paulusthewoodgnome
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Born 317ppm | Love London | Hate Racists
The only thing that will redeem mankind is co-operation — Bertrand Russell
The only thing that will redeem mankind is co-operation — Bertrand Russell
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All of us are creatures of a day; the rememberer and the remembered alike. All is ephemeral-both memory & the object of memory. The time is at hand when you will have forgotten everything; and the time is at hand when all will have forgotten you.
Marcus Aurelius, The Meditations
Marcus Aurelius, The Meditations
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The IDF executed two Palestinian men in Jenin. They verified that they were unarmed, told them to walk back to the building, and then shot them dead.
Observers condemn Israeli army's killing of two Palestinian men in northern West Bank as 'shocking crime'.
Israeli troops kill two Palestinians in Jenin as they try to surrender
Observers condemn Israeli army's killing of two Palestinian men in northern West Bank as 'shocking crime'.
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November 27, 2025 at 8:04 PM
The IDF executed two Palestinian men in Jenin. They verified that they were unarmed, told them to walk back to the building, and then shot them dead.
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Cold blooded murder.
November 28, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Cold blooded murder.
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BOOM! Now over 90,000 signatures. Let’s get it to 100,000 and get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
November 28, 2025 at 11:04 PM
BOOM! Now over 90,000 signatures. Let’s get it to 100,000 and get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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Well done North Yorkshire Council. I wish I could say the same about Hillingdon Borough whose craven response, despite residents complaints, has left hundreds of increasingly ratty flags in place.
November 28, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Well done North Yorkshire Council. I wish I could say the same about Hillingdon Borough whose craven response, despite residents complaints, has left hundreds of increasingly ratty flags in place.
'Sadiq Khan said Nigel Farage’s suggestion that the alleged abuse was "banter" that was of its time failed to recognise its impact. "Growing up in London in the 70s and 80s, I was no stranger to racist abuse. I’ll never forget how their words made me feel."
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Sadiq Khan recalls past abuse as he urges Nigel Farage to apologise over racism claims
Exclusive: London mayor says allegations of teenage racism against Reform leader remind him of being called P-word
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 10:13 PM
'Sadiq Khan said Nigel Farage’s suggestion that the alleged abuse was "banter" that was of its time failed to recognise its impact. "Growing up in London in the 70s and 80s, I was no stranger to racist abuse. I’ll never forget how their words made me feel."
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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This is what Ukraine is fighting for.
📹nastya_lutaeva
📹nastya_lutaeva
November 28, 2025 at 9:48 PM
This is what Ukraine is fighting for.
📹nastya_lutaeva
📹nastya_lutaeva
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❗️Monitoring channels are reporting the takeoff of Russian Tu-95MS strategic bombers from the Olenya airbase. A missile attack on Ukraine is possible tonight. Also, right now, a large number of Shahed-type kamikaze drones are in Ukrainian airspace.
November 28, 2025 at 9:53 PM
❗️Monitoring channels are reporting the takeoff of Russian Tu-95MS strategic bombers from the Olenya airbase. A missile attack on Ukraine is possible tonight. Also, right now, a large number of Shahed-type kamikaze drones are in Ukrainian airspace.
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Russian planes have reportedly taken off, heading to bomb Ukraine.
Another night of horror lies ahead. Please keep us in your thoughts.
Another night of horror lies ahead. Please keep us in your thoughts.
November 28, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Russian planes have reportedly taken off, heading to bomb Ukraine.
Another night of horror lies ahead. Please keep us in your thoughts.
Another night of horror lies ahead. Please keep us in your thoughts.
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With the government’s backing, the extension of the DLR to Beckton and Thamesmead will go ahead.
It will help deliver up to 25,000 new homes & 10,000 jobs.
My joint statement on the future of this major project with Secretary of State for Housing Steve Reed:
www.gov.uk/government/p...
It will help deliver up to 25,000 new homes & 10,000 jobs.
My joint statement on the future of this major project with Secretary of State for Housing Steve Reed:
www.gov.uk/government/p...
