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mslesleysmith.bsky.social
Ex Amazon and Revolut. Brent Councillor. London, Norfolk, politics, walking, running slowly…🇺🇦
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Rachel Reeves held her ground, rejected Treasury orthodoxy, and forced through a significant change to the fiscal rules on investment. She gets no credit for this, but she damn well deserves some inews.co.uk/opinion/rach...

submitted 1 day ago • 31 comments

Fascinating stuff from @amyborrett.ft.com but also a reminder of a stain on our society - namely that, in 2025, nearly a third of British kids are living in poverty. www.ft.com/content/f0fc...

submitted 2 days ago • 10 comments

My daughter told my wife she was going to cut up some strawberries for her. Meet The Strawbster:

submitted 3 days ago • 44 comments

These are guideline screen limits for children suggested by a schools coalition. Why not “no screens before age 7 or 8”? How hard is it to talk and read to your children and give them non screen based toys (or books!!) and teach them to create non screen based activities? And 5 hours at age 15?!

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These are guideline screen limits for children suggested by a schools coalition. Why not “no screens before age 7 or 8”? How hard is it to talk and read to your children and give them non screen based toys (or books!!) and teach them to create non screen based activities? And 5 hours at age 15?!

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submitted 5 days ago • 550 comments

Pithy summation of the defence review, presumably by @shashj.bsky.social economist.com/leaders/2025...

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Really, really enjoying Georgios Varouxakis' forthcoming book 'The West: The History of an Idea' (out @princetonupress.bsky.social July US, September UK). Thoughtful, through book, and also written in wonderfully crisp and clear sentences, too.

submitted 6 days ago • 0 comments

Good jacket @stephenkb.bsky.social

submitted 6 days ago • 1 comment

11,850 children in Brent will now receive free school meals s as a result of yesterday’s decision. Great news for them and their families.

submitted 6 days ago • 0 comments

Really good news, including for children in Brent many of whom will benefit from this news. @brentlabour.bsky.social

submitted 8 days ago • 0 comments

I’m not an expert in any way, but one would imagine the difference would be transporting the flour, transporting the bread, and paying the wages of everybody from the bakers to the drivers to the shop staff.

submitted 12 days ago • 4 comments

Support this local authority led campaign to -New trains -Total route modernisation -Build the extension www.backthebakerloo.org.uk Great to see councils united along current route and much needed extension Let's make the #Bakerloo fit for the 21st century #BacktheBakerloo

submitted 14 days ago • 0 comments

Kyiv has stood for over 1,500 years—where golden domes meet bold ideas, and freedom has always been worth the fight. Happy Kyiv Day!

submitted 18 days ago • 9 comments