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The progressive centre has something simple on its side: often the best story, arguments, & policies for the most number of people.
Yet, in the UK and abroad, progressives/centrists are dreadful at making an argument. Left/centrist politics needs to be regrounded in philosophy.
The populist right is telling better stories. The far right is making better arguments.
The progressive centre won't win by pandering to the right. It will win by telling the best story, making the best argument, & through policies that improve lives.
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The populist right is telling better stories. The far right is making better arguments.
The progressive centre won't win by pandering to the right. It will win by telling the best story, making the best argument, & through policies that improve lives.
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0m4…
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BREAKING NEWS
Zelensky has offered to mediate between Elon Musk and Donald Trump
.@British_Airways app has been crashing for 3 days now, seems other people have had the same issue. Deleted and reinstalled several times, still not working...
Can't think of a more deserved Knighthood.
SK has shown courage & creativity to take politically complex decisions - for the environment, school children, European Londoners, & more.
And he's shown humility too - listening to good ideas wherever they come from.
#LondonIsOpen
Truly humbled to have received a knighthood in the King’s New Year’s Honours.
I couldn’t have dreamed when growing up on a council estate in south London that I'd one day be Mayor of London.
It’s the honour of my life to serve the city I love.
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#GivingTuesday is here! 🎉
Do your bit to support good causes this winter by signing up to volunteer, fundraise or donate to help young people from under-resourced backgrounds thrive in school and beyond ✨
Visit our website to get involved 🔗loom.ly/U_JDmKs
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This is an important intervention from faith leaders arguing we must grieve together for all those lost in the last year : including @JustinWelby @chiefrabbi @QariAsim @RabCharley @RabbiWittenberg @ImamMonawar theguardian.com/world/2024/o…
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There are so many incredible groups and organisations working with EU communities in the UK - let's celebrate good work and good people!
#EmpowerEUawards:
📢Nominate someone or be a nominee for the EmpowerEU Awards!
🏆The EmpowerEU Awards recognise & celebrate outstanding achievements and initiatives that positively impact EU citizens, local communities & the youth in the UK.
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A reminder: stunts are not new for #EdDavey
This is a true story:
Covered in blood and carrying a stranger in his arms, Ed Davey turned to see the lights of a high-speed train hurtling towards him...
She said 18% of Government spending, not GDP. Wonder if Nige will apologise to Fiona Bruce...🙄
I hope @bbcquestiontime and Fiona Bruce apologise for interrupting me with incorrect facts tonight.
The ONS says NHS expenditure represented 11.3% of GDP in 2022, not 18% as Fiona said. #BBCQT
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Big win for kinder, fairer politics. #LondonIsOpen
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⚖️ We are taking legal action against the Home Office for wrongly telling EU citizens & their families they cannot stay in the UK.
⚖️ If we win, tens of thousands of people will benefit. If we lose, we need to pay the other side’s cost.
Can you help?
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Just cast my postal vote for @SadiqKhan to continue as @MayorofLondon. The Greens & LDs are fielding excellent candidates this year, but with the change in voting system we need SK to field off the far right challenge.
#LondonIsOpen & that's his legacy, he should keep it alive.
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⏰ The period between 2013-2023 saw a 0% increase in the civil legal aid rates.
📈 During this same period, the rate of inflation was 31.9% leading to a loss in value of legal aid rates to nearly a third!
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📌 We thank our referral partners for their patience.
📌 We will open up for referrals again on Monday 4th March!
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🎂 It's our birthday!
✅ Join us in celebrating 6 impactful years of empowering migrants and advocating for a fairer immigration system.
🧡 Thanks to our legal teams and partners for their dedication and commitment to social justice and to our funders who have supported us.
I've never understood this logic. If Republican voters want to give Trump another chance, they'll vote for him with or without DeSantis's support. If anything, RDS's backers actively didn't want Trump.
Political debate, challenge, and disagreement are central to democracy...
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And it does. Goal. Another one of those cases where they didn't have the angles to prove anything.
If you're going to have goal-line technology, it does seem mad to not employ similar tech for the boundaries of play.