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Mark Llety'r Deryn

@markrees.bsky.social
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Retired and loving it. Ex-Educator. Bexley , Aberystwyth, Llandrindod, Builth, Swansea. Rubbish profile picture. One less (fewer) brick in the wall. Keep on keeping on. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿. Anti-Tory doesn't mean pro-Labour (I block any begging followers or messages)

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David Blanchflower BSc @davidbflower.bsky.social · 1h
Solar panels cut school bills by £70,000 a year. 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Solar panels save East Yorkshire schools more than £70,000
The solar panels on three schools in East Yorkshire were paid for by a £218,000 government grant.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 1h
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, having a totally normal day: “Lord, here I am. Send me. Send me to fight the Redcoats, send me to fight the communists, send me to fight the Islamists. Send me.”
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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Just tax the compute. Datacentre? Cool. Fund your own power generation and water reservoirs, and then pay tax for every computational act your datacentre does. And we'll use the tax income to offset societal and job damage. Overnight, AI becomes something AI giants are desperate to restrict.
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VanCity 604 @604-vancity.bsky.social · 16h
☝️☝️☝️ #Trump = No surprises #Canada #TradeWars @pinkfloydlarson.bsky.social @6cats4adomino.bsky.social @archeryfan93.bsky.social @lochnerwalter.bsky.social @dalewalls1.bsky.social @dougieg633.bsky.social @jazchaz.bsky.social @dpfrazier22.bsky.social @stat-monkey.bsky.social @guhlenda.bsky.social
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NationCymru @nation.cymru · 3h
Reform UK’s leader in Wales works part time for an organisation that helps foreign migrants obtain visas to work in the UK, we can reveal ✍️Martin Shipton
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Reform UK's Welsh leader works for firm that helps foreign workers migrate to the UK
Martin Shipton Reform UK’s leader in Wales works part time for an organisation that helps foreign migrants obtain visas to work in the UK, we can reveal. Helen Jenner recently took over from Dan Thoma...
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Seeadler @seeadler.bsky.social · 3h
Given the death of Esther Rantzen, it seems appropriate to share this: one of the most extraordinary things ever broadcast on television. www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0H4...
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Story of Nicholas Winton BBC That's life Short version
YouTube video by vanilla lattae
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 4h
Trump: “Watch what Marco Rubio does with Cuba. Watch what he does with Cuba.”
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Mark Llety'r Deryn @markrees.bsky.social · 4h
RIP Esther Rantzen 😢
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Another Disappointing Day in The Obituaries @deadlyvices.bsky.social · 4h
Just before I hit my teens, there was a program on Radio 2, 'Late Nite Extra', that I would listen to just before I nodded off. This lady was a regular fixture back then. A consummate and polished broadcaster with an easy charm. She will be greatly missed. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
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Dame Esther Rantzen dies aged 86 after battle with lung cancer
Her family paid tribute to ‘the most wonderful mother’
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 15h
Zia Yusuf: “I'm at RAF Fairford. The situation is developing fast, but it brings into sharp focus that the situation in the English Channel is a national security emergency." Reform UK expose themselves. www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/2658573...
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Reform UK politician spotted at RAF Fairford as he explains why he was there
A Reform UK politician has been spotted at the police cordon near RAF Fairford.
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Eastern Eye News @easterneye.bsky.social · 6h
Child sexual abuse inquiry turns to Birmingham and Wales #UKNews #ChildProtection #ChildSafety #ChildSexualAbuse #GroomingGangs #Birmingham #Wales #Safeguarding #Justice #NewsUpdate www.easterneye.biz/child-sexual...
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Child Sexual Abuse Inquiry Turns Its Focus to Birmingham and Wales
The statutory inquiry, which can compel witnesses and demand documents, will examine how agencies in Birmingham and Wales responded to the sexual exploitation of children, and whether cultural, ethnic...
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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 6h
@bylinetimes.bsky.social has been blocked from attending the Conservative Party conference, just weeks after leader Kemi Badenoch called Reform’s decision to bar several journalists from their own conference “authoritarian” and an attack on the “free press” bylinetimes.com/2026/09/30/k...
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Kemi Badenoch's Conservatives Block Byline Times From Conference After Condemning Reform for Journalist Ban
The ban comes just weeks after the Conservative leader called Reform's barring of critical journalists from their conference an "authoritarian" attack on the free press
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No Kings Supply Co @nokingssupplyco.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
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Will Hayward - Wales Journo @willhaycardiff.bsky.social · 5h
I just spent two days at the Labour conference in Liverpool. The difference between Welsh and UK Labour was stark. There is a huge opportunity for Wales, but there is a risk it passes us by. My write up here: willhaywardwales.substack.com/p/inside-the...
