Redevelopment of a laboratory building in Oxford, prominently sited on the walk from the railway station into the town centre. The building's function remains the same, but its relationship to the street changes greatly.

From Ambassador Dennis Ross, former Middle East Envoy.
Why do so many western commentators completely ignore the central responsibility of Hamas for suffering in Gaza. It’s like they’ve been hypnotised.
It’s actually amazing how so many western liberals have allowed themselves…

‼️Energy, climate and tech sectors need to talk to eachother more

History about to be made as Gendarmerie nationale arrive at Buckingham Palace to take part in the Changing of the Guard ceremony with F Company Scots Guards marking 120 years of Entente Cordiale 🇫🇷 🤝 🇬🇧
The Royal Family British Army 🇬🇧 French Embassy UK🇫🇷🇪🇺 UK Defence in France

NATO’s 75th … a Foreign Ministers’ meeting … and what needs to happen next

Love this place names tool. The '-by' endings (in red) show you how far the vikings got (Leicestershire, basically) and 'Pen-' starts how the Britons fell back to the west when the Anglo-Saxons came.

The Council on Geostrategy, in conjunction with Sir Michael Fallon and a number of cross party Parliamentarians and leading defence figures, have initiated a public campaign urging all political parties to invest more in the defence of the United Kingdom #DefencePledge 🇬🇧

“The figures reflect a number of successes in the rebirth of the country’s automotive sector and its embrace of a zero-emission future.”

thetimes.co.uk/article/dc2a98…

Fossil fuels last year provided just 34.3 per cent of the UK power mix. Genuinely staggering progress is being made. businessgreen.com/news/4191162/w…

Brilliant figures out today show a 75% jump in heat pump applications compared to last year, after making our grant one of the most generous in Europe.

Our plan to help families make changes that are right for them – rather than forcing them – is working. gov.uk/government/new…

'I can't think of a more splendidly eccentric idea than returning wolves to the wild.'

Chairman of the Conservative Environment Network, Ben Goldsmith, and Jacob Rees-Mogg debate the reintroduction of wild wolves to the UK.

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🚨 Big day for UK energy policy tomorrow, with next stage of major government review on reforming the electricity market. Big watch-outs will be on locational pricing, breaking the link between gas and elec prices, and maintaining security of supply. Exciting energy wonk times 🚨

Really bad mismanagement from GWR - standing room in every coach for their service (originally) due to arrive in London Paddington at 18:37. So packed people are even standing in the loos! No chance of reaching reserved seats, which of course have people in them.

Just found out that Camborne School of Mines' motto is apparently 'work hard, play hard', which is excellent news

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camborne_…

One of my biggest pet peeves: When old historic maps overlap with modern political maps.

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Today marks 2 years since Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine.

A stable energy supply can be the difference between life and death. Here’s how the UK government has been supporting the people of Ukraine to keep hospitals, schools and homes running 👇🏾🧵

🧵Here's a thread about an obscure economic theory from a century and a half ago, which is about to become a MASSIVE deal.
⚡️It helps explains why tackling climate change is going to be v v hard. Some say impossible.
The story begins with this building👇

NEW: The UK is leaving the Energy Charter Treaty, minister will announce tomorrow

The treaty has stood since the 1990s, but UK now agrees with several EU allies that its protections for fossil fuel investments could “penalise” net zero push

pro.politico.eu/news/175970 💷

Today we've published a consultation on changes to Permitted Development Rights for Air Source Heat Pumps, including proposals to remove arbitrary rule preventing people putting one within a metre of a property boundary. Closes 09 April. Details here 👇 gov.uk/government/con…

Together with industry, we’re delivering the biggest reforms to the grid since the 1950s.

Since September alone we have secured £30bn of new private investment in our energy sector - on top of £200bn since 2010.