Francis Sedgemore
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Physicist turned writer Dr Francis Sedgemore. Earth and space science; natural and social ecology; traditional and fine arts; philosophy of mind; judaism; folk and land lore. hesgen.com Roysia | Anglia | Europa | Terra
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Introduction...

I am a physicist turned science journalist and policy consultant. My political interests lie in science, engineering, social ecology, Europe, security, intelligence, and defence.

Non-work interests include music making, radio communication, and bell change ringing.
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Jews don't believe in hell, which one may consider unfortunate when it comes to Bibi Netanyahu.
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Neil has always been enlightened.
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Good for Gary.
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'The majority of immigrants contribute more than they take.'
'You sound a lot smarter than me.'

Caller Gary vows to 'rethink' his support for Reform after @natashadevon.bsky.social explains her 'lack of faith' in Farage.
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Gaza is awash with guns and desperate people, and Hamas has no interest in relinquishing its weapons. More repression and chaos may await the devastated strip
Fighting flares in Gaza as Donald Trump says “The war is over”
Clashes between Hamas and armed gangs threaten his peace plan
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This is a reasonable request from @coe.int Commissioner Michael O'Flaherty. Piecemeal changes to protest laws risk authoritarian creep, but any review must also look at protests that cross the line into intimidation and hate, or move from nonviolent direct action to terrorism.
Human rights official urges UK to review laws after Palestine Action placard arrests
Counter-terror laws must not place unnecessary limits on ‘fundamental rights’, Michael O’Flaherty tells Shabana Mahmood
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Climate mañana - politicians and the public overestimate the time left for climate action.

The scientific consensus says 1.5 degrees warming requires peak emissions no later than this year. Less than 15% of MPs knew the correct answer, and over 30% said 2040 or later. Voters answered similarly.

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Client Challenge
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Neil Mackay addresses the English problem. And what a problem it is too.

"Sharing a house with someone having a full-blown identity crisis isn’t wise."

My solution is Scottish and Welsh statehood, and the dissolution of England into Heptarchy 2.0.
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The English problem renders the Union toxic for the other home nations. Sharing a house with someone having a full-blown identity crisis isn’t wise. The best medicine for what ails England - and the rest of us - may indeed be an English departure from the Union
www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...
How Empire and the Union ruined England, by Neil Mackay
A case could be made that the best medicine for what ails England would be an English departure from the Union, argues Writer at Large Neil Mackay
www.heraldscotland.com
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Oxford university student chant...

"Gaza, Gaza, make us proud, put the Zios in the ground"

It is a near universal rule that observant Jews are zionists. That includes me, so pardon me for telling this young chap to go fuck himself.

#antisemitism
Union of Jewish Students urges action after Oxford pupil calls for death of 'Zios' - Jewish News
Police investigating after video filmed at the weekend's pro-Palestinian march in London saw the student recite a chant he said people had been 'workshopping' in Oxford
www.jewishnews.co.uk
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I was shouted down at Parliament by Reform ppl who chant "Paedo" at anyone who talks to them. They were with the convicted paedophile priest. After the shouting stopped, I explained. More shouting and threats. I asked a woman to Google the priest. She fell silent.

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The Disenfranchised - Reboot Britain : Rejoin EU
An online conversation with a disenfranchised voter who refuses to access information but who feels informed.
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Liz Truss got one thing right.

(Every single trade deal we have signed on our own has a sting in the tail.)
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Whether or not England made *any* contribution to the Gaza peace deal is immaterial. This spat casts Bridget Phillipson in a bad light, and may aid her rival in the Labour deputy leadership contest.
Dispute over UK’s ‘key’ role in Gaza deal highlights limits of British influence
US ambassador to Israel calls Bridget Phillipson ‘delusional’ for saying UK played key role, though others point to important input from British figures
www.theguardian.com
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Oxford university student chant...

"Gaza, Gaza, make us proud, put the Zios in the ground"

It is a near universal rule that observant Jews are zionists. That includes me, so pardon me for telling this young chap to go fuck himself.

#antisemitism
Union of Jewish Students urges action after Oxford pupil calls for death of 'Zios' - Jewish News
Police investigating after video filmed at the weekend's pro-Palestinian march in London saw the student recite a chant he said people had been 'workshopping' in Oxford
www.jewishnews.co.uk
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Hamas agreed to hand over all 48 remaining hostages, alive and dead, within 72 hours of signing the deal. So far only four bodies have been released. Another breach.
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Other agencies have reported same.
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Children map by wonders. They know each tree a Wood Sprite lives in, know every chimney that's home to a Soot Sprite. Field to forest, hight street to industrial estate, they hold an inner chart of strangeness. To remember those maps is to be re-enchanted. – Joanna Vickers, 1982 #VOH
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Nimrod Cohen with his brother, who can smile again 💜