See also, profit shifting schemes to let large businesses off paying any corporation tax on UK profits. #votegreen

When will Michael Gove finally just f@ck off?

I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture. They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1

Amazing how £33bn is totally reasonable for 3.2km of tarmac, but £100bn for an entire rail network spanning the country is totally out of control spending. Those fossil fuel guys know how to lobby. #hs2 Heathrow Airport's £33bn third runway plan chosen by government share.google/vIu0WUTxXf0M...

Starting to wonder about Claire Ward and EMCCA. If you want to expand mass transit, get cracking. This study of a study of a study is just a nonsense way of not committing to anything. #nottingham Work to extend tram network delayed after 3 locations identified. share.google/oIg4cA5YQeOW...

It's pretty unnerving looking at the areas currently under flood alerts across #Nottingham. Particularly when looking at moving near Attenborough 🫠 #flooding #climatechange

Couldn't agree more.

The speed of that crane work was quite incredible. She's finally in 🙌 #nottingham #infrastructure

Labour lost the trust of left wing and centrist voters by chasing yet spectacularly failing to attract right wing voters. It's quite simply the most disastrous strategy they could have pursued. And entirely self-inflicted. None of the extreme chaos the Tories left them had to be tackled this way.

We wait for Monday 🤞🏼 Seriously impressive seeing all this come together. Would love to see the process of working out the build, counterweights etc. #nottingham #watersidebridge

Cracking idea for a man with the natural charisma of a toenail clipper. These weird nerds are still confusing the Mamdani effect with “get some slick videos and people will like you” instead of understanding it’s about being authentic _and_ having policies PEOPLE ACTUALLY WANT, YOU MELT. 🤣

Serious business beginning... #nottingham

Have to say after initial high hopes for Zarah Sultana I've been pretty put off by her recent interview. The stuff about NATO was so disappointing, just made herself unelectable to millions. And apparently her + JC are the Left's great hope 🙄

This is correct, you just need to remove 'late-night' and replace 'West Midlands' with 'Everywhere'. #publictransport Poor public transport hits late-night economy in West Midlands - report - BBC News share.google/Fs0LRWtjXG6r...

I've been listening to Virginia Giuffre's memoir on recent drives. It's pretty horrifying so far. One tale of a former minister's brutal abuse of her is particularly dark. I wonder if anyone is following up on that. I think I could hazard a guess at who to speak to first. #epstein #maxwell

Such a surprise as the Civic Society are usually so positive about redevelopment in the city. These looked great, get cracking. Stop being afraid of shadows. #nottingham #broadmarsh www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Join. The. Greens. @greenparty.org.uk

No sudden rupture is now required for the far right to take power in this country. For what we're seeing is a steady normalisation of extremists by the Conservative and Labour Parties, BBC, Telegraph, Mail and others. A shift once considered unthinkable beings to look acceptable, even inevitable.🧵

Reading about the latest plan to bury the Hammersmith flyover in a tunnel. The second paragraph is gold, totally ignored by almost everyone even though it applies to 90% of new road building. #onemorelane #hammersmith

Interesting that the combined authorities of Manchester and Liverpool regions are coming up with a plan, whereas East Mids, Leeds and our side just don't care. DfT launches £8.5M tender to dispose of HS2 surplus land between Birmingham and Leeds | New Civil Engineer share.google/0Gp0GJKZY0Yj...

It really is very impressive up close. Hard to overstate what this will do for the area, the movement of people is obviously the main benefit, but aesthetically, it puts us on the map. #nottingham #infrastructure #activetravel

Nathan Gill is no fringe politician. He was the leader of the Reform Party and before that UKIP in Wales. A Brexit Party MEP. A friend and ally of Nigel Farage, who in 2016 called him: "terrific," and "as honest as the day is long." This is a MASSIVE story www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Good fucking God. #reform

We have campaigned HARD on this since 2023, the first to do so, and we won't stop until it's done. Young people deserve it, the economy needs it and gvt wants it.

Our transport spokesperson @greenmattbfd.bsky.social : "Bradford and our district need NPR to deliver the economic boost we have been promised for years. "Every delay sends a message that our communities are being treated as an afterthought compared with London and the South East." 👏👏👏

@originstorypodcast.bsky.social is back!

Has there ever, in the history of the world, been a project like this where they've delayed and delayed to save money and it's actually ended up cheaper? Not a serious country. #npr #hs2 Northern Powerhouse Rail plans delayed again - BBC News share.google/pV0RrhOgqX3Q...

