Group editor Corporate Jet Investor, Helicopter Investor, https://xitter.cf/t.co/pezBbcAEd5 & Superyacht Investor. Private passions remain: food, farming, & flying old aircraft.

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My home movie of Tiger Club's flying display, Fairoaks aerodrome Chobham in 1971. Spitfire MH434 is flown by the legendary Ray Hanna.
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It's not the Gulf of Yorkshire; it's the Sea Thee.
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“Farmers are at breaking point. How Labour’s tax raid is fuelling a mental health crisis. Lofty rules, wet weather and now the Chancellor’s tax raid – the fate of family farms and the wellbeing of a community hangs in the balance.”
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Thank you for including @BBGA1 stance with this spot on commentary. What was announced on Wednesday isn’t the full story for business jets in the 🇬🇧 !
#BusinessAviation is increasingly attracting the interest of tax authorities on both sides of the Atlantic. We put the taxmen's fresh interest in the industry into context. tinyurl.com/yrcdmwux #OneMinuteWeek
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31 March 1946. First flight of the Percival Prentice (TV163) from the factory at Luton, Bedfordshire. British basic trainer of the Royal Air Force, low-wing monoplane with a fixed tailwheel undercarriage, in a side-by-side configuration with a rear seat provided.
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If you wanted to take the temperature of the private jet market, there was no better place to bring your thermometer than CJI’s London 2021 conference. If it happens in private aviation, it fell under the conference spotlight. tinyurl.com/4b2tv73t #CJILondon #bizav
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Amazing news the @BBCFoodProg will continue to share food stories with the @BBCRadio4 audience. I’m sorry we haven’t been able to comment on this process. Our priority is to serve our listeners. Thank you @KitchenBee & all our followers for showing us the love xx back at you xxxx
Such great news! Mohit Bakaya, the director of @BBCRadio4 has written to say that @BBCFoodProg has 'been awarded the bid' and 'it will continue as the Food Programme'. Thank you SO much to everyone who signed the letter and expressed love and support for this great institution.
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In celebration of the Festive Season, we will be publishing a series of food facts across our website and social media platforms. Look out for day 1 on Monday, 10 December 2018 and share it with your colleagues.
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I’ve accepted a challenge from @stuarm100 to post the covers of 7 books that I love: no explanations, no reviews, just the cover. Each time I post a cover, I’ll ask a friend to take up the challenge. 1 cover a day for a week. Day 1, I nominate @chappmanng
The winner of the @BBCFarmingToday Future Food category goes to the visionary @FreeHectare team from @HarperAdamsUni WELL DONE!!! #BBCFoodAwards – at Bristol, England
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🔬🌿🚨BBC Farming Today Future Food - Finalists 🚨🌿🔬 @ProvenanceHQ Heritage Harvest @FreeHectare Judges: @MikeJStones @JohnV_LEON #BBCFoodAwards
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Our team of top judges have been traveling up and the down the UK in search of the best food & drinks producers, best shops etc for the #bbcfoodawards Listen to the special finalists programme on @BBCFoodProg at 12:30 R4 – at Cribbs Causeway, England
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It’s the final day of judging for the 2018 #bbcfoodawards ! 👩‍⚖️🍅🍞🍔👨‍⚖️
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A lovely day visiting ancient grains grower @HarvestHeritage with #BBCFoodAwards judges @JohnV_LEON and @MikeJStones - more on the @BBCFarmingToday Future Food Awards finalists coming soon @BBCRadio4!
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We're on @SaturdayKitchen tomorrow! Catch the lovely @lisafaulkner1 chatting to our almost as lovely co-founder @stevendring on our underground farm! 😉🌱🌱🌱
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And if you know of any FUTURE FOOD ideas, projects & businesses making a difference (big or small) - please make sure this year’s judges of the @BBCFarmingToday Future Food Award - @JohnV_LEON & @MikeJStones get to hear about them - nominate here: bit.ly/2DuPEEZ xitter.cf/bbcfoodprog/status/955…
What Kind of Delicious Future lies ahead? @DanSaladinoUK talks to @Harold_McGee @morgainegaye @nordicfoodpol about innovative ideas for food production now and in years to come - inc this burger from @ImpossibleFoods bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09nrvl…
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Give something back to your food heroes - nominate them for #BBCFoodAwards now bbc.co.uk/foodawards
3 great food stories in Sunday’s edition of @BBCFoodProg on future food projects 1) @Harold_McGee on @ImpossibleFoods #impossibleburger 2) research by @AftonHalloran & @robbeflo that began with Sardinia’s Casu Marzu maggot cheese & 3) urban mussels grown in downtown Copenhagen.
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Tomorrow: the rise of farm machines with Simon Blackmore from @HarperAdamsUni - how Stilton cheese is made with @9amben - and the 2018 BBC Food & Farming Awards with @MikeJStones. Join @SybilRuscoe from 05:45 @BBCRadio4 - or later via @BBCiPlayer: bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qj8…
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