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Nettlecake @nettlecake.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Brilliant letter from Stuart Thompson to Jeremy Clarkson about his comments that benefit claimants should write weekly thank you letters to tax payers detailing how they spend their benefits each week.

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John R Ebdon @jrebdon.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Surely the banning of certain types of social media for the under 16s provides a golden opportunity for UK companies to develop safe alternatives (and for over 16s as well). AI must have reached a stage now where it can intercept and exclude all unsuitable and unsavoury content.

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John R Ebdon @jrebdon.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

I pronounce you man and husband

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John R Ebdon @jrebdon.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Mason making a mountain out of a molehill as usual when it comes to something he can find to criticise Labour for

OTT headline accompanying BBC article written by Chris Mason: Starmer at odds with Trump in biggest disagreement yet.

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John R Ebdon @jrebdon.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

It's interesting to note that over the past 100 years, economic growth, job creation, and investment in the USA have all been greater under Democrat presidents than under Republican presidents. This is a message that seems to have been lost on the US electorate, especially recently.

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John R Ebdon @jrebdon.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Surely too late for any Daily Mail reader?

Article on preventing dementia promoted on front page of Daily Mail

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East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 11/01/2026

Researchers warn UK has a “finance curse” – an oversized sector extracting wealth instead of creating it. If Britain wants to feel better off again, we need a financial system that invests in the real economy – not one that gambles with it. Andrew Curry explains

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Where did the money go – we offer some answers

We are a leading economy but this isn't reflected in how we feel. The UK has fallen behind other countries on many metrics

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John R Ebdon @jrebdon.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Will be ironic if Trump turns his attention to Cuba thinking he can teach them a thing or two. Cuba's education system (free) is vastly superior to that of the US and its health system (also free) just as good with a far lower spend. Several indices of happiness are better for Cuba than for USA too.

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John R Ebdon @jrebdon.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

When Argentina invaded the Falklands (300 miles from their shores), we (8,000 miles away) went to their rescue with the support of most of Europe. If the USA should invade Greenland (1200 miles from US shores), I hope the UK and Europe would come to their rescue; the distance is a mere 2,000 miles.

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John R Ebdon @jrebdon.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Just been catching up on the BBC's "Civilisations: Rise and Fall - Japan", only to hear Charles Moore stating that no society can afford to erect a wall around itself and take an isolationism stance if it is to survive. This from a supporter of Vote Leave, Brexit and an end to immigration!

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Peter Smith @redpeter99.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

Breaking. Liz Truss wins this year's FIFA Prize for Economics.

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Once every 20 years or so, the director-general of the BBC is forced to resign for being insufficiently rightwing. Alastair Milne in 1987. Greg Dyke in 2004. Tim Davie in 2025. The great irony is that the BBC was in all cases profoundly biased towards established power. But just not biased enough …

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John R Ebdon @jrebdon.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Member of Transport Police on R4 this morning explaining why they couldn't be expected to review hours of CCTV footage to spot thefts of bicycles from railway stations. I can't believe that in this day and age they appear not to be aware of binary searching, which would reduce such tasks to minutes.

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Chemistry World @chemistryworld.com · 06/10/2025

The heat pump will take in waste heat from one of the site's steam crackers, and deliver 500,000 tonnes of steam per year to drive formic acid production.

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BASF begins building huge industrial heat pump for low-carbon steam

When powered by renewable electricity, BASF says system will cut carbon emissions by up to 98%

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Red Hot World @redhotworld.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

When speaking to Tommy Robinson at the far right demonstration in London today, Elon Musk wore a t-shirt saying "What would Orwell think?" So let's dive in - what would George Orwell think about Tommy Robinson and Elon Musk? 🧵

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Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 03/09/2025

From black bins to green gains: how Leeds transforms waste Leeds’ recycling and energy recovery facility turns black bin waste into electricity, heat and even roads – cutting landfill for good By Dr Pam Jarvis @yorkshirebylines.co.uk

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From black bins to green gains: how Leeds transforms waste

