Mary Phillips

What a legacy, eh? Created the grim conditions in which this toxic, insidious parasite could thrive and grow. A canker on the body politic.

One is a TV star-turned-hero of the free world.
One is a Putin-appeasing orange shitclown who should be in prison.
#TeamZelensky

Word of the day is ‘huff-snuff’ (16th century): a hectoring bully or braggart.

New data shows UK could be £26bn better off with 'closer EU alignment' Is the Brexit fantasy falling apart after less than a decade? Dissent is growing rapidly - and closer EU alignment has its financial benefits.

New data shows UK could be £26bn better off with ‘closer EU alignment’

If the governments mission is “growth, growth, growth” what are we waiting for?

www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/cos...

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Bayards Cove is the quay in Dartmouth from where the Mayflower set sail for America. A boatful of Bayards ?

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Hostile Takeover “Department of Government Efficiency” Hijacks The Federal Government

“Make no mistake, what’s happening right now is a hostile takeover of the federal government by a private agency operating with a broad mandate and no concerns for the stability of the United States or the interests of the average American.”

In other news, Nigel Farage didn't bother to turn up to the debate on grooming gangs in the House of Commons just now

NEW: My staff has confirmed reports that Medicaid portals are down in all 50 states following last night's federal funding freeze. This is a blatant attempt to rip away health care from millions of Americans overnight and will get people killed.

January always feels like the longest month - cold, dark and full of plans.

UK cracks down on dirty money with fresh sanctions UK sanctions kleptocrats, firing starting gun on a new Foreign Secretary campaign against dirty money

🔥BREAKING🔥: Brilliant to see the UK slap #sanctions on 3️⃣ notorious kleptocrats as part of a new government campaign against corruption and dirty money at home and overseas. The sanctions target Isabel dos Santos 🇦🇴, Dmitry Firtash 🇺🇦 , Aivars Lembergs 🇱🇻 and their friends, family and fixers.

YouTube video by Matt Green Comedy Elon Musk buys a pub

Elon Musk buys a pub
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wl3t...

What a treat for 🦋

We are getting his fascinating 🧵 on materials, energy and politics/ economics.

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Picture of Jeremy Clarkson with his 2010 quote: “Land is a better investment than any bank can offer. The govt doesn’t get any of my money when I die.”

Narrator voice: “Little did he know…”

“Since election day in the US, usage of the Bluesky app is more than 500% higher in the US and over 350% higher in the UK.”

Always struggle to accept Jeremy Clarkson is a real person and not someone designed to embody everything than annoys me.

“Well no one warned us”
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Hi Richard, welcome to Bluesky.

What are the inheritance tax changes affecting UK farmers? Farmers to protest in central London as they say changes will destroy family farms

As farmers descend on Westminster today to protest against inheritance tax changes announced at Budget, this is a very thoughtful explainer by ⁦#HelenaHorton 🚜
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Just back from watching the start of the 2024 Vendee Globe round-the-world yacht race at Les Sables d’Olonne, many thousands of people turned out before dawn to cheer the skippers on their way out of the harbour. In France, sailors are the real rock stars.