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Lessons from the last nuclear power plant in Scotland Torness is closing in on its 40th birthday

Everywhere you look democracy is failing: "A majority of SNP voters support new nuclear power. But the SNP has used its sway over Scotland’s planning system to, in effect, ban new nuclear projects." www.economist.com/britain/2025...

Tommy Robinson bleats on about protecting women but in the same breath calls them misogynistic slurs

RIP the great Tom Lehrer, a master of musical satire.

Britain’s Labour Party is backed by a pro-growth coalition Its young electoral base offers opportunities to fix a sclerotic economy

Britain’s Labour Party is backed by a pro-growth coalition
www.economist.com/britain/2024...
from The Economist

Petition: Repeal the Online Safety Act We want the Government to repeal the Online Safety act.

There's a petition to repeal the UK's technically illiterate and oppressive Online Safety Act that, among other things, is the reason you're being asked for age verification:

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...

Please sign and repost.

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The Online Safety Act requires this update to disable access to DMs and adult content until you've verified that you're over 18

Please don't get upset with the Bluesky team for following the law, write to your MP instead:

🗣️ writetothem.com

“HS2 say they have since [gaining parliamentary consent] needed to acquire more than 8,000 further permissions from councils and other agencies. It hasn't always been given [leading to time and cost budget overruns].”

HS2 was doomed to be a mess before it began, say insiders

“How deep is our appetite for individuals to have their lives impacted in the name of national interest? How should we value century long investment in infrastructure?” www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

www.rethinkrepayment.com/our-demands

Petition: Lower student loan repayment rate to 5%, cut interest to CPI and raise threshold We want the government to: 1. Lower the student loan repayment rate from 9% to 5%. 2. Reduce the maximum interest rate on Plan 2 loans from RPI+3% to CPI. 3. Raise the student loan repayment threshold...

If the oldies are getting to keep their triple lock, why shouldn’t the younguns get a triple lock too? 🙃
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/15...

"Sir Keir’s project is one of improving the lives of voters—little by little, spreadsheet by spreadsheet—in the hope they will both notice and thank the government. It is an uninspiring vision, but it is all they have. Only the briefcase wankers can save them now."

Where are all the briefcase wankers? The nerd:jock ratio in government is askew

"Labour is the last chance for sweeping incrementalism. Other more chaotic projects are waiting should the party fail" www.economist.com/britain/2025...

Restoring trust in our democracy: Our strategy for modern and secure elections

For anyone else wondering if there are any new details behind all the media noise about what was a manifesto pledge anyway, yes there is www.gov.uk/government/p...

Rachel Reeves is hoping deregulation will save the economy. We know how that ends | Larry Elliott The chancellor’s emollient speech to City bosses this week was alarming. There are better ways to revive Britain’s fortunes, says Guardian columnist Larry Elliott

I think I've seen this film before, and I didn't like the ending
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Rachel Reeves autumn Budget will see significant tax rises Repeatedly borrowing more is not a long-term solution to rising day-to-day spending pressures.

“Local councils are now spending 58% of their revenue on social care for adults and children, with some councils spending more than 80%” www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Craig Williams faces two-year wait for betting offences trial He is one of 15 people accused of cheating by gambling on the date of the 2024 general election.

Taste of your own medicine www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Breaking news: First Past the Post to be scrapped for mayoral elections. Now time for Westminster!

WE DID IT!!!

The government has just announced that it´s scrapping FPTP for mayoral elections.

In May, this absurd system resulted in some Mayors being elected on as little as 25% of the vote.

This is a victory of communities around the country. But it's just the beginning...

AO3 getting taken down by an INT overflow is impressive in both the "How did it get to this point" and "It took them how long to get to this point? Dang" ways.

Some broad and oversimplified technical background. You can define a data type for a column in a database. INT is one of them.

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AGILE PROJECT MANAGEMENT MENTIONED

How fake-will fraudsters steal millions from the dead A trail of suspicious wills led to an organised gang committing fraud and stealing millions from dead people's estates.

This story is horrifying, but behind it lie the consequences of all but abolishing legal aid in civil cases. As a lawyer you hear so often of police telling victims of blatant scams and frauds "it's a civil matter" but what help is that when they can't afford legal help?

Labour’s First Year: Three mythbusters to use on the doorstep - LabourList Sebastian Salek's cheat sheet for handling the three biggest challenges voters throw at Labour supporters about the party's first year.

If you can tackle these three myths, you can turn sceptics into supporters.

But you need the right language to land it.

Here's the full framework with the examples that make it stick:

labourlist.org/2025/07/news...

NHS Long Term Plan is live today, but where’s the plan for social care? You can’t promise prevention while sidelining care.

We’re still waiting on the cross‑party talks promised by Wes Streeting in January. The crisis in social care is a political failure, not a policy mystery.

The vote share needed to win a majority in Parliament is getting lower and lower.

Whether it's Labour, the Tories or Reform: full control of our laws, our public services and foreign policy should never be in the hands of someone most people don't support.

We need #PRnow.

People celebrating that Zarah Sultana and Jeremy Corbyn are creating some Reform UK of the Left despite the fact that Westminster continues to use FPTP are the same people who are so far into their social media bubble they thought Green had a chance at the general election

Kemi Badenoch mocking a visibly upset Rachel Reeves at PMQs is really not a good look, given we don't yet know what has happened

Great Britain’s energy networks to get £24bn upgrade but bills to rise Ofgem approves investment amid push by government to expand UK’s renewables sector

So, why are we spending £15bn on gas networks when we're trying to transition to renewables? 🤔

1. Russia was on the verge of economic collapse, oil prices at its lowest
2. Israel starts war with Iran
3. USA attacks Iran
4. Iran closes the Strait
5. Oil prices rise
6. Russia is back in the game and Trump’s pockets are full

Trump and Putin have a very cosy chat together. Trump is speaking bad Putin is smiling towards him.

Worth noting that even if Iran only briefly disrupts the Hormuz Strait, in terms of income from oil, there would be at least one big winner.

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I inherited my parents’ house, now I’m classed as a second-home owner Kath Nugent’s surprise £4,900 council tax bill highlights how new rules are forcing people to sell homes they’d prefer to keep

Yes, this is exactly how this approach to council tax should work. A house is now back out for sale as opposed to ending up in the hands of an accidental landlord with no clue on housing law and learning as you go.

www.thetimes.com/business-mon...

Been getting into this algorithmics themed YouTube channel www.youtube.com/@PolylogCS