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Sonya @sonyam.bsky.social · 20h

Daughter & son-in-law are here with their cats for the weekend. #proofofcat

White floof and ginger floof on top of kitchen cabinet.

Archie the ginger cat peering down from the kitchen cupboard. Behind him Theo sits chilling.

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Sonya @sonyam.bsky.social · 2d

Daughters & I love Practical Magic & frequently have a re-watch at Hallowe’en. The books are great too.

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Sonya @sonyam.bsky.social · 2d

On a GWR train to the Cotswolds now, but attached a few night pics from Paris.

Interior pic at night of a cosy wee bistro with vintage adverts on the wall.

Night pic of the Saint German des Pres metro with someone descending the stairs and old stone wall on the background

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eek @pokestarwind.bsky.social · 3d

when you want to sleep but you have Work Thoughts

A brown tabby that looks relaxed in body but with crazy eyes

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Sonya @sonyam.bsky.social · 3d

Looked up and Alan Carr was in the Eurostar lounge in Paris this morning. Had to restrain myself from saying ‘Hi’ chirpily. No, Sonya, you only know Alan from the telly. #traitors

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Sonya @sonyam.bsky.social · 3d

On the Eurostar, they’ve reallocated seats again, and apparently it’s half-term. Between that and the WiFi, good luck to me getting work done. #headphonesarekey

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Ed Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk · 4d

People who have come to the United Kingdom legally, played by the rules and made it their home do not need to “go home”. This is their home.

I've written to Kemi Badenoch to give her the chance to reject these divisive calls from her frontbencher Katie Lam.

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Michael Lobel @mlobelart.bsky.social · 6d

Guess it's the perfect time to remind people that Pablo Picasso was one of main suspects when the Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre in 1911
www.artsy.net/article/arts...

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Alan Beattie @alanbeattie.bsky.social · 4d

"So, using my powers of deduction, I conclude: not an insurance job. Nothing escapes me."

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Sonya @sonyam.bsky.social · 4d

Daughter had her as a tutor and *ahem* as I understand it, she is a lot.

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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · Apr 22

Another report on how our high visa costs deter top R&D talent
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

"The UK's upfront immigration costs now vastly exceed other leading research nations, so the UK is struggling to compete.
EU countries can more easily attract talent from the EU due to free movement, and from non-EU countries due to their relatively low visa costs.
"Non-EU countries are also attractive to global research talent due to lower comparative immigration costs than the
UK."
British scientific institutions are having to spend huge sums on visa costs for cancer professionals they wish to attract and recruit.
The Francis Crick Institute, one of the world's leading biomedical research centres, is now spending more than £500,000 a year on visas for cancer scientists. Cancer Research UK institutes are spending almost £690,000 a year, up 44% from £470,000 in 2022-23.

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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 5d

The costs of the UK’s Global Talent Visa looks a trifle high in comparison to competitor countries - largely through the Immigration Health Surcharge (which critics say is a form of double taxation as they contribute to the NHS through normal tax on their earnings)