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@beezum

Interested in health, education & fairness in society. Enjoy sport, espec. tennis, & singing

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Obama: Every day you wake up to things you just didn’t think were possible. Each day we’re told by those in high office to fear each other. Everywhere we see greed and bigotry being celebrated, and bullying and mockery masquerading as strength.

06.03.2026 20:12 👍 3781 🔁 1198 💬 100 📌 69

One of the most shocking things I have heard this week was #Hegseth describing the attack on an Iranian ship in International waters. Beyond belief!

07.03.2026 10:05 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Sir Chris Whitty: Relying on weight-loss drugs to stop obesity would be 'societal failure' England's top doctor says the drugs should be for a minority and more effort is needed to prevent obesity in the first place.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

06.03.2026 16:02 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Motherfaker - Anna Brook-Mitchell - Audiobook - BookBeat Read brilliantly by Laura Aikman (Gavin and Stacey)HOW FAR WOULD YOU GO FOR A YEAR OFF WORK . . . ?'The comedy gold standard' – Stylist'This book will make you guffaw out loud' – Prima'It’s one that’s...

Laura Aikman does a fantastic job of narrating #Motherfaker #audiobook
Available on #Xigxag #Bookbeat #Amazon

www.bookbeat.com/uk/book/moth...

05.03.2026 18:35 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Quietly, calmly and forensically, BBC just dismantled the Trump communications shitshow on Iran.

No hyperbole, just laying out an unprecedented military, diplomatic and reputational shambles.

Worth a watch.

(🎥 BBC News/BBC Verify)

05.03.2026 08:46 👍 3918 🔁 2129 💬 101 📌 189
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Badenoch gives a borderline disgraceful performance at PMQs on Iran | John Crace At times like this you have to thank your lucky stars that the opposition leader is not in Downing Street

“So the clashes between Keir and Kemi at PMQs felt almost existential. A battle between sanity and the distorted reality of an angry teenager. Thankfully sanity won out.”

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

05.03.2026 09:23 👍 561 🔁 137 💬 31 📌 11
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Sign the Petition Katie Hopkins is not welcome in Wimborne!

The groundswell of anger against Katie Hopkins touring Britain like she's just some normal celebrity grows.

Well done to local people in Dorset who aren't taking it lying down.

www.change.org/p/katie-hopk...

05.03.2026 08:12 👍 1303 🔁 458 💬 72 📌 17

Wars are the main catalyst for increasing numbers of asylum seekers. We’ve seen it with Iraq, Afghanistan and will now see it with Iran. When USA have finished with their warmongering who will be dealing with the fallout?

05.03.2026 08:19 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Vision isn’t about gender – it’s about perspective I never set out to be a ‘woman leader’. I set out to build a career, to learn, to contribute, and, ultimately, to lead well. When I left school at 16 and walked into my first workplace, I couldn’t have predicted how much the world of work would evolve over the next four decades. Technology would reshape communication. Globalisation would intensify competition.

I never set out to be a ‘woman leader’. I set out to build a career, to learn, to contribute, and, ultimately, to lead well. 

When I left school at 16 and walked into my first workplace, I couldn’t have predicted how much the world of work would evolve over the next four decades...

[spon]

05.03.2026 07:29 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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“Motherfaker” is fresh, feisty, and very funny Live vicariously through a hilarious protagonist who fakes a pregnancy to get time off and a new start—just not the new start she expected.

www.audible.co.uk/blog/intervi...

04.03.2026 13:33 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Books- Airport Exclusive Editions including Motherfaker by Anna Brook Mitchell

Books- Airport Exclusive Editions including Motherfaker by Anna Brook Mitchell

Book: Motherfaker spotted in departures Gatwick Airport

Book: Motherfaker spotted in departures Gatwick Airport

Motherfaker spotted in Hello! Magazine
‘Don’t miss this week’ section by author’s Guernsey Grandma

Motherfaker spotted in Hello! Magazine ‘Don’t miss this week’ section by author’s Guernsey Grandma

#Motherfaker has arrived on the shelves. #debut #novel

04.03.2026 11:26 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Local authors join Literary Festival line-up - Bailiwick Express News Guernsey Tickets go on general sale today ahead of the 2026 Guernsey Literary Festival. The event takes place between 23 April and 7 May, featuring a varied line-up of authors, thinkers and performers spanning...

www.bailiwickexpress.com/news-ge/loca...

04.03.2026 08:19 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Power, greed & war are the order of the day again. Why do we never learn?
Meanwhile, poor Ukraine!

02.03.2026 09:57 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Starmer needs to get on the phone to Trump and ask him to set out a plan to protect civilians and support a democratic transition in Iran.

