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a man and a woman are laying in bed with the words what are we going to do ALT: a man and a woman are laying in bed with the words what are we going to do
02.11.2025 09:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Also complete amnesia about the fact that itโ€™s the animals at Esmeโ€™s farm that are being cared for, not Esme! Are the cows supposed to milk themselves? Grrrr #theArchers

30.10.2025 07:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Imagine this, and places just like it all across Ireland, once again covered in its natural habitat of *wildly* species-rich, spellbinding, rainforests.

By simply making it worth farmers' while to remove their few sheep, we could so easily magic wand them back into existence.

23.10.2025 05:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 130    ๐Ÿ” 27    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Votersโ€™ anger is largely focused on asylum, and perhaps on low-skilled immigration.

The government response seems to be focused on making sure no high-skilled immigrant will ever pick the UK in future, and the ones currently here will rapidly rethink their decision.

This will not end well.

20.10.2025 09:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 414    ๐Ÿ” 120    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 28    ๐Ÿ“Œ 8
Opinion:
A-level English, voluntary work, delayed citizenship: itโ€™s Labourโ€™s Orwellian Two Minutes Hate for immigrants
Nesrine Malik

Opinion: A-level English, voluntary work, delayed citizenship: itโ€™s Labourโ€™s Orwellian Two Minutes Hate for immigrants Nesrine Malik

This article is well worth a read.

www.theguardian.com/world/commen...

20.10.2025 09:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 90    ๐Ÿ” 35    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Amazing story in The Times. Reform UK failed to pay VAT to HMRC on its sales (tickets, merchandise). About ยฃ400k in all.

Not tax avoidance. Not tax evasion. They just didn't realise when you sell stuff you have to charge VAT.

20.10.2025 09:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1520    ๐Ÿ” 751    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 175    ๐Ÿ“Œ 136

And, per @jdportes.bsky.social, the more friction/uncertainty you put into the immigration system the higher the likelihood that you dissuade higher skilled migrants from coming/staying because they have options. Itโ€™s self-defeating and doesnโ€™t work as signal cause the rhetoric ratchet goes one way.

20.10.2025 09:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 22    ๐Ÿ” 11    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ†˜ ๐Ÿ›Ÿ Brexit is a disaster even for big business!

M&S boss Stuart Machin says 6 out of 19 lorries from GB๐Ÿ‘‰NI are stopped daily for Brexit checks: each one carrying up to 650 pages of paperwork.

Taking back control translates as wasting time, money, energy on pointless bureaucracy that helps no one.

20.10.2025 09:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 352    ๐Ÿ” 127    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 23    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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Golden autumn leaves

20.10.2025 07:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 345    ๐Ÿ” 28    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Brexit Will Damage The UK Economy 'For The Foreseeable Future', Says Bank Of England Chief Andrew Bailey confirms what we've all known for years.

Brexit Will Damage The UK Economy 'For The Foreseeable Future', Says Bank Of England Chief

www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/brexit...

19.10.2025 07:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 59    ๐Ÿ” 29    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5
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An autumn morning in our local park

19.10.2025 07:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 380    ๐Ÿ” 36    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
A male swan is floating on calm waters in the cove. Behind him are trees that are changing color.

A male swan is floating on calm waters in the cove. Behind him are trees that are changing color.

My friend Jerry came by for a visit ๐Ÿฅฐ #CTShoreline #swans #FallFoliage

18.10.2025 22:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 263    ๐Ÿ” 29    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 13    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง The charm of October in the Babolovo Park of Tsarskoe Selo
๐Ÿ“ท Tsarskoe Selo, Katerina Novak
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ ะžั‡ะฐั€ะพะฒะฐะฝะธะต ะพะบั‚ัะฑั€ั ะฒ ะ‘ะฐะฑะพะปะพะฒัะบะพะผ ะฟะฐั€ะบะต ะฆะฐั€ัะบะพะณะพ ะกะตะปะฐ
#photohour #stormhour #worldheritagesite

18.10.2025 13:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 38    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€œThe real things havenโ€™t changed. It is still best to be honest and truthful; to make the most of what we have; to be happy with simple pleasures; and have courage when things go wrong.โ€ ~Laura Ingalls Wilder~
Today, find some time to do something you really enjoy. Happy Wednesday everyone.๐Ÿฆ‹

15.10.2025 11:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 28    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I bang on about this a lot: I think the combination of a global pandemic, underregulated internet/SM, collapse/corruption of trustworthy media, plus now unregulated genAI, is a wildly toxic environment for radicalisation & mental health. We see the results of that in our politics & lives every day

13.10.2025 07:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 793    ๐Ÿ” 197    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 21    ๐Ÿ“Œ 10
A close cropped b/w photo of a cygnet mute swan swimming towards the camera in a park lake.

