# uk ireland (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 5 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover uk ireland. Page: Feed: --- ## [📅 The Meetup Breakdown 109](https://www.themeetupbreakdown.com/p/the-meetup-breakdown-109) _2026-08-23 · Simon James · The Meetup Breakdown_ Bitcoin meetups for the UK and Ireland for 24th - 30th August 2026. ## [Why the real AI advantage in insurance lies beyond the model](https://www.postonline.co.uk/reinsurance/7960922/why-the-real-ai-advantage-in-insurance-lies-beyond-the-model) _2026-08-20 · Reinsurance - postonline.co.uk_ View from the top: Ben Rose, CEO of Supercede, argues that as artificial intelligence models become commoditised, the advantage for the industry will come from the context and infrastructure surrounding them. ## [📅 The Meetup Breakdown 108](https://www.themeetupbreakdown.com/p/the-meetup-breakdown-108) _2026-08-16 · Simon James · The Meetup Breakdown_ Bitcoin meetups for the UK and Ireland for 17th - 23rd August 2026. Plus new merchants now accepting bitcoin. ## [Why Flood Re must change before it becomes unfit for purpose](https://www.postonline.co.uk/reinsurance/7960839/why-flood-re-must-change-before-it-becomes-unfit-for-purpose) _2026-08-11 · Reinsurance - postonline.co.uk_ Trade Voice: Perry Thomas, CEO of Flood Re, explains why the flood insurance market is on the cusp of change, and why fairness and resilience must remain centre stage. ## [📅 The Meetup Breakdown 107](https://www.themeetupbreakdown.com/p/the-meetup-breakdown-107) _2026-08-09 · Simon James · The Meetup Breakdown_ Bitcoin meetups for the UK and Ireland for 10th - 16th August 2026. ## [Flowers and Trees and Technicolor Dreams](https://basementmagazine.substack.com/p/flowers-and-trees-and-technicolor) _2026-08-02 · Basement · Basement Magazine_ A retrospect in cartoon cinema magic ## [📅 The Meetup Breakdown 106](https://www.themeetupbreakdown.com/p/the-meetup-breakdown-106) _2026-08-02 · Simon James · The Meetup Breakdown_ Bitcoin meetups for the UK and Ireland for 3rd - 9th August 2026. Plus new merchants now accepting bitcoin. ## [📅 The Meetup Breakdown 105](https://www.themeetupbreakdown.com/p/the-meetup-breakdown-105) _2026-07-26 · Ollie · The Meetup Breakdown_ Bitcoin meetups for the UK and Ireland for 27th July - 2nd August 2026. Plus new merchants now accepting bitcoin. ## [Diary of an Insurer: Swiss Re’s Leo Dixon](https://www.postonline.co.uk/reinsurance/7960195/diary-of-an-insurer-swiss-res-leo-dixon) _2026-07-20 · Reinsurance - postonline.co.uk_ From winter storm-driven flight delays, to early morning sea-air walks in Poole and artificial intelligence-driven Claims Reimagination sessions, Leo Dixon, global head of claims for property and casualty reinsurance at Swiss Re, shares why there’s no such thing as a typical week in claims. ## [📅 The Meetup Breakdown 104](https://www.themeetupbreakdown.com/p/the-meetup-breakdown-104) _2026-07-19 · Ollie · The Meetup Breakdown_ Bitcoin meetups for the UK and Ireland for 20th - 26th July 2026. Plus new merchants now accepting bitcoin. ## [Regulators target four-week captive approvals](https://www.postonline.co.uk/reinsurance/7960770/regulators-target-four-week-captive-approvals) _2026-07-14 · Reinsurance - postonline.co.uk_ The Prudential Regulation Authority and the Financial Conduct Authority have launched a consultation on a new framework for captive insurance, eyeing a summer 2027 launch date. ## [📅 The Meetup Breakdown 103](https://www.themeetupbreakdown.com/p/the-meetup-breakdown-103) _2026-07-12 · Ollie · The Meetup Breakdown_ Bitcoin meetups for the UK and Ireland for 13th - 19th July 2026. ## [Big Interview: Tom Clementi, Pool Re](https://www.postonline.co.uk/commercial/7960479/big-interview-tom-clementi-pool-re) _2026-07-07 · Reinsurance - postonline.co.uk_ Tom Clementi, CEO of Pool Re, speaks to Insurance Post regarding his efforts to modernise the government-backed reinsurer, how terror risk has evolved, and where the firm sits on cyber. ## [📅 The Meetup Breakdown 102](https://www.themeetupbreakdown.com/p/the-meetup-breakdown-102) _2026-07-05 · Ollie · The Meetup Breakdown_ Bitcoin meetups for the UK and Ireland for 6th - 12th July 2026. Plus new merchants now accepting bitcoin. ## [Pool Re launches terror resilience assessment tool](https://www.postonline.co.uk/commercial/7960671/pool-re-launches-terror-resilience-assessment-tool) _2026-06-30 · Reinsurance - postonline.co.uk_ Terrorism reinsurer Pool Re has launched a tool aimed at helping policyholders assess and manage terrorism risk across property portfolios. ## [Mel Brooks: A Living Interruption](https://basementmagazine.substack.com/p/mel-brooks-a-living-interruption) _2026-06-29 · Basement · Basement Magazine_ The funniest man alive ## [📅 The Meetup Breakdown 101](https://www.themeetupbreakdown.com/p/the-meetup-breakdown-101) _2026-06-28 · Ollie · The Meetup Breakdown_ Bitcoin meetups for the UK and Ireland for 29th June - 5th July 2026. ## [📅 The Meetup Breakdown 100](https://www.themeetupbreakdown.com/p/the-meetup-breakdown-100) _2026-06-21 · Simon James · The Meetup Breakdown_ Bitcoin meetups for the UK and Ireland for 22nd - 28th June 2026. ## [Swiss Re chief stresses resilience and strong foundations](https://www.postonline.co.uk/news/7960567/swiss-re-chief-stresses-resilience-and-strong-foundations) _2026-06-16 · Reinsurance - postonline.co.uk_ Swiss Re group chief executive officer Andreas Berger has encouraged insurers to strengthen their foundations in order to help customers navigate growing geopolitical and economic uncertainty. ## [Salvation Mountain](https://basementmagazine.substack.com/p/salvation-mountain) _2026-06-15 · Basement · Basement Magazine_ "Love is Universal" ## [📅 The Meetup Breakdown 99](https://www.themeetupbreakdown.com/p/the-meetup-breakdown-99) _2026-06-14 · Simon James · The Meetup Breakdown_ Bitcoin meetups for the UK and Ireland for 15th - 21st June 2026. ## [Flood Re launches UK-wide tour to boost exposure and take-up](https://www.postonline.co.uk/reinsurance/7960476/flood-re-launches-uk-wide-tour-to-boost-exposure-and-take-up) _2026-06-04 · Reinsurance - postonline.co.uk_ Flood Re has launched a UK-wide educational tour to improve take up and improve communication with households as 8 million properties are predicted to be at-risk of flooding by 2050. ## [1999 Was A Long Time Ago](https://basementmagazine.substack.com/p/1999-was-a-long-time-ago) _2026-06-03 · Basement · Basement Magazine_ What the world looked like the last time the Knicks were in the Finals. ## [An Ode to the Night Game](https://basementmagazine.substack.com/p/an-ode-to-the-night-game) _2026-05-24 · Basement · Basement Magazine_ Meet us under the lights ## [Why insurers need to talk about garden design](https://www.postonline.co.uk/reinsurance/7960401/why-insurers-need-to-talk-about-garden-design) _2026-05-22 · Reinsurance - postonline.co.uk_ Editor’s View: Following a visit to Chelsea Flower Show to admire Flood Re’s Contain the Rain garden, Emma Ann Hughes reflects on why insurers need to talk more about gardens, drainage and flood resilience. ## [BPL to launch reinsurance division](https://www.postonline.co.uk/reinsurance/7960399/bpl-to-launch-reinsurance-division) _2026-05-21 · Reinsurance - postonline.co.uk_ Credit and political risk broker BPL is set to launch a dedicated reinsurance division, BPL Re, Insurance Post can reveal. ## [Linda McCartney: Motherhood Through Her Lens](https://basementmagazine.substack.com/p/linda-mccartney-motherhood-through) _2026-05-10 · Basement · Basement Magazine_ The Lovely Linda ## [Willie Nelson: The Friendliest Outlaw](https://basementmagazine.substack.com/p/willie-nelson-the-friendliest-outlaw) _2026-04-29 · Basement · Basement Magazine_ Funny how time slips away... ## [New Heights: Lawn Chair Larry](https://basementmagazine.substack.com/p/new-heights-lawn-chair-larry) _2026-04-13 · Basement · Basement Magazine_ "A man can’t just sit around." ## [Mr. Rogers, American Folk Hero](https://basementmagazine.substack.com/p/mr-rogers-american-folk-hero) _2026-03-20 · Basement · Basement Magazine_ It's you we like ## [He's So Fined](https://basementmagazine.substack.com/p/hes-so-fined) _2026-03-18 · Basement · Basement Magazine_ George Harrison and the My Sweet Lord lawsuit ## [The Lost Art of the Handwritten Letter](https://basementmagazine.substack.com/p/the-lost-art-of-the-handwritten-letter) _2026-02-13 · Basement · Basement Magazine_ A love letter to love letters. ## [Basement Mag's Top Albums of 2025](https://basementmagazine.substack.com/p/basement-mags-top-albums-of-2025) _2026-02-02 · Basement · Basement Magazine_ A record a year keeps the doctor near. ## [From the ashes, arises a Phoenix: Scottish NFLAs resolve to chart a new path](https://www.nuclearpolicy.info/news/from-the-ashes-arises-a-phoenix-scottish-nflas-resolve-to-chart-a-new-path/) _2026-01-30 · admin · Nuclear Free Local Authorities_ The UK/Ireland Nuclear Free Local Authorities will tomorrow pass into history as the Manchester-based Secretariat will cease to function and the post of NFLA Secretary will be disestablished. But now at least there is the expectation that from out of the ashes a new phoenix will arise; for today our Scottish affiliated authorities took the … \[Continue Reading\] ## [A Birthday Letter to Miss Dolly Parton](https://basementmagazine.substack.com/p/a-birthday-letter-to-miss-dolly-parton) _2026-01-20 · Basement · Basement Magazine_ by Lily Fischer ## [NFLA Policy Briefing 335: Catalogue of NFLA publications and resources to 14 January 2026](https://www.nuclearpolicy.info/briefings/nfla-policy-briefing-335-catalogue-of-nfla-publications-and-resources-to-14-january-2026/) _2026-01-14 · admin · Nuclear Free Local Authorities_ --\> NFLA Policy Briefing 335 Catalogue of NFLA publications and resources to 14 January 2026 View PDF Download ## [NFLA Policy Briefing 334: Correspondence with the Deputy First Minister over Protection for Welsh National Parks from Nuclear Development](https://www.nuclearpolicy.info/briefings/nfla-policy-briefing-334-correspondence-with-the-deputy-first-minister-over-protection-for-welsh-national-parks-from-nuclear-development/) _2026-01-14 · admin · Nuclear Free Local Authorities_ --\> NFLA Policy Briefing 334 Correspondence with the Deputy First Minister over Protection for Welsh National Parks from Nuclear Development View PDF Download ## [NFLA Policy Briefing 333: NGO statement on the EBRD Green Economy Transition 2030 Strategy which includes nuclear energy](https://www.nuclearpolicy.info/briefings/nfla-policy-briefing-333-ngo-statement-on-the-ebrd-green-economy-transition-2030-strategy-which-includes-nuclear-energy/) _2026-01-14 · admin · Nuclear Free Local Authorities_ --\> NFLA Policy Briefing 333 NGO statement on the EBRD Green Economy Transition 2030 Strategy which includes nuclear energy View PDF Download ## [Paradise saved: Nuclear Energy Working Group says No to Nukes in Hawai’i](https://www.nuclearpolicy.info/news/paradise-saved-nuclear-energy-working-group-says-no-to-nukes-in-hawaii/) _2026-01-12 · admin · Nuclear Free Local Authorities_ Aloha! The UK/Ireland Nuclear Free Local Authorities were delighted to hear that the Nuclear Energy Working Group in its recent report for the Hawaiʻi State Energy Office has recommended to