Occasionally posting up to 300 characters in the hope that some of them make sense. Hope springs eternal in the human breast, apparently.
Every overseas student benefits the UK - They pay money to the university - They spend money in the local economy - They return home with good feelings about the UK (soft power) - They help subsidise local students - They make the learning environment better It's a real 'win-win'
The new German ownership of the paper could feasibly be behind their generally softening stance, they are pro-European for starters, there could just be a slight swivel back towards the centre-right, I can't see them going fill-in for Lowe, that would be insane, even for the Telegraph
It‘s 2050. The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation has collapsed. Average temperatures in the UK drop by 10C & the coast of Scotland is frozen in sea ice The Telegraph: “Britain can't stop climate change. Scrap net zero and embrace Scandinavian life”. www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
The UK could turn as cold as Scandinavia. Why aren’t we preparing?Nothing is certain in the casino of climate physics, but if a vital ocean current collapses temperatures will plummet over the decades that follow — and Britain is ‘ground zero’www.thetimes.com
The Daily Telegraph has raced through all five stages of climate denial this week. But this is, perhaps, the most ridiculous column so far: "Without minimising the severe downsides…especially on some poorer nations, many in Britain would enjoy the kind of warmer climate predicted by modellers..."
Suffolk wildfire takes hold and Homes evacuated.. And still grifters like Badenoch, Farage, Tice / Reform Party, Truss etc deny climate change spouting “Net Stupid” BS taking💰💰from Oil & Gas Companies Lining their pockets more important than people’s lives & those of future generations 😡
Suffolk wildfire updates: Homes and caravan park evacuated as major incident declaredA man tells the BBC there was a "hammering" on the door of his cottage at Dunwich Cliffs late on Wednesday - he and his wife were told to "go immediately".www.bbc.co.uk
Bryan Johnson, the man who is trying to not die, recently made news for claiming he cloned himself so he could be his own blood boy. Obviously I would like to discuss this. skepchick.org/2026/07/no-b...
No, Bryan Johnson Didn’t Clone HimselfTranscript: It’s been a long time since I talked about Bryan Johnson, the bonkers grifter who is trying to live as long as possible. Back in 2023, I went over the basics of longevity research and t…skepchick.org
The anti-climate lobby has been all over UK media this week, pushing stories designed to counter action. There's been almost no pushback from political leaders. Governments need to use these scenes as a teaching moment, to show what climate change means &what it costs www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Devastating European wildfires in maps - and how they're being tackledSpain and France have so far borne the burnt of this summer's wildfires, caused by a succession of heatwaves and prolonged dry spells.www.bbc.co.ukRestore? But I don’t see them being able to pull off the same trick as Farage & draw in voters who aren’t already on the terminally on Twitter far right fringe 5. They feel that, having shoved the Overton Window way to the right across UK politics, their work here is done & the population is already