2026-04-12T11:17:07Z https://yabu.me Steve Woods https://yabu.me/npub1prmf25mnzfah8drjmq2r45nh6fkflvun4wzawvmnn9f6nrgzujns4la9wj https://files.mastodonapp.uk/accounts/avatars/109/788/827/934/536/527/original/028153e7b3be7c3a.jpg https://files.mastodonapp.uk/accounts/avatars/109/788/827/934/536/527/original/028153e7b3be7c3a.jpg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8ktmkeg2qsg07aefxvy20kf4djlxfdy9tdc3t5t4n2ecpvdujjwgzyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2wwj2us5 Reform UK manifesto &#39;lacking in fiscal credibility&#39;, say experts.<br/><br/>No surprise - or change - there.<br/><br/>#Scotland <br/><a href="https://www.thenational.scot/news/25955461.reform-uk-manifesto-lacking-fiscal-credibility-say-experts/">https://www.thenational.scot/news/25955461.reform-uk-manifesto-lacking-fiscal-credibility-say-experts/</a> 2026-03-22T08:41:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspmram58l6ay7sq2pr76fx2t084pgq9khyeutjk4dldd2k5hfprvszyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2wtq859t Curiously, none of the recent nuclear energy pieces I&#39;ve read even mentions its millennia-long toxic and hazardous waste legacy.<br/><br/>This one doesn&#39;t either.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/13/uk_to_push_nuclear_reset/">https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/13/uk_to_push_nuclear_reset/</a><br/><br/>#NuclearEnergy #NoThanks 2026-03-17T11:30:12Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswv97arv3zt7dkjdm93x8mck2c5udze0af6uc7hx22ux2qpaau6rszyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2wgpw3jn From The Grauniad letters page.<br/><br/>&#34;When the old copper phone lines are switched off, we will be cut off because no provider will invest in our area, and this is not untypical of large areas of Devon.<br/><br/>That means that any digital ID accessed by phone will not be available to us unless we go and park in a layby every day where we can get signal. Does Darren Jones, the prime minister’s chief secretary, even understand this point?&#34;<br/><br/>#DigitalID <br/><br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/mar/15/digital-id-wont-work-if-you-live-in-rural-areas">https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/mar/15/digital-id-wont-work-if-you-live-in-rural-areas</a> 2026-03-16T10:16:34Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspzpa4p5p0jm5075v7ttftkl4u5ctwpdvs3v2e2l4hkkqxelapzlqzyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2wy82y0m In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxvws09ctqhtn5gz75gg82td9cts7a6c8555n2n02a6s9gv4nvjgsenajle'>nevent1q…ajle</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>See also #Aintree and #GrandNational. 2026-03-12T12:19:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspmg7y8ey6y0tf09hjul0p304cjrlsgrfgpvgr4av34fusgf0cetszyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2wdx63yr Horses dying for human entertainment is not acceptable.<br/><br/>#CheltenhamFestival <br/><br/><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cpd87213jylo">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cpd87213jylo</a> 2026-03-12T12:07:52Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9ske4fkkpewkvcc2xec0ullfacuvfh2pddkq4fkk7sjzehxt4hcqzyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2wy7hwz9 What is happening at &#39;RAF&#39; Fairford is NOT defensive.<br/><br/>#Iran #MakeAmericaGrateAgain <br/><br/><a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/3/12/al-jazeera-sees-bombs-being-loaded-onto-us-planes-at-uk-base">https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/3/12/al-jazeera-sees-bombs-being-loaded-onto-us-planes-at-uk-base</a> 2026-03-12T10:00:43Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs00renn8zlz7kdnjmsxe7vvup9k5qknrym66gr0yn7gpr2rqkesyszyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2wneg6u0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxff92l428jv2xtp2vpd9f8t956swselvmxsfy3z378m7thq0nezg8zx7ql'>nevent1q…x7ql</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I get the impression the UK and England in particular is incapable of devising a uniform system of governance. 2025-09-22T08:58:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9pfmvpf8h07ss045whfwvv94755rvekn774lz9tv76x0myheyukszyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2w8rxhkn Ben Jennings on the money.<br/><br/>Again.