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Welsh Labour risk missing a golden opportunity
Inside the Labour conference
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NationCymru @nation.cymru · 15h
The first modern PC game available in the Welsh language has launched recently - all thanks to the passion of one of its Lead Sound Designers who hails from the Rhondda Valleys
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Biggest modern game in Cymraeg for PC launches to rave reviews
Stephen Price The first modern PC game available in the Welsh language has launched recently – all thanks to the passion of one of its Lead Sound Designers who hails from the Rhondda Valleys. Cai Jone...
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 12h
Richest 1% of Britons owns more wealth than the bottom 70% of the population combined. 50 richest families hold more wealth than the poorest half of the population combined. The concentration of wealth in fewer hands has not provided the necessary economic stimulus. Need redistribution.
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This is how the Chancellor can increase the personal allowance and lift millions out of hardship
Sustained economic growth can’t be achieved without a major boost to the purchasing power of the bottom 50% of the population
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Chris Rivers @chrisrivers50.bsky.social · 5h
A bit of a surprise… Burnham said. “There are strong indications that Iran played a part in what happened over the weekend at RAF Fairford”. The five UK nationals from London were arrested and then bailed with stringent conditions. apple.news/A9scOV5ukTG-...
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UK believes Iran involved in RAF Fairford incident, Burnham says — BBC News
The prime minister's comments come days after the suspects were released on the 'strictest possible bail conditions'.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 8h
Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik to Putin: “I am pleased that you are restoring Russia’s former might, establishing it as a global power.”
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Mr and Mrs Trellis @thenorfolkcoast.bsky.social · 15h
Ofcom rules say broadcasters cannot use politicians as newsreaders, interviewers or reporters in any news programmes. Demand that Ofcom takes immediate action.. bestforbritain.org/petition/far...
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Farage on GB News: Demand that Ofcom takes immediate action - Best for Britain
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Jonathan T Clark @jonathantclark.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Wales has the ambition 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 We need the powers and resources to match it. Here are four things Plaid Cymru is demanding from Burnham 👇
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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 15h
It’s a mark of the corruption of our whole way of thinking about the world that trying to meet a planetary emergency is routinely described as “ideological”, while continuing to accelerate it is presented as “pragmatic” and “economic”.
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Lewi Whalberg @anno1540.bsky.social · 13h
Pilots fighting mid-flight. Screams. A shaking aircraft. Passengers praying in panic. The plane reportedly landed only because other pilots happened to be aboard as passengers and helped. Source: t.me/nexta_live/1...
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 12h
Another crude oil tanker has been hit in the Strait of Hormuz.
UKMTO has received a time-late report of an incident within the Strait of Hormuz.
A verified source has reported that a crude oil tanker has been struck on the port side by an unknown projectile.
Authorities are investigating.
Vessels are advised to transit with caution and report any suspicious activity to
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Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland (BSBI) @bsbibotany.bsky.social · 13h
Today is the *final day* to submit your entries for the Botanical Photographer of the Year competition. It's easy to send us your photos - if you aren't sure on the identification for a plant, simply tell us that on your entry. Make sure you are in the running! Go, go, go! bsbi.org/take-part/ac...
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Botanical Photographer of the Year
The BSBI is for everyone who cares about the wild plants of Britain and Ireland.
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Patrick - Here for the craic❗️🤷🏼‍♂️😉 @paddyopatrick.bsky.social · 12h
Rupert Lowe-Life referred to parliamentary watchdog over complaint about his anti-Muslim rhetoric His response on X to his racist, Islamophobic, vile followers for those that complained “These thugs can piss off I am absolutely sick of aggressive and domineering Muslims” He’s not fit to be an MP
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Rupert Lowe MP referred to Prevent and parliamentary watchdog over anti-Muslim rhetoric
FacebookLikeShareTweetEmail 5Pillars has learned that formal complaints have been submitted against Rupert Lowe MP to counter-terrorism police and Parliament’s standards watchdog over his repeated rhe...
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NationCymru @nation.cymru · 12h
The Welsh Language Commissioner and the Irish Language Commissioner for Northern Ireland have raised concerns about the impact of BBC cuts on minority-language services
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Welsh and Irish language commissioners raise concerns over BBC cuts
Stephen Price The Welsh Language Commissioner and the Irish Language Commissioner for Northern Ireland have raised concerns about the impact of BBC cuts on minority-language services. Efa Gruffudd Jon...
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 14h
Macron: “Brexit is the biggest lie of the last 30 years. “Those who said, "We will be richer" - eight points of GDP less ten years later. "”We will solve the problem of immigration" - it is more complicated than before. "”We are going to crush it in international trade" - it is worse.”
