Meg

We lived there for 12 years. Both our children were born in Stepping Hill. You ought to revisit- it’s much improved!

He goes on about being “shut down “ , yet he babbles on incessantly talking over the interviewer!

Wow. Robert Jenrick doubles down by branding a black journalist's questions "ridiculous" and saying that the problem is not his comments, but "journalists like you who pop up and try to knock me down", adding that "this is the reason why terrorist attacks happen". ~AA

Fast-fashion recycling: how ‘the castoff capital of the world’ is making Indian factory workers sick Reports of lung disease, skin conditions and even cancer are rising in Panipat, which recycles 1 million tonnes of textile waste a year

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Hannah Beswick, The Manchester Mummy - with Hannah Priest

Explore the strange, unsettling tale of Hannah Beswick, the 18th-century woman whose body was preserved and placed on display in Manchester. Long wrapped in folklore as the 'Manchester Mummy', author Hannah Priest reveals the truth: open.spotify.com/episode/4hsi...
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#Handsworth could teach @RobertJenrick how to live in a global society. #BenjaminZephaniah - spirit of #Birmingham - said "Handsworth for me is...where I learnt all my skills, my communication skills, my hustling skills, my poetic skills, everything."

JLR to restart some manufacturing operations on Wednesday; Ineos claims UK ‘sleepwalking into deindustrialisation’ – business live Jaguar Land Rover prepares to restart manufacturing and announce faster payment scheme for suppliers Adrian Mardell, chief executive officer of JLR, says the resumption of engine manufacturing tomorrow is a significant moment for the company: This week marks an important moment for JLR and all our stakeholders as we now restart our manufacturing operations following the cyber incident. “From tomorrow, we will welcome back our colleagues at our engine production plant in Wolverhampton, shortly followed by our colleagues making our world‑class cars at Nitra and Solihull. “Our suppliers are central to our success, and today we are launching a new financing arrangement that will enable us to pay our suppliers early, using the strength of our balance sheet to support their cashflows. “I would like to thank everyone connected to JLR for their commitment, hard work and endeavour in recent weeks to bring us to this moment. We know there is much more to do but our recovery is firmly underway.” Working with a banking partner, this short‑term financing scheme means qualifying JLR suppliers will receive a majority prepayment shortly after the point of order and a final true‑up payment on receipt of invoice. JLR’s typical supplier payment terms are 60‑days post invoice, so this scheme accelerates payments by as much as 120 days. JLR will reimburse the financing costs for those JLR suppliers who use the scheme during the restart phase, as the company returns to full production. This move follows steps taken by JLR during September to prudently bolster its liquidity, following the interruption to business since the cyber incident. Continue reading...

JLR to restart some manufacturing operations on Wednesday; Ineos claims UK ‘sleepwalking into deindustrialisation’ – business live

MPs and public underestimate urgency of climate action, new UEA study reveals Fewer than 15% of UK MPs knew emissions must peak by 2025, raising questions about climate communication

Climate science is clear: global emissions must peak no later than 2025.

Labour MPs scored better than Conservatives, but most still got the year wrong. Climate denial or ignorance has a profound effect on urgently-needed policy.

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Listen up, people!
Our pals @maryrosemuseum.bsky.social are about to be on BBC Rafio 4, with a feature on conservation of their mighty warship.

So tune in, learn and be entertained!

This is a lie.

There are many criticisms you might sensibly and truthfully make of the Sentencing Council and the Sentencing Guidelines. I’ve been making them for years.

But this is an outright lie. Pure fabrication. A fraud on the public.

Asylum hotel provider makes £180m profit despite claims of inedible food and rationed loo paper Asylum seekers and charities tell BBC of

Finally!!! The real scandal of the asylum hotels. Why, instead of shining the light on these parasites, months were spent on demonising vulnerable people at their mercy?
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AVR wall box by the Queens Head in Great Underbank #Stockport

From Alexandra Epps: Smithfield Market 1967 #EdwardBawden

Stockport wandering #Stockport
For once I haven’t included the famous viaduct

fingerpost in Northamptonshire
On a lovely walk

St James #Whitehaven #Cumbria Wedgewood blue and white. My great great grandparents married there.

St Lorenz Nuremberg - Veit Stoss sculpture. #Nuremberg #Germany

Who was this professor of Greek and Wagner connoisseur? Was he the father of Brexit? Of Thatcherism? Of Reform?

Join Tom and Dominic as they explore the life and legacy of Britain’s most enduringly controversial politician.

🎙️: linktr.ee/restishistory
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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿Enoch Powell: Rivers of Blood🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

In the 1960s, rising anger over immigration left many people disillusioned with established political leaders, whose careful rhetoric increasingly didn’t chime with the rising passions the issue conjured up. Enter Enoch Powell.

Alarming number of people now vape, says WHO More than 100 million people, including at least 15 million children, use e-cigarettes, fuelling a new wave of nicotine addiction, say experts.

At some point small companies offering a stop smoking aid/replacement gave way to big tobacco, which led to perfumed vape clouds. Coincidence? I think not. Those early simple vapes did get me off tobacco, but now they're selling addiction again www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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PHOTO OF THE DAY. PHOTO OF THE DAY. A crowded London bus (1928). 📷 google images

The whole article is fascinating in that it begins with the case of a female bricklayer who had been living & working as a man for many years. Came to light due to a marital court case. Widely covered in the press.

#Beatles

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Tax authorities examine finances of key Nigel Farage ally Exclusive: HMRC conducts scoping exercise into Reform UK backer ‘Posh George’ Cottrell’s income from business and wealth

There's a lot here but this is the most important sentence:

"In 2017 he was jailed for eight months in the US after pleading guilty to wire fraud, after he offered money laundering services on the dark web"

www.theguardian.com/business/202...

If the heart breaking stories of racism, fear and uncertainty real people are experiencing at the moment doesn’t make you want to take the flags down then I don’t know what.

Body slamming, teargas and pepper balls: viral videos show Ice using extreme force in Chicago A facility in Broadview, a mostly Black suburb, has become the site of escalation and ‘targeted attacks’ on protesters

Kemi Badenoch is taking a page out of Trump’s playbook - she wants a migrant removal force inspired by ICE.

Here’s what ICE does: it uses “violent military-style offensive weaponry against people.”

We don’t want this in Britain. Ever.
https://bit.ly/3VQXuP2

It wasn’t an “ error” though, was it? An error feels unforced , not done deliberately.

‘Really shocking’: Independent Dublin bookstore damaged in arson attack Books Upstairs manager hopes to partially open the D’Olier Street store later on Monday

This is outrageous. Books Upstairs have been a critical part of Dublin’s culture since the ‘70s & have supported LGBTQ ppl, feminists & poets through thick & very thin. Libraries & bookshops are being attacked throughout the country by a small group of criminals, known to the police. It has to stop