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“ It’s not the party it used to be. I can’t defend it anymore”
Iain Anderson speaks for a growing number of Conservative supporters who are recognising the party is no longer fit to govern & that Keir Starmer has the qualities we need in a PM

https://www.ft.com/content/0668efbd-ca9c-4b8b-a1c1-0c2adcd75348

Didn't know you were in Scotgold!

https://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/teddy-sagi/internet/teddy-sagi-teddy-sagi-spent-nine-months-in-jail-for-bribery-and-fraud-internet-1086480

KAPE (LON:KAPE)

Best of the Best (LON:BOTB)

Low offer for Kape Technologies from 54% shareholder Teddy Sagi accepted - a danger of having an over-sized holder.

Sagi also has a large stake (just under 30%) in BOTB via Globe Investments which appears to be a PI favourite at the moment. What's to stop a low ball takeover from him at BOTB?

Sagi went to prison in 1996 for bribery and fraud which is a red flag.

Ripoff Report | Teddy Sagi Review - Internet - Teddy sagi spent nine

Offer of US$3.44 for each Kape Share, being equivalent to 285
pence per Kape Share
scandalous low ball offer

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https://www.teletrader.com/european-stocks-muted-premarket-with-data-ahead/news/details/59452164?internal=1

Could be an ICKE moment
UFOs Meet the New World Order: Jim Keith and David Icke
https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1525/9780520956520-008/html?lang=en

They don't want to miss out......

https://www.teletrader.com/china-reportedly-preparing-to-down-flying-object-in-shandong/news/details/59450153?internal=1

Secret cross-party summit held to confront failings of Brexit.

Toby Helm, Observer Political Editor
Sat 11 Feb 2023 17.30 GMT
An extraordinary cross-party summit bringing together leading leavers and remainers – including Michael Gove and senior members of Keir Starmer’s shadow cabinet – has been held in high secrecy to address the failings of Brexit and how to remedy them in the national interest, the Observer can reveal.

The two-day gathering of some of the country’s most senior Labour and Tory politicians from both sides of the Brexit debate, together with diplomats, defence experts and the heads of some of the biggest businesses and banks, was held at the historic Ditchley Park retreat in Oxfordshire on Thursday afternoon and evening, and on Friday.

Documents from the meeting, obtained by the Observer, describe it as a “private discussion” under the title: “How can we make Brexit work better with our neighbours in Europe?”

Those in attendance from the pro-Brexit side included the former Tory party leader Michael Howard, former Tory chancellor Norman Lamont and former Labour Europe minister Gisela Stuart, one of the leading figures of the leave campaign.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/feb/11/revealed-secret-cross-party-summit-held-to-confront-failings-of-brexit?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Xmas banned in CUBA
Beetle music banned 'till 2000

But the positive is World's MOST doctors per head .
On a NHS never-ending waiting list then fly to CUBA.

The Bee hummingbird is the world's smallest bird. Compared to other small hummingbirds, which often have a slender appearance, the Bee hummingbird looks rounded and plump. These birds feed on nectar from around 1500 different tropical flowers in one single day. The Bee Hummingbird, which is found only in Cuba, is an absolute miniature, even among hummingbirds. It measures a mere two and a quarter inches long. Bee Hummingbirds are often mistaken for bees. They weigh less than two grams — less than a dime.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5xZ1UlNW_g

Why is enforcement so weak?
In Turkey, however, the government has provided periodic "construction amnesties" - effectively legal exemptions for the payment of a fee, for structures built without the required safety certificates. These have been passed since the 1960s (with the latest in 2018).
Critics have long warned that such amnesties risk catastrophe in the event of a major earthquake.
Up to 75,000 buildings across the affected earthquake zone in southern Turkey have been given construction amnesties, according to Pelin Pinar Giritlioglu, Istanbul head of the Union of Chambers of Turkish Engineers and Architects' Chamber of City Planners.
Just a few days before the latest disaster, Turkish media reported that a new draft law is awaiting parliamentary approval which would grant a further amnesty for recent construction work.
Geologist Celal Sengor said earlier this year that passing such construction amnesties in a country riven by fault lines amounts to a "crime".
After a deadly earthquake hit the western province of Izmir in 2020, a BBC Turkish report found that 672,000 buildings in Izmir had benefited from the most recent amnesty.
Why was the earthquake so deadly?
Turkey earthquake: The false images shared online
This same report quoted the Environment and Urbanisation Ministry saying that in 2018 more than 50% of buildings in Turkey - equivalent to almost 13 million buildings - were constructed in violation of regulations.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/64568826

