NEW: The Palantirisation of the UK military is a national security disaster.
Peter Thiel is now the third wheel in the US-UK ‘special relationship’.
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20,000 bricks make up the average 2 storey new house & all we ask is that 1 of them has a hole in it - to save a species and preserve an entire category of birds who live alongside us. Labour hated the idea to put a 3 line whip against it. Talk about betrayal.
#birds
Swifts fly thousands of miles to breed in the UK—only to find their nest sites blocked up.
Their ancient forests with nest hollows now gone, they relied on cavities in buildings, but these, too, have disappeared.
To stop their steep 2/3rds decline since 1995, an inexpensive swift brick nest box was proposed to be incorporated by law into new buildings—also helping other red-listed cavity nesting bird species.
But in a vote last night, UK Labour destroyed a golden opportunity to do this small thing for one of the most nature-depleted countries in Europe.
harrogate m&s loaves laid out uncovered. so glad i saw them sprayed with a sneeze before i went for one. so gross
@marksandspencer you just burn all the food safety guidelines?
I lived and traveled in Iran for months. In Tehran I lived with the family of a retired bank worker who saw me looking for housing. I roomed with his son for months, ate all my meals with them, and they never accepted any money. Once I was sick and throwing up and they all came into the bathroom and the dad stroked my head while I barfed and told me “Aybi nadare” (no shame, it’s ok). I traveled around most of the country by plane, train, bus, shared taxi, etc. Eventually I stopped booking hotels because I’d always meet people on the train, bus etc who’d insist I stay with them. The family of Iran/Iraq war vets from Yazd who took me to Taft for bbq in the mountains. The taxi driver from Rasht who made a bed for me on the floor of his tiny apartment because all the hotels were full. The only time a police officer talked to me was once to make sure I was ok. I never felt in any danger day or night. The land of Iran is as incredibly diverse as its people. There are mountainous rain forests and desert salt flats. I met among the most liberal and most conservative people there, and everything in between. Everyone was so kind it makes me cry with shame.
Manchester police chief attempts to justify his refusal to apologise for past vicious homophobia by police
He demands evidence. It's well-known that Manchester's police chief in 1980s, James Anderton, witch-hunted LGBTs, raiding gay bars
READ my response
https://t.co/feSSvRMocP
@rumorahasit it's lovely of an nighttime in Jerez, watching 'gangs' of loud teenage girls, chatting and laughing with old ladies out strolling, as if they're friends, because they actually all are.
My latest hobby, knocking over those ridiculous stone stacks and the reasons behind not building them in the first place #leavenotrace#peakdistrictviking