Ian Kenway @iankenway@social.cleverlibre.org

This is your regular reminder to join a union if you can
The union is the reason my employer #1 has to pay me for 4 hours work even when they only need 2.5 hours done, and then pay for my cab home if it’s scheduled to end past end of public transport hours.

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EU citizens arriving in UK being locked up and expelled https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/may/13/eu-citizens-arriving-in-uk-being-locked-up-and-expelled?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

I'm a Celebrity likely to stay in Gwrych Castle after Australia rules out reopening border https://nation.cymru/culture/im-a-celebrity-likely-to-stay-in-gwrych-castle-after-australia-rules-out-reopening-border/

The full Mark Drakeford interview: The Indian variant, masks in shops, Wales' vaccine passports, the reshuffle and when nightclubs will reopen

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/full-mark-drakeford-interview-indian-20595866?utm_source=wales_online_newsletter&utm_campaign=breaking_news_newsletter2&utm_medium=email

I expected this! 😤

https://weownit.org.uk/act-now/stop-matt-hancocks-private-takeover-nhs

"Boris Johnson grabs back power to call snap general election by scrapping fixed five-year terms"

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/queens-speech-snap-election-bill-b1845437.html

This is what happens inside a fence post as the weather hollows it out over time. Who knew?

Stop the government’s expensive plans that could lock millions out of the polling station

https://action.electoral-reform.org.uk/page/35710/petition/1?utm_medium=email&utm_source=ers-email&utm_campaign=voter-id&utm_content=Voter+ID+Queens+Speech+A&ea.url.id=5301303

#Forest the size of France regrown #worldwide over 20 years, study finds | #Trees and forests | The Guardian

Nice to see a counterpoint to #Deforestation for a change.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/may/11/forest-size-of-france-regrown-worldwide

#Environment #Biodiversity #Ecology #Reforestation #Biology #Wildlife

14 wingnut Tory MPs (4% of the whole lot, presumably spread across various bits of UK) have been lobbying the govt to get cycle lanes removed and a halt on new ones and Low Traffic Neighbourhoods - in spite of these causing 0 problems in practice when you are driving, there are at least 2 near me but they are on narrow roads in residential areas that aren't pleasant to drive along anyway, other routes exist...

https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/cambridge-news/mps-letter-removal-cycle-lanes-19256352

Christ at the Sea of Galilee

1575 / 1570
Jacopo Tintoretto
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tintoretto,_Jacopo_-_Christ_at_the_Sea_of_Galilee.jpg

Amazon had sales income of €44bn in Europe in 2020 but paid no corporation tax

https://inkl.com/a/QNylnptLqXL

Our tiny not-for-profit based in Ireland pays tax at the full rate. Meanwhile, Bezos doesn’t know what to do with his money and we don’t know if we can pay the rent next year.

Election is ‘constructive’ for ‘different politics in Wales’, says former Plaid leader https://nation.cymru/news/election-is-constructive-for-different-politics-in-wales-says-former-plaid-leader/

Using #HydrogenFuel risks locking in reliance on #FossilFuels, researchers warn | #HydrogenPower | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/may/06/hydrogen-fuel-risks-reliance-on-fossil-fuels

#Environment