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Does this end with the brains’ trust calling for the BBC to be abolished?

 

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Matthew Thompson
@mattuthompson


Truly, there is no moment more “BBC” than Kirsty Wark appearing on
@BBCNewsnight
to say “we asked the BBC to appear on the BBC to discuss the BBC but the BBC said no.”

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When do you think that the majority of people still on furlough will realise they are actually just on the dole?

 

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Just been shot in the head at a party.

 

Caught in the crossfire apparently following an argument but you know who has already reached her verdict...

 

Dianne and the BBC were praying it was a UKIP member

 

I see that overnight it's pivoted from Defund Police to Police Must Use Every Resource To Bring The Perpetrator To Justice.

 

BREAKING:
UK facing national piss shortage due to government taking it all.

 

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Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP
@grantshapps


Following the forced diversion of a
@Ryanair
aircraft to Minsk yesterday, I’ve instructed
@UK_CAA
to request airlines avoid Belarusian airspace in order to keep passengers safe. I have also suspended Belavia’s operating permit.

 

According to the police she was shot by 4 black males that infiltrated the party she was at,

 

http://news.sky.com/story/sasha-joh...f-men-not-targeted-attack-police-say-12316468

 

Yes, although the police are still saying there is no evidence she was the target. Police are being pretty cagey about this.

 

maybe the other candidates were just really ****

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paul@applewood

@paulapplewood1


The Labour Party have a rule.
You cannot be a candidate for MP until you have been a party member for at least 12 months.
So desperate were they to install Kim Leadbeater as their Batley candidate to harvest the Jo Cox sympathy vote, that rule was cast aside..
all a little grubby.

 

She is a complete idiot. I listened to her comments today. Seriously if she was shot in the head no vital organs would be damaged.

 

Government backs down on gas boiler fines after Steve Baker warns of consumer revolt

• Date: 25/05/21
• Daily Mail

The Government has ruled out the idea of fining those who refuse to get rid of their gas boiler.

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Former minister Steve Baker, pictured, warned that the ban on gas boilers could spark consumer anger
Gas boilers will be banned within 14 years under the Government’s plans to tackle climate change.

Ministers are discussing a cut-off date of 2035, after which the installation of conventional gas boilers will be outlawed.

The target date, to be included in a new Heat and Buildings Strategy next month, comes amid growing concern about the impact of domestic heating systems on the UK’s carbon emissions.

Under one proposal designed to accelerate take-up, homeowners could be required to switch to a ‘green’ heating system in order to sell their house.

Another idea could see a surcharge on gas boilers in order to subsidise the production of greener heat pumps. Oil-fired systems will also be phased out and there will be another push to insulate homes.

If hydrogen is part of a zero-carbon future, it could have to be produced by electrolysis (as shown above), which sees electric currents passed through water. Another option is for the plants to capture the carbon emissions and pump them underground

A source said the Government had ruled out the idea of fining those who refuse to get rid of their gas boiler.

The 2035 target date will dismay hardline climate change campaigners, who argue that much swifter action is needed. But ministers fear a consumer backlash if they move faster.

Eco-friendly heat pumps, which extract warmth from the ground or air, can cost more than £10,000 to install. There are concerns that some may struggle to provide enough heat to keep the UK’s draughty housing stock warm.

A Whitehall source told the Mail: ‘There are people calling for a ban in 2025, but that is just ridiculous. We have to take people with us. Setting a target date is the right way to drive change.

‘But it has to be affordable and practical and that means doing it over a reasonable timescale to give time for technology to improve and get cheaper.’

Tory former minister Steve Baker warned that the move could spark consumer anger. He said:

The policy elite have persuaded themselves there is a consensus for net zero without anyone bothering to explain the implications to the public.

‘When people do work out the cost and impact on their lives there is going to be a huge backlash. If we go down the road of forcing people to replace their boiler at a cost of thousands of pounds it will make the cladding scandal look like a walk in the park.’

[…]

Privately, ministers warn that the UK is not ready for an overnight transformation. Around 85 per cent of homes currently rely on gas for heating.

 

Johnson in a nutshell...

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Is he a politician