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Spare us the fake outrage.

Toby Carvery owner admits cutting down ancient Enfield oak tree The felling of a much-loved and centuries-old north London oak tree was initially reported to police.

How on brand for Toby Carvery to take something universally loved - in this instance an ancient oak rather than food - and decimating it.
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Wish this would come to the Torch Theatre- not enough performances in Wales!

The poor don’t need Reeves’s austerity. And neither does Britain | William Keegan With the economy stagnating, this is the very worst time to depress demand in order to be seen to ‘balance the books’

With the economy stagnating, this is the very worst time to depress demand in order to be seen to ‘balance the books’, argues William Keegan

We need to spend our way out! It's amazing how their is a deficit when it suits but they created money and spending...

Eid mubarak to anyone who's celebrating! Peace and joy to us all.

Tax the super-rich? Unthinkable. Cut disability support? Sensible. A 2% wealth tax could raise £24bn, yet we're cutting disability benefits instead. Who are we protecting?

A 2% wealth tax could raise £24bn, yet we're cutting disability benefits instead.

Who are we protecting?

Red Cross federation ‘outraged’ at deaths of Red Crescent medics in Gaza Secretary general says he is ‘heartbroken’ by the news, after Israeli military says it fired on ‘suspicious vehicles’ that were later found to include ambulances The Red Cross federation voiced outrage on Sunday after eight medical colleagues were killed while on duty in the Gaza Strip. The world’s largest humanitarian network said in a statement: “The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies [IFRC] is outraged at the deaths of eight medics from PRCS [Palestine Red Crescent Society], killed on duty in Gaza.” Continue reading...

Red Cross federation ‘outraged’ at deaths of Red Crescent medics in Gaza

First they came for the second-home owners, and I did not speak out - because they went to my Pembrokeshire address and I'm never there.

Some disabled people could lose £10k a year in benefits by end of decade Experts say planned cuts will deliver series of ‘painful income shocks’ for many

Ministers are silent, but PIP cuts won’t just hurt disabled people — carers will suffer too.

PIP is a passport to support like Carer’s Allowance & council tax reductions. Losing it could cost carers thousands a year, pushing families deeper into poverty.

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Poster with a big red fist punching up through a wheelchair and holding a walking stick. “The text reads: Crips Against Cuts, National Day of Action 22nd of March. Time: 12pm, Location: College Green, Bristol, BS1 5UY. ‼️N95 masks REQUIRED (masks and earbuds will be available) 🗣️ speakers to be announced!” There is red blood dripping down from the top of the poster.

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Also, just to clarify, the mask requirement does not of course apply to those who are exempt!💗

The truth from decent millionaires and those with common sense

A blue-grey handknit sweater featuring horizontal stripes of texture is haphazardly spread out in the snow. Snow crystals are visible clinging to the front of the sweater

Trying out a "snow bath" on my most-worn Gansey! It was wet washed after last fishing season but still had a bit of lingering scent, hoping the sun and snow freshen it right up!
🧶 #gansey #knitting #showmeyourknits

Liz Kendall unveils UK benefits cuts set to leave many sick and disabled worse off Welfare secretary announces changes aimed at cutting bill by up to £5bn in face of opposition from Labour MPs * UK politics live – latest updates Liz Kendall, the welfare secretary, has faced down angry Labour MPs to unveil drastic cuts to the UK’s…

Liz Kendall unveils UK benefits cuts set to leave many sick and disabled worse off

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See the problem?!

X post by Timothy Snyder (@TimothyD ...), posted 6 hours ago. The post reads, "The people Attorney General Bondi is calling 'terrorists' have had no trial and no chance to defend them. We do not know they are. Ignoring the Constitution does not make us safe. It puts us all in peril."

I know this first hand. When I was a child, my entire community was branded as spies and sabateurs, justifying our internment inside barbed wire camps for years without due process, trial or charge.

‘At 22, I was tricked into a sexual relationship by an undercover policeman’ Helen Steel was with madly in love with ‘John Barker’ – then he vanished. A new documentary tells her story and those of other women duped by ‘spycops’

Helen Steel was 22 when she fell in love with John Barker. Except he wasn't real - he was actually Special Demonstration Squad #spycops officer John Dines who'd stolen the identity of a boy who'd died of leukaemia aged 8.

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I really like this graphic by waste_aware_animals- we should be regulating companies to produce closed loop systems to avoid generating unnecessary waste and products..

Feels like we all need to add as much pro-social, Mr Rogers like activity as possible just as a homeostatic response to all the ambient evil floating around right now.

Anyway I just signed up to read with little kids on Wednesday mornings before work.

Inside of you are two wolves.
One of them is too hot and one of them is too cold.

Bookshop.org enters the e-book arena, giving indie stores a new way to compete with Amazon "Everything Amazon can do, we want to do as well or better," says CEO Andy Hunter on boosting indie sales digitally.

This is VERY good news. Love bookshop.org and all the stuff they do!

www.salon.com/2025/01/28/b...

It is fairly easy to fix a mistake that we notice right away. But what do we do when we see a mistake that happened several rows or rounds ago? We use a simple three-step strategy.

For more details about this method
www.10rowsaday.com/fix-mistakes

#knitting #knit #handknit #beginnerknitter