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Martin Cullen

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Friends of the Earth worker bee. Bigging up the 'vironment. Climate justice is racial justice. Posts are all me.

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Tits McGee @scientits.bsky.social · 6h
FINALLY, I hope this leads to some accountability and justice
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Met Police submits Grenfell Tower fire investigation files to CPS
The force is seeking charges against 54 individuals and 20 companies over the 2017 tower block fire that killed 72 people.
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Martin Cullen @brixtonmc.bsky.social · 10h
Some tasty studio floor sweepings. open.spotify.com/track/6XLz9e...
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I'm Into Livin'
Stevie Wonder · Songs In The Key Of Life - The EP · Song · 2026
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WHAT A FUCKING RECORD @whatafuckingrecord.bsky.social · 19h
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TALKING HEADS ROAD TO NOWHERE
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WHAT A FUCKING RECORD @whatafuckingrecord.bsky.social · 19h
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JESUS AND MARY CHAIN JUST LIKE HONEY
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WHAT A FUCKING RECORD @whatafuckingrecord.bsky.social · 19h
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TOM WAITS RAIN DOGS
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WHAT A FUCKING RECORD @whatafuckingrecord.bsky.social · 19h
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X RAY SPEX OH BONDAGE UP YOURS
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Teresa Heffernan @tjheffernan.bsky.social · 20h
@timnitgebru.blacksky.app, a PhD in computer vision; Altman, a dropout funded by Musk and Thiel. One explains how llms/chatbots work; the other is part of a cult that blathers on about 'reasoning,' 'rogue AI, 'digital immortality,' and other nonsense. www.wired.com/story/the-bi...
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Timnit Gebru Believes There Is No ‘Existential Threat’ From AI
One of AI’s fiercest critics believes the doom talk is about founders making money, not saving humanity.
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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 11h
NEW: ‘It’s an implicit threat’. Lord Tom Watson of Palantir writes to one of its biggest critics -Labour MP @labourlewis.bsky.social - to tell him the surveillance firm is watching him. www.thenerve.news/p/clive-lewi...
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They’re saying: we’re watching you’: MP Clive Lewis reveals Tom Watson has warned him over criticising Palantir
In a letter to his former Labour colleague, the peer, who joined Peter Thiel’s AI company this month, writes: ‘You have made the case against the company more or less continuously’. By Carole Cadwalla...
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Doug Parr @dougparr.bsky.social · 11h
Water company for Devon & Cornwall to pay *record fine* of £8m for hundreds of sewage spills Incl untreated sewage gushing through a harbour wall for 10 hours on a bank holiday weekend Pennon Group, owner of SW Water, returned £138mn to shareholders last year www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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South West Water fined £8m for hundreds of sewage spills in Cornwall and Devon
District judge orders record fine for region and says incidents of pollution cannot be tolerated
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Cold War Steve @coldwarsteve.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Doug Parr @dougparr.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
In 2020 Starbucks, in a public letter, said “sustainability has been at Starbucks’ core since the beginning...a great business that scales for good” Targets to cut water use & waste now abandoned, & likely climate targets The public letter is no longer on their website www.ft.com/content/f537...
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Starbucks retreats from green goals amid $2bn cost drive
Early corporate champion of climate action scales back or reviews targets to halve emissions, waste and water use
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WHAT A FUCKING RECORD @whatafuckingrecord.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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ROXY MUSIC LOVE IS THE DRUG
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WHAT A FUCKING RECORD @whatafuckingrecord.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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PORTISHEAD
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WHAT A FUCKING RECORD @whatafuckingrecord.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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NEW ORDER BROTHERHOOD
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Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Mahmood on "earned settlement": deliberately bland. No explanation of why punishing workers who have been here legally for 5+ years with ongoing insecurity (and in many cases kicking them out of the country) would be "fair" to British workers "and the young".
As we restore control and fairness to our asylum system. We must do the same for legal migration too: Fair to those who seek a new and better life here, like my parents did. And fair to those already here, including British workers, and especially the young.

