National crisis articles
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Kate Forbes’ chance to help resolve national housing crisis
On Wednesday, Edinburgh’s housing committee will consider a report that suggests the city council will be unable to fund any new affordable homes for at least the next 12 months. The city’s housing boss, Cllr Jane Meagher, lays the blame firmly at the door of the government, after it cut £200 million from Scotland’s housing budget a few months ago. In a plea to the new First Minister, John Swinney, she begged him to think about what is best for the benefit of the country. “Consider the economic...
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Venezuelan Authorities Announce Bitcoin Mining Ban, Confiscate Over 11,000 Miners to Face the Nation's Energy Crisis – Mining Bitcoin News
The Venezuelan National Power Ministry announced a special operation to disconnect all bitcoin mining farms from the grid. Authorities have seized over 11,000 bitcoin miners as the government seeks to reduce the power usage from high-power customers siphoning energy from the national electric system. Venezuelan Authorities Seize and Disconnect Over 11,000 Bitcoin Miners Amidst Energy […]
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Alcohol abuse costs England £27.4bn a year: Shocking report reveals the scale of nation's booze crisis that's costing the NHS £5bn, as 10,000 Brits drink themselves to death in just 12 months
It all means that the £12.5 billion that taxation on booze raises each year is 'dwarfed by the financial cost of harm', according to the Institute of Alcohol Studies, who commissioned the report.