Shen
@shenyates.bsky.social
Proud European, love reading and walking my dogs. Have no time for Tories or Trump and his gang.
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Robert Peston, "Carney stands up to Trump.. Keir Starmer is placating Trump, which is better?"
Geoffrey Hinton, "Mark Carney's approach is the right approach. Trump is a bully. If you stand up to bullies, you might get somewhere"
"Trying to placate bullies. That sounds like 1938 to me"
Geoffrey Hinton, "Mark Carney's approach is the right approach. Trump is a bully. If you stand up to bullies, you might get somewhere"
"Trying to placate bullies. That sounds like 1938 to me"
April 2, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Robert Peston, "Carney stands up to Trump.. Keir Starmer is placating Trump, which is better?"
Geoffrey Hinton, "Mark Carney's approach is the right approach. Trump is a bully. If you stand up to bullies, you might get somewhere"
"Trying to placate bullies. That sounds like 1938 to me"
Geoffrey Hinton, "Mark Carney's approach is the right approach. Trump is a bully. If you stand up to bullies, you might get somewhere"
"Trying to placate bullies. That sounds like 1938 to me"
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The government issues Tees Valley Combined Authority with a Best Value Notice
“Under the notice, TVCA will be required to… provide the department with a clear strategy for improvement across all recommendations set out in the Tees Valley Review.”
@northeastbylines.co.uk
“Under the notice, TVCA will be required to… provide the department with a clear strategy for improvement across all recommendations set out in the Tees Valley Review.”
@northeastbylines.co.uk
Government hits Houchen with Best Value Notice
The government today (3 April) issued Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA) with a Best Value Notice
northeastbylines.co.uk
April 3, 2025 at 5:57 PM
The government issues Tees Valley Combined Authority with a Best Value Notice
“Under the notice, TVCA will be required to… provide the department with a clear strategy for improvement across all recommendations set out in the Tees Valley Review.”
@northeastbylines.co.uk
“Under the notice, TVCA will be required to… provide the department with a clear strategy for improvement across all recommendations set out in the Tees Valley Review.”
@northeastbylines.co.uk
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UK govt is committed to handing £2.5bn to steel companies rather than nationalising.
Companies will own the resulting assets, income streams.
Govt will not take an equity stake, make the amount a repayable loan.
It is free money.
Why no questions about corporate welfare.
Companies will own the resulting assets, income streams.
Govt will not take an equity stake, make the amount a repayable loan.
It is free money.
Why no questions about corporate welfare.
April 3, 2025 at 10:18 AM
UK govt is committed to handing £2.5bn to steel companies rather than nationalising.
Companies will own the resulting assets, income streams.
Govt will not take an equity stake, make the amount a repayable loan.
It is free money.
Why no questions about corporate welfare.
Companies will own the resulting assets, income streams.
Govt will not take an equity stake, make the amount a repayable loan.
It is free money.
Why no questions about corporate welfare.
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Victorian diseases erysipelas and scabies return to the UK.
Poverty, malnutrition, poor housing are the main causes.
Govt response - benefit cuts for poor/disabled, two-child benefit cap, winter fuel payment cut, freeze tax thresholds.
NHS queues, can't see GPs.
Must redistribute.
Poverty, malnutrition, poor housing are the main causes.
Govt response - benefit cuts for poor/disabled, two-child benefit cap, winter fuel payment cut, freeze tax thresholds.
NHS queues, can't see GPs.
Must redistribute.
Doctors urge government to fight poverty after rise in patients with Victorian diseases
Survey finds vast majority of doctors are concerned at impact of health inequalities on their patients
www.theguardian.com
April 3, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Victorian diseases erysipelas and scabies return to the UK.
Poverty, malnutrition, poor housing are the main causes.
Govt response - benefit cuts for poor/disabled, two-child benefit cap, winter fuel payment cut, freeze tax thresholds.
NHS queues, can't see GPs.
Must redistribute.
Poverty, malnutrition, poor housing are the main causes.
Govt response - benefit cuts for poor/disabled, two-child benefit cap, winter fuel payment cut, freeze tax thresholds.
NHS queues, can't see GPs.
Must redistribute.
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We spent 3 months working on this. All in Alba's name.
We can feed 1250 street dogs a day now with the freshest and healthiest food.
What a legacy for Alba
We can feed 1250 street dogs a day now with the freshest and healthiest food.
What a legacy for Alba
March 23, 2025 at 11:42 AM
We spent 3 months working on this. All in Alba's name.
We can feed 1250 street dogs a day now with the freshest and healthiest food.
What a legacy for Alba
We can feed 1250 street dogs a day now with the freshest and healthiest food.
What a legacy for Alba
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Trump threatens Iran with military action if nuclear deal not reached.
In 2018, Trump tore up the nuclear treaty with Iran.
Deal = Do as Trump says or else.
Trump has made military/economic threats to Gaza, Greenland, Canada, Panama, Mexico, China.
What if one leads to hot war?
