Ann Jury
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A reader, not a writer. Foodie, book-lover,word nerd, computer geek.
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December 2, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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Photographer Kathrin Swoboda captured amazing images of a red wing blackbird's song, visible via the bird's breath in cold air and early light #WomensArt
November 29, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Photographer Kathrin Swoboda captured amazing images of a red wing blackbird's song, visible via the bird's breath in cold air and early light #WomensArt
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On budget day, think of George Ward Hunt, who delivered his only budget in 1868.
On arriving in the Commons he discovered that he'd left his speech behind, & had to run home to get it while MPs sat grumbling in the Chamber.
That is why chancellors show the red box to journalists before setting out
On arriving in the Commons he discovered that he'd left his speech behind, & had to run home to get it while MPs sat grumbling in the Chamber.
That is why chancellors show the red box to journalists before setting out
November 26, 2025 at 12:04 PM
On budget day, think of George Ward Hunt, who delivered his only budget in 1868.
On arriving in the Commons he discovered that he'd left his speech behind, & had to run home to get it while MPs sat grumbling in the Chamber.
That is why chancellors show the red box to journalists before setting out
On arriving in the Commons he discovered that he'd left his speech behind, & had to run home to get it while MPs sat grumbling in the Chamber.
That is why chancellors show the red box to journalists before setting out
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Private Eye nailing it.
October 29, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Private Eye nailing it.
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You'd be a fool to predict the next election this far out, but my feeling is: the Stop Farage vote is far more determined than any Stop X vote I can remember.
No matter how popular Reform seems to be, I suspect they won't win a GE because 65% of us will do almost anything to prevent it.
No matter how popular Reform seems to be, I suspect they won't win a GE because 65% of us will do almost anything to prevent it.
October 24, 2025 at 9:02 AM
You'd be a fool to predict the next election this far out, but my feeling is: the Stop Farage vote is far more determined than any Stop X vote I can remember.
No matter how popular Reform seems to be, I suspect they won't win a GE because 65% of us will do almost anything to prevent it.
No matter how popular Reform seems to be, I suspect they won't win a GE because 65% of us will do almost anything to prevent it.
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the year is 2030. the white house remains half demolished because president trump refused to pay construction workers and musk gutted government spending. two thieves sneak into the white house using a truck mounted ladder and steal the constitution
October 21, 2025 at 5:50 AM
the year is 2030. the white house remains half demolished because president trump refused to pay construction workers and musk gutted government spending. two thieves sneak into the white house using a truck mounted ladder and steal the constitution
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The ideas of the far right would take us back to the era famously summed up by Max Frisch as “We wanted workers, but we got human beings”. Having an immigration system which respects people isn’t ultimately just about those directly affected, it’s about all of us: about our soul as a country 4/
October 21, 2025 at 8:52 AM
The ideas of the far right would take us back to the era famously summed up by Max Frisch as “We wanted workers, but we got human beings”. Having an immigration system which respects people isn’t ultimately just about those directly affected, it’s about all of us: about our soul as a country 4/
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If this Labour government had even the scintilla of any political nous it would now be showing pictures of some of those the Conservatives and Reform claim they'll deport. From the famous sports players to the people who keep public services running.
October 19, 2025 at 12:09 PM
If this Labour government had even the scintilla of any political nous it would now be showing pictures of some of those the Conservatives and Reform claim they'll deport. From the famous sports players to the people who keep public services running.
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The most interesting vote of the night imho and one that foretells a potential apocalypse in the suburbs of the south-east for the Conservatives. More liberal Tories go LD, more reactionary ones go to Reform.
Camberley West (Surrey) Council By-Election Result:
🔶 LDM: 49.5% (+16.6)
➡️ RFM: 25.9% (New)
🌳 CON: 20.4% (-28.8)
🌹 LAB: 4.3% (-11.4)
No WPB (-2.3) as previous.
Liberal Democrat GAIN from Conservative.
Changes w/ 2021.
🔶 LDM: 49.5% (+16.6)
➡️ RFM: 25.9% (New)
🌳 CON: 20.4% (-28.8)
🌹 LAB: 4.3% (-11.4)
No WPB (-2.3) as previous.
Liberal Democrat GAIN from Conservative.
Changes w/ 2021.
October 17, 2025 at 8:31 AM
The most interesting vote of the night imho and one that foretells a potential apocalypse in the suburbs of the south-east for the Conservatives. More liberal Tories go LD, more reactionary ones go to Reform.
