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This is a HUGE amount of money annually. They shouldn’t be allowed to operate until paid. Meanwhile benefit claimants get their bank accounts searched. Just £73.5mn (46%) of the £158mn in fines given to offending companies in 2023/24 was paid, down from 57% collected in 2019/20.

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The SAVE Act requires Americans to provide a birth certificate, plus passport/identity document every time they register to vote. Names must match. This could exclude 69 million married US women whose legal name does not match her birth certificate

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No leader from one country should bully an elected leader of another. #WeSupportUkraine

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Europe stay strong. Stay together. Germany, best of luck today On the 3rd anniversary of Russia’s invasion, when they bombarded Ukrainian civilian cities overnight with 267 drones.

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“War has returned to Europe, 80y after the idea that international boundaries could be redrawn by force was seemingly debunked. Today, North Korean troops are fighting & Iranian missiles rain down a 1000 miles from London. All at Russia’s behest, and all on European soil.”

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I think everyone should know this…..

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And I am an ally. If you are too, let the world know.

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Dr Mike Galsworthy, chairman of the European Movement UK, said: “This is welcome news. We need to start pulling this country out of the no-growth quagmire of Brexit & start giving people hope for a better, brighter future” #BrexitBrokeBritain

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Last night's Pentagon massacre is much more than realized. Not just firing the black CJCS and first woman CNO but all the senior JAG officers and hiring a man who just joined 3 different crypto firms tied to Kushner and Thiel as Chairman. I did a deep dive into it open.substack.com/pub/fpwellma...

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Poor Ukraine 😢

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Note how the PM of India had a meeting with Musk immediately before meeting with Trump…. Previously Modi didn’t want Starlink, preferring another option. Let’s see now…

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If only, @UKLabour, if only…..

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A biological mechanism that makes plant roots more attractive to soil microbes discovered by scientists in the UK. The breakthrough opens the door to creation of crops requiring reduced amounts of nitrate & phosphate fertilisers. #Pollution

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ANTI-ABORTION lobbying groups have met with MSPs 66 times since the start of 2024. MSP Mackay – who spearheaded the legislation – said the amount of access groups that hold these views received in Holyrood was “concerning”. Indeed it is. #FreedomToChoose @scotnational

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Chemicals used in standard flea treatments are #polluting waterways & having a drastic effect on wildlife in UK, killing songbird chicks. So oral or 6m injections best, or meticulous care. How can you treat your pet for fleas without harming nature? #Biodiversity www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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As ocean temperatures rise waves are changing, in some oceans growing bigger, more powerful & faster. This has frightening implications for coastlines & their communities. But if harnessed, waves – and the energy they transmit – may play a part in tackling #ClimateCrisis.

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Let us hope this is wrong….. for our kids and grandkids sake. The international Panel on #Climate Change (⁦‪@IPCC_CH‬⁩ ) is vitally needed & provides key reports to Governments.

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Le Monde, "French MPs vote through the left's wealth tax on the ultra-rich" Your reminder that a 2% wealth tax on those with £10 million, affecting 0.04% of the UK population, would raise £24 billion a year You have to wonder why Labour chose not to do this..

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This is SUCH good news! Thanks @nigel_farage for highlighting it. Safer food & safer environment for the people of the UK. Lower chemicals in our food. Green spaces for our kids. What’s not to like?

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Great news UK we need this too All edible unsold food must be donated. EU will introduce legally binding targets for cutting food waste & force producers to cover costs of collecting, sorting & #recycling textiles, following EU parliament & council negotiations. ⁦‪@FT‬⁩

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Let us hope this is wrong….. for our kids and grandkids sake. The international Panel on #Climate Change (⁦‪@IPCC_CH‬⁩ ) is vitally needed & provides key reports to Governments.

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As ocean temperatures rise waves are changing, in some oceans growing bigger, more powerful & faster. This has frightening implications for coastlines & their communities. But if harnessed, waves – and the energy they transmit – may play a part in tackling #ClimateCrisis.

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Chemicals used in standard flea treatments are #polluting waterways & having a drastic effect on wildlife in UK, killing songbird chicks. So oral or 6m injections best, or meticulous care. How can you treat your pet for fleas without harming nature? #Biodiversity www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Around 63% of Ukrainians approve of Volodymyr Zelensky's actions as a president, according to a survey carried out by the Identity and Borders in Flux The poll was published shortly after President Trump alleged that Zelensky holds a "4% approval rating” kyivindependent.com/63-of-ukrain...

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Who'd have thunk that treating people like people would have good outcomes (on the whole)?

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I think calling him a dick is too kind...

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The melting of the world’s glaciers is “accelerating alarmingly” to lose the equivalent of 3 Olympic swimming pools each second, with Europe’s Alps & Pyrenees the worst affected. @FT

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Sooooo pleased to see this. Come on America - fight back!

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On Facebook 20 Feb, Alnur Mussayev who used to run successor to KGB – claimed he was aware of Trump’s recruitment by the agency in 1987. It was undertaken by his own KGB dept whose key role was to acquire intelligence thro business leaders in Western countries bylinetimes.com/2025/02/21/d...

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He’s killing our children & grandchildren. Trump regime removing research grants & support that even references #ClimateCrisis, in blitzkrieg on environmental regs & clean-energy Trump said climate crisis is a “giant hoax” & has stripped mention of climate change & global heating from govt websites

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Is it a conspiracy theory that soon the world will be controlled by 3 oligarchs in Russia, USA & China. Looks like they plan to divide up the world into 1/3rds… Eastern Europe to Russia, Western Europe dependent on USA??? Tell me I’m wrong….please…

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Rolling back on climate actions may spell rise in preventable illness. “Gains from net zero often presented as global benefits & mainly for future generations. But less #FossilFuel use means less #AirPollution resulting in local health gains right away.” www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Great to see lots of sensible USA folk making their opinions known. @FT

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“When politicians lie, democracy dies” Lying now seems a mainstream activity for some politicians. It must be stamped on hard - everywhere.

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Greyhounds are among the most gentle dogs you can find. The simple truth is that there is no humane way to make a dog run around an oval track at up to 40mph crashing into other dogs, writes Mark Ruskell 📝

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“Opening up more public waters to the oil industry for short-term gain and political points is a reprehensible and irresponsible way to manage our precious ocean ecosystems.” #Climate #Biodiversity

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Good informatic from @guardian bringing home the need for action now, to avoid the worsening effects of #ClimateChange

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Excellent news for Scotland’s #NHS Still lots to do, but good to see. NHS Boards exceeded the commitment to deliver 64,000 appointments/procedures in 2024-25, funded by additional investment of £30m.

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