Has the UK govt been sold a £22bn bag of magic beans that are simply ... beans? British politicians have a poor track record on this. Consider Drax, the largest CO2 emitter in the country, which receives billions in public funding for burning wood.
98% of the adult cares homes closed to protect people from harm were run by for profit companies. And 90% of children's homes. Time to end this absurdity. Core public services should not be cash cows for private equity. www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
Study finds more than 90% of facilities for children and 98% of those for adults that were closed down were run for profit
A current pet peeve is the lack of attention being given to the costs of not mitigating climate change - core infrastructure replacement (rail tracks/road surface), flood damage, energy requirements, public health, food security, uninsurable homes and businesses etc. Need to somehow flip argument.
UK land protected for nature is declining and now below 3%. Nature in national parks is no better looked after than that outside. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Experts are calling for ‘rapid rescue package’ for nature to improve condition of protected sites
Pundits praising Vance for up-is-down lies, aping Russian propaganda, rounding up millions of people *as housing policy,* because he was less uncouth—and their one criticism is Vance wasn't smooth enough when rejecting election results—is a bad sign for the future, no matter how this election goes.
It it wild to think that 4 years ago Twitter was limiting Trump's account because he started spreading conspiracies about the election being stolen and this November Elon is 100% going to spread conspiracies about the election being stolen no matter what happens
Think changing your hob and heating system is inconvenient? Imagine the inconvenience of finding your house completely under water.
Starmer to his staff, 2020: I want absolutely everything declared. EVERYTHING. Not a hint of impropriety. I don't want so much as a paperclip or mouse pad to be missed off the register. Every wazzock journalist, 2024: OMG OMG OMG OMG HE TOOK PAPERCLIP AND MOUSE PAD DONATIONS WTF WTF WTF WTF