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DrEdBridges

@DrEdBridges@toot.wales

Social science policy wonk, pacifist, dysgwr Cymraeg, talk a lot about Newport County, more fun than I sound. Views ≠ my employer’s. North Cardiff, via South Oxfordshire.

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DrEdBridges, to UKpolitics
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How come gets to turn up out of nowhere and decree that this is now “the immigration election”‽

Ordinary voter here, and I don’t give a tinker’s toss about . I’d much prefer this to be “the climate change election”, please. If you agree, give this a RT. ♻️

DrEdBridges, to UKpolitics
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Your regular reminder: inflation falling doesn’t mean prices are going down, they’re just rising by less.

We’re all still paying increasingly more for basics like food, energy and travel than we were pre-Truss, and that won’t change until / unless we have DEflation.

This point isn’t being made enough or sufficiently loudly in the media.

DrEdBridges, to random
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A “staycation” is a where you just stay at your own home during your time off, and do activities to make it more fun. A holiday where you go elsewhere in Britain is “a holiday”.

I will die on this hill.

DrEdBridges, to UKpolitics
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Imagine not being able to turn a profit when you LITERALLY RUN A MONOPOLY BUSINESS. Why are we still expected to listen to these self-styled big brains of business when they’re manifestly shit at what they do?

#UKpolitics #ThamesWater #ThamesWaterCollapse

https://www.euronews.com/business/2024/03/28/sinking-feeling-for-thames-water-as-investors-refuse-to-pay-up

DrEdBridges, to random
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Big fan of the homeless guy in Liverpool city centre whose cardboard sign reads “Better to give money to a tramp than to a Tory”.

DrEdBridges, to UKpolitics
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Perfect embodiment tonight of what @BBCRadio4 considers to be “balance”, as the panel comprises:

  • A Labour MP
  • A Tory MP
  • A former Tory special advisor
  • A journalist at a Tory newspaper

Dear god, do better. How many parties are there at Westminster? How come one of them gets 75% of the airtime‽

DrEdBridges, to random
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British people using the word "gotten". Get in the sea, you arsewipes.

DrEdBridges, to random
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Egg and chips with a strong cup of tea. Dinner of champions. Because sometimes you just need it.

DrEdBridges, to UKpolitics
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leading on the Ministry of “Defence” pleading poverty and demanding more public money. Is it really too much to ask that we invest in teaching our children and healing our sick rather than guns and bombs?

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DrEdBridges, to cymru
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Anyone else in / been hearing adverts like this during podcasts?

Why is the Electoral Commission running ads in Wales (featuring an actress with a strong Welsh accent) advising that we need photo ID to vote in May? Wales has NO scheduled elections in May, and we wouldn’t need photo ID for local or Senedd elections anyway as they’re not subject to the same fatuous photo ID regulation as England.

Any ideas?

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DrEdBridges, to random
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Just had an advert pop up during a podcast advertising the National Grid. Why do they need to advertise? Is anyone out there thinking “I never thought I could access electricity but then I heard what those massive pylons were for and, bugger me, it’s transformed my life!”

Anyone know the answer? What am I missing?

NationCymru, to random
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Wrexham home and away form is like chalk and cheese https://nation.cymru/sport/wrexham-home-and-away-form-is-like-chalk-and-cheese/

DrEdBridges,
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@NationCymru Disappointed you didn’t go with the obvious headline of WREXHAM GET BATTERED EVERYWHERE THEY GO!

Sad times for the northeast Wales Hollywood soccerball franchise. 😂

DrEdBridges, to cymru
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Excellent petition by Heddwch Ar Waith calling on the Senedd to show support of South Africa's case at the UN, and to demand the ICJ mandate a complete and immediate so that Israel fulfil its obligations under the Genocide Convention.

https://chng.it/wcWN92xFK5

NationCymru, to random
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The Hundred returns to Cardiff for “unmissable” cricket after a record year https://nation.cymru/sport/the-hundred-returns-to-cardiff-for-unmissable-cricket-after-a-record-year/

DrEdBridges,
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@NationCymru Christ, are they still persisting with this format?

DrEdBridges, to UKpolitics
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Amidst tonight's votes on the deportation plan, please remember: The enemy of the working man doesn't arrive freezing on an inflatable boat, he arrives by private helicopter.

dyfrig, to punk Welsh
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Roedd e'n cŵl mynd i Gasnewydd ddoe i weld band y brawd mawr - gwych os dy chi'n hoffi pync. Mae Casnewydd wedi newid mor gymaint - edrych yn rili neis nawr, ond eithaf dawel. Siomedig bod y Murenger wedi cau.

Loved heading to Newport yesterday to see my bro's band - they're amazing if you like punk. Newport has changed loads - it's scrubbed up well, but very quiet unfortunately. Gutted that the Murenger's closed down.

https://theredbastards.bandcamp.com/album/the-red-bastards

DrEdBridges,
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@dyfrig Whaaaaat‽ The Murenger’s gone‽ Surely not! The new people have only been there about four months!

DrEdBridges,
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@dyfrig I was there a few weeks back before the Crewe game, and will be back on Saturday ahead of the match against the North Wales Hollywood Franchise so will have to investigate then!

Glad you enjoyed your night out. Le Pub's such a good venue, and well-served by pre- and post-gig bars nearby.

DrEdBridges, to Cat
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This is basically the purrfect Saturday.
I’m sat in bed in my onesie watching the with Ronnie (the , not the snooker player after whom he is named). Later on, I shall listen to the 🧡🖤 game, after which I shall break briefly to watch before more snooker. What a day.

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DrEdBridges, to UKpolitics
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How about those UK citizens who want airstrikes in have a whip-round to contribute towards it, rather than the cost having to be funded from general taxation at a time when our public services are on their arse?


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DrEdBridges, to random
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Nadolig Llawen i chi gyd. 😉

NationCymru, to random
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Concerns raised about ‘intrusive’ use of live facial recognition technology https://nation.cymru/news/concerns-raised-about-intrusive-use-of-live-facial-recognition-technology/

DrEdBridges,
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@NationCymru Excellent to see, props to Sarah Murphy for being so steadfast in speaking out about this stuff.

DrEdBridges, to random
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When you’ve got one son in primary school and one in secondary, it really is incredibly pronounced just how much one of them smells of Lynx Africa and the other one smells of farts and biscuits.

Thanks for coming to my TED talk.

DrEdBridges, to Cardiff
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With 🧡🖤 not having a game against legitimate opposition today, I’m instead lending my support to the demo in .

Excellent speech at the start about the lesson of being the need to work for .


NationCymru, to random
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UK Government ‘right’ to issue North Sea oil and gas licences , says Welsh Secretary https://nation.cymru/news/uk-government-right-to-issue-north-sea-oil-and-gas-licences-says-welsh-secretary/

DrEdBridges,
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@NationCymru

NationCymru, to random
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Couple have tyres slashed after gating public footpath https://nation.cymru/news/couple-have-tyres-slashed-after-gating-public-footpath/

DrEdBridges,
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@NationCymru "Couple who have taken the law into their own hands cross that people have taken the law into their own hands".

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