@kevanislay24.bsky.social
Glass half empty most of the time, occasionally half full
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Can’t remember budget ‘case studies’ ever being quite so funny. Especially in newspapers that recently anointed Liz Truss a fiscal genius.
Wow - this guy must be really, REALLY bad with money if an extra £208 per month will “ruin” his retirement.
Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
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Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
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November 29, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Can’t remember budget ‘case studies’ ever being quite so funny. Especially in newspapers that recently anointed Liz Truss a fiscal genius.
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#FindsFriday
Bronze head of Hadrian, from a larger statue. Hollow cast in the round. The pupils of the eyes, probably of glass, are now lost. The head has been roughly hacked from its body. 117-138 AD. Found in the River Thames at London Bridge.
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#History #Art #Archaeology
Bronze head of Hadrian, from a larger statue. Hollow cast in the round. The pupils of the eyes, probably of glass, are now lost. The head has been roughly hacked from its body. 117-138 AD. Found in the River Thames at London Bridge.
(See Alt. For details)
#History #Art #Archaeology
November 28, 2025 at 10:59 AM
#FindsFriday
Bronze head of Hadrian, from a larger statue. Hollow cast in the round. The pupils of the eyes, probably of glass, are now lost. The head has been roughly hacked from its body. 117-138 AD. Found in the River Thames at London Bridge.
(See Alt. For details)
#History #Art #Archaeology
Bronze head of Hadrian, from a larger statue. Hollow cast in the round. The pupils of the eyes, probably of glass, are now lost. The head has been roughly hacked from its body. 117-138 AD. Found in the River Thames at London Bridge.
(See Alt. For details)
#History #Art #Archaeology
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Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
This petition should hit 100K soon (hitting 95K now).
But it needs to spread wider - take it to Facebook, WhatsApp, everywhere
bit.ly/PutinInUK
This petition should hit 100K soon (hitting 95K now).
But it needs to spread wider - take it to Facebook, WhatsApp, everywhere
bit.ly/PutinInUK
November 29, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
This petition should hit 100K soon (hitting 95K now).
But it needs to spread wider - take it to Facebook, WhatsApp, everywhere
bit.ly/PutinInUK
This petition should hit 100K soon (hitting 95K now).
But it needs to spread wider - take it to Facebook, WhatsApp, everywhere
bit.ly/PutinInUK
Ha ha, such fake outrage...hilarious...Monty Python lives on!
Huge respect to the papers for finding both an 88 year old worried about the tax bill on her 6 bedroom Kensington house and a 20 year old fretting about only being able to save £12k a year tax free.
Top work all around. These are not easy case studies to find.
Top work all around. These are not easy case studies to find.
November 29, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Ha ha, such fake outrage...hilarious...Monty Python lives on!
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Do not miss this superb thread from Emma Monk, which - amongst other things - demonstrates the parlous state of our lying media.
#Leveson2 please.
#Leveson2 please.
Wow - this guy must be really, REALLY bad with money if an extra £208 per month will “ruin” his retirement.
Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
🧵1/9
Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
🧵1/9
November 29, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Do not miss this superb thread from Emma Monk, which - amongst other things - demonstrates the parlous state of our lying media.
#Leveson2 please.
#Leveson2 please.
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Here is David Coburn, the former UKIP MEP who was mentioned in WhatsApp messages between the traitor Nathan Gill and his Russian paymaster, saying there was cash available for Coburn.
Needless to say, I have never met the man.
Needless to say, I have never met the man.
November 28, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Here is David Coburn, the former UKIP MEP who was mentioned in WhatsApp messages between the traitor Nathan Gill and his Russian paymaster, saying there was cash available for Coburn.
Needless to say, I have never met the man.
Needless to say, I have never met the man.
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How Oldham will benefit from lifting of the two-child benefit cap
How Oldham will benefit from lifting of the two-child benefit cap
Around 10,000 kids will benefit from the lifting of the two-child benefit cap in Oldham, according to the local authority
dlvr.it
November 28, 2025 at 5:34 AM
How Oldham will benefit from lifting of the two-child benefit cap
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Not only did Brexit not provide any extra money for the NHS - as liar-in-chief Boris Johnson promised - but Brexit is impoverishing the UK each year by an amount of money not far off the annual NHS budget.
Thanks Farage.
Thanks Farage.
November 26, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Not only did Brexit not provide any extra money for the NHS - as liar-in-chief Boris Johnson promised - but Brexit is impoverishing the UK each year by an amount of money not far off the annual NHS budget.
Thanks Farage.
Thanks Farage.
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Health service inflation estimated at ~4% (population increase, people living longer, ill for longer etc)
NHS yearly increase for 14 yrs has been less than 1%.
