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A thread of 23 Survival Tips And Tricks You Might Not Have Known Before. 1. How to break a door

Harvesting pistachios Did you know they grow like this

Rest in Peace Lord Vader

Despicable.

Brexit is killing us. Pesticide residues in 100 foods ranging from potatoes to onions, grapes to avocados, coffee to rice have soared since Brexit. Residues in tea increased by 4,000 times Unlike the EU, UK slashed protections, creating health hazards theguardian.com/environment/20…

I would have expected ⁦Health and Safety Executive⁩ doing a better job. This is outrageous! theguardian.com/environment/20…

"Portugal introduces €20 monthly rail pass for all train services" It costs me more than that for a day trip into London from a suburb Not only does our train network need to be nationalised, but pricing needs to drop significantly to make train travel affordable, and for

In Somerset, a giant science experiment to tackle flooding began 10 years ago. Rather than trying to resist the sea, a large tract of land was surrendered to it. Lots of people were opposed. The local MP called it “an extravagant, ridiculous scheme”🧵

Seriously, the UK is not a 1st world country. Commuting by train is almost made impossible by a useless privatised rail network. GOV.UK you need to take control now! Terminate all franchises including GWR immediately and re-nationalise them!

If the rumours are right and the UK, almost unilaterally given current global trends, cuts R&D funding at this critical moment, we're going to drift even further behind in economic growth, soft power, education, science, research, engineering, you name it .....

Also time for Austria to get our act together!

Our brains love to see patterns in randomness. A thread on the beauty of Pareidolia 🧵 1. Known as "the thinking tree" by locals, this olive tree in Apulia, Italy, is over 1500 years old.

Ministers are accelerating plans to renationalise the railways, with the first operator transferring to public ownership in the spring ⬇️ thetimes.com/uk/transport/a…

I’m a consultant in private practice in London and I treat patients covered by private medical insurance every day. If you think it’s better in the UK, think again. I’ll share some stories I and my colleagues see every day. After reading these please DM me or share your own 🧵

This week the Guardian's owner, the Scott Trust, gifted the 233-year-old Observer to Tortoise Media. This isn't just a dark day for journalism, it's a sign. Meet the team. This is Putin giving Tortoise's energy advisory board member an 'Order of Friendship' medal in 2017. 1/

As an Austrian I must say this is not heavy snowfall. It’s just the unpreparedness of the UK to a changing climate that is the problem.

The EU's passport-free travel space, known as the Schengen area, is one of the most tangible achievements of European integration. Learn about it in our guide: europa.eu/!ybwb8w