#London

Our latest update on England admissions and deaths sees the 7 day MA for the former now above the previous second wave peak in mid Nov, and the current rate
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HS2 receives wide criticism in the green community, opposing it is even Green Party policy. Why? The crux seems to be claims of carbon neutrality: High-speed rail is seen internationally
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I'm going to be away from @CJR's newsletter and more or less off this website for the next month—this year has been a lot, and I'm taking some extended time
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Seeing a number of comments on here about the London Philharmonic performance last night, and about orchestras in general. I've played in orchestras most of my life, so here's my
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A Black person doesn’t commit crime against another Black person because they’re Black. Conflating all interpersonal crime as “Black on Black” is how socioeconomic factors alongside contextual details related to
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Earlier this evening I had been invited to speak to the audience of people of East London, in a memorial organised by The Naz Foundation, and @SrebrenicaUK. I had only
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On this day 30 years agoA small thread. 7th November 1990I voted for Mary Robinson to become Irelands 1st Female President. I then met my Brother in the Airport for
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Warning: EU migration rant. I'm preparing a speech on British access to EU labour markets post-Brexit for @InfoUMA tomorrow. I just looked at @GOVUK's new migration plans. Angry twitter Cami
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THREAD that makes me really sad: Today England reported 23,432 new Covid cases - the highest since 14th November. New hospital admissions on 14th Dec (latest day) are the highest
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For Europe watchers, this is a useful thread by @pmdfoster on the UK govt refusing to give the EU full diplomatic status in London. I would just add that this
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Flying from London To Delhi/Amritsar in current climate!A thread......#DelhiAirport #Uktoindiaflight #Londontodelhiflight #airindia Flights: Currently UK to India flights are limited to 30 a week. The only options are direct flights
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I had just turned 19 and finished a 1 year secretarial course. A job was more important than anything else, any job. I sent out 300 CVs and got no
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More than half of the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund went to London, the East and the Southeast of England, according to this National Audit Office report. Unsurprising, given overall concentration
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im no psychologist but i am a person with my own brain and i do wonder how much individualising of responsibility (and so blame) for covid spread, either explicitly or
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The house in Aldbourne, England, where some of the Sergeants of Easy Company were billeted on their return from Normandy, summer/fall 1944. It gained the nickname "The Sergeant's House".It was
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January 2020 - @RMTUnion releases results of survey of Tube cleaners: 68% struggle to make ends meet; 76% said passengers would benefit more if their jobs were brought in-house; 91%
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