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Pie Thagoram @piethagoram.bsky.social · 15h
#RejoinEU
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Brynley Heaven @brynleyheaven.bsky.social · 14h
Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire site for UK's first desalination plant
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Anglian Water hopes to consult on desalination by 2027
The company says two proposed desalination plants will help it secure future water supplies.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 14h
A FlyDubai plane issued emergency signals while heading towards Tel Aviv and IDF jets were scrambled in response. The cause: the two FlyDubai pilots had a brawl.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 14h
The US has withdrawn from GRECO, the Council of Europe’s anti-corruption watchdog, which it has been a member of since 2000, ABC reports. Russia and Belarus are the only other countries to have left the group.
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Caroline Litman @alicemydaughter.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
UK government is calling for evidence on puberty suppressing hormones for children and young people with gender incongruence. It’s asking: what research has emerged since 2023. How has the evidence base changed? What makes the evidence hard to generate, evaluate and use in clinical/policy decisions?
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Puberty-suppressing hormones for children and young people accessing gender identity services
How has evidence on puberty suppressing hormones for children and young people with gender incongruence evolved since 2023, and what challenges affect its interpretation and use?
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NationCymru @nation.cymru · 14h
The Church in Wales has refused to confirm or deny whether a retired Archbishop of Wales has applied to have his permission to conduct services restored after criticism of his handling of concerns about a paedophile priest who later became a bishop ✍️Martin Shipton
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Church in Wales refuses to say whether disgraced Archbishop has applied to have his right to take church services returned
Martin Shipton The Church in Wales has refused to confirm or deny whether a retired Archbishop of Wales has applied to have his permission to conduct services restored after criticism of his handling ...
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
If people don't want to pay tax to make this country function and help out the rest of society and particularly those who need help most... then maybe they should move to Dubai and stop bleating about it. Really sick to death of it.
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 15h
First Nottinghamshire, now Derbyshire. Pathetic avoidance of scrutiny. Reform-led Derbyshire County Council bans Derbyshire Live’s Local Democracy Reporter www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/local-n...
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Cold War Steve @coldwarsteve.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The Tories are so bad at politics. Their latest campaign against Burnham is “he’s taking us back to the 70s” which sounds like grandpa yelling at people to get off the lawn. Most voters are too young to have any idea what that means. They do remember Johnson and Truss though.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
So Congress beat itself up to pass a Russian sanctions bill, only Trump refuses to use it and now actually wants to cut sanctions for his pal.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Musk, asskissing after Trump’s meeting with TechBros aboutAI: “I think it is worth highlighting the positive benefits of AI--Pardon me. Super Intelligence…”
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Simon Gosden @simongosden.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Well, well, well. Rules only apply to little people.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Scientists think Alzheimer’s might be reversible.
reuters.com
NEWSLETTER: Genetic discovery yields clues toward reversal of Alzheimer's brain damage
Today we highlight a discovery with potentially important implications for future Alzheimer's research and treatments. We also report on an experimental Gilead therapy showing great promise ​against a...
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YesCymru @yes.cymru · 29/09/2026
Rhun ap Iorwerth said the "next step" for Wales had to be "equality with Scotland, as a minimum". "[Wales is] on a journey, and there's no turning back," ap Iorwerth said. BBC Wales News 👉 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #annibyniaeth 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 #indywales
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paulusthewoodgnome @paulusthewoodgnome.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Yesterday we had Liam Halligan, the current director of the Centre for Policy Studies. Today we have Alys Denby, former deputy editor of CapX which is owned the Centre for Policy Studies. Small world... #politicslive bsky.app/profile/paul...
Aly Denby on Politics LiveTransparify thinktank website rating Centre for Policy Studies as "Highly Opaque"
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(Wee G ) Wake Up Scotland @chaillich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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R A Turner (he/him) @raturner.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Plainly unfit for any public office. On this one he manages to match "we got em" Trump for being the biggest dumb fuck on the planet. Is he "missing something" he asks? No mate, you just publicly inferred support for an actual terrorist.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
We can spend our lives debating the justifications (I more or less have); but we are wasting our time. What we need is a massive clampdown on the influence of money over politics, including lobbying transparency, campaign finance reform, an end to the revolving door between politics and lobbying.
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Brynley Heaven @brynleyheaven.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
They are now USAF bases, all that RAF label malarky dropped
bbc.co.uk
What does a raised threat level mean for US airbases in Suffolk?
Higher security levels are imposed at US airbases in the UK, but what does that mean for Lakenheath and Mildenhall?
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna: “Based on the information collected by the Estonian Internal Security Service we can conclude with certainty that the arson attack on Milrem Robotics premises that took place on the night of 14–15 august in Tallinn…
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Burnham aiming for a change to the UK’s voting system.
theguardian.com
Andy Burnham expected to say he will push ahead with electoral reform plans
Exclusive: Labour conference speech will kick off process that could replace current system with proportional representation
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Paul Brand @paulbrand.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Important to remember that the debate around social care right now is about *free* care - ending the lottery of life that means some are financially ruined by care costs as they age. It is not about providing *better* care, which would require spending of another order…
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