Leeds’ recycling and energy recovery facility turns black bin waste into electricity, heat and even roads – cutting landfill for good

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John R Ebdon @jrebdon.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

Putin on his way? Following plane is "Russian Special Flight Squadron" too

Flightradar24 shows two Russian aircraft heading from Moscow to Anchorage

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John R Ebdon @jrebdon.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

If a new west-east railway line can be this transformative for London, then it's high time we had similar lines in the Midlands and the North Want to know what’s going right in Britain? Come to the capital, look at the Elizabeth line railway | Jonn Elledge www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Want to know what’s going right in Britain? Come to the capital, look at the Elizabeth line railway | Jonn Elledge

It’s a ‘can-do’ object lesson for the Treasury. And imagine what such ambition could do for the fortunes of Birmingham, Manchester or Leeds, says author Jonn Elledge

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John R Ebdon @jrebdon.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

Interesting and informative, but depressing:

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Richard Jones @richardaljones.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

Blackpool's rate of new business formation (5.6 per 1000 people/yr) exceeds Oxfordshire's (4.2 per 1000 people/yr) It's that greater degree of entrepreneurial spirit that must account for the fact that Blackpool is famously more prosperous than Oxfordshire.

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Climate Science Breakthrough @climatescibreak.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

US climate scientists need all the help they can get. Including from foul-mouthed comedians! 🤡😱😱 Watch Emmy Award-Winning David Cross team up with Prof Michael Oppenheimer in the US launch of the hit series "Climate Science Translated". #climate #arresteddevelopment #climatescience

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Dachuda @dachuda.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

The Spectacle continues. Meanwhile Project 2025 is 42% complete. www.project2025.observer

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Project 2025 Tracker

Track the progress on Project 2025

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Oli Mould @olimould.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

The UK car industry contributes £22bn to the economy and employs c 35k people. Universities contribute £265bn and employ nearly 400k, over 10x as much. Yet he seems ok to let that sector implode.

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John R Ebdon @jrebdon.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

I'm surprised that so many people seem to be taken aback by Trump's imposition of tariffs and the way in which the sizes of these tariffs have been calculated. But the pros and cons of tariffs and the effects of implementing them in various ways is all spelled out in Trump's script: Project 2025.

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John R Ebdon @jrebdon.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

Euro up 1.2% against dollar this afternoon, and £ up 1.1%. Looks as though markets not too impressed by Trump's stated intentions so far.

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John R Ebdon @jrebdon.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

Trump says the future will be golden. Well, it will certainly be orange, unfortunately.

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John R Ebdon @jrebdon.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

Philip Hammond peddling the myth on Radio 4 that recent public sector pay rises fueled inflation. They didn't, since at least 30% was immediately returned to the employer (the government) in the form of income tax and national insurance, and more when VAT on purchases is taken into account.

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John R Ebdon @jrebdon.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Yesterday, Lancaster was disrupted by the visit of a very minor Royal to rededicate (why?) a war memorial: Richard Duke of Gloucester. Yes, I had never heard of him before either. He is 31st in line to the throne apparently. Do we really need such an extended Royal family to undertake such "tasks"?

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John R Ebdon @jrebdon.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

So, Lord Frost apparently suffers from prosopagnosia, or face blindness. No wonder he made such a pig's ear of our Brexit negotiations if he didn't know who he was talking to most of the time!

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John R Ebdon @jrebdon.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Just as taxation can be used to redistribute income from rich to poor, so it could be used to encourage EV purchase. Tax sales of each new petrol/diesel car by, say, £3000, and offer it as a subsidy on the price of a new EV. Could also use fuel taxes to subsidise charging point electricity sales.

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John R Ebdon @jrebdon.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

I am not surprised that electric cars are proving difficult to sell. My research tells me that the average price of a new EV is £28k compared with £22k for a small petrol car. Also, whereas an EV costs £18 - 24 per 100 miles to run using public chargers, a petrol car costs typically £17 in petrol.

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