BarclayComer
@barclaycomervint.bsky.social
Love animals, quiet moments and my family. Friends are a blessing. Time is precious. Collector & seller of vintiques.
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Britons poorer than they were in 2019, as living standards continue to fall
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Britons poorer than they were in 2019, as living standards continue to fall
Disposable income is now more than £20 a month lower than it was six years ago after adjusting for inflation, according to new official figures.
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December 22, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Britons poorer than they were in 2019, as living standards continue to fall
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Labour's Shabana Mahmood and Keir Starmer would not have let Ahmed al Ahmed migrate to the UK as he can't speak A'level English. Yet his courage saved many lives - what a hero 👏
Ahmed al Ahmed, "Stand with each other, all human beings"
"When I do, save the people, I do it from the heart"
Ahmed al Ahmed, "Stand with each other, all human beings"
"When I do, save the people, I do it from the heart"
December 18, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Labour's Shabana Mahmood and Keir Starmer would not have let Ahmed al Ahmed migrate to the UK as he can't speak A'level English. Yet his courage saved many lives - what a hero 👏
Ahmed al Ahmed, "Stand with each other, all human beings"
"When I do, save the people, I do it from the heart"
Ahmed al Ahmed, "Stand with each other, all human beings"
"When I do, save the people, I do it from the heart"
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Either our media has amnesia or they’re just plain complicit in their elevation of Reform. Have they forgotten what happened with our last two populist right wing prime ministers? The chaos of Johnson. The disaster of Truss (praised by Farage). This lack of reporting is a menace
December 19, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Either our media has amnesia or they’re just plain complicit in their elevation of Reform. Have they forgotten what happened with our last two populist right wing prime ministers? The chaos of Johnson. The disaster of Truss (praised by Farage). This lack of reporting is a menace
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David Holt, "Lifting of the two child benefit cap won't come in till April next year, so 500,000 children will remain poor for the next five months"
"£24 billion a year isn't taken up in benefits. Link up local authorities with HMRC and DWP. Then you make inroads into poverty"
"£24 billion a year isn't taken up in benefits. Link up local authorities with HMRC and DWP. Then you make inroads into poverty"
December 16, 2025 at 1:06 PM
David Holt, "Lifting of the two child benefit cap won't come in till April next year, so 500,000 children will remain poor for the next five months"
"£24 billion a year isn't taken up in benefits. Link up local authorities with HMRC and DWP. Then you make inroads into poverty"
"£24 billion a year isn't taken up in benefits. Link up local authorities with HMRC and DWP. Then you make inroads into poverty"
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Michael Burry called the 2008 crash. Now he’s warning the AI boom is built on sand.
Is anyone listening this time? Ben Smith reports
eastangliabylines.co.uk/technology/t...
Is anyone listening this time? Ben Smith reports
eastangliabylines.co.uk/technology/t...
Tech’s wild bet on AI: Jackpot or collapse?
Tech giants have gone all-in on AI, but a growing chorus warns the bubble may be about to burst
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December 16, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Michael Burry called the 2008 crash. Now he’s warning the AI boom is built on sand.
Is anyone listening this time? Ben Smith reports
eastangliabylines.co.uk/technology/t...
Is anyone listening this time? Ben Smith reports
eastangliabylines.co.uk/technology/t...
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🚨A Petition calling for a full, public inquiry into RUSSIAN INTERFERENCE IN UK POLITICS AND DEMOCRACY has hit the threshold for a debate, but a debate isn’t automatic. MPs need to show support.
Email your MP NOW & ask them to publicly support the call for a Commons debate
youtu.be/Cnl8MNhwEY0?...
Email your MP NOW & ask them to publicly support the call for a Commons debate
youtu.be/Cnl8MNhwEY0?...
Petition calling for a full, public inquiry into RUSSIAN INTERFERENCE IN UK DEMOCRACY hits threshold
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
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December 14, 2025 at 9:24 AM
🚨A Petition calling for a full, public inquiry into RUSSIAN INTERFERENCE IN UK POLITICS AND DEMOCRACY has hit the threshold for a debate, but a debate isn’t automatic. MPs need to show support.
Email your MP NOW & ask them to publicly support the call for a Commons debate
youtu.be/Cnl8MNhwEY0?...
Email your MP NOW & ask them to publicly support the call for a Commons debate
youtu.be/Cnl8MNhwEY0?...
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Videos claiming that Sadiq Khan cancelled the King’s ‘garden bridge ceremony’, leading to a political row and protests have been viewed widely on Facebook.
But these are completely false. There was no such event, and it was never scrapped.
But these are completely false. There was no such event, and it was never scrapped.
False claims Sadiq Khan cancelled non-existent royal ‘garden bridge ceremony’ circulate online – Full Fact
Videos claiming that the Mayor of London has clashed with King Charles after the cancellation of an event has been viewed over 100,000 times on Facebook.
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December 13, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Videos claiming that Sadiq Khan cancelled the King’s ‘garden bridge ceremony’, leading to a political row and protests have been viewed widely on Facebook.
