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Jez Phillips

@jezphillips.bsky.social

Retired, living in South Somerset with my husband, 2 cats, my 1960 Triumph Herald coupé and 2 x BMW i3s. Passionate about my Herald (Rita) and the environment. We have solar, a house battery, an ASHP and shares in Ripple Energy. Preferred pronouns: he/him

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Triumph Herald or Zobo?
YouTube video by Jez Phillips Triumph Herald or Zobo?

If you're into early Triumph Heralds I think you'll enjoy my little video....

youtu.be/TqhnJjh4Q9E?...

06.11.2025 14:34 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1
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Coming to YouTube very soon.....

06.11.2025 09:59 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Rita has been treated to a new distributor baseplate, points, condenser & spark plugs. I've also sprayed the rocker cover bronze which is close enough to original for me. I've also returned the radiator fan to black.
I've modified the choke cable to suit the SU H1 carburettors #TriumphHerald

21.03.2025 15:40 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
How to bring down electricity bills permanently, without subsidies | Plug Life Television episode 40
YouTube video by Plug Life Television How to bring down electricity bills permanently, without subsidies | Plug Life Television episode 40

youtu.be/ig-_WRd8GC0?...

20.03.2025 08:00 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

This, it needs repeating aggressively and repeatedly. Gas drove up electricity prices in UK, not renewables or wretched Net Zero.

19.03.2025 23:27 — 👍 222    🔁 89    💬 9    📌 0

Totally, and in the meantime the Chinese will come up with an idea, design it, build it and bring it to production way before VW.

12.03.2025 08:20 — 👍 5    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
Headline says no exodus to state sector after vat added to private school fees, say English councils.

Headline says no exodus to state sector after vat added to private school fees, say English councils.

But... but... they said state schools would be overwhelmed by pupils from private schools whose parents were rich enough to pay fees but not quite rich enough to pay VAT.

10.03.2025 08:33 — 👍 740    🔁 161    💬 20    📌 6
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prediction vs reality

10.03.2025 09:40 — 👍 996    🔁 246    💬 52    📌 23
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lol, from UK satirical magazine Private Eye

07.03.2025 21:12 — 👍 26980    🔁 5763    💬 445    📌 175

My Dad had an N reg Morris. I recollect it was an L but it did have the black vinyl C pillar which I think was an optional extra. It was an ex-dealer demo car and had to be resprayed within a year.

07.03.2025 14:47 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Wasn't he the one who said that no-one is suggesting we leave the single market and customs union?

07.03.2025 14:37 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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London air pollution down since Ulez extended to outer boroughs, study finds Levels of deadly pollutants have dropped, with significant improvements in capital’s most deprived areas

Well done Sadiq, a good decision taken in the face of extreme far right criticism.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

07.03.2025 08:33 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Thus confirming he's a narcissist.

06.03.2025 07:51 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Perhaps Musk should take his cap off, wear a suit and not bring a child on his shoulders when he's with Trump.
You know.... respect or something.

04.03.2025 12:30 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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NHS trusts defend diversity job after Elon Musk criticism The Tesla founder criticised two Hampshire trusts' ad for an equality, diversity and inclusion role.

Stay out of our democracy Musk. Who the hell do you think you are?

BBC News - NHS trusts defend diversity job after Elon Musk criticism - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

03.03.2025 17:30 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Hey Daily Mail. Why haven't you realised Trump is a bully until now?

02.03.2025 22:14 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Does 'Those who live by the sword die by the sword' cover it? The problem is how much damage can they do in the meantime.

27.02.2025 08:47 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

We're living in a topsy turvy world 😥

25.02.2025 12:43 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Oh stop it. You're a good looking bloke, receding hair or not. 😉

24.02.2025 12:05 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

You're not wrong

22.02.2025 12:45 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Neighbours cancelled - again - two years after Amazon lifeline The series will finish at the end of 2025, after 40 years and more than 9,000 episodes.

I'm gutted 😥
BBC News - Neighbours cancelled again, two years after revival
www.bbc.com/news/article...

21.02.2025 19:25 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Same here. Our Ripple investment is brilliant.

21.02.2025 12:19 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Starmer ‘to offer EU youth mobility scheme’ in post-Brexit reset No 10 as so far rejected plan, which has proved to be a key sticking point in negotiations

“Dr Mike Galsworthy, chairman of the European Movement UK, told The Independent:

“This is welcome news. We need to start pulling this country out of the no-growth quagmire of Brexit and start giving people hope for a better, brighter future.””

21.02.2025 09:42 — 👍 798    🔁 154    💬 20    📌 6

Surely telling people they can't use the pronouns they choose is controlling them. It's a topsy turvey world we live in. 😥

21.02.2025 08:56 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

What will it take for European leaders to take a strong stance? American troops supporting Putin's on the Russian side?

20.02.2025 09:24 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Ploughing and using fertiliser, pesticide and biocide is terrible for soil health. Planting monoculture year after year is terrible for biodiversity.

19.02.2025 08:35 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

What motivates these people? Weird.

18.02.2025 19:03 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

It's true. We have solar on our roof and it's wonderful. Do you?

18.02.2025 08:44 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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UK wages continue to outpace inflation, figures show Pay outstripped price rises by 3.4% between October and December while the unemployment rate remains unchanged.

In case you missed it which is highly likely because it's a positive story (although you wouldn't think so if you read it)

BBC News - UK wages continue to outpace inflation
www.bbc.com/news/article...

18.02.2025 08:41 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

So she's criticising the government that she was supporting and then a part of. Because I don't think the current government have changed anything with regards to free speech. Happy to be corrected.

17.02.2025 14:37 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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