Garden centres in UK stockpile plants before new #Brexit checks | Trade policy

“There were widespread concerns about whether the border control posts were fit for purpose, particularly in connection with the loading and unloading of certain products” theguardian.com/politics/2024/…

Nigel Farage is cancelled at last and he’s never been happier | John Crace

“They would listen to Nige, who had moved himself out to the foyer to stick his face in front of every available news camera. This was D-day and Dunkirk all rolled into one” theguardian.com/global/2024/ap…

UK households face second year without improved living standards, says IMF | Economics | The Guardian

“Growth per head – one of the key measures of living standards – is expected to remain flat this year after a 0.3% drop in 2023”

#ToryBritain theguardian.com/business/2024/…

Liz Truss memoir review: This ludicrous book hows how unworthy of office our shortest-serving PM was | The Independent

“Think of this unconvincing autobiography as not so much “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” as “Liz’s Adventures in Blunderland”” independent.co.uk/arts-entertain…

Sunak's Rwanda plan defeated in Lords again - forcing MPs to consider four changes | Politics News | Sky News

A game of ping-pong has rarely been so important

One more round could see this shameful legislation binned

Hopefully news.sky.com/story/pms-rwan…

Rishi Sunak's battle to get planes in the air will continue even if #Rwanda bill passes

“the government still doesn't appear to have found an airline to take the migrants to Africa”

Not even RwandAir

To much ‘reputational damage’

Let that sink in! news.sky.com/story/sunak-ma…

Liz Truss has kindly offered to ‘save the west’. But who will save her from her delusions? | Gaby Hinsliff

“She doesn’t seem to have considered that even the Daily Telegraph might have its breaking point, let alone the markets or her own colleagues” theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Thames Water break-up is a promising idea | Nils Pratley | The Guardian

“First: make the shareholders and bondholders suffer the consequences of their foolishness. Second: organise the company in a better way”

Or maybe just #NationaliseWater ? theguardian.com/business/2024/…

Rish! tries for gravitas on Middle East but he’s just no longer a serious politician | John Crace | The Guardian

“He’s yet to find anything domestically he does well. Which is a bit of a problem when you’re meant to be running the country” theguardian.com/politics/2024/…

Peers know the #Rwanda bill is flawed and dangerous. We must use every power to oppose it | Simon McDonald

And they have at least one:

“Standing firm on our amendments would mean the Commons backs down or loses its legislation. It’s the only option left” theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

“When politicians talk about how much it will cost to act on climate change, for example, they almost always refer to economic models commissioned by the fossil fuel industry, which leave out the cost of inaction, which rises with every passing year” theguardian.com/us-news/2024/a…

“Research suggests that when mainstream parties shift to the right on immigration, it does nothing to reduce support for the far right.If anything, the far right is the winner because its position and rhetoric becomes normalised”

Exactly what we’re seeing theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

'Definitive proof' of second Post Office IT scandal found in 30-year-old floppy disks

Just when you thought the #HorizonScandal couldn’t get any worse, it turns out the Post Office had form for buggy software that ruined lives

#Capture inews.co.uk/news/definitiv…

Written in year I was born. So true. So many Tory politicians promote the holy grail of Brexit, despite knowing it's catastrophic for UK, they do it to gain political power not for the good of their country.

Thames Water is talking about a temporary renationalisation to pay their debts.

This must not be allowed, there is no temporary, if they are nationalised it is GAME OVER, goodbye shareholders.

RT if we must not be made to pay their debts for nothing.

12 years of Tory government and finally they admit they have made a mess of everything 👇👇👇👇

Thank God there’s no such thing as climate change news.sky.com/story/dubai-ar…

Any party that does not support freedom of movement, single market membership, and Proportional Representation does not have the UK's interests at heart, does not care about the country's prosperity and does not care about the economy.

Be aware of that when you cast your vote.

Sunak's Rwanda plan defeated in Lords again - forcing MPs to consider four changes | Politics News | Sky News

A game of ping-pong has rarely been so important

One more round could see this shameful legislation binned

Hopefully news.sky.com/story/pms-rwan…

Rishi Sunak's battle to get planes in the air will continue even if #Rwanda bill passes

“the government still doesn't appear to have found an airline to take the migrants to Africa”

Not even RwandAir

To much ‘reputational damage’

Let that sink in! news.sky.com/story/sunak-ma…