degrees are a 'rip-off' newsthump.com/2025/10/08/w...

Woman whose party couldn’t spell ‘Britain’ decides English degrees are a ‘rip-off’

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has today announced plans to reduce student numbers taking worthless degrees ‘like English’, just 24 hours after her party spectacularly failed to spel…

newsthump.com

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UK Politics @politicsintheuk.bsky.social · 21h

Did the Chairman of Reform UK, former MEP Bull, also take bribes from the terrorist state Russia - just like his fellow Refuk's Kremlin r🐀t, former MEP Gill, who cozied up to the Kremlin’s money and propaganda machine? 🇷🇺💸 #ukpolitics

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drbarbarajane.bsky.social @drbarbarajane.bsky.social · 1d

Partner is away & as usual I eat all the carbs 😬😳🤦‍♀️😂

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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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Mark M PDX @mrbadger42.bsky.social · 1d

His own people have spoken.

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