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Lol. Do you really think only govts can track you via your phone ? Both the phone OS providers and the telcos can readily do so, and additionally many apps ask for access that allows them to do so if you're not careful. Refer the jogging app that compromised military security in Afghanistan & the middle east for example.

That doesn't make the flock cameras irrelevant though. It takes an additional step because a) you can't opt out of number plate tracking and b) it's facial recognition as well as anpr into a central tracking database.

It's a good explanation and would be logical if the council were acting in good faith, however the primary driver here is to reduce the number of people who are able to patronise these pubs and thus put them out of business.

A table and 4 chairs takes about the same space as a dozen people standing, and most of these pubs are on comparatively thin margins. Reduce the turnover by that much and they're out of business. Which is what this residents group wants.

They're pushing a lot of other restrictions not just the no standing, closing pubs at 10pm on weekends is clearly intended to make them less attractive to potential patrons for example

The council area is London's biggest night life area, the local residents have elected a council who is determined to kill that. Businesses dont get to vote. So the small number if residents get to kill thousands of businesses.

It is democracy but not as we know it it Jim

The article is about thefts of vehicles, not thefts from vehicles.

And foreign policy is the one area Starmer was kinda ok-ish.

There's a reason everyone hates him right or left

Good, this nimby group and its control of the council has been working to shutdown pubs and make restaurants uneconomical for several years. They moved into the social heart of London then are trying to close it down.

https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/06/25/kostyantynivka-falling/

Here's an article that discusses the impact of it falling

When artillery and troop movements were key then holding an urban environment like that was critical. Now that drones rule, the plains are more defensible than a city, there's a reason the width of the grey zone / contested zone is much wider now. Losing any ground is obviously not ideal but it's not as bad a thing as it once was.

It has been a fortnight filled with so much good news. Yes the orcs have landed a few blows but Ukraine definitely has this rounds on points.

Unlikely, he's been running it a loss for years now, propped up by his money, his billionaire mates' money and some launch contracts in addition to Starlink.

This is the reason he's building in terms into the IPO that prevent him being ousted - public companies making losses are at risk of board shakeups, he's making sure that isn't possible before the float launches.

He doesnt care if twitter or spaceX lose money, they're valuable levers to get what he wants

Lol. Yeah the UK has never had a famous singer or popular band in the last century. Can't think of a single one.

Good point.

(I was going to make a hammer reference but I figure that's probably worn thin.)