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"A book all cricket lovers should read" @mihirbose
"the most invaluable contribution to cricket literature this century” @tribunemagazine
“A worthy successor to Mike Marqusee" @bigissuenorth
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"A modern day John Arlott" @PeterHain
"A book all cricket lovers should read" @mihirbose
"the most invaluable contribution to cricket literature this century” @tribunemagazine
“A worthy successor to Mike Marqusee" @bigissuenorth
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Duncan Stone retweeted
I asked Grok how many nurses could be funded by yet another £10billion being sent to fund the Ukraine war.
This is quite staggering.
#NoWar
This is quite staggering.
#NoWar
@0Calamity,@hmtreasury full-time nurses.
A newly qualified Band 5 nurse costs the NHS roughly £44,000 a year in total paybill (basic £32,073 plus employer NI, 23.7% pension and levy). Average experienced nurses run closer to £50–55k. £10bn divided by those figures gives the range.
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Duncan Stone retweeted
0.1% of people on the planet emit more CO2 than the poorest 3.5 billion people combined.
One year’s worth of emissions from the top 1% will result in an estimated 1.3 million excess deaths from extreme heat.
Just a few stats from Oxfam's incredible new report.
One year’s worth of emissions from the top 1% will result in an estimated 1.3 million excess deaths from extreme heat.
Just a few stats from Oxfam's incredible new report.
Natural disasters aren’t natural. A storm doesn’t decide who has insurance, savings or somewhere safe to go. People built the systems that leave others exposed. People can change them.
Read #DisasterDivide:
oxfam.org/en/research/di…
#ClimateJustice #MakeRichPollutersPay
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Duncan Stone retweeted
The budget is Burnham in a nutshell.
Disguised £42 billion a year real terms income tax increase from freezing personal thresholds.
Headline grabbing £2.6 billion giveaway of £100 per household.
£10 billion to Ukraine.
Disguised £42 billion a year real terms income tax increase from freezing personal thresholds.
Headline grabbing £2.6 billion giveaway of £100 per household.
£10 billion to Ukraine.
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Duncan Stone retweeted
The UK’s cheapest Council Tax is in Wandsorth, London, where a band D property will pay £1,028 a year. The next cheapest is in Westminster at £1,044.
After that it is Shetland Isles at £1,487.
Nottingham is £2,744
Council Tax is a tax for the poorest.
After that it is Shetland Isles at £1,487.
Nottingham is £2,744
Council Tax is a tax for the poorest.
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Duncan Stone retweeted
Great tips from Brazil on how they turned things around for Lula online and offline:
1. Don’t ever engage, block far-right accounts immediately.
2. Don't debunk, focus on making new content on your platform.
3. Use all the tools at your disposal.
4. Be equally online and offline.
1. Don’t ever engage, block far-right accounts immediately.
2. Don't debunk, focus on making new content on your platform.
3. Use all the tools at your disposal.
4. Be equally online and offline.
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Duncan Stone retweeted
Andy Burnham is asked about Rosebank and Jackdaw oil and gas fields.
He says "Use of our resources can support and accelerate a clean energy future"
We are truly down the rabbit hole with this utter nonsense.
Invest in renewables, insulate homes & say no to fossil fuels.
He says "Use of our resources can support and accelerate a clean energy future"
We are truly down the rabbit hole with this utter nonsense.
Invest in renewables, insulate homes & say no to fossil fuels.
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Duncan Stone retweeted
They said THEN, "We will end 40 years of Neoliberalism/Thatcherism"
They say NOW, "We will give you cheaper gherkins"
They say NOW, "We will give you cheaper gherkins"
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Duncan Stone retweeted
Why should Carer’s Allowance be reduced at all? £86.45 a week isn’t even a wage, let alone minimum wage. Carers provide thousands of pounds worth of unpaid labour, often around the clock. Why is the government clawing back pennies from people saving it billions?
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Duncan Stone retweeted
Royal Mail should be back in public hands.
After years of missed delivery targets, Royal Mail has proven it can’t be run effectively by the private sector.
That’s why I’ve called on the Government to renationalise it.
If we fail to act, we risk losing Royal Mail for good.
After years of missed delivery targets, Royal Mail has proven it can’t be run effectively by the private sector.
That’s why I’ve called on the Government to renationalise it.
If we fail to act, we risk losing Royal Mail for good.
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Duncan Stone retweeted
Yeah, bad news folks: you know how everything in Britain has been increasingly generous, functional, pleasant and generally awesome for the last twenty years or so? Well I’m afraid the party is over for you pigs now, and it’s time for you to suck up some real pain. Thanks
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RT @LaindonFEMINIST: Healey should put a cap on MPs expense claims. No more £45k water bills. Let’s see a bit of housekeeping done in parli…
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Duncan Stone retweeted
This cricket v baseball debate is nonsense.
However, earliest reference to both sports emanate from the south of England (approx 1550 and 1749 respectively), and George Freeman - Yorkshire pro of the 1860s - described baseball as “a fool to cricket”. 😉
bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…
However, earliest reference to both sports emanate from the south of England (approx 1550 and 1749 respectively), and George Freeman - Yorkshire pro of the 1860s - described baseball as “a fool to cricket”. 😉
bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…
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Duncan Stone retweeted
imagine if there was an alternative to this
Average UK weekly road fuel prices statistics as at 26 October 2026 published today at: gov.uk/government/sta…
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This cricket v baseball debate is nonsense.
However, earliest reference to both sports emanate from the south of England (approx 1550 and 1749 respectively), and George Freeman - Yorkshire pro of the 1860s - described baseball as “a fool to cricket”. 😉
bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…
However, earliest reference to both sports emanate from the south of England (approx 1550 and 1749 respectively), and George Freeman - Yorkshire pro of the 1860s - described baseball as “a fool to cricket”. 😉
bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…
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Duncan Stone retweeted
"Doctors say he's now in a stable condition."
Sedgefield racecourse fined £6,500 after injured jockey transported to A&E in horsebox mirror.co.uk/sport/horse-ra…
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