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I’ve noticed Southwark blue garden waste bags dotted along roads - Melbourne grove, bawdale, and they seem to have bits of bushes in them. Does anyone know what is going on? Is the council pruning along the road? Seems too many to be individual people putting them out for collection. My road has a lot of big bushes on it so I’m hoping the council might be doing mine next! -
There is a case to be made for Rachel Reeves increasing taxes in this area whilst also closing some of the loopholes. She has a free hand as offshore companies don't have a vote in a general election. There are about 65,000 medium to high value residential properties in the UK that are owned by offshore companies. In the majority of cases the reason for this is primarily tax avoidance. Offshore ownership has distinct tax advantages in relation to Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT). A similar situation exists with Inheritance Tax. But significantly also, it protects assets from local creditors, lawsuits, or bankruptcy proceedings. Where such property is rented out then there are also tax advantages such as offsetting mortgage interest and other items. Then there's corporation tax of 25% compared to 40% for a private individual in the higher tax band. Not forgetting that the proceeds of crime are accumulated in offshore trusts and companies. -
chicken licken here who else was a big fan of Javier? Oh yeah - Badenoch who said "he is the template" the UK is not a sinking ship - it is a listing shi[p after years of mismanagement (and Brexit - lol. "the people are wise") - your constant 26 Nov is like those religious cults in America who always have a date for the end of the world and always have an excuse when the date passes -
https://www.nationalbooktokens.com/win/the-poetry-playground-awaits-enter-our-national-poetry-day-writing-competition?utm_medium=email&utm_source=nbt&utm_campaign=20251002-national-poetry-day&utm_content=flash-poetry 'Thursday the 2nd of October is National Poetry Day – and this year’s theme is play! To celebrate, we’re inviting you to enter the poetry playground and let your creativity run wild… for the chance to win a glorious £50/€60 personalised National Book Token featuring your poem. One runner-up will receive a £25/€30 gift card in our standard design. Entries will be judged by the wonderful CLiPPA and Jhalak Prize-nominated poet (and Jhalak Poetry Prize 2026 judge) Nikita Gill. Your writing prompt? Play! Please feel free to interpret this prompt in whatever way you wish. There are limitless ways to play and be playful, so let your imagination loose, and show us what poetry and play mean to you. Competition rules, hints and tips: Poems must be no longer than 14 lines in length. All poetry is welcome, and there are no rules or restrictions around rhyme scheme, metre, genre or style, so long as your poem is no longer than 14 lines. A minimum of one poem and maximum of 10 poems can be submitted per entrant. Entrants must be aged 16 or over. Entrants can submit poems on behalf of those under the age of 16. We recommend saving poem(s) in a backed-up document before copying and pasting into the entry form, so you don't lose your work. Where possible, please indicate line breaks by using / (e.g. 'I think that I shall never see /A poem lovely as a tree'). Entrants must submit their poems by midnight, Sunday 5th October 2025.'
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