
Al
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Al
@asteroidsalad
Ten years in NI. The landscape’s beautiful, the politics confusing, and I'm emotionally supported by sausage roll baps.
Northern Ireland Katılım Aralık 2019
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@mcdiesel88 I hope he's burned his harddrive before agreeing to take that job
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Headline that should be fake but is likely 100% real:
Politics UK@PolitlcsUK
🚨 NEW: Andy Burnham has appointed Kanishka Narayan as the UK's first ever Minister for AI
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@timonther6 @MariaFlynn1234 I understand why the framework is there but it often feels like NI is the place where the rules are different. Maybe it's more of a feeling we miss out on things then. Maybe my brain is on autopilot thinking politician's don't give NI much thought till there's a crisis
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@asteroidsalad @MariaFlynn1234 Yes. It is the basis of the Windsor Framework.
The framework that allows us to have a huge foot in European movements.
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It amazes me people are shocked about something like this. How many times does NI have to get screwed over before people finally realise it'll always be at the bottom of the UK ladder for everything...Anyway onto the next drama I guess
BBC News NI@BBCNewsNI
A VAT cut on household electricity bills announced by the prime minister will not apply in Northern Ireland. bbc.in/44ZNQyh
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@asteroidsalad @MariaFlynn1234 I think this is unfair. The refund won’t come as we have EU rules applied here. So Westminster can’t apply those rules to us.
The reciprocal amount is coming, however- whether that goes straight to Stormont or bill payers isn’t quite clear.
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@asteroidsalad I thing I find surprising is that whatever the issue, they're always shocked! Many in the UK don't even realise we're part of it.
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@mingtooter The Newcastle rip made me laugh and I couldn't stand that wimp of a kid Spike. Aaron whatever his name is annoying too
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@asteroidsalad Totally. It just goes all over the shop from stupid to horror to serious, it's emotional whiplash. Also if you're in Newcastle the geography of their trip to the mainland is f**ked.
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@AvhWhistler GAME bought them out didn't they then Sport Direct bought them out 🤣
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@asteroidsalad Yes. Great shop, but they seemed to go out of business very quickly.
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I remember when a bloke from GAME said on TV, they didn't think the rise of digital purchasing was going to affect them 😬
Eurogamer@eurogamer
UK games retailer Game entered administration owing £16m, thanks to fierce competition, consumer trends, and "uncertainty associated with Brexit" eurogamer.net/uk-retailer-ga…
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@AvhWhistler I remember EB. They had that neon sign in the window. The first game I ever bought from them was balders gate
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@asteroidsalad Madness. Stick to what you know. I loved going to Gane, for PC and Pkaystatiin games, mind you, that’s a long time ago. I even remember Electronic Boutique and rocking up for the original MGS in a gift box
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@AvhWhistler HA......It was all downhill when they started flogging 2nd hand mobiles and funkopops
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THIS A PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT!
Do not watch a film called #BobTrevinoLikesIt if you're prone to getting blubbery watching true story comedy drama tearjerkers.
It's ruined me. Absolutely fucking ruined me. I shouldn't have watched it on my own.
I really need a hug
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@ambers196524 @DavidLammy @Keir_Starmer It's funny him playing the black card when he's actually put a lot of black people off politics 🤣
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It has been the greatest privilege of my life, coming from humble beginnings in Tottenham, to serve in government as @Keir_Starmer’s Foreign Secretary, Justice Secretary and Britain’s first Black Deputy Prime Minister.
I am immensely proud of what we achieved, in Opposition and in Government.
As Foreign Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister, I helped rebuild Britain’s relationships with our European allies after the catastrophic Brexit years, stood steadfastly with Ukraine in its darkest hours, championed a new partnership of equals with the Global South and was proud to play a leading role in Britain’s recognition of the State of Palestine.
I worked to secure the Special Relationship with the United States in a new era and deepened our partnerships with the Gulf and India to deliver trade, growth and security for the British people.
As Justice Secretary and Lord Chancellor, I put record investment in our courts to begin stabilising the backlog for victims left waiting too long for justice, put in changes to take our prisons back from the brink to prevent a collapse in prison capacity ever again, put massive investment in the probation service and victims and helped deliver the Hillsborough Law.
I also put in place a new approach to improving the diversity of our judiciary and made the Ministry of Justice a Whitehall leader in harnessing the potential of artificial intelligence.
I would have been proud to continue serving in Cabinet. But a new Prime Minister is entitled to build his own team, and I wish @AndyBurnham and the new Cabinet every success.
I will continue to serve the great people of Tottenham, support this Labour government from the backbenches and do everything I can to help defeat Reform again at the next general election.
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