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Close 2 the Edge

@close-tothe-edge.bsky.social
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Life can be absurd and It’s later than you think. Live, love & laugh. Despise Brexit and the forces behind it. Society before corporate greed. Politics in the centre. NHS 💙 #FBPE

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Close 2 the Edge @close-tothe-edge.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70... Just signed
petition.parliament.uk
Petition: Tighten the rules on political donations
We want the government to: Remove loopholes that allow wealthy foreign individuals to make donations into UK political parties (e.g. by funnelling through UK registered companies). Cap all donations ...
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Close 2 the Edge @close-tothe-edge.bsky.social · 28/12/2024
Rejoin the Single Market and boost growth by over 4% per annum. Or is that just too simple? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Starmer asks UK regulators for ideas to boost growth
The prime minister writes to regulators including Ofgem and Ofwat for ideas to boost economic growth.
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jonnygf.bsky.social @jonnygf.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
www.cityam.com/eu-membershi...
cityam.com
EU membership vs lost trade: Forget extra NHS cash, Brexit costs Britain £173m every week, or £1m per hour - City AM
Remember the Brexit bus promise: ‘We send the EU £350 million a week. Let’s fund our NHS instead. Vote leave’? The truth increasingly seems that quitting the European Union means there is £173m a week...
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Paul @fucktheracists.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Image shows a quote by George Monbiot:

"we should never underestimate the extent to which the BBC changed this country by giving endless airtime to Nigel Farage, far right extremists and the Tufton Street junktanks,while shutting out progressive voices"
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Close 2 the Edge @close-tothe-edge.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
A small example of the kind of insurance based health system that Farage and his ilk are being paid to push in the UK:
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Compared to the list of Traitor Tot's pardons, hunter Biden is an absolute angel. See for yourself: rb.gy/lfkzsb
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Pardons Granted by President Donald J. Trump (2017-2021)
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Close 2 the Edge @close-tothe-edge.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
I wish that I’d discovered the “follow all” button on the starter packs sooner 😂
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God-Emperor Tsunami 💙 #FBPE #BLM #GTTO @tsunami65.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Ahh, those #brexit "benefits" keep on coming! 🙄🙄
theneweuropean.co.uk
The new Brexit nightmare is GPSR
The EU’s new General Product Safety Regulation system launches on December 13, and will make it even harder for UK firms exporting to Europe
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
After some important interactions on here today, it strikes me that the primary people we should all be consulting on the subject of assisted dying are those currently living with life limiting conditions / terminal illnesses. Several individuals have told me they feel completely ignored.
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Close 2 the Edge @close-tothe-edge.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Rather than agonise over what pearls of wisdom to throw out as a first post I thought I’d just leave this one here
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Close 2 the Edge @close-tothe-edge.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Just arrived here from over there
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