A close cropped b/w photo of a cygnet mute swan swimming towards the camera in a park lake.

The awkward teenage years.

A Cygnet growing up fast at our local park.

#nature #photography #EastCoastKin #BirdOfTheDay #ColorADay #BWFri #Ireland

10.10.2025 12:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 342    ๐Ÿ” 33    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 14    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Results showing a LibDem win with 787 votes. Reform were second with 391, and 65 for Greens and 39 for Labour.

Results showing a LibDem win with 787 votes. Reform were second with 391, and 65 for Greens and 39 for Labour.

Local by election in my town council ward yesterdayโ€ฆ we have had Reform chucking money at it, and the โ€œSussex Patriotsโ€ group putting flags everywhereโ€ฆandโ€ฆtoo many for Reform, but no Tory candidate, so itโ€™s been tense! ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰

10.10.2025 11:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 20    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Happy Saturday! #BirdOfTheDay #ukbirds #ukwildlife #EastCoastKin

11.10.2025 08:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 273    ๐Ÿ” 28    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 10    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Injured runaway horse retires from military service Quaker, 15, was one of five Household Cavalry horses spooked while on an exercise in Belgravia.

Lovely story about Quaker the horse on #r4today

www.bbc.com/news/article...

11.10.2025 08:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Multiple reports from Israeli, Arab and US sources that a ceasefire deal in Gaza could be imminent, with the hope that Phase 1 is signed today or tomorrow and hostage releases would begin almost immediately.

08.10.2025 17:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 70    ๐Ÿ” 12    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus): This is a 20cm (7.9in) species of sparrow that has a chestnut brown head and nape, white cheeks and collar with a contrasting black cheek spot. Nice photo taken by Paul Morton in the UK. #sparrow #treesparrow #bird #birds #wildlife #nature #tweet #uk #bsky

08.10.2025 18:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 154    ๐Ÿ” 16    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
Yellow Labrador wearing a red harness jumping up a bank of grass and ferns

Yellow Labrador wearing a red harness jumping up a bank of grass and ferns

Action Janie! #dog #dogs #labrador #lab #labradorsofbluesky #yellowlabrador #yellowlabsofbluesky #labradorretriever
#dogsofbluesky

06.10.2025 17:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

We flounced out of the EU on the say-so of politicians who lied to us. And what a total shitshow thatโ€™s turned out to be. The polar opposite of what they promised. Now the call to flounce out of the ECHR. By the same people. Telling the same lies. Has the country been kicked in the head by a horse?

05.10.2025 07:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5096    ๐Ÿ” 1738    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 270    ๐Ÿ“Œ 73
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โ€˜Thick as Thievesโ€™: Nathan Gill and Nigel Farageโ€™s Putin Problem Far from being distant from the Reform UK Leader, insiders told Byline Times that the former MEP convicted of bribery was one of Farageโ€™s closest aides, while we reveal how Gill worked on the Kremlinโ€™...

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@bylinetimes.bsky.social can now reveal that, during the crucial period when convicted Reform leader Nathan Gill was most active, working directly with Russian President Vladimir Putinโ€™s most senior ally in Ukraine, he was also one of Nigel Farageโ€™s closest confidantes 1/12

04.10.2025 13:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1711    ๐Ÿ” 1154    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 51    ๐Ÿ“Œ 118
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Fellow creatures: the new GCSE in natural history The new GCSE in natural history is a vital step toward restoring our knowledge of and respect for the natural world

๐Ÿ”ฅ Britain is about to launch a new GCSE in natural history โ€“ a vital step toward restoring our knowledge of and respect for the natural world.

04.10.2025 06:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 717    ๐Ÿ” 177    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 24    ๐Ÿ“Œ 13

The end of due process for immigrants is the end of due process for citizens.

Few understand this.

03.10.2025 14:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9441    ๐Ÿ” 2940    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 214    ๐Ÿ“Œ 115

Sadly, I must agree. โ€œWhat is done is done and will not be undone anytime soon. The UK is outside the European Union and will stay outside, probably until the end of time.โ€

05.10.2025 05:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ™ ๐Ÿ’š

02.10.2025 01:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17707    ๐Ÿ” 5033    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 298    ๐Ÿ“Œ 198

Final caveat - I donโ€™t think that asylum seeking peopleโ€™s & refugeesโ€™ rights should be contingent on the โ€œvalueโ€ they bring especially if that value is an arbitrary annual wage figure.

Value manifests in all sorts of ways. But also, everyone has a right to safety & sanctuary.

02.10.2025 06:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 53    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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