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James Mountain

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The story of Britain’s empty shelves, like that of its unpicked strawberries and unprocessed chickens, is of how migration combined with a badly regulated labour market and v.powerful retailers have allowed some things to become unsustainably cheap. ft.com/content/5f832d86-827e…
UK truck driver shortage signals a broken labour market

UK truck driver shortage signals a broken labour market

Empty shelves in supermarkets are a message from a workforce that is usually invisible

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We've approved @FundingCircleUK for accreditation under the #RecoveryLoanScheme. Find the full list of lenders here 👉 bit.ly/3gfUCrf
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Kit Yates@Kit_Yates_Maths22 May 2021
We’re down to the 32/33 year olds now. Get booking bbc.co.uk/news/uk-57209444
Covid vaccine: 32 and 33-year-olds in England now invited to book

Covid vaccine: 32 and 33-year-olds in England now invited to book

People will get texts inviting them to book, as areas hit by the Indian variant look to jab over-18s.

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It is time to make amends to the low-paid essential worker | Free to read ft.com/content/2b34269a-73f8…
It is time to make amends to the low-paid essential worker | Free to read

It is time to make amends to the low-paid essential worker | Free to read

The coronavirus crisis has exposed the plight of a precarious army labouring around the clock

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Dion Fanning@dionfanning4 Sep 2019
This is an extraordinarily powerful film by Peter Oborne on the reality of a no deal and the Boris Johnson he knew -
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Very happy to see this paper published – AFAIK it's the first attempt to estimate the spatial transmission range of visceral leishmaniasis in the Indian subcontinent! bit.ly/2Czm9RA
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An extraordinary interview. If you watched Michael Owen throughout his career, you can only find it very moving to hear him describe the ordeal he went through. Respect to him for this.
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@mrjakehumphrey25 Aug 2018
Overwhelming reaction to this interview. Thanks to @themichaelowen for his disarming honesty tonight. Give this 9 minutes of your evening and a share. Thanks🙌

Watch Premier League Tonight live on BT Sport HD every Saturday

Michael Owen discusses his injury troubles throughout his career...

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shocking that alcohol paper thelancet.com/journals/lance… broke Lancet guidelines in only reporting relative risks: needed fine press office to extract absolute risks from them medium.com/wintoncentre/the-…
Alcohol use and burden for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the...

Alcohol use and burden for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the...

Alcohol use is a leading risk factor for global disease burden and causes substantial health loss. We found that the risk of all-cause mortality, and of cancers specifically, rises with increasing...

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Daniel Friebe@friebos25 Jun 2018
Really tiring to hear football pundits who have spent zero hours studying the actual rules of the sport call referees who can recite them 'crazy/insane/stupid' etc.
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So much in this that's fascinating xitter.gq/TeamSunweb/status/1000…
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@picnicpostnl27 May 2018
#Giro101; We came, we gave it our all, and wouldn't change a thing. The final three days @giroditalia. #KeepChallenging #CreatingMemories youtube.com/watch?v=aLcZkryk…
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Andrew Clark@clarkaw23 Jan 2018
This is truly sickening ft.com/content/075d679e-0033…
Men Only: Inside the charity fundraiser where hostesses are put on show

Men Only: Inside the charity fundraiser where hostesses are put on show

FT investigation finds groping and sexual harassment at secretive black-tie dinner

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Absolutely the best satire you'll have watched this year. Stewart is a master. Take 13 mins. Because it's worth it. xitter.gq/grahamwatts/status/756…
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Why all scientific diet research turns out to be bullshit boingboing.net/2016/01/11/wh…
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I’m backing Oxford Boat Race Crew for the 2015 @BTSportAW Award. po.st/y9WMtB. T&Cs po.st/lxQpdv #AWOxford
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Arena Flowers@ArenaFlowers30 Sep 2015
BREAKING NEWS: #GBBO
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Barry Collins@bazzacollins18 Aug 2015
Bravo i.imgur.com/KpSCNqd.jpg
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Watch this. Extraordinarily powerful Jon Stewart monologue on church shootings - "this is terrorism" vid.me/45na
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BUCS@BUCSsport4 May 2015
Finish of men's Lwt 2 - final at #BUCSRegatta 2015.
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Osiris beat Blondie by a long way. This is in no way official but the verdict is likely to be about 15 lengths.
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Robert Colvile@rcolvile12 Mar 2015
Terry Pratchett in quotes buzzfeed.com/donnad/discworl…
26 Discworld Quotes About Life, The Universe, And Everything

26 Discworld Quotes About Life, The Universe, And Everything

Who knew a flat world on the backs of four elephants balancing on a turtle swimming through space was full of such good advice? UPDATE: Discworld author Sir Terry Pratchett has died at 66.

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