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Everything is proceeding as I have foreseen.
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A gobsmacking story. Water companies let toxic waste disposers, for cash, dump their loads into sewage farms. The sewage sludge is then spread, untested, on farmland, potentially poisoning vast areas, entire ecosystems and the people (you and me) eating the food.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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What’s in the millions of tonnes of sludge sprayed on to farmland? The answer won’t make you happy | George Monbiot
Thanks to breathtaking negligence, the liquid fertiliser used to help grow our food bubbles with a lethal cocktail of toxins, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
March 21, 2025 at 8:17 AM
A gobsmacking story. Water companies let toxic waste disposers, for cash, dump their loads into sewage farms. The sewage sludge is then spread, untested, on farmland, potentially poisoning vast areas, entire ecosystems and the people (you and me) eating the food.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Clarkson denies buying farm primarily to avoid inheritance tax - despite having said in past he did
Jeremy Clarkson has denied buying a farm primarily to avoid inheritance tax.
Even though in the past he has publicly given this as a key reason for his decision to buy his Diddly Squat farm
November 19, 2024 at 12:50 PM
Clarkson denies buying farm primarily to avoid inheritance tax - despite having said in past he did
Jeremy Clarkson has denied buying a farm primarily to avoid inheritance tax.
Even though in the past he has publicly given this as a key reason for his decision to buy his Diddly Squat farm
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Welcome to 21st century Britain, where the landed gentry are still pulling the strings.
"Three hundred and fifty-five wealthy landowners in England including aristocrats are benefiting from an obscure tax break worth at least £68m, data shows."
"Three hundred and fifty-five wealthy landowners in England including aristocrats are benefiting from an obscure tax break worth at least £68m, data shows."
Loophole exempts 355 landowners in England from inheritance tax, data shows
Chancellor urged to cancel tax break that uses scheme to register land as heritage asset and worth at least £68m
www.theguardian.com
October 29, 2024 at 12:12 PM
Welcome to 21st century Britain, where the landed gentry are still pulling the strings.
"Three hundred and fifty-five wealthy landowners in England including aristocrats are benefiting from an obscure tax break worth at least £68m, data shows."
"Three hundred and fifty-five wealthy landowners in England including aristocrats are benefiting from an obscure tax break worth at least £68m, data shows."
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So much of the policy response to worsening climate change is designed to placate property owners, at the cost of making the problem much worse in 10-20 years (short thread)
October 21, 2024 at 12:56 PM
So much of the policy response to worsening climate change is designed to placate property owners, at the cost of making the problem much worse in 10-20 years (short thread)
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Cross-party MPs urge Chancellor to impose 2% tax on wealth above £10m
Move could raise £24bn a year as polls suggest public support
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Move could raise £24bn a year as polls suggest public support
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Cross-party MPs urge Reeves to impose 2% tax on wealth above £10m
Move could raise £24bn a year say signatories including Jeremy Corbyn as polls suggest public support
www.theguardian.com
October 22, 2024 at 8:36 PM
Cross-party MPs urge Chancellor to impose 2% tax on wealth above £10m
Move could raise £24bn a year as polls suggest public support
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Move could raise £24bn a year as polls suggest public support
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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EXCL: Former Hartlepool MP Jill Mortimer received a summons to court for non-payment of Council Tax when she was still an MP.
This story has taken 8 months to publish following a freedom of information battle.
My first as editor of The Teesside Lead...
This story has taken 8 months to publish following a freedom of information battle.
My first as editor of The Teesside Lead...
Former Teesside MP summoned to court for Council Tax arrears
Plus: A new energy company has been formed at the Teesworks site
theteessidelead.substack.com
October 23, 2024 at 8:52 AM
EXCL: Former Hartlepool MP Jill Mortimer received a summons to court for non-payment of Council Tax when she was still an MP.
This story has taken 8 months to publish following a freedom of information battle.
My first as editor of The Teesside Lead...
This story has taken 8 months to publish following a freedom of information battle.
My first as editor of The Teesside Lead...
