↪ Reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (Raac) was found in one part of the of , but poses no "immediate risk", a spokesman said.

The , which can become less stable over time, was found during a "routine, on-going" investigation.

#concrete #Westminster #palace

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The European Network · @TheEuropeanNetwork
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Two men have been arrested under the UK's Official Secrets Act amid claims a parliamentary researcher was spying for China.

The Sunday Times reported one of the men, in his 20s, was a researcher with links to several Tory MPs.

He and another man in his 30s were arrested in March, the police confirmed.

bbc.co.uk/news/uk-66765759

#espionage #China #parliament #Westminster #UK

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Emeritus Prof Christopher May · @ChrisMayLA6
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Is it any wonder the those in the 'village' are clueless about the life in the rest of the country....

while we battle on-line booking systems, enter lotteries for hard to obtain tickets & have to make hard choices (especially if you have kids) about which highly priced events you might attend.... MPs are handed free tickets.

Its yet one more dimension of the one thing for us & another for them.

theguardian.com/politics/2023/

#Westminster

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imagesofprotest · @imagesofprotest
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Emeritus Prof Christopher May · @ChrisMayLA6
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Harry Rich, Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists (a Govt. apppointed 'watchdog'), is unimpressed with 's weak & ineffective tweak to rules at .

He's 'puzzled' why the won't introduce secondary legislation to remove a range of loopholes that have left his office unable to stop various lobbying activities.

But, I think we know what's going on; Sunak has no interest in removing opportunities for his chums to make money lobbying or shaping Govt. legislation!

#RishiSunak #lobbying #Westminster #tories

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Emeritus Prof Christopher May · @ChrisMayLA6
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And then there were four.... by-elections, that is.

As quites in the face of accusations of harassment & drug use, must be wondering if perhaps he could step off the merry-go-round himself, don't ya think?

#davidwarburton #RishiSunak #Westminster

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Wayne David · @WayneDavid_MP
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RT @APDAWG1: REMINDER: Everyone attending our Dog Bite Problem Part 3: ‘Solutions’ meeting on Tues 6 June, a) enter via Cromwell Green (map no. 8), b) arrive at by 5pm in case of security queues, c) event is in Room 14 from 5.30-8.30pm. Safe journey folks! t.co/fkfA4MZ02s

🐦🔗: n.respublicae.eu/WayneDavid_MP

#Westminster #DogBiteReform #APDAWG

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Michael Warhurst · @mwarhurst
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Broadcasters obsession with politics repeatedly fails to alert the public about major policy failures that are obvious to experts

"all the headline stories that have a political dimension [are] covered by their front-line political reporters, and this ensures two things. First, that the reporters will almost certainly know very little about the issue they are reporting on, and second that they are the reporters that are most subject to government pressure”

mainlymacro.blogspot.com/2023/

#Westminster

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Emeritus Prof Christopher May · @ChrisMayLA6
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Here's @sjwrenlewis on the problem with lobby , their obsession with the bubble & why it means the is not really holding our Govt. to account (and therefore is failing ).

Using the example of policy to broaden his well-developed critique of 'media macro' Wren-Lewis demonstrates again why his critique of the media requires your attention & is a significant element of the explanation for the current sh*show

mainlymacro.blogspot.com/2023/

#journalists #Westminster #media #democracy #herdinstinct

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@rob_cornelius well is it a particle or a wave? Might explain the collapse of function at ;-)

#inspiration #Westminster

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Emeritus Prof Christopher May · @ChrisMayLA6
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Well, well, well who'd have thought it; continues to snare the most spending per head... no wonder the village thinks transport is well-enough funded - inside the M25 it is!

#london #transport #infrastructure #Westminster

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Emeritus Prof Christopher May · @ChrisMayLA6
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Here's Nesrine Malik (Guardian) on the paucity of ambition currently exhibited in & her nostalgia(?) for a Britain that has been progressively destroyed in the past decades.

Once again the Q. is: do you trust to do the 'right thing' once in power (is he masked his ambitions for the UK), or is this actually what we'll get?

Like us all she is hoping for better, but fearing the worse (a declines coping & nothing more!)

theguardian.com/commentisfree/

#political #Westminster #keirstarmer

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Emeritus Prof Christopher May · @ChrisMayLA6
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If you want an example of the different 'logic' of life inside the village (so-called) & life in the real world outside, it would be top being convinced if they just continue to play hardball a little longer the general public () will turn on the ... but actually, the opposite seems to be happening; the public realising the fairness of the need for a are turning on the Tories;
out of touch politicians misread the public mood at their peril!

#Westminster #tories #voters #nurses #nursespayrisenow

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Mark Tisdale - Artist · @MarkOnArt
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Hope those of you who like may enough this scene I did about a year ago. It combines one of my favorite cities and rainy night art which I love doing. And it works for as well. LOL

As always your shares boosts or any other support is appreciated. ❤️

On my site here: mark-tisdale.pixels.com/featur

#london #valentinesday #supportsmall #DigitalArt #painting #MastoArt #fediart #BigBen #Westminster #rain #romantic #britishart #artmatters #ayearforart #markonart

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Jon PENNYCOOK · @jonpsp
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In in Future London, why do they keep saying they are going to or are in places in the City of (Sackville Street, or ) when the backdrop is clearly in the City of London? It is especially odd when they go into a tunnel under a railway line. Plus the accents are very weird. and I am confused as to the connection between Virginia Water and Notting Hill.

#Paddington #Westminster #ThePeripheral

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Rosie Walters · @sirenoftitan
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Ralph Brooker · @RalphBrooker
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I remember, decades back, a story about the premature demise of an otherwise promising Labour minister, for having accepted a £300 watch from a high-placed Saudi source. Voila, the press furore. A 🇺🇸 , I think he an ambassadorial staffer in London, responding on said, to the effect: ""£300! You Brits don’t know the meaning of “.” Well, we’ve caught up. is an appalling place. Memories of & very much alive.

#davidamess #jocox #Westminster #NadhimZahawi #johnson #Corruption #bbcradiofour #Diplomat

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yperiwn · @yperiwn
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Το 1946 συνεδριάζει για πρώτη φορά η ολομέλεια του στο του . 51 κράτη συμμετέχουν.

Την ίδια χρονιά ο επιτυχώς λαμβάνει ραδιοκύματα που ο ίδιος εξέπεμψε στο φεγγάρι.

Το 1980 κυκλοφορεί η μελέτη "Addiction rare in patients treated with narcotics" στο , το οποίο αποτελεί τη βάση της υποτίμησης του κινδύνου των οποιούχων.

Το 1999 η ξεκινάει την προβολή της σειράς .

(Συνεχίζεται)

#sopranos #hbo #newenglandjournalofmedicine #USArmy #UK #Westminster #un

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The Point © · @thepoint
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Sky's Westminster accounts are a feeble attempt to diminish the standing of elected government even more. The minor additional income of those they found pales compared to the overwhelming wealth of those rorting the nation.

#sky #Westminster

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Marie Müller · @marie_ahoi
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Nice to start the day with a picturesque walk to the office ✨️

#wellbeing #BigBen #Westminster #London #happymonday

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