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This is such a clever idea on taking kids to museums/galleries
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
October 12, 2025 at 10:18 AM
This is such a clever idea on taking kids to museums/galleries
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
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Been teaching seminars this week on whether polling should be banned during campaigns and after this I think maybe it should be banned except for during campaigns. Utterly mad way to frame a poll 4 years out from a general election.
September 26, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Been teaching seminars this week on whether polling should be banned during campaigns and after this I think maybe it should be banned except for during campaigns. Utterly mad way to frame a poll 4 years out from a general election.
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This is a LOL joke if you take the time to read it! 🤣🤣🤣
September 20, 2025 at 5:20 PM
This is a LOL joke if you take the time to read it! 🤣🤣🤣
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Shot, chaser
Young men more likely to vote Green than Reform. Young men second most progressive group of any demographic. Combined right-wing vote barely bigger than Green vote alone for young men
Young men more likely to vote Green than Reform. Young men second most progressive group of any demographic. Combined right-wing vote barely bigger than Green vote alone for young men
September 14, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Shot, chaser
Young men more likely to vote Green than Reform. Young men second most progressive group of any demographic. Combined right-wing vote barely bigger than Green vote alone for young men
Young men more likely to vote Green than Reform. Young men second most progressive group of any demographic. Combined right-wing vote barely bigger than Green vote alone for young men
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First Past the Post cannot handle this level of fragmentation. It will produce completely freak results.
We can grasp this problem now, or wait for the train to crash.
We can grasp this problem now, or wait for the train to crash.
5 parties on more than 12%, winner gains seat with under 30%. Results like this used to be rare, freak outliers. Now they are routine (there was a second just like this yesterday). Electoral chaos.
Newmarket East (West Suffolk) Council By-Election Result:
➡️ RFM: 29.7% (New)
🌳 CON: 25.0% (+4.1)
🔶 LDM: 17.2% (-3.1)
🌹 LAB: 15.3% (-8.3)
🌍 GRN: 12.8% (New)
No WSI (-19.2) or Ind (-16.1) as previous.
Reform GAIN from Labour.
Changes w/ 2023.
➡️ RFM: 29.7% (New)
🌳 CON: 25.0% (+4.1)
🔶 LDM: 17.2% (-3.1)
🌹 LAB: 15.3% (-8.3)
🌍 GRN: 12.8% (New)
No WSI (-19.2) or Ind (-16.1) as previous.
Reform GAIN from Labour.
Changes w/ 2023.
September 12, 2025 at 8:07 AM
First Past the Post cannot handle this level of fragmentation. It will produce completely freak results.
We can grasp this problem now, or wait for the train to crash.
We can grasp this problem now, or wait for the train to crash.
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Google developer #1: "That's it. Our search engine is simple, efficient, and reliable. It's perfect. We're done."
Google developer #2, presumably: "But wouldn't it be *more* perfect if the first search result was always a robot who mansplained your search results to you incorrectly?"
Google developer #2, presumably: "But wouldn't it be *more* perfect if the first search result was always a robot who mansplained your search results to you incorrectly?"
September 1, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Google developer #1: "That's it. Our search engine is simple, efficient, and reliable. It's perfect. We're done."
Google developer #2, presumably: "But wouldn't it be *more* perfect if the first search result was always a robot who mansplained your search results to you incorrectly?"
Google developer #2, presumably: "But wouldn't it be *more* perfect if the first search result was always a robot who mansplained your search results to you incorrectly?"
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GOOD NEWS! Researchers have revealed a synthetic glycosystem -a sugar-coated polymer nanoparticle- that can BLOCK SARS-CoV-2 from infecting human cells, REDUCING infection rates by NEARLY 99%. Acting as a decoy, the molecule BINDS to the spike protein, PREVENTING it from attaching to real cells.
August 12, 2025 at 4:00 PM
GOOD NEWS! Researchers have revealed a synthetic glycosystem -a sugar-coated polymer nanoparticle- that can BLOCK SARS-CoV-2 from infecting human cells, REDUCING infection rates by NEARLY 99%. Acting as a decoy, the molecule BINDS to the spike protein, PREVENTING it from attaching to real cells.
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Been a lone voice for weeks, saying that RefUK have not maintained momentum. Been bobbing around 29-30% despite LUDICROUS media help.
They're now going backwards (-2pts on latest YouGov poll, compared to a week ago). And I bet, once JC's party is in the mix, they will lose another couple of points.
They're now going backwards (-2pts on latest YouGov poll, compared to a week ago). And I bet, once JC's party is in the mix, they will lose another couple of points.
August 5, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Been a lone voice for weeks, saying that RefUK have not maintained momentum. Been bobbing around 29-30% despite LUDICROUS media help.
