Sharon
@nanashazza.bsky.social
Wife, mother and Grandmother . Loving the life in Wales. Here from X. Loves: gardening ,animals, books. No DMs. Views are my own; RT=interest not endorsement.
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A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
January 25, 2026 at 1:18 AM
A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
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January 22, 2026 at 3:58 AM
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HMRC taking more than a year to pay tax rebates.
It is one-way traffic. People fined for late filing of tax returns and payments. Hard to get through on phone. Letters not answered. Poor public accountability.
Sweetheart deals with corporations/rich that parliament can't scrutinize.
It is one-way traffic. People fined for late filing of tax returns and payments. Hard to get through on phone. Letters not answered. Poor public accountability.
Sweetheart deals with corporations/rich that parliament can't scrutinize.
HMRC taking more than a year to pay out tax rebates
Taxpayers talk of having to borrow cash and wait for months amid ‘significant backlogs’ in processing of claims
www.theguardian.com
January 18, 2026 at 8:42 AM
HMRC taking more than a year to pay tax rebates.
It is one-way traffic. People fined for late filing of tax returns and payments. Hard to get through on phone. Letters not answered. Poor public accountability.
Sweetheart deals with corporations/rich that parliament can't scrutinize.
It is one-way traffic. People fined for late filing of tax returns and payments. Hard to get through on phone. Letters not answered. Poor public accountability.
Sweetheart deals with corporations/rich that parliament can't scrutinize.
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🚨 Breaking: After graciously accepting María Corina Machado’s Nobel Peace Prize he did not win, Donald Trump has restored balance by accepting Liz Truss’s prestigious Golden Lettuce Award — which he absolutely deserves.
January 16, 2026 at 4:13 PM
🚨 Breaking: After graciously accepting María Corina Machado’s Nobel Peace Prize he did not win, Donald Trump has restored balance by accepting Liz Truss’s prestigious Golden Lettuce Award — which he absolutely deserves.
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30,000 homes left without water in Kent and Sussex.
South East Water company blamed bad weather and storms as though we never had that.
Real reason is lack of investment, unjustified dividends and exec pay.
Nothing will change until privatisation is ended, people empowered to vote on exec pay.
South East Water company blamed bad weather and storms as though we never had that.
Real reason is lack of investment, unjustified dividends and exec pay.
Nothing will change until privatisation is ended, people empowered to vote on exec pay.
Major incident declared as 30,000 homes left without water in Kent and Sussex
South East Water blames cold weather and Storm Goretti for problems, with schools and libraries closed for day
www.theguardian.com
January 12, 2026 at 6:30 PM
30,000 homes left without water in Kent and Sussex.
South East Water company blamed bad weather and storms as though we never had that.
Real reason is lack of investment, unjustified dividends and exec pay.
Nothing will change until privatisation is ended, people empowered to vote on exec pay.
South East Water company blamed bad weather and storms as though we never had that.
Real reason is lack of investment, unjustified dividends and exec pay.
Nothing will change until privatisation is ended, people empowered to vote on exec pay.
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Amazingly, Zahawi only got round to deleting the below after the press conference announcing his defection to Reform.
January 12, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Amazingly, Zahawi only got round to deleting the below after the press conference announcing his defection to Reform.
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This is what should happen to water companies that pollute our water.
March 28, 2025 at 7:35 PM
This is what should happen to water companies that pollute our water.
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£232m 'procured'by Michelle Mone
£21Bn handed to covid fraudsters
£37Bn 'lost' on Test and Trace
£8.7Bn duff PPE
£471m paid to destroy PPE not needed/in storage too long
But let's go after the poorest in society. @teamlabouruk.bsky.social
£21Bn handed to covid fraudsters
£37Bn 'lost' on Test and Trace
£8.7Bn duff PPE
£471m paid to destroy PPE not needed/in storage too long
But let's go after the poorest in society. @teamlabouruk.bsky.social
March 18, 2025 at 10:01 AM
£232m 'procured'by Michelle Mone
£21Bn handed to covid fraudsters
£37Bn 'lost' on Test and Trace
£8.7Bn duff PPE
£471m paid to destroy PPE not needed/in storage too long
But let's go after the poorest in society. @teamlabouruk.bsky.social
£21Bn handed to covid fraudsters
£37Bn 'lost' on Test and Trace
£8.7Bn duff PPE
£471m paid to destroy PPE not needed/in storage too long
But let's go after the poorest in society. @teamlabouruk.bsky.social
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Waspi campaigners threaten UK government with legal action over compensation.
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/f...
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/f...
