Architect with Microsoft, interested in cloud led transformations , IT Strategy and Automation. Big Man Utd supporter! Views are my own...
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I know people are worried about fuel prices. And I get it. You get to the pump, watch the numbers climb, and wonder why it's costing so much more than it used to.
The reality is that global events are pushing up costs, and families here at home are feeling the impact.
But I won't accept that there's nothing I can do to help.
That's why from today, you'll be able to see petrol and diesel prices on Google Maps, compare nearby stations and find the cheapest option before you fill up.
It's a small change, but if there's a practical way to help people keep more money in their pocket, I'll do it.
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Old traps are hard to avoid it seems.
You win the power and independence argument by proving competence. No Welsh Gov has yet managed to prove competence. More powers won't solve that.
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I don't believe Man City should lose titles. Historical wrongs can't take away the wonderful football, talent and skill shown. A manager still managed and players still played.
The punishment should not be retrospective. Trying to rewrite history has never been kind to anyone.
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I find myself in favour of this 'tax' in principle. I actually consider it important - but the key for me is how it is spent - investment in tourism facilities, parking etc are critical. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx05…
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bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c171…
High time that the UK starts monetising National Parks so that facilities are improved and capacity is managed. Like it or not, what we have is primitive and this could help fundamentally improve the National Parks for generations to come.
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I find myself in the peculiar position of being in agreement with Andy Burnham, or at least the priorities outlined.
Not sure i'll fully agree on the "how" -- but I have to admit it's a good start. He's certainly capturing the imagination.
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It’s hot, but crikey, this is just blown out of proportion.
Unless it’s dry and 10-20c we seem to fall apart in this country. In South Wales it’s going to be 33/34. Schools are closing. It’s nuts.
Dozens of schools to close as Britain braces for extreme heat
news.sky.com/story/heatwave-…
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Removal of privacy dressed up as protection for children.
Laws need to be enforceable, this won’t be - again.
'We will make further statements in July about VPNs and further restrictions'
Technology Secretary Liz Kendall told #BBCBreakfast she will outline more details next month about the social media ban on under 16s in the UK - as well as additional restrictions on Virtual Private Networks, curfews and chatbots
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2ky…
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This sort of thing baffles me. @elonmusk has created a trillion dollars of value. He hasn’t extracted a trillion dollars from poor people.
Money is not a finite resource that needs to be distributed equally. Money is representative of value, which can be created.
Be brutally honest: Are you deeply outraged that, while hundreds of millions of Americans and I are struggling financially, @elonmusk has just now become the world's first trillionaire, with more wealth than he could spend in 1,000 lifetimes? Yes or no?
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If the UK embraced wealth creation there would be more to go around, but we’re stuck in a cycle of never ending regulation and whataboutery.
Money is not a finite thing. Wealth and value is created and this collectively drives living standards upwards for everyone.
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What a time to be alive. Wealth creation like never before. Congratulations to everyone involved.
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It's perverse. I am, by most measures, "well paid". I lose my personal allowance & my childcare allowances (Wales). My monthly childcare bill is ~£2k - 2 young kids, one PT, one FT.
Someone on £99,999 salary keeps the PA & has a £0 bill. It's not a progressive system.
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I can’t help but feel Labour just don’t get it. People don’t really want left. They want rid of incompetence.
For all the rhetoric about inequality, when you actually talk to people what cuts through is “the *Government* is making my life harder”.
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What is it with recent media companies and journalists restricting replies on their X posts. Making statements they don’t want scrutinised? Unwilling to engage in debate?
There’s an increasingly fine line between propaganda and journalism today.
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And so it seems it's not just the PM who's out of touch with reality, but the entire Cabinet.
That explains it.
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Starmer is tone deaf.
Working people: "We would like more money in our pocket. Life is too expensive. Reduce energy prices"
Government: "We plan to nationalise British Steel and start the process of rejoining the EU or aligning more closely to it"
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Another example. In a scenario where there are multiple crises, why did they not focus on them?
Of course, crises can be subjective……. One man’s crisis is another’s norm.
There are multiple crises all happening at the same time, and the Welsh Government has neither the levers, capacity, nor financial firepower to make more than a dent in any of them. But don’t worry, this is not a counsel of despair. It’s a case for focus ✍️ Lee Waters wp.me/p8Mk4U-1kHM
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