nicko31
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Of course its not just the water companies, its the way they've ripped the heart out of the environment agency to the point they don't have the resources to provide proper enforcement.
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TomandJerry
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Minister claims Abdul Ezedi case shows 'credulous clerics and lefty lawyers' are helping people abuse asylum system
Andrew Griffith, the science minister, made the comment this morning in the light of revelations about how Abdul Ezedi, the man accused of being responsible for the Clapham chemical attack, came to be granted asylum.
Andrew Griffith, the science minister, made the comment this morning in the light of revelations about how Abdul Ezedi, the man accused of being responsible for the Clapham chemical attack, came to be granted asylum.
From the outside, how the judge deemed him to have converted to Christianity is difficult to understand when he failed to answer basic questions
The Church has been naive at times as well
Soton Seagull
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This popped up in a feed and tries to explain the last 14 years. It is an interesting (very) long read:
www.newyorker.com
What Have Fourteen Years of Conservative Rule Done to Britain?
Living standards have fallen. The country is exhausted by constant drama. But the U.K. can’t move on from the Tories without facing up to the damage that has occurred.
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And yet still one in five of the electorate will vote for more of the same. I do wonder what is going on in these people's heads (outside of the tiny minority of disaster capitalists, people being 'awarded' government contracts, backhanders, etc) 
vegster
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I was considering writing to West Sussex CC and asking on their policy of resurfacing residential roads. Other than new/major roads I can't recall any side roads being resurfaced for a decade or more..they have just been abandoned for tge potholes to move in.
Simple;And yet still one in five of the electorate will vote for more of the same. I do wonder what is going on in these people's heads (outside of the tiny minority of disaster capitalists, people being 'awarded' government contracts, backhanders, etc)
“What’s for me”?
Come on now, you know it’s @Zeberdi who should be posting these sort of links to long articles, play the game ehThis popped up in a feed and tries to explain the last 14 years. It is an interesting (very) long read:
What Have Fourteen Years of Conservative Rule Done to Britain?
Living standards have fallen. The country is exhausted by constant drama. But the U.K. can’t move on from the Tories without facing up to the damage that has occurred.
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And the answer's simple (outside of the aforementioned disaster capitalists, and people being 'awarded' government contracts, backhanders, etc). If you're retired, unemployed, claiming benefits, employed, a small business or SME owner, absolutely F*** all, the same as the last decade
nicko31
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But its worse than that, 1 in 5 want more of the same and another 1 in 7 are convinced Farage's latest iteration will somehow be our saviour.And yet still one in five of the electorate will vote for more of the same. I do wonder what is going on in these people's heads (outside of the tiny minority of disaster capitalists, people being 'awarded' government contracts, backhanders, etc)
I just really hope its the UK is the first western country to properly bin populism and it isn't just a brief rest bite before another bunch of grifters become the flavour of the month.
It really does feel at times that we are addicted to self harm.
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I hope that was an autocorrect
. Gave me flashbacks to a Dave Gorman episode.
Pevenseagull
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All time public satisfaction was 14 years ago (70%). Now an all time low (24%).
14 years.
TomandJerry
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Water companies in England have faced a barrage of criticism as data revealed raw sewage was discharged for more than 3.6m hours into rivers and seas last year in a 105% increase on the previous 12 months,
TomandJerry
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Swimming in sewage
They are only botching up the potholes in Worthing - and the botches don't last for long. They cba to re-surface the area over the top of the "repaired" potholes.
In my road, last year, they botched up a pothole - but didn't repair another pothole not 10 feet away from the one they did repair. They sent a highways team out last week to repair a slightly broken kerb stone. They left without repairing a huge pothole on a busy junction which was a yard, if not less, from the kerbstone which they prioritised.
We are paying for cosmetic vanity projects like the "pedestrianisation" of Portland Road and the debacle of replacing the pavement at Worthing Station whilst the roads are full of potholes and many pavements, including Montague Street precinct, are trip hazards.
The council employs somebody to go around re-paintning the street cable boxes which have been graffitti'd in that horrible green colour. To those in Brighton who slate the council there I say "wanna swap"?
TomandJerry
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Sewage spills into seas and rivers by Southern Water nearly doubled in a year.
There were 29,494 spills last year by company which supplies water to most of West Sussex as well as Brighton, Hove, Lewes and Hastings.
This was up from 16,688 the previous year.
The water giant's sewage spills lasted for a total of 317,285 hours in 2023, equivalent to more than 36 years.
There were 29,494 spills last year by company which supplies water to most of West Sussex as well as Brighton, Hove, Lewes and Hastings.
This was up from 16,688 the previous year.
The water giant's sewage spills lasted for a total of 317,285 hours in 2023, equivalent to more than 36 years.
BBassic
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Our road was resurfaced last year. East Worthing.
Don't disagree about the potholes everywhere though.
Nobby Cybergoat
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They really are taking the piss now