Passion for rowing, biking, history, books and booze. All in moderation these days. 🇪🇺

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David Gates retweeted
We took over the giant screen at Farage’s big rally in Birmingham
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Here's a 🎶 twist on @coldplay's thumping #VivaLaVida we're calling "Puppets on a Kremlin String?" It reflects on the grotesque disrespectful media spectacle hosted by #Trump & #Vance yesterday at the White House. In solidarity with @ZelenskyyUa 🇺🇦 #SlavaUkraini #Dontabandonthem
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Rather striking, what’s happened since the 2016 Brexit referendum…
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Unbelievably crass, unfair and sad decision not to grant the Gold medal men’s eight from Paris recognition in the New Year Honours list
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11 Oct 2024
Apparently at WH Smith station bookshop at Milton Keynes Central ... Fine work, people. Fine work.
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Brexit is having “profound and ongoing” negative impact on UK goods exports and imports, latest @jundu_econ analysis finds. No one lives in the counter factual world, but leaving single marks continues to cost UK. And 2023 was worse! 1/2 on.ft.com/4gpd3qd
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Here is the montage BBC Sport aired at the end of their Olympics coverage.
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What an utterly inspiring performance by the W4x today. Their trust in each other and their joy in each other’s company shone through. And kudos to the Dutch; a race for the ages and real dignity in what must have been a heartbreaking finish for them.
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A swimming related question: why do they not wear team branded kit? It’s only the swim caps not the swim suits. Pourquoi?
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Sad to see so many empty seats at Paris Olympics. Too greedy on ticket pricing?
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Congratulations @ThamesRC not only for a sensational set of results @HenleyRegatta across all club events but also for being the fastest VIII on Sunday at 6 mins 23s. Is that the first time @fatsculler that the fastest VIII in the finals came from the Thames Cup?
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Sunak’s wine legacy. The highest rates of duty on wine in Europe, with 64 bands of duty (to replace just 2!) from 1 Feb 2025. Will the next government do the right thing - it’s a simple move - and help businesses and consumers? My monthly newsletter… newsletter.bauduc.com/t/y-e-…
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Need to get this flag for my office
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Brilliant! 👏👏👏
“I am a very innocent man” - Donald Trump
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Seriously @thameswater this is an utter disgrace
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yeah @thameswater 💩
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Just watched 20 Days in Mariupol. Truly painful and awful to watch … but as the months go by it’s so important to remember the ongoing horror of what is happening in Ukraine. 20daysinmariupol.com/

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There now follows a Party Political Broadcast by Count Binface. And quite frankly it's a banger. Help me run for mayor here. Under £5k to go! gofundme.com/f/countbinface2… #BinDay #LoveDemocracy
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Is there anyone at Twickenham? So quiet
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regainparadise.org/podcast/s… just released podcast with @davidbgates co-hosted with @JaideepPrabhu

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