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Small govt & free enterprise | Low taxes & sound money | Private property advocate | Company Director | Support @TheOceanCleanup | Views my own

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Joined April 2013
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๐ŸšจWould you please also plant thousands of Cotoneaster franchetii along roadsides? Experts have identified it as a 'super-plant' that absorbs roadside air pollution. Itโ€™s bird friendly too! #COP26
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The intense blue of glacial melt water results from light scattering on glacial flourโ€”finely ground rock sediment created by glacier movement. ๐Ÿ“ฝ: escalandomendoza/ig
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Found the most cinematic medieval street in Italy. Canโ€™t believe people actually get to live here. Dolceacqua, Italy. ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น
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A deep-sea fish with a transparent head and rotating eyes, the Barreleye is one of the oceanโ€™s strangest creatures.
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Cats will be cats, no matter the size.
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๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง ยฃ1.655 BILLION: The amount that McLaren, JCB, Rolls-Royce, Bentley Motors, Airbus, Numatic and Nissan have recently announced they are investing in the UK. ๐— ๐—ฐ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—”๐˜‚๐˜๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ is investing ยฃ500 million - the largest financial commitment in the company's history - and creating 1,000 new jobs to ensure all future McLarens are British-built. ๐—๐—–๐—• is backing Britain with a ยฃ100 million investment in its global headquarters in Rocester, Staffordshire. ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐˜€-๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐˜†๐—ฐ๐—ฒ has announced a landmark ยฃ300 million investment in its UK manufacturing and engineering facilities. ๐—ก๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น, best known for its Henry and Hetty vacuum cleaners, is investing more than ยฃ85 million in Somerset to expand production and develop new products. ๐—ก๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ป is investing ยฃ170 million at its Sunderland plant as the Japanese carmaker prepares to build a new model in the UK - the Nissan Kicks. ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐— ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€ has invested ยฃ350 million in revamping its Crewe plant to build the new Torcal - the historic marques first all-electric model. ๐—”๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜€ is investing ยฃ150 million and creating almost 500 new jobs at its wing manufacturing plant in Broughton, North Wales. Made in Britain, loved by the WORLD!
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A close encounter with a curious humpback whale in Antarctica. ๐Ÿ“ฝ: Richard Sidey
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When you take a nap so good that you wake up thinking you're late for school but it's Sunday and you're 59.
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It would be interesting for a whizz to work out what proportion of your actual ministerial activity is going towards defence/NATO/Russia/Ukraine, Middle East security, migration and border cooperation versus climate diplomacy.
Climate change is an urgent national security issue.
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๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง BUILT IN BRITAIN: British supercar manufacturer McLaren is investing ยฃ500 MILLION in the UK and creating ONE THOUSAND new jobs! The largest financial commitment in the company's history - ยฃ500m across four UK sites - will ensure all future McLarens are British-built. The huge investment will enable the supercar manufacturer to: โœ… Build engines in-house for the first time in its history. โœ… Expand its vehicle assembly capacity (including a new factory) as the manufacturer broadens its portfolio with with a new generation of models, including a new Performance SUV. โœ… Scale its world-leading carbon fibre capability by doubling the size of its McLaren Composites Technology Centre in South Yorkshire. โœ… Build a new state-of-the-art paint shop, providing greater personalisation than ever before. โœ… Create 1,000 new jobs, safeguard existing roles and support at least 3,000 jobs in the wider UK economy. The investment has also funded a new design and innovation hub, the McLaren Creative Centre in Bicester, Oxfordshire, and a new testing and vehicle development site at MIRA in the Midlands.
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๐Ÿšจ Fireflies are disappearing rapidly in many places. Scientists warn their decline could mean future generations may never experience these glowing summer nights the way we do today. โœจ
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Snow Leopar Mom and kids ๐Ÿ“น thespitiunited, Instagram
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Fun fact. The Monarch butterfly migration is one of the longest-known, multi-generational insect migrations on our planet. Every fourth generation lives 8 times longer than the previous generations and travels 10 times farther.
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The stunning natural wonder, Angel Falls (Salto รngel in Spanish and Kerepakupai Venรก in the indigenous Pemon language), is located in Venezuela and stands at 979 metres (3,212 feet) tall, making it the highest uninterrupted waterfall in the world. ๐Ÿ“ฝ: Angel Rodriguez
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Listen to the hypnotizing sound of whale song as a mother and baby humpback whale bask in the warm waters off the coast of Tonga. ๐Ÿ“ฝ: Paul Nicklen
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๐Ÿšจ Astonishing: Scientists have captured hydrogen and oxygen forming water at the nanoscale. ๐Ÿ’ง๐Ÿ”ฌ A microscopic look at one of the most fundamental chemical reactions in nature.
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Presented by @Rolex. Welcome to Africa ๐ŸŒ Africa Earth's Wild Home takes you deep into the heart of our wildest continent, bringing you closer to its animals, landscapes, and the people watching over it than ever before.
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In Moroccoโ€™s, remote Sahara, wildlife photographer Rรฉmi Vacher, encountered one of the worldโ€™s most elusive wild cats: the sand cat. [๐Ÿ“น remivcr]
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