Jen Wilshaw 🌻
@wilshaw755.bsky.social
European 🇪🇺 - hoping the UK will rejoin the EU during my lifetime but it'll have to get a move on; centre left; art, health, languages, music, space, transport
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“Well, hey … these things just snap right off.”
December 10, 2025 at 5:07 PM
“Well, hey … these things just snap right off.”
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Oh dear!
The Lib Dems and PC sided with the Tories in opposing the setting up of GB Railways and reforming the railway systems so it works better for passengers.
Thankfully it passed its second reading in the Commons yesterday.
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The Lib Dems and PC sided with the Tories in opposing the setting up of GB Railways and reforming the railway systems so it works better for passengers.
Thankfully it passed its second reading in the Commons yesterday.
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December 10, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Oh dear!
The Lib Dems and PC sided with the Tories in opposing the setting up of GB Railways and reforming the railway systems so it works better for passengers.
Thankfully it passed its second reading in the Commons yesterday.
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The Lib Dems and PC sided with the Tories in opposing the setting up of GB Railways and reforming the railway systems so it works better for passengers.
Thankfully it passed its second reading in the Commons yesterday.
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It’s time to chainsaw the Brexit red tape and end the cost of living crisis. Labour MPs should back our plan for a new customs union.
December 8, 2025 at 8:01 PM
It’s time to chainsaw the Brexit red tape and end the cost of living crisis. Labour MPs should back our plan for a new customs union.
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Reminiscent of 1980s Network SouthEast, but brasher. Though not a fan of Southern, I prefer their gentle green livery trundling across our green landscape - recalling BR Southern Region and the original old Southern Railway, which had plain green trains. commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:15...
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File:Weymouth station (September 1992).JPG - Wikimedia Commons
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December 9, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Reminiscent of 1980s Network SouthEast, but brasher. Though not a fan of Southern, I prefer their gentle green livery trundling across our green landscape - recalling BR Southern Region and the original old Southern Railway, which had plain green trains. commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:15...
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Vertical Aerospace wants the stock market to take it seriously theaircurrent.com/industry-str... (via @elanhead.com) #staycurrent
Vertical Aerospace wants the stock market to take it seriously
Company hopes unveiling of new eVTOL design will help boost its stock price and fundraising prospects
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December 9, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Vertical Aerospace wants the stock market to take it seriously theaircurrent.com/industry-str... (via @elanhead.com) #staycurrent
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And here's the latest edition of MFN, in which I try to explain what a customs union is ... again.
mostfavourednation.substack.com/p/customs-un...
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Customs Union
What do you know? You know ...
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December 7, 2025 at 10:08 PM
And here's the latest edition of MFN, in which I try to explain what a customs union is ... again.
mostfavourednation.substack.com/p/customs-un...
mostfavourednation.substack.com/p/customs-un...
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December 7, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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Hyvää syntymäpäivää Jean Sibelius!
Happy 160th birthday!
Happy 160th birthday!
December 8, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Hyvää syntymäpäivää Jean Sibelius!
Happy 160th birthday!
Happy 160th birthday!
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++ BAHN-ANSAGE DES MONATS, 11/2025 ++
December 7, 2025 at 6:29 PM
++ BAHN-ANSAGE DES MONATS, 11/2025 ++
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The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) announced that it will no longer publish content on Elon Musk’s platform, X. The organization said it can “no longer ethically participate in a social network that its owner has transformed into a machine of disinformation and propaganda.”
European Federation of Journalists to stop posting content on X
The EFJ represents over 295,000 journalists in 44 countries.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
December 7, 2025 at 1:19 PM
The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) announced that it will no longer publish content on Elon Musk’s platform, X. The organization said it can “no longer ethically participate in a social network that its owner has transformed into a machine of disinformation and propaganda.”
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Mark Kelly: "They are not silencing me. I'm still speaking out. I still am going to do my job every single day regardless of whether this president wants to kill me, hang me, execute me, or shut me up. I'm not gonna shut up."
