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THREAD: this is about the ghastly treatment of business by local Councils, specifically the @cityoflondon (cc @MayorofLondon ), and the broken Business Rates system 1/ Last year, completely out of
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The week in Tory:1. Clapped for health workers2: Then increased the fees paid immigrant health workers to access the life-saving service they provide3: Then did a U-turn on that, only
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In 1705-1706 after the Battle of Chamkaur, Guru Gobind Singh sent a famous letter to the Mughal emperor in Persian verse, titled the 'Zaffarnameh', the epistle of victory. Guru Gobind
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Writing in @ThePrintIndia today on #WorldHealthDay @MonJunNot & I argue that the current discourse on COVID-19 response focuses overtly on ventilator availability, ICU care & not enough on the
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Common phrases used by Top Reds and OlesexualsA thread: "Trust the process"Meaning: To back the manager and team blindly regardless of the result because you are:1. Too dumb to think
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(A thread with photos)The Council of the City of Sydney is building six “pop-up cycleways” to help people to avoid public transport and cycle to work during COVID-19. The first
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In one of my most on-brand moments to date, this morning I woke from a dream in which I was making a Twitter thread about my favourite railway bridges in
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Un train pas comme les autres :Ou comment un spotter signal une anomalie au train à la gare la plus proche ?Thread d'une après-midi animée et Ô combien épuisante nerveusement.
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I sometimes forget how powerful and dangerous electricity can be. I've been working on it for >15 years but this morning I received an electric shock that words can not
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1/7 #COVID19 key concerns in : ongoing community spread, cases/outbreaks linked to high-risk settings and deep concern and sadness at increasing numbers of deaths reported. #StayHomeSaveLives #ProtecttheVulnerable 2/7 The majority
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"A virus is far too small to be stopped by a mask"This is really simple.A virus IS too small to be stopped by a mask. But an influenza or coronavirus
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Bonjour, je viens de vivre un lundi matin de rentrée assez incroyable.À Paris Gare de Lyon, grâce à des policiers zélés, j'ai pris 135€ d'amende pour... un kinder bueno.Un long
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1/ Dans le jet d'air expiré qui sort du nez (ou de la bouche) pendant la respiration, la concentration en CO2 est autour de 37500 ppm. Dans une pièce à
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Alright, buckle up and get your THREAD reading eyes ready because we're about to have a conversation about...The Highway Code "But Lambeth Living Streets!" you cry. "You're a charity focused
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1/6 For #COVID19 layering #publichealth protections is a MUST. Unless practiced well & maintained, none can be 100%. Our best layers are supported by strong evidence of effectiveness for prevention
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10 MOST EXPENSIVE WATERS IN THE WORLDWater may be the most abundant natural resource in the world, but do you know that a bottle of water can cost as much
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