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In Ceredigion, out of a population of 71,500, only 16 people objected to any of the 20mph roads managed by the county. That's just 0.02%, and shows strong public acceptance of the default 20mph limit. #20splenty making Wales an even better place to be. bit.ly/43Tn4Xf

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Study on London 20 mph limits shows: - collisions ⬇️ 35% - casualties ⬇️ 36% - fatal/serious injuries ⬇️ 34% - child casualties ⬇️ 46% - child deaths ⬇️ 75% - walkers, cyclists, motorcyclists killed/seriously injured ⬇️ 28% etsc.eu/20mph-limits... #PMQs

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"Chancellor Rachel Reeves confirms £2.5bn boost for Oxford-Cambridge railway, reigniting ambitious East West Rail plans" 👏👏👏

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While the British media cheerlead for the far-right Reform party, there's close to zero coverage of the significant gains the Green party are making in council elections.

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Farage and Reform risk ruining Port Talbot and Wales - Reform Party will put up to 10,000 energy jobs at risk at Wales- davidtoke.substack.com/p/farage-and...

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Every flashbang could instead be a meal for a poor kid. Every hotel room for a National Guardsman deployed to fire at our neighbors could house a homeless vet. Every "less-than-lethal" bullet pulled from a journalist's eye could be already needed healthcare for anyone else. All of this is a choice.

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Protestors stop looters and save businesses in Los Angeles. US Media won’t show you this. “We don’t do that shit” #3E #stopICE

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“Our trains are routinely patrolled by Tory leadership hopefuls desperate for publicity” From the new Private Eye, in shops now.

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I was at school with 2 children who contracted polio and ended up in an iron lung. My children and my grandchildren barely know what polio is, and certainly didn't know any of their peers who caught it, because of mass vaccination prorammes. For pitys sake, are we really going backwards as a race?

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They really should remove the World Cup from the USA and let Canada and Mexico do it all. Spread the message if you agree.

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With the BBC (ab)using licence payer money to focus on attracting Deform voters, it's time for better media regulation of our media! Here’s a petition for you! petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...

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I have never witnessed the utterly baboonish levels of jeering Reeves endures in the Commons - and this level of disrespect started on day one, so it is nothing to do with policies, credentials, or ability and everything to do with her being a woman.

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"...10 MW Vestas turbine has been mounted on its floating foundation at the dedicated offshore wind terminal developed by the Occitanie Region..." 🔌💡 www.offshorewind.biz/2025/06/11/f...

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Heat Pump and EV Charger combined into one unit!?!? "Mitsubishi Electric has partnered with Irish tech company EVHACS to develop the world’s first integrated heat pump and electric vehicle charger." 🔌💡 evfleetworld.co.uk/mitsubishi-a...

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🫠 "The period of prolonged uncertainty ushered in by the Brexit vote hampered business investment." 2️⃣ 0️⃣ 1️⃣ 6️⃣ "Beginning in 2016, years of stagnant investment slowed the country’s growth in labor productivity and real incomes."

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Like in other authoritarian countries, journalists have been targeted by police to deter them from reporting on the protests. "More than two dozen journalists have been injured or roughed up while covering protests against immigration raids in Los Angeles..." apnews.com/article/immi...

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“If Reform is claiming, as it is, to be a party capable of governing this country, then the media must subject it to the same kind of scrutiny applied to Labour or the Conservatives” bylinetimes.com/2025/06/11/f...

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The biggest temperature increases were recorded in the Middle East, West Asia, northeast Russia, and north Canada.

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Finally! Nearly a quarter of new UK homes now have heat pumps—big progress since we highlighted the fossil fuel problem with Ben Webster at openDemocracy in 2022. Next step: fully implement the Future Homes Standard and end fossil fuels in new builds.

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The proposed Oxford congestion charge is a pro bus measure. If you think you believe in transport equity but somehow are still wearing your car googles, take hem off. Bus users shouldn't have to pay the price for congestion caused by cars. We cannot have better busses without reducing traffic.

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If you don’t think Reform are being directly aided and abetted by the British press, then ask yourself this: why has a question asked by a Reform MP at PMQs, about banning the burka, been front and centre in discussions on the BBC, LBC and Sky News for over a week?

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The Chancellor has confirmed £750m funding for the UK's national supercomputer, as part of the Spending Review. Based at the University of Edinburgh, it will be the most powerful in the UK and will support scientists with cutting-edge research in areas like medicine, transport and climate change.

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UK Govt's £122m claim against Michelle Mone-linked company reaches high court. Got PPE contracts through VIP lane. Govt claimed PPE was defective. After denials Mone and husband admitted they personally benefitted. Wheels grind slowly when it comes to the rich. Mone was sued in December 2022.

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So Mone is in Court. Being sued for £122m of unusable PPE, £11m storage and interest. Bring it on for the British taxpayers! 🎉🎉🎉💪💪💪🥳🥳🥳

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“Brexit has shattered confidence in Britain’s economy” And yet the politicians who championed Brexit still strut around like they’re owed power, rather than a heavy dose of proper scrutiny and public disgust for the damage they’ve collectively done.

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This would be the new normal, except that the situation will get rapidly worse Food security in the UK and Europe is becoming a massive issue www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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A legal group needs to be set up so that Farage and Reform UK can be sued for climate change damages to property and lives. This is the only way to bring facts, science and responsibility into the equation. Farage needs to learn that ruining peoples lives has a cost.

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RFK Jr., who's supposed to be all about "facts and logic," is out here removing members of the CDC’s vaccine advisory committee?!? Y’all, these aren’t political appointees. These are public health experts—people who’ve spent their careers working to keep Americans safe from disease.

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Memo to Ed: nuclear is outdated, hugely costly & far too slow. Hinkley Pt C is already years late & tens of billions over budget. Nuclear isn’t zero carbon, it won’t be “always on”, we still haven’t found a safe way to dispose of waste & it poses huge security risks @sayno2sizewellc.bsky.social

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A major fraud investigation has revealed that failed PPE contracts cost £1.4 billion 💸 And that’s just phase one of the investigation All eyes on phase two 👀 www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

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American life expectancy in 1960 was almost ten years shorter than it is today. And the leading causes of death were chronic diseases. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. frequently tells a different story.

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No surprise here. www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/new...

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