🧚‍♀️ Miss D 🌸

Deputy head, assessment and curriculum lead, Year 5/6 teacher and SLE in Manchester and most importantly wife and mum!

[Windrush WASP @WindrushWasp]

Looks like the water outage at Whitstable is showing on the sign-up rate on the petition. Witney finally gets a rival on top spot.

No, we don't have to accept being ripped off by profiteers - please sign and share - this is part of a plan to end the scam.

Click on the link to sign - 2 mins, and we don't want your money, just your support.
https://t.co/J5ADoh2hre

[Feargal Sharkey @Feargal_Sharkey]

Yet another glaring example of how utterly failed the water industry is. All it took was one hot weekend and not one but two water companies have been brought to their knees, incapable of doing the most basic job possible, supplying their customers with water.

And we tolerate this nonsense.

[Feargal Sharkey @Feargal_Sharkey]

"‘They’re a private company, run for profit!’: fury in Kent at South East Water’s outages."

Cam someone please explain to me why South East Water are still in business, how they still have an operating licence and why the public are still be asked to put up with this nonsense?

https://t.co/K6HRsH9UAD

[Feargal Sharkey @Feargal_Sharkey]

Oh here we go again. @YorkshireWater claiming they are "INVESTING" £8.3 billion between 2025 - 2030.

That of course turns out to be completely untrue.

The only money I can see that shareholders are putting into the business is paying back the "loan" they took, by March 2027 and the £100 million they were supposed to pay to help reduce sewage dumping by the end of March 2025.

Every other damned penny of that £8.3 billion, that's £8.2 billion is being funded directly out of bill payers' pockets and not a damned thing to do with shareholders.

Why are water companies allowed to tell such utter lies?

Ofwat?

[Premier League India @PLforIndia]

Tap the wand emoji to see some magic

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[Philip Lymbery @philip_ciwf]

A big thank you to those who are putting water out for our wildlife during these exceptional temperatures both in UK and across the world
We all have a duty to care for our fellow species, for animals, wildlife and all #mothernature

#CherishOurWorld
#AllLifeMatters

Photo credit:
Jeremy Shimmin

[Philip Lymbery @philip_ciwf]

A closed season to protect pregnant hares was promised – where is the legislation?
“In the King’s Speech last week, the government quietly dropped a bill that would have finally given legal protection to hares after centuries of persecution”
Why????
Such a simple thing to save beautiful hares and their families
#madness
https://t.co/Ajn4JmSbrl

[Catherine McCarthy🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @serialsemantic]

I'm sure Royal Mail put aside all your post then deliver it all in one day. Nothing all week, then six items of mail in one day. Anyone else noticed this?

[Paddy Power @paddypower]

Team suspected of spying on training sessions - EFL conducts an investigation within a week and kicks the team out of a competition immediately

115 financial charges - PL will get back to you on that in a few years

[GMP Traffic @gmptraffic]

Following the breakdown of a coach on the M60 near Sale, our officers + highways England attended to make sure the 60+ children on board were safely taken care of. It was found they were on their way to legoland Trafford for a school trip.... dont worry we got them there on time

[Lou Macari @LouMacari10]

This is Micky Donovan who played drums in a band before losing his way in life and ending up in the Macari Centre. I visited him in hospital on Thursday and was planning to go back that night when they rang me. Another gone before his time, that is homelessness for you. RIP Micky

[Pam Ayres MBE @PamAyres]

Please consider signing this petition as I have done if like me, you are appalled at the amount of sewage tipped into our waterways to the vast financial benefit of others. Why would any country sell control of something as crucial as water? It is lunacy.

https://t.co/dsmb1FOmmK

[Feargal Sharkey @Feargal_Sharkey]

"Trust in water companies plunges to new low amid soaring household bills."

The only headline you'll need to read today.

https://t.co/fiNdueNuXX

[Bécquer 🇪🇸✒🔡 @GustavoAdolf_]

A los 30 años, borracho y sin trabajo, me senté en el borde de la cama y pensé: "Anthony, no puedes seguir así".
Había llegado a Londres desde Gales con un sueño: ser actor. Pero el sueño se convirtió en pesadilla. El alcohol me controlaba. Perdía papeles, mi mujer me dejó, mis amigos me abandonaron. Pasaba los días en bares oscuros y las noches en camerinos vacíos.
Una noche, en 1967, entré en una reunión de Alcohólicos Anónimos. Tenía miedo. No del alcohol, sino de mí mismo. De la debilidad que sentía al pedir ayuda.
No bebí un solo trago en 57 años.
Después llegó la sobriedad. Y con ella, el trabajo. "El hombre elefante", "Los restos del día", "El Silencio de los Corderos... un Oscar y muchos premios. Una carrera que todavía hoy continúa.
Pero la fama no curó las heridas. Tuve que aprender a vivir conmigo mismo a aceptar mi pasado y a perdonarme.
Hace unos años, durante la pandemia, grabé un video que se hizo viral. Hablaba de no rendirse. Hablaba de la vejez, de la soledad, del valor de seguir adelante. No lo hice por fama. Lo hice porque aquel chico de 30 años necesitaba oír esas palabras.
Si hoy te sientes perdido, si el alcohol o cualquier otra droga te está destruyendo, pide ayuda. Yo lo hice. Y aquí estoy, medio siglo después, sobrio y contándotelo.
No hay vergüenza en caer. La hay en no levantarse.

Anthony Hopkins🇬🇧

[Windrush WASP @WindrushWasp]

Don't underestimate the power of this simple act of signing.

The government hasn't, which is why it has resorted to blatant lies to try to put people off.

This is how you stop the polluters for profit from holding all the cards and controlling our government - people power.

It takes 2 minutes - please share.

https://t.co/J5ADoh2hre

[Feargal Sharkey @Feargal_Sharkey]

Brilliant, brilliant exposé by Alex Thomson @alextomo on @Channel4News last night, blowing the lid of the corrupt, and it is corruption of the @EnvAgency allowing water companies to walk away from criminal charges, jail time, unlimited fines and all for nothing more than a slap on the wrist and some blood money paid to local charities.

It's time to put an end to this nonsense, it's time to hold people to account, it's time to send the fat cats to jail.

https://t.co/ph5PFXUph5

[Windrush WASP @WindrushWasp]

Feargal is talking about this petition https://t.co/p7dZoNJONr
Ignore the governments attempt to put you off with its untrue response. Take control of your bills away from the profiteers.

[Feargal Sharkey @Feargal_Sharkey]

"Southern Water admits sewage pollution which occurred weeks after record fine."

In 2021 Southern Water was fined £90,000,000 for illegally dumping sewage into the environment on almost 7,000 separate occasions.

They have now also admitted that for the following 2 years they kept on illegally dumping sewage into Swalecliffe Brook in Whitstable and Faversham Creek causing fish kills and widespread devastation.

Can someone explain to me why the CEO and directors aren't going to jail for this?

https://t.co/wSr8NwpyQM

[ClarksonsFarm @ClarksonsFarm1]

Fantastic news! Hopefully more will follow🍓

[🧚‍♀️ Miss D 🌸 @altaspecta]

Wow - these brothers!