Ian Cambrook
@iancambrook.bsky.social
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Bluesky fan | ex-RAF | retired businessman | Dorset | Views my own
Anyone else remember the work the RDAs and LSCs did in the early 2000s to reduce the level of NEETs? All stopped by the Tories in 2010 purely for political reasons 🤦🏻
#KeirStarmer
#PatMcFadden
#BridgetPhillipson
#TheIoD
#britishchambers
#FSB
#employment
#NEETs
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
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What can the Dutch teach the UK about how to tackle the youth jobs crisis?
The Netherlands has the lowest rate of young people not in education, employment or training in the EU
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/may/29/netherlands-britain-youth-jobs-crisis?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
about 18 hours ago
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No it doesn’t - for most people the issue is the cost of living crisis. Only in the minds of the right wing press 🤔
#TheEconomist
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about 21 hours ago
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Israel out of control 🤔
#Israel
#Gaza
#Netanyahu
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...
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Netanyahu orders Israeli army to seize ‘70% of Gaza Strip’, violating ceasefire deal
Speaking in West Bank settlement, Israeli PM, who is fighting for political survival before elections, says ‘we are squeezing Hamas’
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/28/netanyahu-orders-israeli-army-seize-70-gaza-strip-violating-ceasefire-deal?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
2 days ago
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Another master class in self-harm. In this case creating an oil shock by starting an illegal war of choice
#Trump
#America
#IranWar
#Oil
#StraightOfHormuz
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2 days ago
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While our politicians indulge themselves in leadership games in the ‘Westminster bubble’ the real issues are left unresolved 🤔
#Labour
#government
#politics
#youngpeople
3 days ago
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“If you’re still on Elon Musk’s X, ask yourself this: why?”
#X
#Twitter
#Musk
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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If you’re still on Elon Musk’s X, ask yourself this: why? | Jonathan Liew
Some argue that quitting the platform formerly known as Twitter cedes the space to malign actors. But it’s an open sewer, beyond redemption, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Liew
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/may/28/still-on-x-ask-yourself-why-platform-twitter-malign-actors-misinformation?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
3 days ago
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Pope Leo’s got class👇
#PopeLeo
#Ferrari
www.theguardian.com/world/video/...
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Pope Leo gets a close look at first fully electric Ferrari – video
Pope Leo XIV got the chance to sit in the driver's seat of the newly unveiled Ferrari Luce in Castel Gandolfo, near Rome, Italy
https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2026/may/27/pope-leo-gets-a-close-look-at-first-fully-electric-ferrari-video?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
3 days ago
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#Europe
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3 days ago
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And, here’s the problem for our politicians (and the rest of us) - the economy can’t improve while we stay outside Europe
#Reentry
#economy
#livingstandards
#Europe
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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The Guardian view on Britain’s economy: to profit politically a recovery must be felt in people’s pockets | Editorial
Editorial: The chancellor can point to growth and lower inflation, but weak job data, flat living standards and uncertain productivity are no reason to cheer
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/may/26/the-guardian-view-on-britains-economy-to-profit-politically-a-recovery-must-be-felt-in-peoples-pockets?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
3 days ago
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Climate change, like the frog gradually boiling in the pot?
#ClimateChange
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4 days ago
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Trump world👇
#Trump
#politics
#IranWar
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4 days ago
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Here we go again and so much for the so-called ‘price cap’
#energy
#pricecap
#IranWar
#costofliving
www.theguardian.com/money/2026/m...
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Energy price cap in Great Britain to rise by 13% from July
Average gas and electricity bill to jump to £1,862 a year from July until end of September, in part because of Iran war
https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/may/27/energy-price-cap-great-britain-rise-july-gas-electricity-iran-war?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
4 days ago
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Tony Blair - he’s lost the plot. Sad, and who would have thought it 🤔
#TonyBlair
#Labour
#Politics
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Tony Blair tells Starmer and rivals: abandon net zero and move closer to Trump
In highly unusual intervention, ex-PM says his party’s ‘almost infinite capacity for self-delusion’ makes it likely to lose next election
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/26/tony-blair-labour-abandon-net-zero-support-donald-trump?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
4 days ago
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Trump world 🤔
#Trump
#America
#IranWar
#Oil
#StraightOfHormuz
#Midterms
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5 days ago
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Falling living standards and the big con - do you get it yet?
#Reentry
#LivingStandards
#Europe
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5 days ago
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ReformUK 🤔
#politics
5 days ago
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#Reentry
#LivingStandards
#Europe
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6 days ago
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Amazing that the markets still react to anything Trump says. Doesn’t say much for the intelligence of the markets does it 🤔
#Trump
#America
#IranWar
#Oil
#StraightOfHormuz
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Oil prices fall below $100 a barrel on hopes of Iran peace deal
Brent crude futures down 6% to lowest level in two weeks and stock markets rise
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/25/oil-prices-fall-below-100-dollars-a-barrel-iran?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
6 days ago
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UK politics 🤔
#politics
6 days ago
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Trump world 🤔
#Trump
#America
#IranWar
#Midterms
6 days ago
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Trump world 🤔
#Trump
#America
#Debt
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6 days ago
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#StandWithUkraine
🇬🇧🇺🇦🇪🇺🇨🇦
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...
