Anyone wondering if twitter blocking #mastodon links was accidental, the have updated it from the first screenshots posted. Obviously Elon Musk didn't like the way it looked!

Jakey Mogg: “#Brexit has made trading wine easier.” “ I am a wine trader of 30 years and I am telling you that it is much, much harder.” Jakey Mogg: “You are wrong” #brexithasfailed #BrexitDisaster #brexitbrokeBritain

Anyone who still sees my (now) rare tweets here who wants to stay in touch should take a look at my bio to find where I dwell now. It sounds like it might soon be impossible to let people here know where you've gone so I'd recommend doing that while it's possible.

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If you want some actual analysis of what #brexit has done to trade, investment and wages etc. Then see this from Chris Giles Brexit and the economy: the hit has been ‘substantially negative’ /8 on.ft.com/3VD76dZ

"But the price of not supporting them [Ukraine] will be much higher...you should care about your own security interest...step up and provide support, full stop." Europe must do more! #ArmUkraineNow #RussiaIsCollapsing #russiaisateroriststate #russia #ukraine #PutinsWar

Just taken apart the very expensive fog light that failed on my Volkswagen UK touareg to find that it's not properly bonded to its heatsink. #qafail

For those who don't fully understand what is up with the NHS, here is a thread for you that might help. I'm a consultant physician working as a doctor in the NHS in Yorkshire and Wales for 32 years now. I have experienced the NHS at its best (2008) and its worst (2022).

The #FT front page says it all really. We were told by the government that in the UK the recession would be shallow and short lived. Apparently not true. What a state we are in. 12 years of a Tory Govt and a hard #Brexit have ruined this country.

Many replying "why no help for people who work, just those who do nothing". Actually 40%ish of those on Universal Credit are working - means tested benefits includes in-work benefits. A decent chunk of the rest have illness, disabilities or are carers. Its not binary.

MPs declared almost £5m in outside income without disclosing their end clients. Cons MP John Whittingdale declared income from an intermediary that contractually prohibits its advisers from disclosing the identity of its end clients to third parties. tortoisemedia.com/2023/01/10/mps…

🌱 GRASSROOTS OR ASTROTURF?💰 Restore Trust was supposed to be a grassroots group of National Trust members. But, after legal action we brought with @a__w_____o___, they were forced to reveal their links to the powerful network of lobby groups based around 55 Tufton Street.

'I was lied to by Boris Johnson. I got it wrong. There are no positives of Brexit for us.' inews.co.uk/news/was-lied-…

A dark day for freedom of the press, for everyone who cares about it and for every journalist & news organisation that believes in public interest reporting. A statement:

I would be really grateful if The Guardian The Observer & TED Talks made a comment on this ruling. Any comment. It has huge ramifications for UK journalism. And some basic solidarity from the organisations who published the work would go a long way. Thank you.

Democracy: The Fight Back 700k raised of the 750k goal Without Carole Cadwalladr we’d never have known about Cambridge Analytica and hacking 70m Facebook users, of Vote Leave unlawful spending and Arron Banks’ multiple meetings with Kremlin officials gofund.me/91ff4670

Another massive #moor #fire above #marsden today. At this point most people here seem to be fairly convinced the BBQ story is hogwash. They always seem perfectly positioned, taking account of the wind, to burn the maximum area of heather. Marsden Moor West Yorkshire Police - Huddersfield BBC Yorkshire