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Comparison of state pension in G7 shows that the UK state pension is the least generous. Countries have wide variance in how retirement incomes are funded and how returns are calculated. Purists might want more nuanced data but this is what we have. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Important stuff about how much state pension many actually receive.
Dorothy Bruce@dorothybruce.bsky.social · 2w agoThe figure everyone quotes for the state pension is £12,500 but this figure is only for pensioners receiving the state pension after 2016 - the minority. The majority receive a much lower rate with many women who stayed at home to raise families receiving much less.
A reminder This stupid and expensive data center must not be built www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Campaigners oppose £2bn rural data centre 'monster' in Borders
The company behind the plans says it would create 145 high-quality jobs in the Scottish Borders.
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www.thenational.scot/news/2654259... Iraeli attacks in Gaza since 2023 have killed more than 73,000 Palestinians, the majority
IDF soldiers give testimony on mass killing of Palestinians in new film
DOZENS of Israeli soldiers who have inside information on secret systems used in Gaza have featured in a groundbreaking documentary film about the…
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www.thenational.scot/news/2651722.... e-hit-environmental-warnings/?ref=li A really dangerous and unnecessary development
Environmental warnings emerge over huge £2bn AI data centre linked to Scottish Duke
A HUGE planned £2 billion AI data centre linked to a Scottish aristocrat has been warned that it could affect local water supplies and have a…
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www.thenational.scot/news/2651722... A really dangerous development
Environmental warnings emerge over huge £2bn AI data centre linked to Scottish Duke
A HUGE planned £2 billion AI data centre linked to a Scottish aristocrat has been warned that it could affect local water supplies and have a…
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www.thenational.scot/news/2650366... Amazing woman dealing a very difficult health issue
www.thenational.scot/politics/264... 71% of Americans want Data Centers stopped. Pay attention Scotland and Europe. Governments are being persuaded by the Data Centers hype
AI centres will be monetary black hole if we don’t act
STEP by step, protest by protest, the campaign against data centres in the UK is finding its feet and becoming a national movement ...
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Yana Zhuryk, Kyiv Independent on Independence Day "The day will be not just a celebration of our country, but a day to mourn those who died fighting for it, to feel grateful for those who continue to fight, and to remind ourselves that, despite the odds, we are still here."
www.thenational.scot/news/2648271... Important investigation into data center proposals and developments
Our investigation into AI data centres in Scotland starts on Monday
FOR months, The National has been leading the way in coverage of Scotland's emerging AI data centres. Our reporting has focused on the…
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www.thenational.scot/politics/264... There may be some issues but Glasgow is much safer than all the major English cities
Lesley Riddoch: BBC documentary has dragged back Glasgow's violent reputation
I watched BBC Scotland’s Welcome to Glasgow documentary and it is indeed tough viewing with drug dealing, casual violence and a
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www.thenational.scot/news/2647907... Rather late in organising this The Duke of Roxburghe was given special treatment to promote his ill conceived Data Center which if built would dominate a rural upland area to the extent it would be seen from space
Council leader steps in after Duke gets private £2bn data centre lobby meeting
A SCOTTISH council leader has stepped in to invite campaigners opposed to a £2 billion data centre to meet all elected members – after a private…
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UN peacekeeping force recorded an average of 137 projectiles fired daily in the region over the last two weeks.
Civilians paying price as Israeli military raises stakes in Lebanon: UNIFIL
UN peacekeeping force recorded an average of 137 projectiles fired daily in the region over the last two weeks.
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www.thenational.scot/politics/264... In other countries -Norway Saudi Arabia and others the government - ie the people own the oil and gas.Thatcher gave it to the private sector instead of controlling it by state owned companies
Colin Fox: Why is this crucial figure never mentioned when GERS is published?
PUBLICATION of the Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland (GERS) figures last week prompted the usual facile debate ...
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