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Jane

@jfrthomas.bsky.social
181 followers 178 following 117 posts

Europhile lover of food, fresh air and fripperies. Mother of adults, geographer, planner. Consider every day a school day.

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Jane @jfrthomas.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Nominative determination!
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Jane @jfrthomas.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
4 years since Dad died, 2 years since the house sold, today I conceded it was time for my Ma's (18 years gone) cookbooks - all duplicates of ones I have and too trad to be of use to veggie offspring - to go. Then her shopping list fell out of one where it had marked a page . . it never ends imo
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Emma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
🧵 As front-page headlines go, this has to be one of the most misleading I've seen in a long time It's an out-and-out lie But notice the trick they use to get away with it...👀 *They're* not lying - they're just quoting someone else who is👍🏻 In this case, the leader of the opposition🙄 1/33
Daily Express headline:

"More Freedoms Handed to New Arrivals than British Citizens"

Above an image of Kemi Badenoch

All with a Monk Debunked stamp on top
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Jane @jfrthomas.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Yes
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Susie Dent @susiedentwords.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
In case anyone needs it, to have the ‘mubble-fubbles’ (16th century) means to have a fit of despondency or low spirits, such as the end-of-summer blues.
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Once again @countbinface.bsky.social manages to make me feel more patriotic and proud to be British than 20 years of right wing whining and flag shagging ever managed.
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Jane @jfrthomas.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Weeley (and Weeley Heath)! Nominative determinism if ever I saw it. Meant to be
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Jane @jfrthomas.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Not in my 80s but older than his parents, and definitely old enough to know better, but we all have the same opinion of Tom - and the same conflict!
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Jane @jfrthomas.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Super simple - E for envelope
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Jane @jfrthomas.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
And actual geography (and history, and boats, and land routes between countries for feet)
Map of the Mediterranean with Greece right in the middle surrounded by modern European, Middle Eastern, and er, African countries)
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I support Somali-Americans @adamrothman.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
I'm not posting Odyssey memes because one must be wary of GIFs bearing Greeks.
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 19/07/2026
❓How much would EU membership benefit the UK economy? 👏 Answer - At least £92 billion over 10-15 years. 💪 EU membership could recoup over 90% of the damage to our economy from Brexit predicted by the OBR. The research suggests that membership would deliver a 3.6% boost to the UK’s economy
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FAQ: What would EU membership mean for the UK economy? - Best for Britain
We all know the UK economy has suffered as a result of leaving the EU - but have you ever wondered how much it could be
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Jane @jfrthomas.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Excited to go and see this on my next trip to town
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Jane @jfrthomas.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Came here to say exactly that - and with similar examples to yours amongst others. It's a feeling as much as anything.
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Jane @jfrthomas.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Things can only get better!
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Jane @jfrthomas.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Also not a house for skirt wearers!
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Jane @jfrthomas.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
He's got my vote!
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[Display Name Here] @whatusername.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
I know modern British politics isn’t quite @bretdevereaux.bsky.social’s thing, but I think he’d appreciate the man behind the bin(face)‘s stance on Sparta:
youtu.be
John Harvey aka Count Binface | THW rather be an ATHENIAN than a Spartan | Cambridge Union (8/8)
YouTube video by Cambridge Union
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Jane @jfrthomas.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Starting to rather wish I lived in Clacton just to be on the electoral roll
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Jane @jfrthomas.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Just keeps getting better - and we are only on day 2 *gets popcorn*
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Jane @jfrthomas.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Sublime
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Jane @jfrthomas.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Cold cuts?
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Jane @jfrthomas.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
So do I!
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Jane @jfrthomas.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
🤞
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Jane @jfrthomas.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Brexit isn’t working: British voters are ready for a European future: ecfr.eu/publication/...
ecfr.eu
Brexit isn’t working: British voters are ready for a European future – European Council on Foreign Relations
Ten years on from the referendum, the British electorate has moved on from its old divisions and—in a world of crisis—is embracing an ambitious move back toward
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Jane @jfrthomas.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Refused to take part in the office charity sweepstake for exactly that reason. Not really interested in football at all tbh but actively trying to avoid this one on principle!
