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• Post #4493187

  Burnham to give councils more powers to block vape and betting shops. He's shutting the door on an empty stable. The horse vanished ages ago. On my local 'high street', it's not vape and betting shops that predominate, but hot food takeaways. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/aug/10/burnham-to-give-councils-more-powers-to-block-vape-and-betting-shops

• Post #4482829

  @alexadeswift@lgbtqia.space A friend of mine usehttps://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/bristol-car-crash-attempted-murder-b3029989.htmld to teach the online journalism module for UWE's media studies degree course. He used to despair at the low standard of English his students exhibited.

• Post #4433858

  'Police say they will "not tolerate criminality, disorder or hate of any kind".' So why are you letting the #fascists and #racists assemble in the first place, Mr Plod? #Bristol https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/police-issue-stern-warning-ahead-11097207

• Post #4428809

  Bullshit klaxon. "A police force using live facial recognition near a young people’s festival insists the controversial technology is “not mass surveillance or mass data capture”, but is being used to keep people safe." #surveillance https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/boardmasters-festival-facial-recognition-newquary-devon-b3027787.html

• Post #4427803

  Dodgy Don allegedly drops economic harm claim against BBC. He's obviously got something to hide... #MakeAmericaGrateAgain https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/trump-emergency-motion-bbc-lawsuit-financial-records-1812863

• Post #4426217

  14 peaceful protesters arrested at Palestine Action demonstration outside #Bristol Prison. https://www.bristol247.com/news-and-features/news/14-peaceful-protesters-arrested-at-palestine-action-demonstration-outside-bristol-prison/

• Post #4426177

  People of Britain, you *will* work until you drop dead! https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/aug/07/english-primary-schools-to-be-told-to-identify-children-at-risk-of-future-unemployment

• Post #4410931

  Auntie has found the most sensitive part of the Mango Mussolini's anatomy... "Donald Trump’s legal team is making an 11th-hour attempt to block a court order that would grant the BBC access to the president’s financial records, as part of his multibillion-dollar lawsuit against the British broadcaster." #MakeAmericaGrateAgain #tRump https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/05/trump-bbc-lawsuit-financial-records

• Post #4374780

  There's nothing 'essential' [sic] about a disposable barbecue, you muppets! #BadJournalism https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/disposable-bbq-tesco-asda-ban-b3027116.html

• Post #4371049

  Price of olive oil expected to rise again as European crops feel the heat. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/04/price-olive-oil-expected-rise-again-european-crops-heat-drought-wildfires

• Post #4370851

  "In the annual guga hunt, up to 2,000 gannet chicks are killed over a 10-day period on the uninhabited Hebridean island of Sula Sgeir, 40 miles north of Lewis and Harris. NatureScot, which is responsible for licensing, refused to allow this year’s hunt to go ahead, citing a potential “adverse impact” on gannet populations according to new modelling." https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/03/scottish-seabird-hunt-cancelled-for-first-time-in-400-years

• Post #4370802

  Von der Leyen: brown people go home! #Ceuta https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/03/stronger-eu-borders-physical-barriers-ceuta-von-der-leyen

• Post #4272539

  #ReformUK = cruelty personfied. "A café owner who served up free meals to hungry children after food vouchers were removed has been told he will be reported to police by a Reform council leader. Barry Ashley, who runs the Grumpy Cook in Hastings, stepped up after East Sussex County Council decided not to issue school holiday meal vouchers to struggling families over the summer. He has criticised the move, which he branded “shameless”, accusing the council of turning its back of children i...

