Rory Stewart

Autumnal December in France

December looking like autumn In France. At least the dogs are well camouflaged (lots of shooting going on!) pic 2 Tree of the Day

@rorystewartuk.bsky.social I hope you (and campbell) will see this post, and the research the Decodïng Trolls account does. You must know from your travels the powers of the tales.

Here we go

Proud dad

Here we go

Petition: Call a General Election I would like there to be another General Election. I believe the current Labour Government have gone back on the promises they laid out in the lead up to the last election.

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70... I am ashamed of every single person signing this we had a democratic election just over 4 months ago, people need to respect our parliamentary democracy.

England’s national parks facing financial peril due to budget cuts, say CEOs Leaders warn cost savings will lead to mass redundancies and that spaces could become ‘paper parks’

All the evidence shows importance of greater access to nature, so cuts to England’s national parks are short-sighted & self-defeating. Instead Govt should reform them, give them a strong nature recovery focus & recognise their contribution to health & wellbeing www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The multi-millionaire who bought farmland to avoid tax…

And the man who decimated farming to progress his own career

…are now the self-appointed saviours of farming

On today’s pod we discuss how people have lost their damned minds.

Listen on link below…

This made me so happy. Daughter and granddaughter of my friend and mentor Syd Young (who always called Grace “Amazing” - like it was her name)
loving her show at Bristol! Really proud that Grace has united the generations in loving her comedy. Mums and daughters get last tickets for Apollo Sunday!

‘Brexit is hell,’ artists say as report reveals toll of EU exit on musicians Brexit has been ‘a catastrophe’ for the industry, with nine in 10 artists facing a hit to their earnings, UK Music’s annual economic report said

“Brexit has made working in the EU so much harder for those working in the [music] industry.

“Our Face The Music campaign is calling for the Government to move forward as soon as possible with its pledge to cut the red tape around touring visas.”

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

On Monday we learnt that 1 in 3 children are living in poverty…

And that deprivation has hit a record high

Given their new found compassion for struggling Brits

Where’s Jeremy Clarkson, Nigel Farage and Andrew Lloyd Webber to fight their corner?

…anywhere?

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Biden bolsters Ukraine: Too little too late? feat. Mike Martin, MP for Tunbridge Wells.
Farmers, inheritance tax & why special treatment exists.
'Black Fraud Day': tales of people who thought it could never happen to them being scammed online.
www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/epi...

Make America Healthy Again lasted less than a Scaramucci

Hello everyone I've decided I'm fed up of all the hate and hostility over on X so have decided to start posting here. I hope everyone is well.