this idea must be re-visited by government & councils - perhaps by mayors under devolved powers ?

Bylines Network@bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 2mo ago

As Britain swelters through another heatwave, few people will have heard that ministers have quietly dropped plans for solar carports. Cars cooler in summer. Shelter from the rain in winter. Clean electricity all year round. A missed opportunity? @eastangliabylines.co.uk

🔴 NEW: Six in 10 Russian Billionaires Are Still Not Being Sanctioned by the UK Government A series of billionaires with ties to Britain remain untouched by the UK's supposedly tough sanctions regime, reports Molly Gordon and Iain Overton Read the full story below.

Six in 10 Russian Billionaires Are Still Not Being Sanctioned by the UK Government

A series of billionaires with ties to Britain remain untouched by the UK's supposedly tough sanctions regime, reports Molly Gordon and Iain Overton

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It's time to End bird netting. Report trapped birds to endbirdnetting.uk

End Bird Netting

Bird netting is becoming increasingly widespread across towns and cities. Trees are wrapped in plastic mesh, hedges are sealed under synthetic barriers, and buildings are covered in nets to stop…

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Bird netting is used to exclude birds from buildings, but it traps and harms them.

UK Health Secretary Wes Streeting resigns, says he has lost confidence in PM's leadership after pledging loyalty. He shouldn't be allowed to become PM without a proper contest and policies. Streeting has thrived on corporate money, handed NHS contracts to private equity, pushed Labour to the right

Wes Streeting resigns as health secretary, saying he has lost confidence in PM's leadership

In a letter to Keir Starmer, Streeting says it would be

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WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT?

The Canary@thecanaryuk.bsky.social · 4mo ago

NHS staff have been told they will lose their jobs if they keep criticising US spy software firm Palantir by @skwawkbox.org

This is awful

UK state pension age starts rising to 67. France, 62. Millions will struggle to work, may get derisory benefits. Poor have shorter life, receive pension for fewer yrs. Rich retire whenever they want, have longer lives, receive pension for longer period Huge wealth transfer from poor to the rich

State pension age starts rising to 67 - here's how much you get and when

The age at which people can start receiving the state pension is going up in stages over the next two years.

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One to save to photos and share freely with all the MAGA folk:

Let's try this again 👋 Hi Bluesky - I'm Massachusetts' Attorney General. You might know me from suing President Trump nearly 50 times, beating Uber and Lyft in court, or being the first woman of color elected to statewide office in MA. I officially left X today - help me find my MA people?

Two months ago the UK agreed to a deal in which the NHS has to pay £3bn a year more for US drugs. The only thing we got was an agreement the UK would face no tariffs. Now we are getting 15% tariffs on everything. The deal must be torn up and no money stolen from the NHS.

Don't go to the USA.

#Biodiversity - under pressure around the globe "Less than 10,000 breeding pairs left in the wild... climate change and intensive commercial fishing have sharply reduced fish stocks." edition.cnn.com/world/africa...

Africa’s only penguin species is starving: Is there still hope? | CNN

Overfishing and ecosystem disruption are leaving African penguins without enough food to survive. Their suffering signals a broader collapse in the ocean food web, but new policies and conservation ef...

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Violation of the Geneva Conventions and the Eighth Amendment.

Scott Horton@robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Acive duty military are being ordered to buy a ticket to Melania and watch it, whether they want to, or not. www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/mil...

Americans are realizing that unfettered federal power to detain and arrest is a very dangerous thing. I learned that lesson as a child when they put us into internment camps just for looking like the enemy. Don’t go further down this road.

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Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 7mo ago

BRENNAN: Tell me about the officer, Jonathan Ross KRISTI NOEM: Don't say his name! I mean, for heaven's sake, we shouldn't have people continue to dox law enforcement BRENNAN: His name is public NOEM: I know, but that doesn't mean it should continue to be said

Demented and Dangerous Trump tells Norway Prime Minister: "The World is not secure unless we have Complete and Total Control of Greenland." He no longer feels "an obligation to think purely of Peace" after Norway "decided not to give" him the Nobel Peace Prize. He is the biggest danger to peace.

Political cartoonists are not fuckin’ around this week. (thread) 1. Pat Bagley

The past couple days have made it clear that arresting and prosecuting Johnathan Ross isn’t just the right thing to do, it is necessary to prevent future violence by ICE who have interpreted the situation as “we can do that to whoever we want”

Dom Ervolina@dominicervolina.com · 7mo ago

A woman recording an ICE agent tells him "Shame on you." The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?" "Learned what?" she asks Then he knocks her phone out of her hand

Good morning to everyone who doesn’t want to annex Canada, Columbia, Cuba, Greenland, Mexico, or Panama, and just wants universal healthcare.

Trump's attack on Venezuela will create global instability. Will prolong the Ukraine war. How could the US condemn and sanction Russia? Encourage Putin to kidnap Zelensky. Encourage China to takeover Taiwan. What is the point of the UN if rogue powers can do whatever they want?

Psychopath Trump attacks Venezuela, kidnaps President and his wife. The 21st Century bully wants oil, gas, minerals, puppet regimes. What next - attack on Iran, Syria, Panama, Canada, Mexico, Denmark ... there is no limit to his stupidity. The world must unite against new imperialism.

US puts £31bn tech ‘prosperity deal’ with Britain on ice. Trump doesn't honour agreements. It's about dominance. Demands that UK ends digital services tax on US tech companies and it's food safety rules which bar certain US agricultural products. Say NO to Trump slavery. Better off joining the EU

US puts £31bn tech ‘prosperity deal’ with Britain on ice

Pledge to invest billions in UK paused, with Washington citing lack of progress on trade barriers across pond

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His latest rant about the BBC is surely grounds for them to counter-sue for libel & reputational damage? He is claiming they “put words in his mouth which were never said” and that they “must have used AI” both of these claims are provable untruths - they edited footage of his ACTUAL speech

How to buy yourself a needy malignant narcissist? Just offer him a phony, made up "Peace Prize" & he's all your's!!! No need for a formal ceremony as he'll snatch from the box & put it on all by himself. Both laughably pathetic AND pathetically laughable. 🤡 🫣

It's #GivingTuesday & Dr @andrewmeyerson.uk has an important msg. We've helped 1 million frontline staff & helped save at least 77 lives. NHS staff are suffering with burnout & moral distress. We provide them with free counselling & support. Please donate 👉 www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-suppo...

Would this have happened to a white resident? Asking for the First Nations.