Absolutely - the country is run by big business
Chris Lee
@leeinroyston.bsky.social
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Trying to keep out of the health and social care system for as long as possible by running, writing, reading, singing, making things, laughing, and Men's Sheds
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🚨 New: The UK government spent £32,251 fighting to hide a blank form.
Yep - 30 grand plus to avoid releasing a blank template of the ministerial interests form.
A wild story - with a surprise twist. Would read to end of this one... 🙄 (🧵)
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/why-did-ta...
The blank piece of paper that cost taxpayers £32,000
Government ‘obsession with secrecy’ descends into farce
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…the Wayne Kerr award for dimwittery goes to… RUPERT LOWE IQ.
Rupert Lowe mistakes charity rowers for 'illegal migrants'
Rupert Lowe says he will donate £1,000 to charity but makes
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Wise words from @adrianashton2.bsky.social ...
My latest book almost broke the printers' presses.
(probably because I've crammed into it 20 years of insight, experience, and stories about what it takes for an enterprise to keep going when 90% of all others have failed) www.amazon.co.uk/Flushed-firs...
Flushed!: The first 20 years - a view from the b(l)og
Flushed!: The first 20 years - a view from the b(l)og : Ashton, Adrian: Amazon.co.uk: Books
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Yes - all inherited wealth invested bigly and badly
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Spending time making a difference where you can and accepting when you can't isn't about giving up, it's about surviving.
Yours to read here...
From Tantrums to Harsh Truths: A Holiday Reflection
A tale of pasta mountains, toddler chaos, digital silence - and the butcher who might have got it all right.
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At last, an oil and gas worker who talks sense about the future of the North Sea.
John Bolland writes: “There’s no future in oil. But there is a future for the people who work in it... We should be building infrastructure for the future, not squeezing the last drops of profit from a dying system
I worked in oil industry for 30 years, and there's no future in it. But we can make one for workers
We need to invest in renewables and stop pretending that oil and gas will save us, writes John Bolland
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The headline here should say:
"Number of private schools increases by 35 - showing fears of an exodus to be unfounded".
(The increase is mentioned way down the article.)
www.thetimes.com/article/19ef...
More than fifty private schools shut since Labour put VAT on fees
Department for Education defends ending tax breaks for independent institutions, after parents lost a legal battle at the High Court this year — view map
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There are a lot of idiots enraged by this misleading Times headline.
The article itself - yes, the exact same one - points out that:
A) In any typical year, about 50 independent schools close
B) More independent schools opened than shut, so the overall number went up.
But that's far too nuanced.
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So much to see and do at #Latitude last week - time to sit and take it all in #fingerpostFriday