Waspi campaigners threaten government with legal action over compensation
Government ruled out giving £10bn to women born in 1950s whose pensionable age was raised to be equal with men
www.theguardian.com
February 24, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Waspi campaigners threaten UK government with legal action over compensation.
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/f...
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/f...
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Did you know that Lord Smith of Kelvin is managing director of Otter Ports Ltd? It is the parent company of Forth Ports.
Otter Ports owns 8 Freeports.
Otter Ports Ltd is registered in the Cayman Islands.
Lord Smith of Kelvin was a pallbearer at the Queens funeral.
open.substack.com/pub/european...
Otter Ports owns 8 Freeports.
Otter Ports Ltd is registered in the Cayman Islands.
Lord Smith of Kelvin was a pallbearer at the Queens funeral.
open.substack.com/pub/european...
Beware the glossy brochure versions of the UK's 74 deregulated SEZs and 12 Freeports
This piece comes from my written reply to Bylines Scotland, namely Andrew Sharpe’s article published on 12 February 2025 titled ‘Scotland’s Green Freeports – Good or Bad?
open.substack.com
February 13, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Did you know that Lord Smith of Kelvin is managing director of Otter Ports Ltd? It is the parent company of Forth Ports.
Otter Ports owns 8 Freeports.
Otter Ports Ltd is registered in the Cayman Islands.
Lord Smith of Kelvin was a pallbearer at the Queens funeral.
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Otter Ports owns 8 Freeports.
Otter Ports Ltd is registered in the Cayman Islands.
Lord Smith of Kelvin was a pallbearer at the Queens funeral.
open.substack.com/pub/european...
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Oh shit www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/02... Water companies do not have the capacity to deal with our sewage - even on good days. No wonder we're in it up to our necks, with nationalisation the only way out of this mess.
Oh shit
As the FT has noted this morning:
At least half of Thames Water’s sewage plants lack the pipes and tanks to process enough waste water, leading untreated effluent to spill into rivers and waterways ac...
www.taxresearch.org.uk
February 13, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Oh shit www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/02... Water companies do not have the capacity to deal with our sewage - even on good days. No wonder we're in it up to our necks, with nationalisation the only way out of this mess.
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If you get bitten by a rabid animal— you can either trust the science about a virus with near 100% fatality (without treatment), or you can trust some rando on Twitter about the non-existence of viruses.
February 11, 2025 at 7:15 AM
If you get bitten by a rabid animal— you can either trust the science about a virus with near 100% fatality (without treatment), or you can trust some rando on Twitter about the non-existence of viruses.
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Ukraine ‘may be Russian someday’, Trump says.
He wants rare minerals in return for US aid to Ukraine.
This after unleashing trade wars, making land grabs in Greenland, Canada, Panama and ethnic cleansing in Gaza.
Is he playing a computer game, or a contestant in a TV fantasy show?
He wants rare minerals in return for US aid to Ukraine.
This after unleashing trade wars, making land grabs in Greenland, Canada, Panama and ethnic cleansing in Gaza.
Is he playing a computer game, or a contestant in a TV fantasy show?
Ukraine ‘may be Russian someday’, Trump says ahead of Zelenskyy meeting with Vance
US president also says he wants a return on US aid given to Ukraine such as rare minerals, in interview with Fox News
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Ukraine ‘may be Russian someday’, Trump says.
He wants rare minerals in return for US aid to Ukraine.
This after unleashing trade wars, making land grabs in Greenland, Canada, Panama and ethnic cleansing in Gaza.
Is he playing a computer game, or a contestant in a TV fantasy show?
He wants rare minerals in return for US aid to Ukraine.
This after unleashing trade wars, making land grabs in Greenland, Canada, Panama and ethnic cleansing in Gaza.
Is he playing a computer game, or a contestant in a TV fantasy show?
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Morning Bluesky.
The UK’s Ambassador to the US Lord Mandelson told the BBC on his first day the UK must respect Trump's "strong and clear mandate for change".
Your regular reminder that there was no strong and clear mandate for change. It was a very narrow victory that is already raising questions
The UK’s Ambassador to the US Lord Mandelson told the BBC on his first day the UK must respect Trump's "strong and clear mandate for change".
Your regular reminder that there was no strong and clear mandate for change. It was a very narrow victory that is already raising questions
February 11, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Morning Bluesky.
The UK’s Ambassador to the US Lord Mandelson told the BBC on his first day the UK must respect Trump's "strong and clear mandate for change".
Your regular reminder that there was no strong and clear mandate for change. It was a very narrow victory that is already raising questions
The UK’s Ambassador to the US Lord Mandelson told the BBC on his first day the UK must respect Trump's "strong and clear mandate for change".