You can’t cut NHS by ~3% a year for 14 yrs & expect efficiency savings.
Things are cut to the bone & beyond.
I know. My wife is a nurse.
NHS yearly increase for 14 yrs has been less than 1%.
You can’t cut NHS by ~3% a year for 14 yrs & expect efficiency savings.
Things are cut to the bone & beyond.
I know. My wife is a nurse.
Public services are largely paid for by a combination taxes, NI and fees. Surely better public services can be achieved through productivity gains as well as increased funding… but never something for nothing.
November 26, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Health service inflation estimated at ~4% (population increase, people living longer, ill for longer etc)
NHS yearly increase for 14 yrs has been less than 1%.
You can’t cut NHS by ~3% a year for 14 yrs & expect efficiency savings.
Things are cut to the bone & beyond.
I know. My wife is a nurse.
NHS yearly increase for 14 yrs has been less than 1%.
You can’t cut NHS by ~3% a year for 14 yrs & expect efficiency savings.
Things are cut to the bone & beyond.
I know. My wife is a nurse.
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This cartoon never gets old.
November 28, 2025 at 6:10 AM
This cartoon never gets old.
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‘Speaking outside his chateau in France, former Brexit Party and UKIP MEP Coburn answered "no" when a BBC journalist asked him whether he had ever been paid to give a speech to promote pro-Russian campaigners.’
Great work from @BBCWales. Keep going
Great work from @BBCWales. Keep going
November 28, 2025 at 6:28 AM
‘Speaking outside his chateau in France, former Brexit Party and UKIP MEP Coburn answered "no" when a BBC journalist asked him whether he had ever been paid to give a speech to promote pro-Russian campaigners.’
Great work from @BBCWales. Keep going
Great work from @BBCWales. Keep going
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A recent late afternoon walk in mown amenity grassland at Ferry Meadows where I was delighted to find my first intensely green Parrot Waxcaps of the year, a waxcap without a single trace of green, lots of Field Blewits and a tiny dull-looking bonnet, maybe Drab Bonnet
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November 27, 2025 at 9:07 PM
A recent late afternoon walk in mown amenity grassland at Ferry Meadows where I was delighted to find my first intensely green Parrot Waxcaps of the year, a waxcap without a single trace of green, lots of Field Blewits and a tiny dull-looking bonnet, maybe Drab Bonnet
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2 years later: "Nigel Farage's near monthly appearances on state-owned Russia Today have come under scrutiny after his expression of admiration for Vladimir Putin this week"
"has appeared so frequently that he is cited in RT literature as one of their special and "endlessly quotable" British guests"
"has appeared so frequently that he is cited in RT literature as one of their special and "endlessly quotable" British guests"
Nigel Farage's relationship with Russian media comes under scrutiny
The Ukip leader's Euroscepticism makes him a shoo-in at the Russian state broadcaster that is often called Putin's mouthpiece
www.theguardian.com
July 3, 2025 at 7:48 PM
2 years later: "Nigel Farage's near monthly appearances on state-owned Russia Today have come under scrutiny after his expression of admiration for Vladimir Putin this week"
"has appeared so frequently that he is cited in RT literature as one of their special and "endlessly quotable" British guests"
"has appeared so frequently that he is cited in RT literature as one of their special and "endlessly quotable" British guests"
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And it wasn't just that one time Farage said he admired Putin.
He's been running defence for him in Europe and America for over a decade
He's been running defence for him in Europe and America for over a decade
May 2014, the Charles formerly known as Prince said privately that by invading Ukraine and occupying Crimea, Putin was doing "just about the same thing as Hitler"
Nigel Farage was outraged by this statement, saying it wasn't fair on the Russian President
huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/05/21/u...
Nigel Farage was outraged by this statement, saying it wasn't fair on the Russian President
huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/05/21/u...
November 27, 2025 at 5:52 PM
And it wasn't just that one time Farage said he admired Putin.
He's been running defence for him in Europe and America for over a decade
He's been running defence for him in Europe and America for over a decade
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Maybe if Nigel Farage is brave enough to talk to @vicderbyshire.bsky.social on @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social then she can ask him to confirm that he hadn't had a close relationship with Nathan Gill since 2014 throughout UKIP, the Brexit Party, Reform UK and their common platform, Russia Today.
The casual reaction of Nigel Farage to the pro-Putin crimes of his trusted ally Nathan Gill should tell the people of Wales everything they need to know about Reform UK's priorities
Someone needs to point out their connection wasn't just UKIP + Reform UK
He was by his side, a Brexit Party MEP too
Someone needs to point out their connection wasn't just UKIP + Reform UK
He was by his side, a Brexit Party MEP too
November 27, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Maybe if Nigel Farage is brave enough to talk to @vicderbyshire.bsky.social on @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social then she can ask him to confirm that he hadn't had a close relationship with Nathan Gill since 2014 throughout UKIP, the Brexit Party, Reform UK and their common platform, Russia Today.