Excellent piece by Jonathan Fink
Could be a weekly edition.....under review

So, Rishi Sunak promised accountability.Will you be accountable for the far-right riots that your govt’s dangerous rhetoric has caused? Will you be accountable to the terrified people in that Liverpool hotel?Will you be accountable to those who endangered themselves to protect them?No he will continue to support the Brexit ERG DUP cabal.

Crows are considered to be one of the smartest birds! Their intelligence is similar to Gorillas!
https://twitter.com/SlenderSherbet/status/1624057252721176579

LONDON, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O) lost $100 billion in market value on Wednesday after its new chatbot shared inaccurate information in a promotional video and a company event failed to dazzle, feeding worries that the Google parent is losing ground to rival Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O).

In the advertisement, Bard is given the prompt: "What new discoveries from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) can I tell my 9-year old about?" Bard responds with a number of answers, including one suggesting the JWST was used to take the very first pictures of a planet outside the Earth's solar system, or exoplanets. The first pictures of exoplanets were, however, taken by the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (VLT) in 2004, as confirmed by NASA.
https://www.reuters.com/technology/google-ai-chatbot-bard-offers-inaccurate-information-company-ad-2023-02-08/

AI trawling the web, with so much misinformation about, can give inaccuracies

Microsoft is working on incorporating ChatGPT technology into many of its products, including Bing and Edge, which it announced Tuesday. Google says 3 days ago

United Kingdom's total trade in goods and services deficit, excluding precious metals, expanded by £2.4 billion to £26.8 billion in the fourth quarter of the fiscal year 2022, or three months ending December, the Office for National Statistics said in its report published on Friday.
The value of goods imports went up by £1.6 billion or 2.9% to £55.7 billion in December compared to November. The value of goods exports declined by 2.3% or £800 million to £32.1 billion. The balance between the two came in at £23.6 billion.
The value of imports from the European Union advanced by 3.8% or £1.0 billion to £28.5 billion, while exports rose by 3.1% or £500 million to £16.6 billion. Imports from non-EU countries grew by 1.9% or £500 million to £27.2 billion, while exports fell by 7.4% or £1.2 billion to £15.6 billion.
Baha Breaking News (BBN) / JR
https://www.teletrader.com/uk-trade-deficit-rises-to-26-8-billion-in-q4/news/details/59443566?internal=1

United Kingdom's total trade in goods and services deficit, excluding precious metals, expanded by £2.4 billion to £26.8 billion in the fourth quarter of the fiscal year 2022, or three months ending December, the Office for National Statistics said in its report published on Friday.
The value of goods imports went up by £1.6 billion or 2.9% to £55.7 billion in December compared to November. The value of goods exports declined by 2.3% or £800 million to £32.1 billion. The balance between the two came in at £23.6 billion.
The value of imports from the European Union advanced by 3.8% or £1.0 billion to £28.5 billion, while exports rose by 3.1% or £500 million to £16.6 billion. Imports from non-EU countries grew by 1.9% or £500 million to £27.2 billion, while exports fell by 7.4% or £1.2 billion to £15.6 billion.
Baha Breaking News (BBN) / JR
https://www.teletrader.com/uk-trade-deficit-rises-to-26-8-billion-in-q4/news/details/59443566?internal=1

https://www.teletrader.com/uk-economy-contracts-0-5-in-december/news/details/59443511?internal=1