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Gerraint @gerraint.bsky.social · 1h

It's a little known fact that Richard Gere's dad, Gottler, was a famous Swedish ventriloquist.

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Gerraint @gerraint.bsky.social · 1d

Someone has been stealing the wheels off local police vehicles...

They are working tyre-lessley to find the culprit.

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Gerraint @gerraint.bsky.social · 5d

My dyslexic club had a day out to visit a Maritime museum.

Half of us loved it, the other half hated it…

Gerraint @gerraint.bsky.social · 6d

When I have something stuck in my throat, I just dislodge it with a cold beer.

It's called the Heineken Maneuver.

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Gerraint @gerraint.bsky.social · 7d

Abolishing stamp duty for down sizers isn’t just fair policy, it’s smart economics, and a vital step toward a more balanced housing system, and unlock half a million homes
#ukhousing

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Badenoch pledges to scrap stamp duty in conference speech | Gerraint Oakley

In her party conference speech this week Kemi Badenoch has pledged to scrap stamp duty entirely on the purchase of main homes Reflecting on this pledge, I’d say it is time to abolish stamp duty for d...

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Gerraint @gerraint.bsky.social · 8d

In the supermarket today I saw a man hit in the face with a bottle of Omega-3 pills

Luckily he only suffered super fish oil injuries

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Gerraint @gerraint.bsky.social · 9d

A motion passed at the Green Party conference at the weekend called for the party "to seek the effective abolition of private landlordism" while backing building more council houses
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Greens back plan to 'abolish' private landlords | Gerraint Oakley

A motion passed at the Green Party conference at the weekend called for the party "to seek the effective abolition of private landlordism" while backing building more council houses. Under the terms ...

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Gerraint @gerraint.bsky.social · 11d

I have cut down on my drinking

Now I only have one glass of wine before going to bed

Last night I went to bed 4 times

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Gerraint @gerraint.bsky.social · 12d

I asked my wife for suggestions for an exercise routine. She said, “Why don’t you try lunges?”

I said: “That’s a...big step.”

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Gerraint @gerraint.bsky.social · 12d

What if we treated housing like healthcare — essential, universal, and publicly led?
A bold idea from New Economics Forum that could reshape how we build and fund homes.

#UKHousing

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A better way to tackle the housing crisis | Gerraint Oakley

Rethinking Housing as a Universal Basic Service The New Economics Foundation’s recent article, “A Better Way to Tackle the Housing Crisis,” offers a thought-provoking reframing of one of our most urg...

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