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Leigh Kirkham @leighkirkham.bsky.social · 7h

Yes. Yes they do

Leigh Kirkham @leighkirkham.bsky.social · 10h

As someone with an A level in French and Spanish from 20 years ago, the standard they’re expecting is pretty basic level to be able to live and function in an English speaking country

I moved to France at 18 with just an A level French! I could not have done that with any lower level of French!

Leigh Kirkham @leighkirkham.bsky.social · 10h

OP and everyone in the replies would also fail to get an A-level equivalent in English as a second language because they can’t read simple sentences and think this is asking for A-level English

Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 1d

I will bet my bike that close to zero of the British racists that this law is pandering to could pass A-level English.

Migrants will be required to pass A Level standard of English

Migrants will be required to pass tough new English language requirements under a law introduced in Parliament today.

www.gov.uk

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Leigh Kirkham @leighkirkham.bsky.social · 11h

All new tech ends up relying on porn to generate income. It is inevitable and yet people act surprised

The Verge @theverge.com · 1d

Sam Altman says ChatGPT will soon sext with verified adults

ChatGPT is about to get flirty.

buff.ly

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Leigh Kirkham @leighkirkham.bsky.social · 22h

I assumed my region would be the same because I’m using the same wifi but I guess they’re not? I am confused

Leigh Kirkham @leighkirkham.bsky.social · 22h

Got ITVX playing on my tv and my iPad while I switch devices and the ads are completely different on the two streams of ITV2?

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Leigh Kirkham @leighkirkham.bsky.social · 23h

It was interesting to see a former Mr Wales after he’s stopped competing, but he was wearing an ugly polo shirt all episode so nothing much to enjoy

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Leigh Kirkham @leighkirkham.bsky.social · 1d

Watching A Place in the Sun on 4+1 solely so I can see more side chests shots of the ex-bodybuilder they have on

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Leigh Kirkham @leighkirkham.bsky.social · 3d

Catching up on #strictly, why the fuck is the miss congeniality dance not to “she’s beauty and she’s grace/she just punched that girl’s face”????

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Leigh Kirkham @leighkirkham.bsky.social · 4d

Disappointing to miss out on the one week where there’s nice autumn decor available before it’s overwhelmed by Halloween and Christmas shite

Leigh Kirkham @leighkirkham.bsky.social · 5d

Claudia: put on your best mourning clothes

Tom and Charlotte:

#celebritytraitors

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Leigh Kirkham @leighkirkham.bsky.social · 5d

Obsessed with Charlotte Church and Tom Daley having a tits off at a funeral #celebritytraitors

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Leigh Kirkham @leighkirkham.bsky.social · 5d

Tits out for the pallbearers

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Leigh Kirkham @leighkirkham.bsky.social · 5d

Feels like Tom has an inappropriate number of buttons undone for a funeral #celebritytraitors

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Leigh Kirkham @leighkirkham.bsky.social · 5d

At what point in production do you think they realised this series is a complete dud? #taskmaster

Leigh Kirkham @leighkirkham.bsky.social · 5d

Not an original comment but fuck me the writing and acting on Eastenders is awful

Leigh Kirkham @leighkirkham.bsky.social · 6d

I assume this was filmed back to back with the new US civilian version so we’re going to see Joe from Idaho doing it yelling at a waitress from Arkansas

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Leigh Kirkham @leighkirkham.bsky.social · 6d

Little flashback to previous series murders with the complete works of Shakespeare there #celebritytraitors

Leigh Kirkham @leighkirkham.bsky.social · 7d

I appreciate the France stat so I can keep yelling “France is worse than the UK!” at people

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Leigh Kirkham @leighkirkham.bsky.social · 8d

I wouldn’t have given the team the Hilbre Island answer, they got it right but they didn’t know, just pure luck there’s a River Dee in Scotland #universitychallenge

Leigh Kirkham @leighkirkham.bsky.social · 9d

Someone on here called me a transphobe because I said there’s no way the UK government would let you have different ID with different genders

This isn’t related to anything, I just remembered it

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Leigh Kirkham @leighkirkham.bsky.social · 13d

Interesting that the BBC News website is now publishing unblurred images of dead bodies

Leigh Kirkham @leighkirkham.bsky.social · 14d

@merseytart.bsky.social I don’t think anyone else in the world would be interested by this, but the new totems on Merseyrail have hats now and also for some reason left-justified station names

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Leigh Kirkham @leighkirkham.bsky.social · 17d

The best thing about Amber joining last minute is production couldn’t make a bullshit VT and instead had to show only the training AS THEY SHOULD WITH EVERY TRAINING VT #strictly

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Leigh Kirkham @leighkirkham.bsky.social · 17d

This is now confirmed as being far too long and they should go back to split premieres #strictly

Scott Bryan @scottygb.bsky.social · 18d

Strictly tonight is 2 hours 26 minutes long.

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