Billy MacInnes

Developers met ministers dozens of times over planning bill while ecologists were shut out Exclusive: Leading ecologists say warnings over threat to wildlife have been ignored in drive to build 1.5m new homes The scale of lobbying of ministers by developers on Labour’s landmark planning changes, which seek to rip up environmental rules to boost growth, can be exposed as campaigners make last-ditch attempts to secure protections for nature. The government published its planning and infrastructure bill in March. Before and after the bill’s publication the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, and housing minister Matthew Pennycook have met dozens of developers in numerous meetings. The body representing professional ecologists, meanwhile, has not met one minister despite requests to do so. Continue reading...

Developers met ministers dozens of times over planning bill while ecologists were shut out

And again this morning, of course.

1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️

Two panels commemorating the contribution of Black American soldiers towards the liberation of the Netherlands in World War Two have been quietly removed from a cemetery in Limburg. It follows a complaint by right-wing think tank The Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission.

Arteta has turned Arsenal into one of the most boring teams to watch.

The CJEU will soon be ruling on whether this Danish housing policy is directly racially discriminatory (the Advocate-General's opinion says it is: curia.europa.eu/juris/docume...).

The UK's Home Secretary wishes to base family reunion for refugees on such a policy.

This makes sense only if the Supreme Court agrees that it would cause irreparable harm if hungry people are again able to eat.

Short-term legal win, long-term political loss.

This is still genocide. The Israeli government are still to blame. The UK and US governments are still complicit.

Despite mass shortages in Gaza — with Israel allowing in less than 28% of required aid deliveries, systematically banning protein-rich foods, Rafah still sealed for 20,000 medical evacuees, and civilians killed daily near the yellow line – Trump says, “Gaza is working out very well. You haven’t...

They don’t care.

Israel 'deliberately and repeatedly' violating Gaza ceasefire, UK warned

Israel has repeatedly and deliberately violated the ceasefire in Gaza including by shooting at civilians, the UK Government and international bodies have been warned

He seems to have completely forgotten how the Labour government from 1945-1951 transformed the UK.

Lisa Nandy 'must quit' as police say Maccabi fans banned for hooliganism LISA Nandy is facing calls to quit as the UK’s Sport Secretary after police confirmed Maccabi Tel Aviv fans were banned from Villa Park this week…

Seems fair enough. www.thenational.scot/news/2560388...

Labour's foreign aid cut saw Sudan atrocity prevention plans rejected

Labour rejected atrocity prevention plans for Sudan before the fall of El Fasher because of cuts to the foreign aid budget, it has emerged

A tweet from Melanie D’Arrigo (@DarrigoMelanie) reads: “If at least 26 billionaires can waste at least $27 million trying to defeat Zohran Mamdani, then those same billionaires can afford to pay an extra 2% on their income over $1 million to make New York a better, thriving city for everyone — including themselves.” Below is a screenshot of a Forbes article titled “Billionaire Winners And Losers In Tuesday’s Elections,” listing names like Michael Bloomberg, Bill Ackman, Steve Wynn, and others with dollar amounts next to their contributions.

Hear, hear!

UK rejected atrocity prevention plans for Sudan despite warning of possible genocide Exclusive: British government adopted ‘least ambitious’ option months before RSF’s massacres in El Fasher

The British government has chosen to turn a blind eye to the sexual violence, ethnic cleaning and slaughter of civilians by the UAE-armed RSF forces in Sudan.

Another unforgivable dereliction of duty to prevent genocide.

UK rejected atrocity prevention plans for Sudan despite warning of possible genocide Exclusive: British government adopted ‘least ambitious’ option months before RSF’s massacres in El Fasher

Who knew complicity in genocide was contagious? Gaza first, Darfur second. “Now the UK government is complicit in the ongoing genocide of the people of Darfur,” she said. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

a man in a suit and tie stands in front of a podium that says " all the networks " Alt: Rudy raises his eyes and hands to the sky as he stands in front of a podium and says "all the networks"

Happy Four Seasons Total Landscaping Day for all who celebrate! 😂

It looks like someone needs to turn him off and on again.

Is there a stronger indictment of the state of UK politics than this coming from the mouth of the leader of the Opposition?

The world’s first trillionaire initiated a move that has left more than half a million people dead, most of whom are children.

Lower migration is bad news for the UK economy - UK in a changing Europe Lauren Gilbert argues that migrants to the UK are net fiscal contributors, adding much more to the economy than they take out, and that the recent collapse in immigration will harm the UK's economic p...

"Home Office data suggests that recent immigrants are more likely to be working than British nationals and make higher wages than them."

✍️ Lauren Gilbert argues that migrants to the UK are net fiscal contributors, adding much more to the economy than they take out,

ukandeu.ac.uk/lower-migrat...

DHS: ‘Daycare Workers Have Walked Freely in This Country For Far Too Long’ WASHINGTON—Reaffirming the Trump administration’s promise to crack down on individuals providing supervision and instruction to youngsters across the United States, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi ...

DHS: ‘Daycare Workers Have Walked Freely in This Country For Far Too Long’

A tweet from onion person (@CantEverDie) shows a screenshot of The Onion’s homepage. The headline reads: “Conservative Man Proudly Frightened Of Everything.” The image shows a middle-aged man sitting in an office with his hand on his chin, looking serious. Below it, Tiffany Fong (@TiffanyFong) replies: “when i was little, i dreamed of living in NYC. now, i don’t even want to visit.”

Tiffany did the meme.

barely a metaphor lmao

Senior German officials have accused the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party of deliberately abusing parliamentary powers to collect and likely pass secret information about the country's military capabilities and the state of critical infrastructure to Russia.

Source: Der Spiegel

'Extreme right-wing concerns' top referals to anti-terror programme in Scotland

EXCLUSIVE: 'Extreme right-wing concerns' made up the majority of referrals to Scotland’s anti-terror scheme last year, police figures have revealed

That’s … that’s not what that phrase means?