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Love Chester; prefer dogs to some people; Business Lecturer Chester; Hate Brexit; Socially Democratic; UTV; Aston Villa; #AVFC

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Trump's White House & fawning hacks here don't really care about the 0.001% that the BBC gets wrong. They care about all the stuff it gets right.

11.11.2025 09:54 πŸ‘ 1542 πŸ” 335 πŸ’¬ 50 πŸ“Œ 10
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Is the UK state pension REALLY the worst among rich rival countries? An oft-cited measure, which looks at how far the state pension goes in replacing an average salary in different countries, does not tell the whole story. - we take a look.

Or here Claire www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/pensio...

16.09.2025 21:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

See here researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/SN...

16.09.2025 20:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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If you want to see Michelle Mone kicked out of the House of Lords and arrested until she pays the Β£232,000,000 she owes give this a RT.

If you want Rishi Sunak's involvement in the Β£14,900,000,000 PPE Fraud he covered up investigated, LIKE.

01.08.2025 12:46 πŸ‘ 1537 πŸ” 910 πŸ’¬ 28 πŸ“Œ 13

Rhetorical question I assume but UBI paid for by taxing those who profit from the benefits of automation/fewer workers might be one approach?

14.08.2025 21:52 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I can't read without subscription but, 8 is more than 'a matter of weeks' and A level results not out for another 2 weeks so surely most renters wait until places confirmed after that?

30.07.2025 08:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This is what Roy Jenkins had to say about immigration on 8th November 1966, when he was Home Secretary.

Not only an economic case; but "To live apart, for a person, a city or a country, is to lead a life of declining intellectual stimulation."

12.05.2025 13:35 πŸ‘ 143 πŸ” 45 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 6

Excellent points made here

02.05.2025 23:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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NHS cancer patients denied life-saving drugs due to Brexit costs, report finds Exclusive: Britons found to have β€˜lost out’ while rest of Europe benefits from golden age of research and treatments

Brexit Curse.

NHS cancer patients denied life-saving drugs due to Brexit costs.

Cost of importing new cancer drugs quadrupled. Shipping costs up 10 times.

Brexit destroyed collaborative research.

That wasn't on the side of the red bus.

Save lives. Rejoin the EU.

21.04.2025 06:32 πŸ‘ 656 πŸ” 302 πŸ’¬ 21 πŸ“Œ 18

I’m shocked. Shocked, I tell you.

12.04.2025 08:36 πŸ‘ 2005 πŸ” 395 πŸ’¬ 77 πŸ“Œ 8
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β€œHe made 2.5 million today and he made $900 million. That’s not bad.”

Sounds like market manipulation to me. That’s bad.

10.04.2025 05:04 πŸ‘ 23689 πŸ” 9012 πŸ’¬ 2246 πŸ“Œ 2117

A Government official said today, "We are not going back on Brexit."

Do you want to go back on Brexit, I do, and most of the UK does too.

It doesn't matter what they want, it matters what you do.

That's democracy.

07.04.2025 16:35 πŸ‘ 1055 πŸ” 216 πŸ’¬ 56 πŸ“Œ 10
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"If we are not able to ask skeptical questions, to interrogate those who tell us that something is true, to be skeptical of those in authority, then we're up for grabs for the next charlatan, political or religious, who comes ambling along." - Carl Sagan

05.04.2025 22:23 πŸ‘ 333 πŸ” 100 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 8
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β€œYou will see wonders beyond your imagination, nod, think β€œthat’s a cool wonder”, and become inured to it”

A thought-provoking essay on reconstructing meaning in a world of AI content, and the role of our agency in finding meaning & wonder for ourselves. www.astralcodexten.com/p/the-colors...

06.04.2025 16:50 πŸ‘ 50 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
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Β£7.5 million plan to transform emergency care at Countess of Chester A new Β£7.5 million plan to bring down waiting times and improve patient experiences of emergency care at the Countess of Chester Hospital has been revealed today. The plan will provide patients wit…

thechesterblog.com/2025/03/31/7...

31.03.2025 09:22 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Beautiful sunset over Chester (UK)

29.03.2025 19:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a blue and yellow heart with two hands hugging each other ALT: a blue and yellow heart with two hands hugging each other

In a world where you can be anything…

Be a Zelensky

01.03.2025 12:18 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

What the letter should have said…

01.03.2025 23:55 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Mind blowing.

01.03.2025 22:50 πŸ‘ 18059 πŸ” 3518 πŸ’¬ 677 πŸ“Œ 323

Failed my Britishness test abysmally!

01.03.2025 13:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I see it as a diplomatic minefield, what’s the easy solution?

01.03.2025 12:12 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Whenever you welcome guests, treat them with kindness, grace and respect. Simple as that.

28.02.2025 19:36 πŸ‘ 94634 πŸ” 10911 πŸ’¬ 2803 πŸ“Œ 484

Is that enough Thanks for the playground bullies?

01.03.2025 11:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Pass it on.
#StandWithUkraine

28.02.2025 20:44 πŸ‘ 80327 πŸ” 34283 πŸ’¬ 1177 πŸ“Œ 1664
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CRAZY SCENES as ASENSIO SCORES 90th MINUTE WINNER vs Chelsea! 🀯
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You can’t beat a 90th minute winner in front of the Holte End…

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#AVFC #UTV #CFC

22.02.2025 22:50 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

How have I never seen this before?? My jaw just hit the ground 🀯

21.02.2025 09:18 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

I mean I’d love to say with full confidence that the US President isn’t actually going to try to invade Canada, take ownership of Gaza or default on government debts, but I simply don’t think this is a 0% risk any more. Old assumptions are feeling pretty rickety right now.

09.02.2025 22:56 πŸ‘ 189 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 0
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Superior Aston Villa cruise past Spurs thanks to Ramsey and Rogers Newsflash: the Tottenham diehards who travelled to Villa Park are rather keen for Daniel Levy to sell up and leave their club. The refrain against the chairman pounded throughout this FA Cup tie. What they would also like is something more from their…

Superior Aston Villa cruise past Spurs thanks to Ramsey and Rogers

09.02.2025 20:31 πŸ‘ 59 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0