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Gardener, Politician and Retired Research Administrator.

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Calling Zelensky a “Dictator” must be where the line is drawn.

It is my sincere hope that the whole political spectrum in the United Kingdom will speak with one voice in opposition to Trump’s lies.

19.02.2025 17:44 👍 3566 🔁 918 💬 154 📌 47

Following the sad death of President Carter, it will be a day of mourning when President Trump is inaugurated, and all the flags in America will be flying at half-mast.

06.01.2025 08:01 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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You’ve never heard a Christmas single quite like this before.

Ed Davey and Bath Philharmonia Young Carers' Choir present: “Love is Enough” - in support of the Bath Phil and Carers Trust.

Out tomorrow! 🎁❄️

27.11.2024 19:00 👍 235 🔁 111 💬 8 📌 21
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Replacement of Personal Independence Payments with a voucher system - Early Day Motions - UK Parliament That this House expresses its concern regarding the Minister for Work and Pensions' refusal to rule out proposals to replace Personal Independence Payments (PIP) with a voucher system; notes that this...

I have sponsored Steve Darling's motion calling on the Government to protect Personal Independence Payments (PIPs) and not use the Tory's plan to replace them with vouchers. We must protect the autonomy of disabled claimants! edm.parliament.uk/early-day-mo...

26.11.2024 12:15 👍 5 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0

What percentage of UK farms are family farms?
What percentatge of UK bakeries are family bakeries?

26.11.2024 13:30 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Not so much to late for it as needing a little more action than had it been stopped in the first place.

26.11.2024 13:14 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Enough is enough.

This further price rise cannot go ahead. As we enter another cold and difficult winter, many people simply can’t afford to see their heating bills go up yet again.

25.11.2024 19:31 👍 54 🔁 23 💬 4 📌 1

And don't let the landowners turn farmland into banked assets.

26.11.2024 12:39 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Hence the post, and thanks for spreading it to your followers as well, the more this is done the better.

26.11.2024 12:37 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Daisy Cooper on Carers
Daisy Cooper on Carers YouTube video by Liberal Democrats

Excellent response from @libdemdaisy.bsky.social to the DOZE nonsense that Lib Dems are not leading on issues.
youtu.be/ZUJ6GXVCRKA

26.11.2024 12:29 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Nice to see a new police station that will be staffed. The one in Heywood (Greater Manchester) was opened years ago and still isn't staffed.

26.11.2024 12:13 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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As food price spike looms, don't let Tories and Labour turn farming into another culture war Measures announced in the UK Budget that will increase the cost of imported fertiliser are causing concern among farmers and are likely to hit food prices

This excellent article by @amcarmichaelmp.bsky.social explains why inheritance tax changes are not the only government tax policy that will impact on Farmers.

The new “carbon border adjustment mechanism” raises the cost of imported fertiliser, upping food costs.

www.scotsman.com/news/opinion...

26.11.2024 12:11 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

Always the next Doctor, especially just before a regeneration.

26.11.2024 01:07 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Well, all things change eventually, so here I am.

26.11.2024 00:41 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0