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Can't believe @ChorltonArtsFestival are on #mastodon. 
One for all the #Manchester tooters to follow!
I guess that's the last place we haven't exploited yet...
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Russia finds vast oil and gas reserves in British Antarctic territory
Reserves 10 times the North Sea’s output raise fears over drilling in protected regionThe Telegraph
A keyhole to cosmic wonders
Hadleigh Castle, UK
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Date: 2024 May 10/11
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Okay, it's the UK. You know, sometimes we've actually done acceptable songs but usually we deserve the poor performance we usually get.
What one is this?
Honestly, I'm up for it, it's nice to see the UK embracing a more "wacky" entry. It's been a consistent blind spot. I was a bit marginal on it initially but am sold.
#eurovision #uk
#UK My ABSOLUTE favorite of all the songs in this year's contest, when listening to them before the show, was Olly Alexanders "Dizzy". The song is amazing, the staging is really great (and really gay) -- unfortunately, Olly danced a bit too much during the semi final and forgot to sing a bit...
but god damn it, I love this song! Top5 if there's any justice in the world!
Adult great tits bring back food for their chicks nested in an old tree stump in Aberystwyth, UK. The parents will attend to their chicks in the nest for about two weeks until they fledge and then the adults will feed them out in the open
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#UK #England #Scotland #Ireland #History
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......Nowadays, that should be July twenty-second ("twenty-two").
In present-day German, by contrast, it still is the "zweiundzwanzigste" (the TwoAndTwentieth).
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1) https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z7kvf82/articles/zpjv3j6#z6x6trd
2) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_of_Utrecht and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Empire
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Sidenote and Fun Fact:
It is interesting to see that in the 18th century, counting in English was still done in the "Germanic" way:
"ARTICLES
OF
UNION,
Agreed on the Two and twentieth Day of July in the Fifth Year of the Reign of Her..."
What was the British Empire? - BBC Bitesize
Learn about British history, including what the British Empire was and when it ended in this Bitesize KS3 history guide.BBC Bitesize
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...has been in this game since the coronation of the first and last #Stuart Queen, Anne, in 1702. ;)
The #BritishEmpire came (arguably) into existence with #QueenElizabethI's permission for #WalterRaleigh to set up a colony in N-America (#RoanokeIsland) 1) and was cemeted by the the 1713 #TreatyOfUtrecht which ended the #WarOfTheSpanishSecession, significantly enlarging #GB.2)
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... "United" in the literal sense only since exactly the start of the 19th century.
It is good idea, though, to revisit this thought (I love the map below :) ), as there have been so many changes over the past milennia.
"Historian #NormanDavies has counted sixteen different states over the past 2,000 years.[1]"
Thanks, Clara, correct.
What did I mean by "UK" in this context:
I meant...
a) solely the Kingdom of England (but including Wales since 1284 ;)) until 1536,
b) the Kingdom of England and Wales until 1707,
c) The Kingdom of Great Britain until 1801 and, finally, as I was talking about the period before WWI, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (until 1922).
So,...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formation_of_the_United_Kingdom_of_Great_Britain_and_Northern_Ireland
Elite #UK universities join pro- #Palestine student movement, spooking #PM
Students at several universities including #Oxford and #Cambridge are camping out and calling for their colleges to divest from companies supporting #Israel.
https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2024/5/9/uk-university-protests
UK PM spooked as students at elite universities join pro-Palestine movement
Rishi Sunak is meeting university bosses as more encampments spring up throughout the country.Edna Mohamed (Al Jazeera)
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There has been a significant data BREACH by the Chinese involving the personal details of serving military personnel of UK - BBC
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Oxford & Cambridge students launch Gaza encampment.
Cambridge for Palestine called for the university to disclose & divest “from its financial & professional support” of the war in Gaza.
#StudentProtests #UK #BDS ..
I took many photos of Robins today. This little cutie was my favourite
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TIDE IS TURNING IN UK!
UK's Conservatives suffer historic losses in local elections
05/04/2024May 4, 2024
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's party is looking at its worst local election results in 40 years and is on track to lose a general election.
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#UK Conservatives Suffer Sharp Setbacks in Early Results of Local Elections
The scale of the losses suffered by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s party sent an ominous message about its chances in an upcoming general election.