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Nigel Farage has spent £1m taking out adverts in the papers to distract from the Nathan Gill Russian bribe scandal.
We can't let him buy himself out of this. We need an investigation into Russian influence in our politics.
We can't let him buy himself out of this. We need an investigation into Russian influence in our politics.
November 27, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Nigel Farage has spent £1m taking out adverts in the papers to distract from the Nathan Gill Russian bribe scandal.
We can't let him buy himself out of this. We need an investigation into Russian influence in our politics.
We can't let him buy himself out of this. We need an investigation into Russian influence in our politics.
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Archaeologists make‘extraordinary discovery’ in Orkney - but won’t say what it is. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
'Extraordinary discovery' at Orkney's Ness of Brodgar Neolithic site
Archaeologists are to resume digging at the site after 3D radar technology uncovered a mystery find.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Archaeologists make‘extraordinary discovery’ in Orkney - but won’t say what it is. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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“Dear Diary,
People are still being mean about me being a racist at school. I tried saying I was only racist in a nice way, but that didn’t work so I pretended that the 23 witnesses were all making it up. Hopefully that will do the trick…”
People are still being mean about me being a racist at school. I tried saying I was only racist in a nice way, but that didn’t work so I pretended that the 23 witnesses were all making it up. Hopefully that will do the trick…”
November 27, 2025 at 2:53 PM
“Dear Diary,
People are still being mean about me being a racist at school. I tried saying I was only racist in a nice way, but that didn’t work so I pretended that the 23 witnesses were all making it up. Hopefully that will do the trick…”
People are still being mean about me being a racist at school. I tried saying I was only racist in a nice way, but that didn’t work so I pretended that the 23 witnesses were all making it up. Hopefully that will do the trick…”
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In today's Budget, the Chancellor spoke about building the economy “brick by brick” but left out the very foundation that underpins it all: nature.
The same Government that promised to restore our natural world appears instead to have wiped it from their agenda.
The same Government that promised to restore our natural world appears instead to have wiped it from their agenda.
November 26, 2025 at 4:03 PM
In today's Budget, the Chancellor spoke about building the economy “brick by brick” but left out the very foundation that underpins it all: nature.
The same Government that promised to restore our natural world appears instead to have wiped it from their agenda.
The same Government that promised to restore our natural world appears instead to have wiped it from their agenda.
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Lessons of the Budapest Memorandum
(TLDR: any peace agreement for Ukraine must include strong, legally binding and specific security guarantees.)
In December 1994, a document was signed in Budapest that was supposed to become a cornerstone of Ukraine’s security.
(TLDR: any peace agreement for Ukraine must include strong, legally binding and specific security guarantees.)
In December 1994, a document was signed in Budapest that was supposed to become a cornerstone of Ukraine’s security.
November 26, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Lessons of the Budapest Memorandum
(TLDR: any peace agreement for Ukraine must include strong, legally binding and specific security guarantees.)
In December 1994, a document was signed in Budapest that was supposed to become a cornerstone of Ukraine’s security.
(TLDR: any peace agreement for Ukraine must include strong, legally binding and specific security guarantees.)
In December 1994, a document was signed in Budapest that was supposed to become a cornerstone of Ukraine’s security.
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True
The Sixth Mass Extinction is the vilest crime of our time, bar *nothing*.
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‘A precarious position’: almost 3,000 species at risk of disappearing from Wales, report finds
Environmental body says modest investment and changes can help preserve long list of animals, fungi and lichen
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November 27, 2025 at 12:39 AM
True
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Candlesnuff fungus, rising up like a ghostly apparition from the rainforest floor and waving its limbs.
A saprotrophic species, it helps break down deadwood. It's also bioluminescent, emitting a faint green light by night.
A saprotrophic species, it helps break down deadwood. It's also bioluminescent, emitting a faint green light by night.
November 27, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Candlesnuff fungus, rising up like a ghostly apparition from the rainforest floor and waving its limbs.
A saprotrophic species, it helps break down deadwood. It's also bioluminescent, emitting a faint green light by night.
A saprotrophic species, it helps break down deadwood. It's also bioluminescent, emitting a faint green light by night.
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🔥 Highly recommended that you all sign and share.
Link to the petition—> petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Link to the petition—> petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
November 26, 2025 at 8:55 AM
🔥 Highly recommended that you all sign and share.
Link to the petition—> petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Link to the petition—> petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...