Exclusive from @oliver_wright Dartmoor ponies could be subject to mass culling to reduce the impact on biodiversity after a controversial ruling by the government’s environmental quango Natural England has demanded that all livestock grazing on the moor is reduced by about 75 per cent to protect other habitats, plants and species The move looks set to result in the culling of up to nine in ten of the semi-wild ponies as farmers prioritise their own cattle and sheep to remain within Natural England’s limit to minimise the impact on their own livelihoods Natural England argued that the move was necessary to protect the diversity of Dartmoor, which is a designated site of special scientific interest However, the plan goes against a government commissioned review into the future of Dartmoor, published two years ago, which concluded that Natural England “should not take actions likely to result in a reduction in pony numbers”, adding they were “invaluable for conservation grazing” The move has led to claims that the quango is acting as judge, jury and executioner of the ponies — a species which is itself seen as endangered Dartmoor ponies could be put to death under biodiversity plans thetimes.com/article/ba529f3…

Chinese AI blacklisted by the White House has been used by the Ministry of Justice, The Telegraph can reveal. 🔗: telegraph.co.uk/business/202…

The council house swapping Facebook groups and websites are very eye-opening. There are 6- and 7-bedroom properties on offer in Zone 2 at ~£750 a month. Private rents for similar properties would be £6,000 . Enormous subsidies are being distributed in the worst possible way.

🚨NEW: A Daily Mail investigation claims a "shadowy" government unit, named RICU, intervenes to write statements by the families of victims of potentially racially linked incidents to stop them from inflaming tensions further with their remarks [@DailyMail]

Developer : We're having terrible trouble shifting these £850k red brick lego boxes we've built on the outskirts of Stratford on Avon Marketing Team : Have you tried sticking a wholly impractical ACTUAL THATCHED ROOF on it and painting it white?

Call me crrrraaazzzy, but something feels funky:

Polanski, speaking at the baker’s union conference, said: “I was thinking of a friend of mine the other day - who I'm not judging for this, I understand, but they were really excited that they were buying vegetables for 7p in one of the supermarkets. That is not a sign of a healthy system... someone is being exploited somewhere and if you are paying 7p for vegetables then something is not right”

We also need to reduce tax allowance, and scrap triple lock - sure. That would mean we aren’t beholden to bond markets and could fund local authorities properly, scrap tuition fees for nurses and deal with coming elderly care crisis. Great!