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If the civil war is not yet apparent, it is because its battle fronts are not barricades, but remote agencies and lofty courts and financial markets.Watts Up With That?
"One in three Britons advocate for fossil fuel divestments in pensions, poll finds"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #FossilFuels #Climate #ClimateChange
One in three Britons advocate for fossil fuel divestments in pensions, poll finds
A new poll has found that one in three Britons aims to avoid investing in fossil fuels through their pension, highlighting the imperative for the pension industry to divest from fossil fuels.Sidhi Mittal (edie)
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...top country of dispatch for both customs duties and the value of imported goods”." 2)
As the Wiki entry states, the #TCA was ratified and came into force on May 1st, 2021.
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Ireland reaps €700m Brexit bonanza from customs duties
Dublin records near-doubling of tax revenue from duties on imports of clothing, food and other goods from Great BritainLisa O'Carroll (The Guardian)
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...increased?
The #TCA is in stark contrast with #TheGuardian article:
"Ireland has landed a €700m (£600m) Brexit bonanza with a steep increase in tax 👉revenues flowing from customs duties now applicable to imports of clothing, food and other goods from Great Britain...👈
The report added that Great Britain was “the top country of dispatch for both customs duties and the value of imported goods”...
The report added that Great Britain was “the...
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...to import duties, and does it really originate in the #UK?
I could see the #UK customers having to pay more now, as the #EU is a customs union that has signed #FTA|s with many countries. The #UK will not be able to replicate that. Still, these duties would not be levied in #Ireland, but the #UK.
So, where does it come from, and why has it...
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...result of the #UK leaving the EU customs area, customs formalities are required between the two parties, and VAT and certain other duties apply upon import.[37] There are provisions intended to limit technical barriers to trade (#TBT), building on the #WTO TBT Agreement.[38]"
Services are pretty much omitted. However, they should not be "passing through customs."
Begs the question, what is the merchandise that is being subjected...
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Maybe we got carried away here a bit. Apart from some exotic taxes (excise tax, perhaps?), there shouldn't be any custom duties, as the #EU and #UK formed a #FreeTradeArea by signing the EU–UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (#TCA):
"Trade in goods: 👉Trade in goods between the EU and UK shall not be subject to any #tariffs or #quotas.👈 Traders can self-certify compliance with agreed rules of origin. However, as a...
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/EU%E2%80%93UK_Trade_and_Cooperation_Agreement
#Ireland #Customs
#BrexitBrokeBritain
Seen from a sarcastic perspective, one could arrive at the conclusion that the #UK has finally begun to pay reparations for hundreds of years of #Brithish occupation, ending in independence in 1931.
https://mastodon.social/@TCatInReality/112353083261306634
Finally - a concrete benefit of #BrexitMassive customs windfall ... for Ireland
Ireland reaps €700m Brexit bonanza from customs duties
Dublin records near-doubling of tax revenue from duties on imports of clothing, food and other goods from Great BritainLisa O'Carroll (The Guardian)
#UK: "#Smart" #motorways as a #danger for road #safety:
"The technology behind England's smart motorway network stops working on a regular basis, the #BBC has discovered.
Figures obtained by Panorama have revealed hundreds of incidents when crucial safety equipment was out of action.
National Highways - which maintains major routes in England - says "smart motorways are our safest roads".
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-68848418
Claims that smart motorways tech leaves drivers at risk
Figures obtained by the BBC reveal worries about the reliability of the tech behind smart motorways.By Steve Anderson, Richard Bilton & Rory Tinman (BBC News)
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Something soft for a cosy nest
Bluetit with a feather in its beak
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If this is true, do not under any circumstances talk to them or engage.
To be clear, these are only rumors; but The Guardian in the UK is horribly transphobic and it is completely within their character to attack DIY HRT options to further their anti-trans agenda.
Stop sacrificing the Arts for STEM.
"By the government’s own estimates, the creative industries contribute around £126 billion to the UK economy. That’s more than the car industry, for instance, or aerospace, oil and gas."
#uk #fundingcuts #tories #arts #humanities #highereducation
UK’s creative industries bring in more revenue than cars, oil and gas – so why is arts education facing cuts?
In the latest higher education funding freeze: sacrificing the arts for STEM subjects makes no sense.The Conversation