<br/><br/>#GazaGenocide <br/><br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2025/sep/16/ben-jennings-cartoon-un-report-gaza-israel">https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2025/sep/16/ben-jennings-cartoon-un-report-gaza-israel</a> 2025-09-17T10:25:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9xvvczeemuqqcyxj86sdlmapcq09jvszpejvl2hn7m86a3w0rffgzyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2wdqcep5 What&#39;s next - a stairlift up Yr Wyddfa?<br/><br/>#Cymru #Eryri <br/><br/><a href="https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/remote-mountains-new-handrail-ridiculed-32430967">https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/remote-mountains-new-handrail-ridiculed-32430967</a> 2025-09-08T08:25:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsv4m2m45ujgr0g8tnmf5k8nx26pw5r3frf0apvt8pvc36y2z7mwsqzyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2wywgeps On #r4today earlier on Nick Robinson was actually revelling in the criticism that the BBC had helped promote #Farage 🐸 to a level he has never merited.<br/><br/>Despicable. 2025-09-05T07:11:34Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspghcs20hdnv0r2svqsw79nw24m8al0kzllqp4p4vgv33t325cydszyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2wdv7exv #Leicestershire Police &amp; Crime Commissioner defects from Tories to Farage #Fascist Fan Club Ltd. <br/><br/>🐸 <br/><br/><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c23p4ev0x4po">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c23p4ev0x4po</a> 2025-08-04T11:27:30Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx7k2slca45l5vxecfx3e9r5c2ntaz4xh636krfdfzvml04cr9s3szyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2wzazxtc &#34;Farage has the same chance of improving the situation as a bowl of jelly in a plane crash.&#34;<br/><br/>🐸 <br/><br/><a href="https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/the-true-cost-nigel-farages-35590648">https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/the-true-cost-nigel-farages-35590648</a> 2025-07-22T09:39:17Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdwrkdd02y9aasw7p5c0at3t8n00vax5e2dj9spnx425yc72qg2eqzyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2wegncq8 &#34;The real scandal isn’t the chant – it’s The Mail on Sunday’s deliberate fabrication. Turning “Death to the IDF” into “Death to Israelis” wasn’t sloppy journalism. It was character assassination designed to transform political protest into genocidal incitement. When major newspapers can simply invent quotes and attribute them to public figures without consequence, we’ve moved beyond press freedom into press lawlessness.&#34;<br/><br/>#BadJournalism <br/><br/><a href="https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/opinion/who-decides-whats-hate-speech-and-whats-dissent/">https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/opinion/who-decides-whats-hate-speech-and-whats-dissent/</a> 2025-07-01T10:42:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg9p6865yystrgpddrk3mte6rpya8hkjpknn4cm6cdzfnsszgsmzczyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2wtj97k8 Chris May concludes: &#34;The end result may be a global economy that no longer needs the USA as much as the USA needs the global market. In such a scenario, the world may move forward economically while leaving a semi-isolated USA on its margins. In some ways, this might mirror the plight of the UK in relation to the European Union after Brexit – suggesting that President Trump’s economic policies may soon become very unpopular at home.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://northwestbylines.co.uk/politics/economy/trumps-tariffs-and-the-acceleration-of-structural-change/">https://northwestbylines.co.uk/politics/economy/trumps-tariffs-and-the-acceleration-of-structural-change/</a> 2025-04-13T11:07:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9yk7jpjjt35c789zl5aqhy5lc09nl2cask0dj63uupzg8qm2f5wszyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2wd6t2jt In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz8gcz63kn4xd7pztcvmtd5seqqxnxwhnk5hengx35xh3573fsfvs9xwn50'>nevent1q…wn50</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>In reply to your question: ‘Donald Trump was the dumbest goddamn student I ever had!