But these are completely false. There was no such event, and it was never scrapped.
But these are completely false. There was no such event, and it was never scrapped.
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Reform UK Ltd gets 92% of its funding from climate change deniers and fossil fuel corporate interests
A new survey reveals negative attitudes to Reform UK Ltd
Reform UK Ltd gets 92% of its funding from climate change deniers and fossil fuel corporate interests, provoking negative reactions
centralbylines.co.uk
December 12, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Reform UK Ltd gets 92% of its funding from climate change deniers and fossil fuel corporate interests
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The prime minister and his counterpart in Denmark want a concerted effort to weaken human rights across Europe. This isn’t pragmatism – it’s cruelty
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Starmer is lobbying Europe to join him in watering down the ECHR. This illiberalism will harm us all | Steve Valdez-Symonds
The prime minister and his counterpart in Denmark want a concerted effort to weaken human rights across Europe. This isn’t pragmatism – it’s cruelty, says Steve Valdez-Symonds, refugee and migrant rig...
www.theguardian.com
December 13, 2025 at 9:37 AM
The prime minister and his counterpart in Denmark want a concerted effort to weaken human rights across Europe. This isn’t pragmatism – it’s cruelty
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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December 11, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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#Oddsock Today would like everyone in the UK to know whilst deaf children get access to sign language through LAs. We don't universally give sign language training to PARENTS and often they pay out of pocket to communicate with kids.
Oddsock feels this is stupid and unfair.
Oddsock feels this is stupid and unfair.
December 11, 2025 at 6:57 PM
#Oddsock Today would like everyone in the UK to know whilst deaf children get access to sign language through LAs. We don't universally give sign language training to PARENTS and often they pay out of pocket to communicate with kids.
Oddsock feels this is stupid and unfair.
Oddsock feels this is stupid and unfair.
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🚨 “Can I tell you how many times in the last 45 years the European Court of Human Rights has ruled against the UK when it comes to deporting people from this country - only 13 times - in 45 years”
Hugely important point made by @vicderbyshire.bsky.social 👏
Hugely important point made by @vicderbyshire.bsky.social 👏
December 11, 2025 at 8:38 PM
🚨 “Can I tell you how many times in the last 45 years the European Court of Human Rights has ruled against the UK when it comes to deporting people from this country - only 13 times - in 45 years”
Hugely important point made by @vicderbyshire.bsky.social 👏
Hugely important point made by @vicderbyshire.bsky.social 👏
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She spent her final days fighting for other kids.
December 6, 2025 at 7:50 PM
She spent her final days fighting for other kids.
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16-year-old cancer patient Mikaela Naylon spent her final days lobbying Congress for the pediatric cancer research Give Kids a Chance Act.
Now, it could finally pass.
Watch this from @samsteindc.bsky.social now.
Now, it could finally pass.
Watch this from @samsteindc.bsky.social now.
December 6, 2025 at 7:34 PM
16-year-old cancer patient Mikaela Naylon spent her final days lobbying Congress for the pediatric cancer research Give Kids a Chance Act.
Now, it could finally pass.
Watch this from @samsteindc.bsky.social now.
Now, it could finally pass.
Watch this from @samsteindc.bsky.social now.
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Brexit: the trillion pound ‘mistake’
The recent NBER report suggests the Treasury’s 2016 analysis – slammed by Brexiters as a ‘hoax’– actually understated the impact of Brexit.
The recent NBER report suggests the Treasury’s 2016 analysis – slammed by Brexiters as a ‘hoax’– actually understated the impact of Brexit.
Brexit: the trillion pound ‘mistake’
The recent NBER report suggests the Treasury’s 2016 analysis – slammed by Brexiters as a ‘hoax’– actually understated the impact of Brexit
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December 1, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Brexit: the trillion pound ‘mistake’
The recent NBER report suggests the Treasury’s 2016 analysis – slammed by Brexiters as a ‘hoax’– actually understated the impact of Brexit.
The recent NBER report suggests the Treasury’s 2016 analysis – slammed by Brexiters as a ‘hoax’– actually understated the impact of Brexit.
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Big Grow is not just about tomatoes and courgettes; it’s about connection, empowerment and hope; giving people the tools to help themselves.
How Big Issue's Big Grow is cultivating community and resilience
www.bigissue.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Big Grow is not just about tomatoes and courgettes; it’s about connection, empowerment and hope; giving people the tools to help themselves.
