“So far, this is a relatively small step by the UK – but starting to align to EU regulations could ease a complex relationship.”

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UK to appeal against tax ruling cutting VAT on public electric car chargers to 5% HMRC confirms it will fight London tax tribunal’s finding that it has been overcharging for years under the law

“UK to appeal against tax ruling cutting VAT on public electric car chargers to 5%…“The gov talks about accelerating EV adoption, yet choosing to maintain a tax structure that makes public charging more expensive than it needs to be & undermines the transition.”” www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Good. It’s easy to forget that climate change denial & shilling for fossil fuel companies provided a template for Tufton Street, Brexit & pretty much every egregious example of persuading populations to vote against their own interests. The story of Don Pearlman should be taught in kindergartens…

Ed Miliband Says He Will “Double Down, Not Back Down” On Clean Energy Ed Miliband has said he will “double down, not back down” on the government’s clean energy mission in the face of critics calling on him to change ...

Ed Miliband has said he'll “double down, not back down” on government’s clean energy mission in the face of critics calling on him to change course

The Energy Sec said "solar panels, heat pumps and EVs are not woke, or a left-wing conspiracy, or even a Marxist plot. They're actually common sense"

European alternatives for popular services | European Alternatives We help you find European alternatives for digital service and products, like cloud services and SaaS products.

European alternatives for popular online / digital services. I already use e.g TomTom, Ecosia, Le Chat…
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European alternatives for popular services | European Alternatives We help you find European alternatives for digital service and products, like cloud services and SaaS products.

European alternatives for popular online / digital services. I already use e.g TomTom, Ecosia, Le Chat…
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#NoToPalantir

We can’t trust Palantir with our NHS data Is this really the company we should be entrusting with our health service’s digital architecture?

“Palantir may not have many qualms about who they do business with, but we – as taxpayers – should. Our taxes give us the power to exercise our right to protest how our money is spent.” #NoToPalantir www.newstatesman.com/comment/2026...

*Pressure from No10*
“Often described as Mandelson’s protégé, McSweeney was reported to have consulted him on candidate selections & it is believed he later played a key role in bringing Mandelson back into frontline politics as Britain’s ambassador to the United States.” www.itv.com/news/2026-02...

A number of people have written complaints now to the BBC about this blatant PR exercise for Reform

So if you object to license payers funding free PR for Reform see👇🏼

@mrjamesob.bsky.social @lbc.co.uk
To invoke the notion of being put under undue pressure to ratify an appointment and then to acquiesce to it without objection would contravene the Civil Service Code. Not to even document the fact in your minutes would seem to add sloppiness to god like arrogance.

*Pressure from No10*
“Often described as Mandelson’s protégé, McSweeney was reported to have consulted him on candidate selections & it is believed he later played a key role in bringing Mandelson back into frontline politics as Britain’s ambassador to the United States.” www.itv.com/news/2026-02...

*Pressure from No10*
“Often described as Mandelson’s protégé, McSweeney was reported to have consulted him on candidate selections & it is believed he later played a key role in bringing Mandelson back into frontline politics as Britain’s ambassador to the United States.” www.itv.com/news/2026-02...

*Pressure from No10*
“Often described as Mandelson’s protégé, McSweeney was reported to have consulted him on candidate selections & it is believed he later played a key role in bringing Mandelson back into frontline politics as Britain’s ambassador to the United States.” www.itv.com/news/2026-02...

*Pressure from No10*
“Often described as Mandelson’s protégé, McSweeney was reported to have consulted him on candidate selections & it is believed he later played a key role in bringing Mandelson back into frontline politics as Britain’s ambassador to the United States.” www.itv.com/news/2026-02...

McSweeney?

Importantly that neutralises the accusation of lying, or deliberately misleading the Commons.

The remaining criticism is that Starmer and No10 put too much pressure on FCDO to appoint Mandelson no matter what.

Robbins does at least corroborate PM's claim that no minister was told of the vetting issue with Mandelson. He confirms he did not share it with them.

Council adopts new EU-wide law to combat corruption New EU-wide rules set up a harmonised criminal law framework to prevent and fight corruption.

EU adopts new criminal law on corruption offences
www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre...

McSweeney again?

This👇🏼takes the BBC’s Pro Reform campaign to another level it’s fcuking unacceptable - here is how to make a complaint, I will

www.bbc.co.uk/contact/comp...

Ed Davey, Lee Anderson, Zarah Sultana land Kemi Badenoch should be apologising to Keir Starmer today.

They called him a liar in various forms.

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Ask your MP to oppose Trump & big pharma’s attack on our NHS! Donald Trump and big pharma have forced the government to make permanent, damaging changes to the safeguards that stop the NHS being ripped off by drug companies. These changes will drive up the pri...

In December the UK government signed a deal with Donald Trump to hike NHS drug prices - putting the NHS and thousands of lives at risk in order to inflate pharma profits.

MPs can now object to these changes - write to yours today and urge them to act!

actionnetwork.org/letters/ask-...

UK unemployment down to lowest level in three months in major boost for Starmer Data for the Office for National Statistics has revealed a mixed picture on the UK's jobs market, with warnings that an economic shock from the Middle East conflict may have made matters worse

“UK unemployment DOWN to lowest in three months in major boost for Keir Starmer”
www.mirror.co.uk/money/uk-une...

“a clear “rejoin” message would increase support for parties on the left — Labour, the Greens and the Liberal Democrats — much more than other, more nuanced positions.”
#Brexut disaster. archive.ph/2026.04.21-0...

@pimlicat.bsky.social on our latest report that shows that a majority of Brits support EU membership:
"There has been a shift, both demographically but also just consciously, from evaluating our two key allies in the world, the EU and Washington, and realising that Europe offers more stability."

I have just submitted a complaint about this. It's easy. You should do it.

I checked this too.

*20 seconds* of Reform logo display.

*No other* party logo displayed.

In local election purdah.

This is not normal. At all.