Trump at Charlie Kirk’s memorial service: “He did not hate his opponents. He wanted the best for them. That’s where I disagreed with Charlie. I HATE my opponent, and I don’t want the best for them. I’m sorry.” Again, this is a memorial service.

The #libdems have sat by doing largely nothing for a year trying to come up with a winning strategy. The strategy: Shall we just say Stop the Boats? 😂😂😂

Honestly, how have Corbyn and Sultana managed to destroy their party before it even has a name?! Almost impressive to be the most dysfunctional group among the current bunch. #votegreen 🟢

#Nottingham City Council are absolutely determined that our city will stay second rate for as long as possible. One councillor objected over concerns that the students wouldn't be able to check on each other's wellbeing due to the design. What?! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

It is like a cruel but accurate joke someone made up about the left: "Two Corbynites walk into a pub and fall out over the definition of Corbynism. One of them was Corbyn." Just join the Greens, Zarah. You will be so much happier.

The single quickest way you could have turbo charged growth in the East Midlands would be committing to build #hs2 east, with all the associated local infrastructure. Instead #labour sold the land off. Growth report plans for billions boost to region - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

You do wonder what the people at #nottingham City Council think the city currently looks like, if they oppose this building on the grounds of its appearance. Please build it 🙏 Developer warns turning down plans for Nottingham's tallest building would risk costly appeal share.google/Ptdyw2WQVOXZ...

As I'm going round the country - I'm meeting people over and over again who are finding hope in the Green Party. Brilliant that's also reflected in our rise in members & now in the consistent rise in the polls too. The Green Party are on the rise. And not a moment too soon! Join.greenparty.org.uk

Never known a place like #nottingham for celebrating so many parts of the city staying shit. So much time, money and effort wasted. Massive block in Nottingham city recommended for rejection share.google/h0475t3HbGJs...

I didn't think it was possible for me to hate them more, but... #Reform UK would axe any high-speed northern rail schemes, says Richard Tice | Rail industry | The Guardian share.google/N3BzAELHLqyH...

The scale of it is incredibly impressive. Cables arriving soon hopefully, Italian made so I hear. #nottingham #infrastructure

Ed Balls: the Greens taking votes from Labour helps the Tories @zackpolanski.bsky.social : "I want to see every Labour politician whose voted for a two child benefit cap, for disability cuts, for the ongoing genocide in Gaza to sell arms to them, I want to see them replaced" #GMB

Starmer promised change, but is now doing podcast interviews about how much he loves flags. We've never needed a real left wing alternative more. Well done @zackpolanski.bsky.social Zack Polanski elected leader of the Green Party - BBC News share.google/x4yTkkzn7maN...

Day one, question one. Why can't we do anything meaningful until 2029/30?! Broad Marsh: Council reappoints project lead at £160,000 to progress redevelopment | West Bridgford Wire share.google/FTiFha8pT1VJ...

This would be the best thing to happen in London for ages. You don't need an SUV to take little Tarquin a mile round the South Circular every morning. No reason it should be confined to the capital either. #suv Is London set to put the brakes on SUVs? - BBC News share.google/1bdtyIzfvYM4...

What a stupid, incapable small minded farce of a country we've become. Also a very misleading headline. Either way, utter garbage all round. 'Mini-HS2' link in the Midlands could allow high-speed services to run to Yorkshire share.google/Bt7btbrnxIOr...

It wouldn't be a trip to London without an East Midlands Railway clusterf@ck at St.P. Three empty platforms, but boarding two trains that leave within three minutes of each other on the same platform simultaneously. Excellent work. @eastmidsrailway.bsky.social

My rule of thumb is that a protest is not newsworthy if it draws a smaller crowd then I would get at a Lib Dem event for a session titled 'Why the British Standard for letterboxes is a failure'. But looking at the news, I see my rule of thumb is once again failing.

Full deck in place. It's a thing of beauty. Bring on the arch! #nottingham #watersidebridge

I keep the receipts.

Proper stuff happening now. Big crane and 2x pieces of bridge deck are on site. Happy days. #watersidebridge

We like this guy. Labour have now completely f@cked us in terms of getting to other cities reliably, at least make our region a bit less car dominated for the future 🙏 #eastmidlands Calls for 'rapid expansion' of Nottingham tram network - BBC News share.google/75mC3LfUh4fX...

The stands that will hold the bridge deck during construction are beginning to be put in place. It's going to be massive. #nottingham #footbridge