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"Send us all a small boat
that we might see ourselves
wearing desperation’s shoes" | Harry Gallagher
that we might see ourselves
wearing desperation’s shoes" | Harry Gallagher
Small Boat
"Send us all a small boat that we might see ourselves wearing desperation’s shoes"
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November 18, 2025 at 3:13 PM
"Send us all a small boat
that we might see ourselves
wearing desperation’s shoes" | Harry Gallagher
that we might see ourselves
wearing desperation’s shoes" | Harry Gallagher
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The serpent head of the Oseberg Viking ship, carved in 820, and shown for the first time to the public in the Oslo Historical Museum
November 18, 2025 at 10:35 AM
The serpent head of the Oseberg Viking ship, carved in 820, and shown for the first time to the public in the Oslo Historical Museum
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‘It’s Time for a Debate About Who Owns Our Media’ Says Leader of the UK’s Trade Union Movement
TUC General Secretary Paul Nowak warns that tech and media billionaires are threatening our democracy, as they campaign to destroy the BBC
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/14/i...
TUC General Secretary Paul Nowak warns that tech and media billionaires are threatening our democracy, as they campaign to destroy the BBC
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/14/i...
'It's Time for a Debate About Who Owns Our Media' Says Leader of the UK's Trade Union Movement
TUC General Secretary Paul Nowak warns that tech and media billionaires are threatening our democracy, as they campaign to destroy the BBC
bylinetimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 5:47 PM
‘It’s Time for a Debate About Who Owns Our Media’ Says Leader of the UK’s Trade Union Movement
TUC General Secretary Paul Nowak warns that tech and media billionaires are threatening our democracy, as they campaign to destroy the BBC
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/14/i...
TUC General Secretary Paul Nowak warns that tech and media billionaires are threatening our democracy, as they campaign to destroy the BBC
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/14/i...
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“Someone who says I’m against abortion but is in favor of the death penalty is not really pro-life. And someone who says I’m against abortion but I’m in agreement with the inhuman treatment of immigrants in the United States, I don’t know if that’s pro-life.”
- Pope Leo XIV buff.ly/xDH8Ib2
- Pope Leo XIV buff.ly/xDH8Ib2
What does ‘pro-life’ mean? There’s no one answer – even for advocacy groups that oppose abortion
The term ‘pro-life’ can seem simple – but how Americans and advocacy groups interpret it varies widely.
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November 15, 2025 at 7:48 PM
“Someone who says I’m against abortion but is in favor of the death penalty is not really pro-life. And someone who says I’m against abortion but I’m in agreement with the inhuman treatment of immigrants in the United States, I don’t know if that’s pro-life.”
- Pope Leo XIV buff.ly/xDH8Ib2
- Pope Leo XIV buff.ly/xDH8Ib2
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I suspect that most of us have used Dill in cooking. Here’s a few delicious recipes that might give you some new ideas. #herbChat www.tasteofhome.com/collection/f...
32 Fresh Dill Recipes That Go Beyond Pickles
Dill is one of the most distinct, fragrant fresh herbs. It gives pickles their signature kick, but these dill recipes go further and highlight the vibrant herb in salads, sauces, soups and sandwiches.
www.tasteofhome.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:25 PM
I suspect that most of us have used Dill in cooking. Here’s a few delicious recipes that might give you some new ideas. #herbChat www.tasteofhome.com/collection/f...
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REfUSE Café: building community over healthy and affordable food
A visit to the REfUSE cafe: creating a caring community through food
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A visit to the REfUSE cafe: creating a caring community through food
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November 13, 2025 at 10:50 AM
REfUSE Café: building community over healthy and affordable food
A visit to the REfUSE cafe: creating a caring community through food
northeastbylines.co.uk/lifestyle/fo...
A visit to the REfUSE cafe: creating a caring community through food
northeastbylines.co.uk/lifestyle/fo...
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MBGA? The battle for Britain’s soul
Nigel Farage’s ‘Make Britain Great Again’ imports America’s MAGA playbook – and with it, its perils
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Nigel Farage’s ‘Make Britain Great Again’ imports America’s MAGA playbook – and with it, its perils
westenglandbylines.co.uk/politics/mbg...
MBGA? The battle for Britain’s soul
Nigel Farage’s ‘Make Britain Great Again’ imports America’s MAGA playbook – and with it, its perils
westenglandbylines.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 6:27 PM
MBGA? The battle for Britain’s soul
Nigel Farage’s ‘Make Britain Great Again’ imports America’s MAGA playbook – and with it, its perils
westenglandbylines.co.uk/politics/mbg...
Nigel Farage’s ‘Make Britain Great Again’ imports America’s MAGA playbook – and with it, its perils
westenglandbylines.co.uk/politics/mbg...
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Must read
Wealth taxes are back on the agenda – and Prof Richard Murphy shows why the data demands them.
200 years of evidence: capitalism funnels wealth upward unless govts intervene. So what's stopping them?
His must-read analysis👇
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @richardjmurphy.bsky.social with thanks
200 years of evidence: capitalism funnels wealth upward unless govts intervene. So what's stopping them?
His must-read analysis👇
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @richardjmurphy.bsky.social with thanks
How capitalism drives inequality: and how to stop it
Wealth taxes are on Rachel Reeves’ agenda. Thomas Piketty has shown why it matters, and how we could stop the growth of inequality
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 4, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Must read
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Even I thought this was one of mine!
November 6, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Even I thought this was one of mine!