legislators that nuclear should not be pursued as an energy option for the beautiful Pacific island state. Lynda Williams, a physicist and environment activist based … \[Continue Reading\] ## [NFLA Policy Briefing 332: The French Resistance at Bure: the campaign to oppose a nuclear waste dump.](https://www.nuclearpolicy.info/briefings/nfla-policy-briefing-332-the-french-resistance-at-bure-the-campaign-to-oppose-a-nuclear-waste-dump/) _2026-01-06 · admin · Nuclear Free Local Authorities_ --\> NFLA Policy Briefing 332 The French Resistance at Bure: the campaign to oppose a nuclear waste dump. View PDF Download ## [Behind the Lens with Cara Kealy](https://basementmagazine.substack.com/p/behind-the-lens-with-cara-kealy) _2025-12-22 · Basement · Basement Magazine_ Stories from the road | Arcy Drive UK/Ireland Tour '25 ## [NFLA Policy Briefing 331: Rushing to Deregulation – the report of the Nuclear Regulatory Taskforce](https://www.nuclearpolicy.info/briefings/nfla-policy-briefing-331-rushing-to-deregulation-the-report-of-the-nuclear-regulatory-taskforce/) _2025-12-18 · admin · Nuclear Free Local Authorities_ --\> NFLA Policy Briefing 331 Rushing to Deregulation – the report of the Nuclear Regulatory Taskforce View PDF Download ## [Mayors for Peace Briefing 63: Newsletter to UK/Ireland Mayors for Peace Chapter Members, December 2025](https://www.nuclearpolicy.info/briefings/mayors-for-peace-briefing-63-newsletter-to-uk-ireland-mayors-for-peace-chapter-members-december-2025/) _2025-12-17 · admin · Nuclear Free Local Authorities_ --\> Mayors for Peace Briefing 63 Newsletter to UK/Ireland Mayors for Peace Chapter Members, December 2025 View PDF Download ## [Where’s the lecce? The only Xmas turkey being cooked at Hinkley is EDF](https://www.nuclearpolicy.info/news/wheres-the-lecce-the-only-xmas-turkey-being-cooked-at-hinkley-is-edf/) _2025-12-15 · admin · Nuclear Free Local Authorities_ Stop Hinkley recently posted a lovely festive photograph of local campaigners lined up with their 2017 turkey once more taken out of cold storage. This annual ritual has something in common with the President of the United States pardoning the Thanksgiving turkey, for in both cases no-one gets the bird. And, for the eighth-year, activists … \[Continue Reading\] ## [Let the investor beware: why buying government Green Savings Bonds now means backing nuclear](https://www.nuclearpolicy.info/news/let-the-investor-beware-why-buying-government-green-savings-bonds-now-means-backing-nuclear/) _2025-12-15 · admin · Nuclear Free Local Authorities_ In commercial transactions, prospective purchasers are often urged to exercise caution before signing on the dotted line with a Latin phrase, ‘caveat emptor’ or ‘let the buyer beware’. The UK/Ireland Nuclear Free Local Authorities would like to warn future purchasers of government savings products to be wary that they might be investing in nuclear projects. … \[Continue Reading\] ## [Turkey and a Pigskin](https://basementmagazine.substack.com/p/turkey-and-a-pigskin) _2025-11-26 · Basement · Basement Magazine_ The NFL and Thanksgiving Day ## [Long Live Rock](https://basementmagazine.substack.com/p/long-live-rock) _2025-11-08 · Basement · Basement Magazine_ Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2025 ## [Basement Demos: Arcy Drive](https://basementmagazine.substack.com/p/basement-demos-arcy-drive) _2025-11-06 · Basement · Basement Magazine_ UK/Ireland Tour '25 ## [No Broomstick Required](https://basementmagazine.substack.com/p/no-broomstick-required) _2025-10-31 · Basement · Basement Magazine_ The Soviet "Night Witches" of World War II ## [What a Racquet](https://basementmagazine.substack.com/p/what-a-raquet) _2025-10-01 · Basement · Basement Magazine_ The artwork of Bill Sullivan and Forest Hills Stadium