NOT IN THE KING'S BACK YARD!

New homes in planning to be built near KCIII's local home may impact on his safety as well as his country views - so we're told. But with his armed guards, newcomers are surely more at risk than HM?

PROTEST BAD - BOMBING GOOD?

The police will arrest people who do anything "illegal" as they march for peace in Fairford. Meanwhile, innocent civilians in Iran are being bombed - with the US bomber planes taking off from Fairford.

LOCAL SMP'S TAKE ON PALANTIR

Local SMP - and doctor - Simon Opher speaks of the danger of NHS use of Palantir to manage our data. What this piece doesn't include, is the depth and breadth of Palantir's involvement in many other areas.

TOWNS NEED THEIR OWN MONEY!

Cirencester's pitch to be a Town of Culture includes bringing back a local - physical and digital - currency. Given the push for CBDCs, is now a good time to remember how Troy fell - and be wary of gift horses?

SILICON VALLEY - IN THE UK?

"Cheltenham's own Silicon Valley" is looks like a "Golden" vision for future living. But this "vibrant, mixed-use neighbourhood" has a heavy lacing of technology. Does it sound like a Smart - or 15min - City?

CAN'T HUMANS DO CASHFLOW?

The insistence that using Artificial Intelligence [Ai] is a good thing, is being pushed strongly by the gov't. Now, GCC is to spend over £3m - to use Ai to save money. Some might think - people could do this?