'Rent rises should be capped for millions of people struggling to afford soaring rates, according to a landmark report commissioned by Labour.'

Aletha Adu via Guardian news
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‘Neglected, Exhausted and Exploited’: A Mum’s Story of Caring for her Disabled Daughter 24 Hours a Day

Rachel Adam-Smith via Byline Times
#Newsnight #CarersAllowance
bylinetimes.com/2024/04/18/neg…

Seems that Dan Hodges and the Daily Mail's obsession with the £1,500 Angela Rayner may have failed to pay has opened up a can of worms....

'Four Tory MPs who made £5.4million selling taxpayer-funded second homes won't say if they paid tax'

mirror.co.uk/news/politics/…

The state of the UK press in one front page.

Unless we are very much mistaken, the Daily Mail has sat on this Natalie Elphicke story because it didn't suit Tory propaganda.

Are they even a newspaper anymore? Should they be given press passes?

Seems that Dan Hodges and the Daily Mail's obsession with the £1,500 Angela Rayner may have failed to pay has opened up a can of worms....

'Four Tory MPs who made £5.4million selling taxpayer-funded second homes won't say if they paid tax'

mirror.co.uk/news/politics/…

This is a fascinating thread 🧵

“We are teetering on the edge of a return to the Victorian slums and poverty conditions of a bygone era. So-called ‘Victorian’ diseases are on the rise with scurvy, rickets and malnutrition at an all-time high in recent years.” centralbylines.co.uk/humaninterest/…

With Angela Rayner trending here's Mike Stafford take on the regular attacks from 2022......

'Angela Rayner has class, her attackers have none' centralbylines.co.uk/politics/angel…

Former Tory MP Nick Boles perfectly sums up the attacks on Angela Rayner.....

I am a great believer in letting nature have its way. But this fat wisteria in Sheen, south-west London, is truly extraordinary. Are the residents very thin? The gap is about 10 inches.

Esther McVey sets out an interesting outline for the next Conservative Party manifesto.

Does this not exclude much of the country from civil service jobs?

For example, should a woman expect to stay quiet when paid less in the civil service? Is that a woke hobby horse?

An end to the illusion of equality in the workplace.

It makes perfect commons sense to Esther McVey, the Minister for Common Sense.

There should also be an end to Ministers with Silly Titles - money can't be wasted on 'woke hobby horses' ...

The Borders Railway holds the ticket to discovering one of Scotland’s most interesting and beautiful regions | James Jobson

bylines.scot/lifestyle/bord…

#travelling #BordersRailway James Jobson
bylines.scot/lifestyle/bord…

“As Europe approaches June 6–9, the date of the EU-wide elections, the continent is visibly alive with political activity. The European elections of 2024 are not just another routine political event”

Excellent piece. 👇👇 yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/world/why…

Thames Water under scrutiny again. Years of underinvestment leave Rye Meads Sewage Treatment Works struggling. Will Durrant (Local Democracy Reporting Service) has the story
#Environment #Sewage #ThamesWater

eastangliabylines.co.uk/sewage-is-wrec…

Sam Murphy writes about young people’s disengagement from conventional politics. “It’s not that we don’t care… it’s that they don’t care. UK politics has turned its back on young people.”
westenglandbylines.co.uk/politics/democ…

Esther McVey sets out an interesting outline for the next Conservative Party manifesto.

Does this not exclude much of the country from civil service jobs?

For example, should a woman expect to stay quiet when paid less in the civil service? Is that a woke hobby horse?

Just found an urban fox trying to cross the road in Barking but clearly scared by heavy traffic. I pressed the pedestrian crossing button for them & they then crossed over effortlessly to continue with their evening of foxy activities. Maybe we need beg buttons for wildlife too?

A reminder of the sterling work that #CarolineLucas has done for her #Brighton constituency and in Parliament over the years: sussexbylines.co.uk/politics/carol…

I will lose followers for this post but I’m ok with it.

Today I attended, marched & spoke at the Huddersfield rally for Palestine.

We must call for a permanent ceasefire. #palestine