“Private train companies have no easy option.
The emergency deals keep them in the game but they’re a metaphorical straitjacket, which make them commercially un-enticing.
For now, no train company has “handed back the keys”, which would force the government to take on the running of a route. Doing so carries financial penalties and does nothing for a firm’s reputation. “
“Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick said that evictions would not be enforced by bailiffs if a local area was in a lockdown that included restrictions on gathering in homes.”
Yawwwnn
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0bq3jnv
“So it is a matter of grave concern that the Government has cast doubt on whether to proceed with a devolution deal for North Yorkshire that could unlock £2.4bn in new funding for an area where the need for massive extra investment has been apparent for many years…
When they meet tomorrow to discuss the issue, Boris Johnson, Chancellor Rishi Sunak and Local Government Secretary Robert Jenrick must not let the people of North Yorkshire down.”
Again.
https://www.sciencealert.com/the-september-equinox-is-this-tuesday-here-s-what-that-means
Wotdyamean it’s Friday?
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/jul/04/teesside-net-zero-deindustrialisation-reform-uk
Counting our Blessings.
““National Highways has resisted attempts by local representatives to discover what it is up to.””
Hmmm …
I’m off to plant a Tree.
““We always made stuff that was dirty, hard and heavy. It’s not unrealistic for us to do it again.””
vandalsblog 