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11+failure with a M.Sc, C.Eng by profession, Enthusiast about cars, engines, aircraft, photos, industrial history, LFC. bit of a lefty. NB photo of my old place of work.
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One of the greatest deceptions of our time is the false narrative that we should be more concerned about a poor person misusing the welfare system or an immigrant being here illegally than we are about the ultra wealthy abusing the system and cruel people having unchecked power over all of us.

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“A Busy, Busy Day at the Airport” By Ruben Bolling Genius. Click in.

submitted 1 day ago • 24 comments

Letter: Fracking won't work in UK - so why is Nigel Farage cheering it on? www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/2519987...

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submitted 5 days ago • 11 comments

As an aside: DO NOT ORDER THE PAPERBACK. I notice they’re still saying it’ll be published by Unbound. It won’t. I got my rights back and will be finding a new home for it soon. If you’ve preordered, ask for a refund. amzn.eu/d/6l5Nfvy

submitted 7 days ago • 7 comments

The media is bending over backwards to humanise the man who mowed down 79 people at Liverpool’s parade. His company’s Twitter account follows Nigel Farage, Elon Musk and Andrew Tate. That tells you everything you need to know.

submitted 7 days ago • 34 comments

NEW Donald Trump now has his own ‘forever war’—against the judiciary What began as the administration’s ‘move fast and break things’ initiatives are getting bogged down in the US courts By me, at @prospectmagazine.co.uk

submitted 7 days ago • 4 comments

I lost the plot when my local council accused me of not looking after my allotment properly.

submitted 9 days ago • 4 comments

Reminder to MSM: - Lib Dems have 72 MPs - Reform have only 5! Proportional coverage please, not continuous showing of 'The Farage Show.' But if you have to give him airtime, maybe some scrutiny regarding how he's realistically planning to pay for all the goodies he's promising to deliver.

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“I will end that war in 24 hours. I’ll stop all those lives from being lost. There will be no more bombing of Ukraine and everyone will be happy. It wouldn’t even be tough because I know just what to say to each of them. It may not even take 24 hours.”

submitted 13 days ago • 467 comments

Retail units in Stockport's Merseyway shopping centre transformed into Stockroom, a library hub and events space. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

submitted 13 days ago • 3 comments

By @alejandrabee.bsky.social The House and Senate both voted to loosen regulations on air pollutants like dioxin and mercury, which are associated with higher cancer risk.

submitted 15 days ago • 1414 comments

Done, and reposted

submitted 15 days ago • 1 comment

For the hard of thinking - Jill Biden holds a Doctorate in Education, not a medical degree.

submitted 18 days ago • 19 comments

Reform is a Limited Company Farage owns 53% It was formed in 2019 to push for a “no-deal Brexit” It wants to reintroduce the Liz Truss budget It wants to privatise the NHS & invest in fossil fuels Close the BBC & break International law It’s a scam Please retweet widely

submitted 21 days ago • 88 comments

This weekend's Atkinson Grimshaw masterpiece. "Evening, Whitby Harbour" dates from 1893, the last year of his life.

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In case you missed it ... Winston Churchill's mother was an immigrant. #NotStrangers

submitted 22 days ago • 10 comments

Portugal is taking online disinformation and fake news seriously. As part of a broader attempt to encourage media literacy, it’s offering 15-18 year olds a free digital subscription to a range of respected newspapers and magazines as well as online upstarts that don’t spread lies. (Monocle)

submitted 23 days ago • 122 comments

Marina Purkiss, "We have a declining birthrate, an aging population, we either have immigrants and have NHS and social care, or we don't" "I can't believe Labour are making it more difficult for the social care sector to hire people. We have 131,000 vacancies"

submitted 25 days ago • 25 comments

Dubai tax avoider says what?

submitted 27 days ago • 40 comments