In 2018, Trump tore up the nuclear treaty with Iran.
Deal = Do as Trump says or else.
Trump has made military/economic threats to Gaza, Greenland, Canada, Panama, Mexico, China.
What if one leads to hot war?
Trump says he sent a letter to Iran urging negotiations on nuclear weapons
"There are two ways Iran can be handled, militarily or you make a deal. I would prefer to make a deal," Trump told Fox host Maria Bartiromo.
abcnews.go.com
March 7, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Trump threatens Iran with military action if nuclear deal not reached.
In 2018, Trump tore up the nuclear treaty with Iran.
Deal = Do as Trump says or else.
Trump has made military/economic threats to Gaza, Greenland, Canada, Panama, Mexico, China.
What if one leads to hot war?
In 2018, Trump tore up the nuclear treaty with Iran.
Deal = Do as Trump says or else.
Trump has made military/economic threats to Gaza, Greenland, Canada, Panama, Mexico, China.
What if one leads to hot war?
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Pinched from another place ...
March 7, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Pinched from another place ...
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Today at the “Stand up for Science” demonstration at the Lincoln Memorial.
March 7, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Today at the “Stand up for Science” demonstration at the Lincoln Memorial.
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It’s sad on the eve of Presidents Day it’s appropriate to have to post this.
February 16, 2025 at 12:15 PM
It’s sad on the eve of Presidents Day it’s appropriate to have to post this.
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UK Health Secretary Wes Streeting says the NHS will remain
1. publicly funded.
2. free at the point of delivery.
Silent on what is happening in-between.
NHS becoming a shell, handing contacts to private sector. 30%-40% of money vanishes in profits. Money buys less.
Say NO to NHS privatisation.
1. publicly funded.
2. free at the point of delivery.
Silent on what is happening in-between.
NHS becoming a shell, handing contacts to private sector. 30%-40% of money vanishes in profits. Money buys less.
Say NO to NHS privatisation.
January 29, 2025 at 8:24 AM
UK Health Secretary Wes Streeting says the NHS will remain
1. publicly funded.
2. free at the point of delivery.
Silent on what is happening in-between.
NHS becoming a shell, handing contacts to private sector. 30%-40% of money vanishes in profits. Money buys less.
Say NO to NHS privatisation.
1. publicly funded.
2. free at the point of delivery.
Silent on what is happening in-between.
NHS becoming a shell, handing contacts to private sector. 30%-40% of money vanishes in profits. Money buys less.
Say NO to NHS privatisation.
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I remain opposed to a new runway at Heathrow airport because of the severe impact it will have on noise, air pollution and meeting our climate change targets.
January 29, 2025 at 11:09 AM
I remain opposed to a new runway at Heathrow airport because of the severe impact it will have on noise, air pollution and meeting our climate change targets.
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This is Fudge. She may not be the sharpest pup in the world, but more importantly, she is not a quitter. 13/10
January 29, 2025 at 12:18 AM
This is Fudge. She may not be the sharpest pup in the world, but more importantly, she is not a quitter. 13/10
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I am a little bored with the 'What About Brexit?' bombardment tbh but you really can't talk about the UK's "deep economic scars" without bloody mentioning it. Unless you're the BBC, apparently. Its negative impact is not an opinion, it's counting.
January 29, 2025 at 10:52 AM
I am a little bored with the 'What About Brexit?' bombardment tbh but you really can't talk about the UK's "deep economic scars" without bloody mentioning it. Unless you're the BBC, apparently. Its negative impact is not an opinion, it's counting.
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Government Confirms No Leveson 2 Inquiry Into the Press – After ‘Monumental’ Admission of Wrongdoing By News UK in Prince Harry Case
WHY? Leveson 2 has never been needed more
bylinetimes.com/2025/01/22/g...
WHY? Leveson 2 has never been needed more
bylinetimes.com/2025/01/22/g...
Government Confirms No Leveson 2 Inquiry Into the Press - After 'Monumental' Admission of Wrongdoing By News UK in Prince Harry Case
Murdoch's newspaper group apologises for 15 years of privacy breaches in landmark settlement – but the Prime Minister's office quickly dismisses calls for a fresh investigation
bylinetimes.com
January 23, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Government Confirms No Leveson 2 Inquiry Into the Press – After ‘Monumental’ Admission of Wrongdoing By News UK in Prince Harry Case
WHY? Leveson 2 has never been needed more
bylinetimes.com/2025/01/22/g...
WHY? Leveson 2 has never been needed more
bylinetimes.com/2025/01/22/g...
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From the CWS Archive. September 2022.
January 22, 2025 at 8:00 PM
From the CWS Archive. September 2022.
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Four years ago I wrote my inaugural poem The Hill We Climb. Both when I wrote it and performed it, I did so while continuously reflecting on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr and Coretta Scott King’s legacy.
January 20, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Four years ago I wrote my inaugural poem The Hill We Climb. Both when I wrote it and performed it, I did so while continuously reflecting on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr and Coretta Scott King’s legacy.
