Cares about the environment, biodiversity and net-zero. Cornish. Mostly found in or on water. Apparently has fast fingers (Ref: WWTBAM 2022)
North West England
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I now have the same number of endorsements on LinkedIn for plumbing as I do for open access....
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Still the greatest ever Christmas related exchange on social media
Regardless of anything else, this will have very significant impacts on the health of these kids. It's utterly awful.
96% of children in Gaza feel that their death is imminent and almost half want to die as a result of trauma. 92% of the children in the survey were “not accepting of reality”, 79% suffer from nightmares and 73% exhibit symptoms of aggression. theguardian.com/world/2024/d…
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96% of children in Gaza feel that their death is imminent and almost half want to die as a result of trauma. 92% of the children in the survey were “not accepting of reality”, 79% suffer from nightmares and 73% exhibit symptoms of aggression. theguardian.com/world/2024/d…
This feels really important full stop. But also crucial in the context of the discussions about Assisted Dying.
Putting the final touches to our programme on the funding crisis in end of life care, which airs Thursday on ITV1.
I am so grateful to those who opened up to us about their experiences and the hospices who let us in.
Keeping Care Alive: Hospices in Crisis? 8:30pm Thursday, ITV1
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In the last 30 days alone, “Dignity in Dying” ran an astonishing 602 Facebook ads, making it the most prolific UK political advertiser there.
Meanwhile, not a single word on the fears of the disabled, the concerns of senior lawyers and doctors, nothing.
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East London calling. There are 50 free places for care leavers aged 18-25 yrs for Christmas Dinner on Christmas Day in Hackney. It is totally free. To make a referal please write to Kausar at this address
[email protected].
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Unimpressed with nurses at my doctors surgery.
Sit down, chat a little, they remove some stitches, say bye and go to open the door.
I have to stop and proactively ask questions like "Can I take a bath yet?" (apparently not for a week).
"Can I run or cycle yet?" Apparently not
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"Can I lift anything heavy yet?" The first response "You can lift things, I mean you aren't going to be lifting heavy weights..."
I go to the gym & lift reasonably heavy weights. I garden & lift heavy bag & do pressups etc, I respond.
Apparently not allowed to do that either
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I was repeatedly sexually assaulted when I was 13. And was scared I was going to be raped so made sure I was alone as little as possible with the person who assaulted me.
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On the one hand, yes this is why people don't believe politicians.
On the other hand, he is Foreign Secretary, and probably has quite an important job to do in terms of building relationships with one of our (historically at least) biggest allies.
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Very excited to go and see Ned in Crewe this weekend. Loved the book, and keen to see what's been done to turn it into a show!
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Heh, my 'Who to Follow' recommendations on twitter currently includes Andrew Tate.
I'm not sure what I've (ever) done onlline that would lead this to be a sensible recommendation for me.
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Billionaire James Dyson is complaining about changes to agricultural tax breaks.
Dyson has hoovered up c33,000 acres of land: whoownsengland.org/2017/09/1…
Farmers Weekly on Dyson: ‘Buying farmland is popular with many wealthy investors because it doesn't incur inheritance tax.’
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the guy who just mansplained The Handmaid’s Tale to the author of The Handmaid’s Tale
Why would a US based tech billionaire be well informede about UK inheritance tax and the agricultural sector?!?
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I've com up with some ridiculous excuses for marks left on me when I've cheated in the past.. but this really takes the biscuit.
Tucker Carlson claims that he was physically attacked and mauled by a spiritual demon at night while he was sleeping, and the demon left bloody claw marks on his sides and on his shoulder. mediaite.com/news/tucker-car…
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As the dust settles after yesterday's reforming #budget2024, it's time to look at what the reforms to Agricultural Property Relief (APR) from Inheritance Tax (IHT) actually mean, instead of the toys out of the pram reaction from a section of the farming community. A short 🧵 1/7