December 7, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Mark Kelly: "They are not silencing me. I'm still speaking out. I still am going to do my job every single day regardless of whether this president wants to kill me, hang me, execute me, or shut me up. I'm not gonna shut up."
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Why I haven’t managed a swim so far in December…
December 7, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Why I haven’t managed a swim so far in December…
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December 7, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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This letter from former Cabinet Secretaries and others is straightforwardly wrong regarding the constitutional role of the House of Lords relative to the role of the Commons. /1
NEW: In a joint letter, senior peers including 3 former cabinet secretaries and 3 former Lords speakers have warned peers not to use procedural manoeuvres to thwart the assisted dying bill.
With 1,100+ amendments tabled, they warn the reputation of Parliament is on the line.
With 1,100+ amendments tabled, they warn the reputation of Parliament is on the line.
December 7, 2025 at 10:37 AM
This letter from former Cabinet Secretaries and others is straightforwardly wrong regarding the constitutional role of the House of Lords relative to the role of the Commons. /1
And so to London and down the ever-moving
Stairs
Where a warm wind blows the bodies of men together
And blows apart their
complexes and cares.
(Louis MacNeice)
(Always in my head when in the tube :))
Stairs
Where a warm wind blows the bodies of men together
And blows apart their
complexes and cares.
(Louis MacNeice)
(Always in my head when in the tube :))
Which lines of poetry live rent-free in your head?
December 6, 2025 at 9:14 PM
And so to London and down the ever-moving
Stairs
Where a warm wind blows the bodies of men together
And blows apart their
complexes and cares.
(Louis MacNeice)
(Always in my head when in the tube :))
Stairs
Where a warm wind blows the bodies of men together
And blows apart their
complexes and cares.
(Louis MacNeice)
(Always in my head when in the tube :))
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‘Fracture’ is now available as a limited edition print. Feel free to message me for more details.
December 6, 2025 at 9:10 AM
‘Fracture’ is now available as a limited edition print. Feel free to message me for more details.
This lives rent free in my head too!
The sunlight on the garden
Hardens and grows cold.
We cannot cage the minute
Within its nets of gold.
When all is told
We cannot beg for pardon.
(Louis McNeice)
Hardens and grows cold.
We cannot cage the minute
Within its nets of gold.
When all is told
We cannot beg for pardon.
(Louis McNeice)
Which lines of poetry live rent-free in your head?
December 6, 2025 at 8:58 PM
This lives rent free in my head too!
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We're celebrating 12 Days of Medieval Illuminations. Today, 7 medieval dogs. Which would you adopt? 🐕
December 6, 2025 at 8:25 PM
We're celebrating 12 Days of Medieval Illuminations. Today, 7 medieval dogs. Which would you adopt? 🐕
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Dutch has a fascinating word for "law": 'wet'.
It comes from Proto-Germanic *witōþan.
Its meaning is reconstructed as "that which is observed".
Old High German had 'wiʒʒōd', Gothic 'witōþ'.
They're related to *witanan, the ancestor of 'to wit', Dutch 'weten', and German 'wissen', all "to know".
It comes from Proto-Germanic *witōþan.
Its meaning is reconstructed as "that which is observed".
Old High German had 'wiʒʒōd', Gothic 'witōþ'.
They're related to *witanan, the ancestor of 'to wit', Dutch 'weten', and German 'wissen', all "to know".
The word ‘law’ is connected with ‘legal’, but etymologically they’re entirely unrelated.
‘Law’ is related to the verbs ‘to lie’ and ‘to lay’. It comes from a Germanic word meaning “things that are laid out”.
‘Legal’ is related to ‘loyal’. Both derive from Latin ‘lēx’ (law).
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‘Law’ is related to the verbs ‘to lie’ and ‘to lay’. It comes from a Germanic word meaning “things that are laid out”.
