Giorno: 9 Aprile 2023

The end of the energy crisis might be in sight — from our roofs

Read More Changes to the law and subsidies for solar, are steps in the right direction (CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images) Over the course of this year, Eskom’s energy availability factor — the gauge of its available generation capacity unaffected by breakdowns — has continued to reach record week-on-week lows. In the first week of […]

Scottish Tory leader suggests tactically voting for Labour to oust SNP

Read More The Scottish Conservatives’ leader, Douglas Ross, has said Tories should consider backing Labour in seats where it has the most chance of ousting the SNP, a suggestion that has prompted fury from central office. Ross, who has said he will step down at the next election, said unionist voters should consider putting country […]

Please Please Us: Lost tape of Beatles school gig could be saved for the nation

Read More It was a sweet slice of cultural history and, at the same time, evidence of an unlikely clash of English social classes. The discovery of a tape recording of an early Beatles concert made in 1963 at a Buckinghamshire private school last week has astonished music experts and fans alike. And now the […]

Suella Braverman accused of delaying attempts to clean up Met police

Read More The London mayor, Sadiq Khan, has accused the home secretary of delaying attempts to clean up policing amid mounting frustration among senior officers that they remain unable to sack rogue officers. Khan has written to Suella Braverman urging her to stop dragging her feet over pushing ahead with new laws that allow police […]

Government retreats from Brexit bill plan to ditch EU laws

Read More Ministers have begun a full-scale retreat over post-Brexit plans to ditch thousands of EU laws by the end of this year, after Tory peers warned they would join a mass cross-party revolt in the House of Lords. The Observer can reveal that the government has dropped plans to hold the report stage of […]

Philadelphia mayor candidate: ‘I would shut down Kensington,’ clear drugs and crime

As fentanyl and a tranquilizer ominously called the zombie drug ravage one of Philadelphia’s most notorious neighborhoods, mayoral candidate David Oh says the solution is straightforward: “I would shut down Kensington Avenue.” “Starting at one end of the street and arresting everyone who is breaking the law,” Oh said. That means everyone selling or buying […]

Progressive Chicago activists push for $1 billion in reparations

A group of University of Chicago students are continuing their campaign for their university to pay over $1 billion in reparations to Chicago’s South Side. University of Chicago Against Displacement (UCAD), an anti-gentrification student club, hosted an open house event on Thursday. “Come to our open house for some food, music, and good conversation!” the […]