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Simon Edmonds

@sjsedmonds.bsky.social

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Full time carer. Retired ex Govt, Innovation, R&D, Industrial Policy, views all mine. Live in Dorset, happy place is Lohr am Main, Lower Franconia, rejoin EU. Bake sourdough. Walk a lot. Drink nice coffee. Garden a bit. Rescues plants. Grows veg.

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Simon Edmonds @sjsedmonds.bsky.social · Sep 17

I wasn’t able to complete the Jurassic Trek for @alzheimerssoc.bsky.social due a postponement but I have deferred to June 2026. I’m hoping for great weather to raise more funds for this charity that is so important to carers and patients alike. Roll on 2026 😎
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Simon Edmonds @sjsedmonds.bsky.social · 2h

Many happy returns
Alles gute zum Geburtstag

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Simon Edmonds @sjsedmonds.bsky.social · 2h

That’s a cheese 🧀 counter!

Simon Edmonds @sjsedmonds.bsky.social · 2h

Says the women camped out in Dubai in her segregated heaven no doubt.

Anthony Painter @anthonypainter.bsky.social · 7h

Feeling a lot of love for Brum at the moment for some reason.

ISABEL OAKESHOTT

Toxic Birmingham is a sinister vision of Britain's future

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Anthony Painter @anthonypainter.bsky.social · 7h

Feeling a lot of love for Brum at the moment for some reason.

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Simon Edmonds @sjsedmonds.bsky.social · 22h

He’s going to spend millions shepherding these fans every inch of their time in the UK. Am not hearing many politicians thinking of the inhabitants of Birmingham, apart from the local independent MP.

Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Government 'working to reverse' ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans attending Aston Villa match

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Ministers 'working to reverse' ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans attending Aston Villa match

A Downing Street spokesperson said Sir Keir Starmer was "angered" by a decision not to allow Maccabi Tel Aviv fans to attend their side's match against Aston Villa next month amid safety concerns.

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Simon Edmonds @sjsedmonds.bsky.social · 22h

There was also Xtreme Couchening

Simon Edmonds @sjsedmonds.bsky.social · 22h

Geshoppening
We did a lot of this with friends.

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Rep. Jamie Raskin @raskin.house.gov · 1d

It’s painfully clear. By refusing to swear in Adelita Grijalva, Speaker Johnson’s covering up Jeffrey Epstein’s global sex-trafficking ring.

Hey GOP: Bring back the House, cancel your health care cuts, reopen the government and release the files.

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Simon Edmonds @sjsedmonds.bsky.social · 22h

And does anyone believe he was a regular at the ‘away end’

Simon Edmonds @sjsedmonds.bsky.social · 22h

Am not sure this current DPP is going to fare well in Parliament, looks likely his previous criticism of Starmer in the role is going to backfire on Parkinson. A bad outing may need him to review his position.

MPs demand chief prosecutor explain China spy case collapse www.bbc.com/news/article...

MPs demand chief prosecutor explain China spy case collapse

Stephen Parkinson is under pressure to say more about why the case collapsed last month.

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Simon Edmonds @sjsedmonds.bsky.social · 1d

Have scheduled the brandy feeding for both the cake and myself 😎

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Simon Edmonds @sjsedmonds.bsky.social · 1d

Trump and the Saudi’s acting the global bullies
Landmark global shipping deal suspended under US pressure www.bbc.com/news/article...

Landmark global shipping deal abandoned under US threats

President Trump intervened in the talks calling the deal a "green scam".

www.bbc.com

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Ed Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk · 1d

Another stonker of a week for us - gaining from the Conservatives and the Green Party in Surrey and from Labour in Preston. The media might not tell you this but the Liberal Democrats are winning all over the place.

This week's by-election scorecard 💪

Lib Dems 7
Reform 1
Con 1
Ind 1

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Simon Edmonds @sjsedmonds.bsky.social · 1d

Kitchen smells Xmas fruit cake lovely
This Mary Berry might have a future in baking 😂😂
Smells a lovely recipe.
Now awaiting its regular brandy dousing.

Finished Mary Berry Xmas cake, smells wonderful.

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Simon Edmonds @sjsedmonds.bsky.social · 1d

I’ve just become a Dementia Friend with @alzheimerssoc.bsky.social
You can too, and join almost 4 million Dementia Friends, link is below 👇

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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 1d

No further questions. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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Chris Giles @chrisgiles.ft.com · 1d

My column annoyed somebody this week

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Simon Edmonds @sjsedmonds.bsky.social · 1d

Lovely, Safe travels.

Simon Edmonds @sjsedmonds.bsky.social · 1d

Good use of the pension pot before Reeves get her hands on it 😎

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David Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · 1d

Starmer's knack for making simple stories worse. Banning away fans from games is pretty common as this story says. Best not politicised, but he has to go there. Badly advised. www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Starmer condemns ‘wrong decision’ to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from Aston Villa game

Fans of Maccabi Tel Aviv will not be allowed to attend the Europa League match at Aston Villa on 6 November owing to safety concerns

www.theguardian.com

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David Higham @oldtrotter.bsky.social · 1d

Yet another piece arguing that governments need to allow more innovation at the local level in order to tackle complex problems. And, no, I don’t believe that Mayoral Combined Authorities are a remotely adequate response unless they’re combined with fiscal devolution www.ft.com/content/2adc...

We should seek local solutions to our global problems

Worn-out top-down approaches won’t help us build lasting shared prosperity

www.ft.com

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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 1d

Why is the PM involving himself in a local policing issue?

It’s purely a policing issue designed to protect British residents from well-known hooligans who have been banned elsewhere in Europe.

This is wild. The PM is putting Israeli hooligans before Brits’ safety and the law.

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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 1d

How I feel about Starmer undermining UK police decisions on Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters.

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 1d

For the love of God just make your mind up whether migrants should be speaking English or not www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Reform's Dame Andrea Jenkyns considers scrapping English lessons

Dame Andrea Jenkyns says a £1m budget to teach foreign nationals

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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 1d

From the reports I've seen, Israel football fans have behaved disgracefully abroad (although Ajax fans responded very badly too).

The way that football has sorted out such problems is by taking a very hard line on the clubs involved. Not sure Maccabi Tel Aviv can have any complaints.

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