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Richard Barfield
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Management consultant with wide experience. Adviser on governance, risk and regulation in financial services. Developing skills in semi-retired activities and caretaker of BrexitFactBase.com
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Reflections on #Segovia cathedral

Street view of Segovia cathedral against a blue sky with reflections
(Richard Barfield September 2024)
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@mattgreencomedy.bsky.social seems to have competition from these Tory stand-ups

Liz Truss being stupid
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Butterfly numbers are crashing: one of a vast multitude of flashing red lights warning of the death of the natural world all around us. But we CAN reverse this, by banning pesticides and initiating mass rewilding. Less talk, more action. 🌏 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘Butterfly emergency’ declared as UK summer count hits record low
‘Butterfly emergency’ declared as UK summer count hits record low

Conservation group calls on government to ban insect-killing neonicotinoid pesticides outright

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British universities are urging the government to find a way to restart the flow of EU students to Britain after Brexit, including a return to the Erasmus student exchange programme. www.theguardian.com/education/20...

UK universities urge government to restart flow of EU students after Brexit
UK universities urge government to restart flow of EU students after Brexit

Universities UK ‘holding back’ on requests to restart Erasmus programme, but hopeful amid talks on youth mobility

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“For all the deeply silly talk of black holes in the UK finances, the one they should get onto is undoing the folly of the last few years and getting us back into the customs union and single market. That’s the real prize, let’s focus on that.” www.thenational.scot/politics/246...

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There seems to be little UK news coverage of yesterday’s #Rejoin#Brexit as a ‘bad thing’ and firmly support the UK rejoining the EU, perhaps it’s simply no longer news. What do you think?

Rejoin marchers in London 28 September 2024 with Steve Bray leading
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Having just forgotten what the EEA acronym stands for in an interview on LBC, I have every sympathy for politicians affected by ‘brain fade’.

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Woke soldiers traditionally join the Royal Army Medical Corps.

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In what other country in Europe would you hear statements like this? My bet would be none.

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The areas for collaboration don’t need to be detailed, but they do need to be specific.

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Richard Barfield
@richardbarfield.bsky.social
Management consultant with wide experience. Adviser on governance, risk and regulation in financial services. Developing skills in semi-retired activities and caretaker of BrexitFactBase.com
517 followers444 following313 posts