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"They think that economic success is created by a tiny number of people at the top and that everybody else has very little to contribute."
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/jan/05/peregrine-mission-almost...
"“It is high risk, for sure, but we knew that when we got into this game,” said a senior research fellow at the Open University."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=me19SUmWu2s
"Next week, the government is introducing the offshore petroleum licensing bill in the House of Commons, which would allow for more licences to extract fossil fuel from the North Sea. The latest IPCC report makes it clear no new fossil fuel projects can be opened, so doing so goes against the recommendations of most of the world’s leading climate scientists."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAfNUoqQppU&list=PLR9Y-XecWrgAdj1VYP34Hv...
"The feasibility study will not only consider the Tees Tunnel but also the possibility of a bridge over the river. Mr Houchen said: "I personally don’t think a bridge is the right idea as it could limit the size of ships that you get down the river."
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/jan/04/licence-to-offend-bfi-seaso...
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'Inverse Square Law'
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"The mayor said the investment could reindustrialise the north and make the nation a “clean energy superpower”, adding: “That is about building future prosperity. This is not spending; this is investment in the future, investment in new industry, investment in better homes for our residents, better transport.”"
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/jan/08/andy-burnham-urges-labo...
"Labour promised in 2021 to invest £28bn a year until 2030 in green projects if it came to power. But last year the shadow chancellor, Rachel Reeves, said it would instead be a target to work towards in the second half of a first parliament, should Labour win an election."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDxRsu56STw
Fact checking ....
"Fundamentally, the agency still doesn't have a craft to put astronauts on the Moon or spacesuits they can wear."
The Green Race...
"The strength of gravity is strongest on the side of Earth closest to the Moon, and weakest on the side farthest from the Moon."
Synchronus Rotation.
'Plots & Plans'
Submitted by Captain Qahn on
"“In line with the longstanding process set out in the cabinet manual, the prime minister has authorised access talks between the official opposition and civil service.”"
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/jan/11/sunak-allows-labour-to-...
""Please think about the consequences of your actions before wild camping in rural areas."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yLijrPN4Fk
https://www.nytimes.com/article/energy-challenge-friendship.html
"Meanwhile, across England and Wales, The Ramblers - Britain's walking charity - say they are coming across similar problems - but the true scale of blocked and obstructed footpaths has so far remained unknown."
https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/24042235.dark-skies-festival-programme-...
"“This will be the ninth Dark Skies Festival since we organised the first event back in February 2016 and it is safe to say it has now become a popular annual fixture for so many people because of the broad range of events that appeal to all ages.”"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQRl9TocHog
https://www.darkskiesnationalparks.org.uk/
'Beleaguered'
Submitted by Captain Qalypso on
"The panel report identifies a 'need to strengthen governance and increase transparency which can be done with limited impact on pace of delivery', and makes recommendations as to how to address these by strengthening scrutiny and improving public accountability to the residents of Teesside," Mr Gove said in a letter to the mayor."
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/jan/29/beleaguered-rishi-sunak...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Eont_yEGZs
"Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove has asked Mr Houchen to report back to him in March on how he will respond to the inquiry's findings."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShBw43KJoLk
""The issue has always been one of value for money, and on that, the report shows that taxpayers' money was not being spent in the way the public should expect," Mr Madders said."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cek7ne5zr05o
"All I’m asking for is for an in on a deal like the Teesside development. Imagine being able to buy an acre of land for £1 and to make £124m in two years without investing a penny of your own money. And it’s not even corrupt!!! Fancy that! That’s definitely my kind of work.”"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eB0aROCl530
'Shadow Ministers'
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""At present in the UK it would be difficult to give some a very precise diagnosis of any particular kind of digital addiction, but most medics and psychologists and psychiatrists would recognise someone is having an issue," he said."
https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/24097345.lib-dems-back-felicity-cunliff...
"The Chiefs may be aiming to cement their dynasty with a third Super Bowl win in five years - the first was against the 49ers in 2020 - but San Francisco are considered slight favourites because of their star-studded roster.
They are ready to take the stage and shine on the Strip, although 'Mr Irrelevant' is not the standard name for a headline act."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/american-football/68214378
""The dishes would be piled up for weeks and weeks," she said."
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/feb/07/blazing-saddles-at-50-weste...
"Both the security of our planet for future generations and the UK's future prosperity is dependent on greening our economy and that requires large scale investment."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9P4lRmc-Ac&ab_channel=SerenityV
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zc38kty
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHzbYYlXUrg&ab_channel=BoxofficeMovieScenes
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-68155678
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TewoJFN61mI&ab_channel=Spinnin%27Records
"Cllr Cunliffe-Lister won her seat on North Yorkshire Council from the Conservatives a year ago. She added: "The Conservatives are in complete disarray and they’ve run out of ideas. Under years of failed Tory governance, the region has been left behind. Now is the time for change."
Light Bulbs.
'Full of Giraffes'
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/14/solidarity-and-strategy-th...
"... humans can eventually become a “multiplanetary species”. To do this, Musk intends to begin the colonisation of Mars so that humanity can survive a planet-destroying event on Earth, such as a sentient AI takeover or asteroid strike."
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/mar/14/spacex-launches-third-st...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6duAlVYeis&ab_channel=MagnusMoone
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/mar/14/neil-morrissey-playing-a-wo...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROAR6ZDr-OA&ab_channel=Blencathra
https://www.theguardian.com/games/2024/mar/08/sea-of-thieves-playstation...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nukx6_JW2fY&ab_channel=SpacedOut
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/mar/14/rishi-sunak-rules-out-g...
“In several weeks’ time we’ve got elections for police and crime commissioners, for local councils, for mayors across the country – they’re important elections.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ar7iFM9b7Sc&ab_channel=KevinDawson
"Asked whether there would be a general election on the same day, he said: “There won’t be an election on that day.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZ-XaTXPkd8&ab_channel=RussellDevlin
"The latest Sunak could wait to hold the election is January 2025."
https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/explainer/next-general-election
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96ZVja1yPzU&ab_channel=ChloK
"At the gas station, Randy denies all knowledge of it, muttering darkly about “people that live in the desert.”
https://deadline.com/2024/03/desert-road-review-horror-meets-sci-fi-in-a...
One Day Rodders...
A Cold, Mathematical Exercise.
Err in Doors?
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Three Bouncers, a police presence and a wild suggestion that the meeting be held outdoors as the venue was too small to hold the fifty five members of the public hoping to attend...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-68552815
Dirk arrived in good time, spun around the car park and swiftly left.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JCLY0Rlx6Q
I guess they call that democracy... of a sort.
Ssssh...
Apparently the median age of the attendees (Mops) was higher than average give or take a bus pass or two.
Spose we oughta wait for the Golden Globe version...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwbEuzJCnqI
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2024/mar/15/everywoman-and-hors...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TPJyx2Xljg
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/mar/17/who-you-gonna-call-meet-the...
"“It made many of us consider the afterlife at the same time as we were at home, noticing the bumps and squeaks in our own houses.”"
Shamrocks.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZti8QKBWPo
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-68592907
Keep Smiling.
Yorkshire On Tap
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https://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/24497302.planners-find-fracking-sig...
"The decision was announced following a meeting between senior figures from the council and the North York Moors National Park Authority.
It means the criteria for a 3.5km gas exploration buffer zone around the national park, as detailed in the park authority and council’s joint minerals plan, comes into full effect."
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/article/2024/aug/05/yorkshire-b...
"... we don’t delve into any knotty issues"
https://www.thisisthecoast.co.uk/news/local-news/council-asks-public-for...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9DISbQKTTM
'We value all our customers.'