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πŸ”ΈEd O’DriscollπŸ”Έ

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LibDem County and Town Councillor for Ross-on-Wye East by day … Lead singer with The Forfeits by night! Reposts do not equal endorsement. Promoted by Herefordshire Lib Dems c/o 54, St Owen St HR12PU

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Trump threatens China with extra 50% tariffs if country fails to withdraw 34% retaliatory levies – US politics live US president escalates trade war with China, saying all negotiations will be terminated and additional levies will take effect on Wednesday

Why not a million percent? Maybe a billion? I hear they’re all the rage now.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...

07.04.2025 15:47 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0

Just received an email from @artscouncilengland.bsky.social informing me the #NPO application timeline is being pushed back by another 12 months. Mixed feelings …

21.03.2025 13:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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20.02.2025 16:36 πŸ‘ 47240 πŸ” 10524 πŸ’¬ 883 πŸ“Œ 641

When I read about the #asteroid that could hit earth in 2032 (but we won’t know until 2028) my first thought was #Trump will use it as an excuse to postpone elections and stay on for a third term.

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Always liked this photo!

08.02.2025 18:02 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Afraid so … Sept 2010 we opened. 😱

07.02.2025 13:46 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜the first ever’?? I commissioned the play in 2010 and toured it nationally with Colin Baker as Morse … you may want to change your article!

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Intrigued to see that House of Ghosts which I toured with playing Inspector Morse in 2010 is touring again this year. One of my favourite jobs ever.
There was another stage tour in 2015 too with my friend Nigel Fairs playing Morse.
So it’s odd they’re advertising it as the First Ever stage version!!

07.02.2025 13:22 πŸ‘ 90 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1

Insane. Unprecedented. Dangerous.

03.02.2025 02:12 πŸ‘ 1418 πŸ” 309 πŸ’¬ 64 πŸ“Œ 11

Wow

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The extraordinary lengths North Korean soldiers will go to avoid capture in Ukraine The North Korean troops fighting for Russia are highly trained and will stop at nothing to avoid surrender, Ukrainian sources tell Sam Kiley, The Independent’s World Affairs Editor, in Sumy

The North Korean soldiers fighting alongside Vladimir Putin’s military have shown ferocious commitment, brutality – and a determination to kill themselves rather than face capture, The Independent has been told.

25.01.2025 21:54 πŸ‘ 38 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 1
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In sermon to Trump, Bishop Budde pleads for immigrants, transgender rights WASHINGTON (RNS) β€” The inaugural prayer service at the Washington National Cathedral Tuesday morning featured a number of interfaith leaders, including the Rt. Rev. Mariann Budde, the Episcopal Bishop...

BREAKING: In sermon to Trump at inaugural prayer service, Episcopal Bishop Budde pleads for immigrants, transgender rights β€”> religionnews.com/2025/01/21/i...

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Tomorrow #Trump returns to the Oval Office. This poem resonates deeply right now. #inauguration #Yeats

19.01.2025 19:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

M=Metaphor … devastating and so sad.

09.01.2025 19:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

M=Metaphor

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I mean, that's outstanding.

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Our Democracy Is Not for Sale It is completely unacceptable for a senior official in the incoming Trump administration to threaten to overthrow the result of our democratic elections.The ...

It is completely unacceptable for a senior official in the incoming Trump administration to threaten to overthrow the result of our democratic elections.

The place to resolve disagreements with our government is in our country, in our Parliament.

09.01.2025 10:49 πŸ‘ 1190 πŸ” 309 πŸ’¬ 55 πŸ“Œ 17
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BREAKING | Justin Trudeau resigns as Canadian prime minister

Full story: tinyurl.com/4epv5k7b

06.01.2025 16:05 πŸ‘ 151 πŸ” 53 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 27
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Ed O’Driscoll on Substack πŸŽ„ A Festive Feast with a Side of Devolution πŸŽ„ While many of us have been indulging in the usual festive fare, local Councillors have also been digesting something a little harder to swallowβ€”the devol...

#Devolution dyspepsia! My festive thoughts on Labour’s white paper and its likely impact on #Herefordshire substack.com/@edodriscoll...

29.12.2024 11:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
By-elections 101 (Episode 266)
By-elections 101 (Episode 266) YouTube video by Lib Dem Podcast

We are on BlueSky!!!

πŸ”Ά New Episode - By-elections 101 πŸ”Ά

From parliamentary to parish, by-elections are a key campaigning opportunity for the Lib Dems.

John, Mary, Neil and Shaff discuss what to do, how to do it and some of the mistakes you should avoid.

youtu.be/VfazKM-oJf0?...

08.12.2024 13:41 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Tbilisi tonight: marvellous.

The pulsing heart of Europe.

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08.12.2024 19:08 πŸ‘ 1498 πŸ” 320 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 12

A motion in favour of proportional representation was just carried by 138 votes to 136 in the HoC. The motion was tabled by Lib Dem MP Sarah Olney.

03.12.2024 15:20 πŸ‘ 403 πŸ” 58 πŸ’¬ 21 πŸ“Œ 9
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Spent the afternoon as a volunteer steward at the #Ross-on-Wye #Christmas Fayre. Great to see traditional festive #dinosaurs in attendance! πŸ˜‚ Massive hit with all the kids!

01.12.2024 18:50 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Tips and Tricks for Bluesky Search - Bluesky Let’s dive into all the tips and tricks for advanced Bluesky search!

If you’re one of the millions of users who are new to Bluesky, you may find this blog useful. πŸ¦‹

29.11.2024 14:38 πŸ‘ 5783 πŸ” 1708 πŸ’¬ 321 πŸ“Œ 82

Powerful words from Dr Peter Prinsley prior to the #AssistedDying vote yesterday: β€œWe are shortening death, not life for our patients. This is not life or death.This is death or death.”

I believe the right decision was made after an excellent and considered debate.

30.11.2024 05:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

With Haigh's departure from the cabinet, for the first time in our political history, the cabinet is 100% state educated. Quite the moment.

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Sweden seeks clarity from China about suspected sabotage of undersea cables | Sweden | The Guardian PM says Beijing has been asked to cooperate after Yi Peng 3 vessel was seen in area where cables were severed

A Chinese ship with a #Russian captain suspected of dragging its anchor over 100 miles to damage critical undersea cables is currently sitting off the coast of #Denmark surrounded by #NATO ships. In other news there was a telecommunications #outage in Denmark yesterday … shorturl.at/t3znc

29.11.2024 03:57 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Great song for a worthy cause. Hope it raises loads of money for them.

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