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Inquest into British aid workers killed in Gaza may examine whether the weaponry that killed the men was made in the UK & the role the British military may have played in the incident. A Royal Air Force surveillance plane spent about 5 hours above Gaza on the day of the attack.

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Don't confuse "wealth" with "super-wealth". The wealthy already pay their fair share because their wealth generally comes from earnings. But the super-wealthy pay nothing because they earn very little on paper. They instead make money with their money — which isn't taxed because we only tax earnings

The only 4 constituencies where rejoining the EU wasn’t the preferred option were those of Lee Anderson, Farage, Tice and Lowe. In those 4, the top answer was ‘don’t know’. Confirming that Brexit has no real support at all. Not surprising for a total shitshow. And makes red lines seem very silly.

Independent front page. 

Voters across Britain back rejoining EU
Reversing Brexit is most popular option in 646 of 650 constituencies, finds new electoral survey of 12,000Bar chart showing
Which EU relationship respondents most wanted the Uk government to propose

EU membership 35%
Single market 6%
Customs Union 5%
Uk govt position  18/19%
Starts quo 8/9%
Don’t know 16%
Loosen ties 11%

So, when can we stop destroying the natural world so a tiny percentage can live in indescribable luxury? When can we scale back fossil fuel use and shift to de-growth? If we don't start taking care of the natural world we'll follow on the way to extinction. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Sea dragon populations decimated in ‘mind-blowing’ mass mortality event caused by South Australian algal bloom

Thousands of sea dragons, pipefishes and seahorses have washed up along state’s coastline according to analysis of citizen scientist records

theguardian.com

As Chancellor, George Osborne kickstarted austerity, decimated public services, widened inequality, slashed disability benefits, misread Brexit, screwed the economy, & u-turned spectacularly after every budget. How has he been rewarded with ANY public position? www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

George Osborne ‘thought Peter Thiel’s Bayeux tapestry visit would be secret’

British Museum chair tells Big Brue festival he thought no one would find out about the private viewing

theguardian.com