We've seen before that bombs don't bring about democracy and regime change without a plan just leads to more chaos and suffering.

01.03.2026 15:34 👍 67 🔁 26 💬 5 📌 1

Shocked by the news reguarding Gary Stanley, whose face is very familiar to all who visit #CMK Sending love to his family & friends. ❤️‍🩹

02.03.2026 09:35 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

My hope is that Chris Mason will now focus more on the fact that Reform lost the by-election!!

27.02.2026 08:38 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

okay, here it is, the five key takeaways from this by-election:

1. Denton Kebab House
2. The Crispy Cod, Denton
3. Reddish Tandoori, Gorton
4. Cottage Chippy, Gorton
5. The Continental Takeaway, Denton

27.02.2026 05:52 👍 1075 🔁 270 💬 21 📌 12

1) Reform lost convincingly
2)Hannah Spencer did a great job and won convincingly for Greens.
3)traditional parties all did badly (Labour did best of those). #by-election

27.02.2026 08:28 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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It will be tough for America’s global reputation to recover after this absolutely shameful vote.

25.02.2026 14:15 👍 9449 🔁 3981 💬 856 📌 409
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Oxford Street pedestrianisation plan gets final official approval City Hall hopes to stop traffic from using the street by September.

Delighted to announce that following the consultation, I'm giving the green light to make Oxford Street traffic-free.

26.02.2026 15:18 👍 2877 🔁 497 💬 103 📌 195
Picture of a dalek in Blackwell’s bookshop, Oxford

Picture of a dalek in Blackwell’s bookshop, Oxford

“Buy a book or we will exterminate, exter…minate, exter…minate!”
Blackwell’s bookshop, Oxford.

26.02.2026 14:59 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Waterstones, Milton Keynes

Waterstones, Milton Keynes

Various new books on display including Motherfaker by Anna Brook-Mitchell

Various new books on display including Motherfaker by Anna Brook-Mitchell

Spotted in #Waterstones #MiltonKeynes in very good company and of course I had to buy one. #Motherfaker Out today!

26.02.2026 12:05 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The book, Motherfaker by Anna Brook-Mitchell

The book, Motherfaker by Anna Brook-Mitchell

An open book- Motherfaker

An open book- Motherfaker

A beautiful book cover- Motherfaker

A beautiful book cover- Motherfaker

Book signing in Stockport

Book signing in Stockport

Look for this in a bookshop near you today. A must-read debut novel by Anna Brook Mitchell- outrageous, funny but full of heart. #Motherfaker #bookrelease

26.02.2026 07:15 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Well done to USA ice hockey team, but no-one is fooled by Trump’s singling out of them. Trying to hit back at Canada, the home of ice hockey, perhaps?

25.02.2026 09:24 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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We stand firm with Ukraine.

For a just and lasting peace.

For a strong and sovereign Ukraine in a strong and sovereign Europe.

The future of a secure and prosperous Ukraine lies in the EU.

Joint statement with @eucopresident.consilium.europa.eu & @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu: link.europa.eu/gnFkVT

24.02.2026 08:13 👍 98 🔁 19 💬 4 📌 3
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Bowen: Why Ukraine remains defiant and does not feel close to defeat This month marks four gruelling years since the full‑scale invasion began and a genuine ceasefire still feels far from assured

4 years of brutal war, and Ukraine’s brave resistance goes on

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

24.02.2026 11:27 👍 60 🔁 13 💬 2 📌 1
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Where are the childfree-by-choice heroines? What are we so afraid of? asks Anna Brook-Mitchell, author of Motherfaker.

www.thebookseller.com/comment/chil...

24.02.2026 11:34 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Motherfaker Audiobook - xigxag HOW FAR WOULD YOU GO FOR A YEAR OFF WORK . . . ? ‘The comedy gold standard’ Stylist ‘This book will make you guffaw out loud’ Prima ‘It’s one that’s sure to have you laughing and crying in equal measu...

Listen to a sample of the audiobook here:
Motherfaker by Anna Brook-Mitchell narrated by Laura Aikman

xigxag.co.uk/audiobook/mo...

23.02.2026 17:00 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A book - Motherfaker by Anna Brook-Mitchell propped up on a cushion bearing a Guernsey flag

A book - Motherfaker by Anna Brook-Mitchell propped up on a cushion bearing a Guernsey flag

The Winter Olympics are over 😢 but now I have this to read. 🤩

23.02.2026 15:23 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A photo of Margate book shop which is a white building with a teal frontage

A photo of Margate book shop which is a white building with a teal frontage

New life goal unlocked. Running a bookshop by the sea 🌊📚

22.11.2024 17:06 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0