Richard Bates
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Publisher – fiction and non-fiction. Friend to writers. Dementia carer. Cyclist. Activist. Cat parent.
Liberal Democrat 🔶 elected to Chichester District Council (UK) in 2023, also on West Sussex County Council Health & Adult Social Care Scrutiny Committee.
Liberal Democrat 🔶 elected to Chichester District Council (UK) in 2023, also on West Sussex County Council Health & Adult Social Care Scrutiny Committee.
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The US government is being run like a mafia.
November 10, 2025 at 10:36 PM
The US government is being run like a mafia.
Interesting question. Photos of Bass Maltings, Sleaford, are online:
www.whateversleft.co.uk/industrial/b...
www.whateversleft.co.uk/industrial/b...
Bass Maltings, Sleaford
The Maltings were built by Bass Breweries at the start of the 20th century and were the largest of their kind in the country. Costing £350’000 to build the site was operational by Bass …
www.whateversleft.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Interesting question. Photos of Bass Maltings, Sleaford, are online:
www.whateversleft.co.uk/industrial/b...
www.whateversleft.co.uk/industrial/b...
“Nothing I have seen or heard gives me comfort that Rachel Reeves understands the importance of nature to economic and social wellbeing, nothing,” said Sally Hayns, chief executive of the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management.
November 9, 2025 at 10:52 PM
“Nothing I have seen or heard gives me comfort that Rachel Reeves understands the importance of nature to economic and social wellbeing, nothing,” said Sally Hayns, chief executive of the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management.
“The Guardian can reveal the scale of the lobbying by developers in face-to-face meetings with the chancellor and other ministers that has been going on for months, while professional ecologists have found it hard to gain any audience.”
Councillors on #planning committees experience this regularly.
Councillors on #planning committees experience this regularly.
Developers met ministers dozens of times over planning bill while ecologists were shut out
November 9, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Apparently, if we all did that, the planning system would “grind to a halt” ... and nature could recover.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
AI-powered nimbyism could grind UK planning system to a halt, experts warn
Tools that help people scan applications and find grounds for objection have potential to hit government’s housebuilding plans
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Apparently, if we all did that, the planning system would “grind to a halt” ... and nature could recover.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Apparently if we all did that, the planning system would “grind to a halt”… and nature could recover.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
AI-powered nimbyism could grind UK planning system to a halt, experts warn
Tools that help people scan applications and find grounds for objection have potential to hit government’s housebuilding plans
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Apparently if we all did that, the planning system would “grind to a halt”… and nature could recover.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Great pushback from you against the eye rolling journalist, and for emphasising the unfairness of our present tax system. 👏
November 9, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Great pushback from you against the eye rolling journalist, and for emphasising the unfairness of our present tax system. 👏
“Nothing I have seen or heard gives me comfort that Rachel Reeves understands the importance of nature to economic and social wellbeing, nothing,” said Sally Hayns, chief executive of the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management.
November 9, 2025 at 12:06 PM
“Nothing I have seen or heard gives me comfort that Rachel Reeves understands the importance of nature to economic and social wellbeing, nothing,” said Sally Hayns, chief executive of the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management.
Some of us found her laughter refreshingly positive.
November 8, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Some of us found her laughter refreshingly positive.
“This is insane, what we are witnessing in this country,” said Jorge-Mario Cabrera, the communications director of Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (Chirla), an advocacy organization. “This should not be happening.”
November 8, 2025 at 12:25 PM
“This is insane, what we are witnessing in this country,” said Jorge-Mario Cabrera, the communications director of Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (Chirla), an advocacy organization. “This should not be happening.”
Will look for this in the UK. Chestnut honey is also good for sore throat, in fact any raw honey is soothing.
November 7, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Will look for this in the UK. Chestnut honey is also good for sore throat, in fact any raw honey is soothing.