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Charity where the boss earns £370,000 and which helps the rich is exempt from corporation tax, inheritance tax on legacies, pays no stamp duty land tax if it buys property, and gets gift aid on donations bit.ly/40aW45m
Economics of Eton: fees up 20%, head’s pay up 40% to £370,000
The school will expect parents to shoulder the full burden when Labour introduces VAT on fees, while Simon Henderson’s pay rise dwarfs those of other heads
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October 20, 2024 at 7:15 AM
Charity where the boss earns £370,000 and which helps the rich is exempt from corporation tax, inheritance tax on legacies, pays no stamp duty land tax if it buys property, and gets gift aid on donations bit.ly/40aW45m
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Hurricane #Milton, heading for Florida, is now only 1mph short of being a category 5 hurricane. It was only category 2 earlier this morning.
Alarmingly, according to weather analyst Colin McCarthy, not a single weather model predicted it would intensify this fast.
Alarmingly, according to weather analyst Colin McCarthy, not a single weather model predicted it would intensify this fast.
October 7, 2024 at 3:10 PM
Hurricane #Milton, heading for Florida, is now only 1mph short of being a category 5 hurricane. It was only category 2 earlier this morning.
Alarmingly, according to weather analyst Colin McCarthy, not a single weather model predicted it would intensify this fast.
Alarmingly, according to weather analyst Colin McCarthy, not a single weather model predicted it would intensify this fast.
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Meta Smart glasses + facial recognition software.
Doxxing of strangers.
“In a video demonstration, one of the Harvard students is shown using the technology to quickly discover details about the woman sitting near him at a train station in Boston.”
news.sky.com/story/studen...
Doxxing of strangers.
“In a video demonstration, one of the Harvard students is shown using the technology to quickly discover details about the woman sitting near him at a train station in Boston.”
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Students adapt Meta's smart glasses to dox strangers in real time
Two Harvard students created facial recognition glasses using tools that are readily available and then demonstrated them on strangers in Boston. They created them to prove the privacy risks of smart ...
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October 3, 2024 at 7:18 PM
Meta Smart glasses + facial recognition software.
Doxxing of strangers.
“In a video demonstration, one of the Harvard students is shown using the technology to quickly discover details about the woman sitting near him at a train station in Boston.”
news.sky.com/story/studen...
Doxxing of strangers.
“In a video demonstration, one of the Harvard students is shown using the technology to quickly discover details about the woman sitting near him at a train station in Boston.”
news.sky.com/story/studen...
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Wes Streeting really does want to privatise the NHS youtu.be/tMFFVuhgcBU?si… Wes Streeting’s plans for the NHS all have one purpose, and that is to increase the role of the private sector and big pharmaceutical companies within it, at cost to us, the patients. He should not be trusted.
Wes Streeting really does want to privatise the NHS
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
https://youtu.be/tMFFVuhgcBU?si…
October 1, 2024 at 6:03 AM
Wes Streeting really does want to privatise the NHS youtu.be/tMFFVuhgcBU?si… Wes Streeting’s plans for the NHS all have one purpose, and that is to increase the role of the private sector and big pharmaceutical companies within it, at cost to us, the patients. He should not be trusted.
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Sensible and cautious statement from Royal College of physicians of Edinburgh on PAs. If their advice is followed, deaths will likely be prevented.
www.rcpe.ac.uk/college/furt...
www.rcpe.ac.uk/college/furt...
Further position statement on Physician Associates | Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
College provides further update on key issues with regard to PAs
www.rcpe.ac.uk
October 1, 2024 at 3:18 PM
Sensible and cautious statement from Royal College of physicians of Edinburgh on PAs. If their advice is followed, deaths will likely be prevented.
www.rcpe.ac.uk/college/furt...
www.rcpe.ac.uk/college/furt...
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Great read from Tim Winton - "the first order of business is to cease “shopping in despair’s boutiques”.
