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30.04.26 - 08:18
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Labour is facing wipeout in its final stronghold. Why? It′s housing, housing, housing | Aditya Chakrabortty (The Guardian)
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In the 1980s, Labour-controlled London built 52,000 council homes. During the Tony Blair decade, just 280. It's brought this local-election catastrophe on itselfOver the week to come, journalists will repeat three things until they, and you, are sick: that local elections fall next Thursday; that the results will decide the fate of Keir Starmer; and that he is set to do badly. But just how badly, and where? Last week, Starmer's own party dropped a big clue.The most popular politician in Britain came down from Manchester to spend the whole day campaigning in London. As Andy Burnham went from Haringey to Brixton, he rallied Labour's footsoldiers. “Don't go into the last two weeks with your shoulders down,” he told them. “Get your shoulders up.”Aditya Chakrabortty is a Guardian columnist Continue reading......
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29.04.26 - 19:09
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"6–12 Months For Construction Permits" - The Nuclear Regulation Overhaul (ZeroHedge)
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"6–12 Months For Construction Permits" - The Nuclear Regulation Overhaul
As we have been detailing for months, the Trump administration is pushing the deployment of nuclear energy in ways never before seen in modern times. Among the dozens of major regulatory changes, award programs, and high-speed development initiatives, the administration seems to be clearing a new roadblock every week, yet in reality it is greatly lagging global rollout of NPPs, and especially China which is currently building at least 39 nuclear reactors.
Four months later, China has added 9 more reactors and is now building a total of 39 nuclear power plants. Meanwhile the US has added 0 and is still building 0 https://t.co/TJ6BoMghNk pic.twitter.com/O4idOANNUr
— zerohedge (@zerohedge) April 15, 2026
Forbes recently detailed one of the most significant regulatory changes to date with the publishing of a new reactor licensing path, referred to as Part 57, by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).
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29.04.26 - 16:48
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Housing Starts Surge To Highest Since 2024 As Permits Unexpectedly Crater (ZeroHedge)
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Housing Starts Surge To Highest Since 2024 As Permits Unexpectedly Crater
With mortgage rates still relatively low, despite a recent jump in interest rates, and a top-down push for affordability, Housing Starts for March soared while the more forward-looking Building Permits disappointed, unexpectedly plunged.
Housing starts soared 10.8% MoM in March (far more than the -0.4% expected drop) while Permits plunged 10.8% MoM (and worse than the -0.4% decline expected)...
This pushed the SAAR totals for Starts to 1.502 million, far above the 1.390 million expected, and the highest since Dec 2024, but Building Permits fell to their lowest since Aug 2025
Under the hood, Single-Family Starts jumped 9.7%, the most since Feb 2025, and Multi-Family Starts soared 9.6% MoM, while Permits did a mirror image, plunging 23.5% MoM (biggest drop since June 2023) and Single-Family permits plunged 3.8%
The lowest mortgage rate since Aug 2022 (aside for the modest Iran war jump) likely helped spark homebuilder appe...
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