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Also certain parts of the chemical sector: https://news.sky.com/story/why-ending-the-manufacture-of-a-humdrum-substance-would-be-final-nail-in-the-coffin-of-an-industry-that-was-once-britains-pride-13494625 Would be cheaper than a steel plant.

The argument for/against guns is here: Part1: Part2: Some naughty words used, so NSFW

BBC: "have you ever been to Clacton?" @CountBinface : "no, because I understand from the current incumbent that is part of how you do the job."

Rachel Reeves @RachelReevesMP · 41m "I will accept Nigel Farage’s request to be appointed Steward and Bailiff of the Manor of Northstead. It is a farce and a desperate distraction, and the people of Clacton deserve better. But if he wants to spend the summer arguing with a bin, I won't stop him."

Count Binface @CountBinface I can neither confirm nor deny that Robert Jenrick has asked to defect to the Count Binface Party. I can confirm that the answer's no.

BBC Radio 4 Today: Q: “What is your appeal going to be to the people of Clacton?” Count Binface: “Well… I’m not Nigel Farage.”

Search for man who give a ***: https://www.facebook.com/RotherhamBugle/posts/search-for-man-who-gives-a-****-about-taylor-swifts-wedding-enters-a-third-day/1686524059263961/

From the article: "The two rarely had takeaways and always took packed lunches to work. "We were £40,000 better off over 10 years from just that one lunch habit," says Alan." Sorry, but what?! I take pack lunches to work, but can't imagine I'm saving £40,000 over 10 years. I think I would...

There are two Jeremy Clarksons on TV: The buffoon who is annoying, and the one who does excellent informative documentaries. His war documentaries are some of the best on TV. Never watched his farm series so can't comment.

Quite a bit of solar, although when it gets too hot it can lose a bit of efficiency Gas is still at 24.7%. If we had more nuclear, we could reduce that even more. Green hydrogen could use excess wind/solar, and we really need to reduce the cost of electricity to make this more viable.

We pay little tax compared to most other OECD countries:

We do ok, helped in no small part from the EU forcing us to improve in the late 90s and early 2000s. "Strong National Performance The 2025 results confirmed that bathing water quality across England remains high: · 417 waters (92.9%) achieved an Excellent, Good, or Sufficient classification...

The EA have re-started inspections on sewages works, bringing some responsibility to the issue that was severely lacking under the Tories. This required recruiting more EA officers. Actual action.

And: I get the impression that some here think it quite important.