"The lassitude that distinguishes our moment is born of sorrow and buried rage. We act like colonial subjects because, in effect, that’s what we are."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"The lassitude that distinguishes our moment is born of sorrow and buried rage. We act like colonial subjects because, in effect, that’s what we are."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Our leaders are collaborators with fossil fuel colonialists. This is the source of our communal dread | Tim Winton
The lassitude that distinguishes our moment is born of sorrow and buried rage. We act like colonial subjects because, in effect, that’s what we are
www.theguardian.com
September 30, 2024 at 6:50 AM
Great read from Tim Winton - "the first order of business is to cease “shopping in despair’s boutiques”.
"The lassitude that distinguishes our moment is born of sorrow and buried rage. We act like colonial subjects because, in effect, that’s what we are."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"The lassitude that distinguishes our moment is born of sorrow and buried rage. We act like colonial subjects because, in effect, that’s what we are."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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1. A fortnight ago, I wrote about the scandal of our Internal Drainage Boards, which are supposed to stop flooding, but are unaccountable, self-serving, feudal bodies that do more harm than good. Now a disturbing email has landed in my inbox. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... 🧵
More floods are coming to Britain, but you ought to know this: the system that should protect us is a scandal | George Monbiot
A network of public bodies are supposed to safeguard us from flooding. But, like old boys’ clubs, they are bastions of self-interest, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
September 30, 2024 at 9:30 AM
1. A fortnight ago, I wrote about the scandal of our Internal Drainage Boards, which are supposed to stop flooding, but are unaccountable, self-serving, feudal bodies that do more harm than good. Now a disturbing email has landed in my inbox. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... 🧵
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And here he breaks down while explaining the absolute trauma experienced by smaller hospitals in particular - the "healthier" ICU patients were transferred out, leaving them coping with so much death. They felt so alone.
youtu.be/dY_CdenZyrg
youtu.be/dY_CdenZyrg
September 26, 2024 at 11:05 AM
And here he breaks down while explaining the absolute trauma experienced by smaller hospitals in particular - the "healthier" ICU patients were transferred out, leaving them coping with so much death. They felt so alone.
youtu.be/dY_CdenZyrg
youtu.be/dY_CdenZyrg
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The 6th great extinction is ongoing and all the f&%king politicians ever talk about is humans.
Is the planet's biosphere better off than it was 4 years ago? Are koalas better off? What about penquins, elephants, dolphins, crabs, bees? Is the Amazon better off?
F&%king politicians.
Is the planet's biosphere better off than it was 4 years ago? Are koalas better off? What about penquins, elephants, dolphins, crabs, bees? Is the Amazon better off?
F&%king politicians.
September 20, 2024 at 3:19 PM
The 6th great extinction is ongoing and all the f&%king politicians ever talk about is humans.
Is the planet's biosphere better off than it was 4 years ago? Are koalas better off? What about penquins, elephants, dolphins, crabs, bees? Is the Amazon better off?
F&%king politicians.
Is the planet's biosphere better off than it was 4 years ago? Are koalas better off? What about penquins, elephants, dolphins, crabs, bees? Is the Amazon better off?
F&%king politicians.
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Kuenssberg RAGING, almost TEARFUL, over Grenfell: "It's been SEVEN YEARS, Prime Minister!"
Laura was BBC Political Editor for five of those of course, then in charge of the flagship Sunday programe for two.
Here is a short thread of every time she pressed the Tory gov't as hard on this. 1/1
Laura was BBC Political Editor for five of those of course, then in charge of the flagship Sunday programe for two.
Here is a short thread of every time she pressed the Tory gov't as hard on this. 1/1
September 8, 2024 at 8:49 AM
Kuenssberg RAGING, almost TEARFUL, over Grenfell: "It's been SEVEN YEARS, Prime Minister!"
Laura was BBC Political Editor for five of those of course, then in charge of the flagship Sunday programe for two.
Here is a short thread of every time she pressed the Tory gov't as hard on this. 1/1
Laura was BBC Political Editor for five of those of course, then in charge of the flagship Sunday programe for two.
Here is a short thread of every time she pressed the Tory gov't as hard on this. 1/1