Drew Pontikis

@drewski.eurosky.social

Enjoyer of Technology | Lover of Communities of Practice | Drinker of Coffee Thoughts can be found here https://by-people-for-people.beehiiv.com/ And also here https://threethingsaday.leaflet.pub

Will remember this the next time I see an article about VAT on private school tuition fees. For those who havent read - there is a loophole that lets them water their lawns during a drought/hosepipe ban on 'health and safety grounds' www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘It’s alright for them’: private schools and golf courses stay green despite England’s hosepipe bans

As parks turn brown and paddling pools go unfilled, exemptions mean sports pitches can stay lush – even in school holidays

theguardian.com

The World Cup without UEFA means no Mbappe, no Bellingham, no Haaland, no Olise, no Yamal It means no England, France, Spain, Germany, Belgium It means no Zidane, Tuchel, Klopp The World Cup this year without Europe would have just been Argentina & Egypt in the final 8 UEFA must hold firm

Pie review: Steak & Gravy, Auchinleck Talbot FC. Talbot pies can vary in quality. This was the best I can remember here. Rammed with meat, very chunky but with enough gravy to keep it all moist. Pastry in good order. Early pie of the season contender. 💷 £3.20 ⭐️ 9.5 #davesfootballtravels

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Britain’s biggest community solar farm forced to shut over grid overload fears. UK electricity privatised in 1990. National Grid paid £28bn in dividends since 1990. Still poor transmission and storage infrastructure. Yet record high prices and profiteering. Does anyone call companies to account?

Britain’s biggest community solar farm forced to shut over grid overload fears

Timing of Devon switchoff ‘could not be worse’, says board, as members face an estimated £2m in lost revenue

theguardian.com