#British

Robert Smith

BondHack

Recently, @Michael_Pooler and I tried to get more clarity on which companies have benefited from over £50bn of state-backed coronavirus loans.We were stonewalled on the grounds of data protection laws

Christabel Cooper

ChristabelCoops

THREAD: On why the Cummings affair is so politically dangerous for the Tories.TLDR: People really think fairness is important, many key Tory voters think laws should always be obeyed and

Ender

BelovedEnder

Why c!Wilbur is NOT insane........Thread - [This is all roleplay!] Let's first start from the VERY first beginning, L'manburg. [1]Wilbur created L'manburg for the soul purpose of protecting Tubbo,

Haggard Hawks 📚🦅

HaggardHawks

The new HH book AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 WORDS is OUT NOW!https://www.amazon.co.uk/Around-World-80-Words-Language/dp/1783964006The book tells the stories behind 80 different words and phrases whose origins lie on the world map—so

Financial Times

FinancialTimes

FT Exclusive: The Trump administration is considering bypassing regulations to fast-track an experimental Covid-19 vaccine ahead of the November election https://on.ft.com/32hI5Lr Thousands of Australian residents have had requests fo

Peter Foster

pmdfoster

A worrying bellwether for 'Global Britain'? Analysis of Horizon2020 grants by @ben_osswald@jochenpierk shows that UK business international collaborations via the program DOWN by nearly 50% - while other EU nations

Jana Bacevic

jana_bacevic

This @Reuters article is good on many accounts - an excellent example of careful investigative reporting. Yet, I think it likely gets a few things wrong on the role of

Ali Velshi

AliVelshi

1/13The First Amendment of the Constitution states, “Congress shall make no law... abridging... the right of the people peaceably to assemble.” This right has been the subject of controversy throughout

Maya Forstater

MForstater

Bad survey design and how words work (brought to you by @NatCen)The British Social Attitudes survey is an annual survey of about 3,000 people it asks people hundreds of questions

Carole Cadwalladr

carolecadwalla

‘The Russian govt coordinates with & directs Deripaska on many of his influence ops’ Zero coverage on this though he employs Lord @GregBarkerUK & tried to funnel £ to Tories

Mujahid ⚔️🏴🍇

basedislamist

Evidence of sati being encouraged and promoted as a religious rite in Hindu texts[THREAD ] Many Hindus will often claim that the practice of Sati has nothing to do with

Brendan Ogle

BrendanOgle2

CORBYN FOR DECENCY, INTEGRITY, HUMANITY...AND PALESTINE- A Long Thread-One of the worst things about having a few days off in Winter is I watch more ‘news’ than might otherwise be

VM

1amnerd

.@TheWireScience, including @thewire_in's erstwhile science section, has had the good fortune to publish some excellent long-form pieces in the last five years. I was casting about for something pleasant to

Sabian Muhammad

TheRealSabian

Steve Jobs said “you can’t connect the dots looking forward only backwards” so let’s go backwards a sec:11 March: Dr Halpen declares that ‘herd immunity’ is something being looked at

Kate's Rangers

KatesRangers

*Thread* When we find out there will be a new royal baby we all get so excited, though like most we truly can’t wait to see the proud parents holding

voice.wales

voice_wales

THREADWhy weren't health workers more protected from Covid? That they weren't is shameful. The virus heightened every existing inequality & oppression out there. In a system where racism is endemic,