Ian Kenway @iankenway@social.cleverlibre.org

"Martin Lewis: Energy price cap UP 80% on 1 Oct adding £1,000s to bill"

https://youtu.be/ccWkj-xyNtQ

Labour Senedd Member slams UK party plan to ban coalitions with SNP or Plaid Cymru https://nation.cymru/news/labour-senedd-member-slams-uk-party-plan-to-ban-coalitions-with-snp-or-plaid-cymru/

"While our bills are rising by 119%, in France energy bill rises have been limited to just 4%."

Here's why 👇

https://weownit.org.uk/act-now/nationalise-bulb

Climate change: Russia burns off gas as Europe's energy bills rocket - BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-62652133

Wales and Scotland’s history of energy production demonstrates how England exploits the natural resources of its neighbours, gives little in return, and tells them they should be thankful for it.
#Annibyniaeth
https://nation.cymru/news/wales-history-of-energy-production-shows-how-the-uk-can-work-together-says-conservative-chair/

Google has excluded all climate effects except CO2 from the emissions calculator of its Google Flights platform.

"The company said it made the change following consultations with its 'industry partners'." 🤨
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-62664981

Twice as many people died with #Covid-19 in #UK this #summer compared with 2021 | #Coronavirus | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/23/twice-as-many-people-died-with-covid-in-uk-this-summer-compared-with-2021

#Pandemic #2022

I don't know how I'm supposed to keep up morale working in a place like this.

Inflation will reach 18.6%. How do I know?
Because Cardiff university's shame, Patrick Minford, says it won't.
https://youtu.be/Yfm2c6hekPw

Well I'm back from the maldives and back to business. I should be more available again.

UK to lift import restrictions on food from Fukushima
- https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jun/29/uk-to-lift-import-restrictions-on-food-from-fukushima another clear #brexit benefit: radioactive food - lucky us...

A real pleasure this morning to chat to Mark Drakeford (yes, the First Minister one!) about active travel as I was taking the kids to school.

Yesterday at our first meeting of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales we heard about the amazing things Welsh Government is doing for #ActiveTravel in #Wales, and it was a delight to see Mark using an electric bike for the first time!

What a lovely guy too. Inspirational in an understated way, maybe for future First Ministers!

Ha, this is amazing!
“The number of British people being granted Irish citizenship has ballooned by almost 1,200 per cent since the UK voted to leave the European Union, according to official figures.”

https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2022/06/27/applications-from-britons-for-irish-citizenship-soaring-since-brexit/

#Brexit #UK #Ireland

Looks like I'll have 8 hours of solid meetings every day this semester, so course prep will happen ... in my sleep?

Our oldest known #ancestor could probably #walk, say researchers | #Fossils | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/aug/24/our-oldest-known-ancestor-could-probably-walk-say-researchers

#Science #Biology #Evolution #Anthropology #Primates #Palaeontology

ICYMI: NHS leaders warn soaring energy bills will make people sick if government does not offer more support

https://apple.news/Au0mAoLB0SlGljIDIJ1FBug