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Semi retired school business leader. MAT trustee/independent consultant. ISBL Fellow and Patron. Received the ISBL CEO award for services to the SBM profession. A very proud grandma. All views are my own.

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You’re lucky - 3 fence panels down here πŸ˜©πŸ€¦πŸΌβ€β™€οΈ

13.03.2026 08:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Woo hoo πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰ some lucky guesses but chuffed with that today πŸ₯‚πŸ˜

13.03.2026 08:54 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ”ΉπŸ”·πŸŸ¦ #FridayQuiz πŸŸ¦πŸ”·πŸ”Ή

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13.03.2026 07:00 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 0
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Revealed: Peter Mandelson's Russian Connections and Palantir Lobbying Links The disgraced peer was appointed by Keir Starmer's Government despite warnings about his role on the board of a Russian defence conglomerate linked to Moscow's early-warning missile systems

πŸ“Œ ICYMI β€” Revealed: Peter Mandelson’s Russian Connections and Palantir Lobbying Links

The disgraced peer was appointed by Keir Starmer's Government despite warnings about his role on the board of a Russian defence conglomerate linked to Moscow's early-warning missile systems

12.03.2026 07:45 πŸ‘ 81 πŸ” 46 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 4

πŸ€¦πŸΌβ€β™€οΈ

10.03.2026 16:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The war on Iran is already upending the Middle East. Look to the Gulf states to see how | Nesrine Malik Countries such as Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE are finding their carefully projected image of stability has been blown away, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

The war on Iran is already upending the Middle East. Look to the Gulf states to see how | Nesrine Malik

09.03.2026 06:30 πŸ‘ 117 πŸ” 45 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 7

Given Trump's illegal war that is devastating the Middle East and pushing up energy bills, Keir Starmer should advise the King to call off April’s state visit to the US.

A state visit should not be given to someone who repeatedly insults and damages our country.

08.03.2026 16:12 πŸ‘ 983 πŸ” 258 πŸ’¬ 35 πŸ“Œ 18
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Celebrating wonderful women everywhere across the globe today πŸ’–

08.03.2026 09:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A cartoony style illustration from the 1980s ladybird Children’s Classics version of the tale, showing Mole and Ratty rowing on the river

A cartoony style illustration from the 1980s ladybird Children’s Classics version of the tale, showing Mole and Ratty rowing on the river

On this day 8th March 1859 Kenneth Grahame, author of Wind in the Willows, was born in Edinburgh

Artist: Martin Aitchison (1983)

08.03.2026 08:12 πŸ‘ 509 πŸ” 101 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 7
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To all the education super hero women who inspire and support everyone they work with.
We are blessed to work with so many amazing women.
Thank you to you all.
#InternationalWomensDay2026

08.03.2026 08:19 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage want Britain to blindly follow Trump into this illegal war, even though the President has no plan for what comes next.

There is nothing patriotic about outsourcing Britain’s foreign policy to Donald Trump.

08.03.2026 08:18 πŸ‘ 2272 πŸ” 535 πŸ’¬ 92 πŸ“Œ 22
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07.03.2026 23:47 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The King is supposed to be visiting the USA *next month*. This is the definition of a diplomatic nightmare. In all seriousness, I would urge him to pull a sickie.

08.03.2026 08:35 πŸ‘ 4635 πŸ” 741 πŸ’¬ 336 πŸ“Œ 55

BBC going with bitter sarcasm for their main headline this morning.

"Huge fire engulfs Kuwait City tower as Trump accuses Starmer of seeking to 'join wars after we've already won'"

08.03.2026 07:43 πŸ‘ 793 πŸ” 117 πŸ’¬ 22 πŸ“Œ 5
Screenshot of a Mirror article with the headline, β€œNigel Farage jets off to meet Donald Trump and β€˜talk down Britain’ at swanky dinner”.

Screenshot of a Mirror article with the headline, β€œNigel Farage jets off to meet Donald Trump and β€˜talk down Britain’ at swanky dinner”.

It’s nice to know where Nigel’s priorities are. 🏝️

07.03.2026 08:27 πŸ‘ 186 πŸ” 70 πŸ’¬ 22 πŸ“Œ 4

God help us if Farage ever gets elected here in the UK 😱

07.03.2026 22:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Subpoena all of it. And him, too. The FBI found this witness credible enough to interview her four times. Enough with this cover up.

07.03.2026 01:30 πŸ‘ 4087 πŸ” 1273 πŸ’¬ 66 πŸ“Œ 30
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Reverend Jesse Jackson called on each of us to be heralds of change, to be messengers of hope; to step forward and say β€œSend me” wherever we have a chance to make an impact.

How fortunate we were that Jesse Jackson answered that call. What a great debt we owe to him.

07.03.2026 01:20 πŸ‘ 23389 πŸ” 5741 πŸ’¬ 632 πŸ“Œ 374
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Anyone who wants Britain to join the war in Iran needs their head examined They don't know what they want to achieve, why they're doing it or what the consequences might be. They are lost in the void.

Anyone who wants Britain to join the war in Iran needs their head examined open.substack.com/pub/iandunt/...

06.03.2026 07:44 πŸ‘ 2055 πŸ” 525 πŸ’¬ 103 πŸ“Œ 63
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Oopsie - 007, Toy Story and video games fails today πŸ€·β€β™€οΈ Thanks Penny W - have a great weekend ❀️

06.03.2026 09:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ”ΉπŸ”·πŸŸ¦ #FridayQuiz πŸŸ¦πŸ”·πŸ”Ή

πŸ”Ή Like, share and repost
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06.03.2026 07:41 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 1

'The Government made the citizens so stupid they couldn't read, they couldn't write, they could barely talk. All they could do was believe the propaganda.' - George Orwell 1984

No even Orwell never imagined something as dystopian as 2026 USA.

05.03.2026 21:14 πŸ‘ 187 πŸ” 48 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 2

The same technological pinpoint accuracy that was used to slaughter children in Gaza now being used to slaughter children in Iran.

05.03.2026 08:24 πŸ‘ 802 πŸ” 409 πŸ’¬ 35 πŸ“Œ 17

If I was @zackpolanski.bsky.social, I would be pointing out to the BBC that whatever model they use to justify giving Farage & his boot-lickers season tickets for every BBC show under the sun must surely now treat Green Party politicians in exactly the same way. Might even be one for the lawyers...

04.03.2026 09:02 πŸ‘ 4514 πŸ” 979 πŸ’¬ 142 πŸ“Œ 40
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Spanish PM SΓ‘nchez responds to Trump:

"Spain is against this disaster... Govts are here to improve people's lives... It is absolutely unacceptable that those leaders who are unable to fulfill that mission use the smoke of war to hide their failure, and in the process, fill the pockets of a few."

04.03.2026 11:24 πŸ‘ 8372 πŸ” 2889 πŸ’¬ 201 πŸ“Œ 451

Well he’s no Obama !!

03.03.2026 18:40 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Spot on !

03.03.2026 07:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Does he have to return the FIFA Peace Prize now?

02.03.2026 18:19 πŸ‘ 1942 πŸ” 213 πŸ’¬ 131 πŸ“Œ 9

Very true πŸ€¦πŸΌβ€β™€οΈ

28.02.2026 08:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0