Housing potential at Thamesmead Waterfront and Beckton - joint policy statement
www.gov.uk
November 28, 2025 at 6:19 PM
With the government’s backing, the extension of the DLR to Beckton and Thamesmead will go ahead.
It will help deliver up to 25,000 new homes & 10,000 jobs.
My joint statement on the future of this major project with Secretary of State for Housing Steve Reed:
www.gov.uk/government/p...
It will help deliver up to 25,000 new homes & 10,000 jobs.
My joint statement on the future of this major project with Secretary of State for Housing Steve Reed:
www.gov.uk/government/p...
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The horrific fire at Grenfell Tower is a tragedy that Londoners will never forget.
Given this experience, I have offered the London Resilience Unit’s support with the response and recovery process in Hong Kong.
Given this experience, I have offered the London Resilience Unit’s support with the response and recovery process in Hong Kong.
November 28, 2025 at 7:37 PM
The horrific fire at Grenfell Tower is a tragedy that Londoners will never forget.
Given this experience, I have offered the London Resilience Unit’s support with the response and recovery process in Hong Kong.
Given this experience, I have offered the London Resilience Unit’s support with the response and recovery process in Hong Kong.
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I have written to the authorities in Hong Kong to express my heartfelt condolences following the devastating fire at Wang Fuk Court.
London stands in solidarity with Hong Kong. Our thoughts and prayers are with all those affected.
London stands in solidarity with Hong Kong. Our thoughts and prayers are with all those affected.
November 28, 2025 at 7:37 PM
I have written to the authorities in Hong Kong to express my heartfelt condolences following the devastating fire at Wang Fuk Court.
London stands in solidarity with Hong Kong. Our thoughts and prayers are with all those affected.
London stands in solidarity with Hong Kong. Our thoughts and prayers are with all those affected.
November 28, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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Compare with Grenfell.
"The Independent Commission Against Corruption said two directors at a consultancy in charge of renovations at the housing complex were among those taken into custody. Police have also arrested construction officials on suspicion of manslaughter."
#c4news
"The Independent Commission Against Corruption said two directors at a consultancy in charge of renovations at the housing complex were among those taken into custody. Police have also arrested construction officials on suspicion of manslaughter."
#c4news
November 28, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Compare with Grenfell.
"The Independent Commission Against Corruption said two directors at a consultancy in charge of renovations at the housing complex were among those taken into custody. Police have also arrested construction officials on suspicion of manslaughter."
#c4news
"The Independent Commission Against Corruption said two directors at a consultancy in charge of renovations at the housing complex were among those taken into custody. Police have also arrested construction officials on suspicion of manslaughter."
#c4news
A fresh splurge of St George's flags now defacing my neighborhood.
Duly reported to Tower Hamlets council which has dedicated part of the highways department to removing them. Hopefully, they'll be on it, asap.
Meanwhile, North Yorkshire Council are showing the way. ⤵️ 😂
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Duly reported to Tower Hamlets council which has dedicated part of the highways department to removing them. Hopefully, they'll be on it, asap.
Meanwhile, North Yorkshire Council are showing the way. ⤵️ 😂
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November 28, 2025 at 9:01 PM
A fresh splurge of St George's flags now defacing my neighborhood.
Duly reported to Tower Hamlets council which has dedicated part of the highways department to removing them. Hopefully, they'll be on it, asap.
Meanwhile, North Yorkshire Council are showing the way. ⤵️ 😂
bsky.app/profile/paul...
Duly reported to Tower Hamlets council which has dedicated part of the highways department to removing them. Hopefully, they'll be on it, asap.
Meanwhile, North Yorkshire Council are showing the way. ⤵️ 😂
bsky.app/profile/paul...
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Booommm 💥💥💥💥💥💥💥
🇷🇺Two tankers (KAIROS and VIRAT) of the Russian "shadow fleet" exploded in the Black Sea near Turkiye, crew evacuated.
🇷🇺Two tankers (KAIROS and VIRAT) of the Russian "shadow fleet" exploded in the Black Sea near Turkiye, crew evacuated.
