“No peace in Ukraine can be negotiated without the full participation of Ukraine’s democratically elected leadership and the backing of its people.”

Absolutely well-deserved. Saw this show tonight at #TheTraverse, funny, poignant and lots of audience participation. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Following because not only is this a very sensible idea but also because my mother is a Livingston.

Yes to paraphrase Bill Gates we often overestimate what can happen in two years & underestimate what can happen in ten. China definitely takes a long view whereas the USA vision is blurred at best while the rest of us seem to be just waiting/reacting. Senior politicians need to breathe/take up yoga?

You came up on my popular with friends feed in BlueSky. I too worked in #Brussels (last century) but have decamped to Scotland, which has an ok rail network but needs more. Scottish Government has introduced 3 new rural train lines since devolution, nationalised rail & it’s getting better.

47% of people think immigration is primarily illegal. There were 4% irregular arrivals in March

New YouGov polling. A monumental failure of our political class to educate, a monumental failure of our media to report fairly, for a generation

I read it slowly as I found it so heartbreakingly harrowing. You are a wonderful writer but I have told my daughter not to read it until she is in her 30s. She met an older woman who was reading it in a cafe and they got chatting about it.The woman told her the same thing, to wait awhile.

Have you seen this?

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I am too old to waste time on things that don’t warrant it. I keep recalculating the likely number of books/reading time I have left, saves me from any guilt about DNF’ing. Try to limit time on social media too then I come across someone thoughtful like @unauthorizedpoet.bsky.social so it’s worth it

This knocked me sideways. #poetry #grief #family #love

The poem is devastatingly good.

Hope it’s ok to ❤️ this when it really should be 💔

Given Reform is a company and not a real political party I am surprised they are so keen to rip up contract law. Beyond Stupid would be a better name for them.

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I would do the same & he is similar vintage to me. Tennis, golf (Ryder Cup apart) and cricket can all be snooze-inducing to watch. Or maybe it’s the heat and having to wear a suit for hours in temperatures of 30/86 outside with no shade?

Just finished reading #BeingMortal by #AtulGawande Such a thought-provoking book for me in my 60s with elderly family. Worth a read at any age! Also listened to his @therestpolitics.bsky.social Leading interview. Good to know that there are such excellent thinkers/doctors/communicators in the world.

Watching #TdF on tv atm and the weather in that part of #France is very similar to #Scotland’s today. Feeling #European .

Can you hit repost? Marjorie Taylor Greene doesn't want you to know the name of her opponent but will try every desperate attempt to save her seat.

My name is Shawn Harris. I am a Democrat, husband, father, Retired Brigadier General, farmer, and I'm running against MTG. Can you share and follow me?

Timeline cleanse. How lovely.

Only been to #NYC a couple of times but the size of vehicles was noticeable & the resulting size of potholes they create in a city with such a great cheap public transport infrastructure & cabs was ridiculous. I like the LEZ policy in UK cities. #London air quality/child asthma much better now too.

Yeah right because the UK famously don’t appreciate music, good, bad or indifferent, that is ‘anti establishment’. In 30 years time they accept knighthoods &/or do adverts for margarine. There are bigger fish to fry. If ‘Singing’ is how they express their hate, could be worse.

Spanner in the works sounds better

Ffs this country drives me mad. Don’t they remember the madness of the past several Tory PMs,Brexit, the chaos from Truss’s mini budget.What a blooming mess the Govt is dealing with along w/ #MadUSA, feeble NATO,Israel/Gaza,Iran
+Reform idiots banging on about boats when they stopped EU cooperation

Despite it being a balmy 19/20 in my part of Scotland today I agree with the concerns raised. I once heard experts talk of local nuclear energy hubs as potential to tackle fuel poverty, reduce our carbon dependency and address climate emissions but not a word since… why? #Climatechange #AntiPoverty

In Washington protesters fighting to save their #Medicaid were arrested today.

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I do hope so.

None of them look happy to be there. Why were they there?

To be fair Scotland has built 3 new railway lines (Stirling-Alloa-Kincardine line/ Borders line and Levenmouth, and umpteen stations) a new road bridge crossing the River Forth since devolution alone so it is not necessarily British decline…

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