The basalt columns on Staffa island looking towards Fingal’s cave. Can you spot the person? They give a sense of scale to this amazing place. Well worth a visit if you’re ever up that way! #Hebrides#HighlandsAndIslands#FingalsCave#Scotland

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This is absolute madness. Carbon capture and storage has failed time and again. Labour has slashed reliable green programmes, to pour vast sums of our money into a complete crock. The only possible explanation is lobbying by fossil fuel companies.🧵 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Labour to commit almost £22bn to fund carbon capture and storage projects

Investment will fund two CCS clusters – but environmental campaigners have criticised plans

Keir Starmer and other cabinet ministers have received tens of thousands of pounds in hospitality and gifts from betting firms and senior gambling industry figures, while Labour has received more than £1m from casino bosses in the past two years. Gambling tycoons must think they've hit the jackpot.

Labour received gifts worth £1m from betting firms

Analysis of the House of Commons register of interests reveals the extent of the Labour Party’s financial ties to the gambling industry

Back from a few days at Labour conference. Very tired. Main takeaway: the dismay among so many - including Labour MPs - at Starmer’s failure to understand the importance of standards in public life (and the need to take money out of politics) ‘They just don’t get it’ was a recurring phrase

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My 5 tests for when an argument expressing "legitimate concerns" does reflect legitimately contested issues about immigration & identity in a liberal democracy - and what crosses the line into illegitimate means, proposals or prejudices. www.britishfuture.org/understandin...

Understanding "Legitimate concerns” – and how to differentiate them from those with no legitimacy - British Future

Following the PM's conference speech, Sunder Katwala examines the difference between 'legitimate concerns' and those with no legitimacy.

Shameless ethnonationalism/racism from Jenrick "A nation should put its own citizens first. But when half of all social housing in London is occupied by those born abroad, it's clear this isn't always happening." Vast majority *are* British citizens - but not "British" for Jenrick t.co/0ddk7nasHZ

Ten years and four months sentence for 'racist and fascist' teenager for terrorism offences and assault on trans woman www.cps.gov.uk/cps/news/ext...