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Gillian Edwards

@GillianEdw

News addict, foodie, love to travel and explore.

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Joined January 2009
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Wow whoever put this up has balls 😮
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Proud to be part of the #northlondon anti-growth coalition massive
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Always ahead of the game Scandinavia is now pioneering on sustainable construction: bbc.co.uk/news/business-6279…
Is Finland's Wood City the future of building?

Is Finland's Wood City the future of building?

New public buildings in Finland have to incorporate more wood, which is leading builders to innovate.

bbc.co.uk
New White House ‘Buy Clean’ Guidance Targets Huge Emissions Hidden in Building Materials - RMI rmi.org/white-house-buy-clea…

New White House ‘Buy Clean’ Guidance Targets Huge Emissions Hidden in Building Materials

White House announced “Buy Clean” recommendations that will advance green building materials procurement for federal building and transportation projects.

rmi.org
What a dude - Yvon Chouinard – the ‘existential dirtbag’ who founded and gifted Patagonia theguardian.com/global/2022/…

Yvon Chouinard – the ‘existential dirtbag’ who founded and gifted Patagonia

Self-proclaimed craftsman built outdoor clothing company to help climbers and offer ‘enjoyable’ working conditions

theguardian.com
Imagine a company where there are 11 contenders to replace the CEO. It just wouldn’t function. Oh…
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Robot roaming the streets making health announcements in #Shanghai during lockdown.
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Love this, great PR, great cause: LEGO retailer sells Zelensky figurine and mini Molotov cocktails to raise £12k dailystar.co.uk/news/world-n…
LEGO retailer sells Zelensky figurine and mini Molotov cocktails to raise £12k

LEGO retailer sells Zelensky figurine and mini Molotov cocktails to raise £12k

Citizen Brick sold out of their mini-figurines of President Zelensky and Molotov cocktails within 24 hours - raising $16,540 for Ukrainian troops fighting against the Russian invasion

dailystar.co.uk
Scary how Blair uses very similar wording to Putin to justify his actions. Can we create some kind of mechanism to weed out psychopaths before we put them in charge of armies bbc.co.uk/news/uk-60623502
Tony Blair challenged on guilt by Archbishop of Canterbury

Tony Blair challenged on guilt by Archbishop of Canterbury

Former PM tells archbishop he "may have been wrong" but defended his calls on Iraq and Afghanistan.

bbc.co.uk
To think our life might be in the hands of Liz Truss 😣
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I remember going to the park in #May2020 and the police were rounding up anyone without a family and kicking them off the grass claiming they weren't exercising and had no right to be sunbathing. Meanwhile in No10...
Who knew “sprouted grains” is a selling point?! #Veganuary
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Researching single use plastics today for a client and apparently humans buy about a million plastic bottles a minute 🤯😲
691 million plastic tests distributed to test mostly asymptomatic people. And that’s just one country. The environmental impact of covid terrifies me telegraph.co.uk/politics/202…
Free Covid tests could be scrapped as Treasury tries to save billions of pounds

Free Covid tests could be scrapped as Treasury tries to save billions of pounds

Ministers aim to cut costs by reducing provision to those with symptoms and in high-risk settings such as care homes and hospitals

telegraph.co.uk
Glad the incompetent Williamson is gone but concerned we now have a privately educated education secretary. Will they actually understand the problems schools are facing?
#Schoolfunding down 9% in 14 years. The steady decline of our education system. Meanwhile China is limiting kids’ time online gaming to protect their brains… #saveourschools ⁦@GavinWilliamson⁩ do something bbc.co.uk/news/education-584…
School funding warning as pupils return to class in England

School funding warning as pupils return to class in England

As pupils return to class in England, there's a warning that more money is needed to help pupils catch up.

bbc.co.uk
Still missing one of our day 2 tests from #ExpertMedicals
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Great job @British_Airways for digging this up. These tests are an almighty scam and a stealth tax on travel @grantshapps telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/08…
Travel test chaos as private labs fail to hand over up to 150,000 results a week

Travel test chaos as private labs fail to hand over up to 150,000 results a week

Crucial data provided by travellers with PCR swabs is disappearing into ‘test-provider black hole’ without being passed on to Test and Trace

telegraph.co.uk
Disgusting amount of plastic waste with this silly #day2 test nonsense. Scrap these tests for vaccinated people @grantshapps
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Are travel health passes here to stay? Our client @IntlSOS takes a look into the future: businesstravelnewseurope.com… via @btneurope
Health passes could become permanent fixture of travel – but that's no bad thing

Health passes could become permanent fixture of travel – but that's no bad thing

Health pass use case could be expanded or Covid status incorporated in APIS

businesstravelnewseurope.com
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