2076
There are many Americans who don’t feel they can celebrate Thanksgiving. I found this article very helpful in understanding their concerns: delish.com/holiday-recipe…
2078
This excellent piece from @TomChivers is well worth 5 minutes of anyone’s time. It’s as clear an explanation as I’ve seen for why the UK’s response to the pandemic cost so many lives
unherd.com/2021/10/the-me…
2079
This may come as a surprise to you, but cats care about humans (you do feed us after all). I’ve noticed that a few of you have been victims of a horrible crime where thieves send scam text messages in order to steal money
bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…
theguardian.com/money/2021/may…
2080
My friends @foodgov have issued an important notice about some cat food products that aren’t safe - please read and share x twitter.com/foodgov/status…
2081
Incredibly, there’s more. This time he insists it can’t be a social gathering because people haven’t changed from their “work suits” - turns out these rules were a hell of a lot more nuanced than they let on twitter.com/TimesRadio/sta…
2082
The government has tweaked its policy to allow some family members of those based in the UK to seek refuge from the Russian invasion of Ukraine, but Conservative MP Sir Edward Leigh proclaims that Lincolnshire shouldn’t host any more “Eastern Europeans”
2083
Here’s the House of Commons report into Owen Paterson’s actions which recommended he be punished. The committee that wrote it contains 7 MPs, 4 of them Conservatives. Read it and judge for yourself.
committees.parliament.uk/committee/290/…
2084
A reminder of what Boris Johnson (pictured with wine and cheeseboard in previous post) told UK residents two days before the picture was taken
(h/t @AdamBienkov)
2085
Highly recommend this important film to my followers twitter.com/CatsProtection…
2086
@BBCNewsnight @bernardjenkin Here’s what Bernard said at the time when congratulating Johnson on his deal:
2087
CAT CHECK: The independent Office for Budget Responsibility says that the tax rises announced today will increase tax burden from 34% to 35%, the highest level since Labour’s Roy Jenkins was chancellor in late 1960s twitter.com/RishiSunak/sta…
2088
My friends @Ofcom (who regulate the UK communications market) have set up a service to report these fraud texts to the phone companies. You just need to forward the message to 7726
ofcom.org.uk/phones-telecom…
Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office. 15 year old tabby. Living with my fifth Prime Minister. Unofficial. A subpar odyssey.