Yup. and the battle it took for me to cease the plan was ludicrous, mum had already been bedbound in a care home for two years before they agreed I could indeed cancel. Absolutely horrendous behaviour.
Yup. and the battle it took for me to cease the plan was ludicrous, mum had already been bedbound in a care home for two years before they agreed I could indeed cancel. Absolutely horrendous behaviour.
Woe betide private patients should they become frail care home residents⦠no private dentists will visit my mum or elder caree couple. They all paid Denplan for decades & now left to rot (literally) as they need domiciliary care. Eventually sole NHS offering this steps in after months of waiting.
@michaelspicer.bsky.social has a brilliant take on this type of programme:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wjnm...
I solved today's Eightile in 24 seconds!
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A view of the Mary Rose from towards the stern, showing the internal structure of the ship. The orangey browns of the ship contrast with the blues of the background.
Visited any good museums lately?
Why not come and visit a great one this weekend!
Available as part of the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard ticket - maryrose.org/Book-Now
The world awakens to a vibrant tapestry of colours at sunrise.
There is kindness everywhere
in different proportions, and more
goodness and tenderheartedness
than we read of in the moralists.
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Another Tory peer abusing the PPE fast lane to line his own pockets.
A lot going on in the world this week, but this story shouldnβt be allowed to slip under the radar.
Bird song. And the promise of pastries. #TinyJoys
Fortunately I fixed last month.
Privatization picking our pockets.
Another Royal Mail price hike: Form 7 April 2026 1st class postage price Β£1.80, 2nd class 91p.
When privatized in 2013 by Tory/LibDem Govt: 1st class 60p; 2nd class 50p.
RM doesn't meet letter delivery targets. Fines passed to customers. Execs get bonuses.
Surprised myself
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A planter with narcissi, grape hyacinths and other greenery. Vibrant yellows and blues glowing in the sunlight.
Garden brightness to end the day. #TinyJoys
Wasnβt disappointed! #TheApprentice
Hoping for a multiple firing event today on #TheApprentice
Pretty standard for this bunch of candidates. #TheApprentice
BREAKING: Iranian artists TRICKED US-Israeli joint forces with "paintings on the ground." Experts believe that the recently contracted OpenAl-driven weapon technologies have "wasted millions of dollars" worth of missiles.
Art really scored one against AI here.
Promising young chap!
Oak leaf buds ready to open
HOLD ON TO YOUR HATS, THE OAK TREES ARE WAKING UP π₯³π€π³
Blue sky, sunshine and an unplanned overdraft⦠what a way to start a day!
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Hillary Clinton to Republicans on the House Oversight Committee:
"You have made little effort to call the people who show up most prominently in the Epstein files... This intuitional failure is designed to protect one political party and one public official rather than to seek truth and justice".
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Honestly think the edit will have cut an eyeroll!!
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He got very very red in the face and looked like he wanted to leave.
Todayβs. Just out.
Watching on YT and Rory looks completely pissed off.
Watching @therestpolitics.bsky.social on YT β¦ Bit of a barney between @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social and Rory β¦ who looks well pissed off and canβt hide this with his v expressive face.