Denis Campbell at @theguardian.com quotes Ben in his excellent article on the relocation of patient services to the Alhambra shopping centre and how initiatives like this could support the NHS and provide a bright new future for Britain's ailing high street (2/2)
@mr.place #Health #NHS #HighStreet
Who runs Teesside?
Is it Ben Houchen?
Or is it his property developer cronies?
My latest article for @northeastbylines.co.uk
The gang of four: how a cabal of property moguls is laying waste to the Tees Valley northeastbylines.co.uk/business/the...
Do u think that orange 🐈 is named #TACO? 😂
🐾 TIME TO IMPEACH 🍑 #FELONTRUMP
I’m just swell. Thanks
We need more people talking about taxing extreme wealth and reducing inequality - an important message from @garyseconomics.bsky.social to get involved
You need to spend more time with social psychologists. I will be qualified one in about 12 months, but have some great half-formed opinions...
I think predictive text changed Knuts
The deputy leader of Reform UK, Richard Tice, owns a property company - Quidnet REIT.
From 2020 to 2022 it paid Tice and his trust £600k in dividends. Quidnet should have paid £120k of tax on those dividends. It didn't.
A 🧵 with evidence from the company's own filings:
Toilet with the lid down, made into a frogging face with two full toilet rolls as eyes, and one used toilet roll tube jammed between seat and lid as a cigar.
I was bored, so I made our toilet look like Nigel Farage
More and more organizations, publishers, and creators are abandoning legacy platforms that throttle their reach. Bluesky gives them a direct line to their audiences, without suppression or gatekeeping bsky.app/profile/eff....
Hall of fame FT correction
The Telepgraph article about Billionaires reform backer Ben Delo pledging to move back to the UK to fund the Reform party and circumvent a new cap on overseas donations.
Patriotism isn’t leveraging wealth to bend politics in your favour. It’s paying your fair share.
That’s why we back caps on political donations - home or abroad - and why MPs must act to ensure UK mega-donors are included in any limits.
"The titans of this industry have perfected a cradle-to-grave model of investment focused on the places we live, work, grow old, and eventually die, capturing these core services and squeezing them for profit."
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The former well known, the latter I confess, I didnt.
What article is this from?
To be fair, it's not; it's complex, given the Supreme Court ruling and the fact that Iran isn't a member of the ICJ.
I think Tuesday we get to find out whether the chairman of the joint chiefs, the CENTCOM commander and others are willing to carry out illegal orders.
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Worthy of a proper Bluesky pile on, you madman.
Leeds? India? HMG having a sensible policy to trade with our nearest partner? I've been in the pub all afternoon, have I missed something?
This is absolutely fantastic.
ht: @maddenifico.bsky.social
Happy Easter.
At the Last Supper Jesus declares that One of you will betray me, four will get book deals.
Happy Easter
Sums it up nicely
Not seen this before. Leaseholders prevented from selling because council has failed to pursue £850,000 in s.106 payments from developer. For almost 9 years!
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
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Sadiq Khan, MPs, local councils urged Criterion to respond... they ignored us.
Four weeks on Criterion has blamed a rogue electrician for not meeting their high standards across multiple sites.
Councils can theoretically issue fine of £40k/flat.
Read more: www.londoncentric.media/i/192087364/...
Do not Google any of the terms referenced in the attached article - trust me on this *now googling deep internet search deletion*