That same principle underpins my reforms to the right to live here indefinitely. Ensuring settled status is earned by those who have shown a consistent commitment to this country.

I know that, throughout our consultation process some have said elements of these reforms are not fair.

And to that, let me say this: we will come to a position that balances fairness for those who came here legally and fairness to British citizens across this country.
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Charlie Westney @charliewestney.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This year's biggest #ClimateComms #NatureComms has just dropped for FREE on YouTube. Highly recommend you watch. It hits so many things bang on for effective comms. 🧵 www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3mR...
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How to Live on Earth | Feature Documentary | Presented by Benedict Cumberbatch
YouTube video by Open Planet
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John Harris @johnharris1969.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Latest from me: there's a lot for Labour to be happy & purposeful about - but a)we're not going back to two party politics and b)watching them and the greens duke it out while fascism brews feels wrong wrong wrong www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Labour is nostalgic for two-party politics. That cosy, simple time is over – let it go | John Harris
Our fragmented political model will endure for the foreseeable future – and Reform will benefit from it until Burnham learns that cooperation is key, says Guardian columnist John Harris
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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The size of *one* of the AI data centre buildings proposed for Great Torrington in north Devon, versus Exeter cathedral 🤯 From this useful piece profiling the local campaigns against it: www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
A diagram comparing the size of one of the AI data centre buildings proposed for Great Torrington in north Devon, with Exeter cathedral. Source: Guardian piece linked to in post.
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James Murray @james-bg.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
This is a low key tragedy. A broad consensus torched by a handful of ideologues and opportunists who do not even understand what net zero target is and why it was adopted. The reality is temperatures will continue to spiral until we reach net zero or civilisation collapses, whichever comes first.
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Pauline Boty (1938-1966), co-founder of the British Pop art movement #womensart
Monochrome photograph of a standing white woman in a dress with zig zag pattern in an interior surrounded by paintings
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Musa Okwonga @okwonga.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Remigration is genocide. Remigration is genocide. I am repeating this because the AfD will not and because genocide is *exactly* what they are offering at the ballot box. Think about it. How else can you reduce the population of Germany from 80 million to 60 million - as one of the AfD’s senior members, Dennis Hohloch, said this summer - when a large number of those millions don’t want to go, even after you try to deport them? You threaten them, you physically harm them, you kill them in huge numbers to encourage others to flee. That’s it. That’s it. People will believe the most outlandish claims about what the Left want but they will ignore what the AfD are •actually saying*.
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Frances Ryan @francesryan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
As I lay in bed with PEM, always grateful to my colleague @georgemonbiot.bsky.social for helping bring M.E. into mainstream attention. The way people with M.E. are ignored and actively harmed by medics who have been trusted to help them is a hidden scandal. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Abandoned, dismissed and gaslighted: there is no excuse for the way ME sufferers have been betrayed | George Monbiot
Changes in guidance and science seem to have little impact on millions of devastated lives. It’s a social crisis playing out behind closed doors, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Friends of the Earth @friends-earth.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
After a summer of wildfires and drought, we now face an El Niño that is already set to be the most intense in living memory. It’s crucial that the government acts to prepare us for the impacts of climate change, and curb the carbon emissions driving this crisis. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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UK shares findings of damning climate crisis national security report suppressed under Starmer
El Niño poses critical threat to nations’ defences, says Ed Miliband in presentation to global foreign ministers
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Vicki Hird MSc FRES @vickihird.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Britain has seen an explosion of migrating insects – in some cases from as far as northern Africa www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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A bumper year for bugs: as the world warms up, insects are moving northwards
Britain has seen an explosion of migrating insects – in some cases from as far as northern Africa
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The US Senate finds that the fossil fuel industry received $190 billion in tax breaks and subsidies from the Trump regime in exchange for campaign donations. The deregulation and subsidies have increased both energy costs for Americans and the damage from climate change and air and water pollution.
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Fossil-fuel firms in line for billions in benefits after answering Trump’s donation call
Senators’ report says taxpayers face higher bills after ‘bargain’ between president and major polluters
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 24/09/2026
It is a huge shame to see so much language attributing agency, intent and thought to a software program, when all that should be attributed to the humans who designed a dangerously clumsy and broken looping LLM. Means the companies won't be held accountable for designing a bad product
A swarm of OpenAI rogue AI agents appear to have gone on a spree of trying to access Australian government health data, in what some researchers say is the first autonomous hack of a government website.

