The UK has had 8 prime ministers in the past 20 years…
Sir Keir Starmer
Rishi Sunak
Liz Truss
Boris Johnson
Theresa May
David Cameron
Gordon Brown
Tony Blair
Does it seem odd that elections are typically every 4/5 years…and yet the average term length for a PM during this time works out as 2.5 years.
Is that strong and stable government?
Is it representative government when parties pick their leaders…so leading parties pick the PM midterm and the electorate is left locked out?
#UKpol
‘An analysis of housing stock by the Resolution Foundation has found nearly half (48%) of the poorest fifth of English households have homes liable to get too hot – three times as many as among the richest fifth (17%).’
#SocialHousing
#SocialInequality
#Retrofit
#OverHeating
#Heatwave
‘Measures that can keep homes cooler in summer include good ventilation to create through airflow that cools rooms, with well-designed windows and external shutters, and reflective paint on roofs or outside surfaces.
Street trees are a simple and cost effective way to keep homes cool, the UK Green Building Council has said.’
And erm…our old friend insulation! Yes, insulating your home not only retains internal heat in winter, it acts as a thermal barrier in summer from external heat.
‘Hot homes are dangerous for health; cardiovascular and respiratory issues, sleep disturbance, mental health problems and heat exhaustion all correlate with high temperatures in the home.
Health risks spike when temperatures inside are above 25C, and there is a link between overheating homes and the risk of death, particularly for elderly people.’
#ClimateBreakdown
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/aug/10/england-poorest-families-ethnic-minorities-most-at-risk-dangerously-hot-homes
‘An analysis of housing stock by the Resolution Foundation has found nearly half (48%) of the poorest fifth of English households have homes liable to get too hot – three times as many as among the richest fifth (17%).’
#SocialHousing
#SocialInequality
#Retrofit
#OverHeating
#Heatwave
‘Hot homes are dangerous for health; cardiovascular and respiratory issues, sleep disturbance, mental health problems and heat exhaustion all correlate with high temperatures in the home.
Health risks spike when temperatures inside are above 25C, and there is a link between overheating homes and the risk of death, particularly for elderly people.’
#ClimateBreakdown
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/aug/10/england-poorest-families-ethnic-minorities-most-at-risk-dangerously-hot-homes
Slow hand clap to #Starmer, #Cooper and the #Met.
Arresting another 466 overwhelmingly non-violent protestors as ‘terrorists’ has:
1) wasted a vast amount of police time and resources
2) ensured #Labour support will drop off a cliff, thus allowing the far right to thrive
3) banged what may be the last nail in the coffin for representative democracy in the UK
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/09/palestine-action-arrests-london-largest-protest-ban
The danger of electing a man who can instantly whip up a witch hunt against innocent people raising money for charity because he hasn’t engaged his brain as to where his constituency (Great Yarmouth) is in relation to the North Sea and sees everything as an ‘invasion’.
#Norfolk
#WitchHunt
#Reform
https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/rupert-lowe-loses-his-mind-at-small-dinghy-arriving-in-great-yarmouth-turns-out-its-a-charity-rowing-crew-396466/
Juggling With Eggs