Nicholas Embling

What to do about Thames Water - Dieter Helm What has gone wrong with Thames Water and the UK water industry in general? Looking at the causes and some possible solutions.

Turns out someone far smarter than me (Dieter Helm) has thought far harder than me about this exact question of water nationalisation (specifically Thames) - anyone who's interested enough to read this far into the thread should now read this: dieterhelm.co.uk/publications...

Picture of a baby hippo from the Guardian kids quiz. Bears a resemblance to Nigel Farage.

Is it just me or is the Guardian platforming Farage now?

Next time Labour is in a jam,they should announce a law that forces online retailers to disclose their delivery company *before* you place an order so you can cancel if you wish. Would avoid sinking feeling I get when notified my “parcel is with Evri”.

Donald Trump Was Recruited by the KGB Under Codename 'Krasnov' Claims Former Soviet Spy Chief A former senior KGB chief claims Trump was recruited by them in 1987 due to his role as a prominent US businessman

bylinetimes.com/2025/02/21/d...

Trump was recruited by KGB with codename 'Krasnov', claims ex-Soviet spy Former Chairman of Kazakhstan’s National Security Committee Alnur Mussayev claims the Soviet KGB recruited Donald Trump before the collapse of the USSR, assigning him the alias Krasnov

This story seems to be mysteriously disappearing from the web asap

www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news...

The Observer view: Change to UK citizenship rule is cruel and misjudged | Observer editorial The government’s attempt to court Reform voters by penalising asylum seekers who arrive by the wrong route could backfire

Keir Starmer and Yvette Cooper’s cruel change means refugees fleeing conflict, torture and human rights abuses, and who’ve long been granted protection and the right to live and work in the UK, will no longer be able to become British citizens.

A 72 page medical bill from the last time this happened.

Brexit was a con.

Sold on a pack of lies by fantasists, ladybird libertarians, chancers, xenophobes and spivs.

On this day of all days we should take a moment to remind everyone of that.

A dumped pale leather chair in the open air with a grey cat sitting next to it.

You sir. Would you like to buy this lovely chair?

It’s because we have low taxes that no money is invested into improving the weather

So here’s the update. The billionaire owner of the Guardian preparing to get rid of a core part of the news org + 100 journalists.
If you’re a Guardian or Observer reader, please share this. The need for a strong, free & independent press couldn’t be greater. Yet, here it is.

So being a bit new to this place, finding it rather saner and more serious than the alternatives, I’m wondering what happens if I post a picture of my cat on a roof.

Observation, not a a criticism: very US focussed.

This is such a good idea and hopefully will spread. Those manufacturers that have wholly abandoned cars in favour of SUVs (Volvo; Jaguar-Land Rover etc) may have to rethink.