• Post #4234414

  "Continuously wooded since at least 1600, Oaken Wood is a plantation on ancient woodland site (paws), which means it is the site of an ancient forest that has been replanted. For centuries it has been worked as a sweet chestnut coppice, with whole sections felled in rotation, allowing the stumps to regrow." #Kent #ReformUK https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/30/oaken-wood-ancient-woodland-kent-quarry-expansion-reform-council

• Post #4194707

  "NHS England has admitted that a data protection document inaccurately stated who could access patient information, failing to disclose that Palantir staff could view identifiable data held within part of its Federated Data Platform." #NHS #Palantir https://www.theregister.com/public-sector/2026/07/29/nhs-england-rapped-over-inaccurate-palantir-patient-data-disclosure/5280233

• Post #4189232

  Data centres should be sent to the back of the queue. People need electricity first. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jul/29/datacentre-projects-fees-grid-access-connection-queue-ofgem

• Post #4160907

  First Jodrell Bank, now particle physics. I know the country needs more sparks and brickies, but cutting funding to high-end science is ill-advised, myopic and will ultimately backfire.

• Post #4144048

  "Matthew Torbitt, a prominent political commentator who once described himself as “Britain’s favourite lefty”, pleaded guilty to two counts of fraud by false representation at a hearing at Thames magistrates court on Monday." Never even heard of him... #GBeebies #fraud https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/jul/27/gb-news-pundit-matthew-torbitt-admits-committing-while-labour-aide

• Post #4133362

  RE: https://mas.to/@therightarticle/116988188759385055 US forces are like vampires. Once invited in, they never want to leave and will abuse one's hospitality. Oversexed, overpaid and over here in the UK since 1942.

• Post #4131580

  "Construction work has begun on a railway track running between Bristol and Portishead, which will allow passenger trains to run on the line for the first time in 60 years. The £196m project will create two new stations, at Pill and Portishead, connecting them with Parson Street, Bedminster and Bristol Temple Meads in a 25-minute, hourly service." #Bristol https://www.bristol247.com/news-and-features/news/work-begins-on-train-track-between-portishead-and-bristol/

• Post #4058187

  A Tony Blair tribute act. Burnham = #tRrump's poodle where use of US bases in UK for attacks on #Iran is concerned. Some people never learn.

• Post #4031902

  @alexadeswift@lgbtqia.space @christineburns@mastodon.green @ChrisMayLA6@mastodon.me.uk @artnacrea@mastodon.ie @elCelio@mastodon.uno And getting darker by the day.

• Post #4031898

  @alexadeswift@lgbtqia.space @christineburns@mastodon.green @ChrisMayLA6@mastodon.me.uk @artnacrea@mastodon.ie @elCelio@mastodon.uno Great word; accurate too. :)

• Post #4029321

  I bet Burnham's never heard of the heptarchy. #devolution

• Post #4013712

  RE: https://mastodon.scot/@LaChasseuse/116958043551926886 English colonialism is alive and well.

• Post #4008383

  Auntie skewers the Mango Mussolini. "Trump’s lawyers are also trying to dodge the forced release of his financial records by limiting the scope of the lawsuit. Alejandro Brito, a Trump lawyer, told Lett on Tuesday that he intends to amend the current complaint, according to Politico. The amended complaint will say the documentary only caused reputational damage, rather than undermining his businesses, making the financial disclosures unnecessary." #MakeAmericaGrateAgain https://www...

• Post #4008229

  If there's no increase in the personal allowance, pensioners will soon be paying income tax on their state pensions. You're a coward, Burnham! https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/andy-burnham-live-updates-tax-bus-policies-uk-cabinet-b3019250.html

• Post #4007614

  "The reforms require authorities to limit the number of councillors on their planning committee to 13 and only allow planning applications to be decided by the committee if they meet a strict criteria [sic]." A criteria? FFS! #BadEnglish #BadJournalism https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/local-news/stalinist-planning-permission-reforms-condemned-11068728

• Post #3981912

  "The land is owned by Winford Parish Council which has said it is not for sale. The airport’s planning consultants have now begun the process of obtaining a compulsory purchase order which would legally force the sale." Disgraceful. #Bristol https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/campaigners-appalled-bristol-airport-moves-11068379

• Post #3981509

  Abolishing standing charges for gas, electricity, etc. would have shown you really cared about putting more money in people's pockets, Mr Burnham. Abolishing the 5% VAT rate was mere tokenism.