Paul Harrap

Logging off here and starting anew @paulharrap.com on Bluesky

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Risk worth taking IMHO.

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1.7% of the UK population are Geordies.

[World of Statistics @stats_feed]

% of the population that speaks fluent English:

🇨🇳 China - 0.9%
🇧🇷 Brazil - 5%
🇷🇺 Russia - 5%
🇮🇳 India - 10.5%
🇲🇽 Mexico - 12.9%
🇮🇹 Italy - 13.74%
🇹🇷 Turkey - 17%
🇪🇸 Spain - 22%
🇮🇩 Indonesia - 30.8%
🇿🇦 South Africa - 31%
🇷🇴 Romania - 31%
🇪🇬 Egypt - 39.9%
🇵🇱 Poland - 49.1%
🇵🇰 Pakistan - 49~58%
🇬🇷 Greece - 51%
🇳🇬 Nigeria - 51~57%
🇩🇪 Germany - 56%
🇫🇷 France - 57.2%
🇵🇭 Philippines - 58.2%
🇧🇪 Belgium - 60%
🇦🇹 Austria - 73%
🇫🇮 Finland - 75%
🇨🇦 Canada - 83%
🇩🇰 Denmark - 86%
🇸🇪 Sweden - 89%
🇳🇴 Norway - 90%
🇳🇱 Netherlands - 90.9%
🇦🇺 Australia - 92.8%
🇺🇸 USA - 95.5%
🇸🇬 Singapore - 96.4%
🇳🇿 New Zealand - 97.8%
🇬🇧 UK - 98.3%
🇮🇪 Ireland - 98.37%
🇬🇮 Gibraltar - 100%

According to Census, Crystal, Euromonitor, Eurobarometer, and other local sources

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@utdkobbieee

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@IanDunt I think the very now obvious failures of privatised public services: rail, water, post, energy (at least in price controls), etc, etc is getting through to people. In 1997 the public generally believed privatisation was unalloyed good.

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@IanDunt Imagining Peter Cook's impressive clergyman delivering the King's Speech.

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@guygavrielkay England and France are going to grind their joyless way to a joyless 0-0 final, with France winning the trophy on penalties having not scored a single decent goal in the entire tournament.

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@maxrushden Bakpoßthedderen

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@cwjreynolds Amazing! I have the same combination on my luggage!

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Civic duty: done.

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@maxrushden @bglendenning

[Terrible Maps @TerribleMaps]

An Irish view of Europe's leading football nations

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@sturdyAlex I did work experience at a pharmacy aged 15 or so. Under supervision doing the running to shelves should be fine.

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@bbctms Kohli keeps receipts for this sort of thing.

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I have a reminder in my calendar for 10th October. "50th anniversary of 1974 general election". It was the last time a Labour leader not called Tony Blair won one. I just realised I'll have to delete it without reaching that milestone. Marvellous #gtto

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Germany going to score more against Scotland here than Oman got in the cricket yesterday.

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@IanDunt Imagine thinking "dirt and chaos" are new phenomena for London. You could make it the city's motto.

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@pimlicat There won't be any Tory wins in Sheffield.

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@gray @IanDunt

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@GaryLineker @RestIsFootball For all three of you. Do you still play football? To what level - five-a-sides with your mates or even a kickaround in the back garden with the kids? Or could you happily never kick a ball again in your life?

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@IanDunt If Bricktop was on the Trainspotting poster

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@idefythee @ohsinnerman I saw that and remembered this: https://t.co/veaKv4ReZp

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@RichFay Are they our latest new central defensive partnership?