In no particular order:- E17. Cooking. PS5. Arsenal. Beer. My 3 children. OHMSS. 2 start ups. Retired. WWII history. Gadgets. More beer. Home town Reading.
City gears up for a fight bank tax under Burnham. Can't recall bankers fighting bailouts, £895bn quantitative easing, hidden subsidies, branch closures, lousy return on savings, profiteering, gambling. It is one-way traffic in the self-interest train.
City gears up for a fight on bank tax under BurnhamThe U.K.’s financial powerhouse is breathing a sigh of relief on key Treasury appointments — but fears a re-run of a fight about bank tax.www.politico.eu
On Friday afternoon a #suitcase was left on the shop floor at #Oxfam #Books & #Music #Harpenden. It is definitely not a donation. We have taken it to Lost Property at Harpenden Town Hall in Leyton Road today. Please give them a call on 01582 768278 if it's yours or you know who it may belong to.
100% The reason they look like glasses rather than a bodycam is it's easier to spot a bodycam.
HypervisibleFWIW, Meta was fully aware of how these glasses would primarily be used. The glasses were designed to erase consent, and that is why they exist. Anything that they do that suggests they want to ameliorate this use is an attempt to win the PR battle and manipulate public opinion.
British Gas & Centrica profits exceed £56bn since privatisation. 43% of UK households are in fuel poverty. 120,000 people a year die in fuel poverty. Bills hiked. Industries (e.g. steel) struggle. Prime Ministers may change but no govt curbs profiteering, challenges neoliberalism.
British Gas and Centrica profits exceed £56 billion since privatisationCentrica has added a further £497 million to its adjusted operating profits adding to the total generated since privatisation 40 years ago.www.endfuelpoverty.org.ukI can't afford to turn the oven on': 7.4m households struggling to buy essentials. Result of low income; high water, energy, housing costs, profiteering, frozen income tax personal allowance. 1% have more wealth than 70% of the population combined. Can't build better future without redistribution
'I can't afford to turn the oven on': 7.4m households struggling to buy essentialsAs Andy Burnham promises “breathing space” for households, millions are unable to buy items such as clothing, heating and food.www.bbc.co.uk
Just ban the fucking things! - www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Meta’s smartglasses mean any child can be covertly filmed. In the age of AI, how do we tackle that risk?The company argues that it’s for individuals to ensure they don’t ‘actively exploit’ this technology. That won’t keep children safe, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliffwww.theguardian.com
No. No. No. No. No. This is not fine. Tell me, Brexiters, what version of ‘sovereignty’ is this? Trump buying up our democracy because he thinks he can own bloody everything. And these hideous ‘take back control’ tossers letting him.
Peter GeogheganDirect foreign interference in British politics - we have rules against foreign governments funding parliamentary groups, but this is fine?? Seriously?? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Can't find anything about an entire mountainside on fire in North Wales on the Guardian site, but a railway embankment in London goes up and they're right on it. "Fire in Walthamstow affected one house and multiple gardens and sheds, according to London fire brigade" Meanwhile at Conwy...
