Kay Barnard

Scientist, ex-farmer, business owner. Helping people in the developing world feed themselves. Born and raised in Bristol

[Owen Jones @owenjonesjourno]

Sorry, why are British media outlets doing incessant news stories about the demands of a foreign billionaire who has nothing to do with this country?

[Richard Angwin @RichardAngwin]

🚨 Denmark once again tells Trump that Greenland is not for sale.

[Larry the Cat @Number10cat]

Huge scandal for Starmer: if it turns out Feathers McGraw was part of the early prison release scheme then he's finished. #WallaceAndGromit

[Kay Barnard @Kay_Barnard]

The UK goverment: Give strong support for a young British citizen in Dubai facing legal prosecution for something which is legal in UK- Sign the Petition! https://t.co/hoXNINR9XD via @UKChange

[Kay Barnard @Kay_Barnard]

12-year-old Mazyouna could still die, because Israel blocked her evacuation for life-saving surgery for *five months*. 2,500 other kids are still denied evacuation for emergency healthcare. Join the call to bring them to safety: https://t.co/iYd6BPf8Iu

[Nick @StrayDogNZ]

Parliament suspended after floor-shaking haka by Te Pāti Māori

[Pop Base @PopBase]

The Guardian have announced that they are leaving Twitter/X:

“This is something we have been considering for a while given the often disturbing content promoted or found on the platform, including far-right conspiracy theories and racism.”

[Sir 2Tone 🎶 (with a dash of Wolfie) @2Tone4Real]

This is a beautiful use of language…

Chapeau 🎩 Monsieur 🇫🇷

[RS Archer @archer_rs]

Eric Trump,

"America doesn't need immigration, we have never needed it. We will give jobs only to real Americans"

I'm assuming he means Apache or Navajo?

[Slightly Snappy.....🇨🇦 💙💛 (she/her) @snapthennap]

Yup.

[Larry the Cat @Number10cat]

At the end of The Empire Strikes Back the rebels are desolate. Han Solo is frozen in carbonite. Luke Skywalker has been defeated in battle by Darth Vader, losing a hand in the process. The Emperor's victory was total.... until the Jedi returned.

Not sure what made me think of that.

[Kay Barnard @Kay_Barnard]

Thank you for that explanation.

[Sorcha Eastwood MP @SorchaEastwood]

Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) happens every Wednesday. This is the crucible of politics in the Chamber- a once a week ding dong between the PM & the Leader of the Opposition. This is make or break for both of them; are they fit for the fight or floundering on their feet? PMQs is a test of skill and often dominates the political week 2/

[Mike Martin MP 🔸 @ThreshedThought]

The UK immediately needs to:

- Increase defence spending rapidly (rather than shrinking its army)
- Focus its military strategy on deterring Russian aggression in Europe (rather than confronting ‘global threats’)
- Work with European allies to defend Europe under a NATO that doesn’t have US support (rather than assuming that America guarantees European security).

Anything less would be a government dereliction of duty.

[Wolf of X @WolfofX]

Simple Ideas, Big Impacts 🧵

1. Mesh drains in Australia prevent water bodies pollution. Should be a worldwide standard.

[Kay Barnard @Kay_Barnard]

CASPERS LAW! Cats should come under the same traffic law as dogs - Sign the Petition! https://t.co/kd63R8BauI via @UKChange

[Brendan May @bmay]

Denying this is a bit like denying gravity.

Not many nations are this dim.

[Mike Martin MP 🔸 @ThreshedThought]

There is a lot going on in the news at the moment, but there is a story that is consistently being underreported: Russia.

A 🧵

(potentially with 🖍️)

[Brian Cox @ProfBrianCox]

If the rumours are right and the UK, almost unilaterally given current global trends, cuts R&D funding at this critical moment, we're going to drift even further behind in economic growth, soft power, education, science, research, engineering, you name it .....

[Michelle Obama @MichelleObama]

I have some real concerns about what another Trump presidency means for women in this country — and I wanted to share some of my thoughts. If this resonates with you, send this video to every single person you know and remind them what’s at stake in this election.