Factory farming of chickens killed the River Wye. Fact, not an exaggeration. Tonnes of chicken poo from millions of unfortunate chickens polluted the river, collapsed ecosystems and wiped out wildlife.   Now the same industry wants to do the same thing to Loch Ryan. If half a

1/ Today we publish our Warm Homes Plan. The biggest investment in home upgrades in British history. Lifting up to 1 million families out of fuel poverty, and cutting bills for millions of people. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Nearly 400 millionaires and billionaires call for higher taxes on super-rich. They know that a hostile environment is not conducive to accumulation. They can increase real wages for workers. Govt can tax super-rich at higher rates, impose wealth tax. theguardian.com/business/2026/…

Very good from Ed Miliband on wind energy, "The cost of building new generation gas would be higher than off shore wind" "Off shore wind prevents the need for expensive gas plants to run" "Off shore wind farms will provide enough power to supply 12 million homes" "Also on

A Chinese state-owned company is to install Britain’s largest wind turbines with dozens of massive 900ft structures off the Scottish coast. These monstrosities will be visible from Scottish coastal tourist towns such as Arbroath and St Andrews. No one voted for this.

Over 100,000 people over the age of 65 sat for between one and three days in NHS A&E corridors and waiting rooms in England before being moved to a hospital bed. Up 35% on the previous year. Absolutely horrendous statistic.

You could just abolish leasehold, reduce ground rent to peppercorn and give some much needed respite to leaseholders. You won’t then need to try so hard to find ‘good news’ in the UK newspapers. Matthew Pennycook MP Keir Starmer Angela Rayner

The Government have published their white paper on the water industry. Its big innovation... a new chief engineer of the water regulator. It's time to stop tinkering round the edges. Renationalise water.

China unveils a 600 km/h (373 mph) maglev train—now the world’s fastest. It can slash Beijing–Shanghai travel time to just 2.5 hours. Powered by magnetic levitation, it’s ultra-quiet, efficient and emits zero direct pollution.

We are now on day 15 of a continuous sewage discharge, started on 06/01/26. Acceptable? considering our bills have gone up and we are paying for the upgrades while the ceo Nicola Shaw rakes in on that salary plus that extra she got. IlkleyCleanRiver Tom Gordon MP #sewage #pollution

Some good news for once! The Toby Carvery in Enfield that cut down a healthy 500 year old tree without council permission is potentially getting evicted by the council! It’s nice to see trees getting justice 🌳 💪

hi yes I will be nonstop cheerleading and courtyard ideating for California Forever, the ambitious, heroic project where our American courtyard dreams come true

Le Plessis-Robinson proves France still knows how to build neighborhoods people actually want to live in.

Judge-only trials in England & Wales won't wipe out crown court backlog of 79,600. Less than 2% time saved. Loss of jury trials unacceptable to many. Delays in hearing unacceptable Years of austerity. Need more judges, courts must sit 7 days a week. theguardian.com/law/2026/jan/2…

Much of this is down to uncertainty over what might have been in last years Budget. Most of the headlines turned out to be bollocks but buyers and sellers couldn't be sure so took the 2nd half of the year off. (£) ft.com/content/6b97db…

Fascinating graph in the Financial Times South East Water story this morning "South East Water... has paid almost as much in interest and dividends in the past 15 years as it has invested in its infrastructure". Graph shows that levels of debt skyrocketed, quadrupled between 2003/4 to

Seems there is currently nowhere for ‘foul flows’ to go to from planned waste water pumping station for Waterbeach new town. Plan was for it to be connected to a new Cambridge Water Treatment works at Honey Hill - but the government cancelled the move in August over cost.

Maintaining an ancient churchyard is hard work, but the volunteers at Friends of Hornsey Church Tower have done some incredible work. When they became concerned about tree canopy cover, they decided to take action by sponsoring trees through our scheme. Find out how it went 👉

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"Pennycook’s affordable housing intervention" > "... details re gvt new towns progr, incl "will consult on preferred locations “in coming weeks”; "inspectors, councils shd be “pragmatic” ref. dvlprs' requests to reduce affordbl housing contributions". tinyurl.com/MinHsgAffdbl