Ian Berry

Committed to sustainable and fairer world! Enjoying company of fellow man, growing food and eating it with family. Love cycling despite hills! And my PhD!

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@rashmeerl The graciousness and generosity of both sides is remarkable and wonderful to witness. I expect it will descend into tribalism, bitterness and rancour but hopefully not soon. Let us put this country on a firm footing and create a unity that the world looks to as an exemplar. Bravo

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@arseblog 😂😂😂😂😂😂

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@Pops__o But true!! And why we love hearing from you. Keep smiling being professional!

[Ian Berry @murhillian]

@BBCSteveR Oh so sad to read that news. Send our love to Valentina. I do miss your warm, funny and yet insightful chats with Valentina. They proved how ‘normal’ people are in Russia with the exception of those at the top!!!!! I hope you are keeping well? Days to Eurovision!!!!🎉🎉

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@Pops__o Ooo, sorry to read that! Keep smiling @Pops__o 😉😘

[Ian Berry @murhillian]

@BBCSteveR @bbcdoctorwho @BBCOne @BBCArchive Superb. Thank you Steve. Thank for your music and your reporting. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

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@annaholligan 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 Due recognition of good journalism / reporting. TVM♥️👏🏼

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@musicmeandtea @sleafordmods Wicked! Pet Shop Boys and Sleaford Mods!!!

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@annaholligan TVM for the update. Interesting insight into the ramifications of consensus politics. 👏🏼

[Ian Berry @murhillian]

@musicmeandtea I hope that you find solace. Revel in nature: it is wonderful. 🙏🏻❤️

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[Anton Gerashchenko @Gerashchenko_en]

Hamas leaders lead luxurious lives of billionaires - BILD.

More than 2 million people live in the Gaza strip, 39% of whom have no jobs. Yet among them are several hundred dollar millionaires. These are Hamas leaders who live in luxury villas, brag on social media about limousines and stay in the most expensive hotels.

“Hamas has generated vast sums of revenue through its secret investment portfolio while destabilising Gaza, which is facing harsh living and economic conditions,” - Elizabeth Rosenberg, a US Treasury official.

Here are the main members of the Hamas elite:

🔻 Ismail Haniyeh, 61. Hamas leader and head of Gaza's government has been living abroad since 2019. The father of 13 children runs militias from luxury hotels in Qatar and Turkey. He travels between Tehran, Istanbul, Moscow and Cairo in a private jet. His son Maaz is a major real estate owner in Gaza, where he is called "the father of houses." In Turkey, he is often seen with women and alcohol, which is against the laws of Islam. The Haniyeh family's estimated fortune is $2.5 billion.

🔻Khaled Mashal, 67. Former Hamas political bureau chief fled Damascus for Qatar in 2012 with $1.5 billion. He now controls the real estate and financial operations of the grouping from Doha.

🔻Mousa Abu Marzouk, 72. The second most important Hamas leader in charge of international relations. He lived for 14 years in the US, where his six children were born. His fortune is estimated at $2 billion.

🔻Yunis Kafisheh, 67. Responsible for Hamas finances, lives in Istanbul. Turkish president issued him a Turkish passport under the name Hashemet Aslan. There is a construction firm working on behalf of Hamas there, which made about 2 million euros in 2022.

Palestinians in Gaza are hostages of Hamas which does not care about ordinary people. They are interested in their suffering, and it is on their suffering that they make money and strengthen their power.

The poorer and more destitute the population is, the more it is exposed to propaganda and intimidation, and the easier it is to control.

We see a similar situation in other dictatorships, where wealth, power, and security forces are concentrated in a small group that controls a completely disempowered and submissive population.

How can this situation be changed? And will the long path of evolution, education, and economic stabilization help? These are extremely difficult questions.
But undoubtedly, the main thing is to stop the killing of civilians everywhere.

What do you think about all this?

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@Pops__o 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[Ian Berry @murhillian]

@BBCSteveR @BBCNews Thank you for the insight Steve. Most helpful. 👏🏼