‘What’s something going on in the UK people need to be aware of?’ 19 homegrown headlines from below(ish) the radar
11.
‘A lot of good things. Most news outlets make their best money by spreading doom and gloom but the UK is doing really well in a lot of areas.
‘Renter’s and worker’s rights bills. Falling interest and inflation rates. Lowest unemployment rate in 50 years. Second fastest growing economy in the G7, predicted to continue growing strongly too. Falling crime rates. Very strong progress on green energy, remaining a global leader in the area. Remain a leader in medical research.
‘There are lots of great things going on in the UK if you get your head out of the gutter that makes up most social media and news outlets these days.’
–Academic_Feed6209
12.
‘Twitter is full of propaganda. That platform is best deleted from your devices.’
–OkDifficulty3834
13.
‘Trentham Gardens in Staffordshire has successfully reintroduced beavers! They’ve had some kits too now so the second generation are thriving.’
–VelvetDreamers
14.
‘Bison have been reintroduced to the woods around Canterbury.’
–TheLeadZebra
15.
‘Wales is doing pretty fucking great at recycling. We are second highest in the world for recycling rates.’
–eyeball-beesting
16.
‘Most of what is in Private Eye – the state of salmon farming, corruption in Teesside, the Letby case. Most of it doesn’t make public perception, but it’s the truth about how just a bit shit the country is.’
–BaBaFiCo
17.
‘There are big changes to private renting in 30~ years are being made with the Renters Rights Act starting 1 May. Awareness campaigns for landlords have already started, campaigns for tenants should begin around Feb. But the info is in the public domain now, just keep to reputable sources.’
–Nemariwa
18.
‘Seen the price of Freddos these days?’
–juiceaholic999
19.
‘I’d just like to plug r/GoodNewsUK – it shares some of the positive UK stories that get buried under the general misery of the normal news.’
–IntrepidDriver7524
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