Your regular reminder that there was no strong and clear mandate for change. It was a very narrow victory that is already raising questions
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Why Does Everyone Keep Getting Sick And Don’t Say It’s Because We Caught Covid.
February 10, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Why Does Everyone Keep Getting Sick And Don’t Say It’s Because We Caught Covid.
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Everyone should read this by @carolecadwalla.bsky.social immediately if not sooner. It’s scary, but we should be scared right now - open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
IT IS A COUP
This is what should be on every front page in 150 point banner headlines. All I have is this Substack but I lay it beneath your feet and pray to a higher power that I'm wrong.
open.substack.com
February 10, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Everyone should read this by @carolecadwalla.bsky.social immediately if not sooner. It’s scary, but we should be scared right now - open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
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Note: the reporting of UK Healthcare-associated infections (HCAI) statistics includes regular reports on:
MRSA
MSSA
E. coli
Klebsiella spp.
P. aeruginosa
C. difficile, or CDI.
🤦But, does not include reporting data on COVID infections spread within hospitals.
Why?
www.gov.uk/government/s...
MRSA
MSSA
E. coli
Klebsiella spp.
P. aeruginosa
C. difficile, or CDI.
🤦But, does not include reporting data on COVID infections spread within hospitals.
Why?
www.gov.uk/government/s...
Quality and methodology information (QMI) for healthcare-associated infections (HCAI) reports
www.gov.uk
February 5, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Note: the reporting of UK Healthcare-associated infections (HCAI) statistics includes regular reports on:
MRSA
MSSA
E. coli
Klebsiella spp.
P. aeruginosa
C. difficile, or CDI.
🤦But, does not include reporting data on COVID infections spread within hospitals.
Why?
www.gov.uk/government/s...
MRSA
MSSA
E. coli
Klebsiella spp.
P. aeruginosa
C. difficile, or CDI.
🤦But, does not include reporting data on COVID infections spread within hospitals.
Why?
www.gov.uk/government/s...
@bearlypolitics.co.uk
Saw on other site you taking a bit of time out. Take care Bear.
Saw on other site you taking a bit of time out. Take care Bear.
February 5, 2025 at 9:40 AM
@bearlypolitics.co.uk
Saw on other site you taking a bit of time out. Take care Bear.
Saw on other site you taking a bit of time out. Take care Bear.
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This is, by some distance, the most unforgivably stupidest thing the government is doing. An easily sellable proposal, which would actually help Brits, and unlocks meaningful negotiation. Irrational and anti-growth.
NEW: Yvette Cooper rules out a youth mobility scheme between the UK and EU: "That's not the right starting point for us at all."
Brussels is demanding one as part of the government's "reset" of relations with the bloc.
Brussels is demanding one as part of the government's "reset" of relations with the bloc.
February 2, 2025 at 9:06 AM
This is, by some distance, the most unforgivably stupidest thing the government is doing. An easily sellable proposal, which would actually help Brits, and unlocks meaningful negotiation. Irrational and anti-growth.
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Little Trump land where planes and helicopters crash after he messes with the aviation regulators (join the dots), where billions are wasted on unrealistic migration goals and where hate thrives.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
February 1, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Little Trump land where planes and helicopters crash after he messes with the aviation regulators (join the dots), where billions are wasted on unrealistic migration goals and where hate thrives.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
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Yet another BBC piece about the medical treatment of trans people that contains not one trans voice. It also fails to mention that Conrathe/Bell lost their challenge.
Will the English Courts, yet again, block any trans voices from appearing before them? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Will the English Courts, yet again, block any trans voices from appearing before them? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Campaigner launches bid to ban cross-sex hormones for under-18s
Lawyers write to health secretary warning him to take action or they will seek a judicial review.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 1, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Yet another BBC piece about the medical treatment of trans people that contains not one trans voice. It also fails to mention that Conrathe/Bell lost their challenge.
Will the English Courts, yet again, block any trans voices from appearing before them? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Will the English Courts, yet again, block any trans voices from appearing before them? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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'There are many reasons to despair of what Brexit has done to us. It has reduced our sense of national pride, debilitated our economy and corrupted the sense of honesty in our national life'.
Ian Dunt's analysis of the disaster that is Brexit.
iandunt.substack.com/p/brexit-fiv...
Ian Dunt's analysis of the disaster that is Brexit.
iandunt.substack.com/p/brexit-fiv...
Brexit five years on: A triumph of lies
The promises turned out to be false. The warnings turned out to be true.
iandunt.substack.com
February 1, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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Morning all! Happy Feb! It’s lush. #SwanseaBay
February 1, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Morning all! Happy Feb! It’s lush. #SwanseaBay