November 28, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Booommm 💥💥💥💥💥💥💥
🇷🇺Two tankers (KAIROS and VIRAT) of the Russian "shadow fleet" exploded in the Black Sea near Turkiye, crew evacuated.
🇷🇺Two tankers (KAIROS and VIRAT) of the Russian "shadow fleet" exploded in the Black Sea near Turkiye, crew evacuated.
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of course LORD GLASS MAN loves the greenhouse effect
🔴 NEW - Labour Group Slams Lord Glasman Over Climate Denial Lecture
The Labour peer called for new coal power in the Global Warming Policy Foundation’s annual lecture.
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The Labour peer called for new coal power in the Global Warming Policy Foundation’s annual lecture.
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Labour Group Slams Lord Glasman Over Climate Denial Lecture
An influential Labour peer has been criticised for being the star speaker at the UK’s main climate science denial group, which says carbon emissions are a “benefit to the planet”. Lord Maurice Glasman...
www.desmog.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:02 PM
of course LORD GLASS MAN loves the greenhouse effect
Compare with Grenfell.
"The Independent Commission Against Corruption said two directors at a consultancy in charge of renovations at the housing complex were among those taken into custody. Police have also arrested construction officials on suspicion of manslaughter."
#c4news
"The Independent Commission Against Corruption said two directors at a consultancy in charge of renovations at the housing complex were among those taken into custody. Police have also arrested construction officials on suspicion of manslaughter."
#c4news
November 28, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Compare with Grenfell.
"The Independent Commission Against Corruption said two directors at a consultancy in charge of renovations at the housing complex were among those taken into custody. Police have also arrested construction officials on suspicion of manslaughter."
#c4news
"The Independent Commission Against Corruption said two directors at a consultancy in charge of renovations at the housing complex were among those taken into custody. Police have also arrested construction officials on suspicion of manslaughter."
#c4news
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Big move in the budget to lower energy bills by £1bn a year - by scrapping the energy efficiency tax. It’s welcome. But it comes in the same month that a new tax was added to our energy bills - a nuclear tax to pay for Sizewell C - and it’s also £1bn. Kinda standing still aren’t we..:)
November 28, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Big move in the budget to lower energy bills by £1bn a year - by scrapping the energy efficiency tax. It’s welcome. But it comes in the same month that a new tax was added to our energy bills - a nuclear tax to pay for Sizewell C - and it’s also £1bn. Kinda standing still aren’t we..:)
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UK energy bill payers will hand £2bn a year to EDF for new #nuclear power stations Hinkley Point C and Sizewell C
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
UK energy bill payers will hand £2bn a year to EDF for new power stations
French government-owned company to receive funding for Hinkley Point C and Sizewell C
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:27 PM
UK energy bill payers will hand £2bn a year to EDF for new #nuclear power stations Hinkley Point C and Sizewell C
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Almost all the responses I've seen to UK media handwringing about the mansion tax have been along the lines of "maybe they need to cut out Netflix and avocado toast," which suggests nature is healing.
November 28, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Almost all the responses I've seen to UK media handwringing about the mansion tax have been along the lines of "maybe they need to cut out Netflix and avocado toast," which suggests nature is healing.
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David Lammy was right in 2020 when he called the jury system fundamental to our constitution.
Now the government wants to remove juries from all but the most serious cases. It is dangerous and wrong and the Prime Minister must reverse it.
Now the government wants to remove juries from all but the most serious cases. It is dangerous and wrong and the Prime Minister must reverse it.
November 28, 2025 at 5:08 PM
David Lammy was right in 2020 when he called the jury system fundamental to our constitution.
Now the government wants to remove juries from all but the most serious cases. It is dangerous and wrong and the Prime Minister must reverse it.
Now the government wants to remove juries from all but the most serious cases. It is dangerous and wrong and the Prime Minister must reverse it.
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Yep. So annoying when lobby journalists are like "So sorry, to explain this gossip about two cabinet ministers who hate each other we're going to have to talk about boring old policy. Uh-oh! Looks like these poindexters are going to use some numbers!"