<br/><br/>See Mystery #2 <br/><br/><a href="https://www.phillymag.com/news/2019/09/14/donald-trump-at-wharton-university-of-pennsylvania/">https://www.phillymag.com/news/2019/09/14/donald-trump-at-wharton-university-of-pennsylvania/</a> 2025-03-30T08:44:11Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs863zfrxlewv4l04n2pcetxm0a569pnyzvhx48w85kqrwxs20g64czyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2w30pgkp John Crace writes: &#34;Reeves began by saying Labour had been elected to bring change to the country. Yes. Sadly no one had told her that the change in question was meant to be for the better. But Rachel was not to be deterred. Everything was great, she insisted.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/mar/26/everything-is-great-nothing-to-see-here-rachel-reeves-tells-mps">https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/mar/26/everything-is-great-nothing-to-see-here-rachel-reeves-tells-mps</a> 2025-03-27T09:54:12Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxyn727uwytqlfnudqygeqcwr3w6nfn85tjleuzwwj7ym7x7kq0vczyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2wl8jhas In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs09h3hj8l890hkygdup42uqx32xwzeu3lkfrtw48epscd344xd4hg8q0c75'>nevent1q…0c75</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#TheFelon has a record for trashing the environment.<br/><br/>Ask Scotland.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-55244660">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-55244660</a> 2025-03-23T16:42:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8vne97v7fryuc6wvx3w0jm33stzfczystr0lsm93c360upq8rtfszyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2wdj4hqn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs267qxtmysgwzu07tcqtxpe4z74dpxm2puntlyqs0gg68yx0pxtvc55t6mx'>nevent1q…t6mx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;ve said for a long time that the Untied Kingdom (mis-spelling deliberate) is in essence a medieval feudal society with a very thin veneer of the poorest quality nation state representative democracy (FPTP for the Commons).<br/><br/>It doesn&#39;t even have a codified constitution or an elected second legislative chamber.<br/><br/>Those are a couple of the catering size cans at the bottom of the pile that&#39;s now blocking the road. 2025-03-22T11:00:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsv0fvvk82537659yjx3wymlr3aw7ajz2xk0d4a85w58wgzc6dhcdgzyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2ws2v8m2 &#34;Tice is a vocal climate science denier who has declared that “CO2 isn’t a poison. It’s plant food” and has suggested that climate change is caused by volcanoes.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://www.desmog.com/2024/11/27/climate-denier-richard-tice-reform-uk-seat-boston-skegness-second-most-exposed-global-warming-axa-insurance-giant/">https://www.desmog.com/2024/11/27/climate-denier-richard-tice-reform-uk-seat-boston-skegness-second-most-exposed-global-warming-axa-insurance-giant/</a> 2024-12-01T12:38:26Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9z7gdzx68x68kpd47m65m9lwms9ppxccmul2sfxk7ut3w2a2s8jqzyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2ws92rhu As per usual with these let&#39;s go whining to the press stories, it&#39;s an invoice not a &#39;fine&#39;.<br/><br/>Only courts issue fines.<br/><br/>#BadJournalism #clickbait <br/><br/><a href="https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/couple-fined-100-leaving-car-9658695">https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/couple-fined-100-leaving-car-9658695</a> 2024-10-24T08:12:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstq7a4kpsxfswhj2q6cez62uewelajjwxn2jpc0u8wv7dhc8l8ulszyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2w9e4fmm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrrzze2l3wj4uf72s4xt6yq3vme78u97ec9kt5zumpt3x0qyxxqtcqjwsfl'>nevent1q…wsfl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>But I&#39;m willing to die of hypothermia to save a run on the pound.<br/><br/>Wait a minute... 2024-09-11T08:53:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdv6y63pcwlrj97n3xstf35a7u3wmj7rxzrkaczyrqzfs9nug792gzyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2wwk7ulq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv68mhs5v9p2ftexxpa4gmvver440kwvstp9eczcky2a7fs9prsqqn9p0e4'>nevent1q…p0e4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Why is the Untied Kingdom obsessed with being world-beating and/or world-leading?<br/><br/>Most of the time the living it provides for the majority of its inhabitants is barely adequate. 2024-08-25T10:10:25Z