Astronomer,European,widower, single parent,classical/film/choral music, Nordic/ItalianTV, typography/art. Anglo-Catholic-Liberal-Protestant hybrid #DarkSkies
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RT @Lord_Sugar: Watched Brexit programme on BBC today. What would Farage, Johnson and Gove say now. We are in a total mess. Small biz can't…
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Currently waiting for a Government response:
petition.parliament.uk/petit…
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What Claire says:
There's a chance to see the #AuroraBorealis (Northern Lights), either tonight or tomorrow morning, where it might peak around 3am for the UK, especially from Northern Scotland.
It's best using a camera & mobile 1 is ok, as they gather better data (as light) more than naked eyes.
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Michael Lockley is on Whernside retweeted
Jun 3
I’m not going to amplify Reform’s ad by sharing it, but the wilful misrepresentation of Kemi Badenoch - selectively quoting what she said about ‘white lives matter’ - is disgraceful and dangerous.
It needs to be challenged, including by those of us who are not Conservatives.
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May 30
We are now in a weird era where a guy gets publicly shamed for running his sprinklers on a Tuesday, while a data center the size of a Costco quietly drains a reservoir so AI can generate a picture of your cat as a medieval knight. And the data center gets a tax incentive for it.
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Upside down boats as seen from Blackpool via Fata Morgana superior mirage effect.
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May 14
Please can we have a Health Sec with some experience in…..HEALTH
Is it too much to ask!?
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May 14
Q1 2026 G7:
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Michael Lockley is on Whernside retweeted
May 12
Design legend Margaret Calvert is 90 today.
Look at that cake!
If you've ever admired a road, rail or metro sign in Britain it's likely she had something to do with it.
One of Britain's design heroes.
Photo by: @oshgallerylondon (IG)
Cake by: mybaker.co
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This might seem like a game to you. My daughter has leukemia. She is absolutely dependent on the NHS.
'Journalists' paving the way for a Reform government, whilst this Labour government is committed to preserving it, stops me sleeping at night.
May 12
So 100ish vs 80ish, with over 200 MPs as yet undeclared. But the magic number to activate a contest is 80. Whether the 80 would actively pull the trigger at this point now is another question.
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This, particularly any Labour MPs, including unfortunately you Mr Sobel. (Yeah , not directly my MP but I do take part in the Headingley community):
May 12
Dear pusillanimous rump of @UKLabour backbenchers, there are 2 options when your commander-in-chief comes under fire:
a) come out fighting in support
b) scuttle away and hide behind a straw man
When the going gets tough, the weak turn & run.
Don't be weak. Don't be cowards.
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May 12
Keir Starmer on his way to cabinet this morning
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May 12
The ministers urging Starmer to go are feeding the hysteria. The next leader will be subject to instant leadership speculation and the next, and the next, whether Labour, Reform or Tory. Britain is becoming ungovernable. And the media fixation on this tittle tattle is not helping
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Walney Lighthouse is a functioning lighthouse located on Walney Island across from Barrow-in-Furness. 🌹
The current building dates to the early 19th-century and is Grade II* listed.
#Lancashire #walneyisland #lighthouses #lighthouses_around_the_world #walney
ALT Walney Island Lighthouse, Lancashire.
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Congratulations to everyone who took part in the annual Keswick to Barrow walk today, and the slightly shorter Coniston to Barrow variant. That includes @MScroghamMP
and @timfarron.
#k2b
#Keswick2Barrow
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May 8
#BreastCancer #LED #BlueLight #LightPollution #Melatonin #Cancer #CircadianRhythm
@WomensHealthMag @MensHealthMag @Reuters @ReutersScience @MiamiNewsDesk @WCBSTV @MiamiHerald Experts warn of health risks from LED lights across the Gulf Coast youtu.be/G9bBUneEy-k?si=-r1i… via @YouTube
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This:
@Newsnight @bbcquestiontime @Channel4News @krishgm @cathynewman why has no one questioned the status of Reform? It appears not to be a political party with a constitution & membership rights but to be a company.
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RT @imageplotter: Hey Keir. You will never read this. I’m just a tiny press photog account. I’ll write it anyway. No, you shouldn’t resign.…
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