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A new study has cast doubt on the effectiveness of ULEZ schemes

New Study Casts Doubt on Effectiveness of ULEZ Zones

An examination of low-emission zone initiatives in the UK and worldwide reveals inconclusive evidence that they significantly enhance lung conditions – a primary rationale behind their establishment. Imperial College London’s study assessed strategies like congestion charging and low-emission zones aimed at drivers. The study encompassed 16 global zone investigations, including London, Berlin, and Tokyo, concluding that low-emission zones do not[Read More…]

Energy firms have been accused of using heavy-handed tactics to investigate customers who reduce their energy usage

Energy Firms Penalise Customers For Using Less Energy

      Energy firms have doubled down on an unpopular policy that is deemed to criminalise customers that try to save money on their bills by reducing their energy usage. Energy UK, the representative body for the majority of energy companies, claimed that these firms were justified in investigating customers who tried to use less electricity or gas during[Read More…]

Hundreds of Children Trafficked From Home Office Hotel

Hundreds of Children Trafficked From Home Office Hotel

Hundreds of children have been kidnapped from a hotel run by the Home Office, it has been revealed.  A report published by the Observer revealed that asylum-seeking children have been kidnapped by gangs in Brighton, and this is not the first time children have been snatched from a Home Office hotel. A whistleblower, who works for Home Office contractor Mitie[Read More…]

PM Unveils Plans to Replace NHS Workers With Robots

PM Unveils Plans to Replace NHS Workers With Robots

Prime minister Rishi Sunak has told NHS workers to get used to robot workers and AI playing a greater role in patient care. The announcement came as the health service prepares to cut its workforce by half as part of a cost-cutting exercise. More than 6,500 staff are expected to lose their jobs as a result of the cutbacks. Sunak[Read More…]

Why I Am NOT Left-wing or Right-wing

Why I Am NOT Left-wing or Right-wing

This isn’t likely to be a popular article. Blogs that attack ‘both sides’ very rarely are.  We all like easy answers. Nobody likes a fence sitter. In the minds of some people, those who don’t take a position are too apathetic to decide properly, or are bedwetters that are too scared to choose. You’re either left-wing or right-wing, and your[Read More…]