Ian Shotton

Ian Shotton

@ianshotton.bsky.social

Love Chester; prefer dogs to some people; Business Lecturer Chester; Hate Brexit; Socially Democratic; UTV; Aston Villa; #AVFC

430 Followers 1,347 Following 44 Posts Joined Aug 2023
4 months ago

Trump's White House & fawning hacks here don't really care about the 0.001% that the BBC gets wrong. They care about all the stuff it gets right.

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5 months ago
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Is the UK state pension REALLY the worst among rich rival countries? An oft-cited measure, which looks at how far the state pension goes in replacing an average salary in different countries, does not tell the whole story. - we take a look.

Or here Claire www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/pensio...

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5 months ago

See here researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/SN...

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7 months ago
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If you want to see Michelle Mone kicked out of the House of Lords and arrested until she pays the £232,000,000 she owes give this a RT.

If you want Rishi Sunak's involvement in the £14,900,000,000 PPE Fraud he covered up investigated, LIKE.

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6 months ago

Rhetorical question I assume but UBI paid for by taxing those who profit from the benefits of automation/fewer workers might be one approach?

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7 months ago

I can't read without subscription but, 8 is more than 'a matter of weeks' and A level results not out for another 2 weeks so surely most renters wait until places confirmed after that?

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10 months ago
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This is what Roy Jenkins had to say about immigration on 8th November 1966, when he was Home Secretary.

Not only an economic case; but "To live apart, for a person, a city or a country, is to lead a life of declining intellectual stimulation."

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10 months ago

Excellent points made here

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10 months ago
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NHS cancer patients denied life-saving drugs due to Brexit costs, report finds Exclusive: Britons found to have ‘lost out’ while rest of Europe benefits from golden age of research and treatments

Brexit Curse.

NHS cancer patients denied life-saving drugs due to Brexit costs.

Cost of importing new cancer drugs quadrupled. Shipping costs up 10 times.

Brexit destroyed collaborative research.

That wasn't on the side of the red bus.

Save lives. Rejoin the EU.

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11 months ago

I’m shocked. Shocked, I tell you.

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11 months ago
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“He made 2.5 million today and he made $900 million. That’s not bad.”

Sounds like market manipulation to me. That’s bad.

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11 months ago

A Government official said today, "We are not going back on Brexit."

Do you want to go back on Brexit, I do, and most of the UK does too.

It doesn't matter what they want, it matters what you do.

That's democracy.

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11 months ago
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"If we are not able to ask skeptical questions, to interrogate those who tell us that something is true, to be skeptical of those in authority, then we're up for grabs for the next charlatan, political or religious, who comes ambling along." - Carl Sagan

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“You will see wonders beyond your imagination, nod, think “that’s a cool wonder”, and become inured to it”

A thought-provoking essay on reconstructing meaning in a world of AI content, and the role of our agency in finding meaning & wonder for ourselves. www.astralcodexten.com/p/the-colors...

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£7.5 million plan to transform emergency care at Countess of Chester A new £7.5 million plan to bring down waiting times and improve patient experiences of emergency care at the Countess of Chester Hospital has been revealed today. The plan will provide patients wit…

thechesterblog.com/2025/03/31/7...

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Beautiful sunset over Chester (UK)

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1 year ago
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a blue and yellow heart with two hands hugging each other ALT: a blue and yellow heart with two hands hugging each other

In a world where you can be anything…

Be a Zelensky

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1 year ago

What the letter should have said…

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1 year ago
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Mind blowing.

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1 year ago

Failed my Britishness test abysmally!

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1 year ago

I see it as a diplomatic minefield, what’s the easy solution?

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1 year ago

Whenever you welcome guests, treat them with kindness, grace and respect. Simple as that.

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1 year ago

Is that enough Thanks for the playground bullies?

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1 year ago
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Pass it on.
#StandWithUkraine

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1 year ago
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1 year ago
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CRAZY SCENES as ASENSIO SCORES 90th MINUTE WINNER vs Chelsea! 🤯 YouTube video by Villa On Tour

NEW VIDEO LIVE NOW! 🍿

You can’t beat a 90th minute winner in front of the Holte End…

DO NOT MISS THIS! 👇🏼

🔗 youtu.be/3bTgxY9JBRo?...

#AVFC #UTV #CFC

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1 year ago

How have I never seen this before?? My jaw just hit the ground 🤯

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1 year ago

I mean I’d love to say with full confidence that the US President isn’t actually going to try to invade Canada, take ownership of Gaza or default on government debts, but I simply don’t think this is a 0% risk any more. Old assumptions are feeling pretty rickety right now.

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1 year ago
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Superior Aston Villa cruise past Spurs thanks to Ramsey and Rogers Newsflash: the Tottenham diehards who travelled to Villa Park are rather keen for Daniel Levy to sell up and leave their club. The refrain against the chairman pounded throughout this FA Cup tie. What they would also like is something more from their…

Superior Aston Villa cruise past Spurs thanks to Ramsey and Rogers

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