One of the lovely aspects of living in the Herts/Essex borders is the proliferation of 'bluebell woods' in the Spring. Pics from Manuden/Quendon area.

Nigel Farage Has Personally Accepted £675,000 from Foreign Sources Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has accepted more than half a million pounds from foreign companies, governments, and donors while serving as an MP, DeSmog can reveal. Since July 2024, when he was elect...

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Farage has accepted £675,000 – a third of his income – from foreign sources since becoming an MP.

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Crikey, this man is certifiable!

Ali claims he was suffering a relapse of a mental health disorder, likely schizophrenia. He had stopped taking his medication. He also assaulted an emergency worker upon arrest.

It’s incredible that our society thinks this is a person we should ever let behind the wheel again.

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Image shows wind and solar generation has rapidly increased since 2013, becoming an ever larger slice of the electricity market.

A huge North Sea wind farm lands in North Norfolk.
Meanwhile, renewables just saved the UK £1bn in gas imports in March.

So why does Reform UK think Net Zero is a problem?

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Isn’t this, er, bribery…..?

How does a national newspaper get away with headlines like this when all sector experts point out that any marginal increase in N Sea production will have no impact on UK prices. Might do better to question the unsustainable linkage which means that electricity prices are set by gas fired stations

Really impressive structure

Always follow the money.

One flight can wipe out the carbon savings from many everyday changes.
For people who fly, it’s often the biggest part of their carbon footprint.
Choosing trains, ferries or coaches can make a huge difference.
#FlightFree

Make streets safer and give women “real freedom to travel” by focusing on cycling as well as walking, campaigners tell government New guidance issued by the government this week, designed to help local councils make streets safer for women and girls, should focus on cycling and bike-related infrastructure, as well as walking, ca...

“Studies show LTNs drop crime. Motor traffic goes down, but footfall goes up. So ‘busy’ isn’t itself a good thing: busy with people rather than cars is”

Another good reason not to vote Reform.
How many would want filthy smelly workplaces and pubs. Especially if eating out? Utterly disgusting habit. And so is boring Reform.

‘Salt in the wounds’ - South Shields residents hit out at The Leas street lighting A campaign group has hit out at street lights along The Leas.

God forbid we light a key cycle route so people, especially women, feel safer at night.
It was partially light before the upgrades anyway. The council has just made it continous.
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It's been eight hours since the Government announced that crypto donations to political parties had been banned effective immediately and Reform's crypto portal is still accepting donations

But because the Government chooses to peg the cost of electricity at the cost of producing it from gas, we as consumers, all pay more than we need to, and renewables get a bad press.

Political donations in cryptocurrency could be blocked in blow to Reform UK Government review also recommends political funding from Britons living abroad be capped at about £300,000 a year * UK politics live – latest updates Political funding from British citizens living abroad should be capped at about £300,000 a year and donations in cryptocurrency temporarily banned, a government review has recommended. The findings by Philip Rycroft, a former permanent secretary at the Home Office, will be a blow to Reform UK, which has received about £12m in the last year from the Thai-based investor Christopher Harborne and other donations from a number of donors based in Monaco. Continue reading...

Political donations in cryptocurrency could be blocked in blow to Reform UK

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These little beauties should have been installed on every side turning in Bishop’s Stortford North and St.James’ Park!

James O'Brien perfectly sums up Trump's Iran War lies James O'Brien delivered a searing summary of Donald Trump's insanity on the Iran War, labelling the president a "deranged liar."

"Everything he does needs to be viewed through the lens of his deranged lies.”

Absolutely nailed it 🎯

Oil traders bet millions ahead of Trump's Iran talks post Market data shows the amount of oil trade rose before the US President said he would postpone attacks on Iran's power plants.

This is the sort of thing that makes me despair about ow we rumour world…. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

That’s Watton-at-Stone!

Kent County Council councillors award themselves 3.8% allowance increase By Local Democracy Reporter Simon Finlay County councillors have awarded themselves a 3.8% increase in allowances. Members of Kent County Council (KCC) voted 45 in favour and 22 against, with five …

Reform come out with, lower council taxes ! Save money ! Then end up lining their own pockets. Typical Farage trick

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Crumbs in Watson-at-Stone also a very worthy destination for a longer ride from BS. Awesome bacon/sausage baps and pastries. Also available in Crumbs Stortford of course!

Our proposed priority routes would do exactly this for downtown Bishop's Stortford.

A new town named after a beloved and popular Briton? Look no further than Scunthorpe.

Retirees whose connection to the county stretch back…4 years.. fight to stop an “electrified” landscape but love the idea of fracking. Why give these people a platform? They have so many already. Amazed they dont want electricity pylons torn down. Far more intrusive than solar arrays.

Ah ha, ‘the gap’ used to be the Humber-Severn line. Now it is the Wash-Severn line. So it is now official - born in Lincolnshire, I am a northerner.

Everything we need to do to stop climate breakdown, we also need to do for national security. Energy saving, more renewables, more electricity storage and interconnectors, electrification of transport, heating, cooking and industrial processes, plant-based diets. We win on all fronts.

Hopefully coming to Bishop’s Stortford soon! @cyclestortford.bsky.social