Artificial grass contributes to global warming by absorbing more radiation than living grass, displacing living plants that could remove carbon dioxide - and through emissions created during its production
https://t.co/nRMy2TdQ1w
Right, Mark Drakeford is pretty pissed of with the UK Government over glass 🥛🥛🫗🫗🍷🍷.
But it isn't really about glass, it is about what some perceive as direct threat to devolution.
This is what is actually going on here...
[Thread]
Incredible moment in the Welsh Parliament today as Mark Drakeford calmly puts down nasty dog whistle politics from the Welsh Conservatives.
I am so incredibly proud to live in a Country which is proud to be a Nation of Sanctuary for all refugees & asylum seekers ❤️🏴❤️
Mind-blowing how there’s suddenly enough money to throw at “stopping the boats” but not enough money to help millions of people suffering with the cost of living crisis OR enough money to increase wages of key workers OR enough to assist with the rental crisis
Amazing expose on @SkyNews this morning…
Have a look at the top earnings made by MPs in their 2nd jobs
3 points:
- The blue ones are Tories (obvs)
- This may explain why they’ve got no clue about the cost of living crisis
- Who TF is paying Chris Grayling to do anything?
A Tory source: “We’ve got no ideas and people feel abandoned,” “We’ve been in power for 12 years. It’s been possibly one of the least successful governments in modern Europe.”
Christoper Nolan hates CGI and prefers to use practical effects for insane shots.
Here are 5 gems.
1/ INTERSTELLAR: Nolan spent $100k to plant 500 real acres of corn in Alberta. After filming, he sold the crop for profit.
The total value of fraud in three COVID-19 schemes totalled £4.5bn, of which the taxpayer is only going to get £1.1bn back, the head of HMRC has told MPs https://t.co/Yjvco0pLZU
France is not fucking around
New legislation demands all *existing* carparks with 80 or more spaces must install a solar roof (in 3-5 years)
This could generate up to 11 gigawatts, which is the equivalent of 10 nuclear reactors
https://t.co/J1yrYFQxFU
@GMB@MartinSLewis@kategarraway We're not all in the same boat. We're all in the same storm. Some of us are clinging to driftwood. Some have lifebelts. Some are in small boats. Some are in luxury ocean cruisers. Not everyone is drowning. There should at least be lifebelts for everyone.
The Bank of England’s expectation that the British economy will be shrinking till mid 2024, as the interest rate it sets is on couse to rise from 3% today to 4.75% in coming months, means Sunak and Hunt face the two most stressful weeks of their political lives. Here’s why 1/8
It is believed that Russian backed hackers gained access to nearly all information on Liz Truss's phone, including a year's worth of messages. Sources say the phone was 'so heavily compromised' it has now been placed in a 'locked safe inside a secure government location'.