Phil Funny they haven’t tried saving the “great British” pub or the “great British” farming, hospitality, fishing, floristry industry
From a government that still refers to “counters” and green grocers, bakers when barely no independents survive I wonder why they refer to them 💜

#NilPoints - ah well.

Simon Case's Covid Inquiry appearance date confirmed May 23rd
Simon Case will testify, conveniently after the local elections and even more conveniently on the day the Commons rises for the Whitsun recess.
#ToryCovidCatastrophe civilserviceworld.com/professions/ar…

Whilst the trade I work in is seriously pissed off about the the Alcohol Reform system,which is due to come into effect in February 2025, I & all my piers in industry have thus far been unable to explain to the wider public why it will be such a shit storm. I’m going to try here.

Don't Reply to, or Quote Tweet Laurence Fox's posts, thanks.

'Annual Thames swimming race cancelled over sewage fears.'

And that my friends is what 33 years of regulatory failure looks like.

bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…

Red alert: aurora likely. Issued 2024-05-10 21:57 UTC (22:57 BST) by AuroraWatch UK. #aurora

If you didn’t already have reason enough to stop reaction, then this is it.

(And no, I’m not against a parent providing for their children. I’m against poisonous parasites peacocking about how gullible people are and rubbing their noses in it)

Why are things so expensive?

5 Companies control all electricity generation.

1 Company controls the Gas supply, Centrica/British Gas

1 Company controls the Electricity Network and makes £1.1bn a year profit

4 Supermarkets control 80% of the food supply.

I have noticed that a lot of people I was following recently are now unfollowed. What is Musk doing with Twitter 🤬

Nadhim Zahawi’s SLAPP has now resulted in disciplinary action for his lawyer.

A thread on why it happened, and what it means - for the lawyer, for SLAPPS, and for Zahawi himself.

If where you live in the U.K. is cloud-free this evening, cast your gaze northwards. The northern lights should be visible as far south as southern England. A very rare event indeed.

🔥Battery fire alert 🔥

Luckily the crew spotted the fire on board before it escalated and the fire service dealt with it quickly.

Please, please don’t put any electricals, batteries or vapes in your bins. Check where you can recycle 👇recycleyourelectricals.org.uk/electrical-rec…

Popbitch: Which media pundit, already tussling with some grim #MeToo allegations (including a charge that he slipped a hand down the pants of an accuser while watching ABBA Voyage), now has a newspaper investigation underway against him, with 6 separate accusers giving testimony?

I can't believe Matthew Brown, who I worked with 20 years ago - is name checked on #bbcqt as leader of Preston Borough Council.

This account is absolutely vile. I have blocked. Rather then engage with them is suggest you do the same

“We have multiple HGVs being held at Dover and at Hull and HMRC/DEFRA seemingly do not know how to release them,” the broker told The Loadstar @angus_young6
One driver at the site said: “There are approx 300 HGVs waiting at the Sevington border facility..
theloadstar.com/technical-hitc…

Whooping cough.
A disease against which there’s an effective vaccine.
Children should not be dying from preventable diseases.
Not in 2024.

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