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Is anyone else in the top 2% of UK earners prepared to pay an extra 2% income tax annually for the next three years? Come on, make a real difference! advisingfamilies.org/uk/informati...

No, it's not "stupid Net Zero" that's driving high energy costs in the UK www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Some great news for Haringey! haringeycommunitypress.co.uk/2025/04/14/f...

Congratulations to Ruairidh Paton for a historic win in the St Ann's ward by-election - Haringey's first ever Green councillor 💚 @haringeygreens.bsky.social

If the Chinese owners won't take the £500 million to keep the Scunthorpe steelworks open, perhaps the government could divide that money between the 3,000 people who will lose their jobs if the plant closes. That's £166,000 each worker, and would help tide them over whilst they look for new jobs.

Migrants blah blah blah @bbclaurak.bsky.social Processing asylum claims quickly so that "real" illegals are swiftly weeded out is the best deterrent

First off, Pete Hegseth is a disgrace and should be fired. Second, instead of being an asshole and trash-talking the journalist, he should be thanking him for not posting anything top-secret that’s still to come.

Seems the Global Warming Policy Foundation loves Badenoch’s speech. BTW GWPF directors have given tens of thousands of pounds to Badenoch’s shadow cabinet And GWPF is funded by Tory donors Small world…. democracyforsale.substack.com/p/liz-truss-...

No one ever said they were creative.

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Ulez declared success as new data shows 'substantial improvement' in air quality Big falls in air pollution recorded in both outer and inner London since expansion of low-emissions zone to cover whole of the capital haringeycommunitypress.co.uk/2025/03/07/u...

Haringey tops table of damp and mould complaints in England Labour administration urged to do more to fix problems across its housing stock haringeycommunitypress.co.uk/2025/03/07/h...

Stupidity has its consequences...

Javier Milei just deleted from his socials every trace and photo of this June 2024 visit, during which he awarded Volodymyr Zelenskyy the Order of Freedom medal. ~AA

BP briefly pretended to go "Beyond Petroleum" but has defaulted to what it know best: "Big Pollution" www.kentonline.co.uk/news/nationa...

Yes, the public generally supports Net Zero and is willing to play its part in continuing to reduce carbon emissions. The government needs to recognise this support and act accordingly, without delay. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Some interesting new bedfellows here. And some helpful pointers as to where not to go on holiday. x.com/UN_News_Cent...

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