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Rat-infested Dartmoor prison may never reopen, pays Prince William’s Duchy of Cornwall £1.5m a year. Public purse pays cost of upkeep.
The Duchy owns many assets; exempt from corporation tax, and capital gains tax
Any chance of UK Govt looking at this welfare ... thought not.
archive.ph/UnpkE
The Duchy owns many assets; exempt from corporation tax, and capital gains tax
Any chance of UK Govt looking at this welfare ... thought not.
archive.ph/UnpkE
Rat-infested prison that may never reopen pays Prince William’s Duchy £1.5m a year
HMP Dartmoor, which closed in August over toxic gas fears, has 24 years left on its lease
www.thetimes.com
January 19, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Rat-infested Dartmoor prison may never reopen, pays Prince William’s Duchy of Cornwall £1.5m a year. Public purse pays cost of upkeep.
The Duchy owns many assets; exempt from corporation tax, and capital gains tax
Any chance of UK Govt looking at this welfare ... thought not.
archive.ph/UnpkE
The Duchy owns many assets; exempt from corporation tax, and capital gains tax
Any chance of UK Govt looking at this welfare ... thought not.
archive.ph/UnpkE
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Why is our taxpayer's money going to the Royals in so many ways?
Empty Dartmoor prison pays Prince William’s Duchy £1.5m a year & has another 24 years left on its lease
Charities which the Royals are patrons of also pay millions to them in rent
Make it make sense
www.thetimes.com/article/ddf3...
Empty Dartmoor prison pays Prince William’s Duchy £1.5m a year & has another 24 years left on its lease
Charities which the Royals are patrons of also pay millions to them in rent
Make it make sense
www.thetimes.com/article/ddf3...
Dartmoor jail that pays Duchy £1.5m a year may never reopen
Riddled with rats, HMP Dartmoor, which closed in August over toxic gas fears, has 24 years left on its lease
www.thetimes.com
January 18, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Why is our taxpayer's money going to the Royals in so many ways?
Empty Dartmoor prison pays Prince William’s Duchy £1.5m a year & has another 24 years left on its lease
Charities which the Royals are patrons of also pay millions to them in rent
Make it make sense
www.thetimes.com/article/ddf3...
Empty Dartmoor prison pays Prince William’s Duchy £1.5m a year & has another 24 years left on its lease
Charities which the Royals are patrons of also pay millions to them in rent
Make it make sense
www.thetimes.com/article/ddf3...
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So, three unsuccessful saving throws so far since last month - so here’s a fourth one:
Is anyone in need of a healthcare strategist who occasionally mumbles “for fuck’s sake” under their breath but consistently delivers high quality work?
Will spreadsheet for my dinner.
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Is anyone in need of a healthcare strategist who occasionally mumbles “for fuck’s sake” under their breath but consistently delivers high quality work?
Will spreadsheet for my dinner.
🐻
a dungeons and dragons tray with a purple dice
Alt: a dungeons and dragons tray with a purple dice
media.tenor.com
January 15, 2025 at 5:18 PM
So, three unsuccessful saving throws so far since last month - so here’s a fourth one:
Is anyone in need of a healthcare strategist who occasionally mumbles “for fuck’s sake” under their breath but consistently delivers high quality work?
Will spreadsheet for my dinner.
🐻
Is anyone in need of a healthcare strategist who occasionally mumbles “for fuck’s sake” under their breath but consistently delivers high quality work?
Will spreadsheet for my dinner.
🐻
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And it never failed that during the dry years the people forgot about the wet years, and during the wet years they lost all memory of the dry years. It was always that way.
John Steinbeck
John Steinbeck
January 9, 2025 at 7:42 PM
And it never failed that during the dry years the people forgot about the wet years, and during the wet years they lost all memory of the dry years. It was always that way.
John Steinbeck
John Steinbeck
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Great letter in today's Guardian. What sort of free speech is prevented by factchecking, Zuck?
January 9, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Great letter in today's Guardian. What sort of free speech is prevented by factchecking, Zuck?
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I see three distinct phases. Pre-Fox, when opinion was diverse but actual facts were indisputable.
Fox/Trump, where objective truth was subjected to the false equivalence of ‘alternative facts’ (ie lies).
And now, where media & tech platform owners collude with him to drown out the truth altogether.
Fox/Trump, where objective truth was subjected to the false equivalence of ‘alternative facts’ (ie lies).
And now, where media & tech platform owners collude with him to drown out the truth altogether.
January 8, 2025 at 3:45 PM
I see three distinct phases. Pre-Fox, when opinion was diverse but actual facts were indisputable.
Fox/Trump, where objective truth was subjected to the false equivalence of ‘alternative facts’ (ie lies).
And now, where media & tech platform owners collude with him to drown out the truth altogether.
Fox/Trump, where objective truth was subjected to the false equivalence of ‘alternative facts’ (ie lies).
And now, where media & tech platform owners collude with him to drown out the truth altogether.