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Russia hits Kyiv with hypersonic ballistic missile in ‘deranged’ attack
Assault hits water facility, market, residential buildings and schools, killing at least four and injuring dozens
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/24/russia-hits-kyiv-ukraine-hypersonic-ballistic-missile?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
6 days ago
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Trump world - it’s a delusion. The same war (the illegal one of choice) that was supposed to end in about three weeks
#Trump
#America
#IranWar
#Midterms
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
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Middle East crisis live: Trump claims ‘I don’t make bad deals’ as questions remain over negotiation progress
US president says ‘if I make a deal with Iran, it will be a good and proper one’ as Iranian state media claims US government obstructing some clauses in agreement
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/may/24/iran-deal-strait-of-hormuz-trump-middle-east-crisis-live?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
6 days ago
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NATO - not perfect but it’s the best we got to counter so many different threats
#NATO
#Defence
#Security
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7 days ago
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British voters have had enough of seeing their living standards decline year after year. Clear, that those ‘Brexit benefits’ are a delusion
#Breentry
#economy
#livingstandards
#Europe
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7 days ago
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Sound up for the wonderful Merlin engine. The sound of freedom - Spitfire over Dorset
#LestWeForget
#Spitfire
#RAF
#Dorset
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7 days ago
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The ‘Westminster bubble’ exposed
#Labour
#government
#politics
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7 days ago
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Another strange weekend front page. Is The Observer short of journalists?
#TheObserver
7 days ago
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#Trump
#America
#Midterms
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7 days ago
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Israel out of control
#Netanyahu
#Israel
#Gaza
#IranWar
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7 days ago
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“Britain has created a new breed of political prisoners through the systematic incarceration of people acting to prevent climate breakdown and the annihilation of Gaza, a report claims.”
#RightToProtest
#ClimateChange
#Gaza
www.theguardian.com/law/2026/may...
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New breed of political prisoner arises in Britain as anti-protest sentences rise
More people are being jailed in England and Wales as a result of acting to prevent climate breakdown and the war in Gaza, research reveals
https://www.theguardian.com/law/2026/may/23/anti-protest-sentences-rise-england-wales-political-prisoners?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
7 days ago
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Consequences of leaving the EU👇
#economy
#selfharm
#Europe
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8 days ago
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Allez France - remind me, why did we leave the EU and choose Third Country Status?
#Breturn
#Transport
#EES
#Europe
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8 days ago
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Britain’s coming energy shock 🤔
#fossilfuel
#energy
#LivingStandards
#IranWar
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The Guardian view on Britain’s coming energy shock: mini-measures won’t suffice | Editorial
Editorial: Consumer giveaways may soften the blow from the the war on Iran. But Britain’s vulnerability demands deeper state intervention and a faster transition
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/may/22/the-guardian-view-on-britains-coming-energy-shock-mini-measures-wont-suffice?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
8 days ago
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Éclat 🤔 Britain in decline with aircraft flown since 1980
#RedArrows
#RAF
#HawkT1
#Defence
#Security
8 days ago
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Decline of the UK abroad - with apologies to our Spanish friends 🤔
#Starmer
#Reeves
#BritishCouncil
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8 days ago
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Israel still out of control 🤔
#Israel
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8 days ago
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Trump world
#Trump
#America
#TulsiGabbard
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8 days ago
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#Trump
#America
#Midterms
#StandWithUkraine
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8 days ago
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Do you want to improve your living standards? Here’s how👇
#Europe
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8 days ago
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‘Big food’ at it again. So called nitrate free bacon “without any other nasties”. Well, my Yuka app doesn’t think so - 2 out of 100 rating and nasty high risk flavouring. And, the flouring is banned in the EU 🤔
#BigFood
#Tesco
#food
#bacon
#health
#TradingStandards
8 days ago
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Ah, those ‘Brexit benefits’ again. And, what happens when you choose Third Country Status. Something to look forward to every holiday time. Didn’t the Leave Campaign tell you, oh dear🤔
#Breturn
#transport
#Europe
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9 days ago
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Er, due to the UK’s decision to adopt Third Country Status when it left the EU. Come on BBC News you can do better than that
#Breturn
#EES
#Europe
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9 days ago
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Immigration - the facts but you wouldn’t know them from the MSM
#immigration
#politics
#MSM
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9 days ago
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Brilliant interpretation of the ‘Westminster bubble’ by
#JasonWhite
😄 And, the pointlessness of Labour trying to change PM
#politics
#government
#WestminsterBubble
9 days ago
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Avoiding proper leadership and pandering to popularism 🤔
#leadership
#Burnham
#Labour
#popularism
#politics
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10 days ago
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Let’s start with restoring trade and our living standards - oh, and hope for young people
#Breturn
#trade
#Europe
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10 days ago
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One of the big tech problems compounded by government inaction👇
#technology
#scamads
#bigtech
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11 days ago
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#Breturn
#LivingStandards
#Europe
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11 days ago
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Consequences of an illegal war of choice - and dragging the military into an unnecessary conflict 🤔
#Trump
#America
#IranWar
#Oil
#USmilitary
#Midterms
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11 days ago
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