Can't open a café in an empty unit in a 19th century building in Aberystwyth town centre because National Resources Wales says not enough info on flood mitigations. Town Council strongly in favour, no proposed alterations to the building. But NRW insists it stays empty.

Reform supporters want to support people to switch to green air-to-air heat pumps. The Green Party's supporters are opposed however.

80 years since VJ Day, we honour the bravery and sacrifice of the Greatest Generation. It was a privilege to close the House of Commons memorial debate recently.

Tony Robinson is 79 today, Happy Birthday Tony 🎁🎂

The Budget inheritance tax changes raised £500m/year, but hit small/businesses unfairly. And also allowed much IHT avoidance to continue A new proposal does the impossible: protects small farms/businesses, hits avoidance, AND raises twice as much revenue. How? 🧵:

Imagine a world where we construct policy on the basis of what works, rather than what “polls well” when we ask a one-sided question.

Today, the Iranian regime confirmed the death sentence of Sharifeh Mohammadi, a mother, a labor activist, and a defender of women’s rights. Her only act was standing up for justice and dignity. Now she faces execution, leaving behind a young child who may never again feel her

Great to have contributed the essay on Tony Benn's great triumph: Chesterfield 1984! Looking forward to reading the others!!

England's politics are becoming like Northern Ireland's. Flags signal which group is in the majority locally. Voters are expected to back "their" side. This is nothing to celebrate. Sectarian politics encourages, at best, complacency and corruption; at worst, civil strife.

Imagine how many Gazans could be helped with Sally Rooney’s money if she gave it to one of the many charities supporting them directly, rather than using it to help a small bunch of extremists graffiti planes and attack the police.

#OTD 2005. Death of Mo Mowlam. First elected in 1987 she went on to become an integral part of the NI peace process. Here she is on So Graham Norton in 2000 - discussing drugs, dirty jokes, reshuffles and the dangers of her popularity….

While the weather may have been a little damp yesterday during one of my personal photography workshops on the moor, the Dartmoor ponies more than made up for it. These two spirited foals from the Chinkwell herd gave us quite a show full of energy, testing each other’s limits,

In Northern Ireland to talk jobs and industrial strategy today. Huge talent and innovation to build on. Great to meet so many businesses doing remarkable things. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

GCSE results are OUT! First time we have achieved this! Congratulations to everyone! Social mobility at its best! 🥰

For every retweet of this post, I will donate £1 to the Victoria Cross and George Cross Association up to £50,000. Time is running out following Imperial War Museums’s decision to close the Lord Ashcroft Gallery. Visit while you still can, to honour the bravery of those who risked so much to protect our great nation.

Folks in Plymouth wondered what was going on when a Rolls Royce was lowered into Tinside Lido... Today we learnt it was Rolling Stone marking the centenary of Rolls Royce Phantom and the 79th birthday of the late Keith Moon. These images show Plymouth at its beautiful best.

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UK's third-largest steelworks collapses into government control. Liberty, another Cameron cluster. bbc.com/news/articles/…

We had a difficult harvest #ukraine had a worst one combine hit mines drone guards sheds blown up #harvest #farming #agri #agro #ollyblogs

Dear President Donald J. Trump, thank you for your heartfelt congratulations on Ukraine’s Independence Day. We appreciate your kind words for the Ukrainian people, and we thank the United States for standing shoulder to shoulder with Ukraine in defending what is most valuable: independence,