I don't think it's all of it by any measure but I do absolutely believe that the political media's raging anti-intellectual streak has got worse with time and has ended up influencing the way MPs talk, and what they choose to talk/think about
I don’t think this is a “politicians have got dumber” issue for the most part. If you look at the *actual CVs* of previous cohorts of MPs, their background is not radically different when you account for, you know, the fact the economy is different! It is primarily a media and ecosystem issue.
November 28, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Yep. So annoying when lobby journalists are like "So sorry, to explain this gossip about two cabinet ministers who hate each other we're going to have to talk about boring old policy. Uh-oh! Looks like these poindexters are going to use some numbers!"
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We have got to make politics intellectual again. It is the only way that societies thrive is when politicians have the capability to actually think and reflect deeply:
![I confess that I always had difficulty with interpreting the Biblical precept to love our neighbours “as ourselves” until I read some of the words of C.S. Lewis. He pointed out that we don't exactly love ourselves when we fall below the standards and beliefs we have accepted. Indeed we might even hate ourselves for some unworthy deed.
None of this, of course, tells us exactly what kind of political and social institutions we should have. On this point, Christians will very often genuinely disagree, though it is a mark of Christian manners that they will do so with courtesy and mutual respect. [Applause] What is certain, however, is that any set of social and economic arrangements which is not founded on the acceptance of individual responsibility will do nothing but harm.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:xbnsfdtxoothg654ujxe3p25/bafkreicrdgbtvm54qnmttwe6crhxwt4be5v3izjmqtnvlxmaljwg5wolai@jpeg)
November 28, 2025 at 12:15 PM
We have got to make politics intellectual again. It is the only way that societies thrive is when politicians have the capability to actually think and reflect deeply:
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"Labour has managed to squander its capital with immense speed, it's more than a little shocking."
Salman Rushdie says a reluctance to acknowledge the damage Brexit has done and is harming people's faith in politics.
@jonsopel1.bsky.social | @lewisgoodall.com
Salman Rushdie says a reluctance to acknowledge the damage Brexit has done and is harming people's faith in politics.
@jonsopel1.bsky.social | @lewisgoodall.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:22 PM
"Labour has managed to squander its capital with immense speed, it's more than a little shocking."
Salman Rushdie says a reluctance to acknowledge the damage Brexit has done and is harming people's faith in politics.
@jonsopel1.bsky.social | @lewisgoodall.com
Salman Rushdie says a reluctance to acknowledge the damage Brexit has done and is harming people's faith in politics.
@jonsopel1.bsky.social | @lewisgoodall.com
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📉 Yesterday's ONS stats revealed a significant drop in net migration
✍️ Lauren Gilbert argues that lower migration is bad news for the UK economy since most immigrants are already net fiscal contributors
Read in full 👇
https://ukandeu.ac.uk/lower-migration-is-bad-news-for-the-uk-economy/
✍️ Lauren Gilbert argues that lower migration is bad news for the UK economy since most immigrants are already net fiscal contributors
Read in full 👇
https://ukandeu.ac.uk/lower-migration-is-bad-news-for-the-uk-economy/
Lower migration is bad news for the UK economy - UK in a changing Europe
Lauren Gilbert argues that migrants to the UK are net fiscal contributors, adding much more to the economy than they take out, and that the recent collapse in immigration will harm the UK's economic prospects.
ukandeu.ac.uk
November 28, 2025 at 4:45 PM
📉 Yesterday's ONS stats revealed a significant drop in net migration
✍️ Lauren Gilbert argues that lower migration is bad news for the UK economy since most immigrants are already net fiscal contributors
Read in full 👇
https://ukandeu.ac.uk/lower-migration-is-bad-news-for-the-uk-economy/
✍️ Lauren Gilbert argues that lower migration is bad news for the UK economy since most immigrants are already net fiscal contributors
Read in full 👇
https://ukandeu.ac.uk/lower-migration-is-bad-news-for-the-uk-economy/