Absolutely astonishing Samantha Jones is the top health official and she is DIRECTLY benefiting from NHS and local authority ££££ That is WRONG - she must resign, this is called corruption @chpithinktank.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/ea8c...
Companies linked to top health official and husband received £2bn in public contracts
Samantha Jones or spouse held financial interests in G Square Capital private-equity business
ft.com
Important Steven Simon on how talk from Netanyahu and others about phasing out U.S. military assistance to Israel is, basically, a trick: quincyinst.org/research/the...
The Disappearing Aid Check: The Future of US–Israel Defense Support
Israeli officials have said they want to phase out US military grant aid — a position that sounds like a step toward ending US military assistance to Israel. It is not.
quincyinst.org
@abigaildombey.bsky.social What I did: have the meter disconnected but nothing else, then after ~1Y under the Gas Safety (Installation & Use) Regulations 1998 the gas 'DNO' was required to disconnect the pipework for free. (I have raged at Ofgem about allowing fees to be higher to disconnect […]
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Hey UK #energy people - an organisation I’m working with has been quoted £12k to have the gas supply removed and capped after they switched to heat pumps. Any suggestions for how they might avoid these charges? @richardlowes.bsky.social
I’ve lost my dog, Nico. She is very dear to me and I am absolutely heartbroken. She was last seen in Silkstream park in Colindale London. If you see her, can you let me know? I realise she could be anywhere in the country now if she got into someone’s car...
“Where the daylight peeps thro' like the glint of the Moon, And the branches are rustling a murmurous rune, The Owls sits in council, like prophets of Fate, Discussing grave questions of Kingdom and State...” – by Louis Wain, born on this day, 5 August 1860. #WednesdayWisdom
I genuinely didn’t think when writing last night and this morning that this would happen today. 2 French boats and 1 British boat rescued them all. Read that again. People were in danger and were saved because that is the right thing to do!! #MaritmeSafety #EnglishChannel
Brilliant letter from Stuart Thompson to Jeremy Clarkson about his comments that benefit claimants should write weekly thank you letters to tax payers detailing how they spend their benefits each week.
I wish this was required reading and study for all far-righters who say they hate Muslims ... meme via Tony Konjarski
Japanese scientists created a plastic that dissolves in seawater within hours—no microplastics left behind. Made from plant-based CMC with salt-sensitive bonds, it breaks into harmless nutrients. [📹 RIKEN CEMS / Univ. of Tokyo] Original post
With NEETS again in the news I wanted to share the inquiry that we have launched looking at how transport can be a barrier to young people getting into work. I'm really looking forward to this- and we're accepting evidence until October 16th! committees.parliament.uk/committee/15...
MPs launch inquiry into transport connecting young people to jobs and training - Committees - UK Parliament
The Transport Committee has launched an inquiry exploring the issue of transport as a barrier to young people finding and taking up employment, and what can be done to make things better.
committees.parliament.uk
Now flits the bee through clover-dales, Now shallow grows the river In leafy nooks where lilies float And wandering sunbeams quiver. Now thistledown begins to fly, And drowsily the south winds sigh, “Good-by, goodby, goodby.” – Ellen Mackay Hutchinson (1851-1933).
Man who shagged his girlfriend behind his wife's back lectures the Archbishop of Canterbury on Christianity.
If anyone would like to see a short video of a Potoroo and her baby eating a strawberry, this is your lucky day.
🦞 A major win for crustaceans in Wales. The Welsh Government has declared that boiling lobsters alive is "not an acceptable method of slaughter" and is now considering legislation to protect lobsters, crabs and other decapod crustaceans from this cruel practice.
I see Jonathan and Jennifer Hart have opened a shop together
Protest group @ledbydonkeys.org has received more than £27,000 in compensation for a “Yes, it’s a genocide” banner unlawfully taken by the Greater London Authority during a peaceful protest in Parliament Square and subsequently destroyed. www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...
Led by Donkeys paid £27k for destroyed anti-genocide banner
The unlawful destruction of a banner reading "Yes, it's a genocide" has proven costly for Veolia, which has paid £27K to protest group LBD
thecanary.co
You’ve probably seen @peterwalker99.bsky.social’s story on the London flats where the temporary accommodation residents had their air con turned off in a heatwave; we had a look at what’s going on and who is responsible. www.londoncentric.media/p/air-condit...
"If you're poor, you can sweat": One building's air conditioning divide
The struggles of residents in a London tower block sum up the challenges of heatwave-era London.
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I had no idea public sentiment had moved this far this fast.
Eric Michael Garcia@ericmgarcia.bsky.social · last wk.Economist/YouGov poll ask "Should the U.S. arrest Netanyahu if he comes here?" 49% yes 27% no Men: 46% yes 35% no Women: 52% yes 21% no White: 47% yes 21% no Black: 53% yes 13% no 18-29: 58% yes 17% no yougov.com/en-us/articl...
