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  1. Stop the #UK #fines racket

    Volunteer in #Nottingham #fined for leaving 1 kale leaf in shopping #trolley

    She was fined by #privatised enforcement agent contracted by #council, who was incentivised to issue as many fines as possible

    - This shouldn’t happen any more

    New #Defra guidance clearly bans ‘pay per #fine’ incentivised #punishment

    But #councils are so far ignoring this guidance, which has not been publicised

    freedomineverydaylife.org/fund

    #profits #greed #hostile #capitalism

  2. Stop the #UK #fines racket

    Volunteer in #Nottingham #fined for leaving 1 kale leaf in shopping #trolley

    She was fined by #privatised enforcement agent contracted by #council, who was incentivised to issue as many fines as possible

    - This shouldn’t happen any more

    New #Defra guidance clearly bans ‘pay per #fine’ incentivised #punishment

    But #councils are so far ignoring this guidance, which has not been publicised

    freedomineverydaylife.org/fund

    #profits #greed #hostile #capitalism

  3. Stop the #UK #fines racket

    Volunteer in #Nottingham #fined for leaving 1 kale leaf in shopping #trolley

    She was fined by #privatised enforcement agent contracted by #council, who was incentivised to issue as many fines as possible

    - This shouldn’t happen any more

    New #Defra guidance clearly bans ‘pay per #fine’ incentivised #punishment

    But #councils are so far ignoring this guidance, which has not been publicised

    freedomineverydaylife.org/fund

    #profits #greed #hostile #capitalism

  4. #England risks building new #death traps; experts warn of overheating crisis

    1/2 of plans drawn up by #councils, local #authorities require new #buildings to have a #cooling or #ventilation to prevent #overheating

    Nearly all #English councils intend to include #green infrastructure in new housing developments only 1/4 use a recognised tool that would ensure this.

    This is a matter of #life and #death

    theguardian.com/politics/2026/

    #HostileEnvironment #PeopleNotProfits #greed #Corporations

  5. As someone who regularly drives in both #Suffolk and #Essex I was surprised at the results as the #roads are little better across the Stour, but I think one reason for the govt allegedly using outdated figures in the case of Suffolk is their systems are from about 25 years ago and give near 0 feedback to any citizen who does report a #pothole (and both #Councils take months or even years to fix them.

    Suffolk has got slightly better in recent times (since about 2024) , but they have only just got round to fixing road defects I reported in my local area not long after getting my #driving licence in 2019, so thats 5 years delay!

    #RoadSafety #infrastructure #UK

    itv.com/news/anglia/2026-01-11