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I just think there is absolutely zero strategy in Nottingham and the East Mids as a whole. The one thing that we've had going for us is our student game, now seems like that is about to fall over nationwide. It's such a waste.

Fresh setback for £1.4bn city transformation as funding pulled The area had previously missed out on £17 million in Goverment funding to speed the project up

EMCCA have pulled the brownfield development grant from the Island Quarter after Conygar admit they won't be able to start before March 2026.

Absolute shitshow as usual from all involved. We are not a serious city.

#nottingham

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That looks delicious.

Aim high, gateway route isn't it?! 🤦‍♂️

A statement about building a new petrol station on the old car wash site.

You'll never guess what they're planning to build instead to improve the appearance of the local area...

#nottingham

Wembley Stadium filling up before Oasis first London show of Live 25 tour.

Last night was something else. Really impressed with the use of the screens too, forget how much tech has improved since 2009!

Richard Ashcroft also belting.

#oasis #live25 #wembley

The fact this keeps having to be explained is very depressing. Not seen anything from Midlands leadership either, pathetic. I type this while on the Elizabeth Line, a proper divisive, delayed, over budget British project that everyone absolutely loves now it's finished.

#hs2 #infrastructure

An emotional support pickup truck, the wheels on the left right into the kerb, the wheels on the right hanging out the bay. On the opposite side of the road is some suss and a cycleway

Can we agree that if you've got an emotional support vehicle so big that the wheels on one side are touching the kerb and the others aren't even in the bay it should be classed as a HGV & fitted with a speed limiter & tachometer?

I walked past that earlier 😔

I inquired about this a few years back, was told to go away and buy a head torch.

Saw a few very near misses between cyclists and pedestrians this morning. All that money and you can't even trim a hedge 🙄

#nottingham #rushcliffe #infrastructure

I know Rushcliffe is supposed to be the utopian dream that scoffs at us peasants in the city, but I've got to say, your side of the riverside path from Wilford Suspension Bridge to the school is an absolute embarrassment. Half the path is unusable because of overgrown bushes!

UK infrastructure pipeline launched detailing £531bn investment on 773 projects in next decade | New Civil Engineer Developed by the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority (Nista), the online tool offers a forward-looking overview of major capital

Infrastructure pipeline day one: kneecap the biggest infrastructure project in generations. Peak U.K 🤌
#hs2

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This is right up there as one of the most stupid and short-sighted things any British government has done for a while, and the competition is strong. #hs2

a tweet by BBC Breakfast reading: "The Met Office has warned the UK is breaking heat and rainfall records increasingly frequently as its climate continues to warm. Climate Editor Justin Rowlatt and Meteorologist Matt Taylor discussed the report on #BBcBreakfast"

REMINDER: HS2, delivered in full, was the most effective single investment to reduce the UK's emissions.

The last government cancelled it, this government doubled down. Until they reverse the cancellation, Labour cannot be taken seriously on the climate.

Government to sell off HS2 eastern leg land holdings | Construction News The government has torpedoed prospects of reviving the scrapped HS2 leg between Birmingham and Leeds by announcing plans to sell off its property along

Just when I thought they couldn't disappoint me any more. The Tories may have cancelled the Eastern Leg, but this decision is what buries it forever. Shame on our local leaders for not taking a stand. The E.Mids is, and will stay, shit. #nottingham #hs2

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Good news 🙌🏼

Yep, as well as adding huge social value. Amazing that the 'challenging fiscal environment' never stops us bombing people at a moments notice 🙄

PLEASE TALK ABOUT ANYTHING OTHER THAN EPSTEIN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER.

Queensbury Tunnel cycleway plan too costly, say government Transport minister Lilian Greenwood says Queensbury Tunnel will be made

So disappointing to see Lillian Greenwood using this language.
"It doesn't make us any money" straight out of the Tory austerity playbook.

Sometimes it's worth doing things just because they're nice.

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HMRC 'doesn't know' how many billionaires pay tax in the UK "There is much public interest in the amount of tax the wealthy pay. People need to know everyone pays their fair share," a group of MPs warn.

Honest to God I think we're heading towards a revolution soon in this country. Tax them into oblivion.

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Which part of it makes it a tram?

This is why I will be voting #Green for the foreseeable.

All those private healthcare donors watching Wes cash in on their investment.

"No money left" is a political fiction used to protect the super rich from fair taxes.

Rather than take different political choices, Health Secretary is acting like an influencer for privatisation.

Feel the change 🙌

One thing that has become perfectly evident is that Claire Ward isn't fit for purpose unfortunately. There is no world in which #Labour would do this if #Burnham were in charge of E.Mids. She is not going to put up the necessary fight for our region, Starmer & Co. know this.

You do wonder why so many decent #labour people in the East Midlands keep going when Westminster shows time and again it couldn't care less about our region.

I wonder how many more disillusioned people this will tip further right? Great job 👏🏼

#votegreen

a tweet from Lilian Greenwood from March this year, annotated with pictures from a site visit filled with staff in orange who I presume are now jobless, reading: "Great to catch up with @networkrail & @splpowerlinesuk to find out how they've been electrifying the Midland Main Line. Looking forward to new bi-mode trains this yr. (Yes, should have been electric trains on fully electrified lines but Tories repeatedly broke their promises)."

I don't think this was a decision long in the making... Imagine an entire industry and a hundred thousand jobs teetering on the whims of... Who, exactly?

In any case, yet again the East Midlands is abandoned.

Dismay at government pause to Midland Mainline electrification - BBC News Councils say full electrification is essential as the government diverts funding elsewhere.

This is so embarrassingly shit from Labour.

Not a serious country.

#eastmidlands #infrastructure

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Eight countries launch solidarity coalition for levies on premium flyers | Global Solidarity Levies Task Force The Global Solidarity Levies Task Force brings together countries from around the world to advance options for international levelies that will raise much needed revenue for the fight against climate ...

This is huge news: eight countries including France and Spain have launched a solidarity coalition for levies on premium flyers (first and business class & private jets).

“New levies on premium flyers can raise vital funds for climate and development."
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