Communications between AI agents and other traces of their efforts found by researchers from US non-profit Transluce show how hundreds of Open AI's agents worked together over a period of months to gain access to information held by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW), NSW's crime statistics body, BOSCAR, and a number of other international organisations.

The data shows the bots posting about their unsuccessful attempts to bypass cybersecurity defences and exploit vulnerabilities.
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YouGov @yougov.co.uk · 24/09/2026
YouGov's September 2026 MRP projects that Labour would be the largest party in a hung parliament, were an election held tomorrow Labour: 241 (-170 from 2024) Conservatives: 130 (+9) Reform UK: 123 (+118) Lib Dems: 71 (-1) SNP: 40 (+31) Plaid Cymru: 15 (+11) Greens: 9 (+5) Others: 3 (-3)
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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Ed Miliband will appoint a new special representative for climate security, as well as a new ministerial taskforce on “the national security and resilience risks of a changing climate and nature loss” - excellent to see Now release the full JIC report publicly! www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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UK shares findings of damning climate crisis national security report suppressed under Starmer
El Niño poses critical threat to nations’ defences, says Ed Miliband in presentation to global foreign ministers
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Archie Hall @archiehall.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
My latest for @economist.com: AI writing is taking over politics. 10% of what was is said in Parliament is now AI-drafted, per Pangram. Yet more in the House of Representatives, or in Australia and Canada. Link: www.economist.com/britain/202... And a 🧵 below, w/ some main offenders
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Fiona Harvey @fionaharvey.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Climate and nature collapse threaten national security of govts across world, UK tells UN based on spy chiefs’ warnings www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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UK shares findings of damning climate crisis national security report suppressed under Starmer
El Niño poses critical threat to nations’ defences, says Ed Miliband in presentation to global foreign ministers
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Hari Kunzru @harikunzru.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
For some years the frame of "disinformation" has been around to explain ragebait content, with the presumption that this material is ideologically motivated. No doubt some of it is, but much of the motivation is purely financial...
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John Harris @johnharris1969.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
1)how to create an illicit fags & booze economy run by spivs that'll deprive the Treasury of tax revenue 2)you don't get people "back to work" by making their lives impossible (note cut of a third to long-term benefits). It makes the problem worse 3)you bastards
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WHAT A FUCKING RECORD @whatafuckingrecord.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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Vicki Hird MSc FRES @vickihird.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
SFI all gone in less than a day. Makes it more critical government find more money in the next budget, for the huge scale of need, for nature, all farmers, not canibalise other scheme budgets (CS, LR) and recognise how essential the transition is for national security www.fwi.co.uk/business/pay...
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£233m of SFI26 money all spent within matter of hours - Farmers Weekly
Fears that the funds available for Window 2 of the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) would disappear quickly have come to fruition with all the money
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Miles King @milesking.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
What a farce. As farmers fail to access funds to support sustainable farming, this will undoubtedly mean valuable wildlife habitat (recently created or much older) will be destroyed, as farmers feel they have no option but to intensify their farming systems. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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‘Worse than the scramble for Oasis tickets’: England’s sustainable farming funds run out in just six hours
Entire £233m budget for 2026 allocated in less than a day, leaving thousands of farmers disappointed
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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
“The rise of anti-migration neofascism is more threatening than anything I’ve seen in my lifetime.” Good piece by @pollytoynbee.bsky.social challenging Burnham to confront the rise of the far right in his conference speech next week. Features @hopenothate.org.uk www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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There is a racism and cohesion crisis in Britain, and someone needs to lead us out of it. His name is Andy Burnham | Polly Toynbee
