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@simiwan

Cheesehead and general sports fan. Early years guitar player and terrible cricketer. Swindon, UK.

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Actual common sense? From a UK government?
Don't mind if I do!

09.03.2026 12:58 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A screenshot of Thames Waters live sewage dumping map showing an ongoing dump for the last 9 days.

A screenshot of Thames Waters live sewage dumping map showing an ongoing dump for the last 9 days.

Dumping sewage right now and for the last 9 days...

09.03.2026 11:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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🌊Fantastic to see another council call for Thames Water to be brought back into public hands!

The public should decide what happens to our water, not shareholders!

Swindon Borough Council is now one of a dozen councils standing up for what 82% of the public want.

09.03.2026 11:05 πŸ‘ 42 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2

Absolutely insupportable. Labour have a massive majority. It’s a hugely popular issue. To fail to act would be a dereliction of historic proportions, and utterly inexplicable.

06.03.2026 22:26 πŸ‘ 1023 πŸ” 357 πŸ’¬ 43 πŸ“Œ 14

Sounds like Putin when Russia invaded Ukraine.

06.03.2026 22:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Every single one. Especially on a Friday night.

06.03.2026 22:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Russia is providing Iran intelligence to target U.S. forces, officials say β€” The Washington Post The targeting information has included the locations of American warships and aircraft in the Middle East, the officials said.

Not quite sure what it will take for MAGA to see Putin as an enemy.

06.03.2026 12:56 πŸ‘ 527 πŸ” 208 πŸ’¬ 48 πŸ“Œ 12
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South East Water faces Β£22m fine for supply failures The firm was unable to cope during high demand, Ofwat says, leading to

Ofwat Β£22m fine proposal for South East Water for repeated supply failures.

"Proposal" = companies with criminal convictions negotiate, may never pay.

Thames Water to pay 2024 fines by 2030 or never.

2024 fines on Yorkshire and Northumbrian Water quietly waived.

Execs never fined or prosecuted.

06.03.2026 07:17 πŸ‘ 171 πŸ” 96 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 7
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FT comments section this morning - saying what everyone else is thinking, right?

05.03.2026 07:15 πŸ‘ 17215 πŸ” 6004 πŸ’¬ 516 πŸ“Œ 493
Sun headline about Β£500k compensation for migrants, discussing human rights, and public outcry over payouts.

Sun headline about Β£500k compensation for migrants, discussing human rights, and public outcry over payouts.

Did you see this headline?

Did you feel the requisite anger and rage at asylum seekers that The Sun was asking of you?

Did you maybe blame Starmer because.... um... it was probably his faultπŸ€·β€β™€οΈ

Would you like to know the reality behind the headline?

Course you would!😜

Let's take a look

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04.03.2026 17:45 πŸ‘ 551 πŸ” 354 πŸ’¬ 25 πŸ“Œ 60
Private Eye cover with photos of Trump in his β€œwar room” suggesting the Iranian offensive was to distract from the Epstein files

Private Eye cover with photos of Trump in his β€œwar room” suggesting the Iranian offensive was to distract from the Epstein files

Ah, Private Eye Day…

04.03.2026 09:24 πŸ‘ 108 πŸ” 46 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 3
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What's changed? Nothing at all.
Live sewage discharge map...

03.03.2026 21:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Dirty Business on C4 was absolutely brilliant and fucking terrifying. It’s imperative we re-nationalise our water companies otherwise the greedy bastards will kill us all.

02.03.2026 17:05 πŸ‘ 478 πŸ” 91 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 6

Bloody hell

03.03.2026 20:02 πŸ‘ 359 πŸ” 112 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 0

I can't imagine anyone in the UK actually cares what that moron thinks or says.

03.03.2026 18:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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🚨Exciting news! Peter Hammond & Ash Smith, founders of Windrush Wasp & the inspiration for Channel 4's 'Dirty Business', will be at our protest in High Wycombe this Wednesday.

If you agree Thames Water can't be allowed to pollute illegally for the next 14 years, join us: vist.ly/4tdnf

02.03.2026 10:56 πŸ‘ 43 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Thousands of pollution incidents in England downgraded without site visit, data suggests Exclusive: Whistleblower figures show large rise in β€˜serious’ to β€˜minor’ downgrades based on water company evidence

Corruption in England's water industry and its regulation

2,778 serious pollution incidents reported in 2024.

Officials downgraded 2,735 (98%) to minor incidents.

Only 496 attended before downgrading; the rest were deemed minor.

Regulators collude with industry, inflicting harms to people.

01.03.2026 08:11 πŸ‘ 456 πŸ” 249 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 10
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France’s Engie strikes deal to buy UK Power Networks for Β£10.5bn French utility to acquire owner of electricity cables and power lines across London, south-east and east of England

France’s Engie to buy UK Power Networks for Β£10.5bn.

Much of UK infrastructure is foreign owned - water, energy, ports, airports, mail, vets, hospitals, care homes, mines, shipbuilding.

Rip-off practices follow. Govts have fewer economic levers.

City prefers speculation to investment.

27.02.2026 09:33 πŸ‘ 242 πŸ” 128 πŸ’¬ 23 πŸ“Œ 7

Labour need to be better. @willstonemp.bsky.social @heidialexander.bsky.social

27.02.2026 19:12 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Here are the Top 5 Dogs of the week!

27.02.2026 15:36 πŸ‘ 4174 πŸ” 733 πŸ’¬ 79 πŸ“Œ 71

The Manitou.
To be fair, probably shouldn't have been watching it at the tender age of 11...

26.02.2026 21:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Finally a thread to which I can add something! Found this guy somewhere in the Lake District but can't recall exactly where πŸ€”

22.02.2026 16:31 πŸ‘ 34 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
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This is a Trojan horse, right? Full of US special forces?...

22.02.2026 16:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I reckon you can count 'em, cook 'em, serve them up with a pint of the black stuff, put your feet up and enjoy the show.
I, on the other hand, will mostly be swearing and crying.
##ENGvIRE

21.02.2026 15:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ˜‚ This actually made me laugh out loud!

21.02.2026 15:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

To good effect!

21.02.2026 15:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ahh...here he comes!

21.02.2026 15:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Wait....I think I have the answer. England have clearly backed themselves to score zero.

21.02.2026 14:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

England...More schoolboy errors in 30 minutes than a bunch of actual schoolboys could muster in a whole season.
##ENGVIRE

21.02.2026 14:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0