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When Nicci Russell of @Waterwise was asked by @BBCNews about how surge pricing of water would benefit the shareholders of the water companies, she batted that to one side and continued to talk about consumers using less.btw Waterwise receive funding from the water companies.
A delusional piece of twaddle from
BMW. If an octopus had just a centralised nervous system, it wouldn’t be an octopus.
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Ah, but if you zoom in on the UK, you’ll see that in Central London, the representation is 50/50 light blue/dark blue. Apparently. #TheRunningGrave @jk_rowling @RGalbraith – at Brent, London
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Ella Baron in the Guardian.....
ALT Outside the Crocus in Moscow, flowers dedicated to victims with cards entitled: "For my Dad", "For my Daughter" etc. Putin is seen piously laying down a missile with a tag entitled, "For Ukraine".
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This is a letter written on Christmas Day in 1932 from 14 year old Daisy Chance who grew up in the Nottinghamshire mining village of Stanton Hill the same village I grew up in 40 years later. She wrote the letter to people living in the future.
Next time you look at a faded black and white photo or a stuttering fragment of film, remember these people were as colourful and as joyous as we should be.
The most articulate dissection of our current malaise from @mjohnharrison ...'The product of a health service is not fiscal efficiency. It is healthcare.' etc.
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“The Greeks invented democracy, built the Acropolis, and called it a day.” David Sedaris #art #architecture #watercolor
2. It's also interesting that Toyota, unlike other global auto makers has not rushed headlong into electrification, investigating other forms such as hydrogen fuel cells.
1. Amid all the howls of middle-class, eco-angst about Sunak's speech, here comes a statement of support from the world's largest automobile maker: Toyota
ALT Statement from Toyota supprting UK Governments new Net Zero plan
Interesting that all the people squawking about Rishi Sunak's Net Zero speech are comfortable, middle class and could quite happily buy an electric car for £28,000, or a heat pump for £13,000...
Ford, who are upset by the stalling of 2030, can't make a petrol car under £19,000 or an all-electric under £50,000. I think they're more upset about their profits. (Ford global profits were $108.7 billion in 2022.)
