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rob smith Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 22504 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380 |
Today's headlines are getting "quite interesting": The IMF has fired a shot across HMG's bows, a very close and very large shot. The opposition leader has fired another volley in their direction. This is one of those rare occasions when I agree with Labour - the Tory government has got it wrong BIG TIME. Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? |
Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24909 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
Yep, & it's only going to get worse. Treasury sticking to its plans |
Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 36603 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
Wow, and I thought that our previous government was pretty inept, but from everything I've heard and been reading your current 1 seems to simply have no idea at all. BTW, bookings for holidays here to the U.K. are rising quickly this week so expect some tourist business coming your way. ;-) Cheers. |
Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24909 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
To a degree, its been that way for decades. My 1st direct experience happened nearly 50 years ago. Not long out of school, was a messenger for London Evening News. We had to take turns as a lift attendant. It was an old early 20th century manually operated one. When it was my turn, hated Wednesdays. We had a Lord doing a weekly column. Lord Arran. One needed a mask & many a time, hazmat gloves to assist him. Just 2 words describe him best. Drunken bum. |
Richard Haselgrove Send message Joined: 4 Jul 99 Posts: 14679 Credit: 200,643,578 RAC: 874 |
It's going to get worse. This is taken from yesterday's Guardian live blog (timed at 18:08), but is also reported by the i newspaper and Sky News - the British media is struggling to keep up, so finding an open stand-alone story is proving difficult. Government departments to be asked to find 'efficiency savings' |
rob smith Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 22504 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380 |
It is very rare for the UK press to be so united in condemning an action by the UK goberment - I think the last time was when Tony Blair took us to war on the pretext of "He has weapons of mass destruction" (which turned out to be more like weapons of mass deception). Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? |
Richard Haselgrove Send message Joined: 4 Jul 99 Posts: 14679 Credit: 200,643,578 RAC: 874 |
This morning, Prime Minister Liz Truss gave a round of interviews to 8 BBC local radio stations. Disastrous Liz Truss interviews show BBC local radio still packs a punch [I think those are her first public appearances since last Friday's financial statement.] This afternoon: BBC to cut hundreds of jobs at World Service That's France 24, concentrating on the international dimension - naturally. The BBC itself hasn't posted on its own website yet, but it has broadcast its own version of this story, saying that domestic services will be cut as well. |
Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24909 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
"The way audiences are accessing news and content is changing and the challenge of reaching and engaging people around the world with quality, trusted journalism is growing," she added.Good for a laugh I suppose. Need to teach their "digital" reporters 2 good skills, spell checking & proof reading. |
Richard Haselgrove Send message Joined: 4 Jul 99 Posts: 14679 Credit: 200,643,578 RAC: 874 |
EU agrees windfall tax on energy firms That's a double-whammy for post Brexit UK. Not only does our (current) Government reject the idea of repairing the UK's battered public finances via such a windfall tax, but our energy supply prices are still governed by the EU-wide 'market' approach to energy sector pricing. |
Richard Haselgrove Send message Joined: 4 Jul 99 Posts: 14679 Credit: 200,643,578 RAC: 874 |
The UK Prime Minister (Liz Truss) has 'advised' - or according to some reports, 'ordered' - King Charles III not to attend the COP 27 climate conference in Egypt. An arguable constitutional point. But will the new Prince of Wales attend, in place of the old Prince of Wales? Nobody even seems to be asking, let alone answering. |
ML1 Send message Joined: 25 Nov 01 Posts: 21119 Credit: 7,508,002 RAC: 20 |
I hope Liz Truss is not modelling herself after the climate denying "Burn Baby Burn" Sarah Palin! So far, this does not look good or bode well for our planet or country... King Charles will not attend climate summit on Truss advice All on our only one planet... Martin See new freedom: Mageia Linux Take a look for yourself: Linux Format The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3) |
Mr. Kevvy Send message Joined: 15 May 99 Posts: 3804 Credit: 1,114,826,392 RAC: 3,319 |
No one should be "attending" these climate summits etc. anyway... they should all be done by teleconference, not flying around in private jets to tell we plebs to stick to bikes and public transit and avoid unnecessary air travel. :^p (Yes, I like my bike and public transit, and don't much like hypocrisy.) |
Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24909 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
+1 |
Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24909 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
It's not whether they are strong, whether they have a view of their own, if they fundamentally don't seem to like their electorate very much, or don't think they are worth considering it's very hard to vote for them.With the current dross in Westminster, who do we actually vote for? |
rob smith Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 22504 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380 |
...and all those participating have to power their IT stuff by peddling furiously on peddle powered generators. Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? |
rob smith Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 22504 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380 |
In the last hour or so the UK goberment has reversed some of the tax cuts it announced about a week ago. Talk about getting egg on the face, perhaps assisted by something brown, sticky and smelly emerging from the Expelair in their direction. Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? |
Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24909 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
Just another case of "lunatics in charge of the asylum". |
Richard Haselgrove Send message Joined: 4 Jul 99 Posts: 14679 Credit: 200,643,578 RAC: 874 |
UK at significant risk of gas shortages this winter, warns energy regulator The UK is facing "a significant risk" of gas shortages this winter, according to the industry regulator, which could impact electricity supplies.How many other British readers are of an age to remember these three phrases, and make a policy out of them?
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ML1 Send message Joined: 25 Nov 01 Posts: 21119 Credit: 7,508,002 RAC: 20 |
Yet another "Don't Look Up"... New oil and gas at odds with green goals - report wrote: Exploiting new oil and gas fields is "radically at odds" with the UK's commitments to fight climate change, according to a new report... Sadly, that's a Burn Baby Burn... c/o Sarah Palin aka Liz Truss. Ouch! All on our only one planet, Martin See new freedom: Mageia Linux Take a look for yourself: Linux Format The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3) |
ML1 Send message Joined: 25 Nov 01 Posts: 21119 Credit: 7,508,002 RAC: 20 |
One glimmer of hopeful good sense? East Yorkshire Conservative council votes for fracking ban wrote: A Conservative-led council has voted to oppose fracking in its area. East Riding of Yorkshire members supported a motion tabled by the Liberal Democrat opposition. Once the water table is poisoned with fracking fluids, there is no cleaning it up... Cue calling Erin Brockovich? All on our only one planet, Martin See new freedom: Mageia Linux Take a look for yourself: Linux Format The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3) |
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