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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
We are living brieflye on a tinye beautiful driftinge rocke wyth nobodye outsyde and nobodye cominge to save us. We are the onlye ones heere yn a wild expanse of night and quiet. We sholde be loving each othir all the tyme. We sholde be greetinge each othir "hey, miracle!" We sholde daunse forevir.
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Harrison Mooney @harrisonmooney.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
The hottest new lifestyle trend is cooking and eating the food you have at home. It’s called fridgemaxxing
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Jane @jfrthomas.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Similar known since forever in this UK house (and now in my grown up kids') as 'fridgestrone', 'fridgeotto', 'fridgesauce'. . . you get the pattern 🙂
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Jane @jfrthomas.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Chipping away. Possibly including actual chips. Getting (back) there slowly . . .
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Rachel Coldicutt @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
I am so furious about the toilet BS, which creates a totally bizarre environment in which nosey people can stop anyone from having a wee. What sort of govt feels good about creating the means to stop people having a wee? We need more free public toilets, not ways to make it harder to go to the loo
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Nye Beavan @nyebeavan.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Starmer’s cabinet still pandering to the Reform voters after all this time. The Reform voters who would rather trap their cocks in their zips, than ever vote for Labour.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
You're entitled to your own opinion. You're NOT entitled to your own facts. #BelieveTheScience What he said 💯 👇 👇 👇
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Jane @jfrthomas.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Ditto the Chelsea Kitchen
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
A huge announcement in the King's Speech - what a pity it’s getting little media attention due to all the reporting on a possible leadership challenge. The government have pledged to introduce a new bill to abolish right-to-buy for new social homes.
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Lewis Goodall @lewisgoodall.com · 29/04/2026
The King has done as well as anybody could in Washington. But we're kidding ourselves if we think the visit will make any difference to anything. Most of it will have gone above Trump's head. If he does notice the rebukes, he'll be annoyed. Most likely, he basically forgets any of it even happened.
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European Movement UK @europeanmovement.co.uk · 17/04/2026
Nick Thomas-Symonds, Minister for the Constitution and European Union Relations, said at yesterday’s EU-UK Forum that closer ties with Europe are the “patriotic choice”. This is not a Brexit U-turn, it is a recognition of what is in the UK’s national interest. Our future is European.
The UK is giving up on America. Now talk of a Brexit U-turn is growing louder. The I Paper, 16 April.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 17/04/2026
NHS patients should be able to write up their own medical records – and not have to rely on Post-it notes | Will Parman
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NHS patients should be able to write up their own medical records – and not have to rely on Post-it notes | Will Parman
The lack of a unified digital repository for patients and healthcare workers means that key medical changes are often missed. But the NHS can learn from US intelligence sharing, says Emerging Voices winner Will Parman
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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Something I don't think the UK boasts about enough - and a great rebuttal to Reform and the Tories' anti-net zero propaganda: The UK is home to 7 out of the top 10 biggest offshore wind farms in the world. 10 of the top 20. And 6 in 10 of the largest ones in the world currently under construction.
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Jane @jfrthomas.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Preach
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Andrew Hesselden @andrewhesselden.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
1. Thread 🧵 Freedom of Movement wasn’t just a policy. It was a simple freedom: the ability to say yes. • Yes to a job. • Yes to love. • Yes to a new life in another country. When that freedom disappeared, something subtle but important changed.
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Jane @jfrthomas.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
Definitely getting old. The in memoriam bit of the BAFTAs etc gets me more and more as each year passes
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Jane @jfrthomas.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Forever my city even from a distance
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Sathnam Sanghera @sathnam.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Lost my phone in London, with four credit cards and £150 cash in the case. Returned to me within 21 minutes. This hellhole of a city eh.
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Jane @jfrthomas.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
When something takes you unawares . . . 🤣🤣🤣
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Jane @jfrthomas.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Brilliant. Did not see that coming. Laughing very much out loud here
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Peter Gunite @petergunite.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
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Jane @jfrthomas.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Read the first two sentences nodding sagely. Then chuckled at the third! I was definitely brought up to 'put another jumper on' and that has stuck
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
The UK was better off in the EU and Europe was better off with the UK in it. All of this Trump driven chaos underlines that and you can practically hear Putin rubbing his hands in Moscow. WE have deliberately weakened ourselves, our security and our region for absolutely no good purpose at all.
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