They're now going backwards (-2pts on latest YouGov poll, compared to a week ago). And I bet, once JC's party is in the mix, they will lose another couple of points.
They're now going backwards (-2pts on latest YouGov poll, compared to a week ago). And I bet, once JC's party is in the mix, they will lose another couple of points.
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“fig trees store calcium carbonate in their trunks—essentially turning themselves (partially) into stone... The team of Kenyan, US, Austrian, & Swiss scientists found trees could draw carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere & store it as calcium carbonate 'rocks' in soil”😮
phys.org/news/2025-07...
phys.org/news/2025-07...
Fig trees convert atmospheric CO₂ to stone, research reveals
Some species of fig trees store calcium carbonate in their trunks—essentially turning themselves (partially) into stone, new research has found. The team of Kenyan, U.S., Austrian, and Swiss scientist...
phys.org
July 14, 2025 at 6:14 AM
“fig trees store calcium carbonate in their trunks—essentially turning themselves (partially) into stone... The team of Kenyan, US, Austrian, & Swiss scientists found trees could draw carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere & store it as calcium carbonate 'rocks' in soil”😮
phys.org/news/2025-07...
phys.org/news/2025-07...
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If Brexit were given the attention its damage deserved, it would be on everyone's lips and at the top of the news agenda.
It's only because politicians are too cowardly to draw the connections between Brexit and all the problems facing Britain that it's off the radar as a key issue (THE key issue).
It's only because politicians are too cowardly to draw the connections between Brexit and all the problems facing Britain that it's off the radar as a key issue (THE key issue).
June 27, 2025 at 7:05 AM
If Brexit were given the attention its damage deserved, it would be on everyone's lips and at the top of the news agenda.
It's only because politicians are too cowardly to draw the connections between Brexit and all the problems facing Britain that it's off the radar as a key issue (THE key issue).
It's only because politicians are too cowardly to draw the connections between Brexit and all the problems facing Britain that it's off the radar as a key issue (THE key issue).
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Measles was ended thanks to vaccinations. Now it is running rampant because of disinformation. Polio was wiped out but is now reappearing. Here is my latest on the role Kennedy Jr and Danielle Smith are playing in tearing down trust in medicine.
charlieangus.substack.com/p/the-maga-w...
charlieangus.substack.com/p/the-maga-w...
The MAGA War on Vaccine Science
How Trump, RFJ Jr. and Danielle Smith are dismantling public trust in medicine
charlieangus.substack.com
June 24, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Measles was ended thanks to vaccinations. Now it is running rampant because of disinformation. Polio was wiped out but is now reappearing. Here is my latest on the role Kennedy Jr and Danielle Smith are playing in tearing down trust in medicine.
charlieangus.substack.com/p/the-maga-w...
charlieangus.substack.com/p/the-maga-w...
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Help wanted to distribute the summer issue of Badger Farm & Oliver’s Battery Community Newsletter on Badger Farm. If you’re interested, please contact the Newsletter Editor, Emma, for more information email [email protected]
www.bfobrca.org/community-news/
www.bfobrca.org/community-news/
BFOBRCA: Badger Farm & Oliver's Battery Community News
Copies of the Community News newsletter published every quarter by the Badger Farm and Oliver's Battery Residents' Community Association in Winchester.
www.bfobrca.org
June 22, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Help wanted to distribute the summer issue of Badger Farm & Oliver’s Battery Community Newsletter on Badger Farm. If you’re interested, please contact the Newsletter Editor, Emma, for more information email [email protected]
www.bfobrca.org/community-news/
www.bfobrca.org/community-news/
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A Taste of Winchester starts TODAY 23 June and runs for a foodie fortnight until 6 July. The event celebrates local food and drink with events, experiences, tastings and menus. Backed by Winchester BID and Visit Winchester. Join in and #supportlocal!
www.atasteofwinchester.co.uk
www.atasteofwinchester.co.uk
Winchester Food Festival
Join us for Winchester Food Festival
www.atasteofwinchester.co.uk
June 23, 2025 at 9:02 AM
A Taste of Winchester starts TODAY 23 June and runs for a foodie fortnight until 6 July. The event celebrates local food and drink with events, experiences, tastings and menus. Backed by Winchester BID and Visit Winchester. Join in and #supportlocal!
www.atasteofwinchester.co.uk
www.atasteofwinchester.co.uk
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Just 24 hours until DAN HANNAN day.
How will you be celebrating?
How will you be celebrating?
June 23, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Just 24 hours until DAN HANNAN day.
How will you be celebrating?
How will you be celebrating?