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Mediaeval, cake lover, oldish, leftish, bookish. Green.

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Water crisis looms as company warns it can’t meet demand for new homes Councillors say it must serve as a wake-up call on the Labour government's plans to build 1.5m new homes

South East Water says it can't provide water to all new homes

Water companies haven't built new reservoirs for decades, paid dividends, govts did nothing

Govt wants to build new homes but no infrastructure planning. That's what happens when you privatize essentials infrastructure.

13.03.2026 10:21 πŸ‘ 385 πŸ” 205 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 12

Another "unflattering" photograph?

13.03.2026 22:48 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hallam bet big on London. Now it’s cutting jobs in Sheffield. With no-one to run it and millions spent on a state-of-the-art building, is the Brent Cross campus at the heart of the current crisis?

Hallam bet big on London. Now it’s cutting jobs in Sheffield @sheffieldtribune.bsky.social www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/sheffield-ha...

13.03.2026 12:28 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜The law changed around me’: top Sudanese students blocked from UK universities by visa ban High-achieving applicants’ educational plans derailed by β€˜emergency visa brake’

39 Sudanese Chevening Scholarship finalists ejected this week from consideration for the scheme, for being Sudanese.

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A procurement crisis absolutely everyone saw coming but which the Department of Health and MoD will now have to tackle, with zero good outcomes – as they've both now signed contracts and have technical reliance on Palantir.

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Palantir CEO Makes Shocking Confession on Disrupting Democratic Power They’re saying the quiet part out loud now.

Palantir CEO promises that his technology will reduce educated women's economic and political power newrepublic.com/post/207693/...

12.03.2026 18:17 πŸ‘ 2237 πŸ” 1438 πŸ’¬ 213 πŸ“Œ 708

'a rubicon'?

12.03.2026 15:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Jounalists: ask him for his evidence.

11.03.2026 18:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That is your brother's new vacuum cleaner.

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Left: President Trump, "Try finding wind farms in China, there aren't too many of them"

Right: There are 10,066 wind farms in China (operating, announced, construction, and pre-construction)

09.03.2026 21:53 πŸ‘ 493 πŸ” 159 πŸ’¬ 26 πŸ“Œ 17
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Another week, another devastating fire in Glasgow, resulting in the sad loss of the B listed Forsyth House (1851) on Union Street. Architectural heritage is irreplaceable - whether 20th century or any other period. Attitudes towards the care and maintenance of our historic buildings must change.

09.03.2026 13:05 πŸ‘ 122 πŸ” 30 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 8

'Iran is No Good & Very Bad is not an excuse for lawless authoritarianism here at home in πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ or for violating our international treaty commitments.'
These people should look in the mirror.

09.03.2026 13:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Who is the recipient of all that money?

06.03.2026 21:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The octopus and the handmaid: Reform’s Epsteinian cultural agenda From Epstein’s web to Reform’s proposed raft of policy ideas, creeping misogyny now risks redefining women’s rights in Britain

From Epstein’s web to Reform’s proposed raft of policy ideas, creeping misogyny now risks redefining women’s rights in BritainΒ |Β Claire Jones

06.03.2026 19:00 πŸ‘ 98 πŸ” 48 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2

I remember them. There were so many and they remained there for years - maybe my memory is incorrect about the years- just waiting for destruction. Very sad. I am pleased that you recorded it.

06.03.2026 17:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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FT comments section this morning - saying what everyone else is thinking, right?

05.03.2026 07:15 πŸ‘ 17231 πŸ” 6010 πŸ’¬ 517 πŸ“Œ 493

What. The. Fuck.

03.03.2026 09:12 πŸ‘ 245 πŸ” 76 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1
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"It’s as if the human race has received a terminal medical diagnosis and knows there is a cure, but has consciously decided not to save itself" buff.ly/44yAOpo

What we are doing is not enough. We have the solutions. Stop the delays and implement them. #ActOnClimate

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Weedkiller but not vaccines. Hmm.

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Dirty Business review – if this doesn’t incite righteous anger over our filthy water then nothing will Based on the true story of amateur sleuths appalled at the dumping of sewage in our rivers, this drama starring David Thewlis is a blast of controlled fury – and could become the next Mr Bates vs the ...

Worth a watch

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Farage hasn't been to one regeneration meeting despite plans for Β£20m cash In 2023, Clacton was named among 54 other towns to receive a vital cash boost as part of the government’s Long Term Plan

❌ Nigel Farage has missed EVERY meeting about regenerating his constituency of Clacton since becoming an MP.

But he did find time to go and perform a publicity stunt in the Indian Ocean last week...

⚠️ A warning to those in Gorton & Denton over the kind of representation Reform UK provide.

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Reform UK Accused Of 'Declaring War On Workers' Over Plan To Scrap Employment Rights Deputy leader Richard Tice said the move would help tackle the cost of living.

Reform UK Accused Of 'Declaring War On Workers' Over Plan To Scrap Employment Rights

www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/reform...

24.02.2026 06:48 πŸ‘ 61 πŸ” 45 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 9
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Number of workers on zero-hours contracts hits record high There has been a 181,000 increase in the number of zero-hours contracts since Labour was elected.

The number of UK workers on zero-hours contracts hits record 1.23m.

People subjected to insecurity, loss of workers rights.

Labour 2024 manifesto promised to ban "exploitative" zero-hours contracts, Employment Rights Act diluted that promise.

24.02.2026 07:15 πŸ‘ 192 πŸ” 114 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 1

BREAKING: Richard Tice is to announce Reform UK's plans to introduce a "Great Repeal Bill" that will scrap Labour's Employment Rights' Act and rent reforms

JUST DON’T VOTE REFORM

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Look, people may do/ think this. They do not need to be pensioners. I hope that the Telegraph goes bust- I am a pensioner (& not a budgie owner).

23.02.2026 20:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

*2028

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'Trump Has Already Rigged the 2028 Presidential Election': US Defence Insider Regardless of how people vote, the chances of a Democrat Government coming to power in 2029 is now virtually nil, argues Brynn Tannehill

But 2038 already rigged? bylinetimes.com/2026/01/22/t...

23.02.2026 19:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Is that picture real? It looks very odd. Is the little chap standing in a hole in front of the Trumps? Doesn't look like Melania. It all looks photoshoped or AI generated.

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