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Works in horticulture, + a gardener & wine drinker, often at same time, ITFC season ticket holder, loves theatre, photography, Europe & Europeans, loves all travel. Did I mention whisky?
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The Prime Minister came to Ipswich to announce a new era. Not just for our nuclear industry and our country's energy security, but for jobs and investment in our town and county. The green light for Sizewell C was a huge boost for local people and businesses, but we are only just getting started.

What does the Spending Review mean for Ipswich? - Funding boosts for our critical services like health, education, and policing - Free School Meals for 6,500 children - Money to build new social and affordable homes - Warm Homes Plan to cut energy bills - Jobs and investment from Sizewell C

A statement regarding sanctions on Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich.

EXCLUSIVE: The BBC has drawn up plans to win over Reform voters by changing its news and drama output. BBC Director General Tim Davie and other execs discussed altering "story selection" in order to win the "trust" of supporters of Nigel Farage bylinetimes.com/2025/06/09/b...

Musk throwing his rockets out of the pram

What a stupid time to be alive.

Reform UK rails against working from home… but is hiring people to work from home leftfootforward.org/2025/05/refo...

It’s 41 years since extraordinary Eric Gates effort at Anfield. Lots to admire here: - The outside of the boot pass - The lay-off - The instant ping into the top corner. Some goal, son. Some goal.

@amateuradam.bsky.social Ah found you on Bluesky ! Great. We watched you years ago in Ipswich at The Wolsey Theatre - brilliantly funny. Watched comedian Dr.Ed Patrick last night at The Wolsey last night. We like our dark NHS humour here!

"We thought we wanted all your jobs…” ➡️ Get 26 issues of Private Eye for just £45. Subscribe: subsonline.co.uk

Trump's tariffs: ➡️ Mark Zuckerberg lost $17.9 billion ➡️ Jeff Bezos lost $15.9 billion ➡️ Elon Musk lost $11 billion Despite losing $44.8 billion between them, this will not reduce the quality of life of any of them Yale estimates Trump's tariffs will cost the average American household $3,800

Femi Oluwole, "Trump's position is if we want rid of the tariffs he's just put on us we need to copy his rules not be close to the EU" "We do 3x as much trade with the EU as we do with America, anybody saying we should prioritise trade with America and not with the EU doesn't care about the UK"

Confirmed: Russia has been spared from Trump's reciprocal tariffs because current sanctions "preclude any meaningful trade," the White House says. However, the US trades more with Russia than it does with some of the countries that have been targeted, like Mauritius or Brunei, @axios.com reports.

What could be a better timeline cleanse than Ed Davey doing a horse race? I bet the LibDems wouldn't adopt a policy that will actively push 50,000 kids into poverty, like Labour have, while ignoring the option of a wealth tax on those with £10m+

Germany urges Britain to rejoin EU customs union Sounds like a plan www.politico.eu/article/germ...

I’ve written a piece on the ever-growing evidence that interventions like 20mph zones save lives, and given this asking why there’s still even a big debate about implementing them. Includes v wise context from no-relation @ianwalker.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

www.theguardian.com/society/2025... @jackabbott.bsky.social Wes Streeting & WHO are absolutely right about this - stealing staff from countries where they need them is immoral. Also they often don't have the specific training/ experience needed either. Senior dept mgrs just putting' bums on seats'

“That’s the weird kid I was telling you about” From the new Private Eye, out now.

MP defending benefit cuts says couldn’t live on £70 because she “has two dogs.”

Keep calm but think. Why are we carrying on with Brexit?

Israel has blown up Gaza's only specialised cancer treatment hospital, the Turkish-Palestinian Hospital, along with an adjacent medical school, drawing condemnation for yet again targeting a medical facility ⤵️ aje.io/wpl2e4

“While drug shortages have become a problem globally in recent years, the UK is facing “a worsening situation” compared with the rest of Europe because of Brexit” Excellent work, Brexiters. Absolutely nailing our sovereign right to be self-harmingly idiotic. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

@mrjamesob.bsky.social @andrewt500.bsky.social Watching the astronauts splashing down into the sea, I did think on the way down couldn't they have opened the window and chucked the Russian out? I would have done.

Up next... Sevilla Markets! Big and small, we love them all. shawnhennessey.substack.com/p/sevilla-fo...

Lord Bamford owes £500,000,000 to HMRC he has retired from the House of Lords and fled. He expects his debt just like Michelle Mone's £232,000,000 debt to be written off. We must recover every penny from these thieves, and toss them in jail.

www.theguardian.com/politics/202... @jackabbott.bsky.social @mrjamesob.bsky.social

@sevillatapas.bsky.social What to choose?!! Decisions!! I've chosen the Pastrana!!

@ipswichtown.bsky.social darbyrimmermnd.co.uk/join-us-for-...

@bluemondayitfc.bsky.social darbyrimmermnd.co.uk/join-us-for-...

March of the Day II is a 178 mile walk from Wembley to @ipswichtown.bsky.social on March 21-23, 2025 in support of the Darby Rimmer MND Foundation. Lots of ex pros taking part like Steph Houghton, Marcus Stewart & Matt Holland Course me & help us #AttackMND www.redwoodevents.co.uk/march-of-the...

Not even bothering to avoid the puddle is a lovely touch.

It makes complete sense that Trump calls MMA fighter Conor McGregor his favorite Irish person. Like President Molest-a-Lot, McGregor is an adjudicated rapist, found by the Irish High Court in a civil case to have assaulted and raped a woman in December 2018. sports.yahoo.com/article/dona...

Vegetarian in Sevilla? According to my friend Sharon Page (guest writer on this week's @bitesizesevilla.bsky.social post), we've come a long way baby... #vegetarian #tapas #sevilla #spain shawnhennessey.substack.com/p/being-vege...

“latest figures show the stark reality for UK’s food and drink businesses struggling to deal with the complexity and bureaucracy that comes when trading with Europe” The relentlessly ruinous idiocy of Brexit makes other cost-cutting efforts look absurd…and cruel. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

The price of a #MAGAmorons Cap to increase by 25% #TrumpTariffs #krasnovTRUMP

Still looks better than a #Tesla

Donald Trump threatens 200% tariff on EU wine and champagne

@retroitfc.bsky.social No posts on Bluesky yet?? Is this the same account as I used to follow on Trump/Musk/ Putin's Twitter X ?

A compulsive liar, a Russian agent and an idiot walk into a bar. The barman says "Good evening Mr Trump"

Now we go live to Reform UK headquarters.