‘Legal’ is related to ‘loyal’. Both derive from Latin ‘lēx’ (law).
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December 6, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Dutch has a fascinating word for "law": 'wet'.
It comes from Proto-Germanic *witōþan.
Its meaning is reconstructed as "that which is observed".
Old High German had 'wiʒʒōd', Gothic 'witōþ'.
They're related to *witanan, the ancestor of 'to wit', Dutch 'weten', and German 'wissen', all "to know".
It comes from Proto-Germanic *witōþan.
Its meaning is reconstructed as "that which is observed".
Old High German had 'wiʒʒōd', Gothic 'witōþ'.
They're related to *witanan, the ancestor of 'to wit', Dutch 'weten', and German 'wissen', all "to know".
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A Watery Sun. 9°C with views to the River Humber. Sheep on the hillside.
December 6, 2025 at 12:17 PM
A Watery Sun. 9°C with views to the River Humber. Sheep on the hillside.
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For #squirrelsaturday I have a few shots of a plump Red Squirrel I met eating berries on a sunny morning last week.
#mammals #naturetherapy #naturephotography #wildlifetherapy #eastcoastkin #redsquirrel #squirrel #mammalphotography #sqrlpix #ireland #irishwildlife
#mammals #naturetherapy #naturephotography #wildlifetherapy #eastcoastkin #redsquirrel #squirrel #mammalphotography #sqrlpix #ireland #irishwildlife
December 6, 2025 at 7:33 AM
For #squirrelsaturday I have a few shots of a plump Red Squirrel I met eating berries on a sunny morning last week.
#mammals #naturetherapy #naturephotography #wildlifetherapy #eastcoastkin #redsquirrel #squirrel #mammalphotography #sqrlpix #ireland #irishwildlife
#mammals #naturetherapy #naturephotography #wildlifetherapy #eastcoastkin #redsquirrel #squirrel #mammalphotography #sqrlpix #ireland #irishwildlife
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At present there are lots of letting agents advertising 6 month tenancy agreements and incentives to move in 'before Christmas'. If you move in before 1/1/26 you can still be issued a section 21 at month four. See guidance below for landlords and agents.
www.gov.uk/guidance/ren...
www.gov.uk/guidance/ren...
December 6, 2025 at 10:40 AM
At present there are lots of letting agents advertising 6 month tenancy agreements and incentives to move in 'before Christmas'. If you move in before 1/1/26 you can still be issued a section 21 at month four. See guidance below for landlords and agents.
www.gov.uk/guidance/ren...
www.gov.uk/guidance/ren...
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I go abroad for a week and return to wall-to-wall melodrama, pearl clutching and fainting sofa flop-downs about a surcharge affecting 1% of homes.
Britain's capacity for uncontrolled panic about nonsense remains totally undefeated.
I missed you, chaos island.
Britain's capacity for uncontrolled panic about nonsense remains totally undefeated.
I missed you, chaos island.
Collectivising Surrey: A Tragedy in One Act
The mansion tax isn’t a revolution - but judging by the screaming, you’d think Rachel Reeves had just seized the Home Counties and nationalised the Cotswolds.
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December 6, 2025 at 8:23 AM
I go abroad for a week and return to wall-to-wall melodrama, pearl clutching and fainting sofa flop-downs about a surcharge affecting 1% of homes.
Britain's capacity for uncontrolled panic about nonsense remains totally undefeated.
I missed you, chaos island.
Britain's capacity for uncontrolled panic about nonsense remains totally undefeated.
I missed you, chaos island.
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The UK wants cleaner air. But its rules are stuck in the age of smog.
Wood-burning stoves face new restrictions – but a loophole from Britain’s smog years is fuelling the problem
The UK wants cleaner air. But its rules are stuck in the age of smog.
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December 6, 2025 at 8:46 AM
The UK wants cleaner air. But its rules are stuck in the age of smog.