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#climatechange #wildfires #drought #floods #food
A little thread about #FoodSecurity* & the Climate
Clue* It’s Bad. Very bad.
‘Worst we’ve known’ UK turns to imports as drought and heat hit vegetable crops
Except the same thing is happening everywhere so there will BE NO IMPORTS soon and there WILL BE NO FOOD!!!
And if @andyburnham isn’t having COBR meetings about this he’s 🤪 theguardian.com/business/202…
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The latest on the coming cost of living crunch from @emilygosden
Household energy bills are forecast to surge by 27 per cent to an average of £2,192 a year from January, leaving consumers facing the highest domestic gas prices yet
Renewed conflict between the US and Iran in recent weeks has pushed the wholesale gas price to a fresh four-year high, after months of disruption to shipments of liquefied natural gas through the Strait of Hormuz
Ofgem’s energy price cap is due to rise from £1,723 a year now to £2,192 a year in January, according to a new forecast by EDF, one of Britain’s biggest energy suppliers. It could then rise again to £2,389 a year from April
All of which will add to questions over whether John Healey's planned intervention on energy bills - increasing the warm home discount for those on benefits - will be enough...
thetimes.com/business/energy…
Judy Hamilton retweeted
Trump's social filter has gone so much, how long before he uses the 'f word' constantly along side 'shit' 'piss' 'ass' and whatever else he says now.
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To make it more absurd they then abandoned the live sentencing feed before the judge had finished because it was time for the weather. Is it intern week at #bbcnews? @newswatchbbc
#BBCNews abandoned Burnham's Downing Street speech on rough sleeping to cover the sentencing of an American singer, Chris Brown.
BBC's priorities and news judgments are shot to pieces. @BBCNews @newswatchbbc
Senior doctors in England to strike for two days in November news.sky.com/story/senior-do…
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Exciting to see the PM's focus, resources going in and a real drive to solve rough sleeping. But I'm worried we get everyone in & and then they trickle back out unless there's more to ensure stable homes & affordable rent. I'm a stuck record but...lift the LHA freeze!
PM Andy Burnham will host a rough sleeping summit today with experts from the homelessness sector.
Will they get “everyone in” from the streets by Christmas? Frontline workers tell me they’re really pleased with the sentiment and energy Burnham has put behind it but think it unlikely.
Torrential rain over the weekend is a reminder of how bleak being exposed to the elements on the street can be. But do we have the housing for thousands of people?
And don’t use them indoors!
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Carbon monoxide poisoning
To people buying gas camping stoves to use in power cuts please be aware that if you live in a rented flat their use indoors may be prohibited under your tenancy agreement. Always best to check. #Emergency #Storms #PowerCuts
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We pay their transport, rent, utilities, broadband, landline & phone, subsidise their food and drink. We pay for their offices & staff. Lavish diners & banquets. And pay them a very comfortable £100k+.
No cap, just scrap!
Do the job for 100k, & no extras or other jobs.
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This is obscene. MPs expenses need to be capped.
Many are taking the piss.
#BBCBreakfast
Reform UK's Suella Braverman claims massive taxpayer-funded water bill at home equal to 18 baths a day
mirror.co.uk/news/politics/s…
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#journalists ahead of the #budget a plea to remember
🚨Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is NOT an out of work benefit 🚨
Please challenge guests who assume it is.
You can work AND claim PIP.
#Budget2026
Judy Hamilton retweeted
Just had a scam email that wasn't addressed to me directly, telling me my hardware wallet needed an immediate update. I thought this was strange because I didn't know what a hardware wallet was. Turns out it's something to do with crypto which I have NEVER used or dabbled in. But I'm sure some people might lose a lot of money if they fall for it. Be careful out there lovely people.
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Your reminder that Reform UK hate-preacher Suella Braverman repeatedly attacks people on benefits
However, it turns out she has billed taxpayers £45,000 to pay her water bills
Suella Braverman claims a massive taxpayer-funded water bill at her home equal to 18 baths a day
The Reform UK MP claimed £45,000 in parliamentary expenses towards her water bills, newly-emerged files show
mirror.co.uk/news/politics/s…
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It's a moral issue. You can't just tear up the social security contract without warning. It's bad enough that the pension eligibility age has kept rising. Leaving people fearing for their future constantly is beyond the pale. The tax and NI were paid.
Unfortunately not, and this is the problem. The average pensioner receives substantially more in pensions, health and other benefits than they contributed in tax/NI during their working lives. (Difficult to calculate but some estimates put the average difference at around £200K). The reasons for this underfunding are 1. the ‘contributions’ were not saved - they have already been spent and 2. the level of contribution was calculated when life expectancy was 65 and people died after short illnesses, rather than spending 20 years or more receiving pensions and increasingly expensive healthcare. The fact that we can’t afford the current pension arrangements is not a moral issue; it’s a mathematical one.
Social care, people who need it and those who care for them, totally let down by the @Conservatives @MattHancock and @BorisJohnson #CovidPandemic
3/ Find out more in the latest news story 📄on the Inquiry’s website via the link below 👇
covid19.public-inquiry.uk/ne…
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Trump is now talking about Nicki Minaj’s “one hell of a beautiful ass”. This is how the country has fallen.
This is sexual harassment.
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Sheer hypocrisy as all people calling on cuts to PIP, wearing Poppies
In 2021
Veterans forced to food banks after being told they don't qualify for DWP help
Veteran who had a brain injury, and PTSD, through his service had PIP removed
Suicides, homelessness, living in poverty
#Labour #bbclaurak #veterans
mirror.co.uk/money/veterans-…
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What an absolute PI** take!!
Benefit bashing those who desperately need it whilst conveniently invoicing the tax payer with a £45k worth of expenses herself.
Biggest benefit scrounger going @SuellaBraverman ..you are a LEECH.
Let the poor suffer as long you're getting your bills paid by us!!
In what way is your use of water at home an expense related to your job?
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It’s all coming to a head this autumn, isn’t it? Buckle up. Keep safe. Look after those dear to you, and keep the faith. We are many, they are few.
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I endorse this message
I think there's something missing from the list of essentials we Brits would need to stockpile in an emergency
You must get enough tea bags and longlife milk!!
We can put up with a lot but if we can't have a cuppa there'll be anarchy
#Stockpile
Dear America,
Stage a coup and send him to a psych ward NOW.
WARNING: STRONG LANGUAGE
President Trump escalated his invective against Norway, calling it a ‘shit house country’ and saying Norwegian immigrants are not welcome in the United States because the Nobel committee, based in the capital Oslo, has not awarded him a Peace Prize reut.rs/3U1joSt
