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Craig

@CraigBatemanUK

Parliamentary Researcher. @Durham_Uni and @LSENews Alumnus. Researching #careethics in digital age at @OfficialUOM.

 Salford, England
Joined December 2012
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Please spare a thought for the clock mechanics this weekend! 🕰️
Craig (@CraigBatemanUK) profile pictureCraig@CraigBatemanUK29 Mar 2025
Blessed are the Clock Mechanics 🕰️
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According to a 2022 Pew Research Center survey, 39% of Americans believe that we are living in the end times. theguardian.com/wellness/ng-…
How to face the end of the world – according to Plato and the Stoics

How to face the end of the world – according to Plato and the Stoics

Fearing future catastrophe is nothing new – ancient Greek and Roman philosophers all visualized the apocalypse

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Buzzing to be named Gym Member of the Month! 🏆 Proof that consistency beats motivation. 😅💪
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Great to be at the #CPC26 listening to the next Prime Minister @KemiBadenoch
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Couple of highlights from a brilliant exhibition at @Conservatives Conference #CPC26
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The Chancellor’s recently floated "milkshake tax" is health theatre, not policy. It's punishing SMEs, pushing families toward worse food choices and taxing naturally occurring lactose as if it were added sugar. This is what happens when govts chase headlines instead of evidence. Milk is not Coca-Cola. Read more - linkedin.com/pulse/milkshake…

A milkshake tax: When good intentions curdle into bad policy

When Chancellor Rachel Reeves announces her much-leaked “milkshake tax” next week, she will frame it as a brave public health intervention. The reality is rather different: this is fiscal scraping at...

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I have one FREE signed copy of Intellectual Conservatism: From Burke to Scruton to gifted to someone. If you are interested in receiving the book, please repost this post and I will chose someone at random.
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The troubling decline in conscientiousness ft.com/content/5cd77ef0-b546…
The troubling decline in conscientiousness

The troubling decline in conscientiousness

A critical life skill is fading out — and especially fast among young adults

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📸 Chester Cathedral Cafe
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Enjoying a night with three comedy greats at @PalaceAndOpera - Tommy Cooper, Eric Morecambe and Bob Monkhouse! 🎭
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One of the greatest stage productions this year that everyone should see: thelastlaughplay.co.uk/
The Last Laugh | A new play by Paul Hendy

The Last Laugh | A new play by Paul Hendy

The Last Laugh is a “brilliant” (The Telegraph) smash-hit, West End play which imagines three of Britain's all-time greatest comedy heroes – Tommy Cooper, Eric Morecambe and Bob Monkhouse, in a...

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A speech that Bede would have admired nitter.gq/danny__kruger/status/1…
Danny Kruger (@danny__kruger) profile pictureDanny Kruger
@danny__kruger17 Jul 2025
I gave a speech today in an empty chamber. It’s about the need for a Christian restoration.
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Inspiring message from environment secretary Steve Reed at UK Water Reception today "We need water for economic growth." Er yes we also need it to live gov.uk/government/speeches/d…

Defra Secretary of State at Water UK Skills Summit

Secretary of State for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs delivered a speech at the Water UK Skills Summit hosted at the Queen Elizabeth II Centre

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We’ve written to the PM about the stark reality of tax increases on hospitality. Last month’s survey showed the effect on business with a third operating at a loss and this is the reality for workers with hours and jobs slashed - we are being #TaxedOut thetimes.com/business-money/…
National insurance hike hits hospitality as 69,000 jobs go

National insurance hike hits hospitality as 69,000 jobs go

Chancellor’s increases in national insurance blamed for job cuts by pubs, restaurants and hotels, amid industry fears that 200,000 people could lose their roles

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🔴 Starmer’s deal with Trump spells disaster for farmers, leaked memo warns Read more below ⬇️ telegraph.co.uk/politics/202…

Starmer’s deal with Trump spells disaster for farmers, leaked memo warns

Agreement will slash tariffs on US exports of ethanol, risking loss of the domestic market

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RIP to a music genius 🏄
Brian Wilson (@BrianWilsonLive) profile pictureBrian Wilson@BrianWilsonLive11 Jun 2025
We are heartbroken to announced that our beloved father Brian Wilson has passed away. We are at a loss for words right now. Please respect our privacy at this time as our family grieving. We realize that we are sharing our grief with the world. Love & Mercy
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Not sure what happened there... Rachel Reeves used the old "from X to Y" rhetoric, but chose "from Swansea to Bridgend"... which is about a 20 minute drive.
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Cuts to nature friendly farming budget confirmed: Defra claims the fund will "skyrocket" from £800m in 23/24 to £2bn in 28/29. However, the entire farming payments budget including the EU acreage payments which were being phased out was £2.4bn, so looks like £400m a year cut.
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NHS funding boost is “equivalent of the GDP of Portugal…”
Shaun Lintern (@ShaunLintern) profile pictureShaun Lintern@ShaunLintern11 Jun 2025
NHS Chief Jim Mackey says Govt has "done us a good turn" in NHS spending review saying: "We are always going to be in a world where we want more money but we have got what the country can afford to give us...it is the equivalent of the GDP of Portugal." #NHSconfedexpo
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