JenW

@drystone@toot.community
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"In a democracy the people have a right to the truth." (Jamie Raskin).
Interests include politics (taught it and worked in local/central government); animals, health (esp ME, LC), music and some lighter stuff occasionally.
Born S Yorks, now E.Anglia
@stuckatlights.bsky.social
Trump claims Putin has gone "crazy". The killer in the Kremlin is the same as he ever was, murdering political opponents, ignoring borders that block his vision of a Greater Russia and not caring who dies on the way.
From Vitaliy Shevchenko, BBC
#Ukraine #Russia #Putin #Trump #Zelinskyy
https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/fraud-claims-threats-scandal-labour-donor-unite-3370151
A worrying account: police are investigating, but there may need to be a proper, impartial investigation as to who is accountable for these huge losses and why it was allowed to happen.
#UniteTheUnion
Fraud claims, threats and a missing £14m: Scandal shaking key Labour donor Unite

As one of Britain's largest trade unions, Unite has given millions to the Labour Party over the years. Now it is engulfed in a scandal that has seen the police and Serious Fraud Office called in

inews.co.uk

https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/elon-musk-headache-megaphone-keir-starmer-3369346?ico=editors_picks

Desperately appeasing Musk may be understandable, but there must be a better way or ways.

'Musk's a headache with a megaphone': MPs fear X boss will ramp up Starmer attacks

Downing St considering using big tech contacts to open back channels with the billionaire tycoon and Trump ally

inews.co.uk
Trump isn’t the real danger to America—it’s Elon Musk

Musk has become a craven cheerleader for America’s next president and will now have real political power. If that prospect doesn’t terrify you, you ha...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g518le0r5o

Not a total answer to the housing shortage, but empty homes are an untapped resource which hard-pressed councils need more help to deal with.

Why are we building homes when so many are standing empty?

Bringing empty homes back into use can be tricky, but campaigners say a lot more could be done to help.

BBC News

It's not great to see massive capital projects being planned and "rolled out" at some universities where the standard of teaching and feedback is far from excellent. But that's how things work.

https://inews.co.uk/news/1k-meals-39-herb-chopper-university-bosses-1m-expenses-3311900

From £1k meals to a £39 herb chopper: How university bosses ran up £1m expenses

As vice chancellors say universities face a cash crisis an i investigation reveals their £1m expenses from stays in top hotels to £220 taxi fares

inews.co.uk
Jon Ronson: ‘Elon Musk epitomises despicability’

The author and journalist behind ‘The Psychopath Test’ is about to kick off a UK tour revisiting his 2011 bestseller. He talks to Daniel Dylan Wray about Trump, Musk, and how aspects of psychopathic behaviour are becoming more and more acceptable in our society

The Independent
‘I’ve dealt with anti-hillbilly bigotry all my life’: Barbara Kingsolver on JD Vance, the real Appalachia and why Demon Copperhead was such a hit

As the Pulitzer-winning author’s little-known first book is published in the UK, she discusses the roots of division in the US, her wild childhood, and putting the story straight about where she’s from

The Guardian
The irony of Laura Kuenssberg's Boris Johnson gaffe

The fact the BBC’s former political editor even has this kind of access to Johnson is part of the problem

inews.co.uk
More than 150 dead after Hurricane Helene dumps over 40tn gallons of rain

Searchers using helicopters to get past washed-out bridges and hike through wilderness to reach isolated homes

The Guardian
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It's not great to see massive capital projects being planned and "rolled out" at some universities where the standard of teaching and feedback is far from excellent. But that's how things work.

https://inews.co.uk/news/1k-meals-39-herb-chopper-university-bosses-1m-expenses-3311900