I want him to start the fightback next week against extremists who peddle hate and those who despise this country. That would be true patriotism, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
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WHAT A FUCKING RECORD @whatafuckingrecord.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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WHAT A FUCKING RECORD @whatafuckingrecord.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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PRETENDERS DON’T GET ME WRONG
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Jim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · 22/09/2026
London’s most expensive house, the Reform UK Treasurer, Holly Valance, one of Labour’s biggest donors, a £265m sale, and a curious loophole we’ve uncovered that could slash the taxes earned from elite London properties. London Centric x Dan Neidle collab. www.londoncentric.media/p/londons-mo...
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London’s most expensive house, Reform UK’s treasurer, and a massively reduced tax bill
A £265m mansion in the heart of the Chelsea • Sold by billionaire Nick Candy and his ex-wife Holly Valance • Bought by a Labour-donating hedge fund boss • Why was the tax bill so small?
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Birmingham 81 @birmingham81.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Happy birthday to Toni Basil. Here's a clip of Bruce Conner's very cool 1966 film of her dancing to her song Breakaway, which became a collectable Northern Soul single. Watch a short documentary about the making of the video at youtu.be/5CHtEASlzG8 (THREAD)
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James Murray @james-bg.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I know almost everything is terrible, but this year really could be world-historic in a good way. It’ll be several more years before it can be definitively called, but there are encouraging signs emissions really are peaking. www.businessgreen.com/news/4535893...
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Study: Global fossil-fuel emissions to fall 0.5 per cent this year
Strait of Hormuz crisis has led to lower oil and gas demand that should more than offset any increased emissions from higher coal power generation, Carbon Brief calculates
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Birmingham 81 @birmingham81.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
ESG playing their final UK show at The Cause last night - a euphoric and triumphant way to say goodbye. They connect all the things that matter - Factory, 99, Hannett, Levan, The Haçienda, Paradise Garage, Punk, Funk, No Wave, Hip Hop, House, ACR, Liquid Liquid, The Clash...
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WHAT A FUCKING RECORD @whatafuckingrecord.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 14/09/2026
Progressive politicians such as Zohran Mamdani offer answers to the bitter post-9/11 legacy of failures at home and abroad, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
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The US right still paints Muslims as the ‘enemy’. But they are fighting for a brighter future for Americans | Nesrine Malik
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Martin Cullen @brixtonmc.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
@nesrinemalik.bsky.social gets to the heart of the matter… www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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If you really hate it when music and film stars do politics, here’s the answer: give us politics that works | Nesrine Malik
The problem is not famous people speaking out, as they always have. It is the feeling that leaders have failed, obliging celebrities to fill the vacuum, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
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wrongtom @wrongtom.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Very sad to hear Gerrit Graham died a few days ago. I love him in DePalma’s Hi Mom! and Greetings. Here he is in an impromptu scene when they encountered artist Richard Hamilton hanging out on a park bench in Greenwich Village
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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
It's pretty damn impressive how much ground Mayor Mamdani has been able to cover after only nine months in office on a wide range of basic quality-of-life issues in NYC. I was reading through the numbers this morning, and they're kinda astonishing. (thread)
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Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The heart of end times fascism is an abandonment of this world. Heaven is either celestial or computational, but not earthly. Not here. It’s why so many people are already rising up. Most people actually like it here. Thank you to CNN International’s Amanpour for having us.
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Steve Akehurst @steveakehurst.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
NEW: How did the summer heatwaves and wildfires change attitudes to climate and Net Zero, if at all? A short thread on analysis of tracker polling now summer is winding down. 🧵 (for @persuasionuk.bsky.social with @yougov.co.uk)
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