Curious Robin

It's unusual, in recent times, to see a left wing populist!

Preferable to Farage et al, but not nearly as good as waking up every day and doing at least something to make the world slightly better

#makepoliticsboring #dontletperfectionbetheblockerofgoodenoigh #pragmatism... etc.

"you need high salaries to bring in the right talent"

You don't. You need it to be run by the civil service

It's already paid for. It's privately owned. Consumers pay for it.

The be clear - the fossil fuel energy industry is supposed to collapse! That's the goal.

Other people have been jailed for inciting murder

"If something's costing money, it may as well cost more money"!?

The pub subsidises the cost to make to system bearable.

Hopefully the council draw in more tax revenue as a result of increased business. If not, the reduced cost is at least worth it for the public benefit

Labour councillors banned from York bar over pavement licence fees Steve Wood, owner of Plonkers Wine Bar, says the ban is over yearly charges for outdoor seating.

Only £350 to have tables out in a town centre for a whole year‽

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He'd make that back from them on a single sunny Saturday in August

I have a lot of sympathy for publicans. I think tax should be almost zero on third spaces. This is just poor business acumen though

Bedenoch is uniquely talentless and was voted into leadership by an accident of fate. The only good that could possibly come from her public position would be if she were to highlight the difference between nationality and skin colour

Do that one useful thing, then disappear

Tories call for two-child cap on Scottish Child Payment Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay says his party would cut the

When will they learn‽

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Seaham anti-crime pod damaged a week after installation The device, installed by Durham Police in Seaham, is aimed at deterring criminal activity.

"Fortune telling evening cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances"

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Wonder if Reform UK’s Matt Goodwin remembers this.

They're not.

The press would have you believe there are four Labour MPs.

There are over 400 working on a wide range of issues that you never see. But you could...

fullfact.org/government-t...

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Not much of it is immigration

Thanks. (I'll delete that shortly)

That's not really what that says

The latest "biggest thing since sliced bread" isn't as good as sliced bread! That's the point. Sliced bread is still better.

"Wow Your Friends with Ten Things The Fat Cats in Labour Don't Want You To Know"!

"GB News is unbiased"

Also, now their presenters (not journalists) are standing for Reform!

This isn't the story

It's the story of the story you created about the story

There's no reason to believe the current Labour government don't want this information out - it was requested, given, and validates Ed Milliband's efforts. It was never blocked

Labour are to fault for stopping the Rwanda scheme?

What BAGA are you?

Plea from shop leaders as paying with cash costs more Paying to process cash is costing businesses more as banks rise prices.

Processing cash isn't free. It takes time. Including your own!

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Whenever I see signs saying somewhere only accepts cash, I wonder if they're being as honest with the taxman as I am

If you're going with US English, you need a third little flag to wave

Capacity means peak

Pumped storage won't even run at 50% of that. Think a little harder about where that energy comes from!

You dig holes with spades, not shovels

Have a nice day 👍

I've had me petition on Parliament.uk rejected because

"It requests action at a local level"

This has clearly been blocked at national level

Grid stability requires around 10% of the power to be grid forming. Scotland doesn't have that much hydro planned

So where's it coming from?

Minister backs decision not to publish West Yorkshire tram report The report's findings led to a mass transit system for West Yorkshire being delayed until the 2030s.

This new body that was created to prevent blocking infrastructure projects is actively blocking infrastructure projects...

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...and not telling anybody why!

@tracybrabinmayorwy.bsky.social @heidialexander.bsky.social

Facts that disagree with your world view are opinions?

I'd be more than happy to read through the results of your survey

By the same notion, mas to build in England and ship to Scotland

Where do you think the grid forming power will come from? It's gas, England, or nuclear

Ground rents to be capped at £250 a year for leaseholders The reforms for England and Wales will be published in a draft bill, which will be introduced later.

This must be such a relief to so many people

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The nuclear power station at the centre of the political divide in Scotland The twin reactors of Hinkley Point C in Somerset will form the first nuclear power plant built in the UK for 30 years.

A recent survey by The Times shows only 39% of Scottish public oppose nuclear power

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The SNP has always operated on their own ideology

Nuclear energy is grid forming, so can replace gas entirely. If you can't manage 10% by hydro, you need nuclear

Parents, if you're not willing to get your kids the MMRV jab, you need to give your collective heads a wobble