FlyTheNest

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Doesn't need fixing, eventually I decided to look at the boiler controls in case there was something obvious, he'd left the central heating temperature control on cold.

It may be different elsewhere in the UK but around here petrol is £169.9 at almost every filling station, apparently reluctant to break 1.70.


I've had the central heating on for a short time in the evening the last few days, today the boiler was serviced and now it doesn't work.

22.25 BST
Election authority projects opposition win by a single seat

The Swedish election authority has now put out its own projection, which provisionally confirms a one-seat difference between the blocs.

They have the left-leaning opposition with 175 seats in the new parliament to the ...

refitman wrote: Mon Aug 31, 2026 12:27 pm Shuffling the Shadow Cabinet. My first thought is "who???".

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refitman wrote: Sat Aug 29, 2026 2:41 pm ICE should be abolished and no-one snatched off the streets to be held indefinitely in terrible conditions.

I'm disappointed that Milo hasn't been held indefinitely in terrible conditions.

It wasn't caused by an earthquake, it caused the earthquake.

Sky'sGoneOut wrote: Sun Aug 23, 2026 8:59 pm in an attempt to stop himself being absurdly jailed for terrorism by the state

While perpetrators of violent crimes are being released early because the jails are full.

It rained again, I'm in favour of it raining at night like this.

Good morning.

@sky re the spuds.
I've had this with homegrown spuds, you have to watch them like a hawk. Pour the water off while they're still a bit firm and leave them in the hot pan for a few minutes, or microwave them, they'll be delicious.

Good morning.


It rained properly last night, the grass looks greener already.

Just 20 of 6,600 Defra staff working on climate adaptation amid drought and wildfires

The other day it was reported that we have 20% fewer firefighters than before 2010, govts just don't take it seriously. Not only UK.

In fairness, I've believed in anthropogenic climate change since I first ...

Not for long.

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It's raining.

London's first month without rain

Now he’s prime minister, Burnham has pledged to give mayors a share of both business rates (the equivalent of council tax charged on commercial properties) and income tax (paid by individuals) raised in their areas.

The exact details of how this would work and ...

Thanks for the film review sky.

Obviously private sector profiteering is bad, but when I was young Council-run care homes were still common and in terms of the state of the buildings etc they were pretty run down, private care homes were much smarter. I don't know how you avoid penny-pinching on capital expenditure in the context ...

free nursing care at the point of need

Nursing care is already paid for by the NHS, at least partly, the Times doesn't know what it's talking about*. Age UK:

If you don't meet the criteria for NHS continuing healthcare, but need nursing care, the NHS pays a contribution towards the cost of the ...

Angela Rayner has been reappointed as the secretary of state for housing, communities and local government.

Lucy Powell is the new education secretary, replacing her Labour deputy leadership rival Bridget Phillipson.

Jonathan Reynolds has moved from chief whip to business secretary, replacing ...

Frog222 wrote: Mon Jul 20, 2026 5:47 pm What were the odds on this ?

Totally agree re Mahmood as CX, really awful.

Not so sure about the drilling, it's pretty insignificant re climate change and he might have just thought it was one fight he didn't need to pick.

Max temp today was 19.4c, when I went to the shops this morning it was cloudy 17c and there was even some fine rain in the air! Lovely.

Just so you know.

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Rosamundi
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A reminder that PoliticsUK is run by a Reform councillor. It's probably safe to say that the "Wes Streeting crying in a lift" story is not as reported.
9:10 AM · Jul 17, 2026

Someone on bluesky calling it unbelievably tragic with a heartbreak emoji. I wouldn't go that far.

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