Ian Kenway @iankenway@social.cleverlibre.org

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I get so sick of reading comments on here deriding "the British" for "voting for Brexit". MOST OF US DIDN'T. 17.4 million, out of an electorate of 46.5m (total population 65.6m) voted to Leave in an advisory referendum.
It was not a result that should EVER have been acted upon.

‘We completely reject any suggestion that GPs do this work,’ the British Medical Association said https://nation.cymru/news/doctors-dismiss-uk-government-plans-for-gps-to-prescribe-energy-discounts/

I watched this on BBC iPlayer but it must be available elsewhere if you can't get it.

This documentary about Maya Angelou, was made in 2014 a few years before she died.
It's
Very interesting, mind-opening, moving, funny, heartbreaking, thought provoking & many other things, including leaving me speechless at times

Amazing how a person's life can make you examine your own🤔

imagine..., Winter 2017: 2. Maya Angelou:
And Still I Rise:

www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b08h542v via @bbciplayer

Can we become any more hypocritical?

You're supposed to judge her work, what Sanna Marin is doing at parties is 👏 none 👏 of 👏 your 👏 fucking 👏 business.

If you think otherwise, I'm sure you would be delighted when people publish your shit-faced party photos.

If you agree with public services for people not profit, you’re not alone - and you can help spread the word about how popular public ownership is:

https://weownit.org.uk/blog/biggest-ever-poll-shows-huge-support-nationalisation

"THANK YOU to everyone who’s signed the petition to Nationalise Bulb."

Scammers target Facebook data.

"Russia-backed spies are using malware hidden in Google Drive and Dropbox to attack NATO countries, security experts say."

A farmer in #Thetford (on the Norfolk/Suffolk border area) is giving away a large quantity of #onions because some were affected by the heatwave and they cannot be stored with the others due to risk of spreading a disease (but there are many good onions which are perfectly safe for humans to eat). You can just travel there with a bag (where I live, the distance and the cost of petrol makes this less appealing, but it might be of interest to others in the area) 🧅

https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/business/norfolk-farmer-gives-away-onions-damaged-during-heatwave-9210804

@iankenway Yes, Yes, No, I have come to the same conclusion. I've put together a presentation on the topic and I'm trying to get some traction on the old internet, but it is demoralisingly difficult. I encourage you to give it a look: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1lYcsqaFv4CSf2j5vB6BaiLaS0WBZ-Y5KJC0LbJZ8kT8

#GrantShapps’ #bike licence plates proposal ‘a strange and pointless idea’ | Grant Shapps | The Guardian

A pointless idea from the #Tories, egged on by the #DailyMail. Just another way to snoop on a demographic who cause far fewer accidents than motor vehicle users.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/aug/17/grant-shapps-bike-licence-plates-proposal-a-strange-and-pointless-idea

#Cycling #UK

#LizTruss has refused to enshrine #AnimalWelfare in #TradeDeals, says minister | Animal welfare | The Guardian

Not just #welfare but also #FoodSafety and qulaity would be put at risk.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/aug/17/liz-truss-animal-welfare-trade-deals-george-eustice

#UK #Politics #Brexit

Tried the Qwant privacy-oriented search engine, but it's much weaker than Google. It couldn't find my own web page or maps to local buildings.