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While everyone's talking about Taylor Swift or god-knows-what, the government's National Wealth Fund has deployed financial guarantees to secure £1bn private lending to improve energy efficiency in social housing
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For all these folk having a go at Labour at the moment, where've you been these last FOURTEEN years? The mess in this country is the fault of one party & one party only...the Tories...but 'cos they were VOTED OUT by the country...Labour have a mandate to clean it up.
Patience.
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I remember a time when one income could buy a house, support a family. When you knew your GP and ambulances arrived within minutes, we all had dentists, and we had clean beaches to visit. Now we have food banks and warm banks, a housing crisis and people living pay cheque to pay cheque. Millions of children living in poverty and an NHS unable to support people. The right will tell you it’s migrants fault but in reality it’s down to the choices of Tory govts.
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Under Labour plans 73% of farms won’t pay any inheritance tax at all, the smallest farms will be protected and those that do pay will have ten years to pay it.
The bleating you hear is very rich people being asked to cough up a bit of money - when they die - maybe.
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Running tally of all the kinds of 'working people' we've heard about in the coverage of this week's Budget
- Buy-to-let landlords
- Rural landowners
- Second-home owners
- Parents of private school children
- Anyone with a nanny
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BREAKING: In a terrifying moment, Donald Trump says that his Project 2025 plan to round up migrants will be a bloody operation. This is what fascism looks like. Retweet to make sure every American sees this and knows how dangerous Trump is.
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To those saying comments like "oh good more money for those who contribute nothing" - check ur facts!
40% of UC claimants are the working poor others are carers, have disabilities or illness, & some who don't have work, want it. A little more compassion & less judgement wouldn't hurt.
Just spotted.... this is a good change for benefits recipients, deductions can be soul-destroying. #budget
"Caps deductions made through Universal Credit at 15% of the standard allowance. Before this Budget, it was 25%... approximately 1.2 million households will keep more of their Universal Credit payment each month, with households expected to be better off by an average of over £420 a year"
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Elucidating the meaning of deprivation of liberty orders: HHJ Burrows and local authority at cross-purposes on DOLS and care plans by @KitzingerCelia
openjusticecourtofprotection… via @OpenJusticeCoP
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How prioritisation tool can help councils tackle their DoLS backlogs - Community Care #archive communitycare.co.uk/2024/06/…
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“Can you answer the question?”
“Emily, you need your head examined.”
Key Trump ally Kari Lake, who is being sued for repeated false claims of election interference, doubles down.
@maitlis | @GlobalPlayer
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Nigel Farage who attempted 8 times to become an MP, misses the UK's state opening of parliament today
Instead of representing his constituency of Clacton, he's flown half way around the world to attend the Republican convention and grift for Donald Trump
He serves only himself
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BREAKING: Following talks with water bosses, the Secretary of State @SteveReedMP sets out his first steps for cleaning up our rivers, lakes and seas.
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"The NHS is going through what is objectively the worst crisis in its history."
Health Secretary Wes Streeting tells @cathynewman that state of the health service "is even worse than we thought", and that it "needs to reform or it will die".
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How cowardly to pick on @NazShahBfd.
I - proudly - took my Oath on the Hebrew Bible, wearing my Kipa.
“Why do we allow this?”
Because we’re a decent, tolerant, welcoming country under the Rule of Law. Which makes space for people of all religions and of none.
And even bigots.
Why do we allow this? How is it legal?
Members of Parliament swearing in by name of Allah, holding a Quran.
Our Monarch is still not allowed to marry a Catholic, yet we have Mohammedans in Parliament.
Something is amiss.
This is a Christian country.
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
The Monarch of the UK has been permitted to marry a catholic since 2013.
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Labour are ending the use of bee killing chemicals in farming, as promised - fab news. One teaspoon of Neonics can kill 1.25 billion bees! An end to the Badger cull next pls & proper enforcement of the Fox hunting ban… it's a bit like Xmas…:) bit.ly/3Wfwmdj
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‘Nobody should be working in those conditions’
A review into the independent regulator the Nursing and Midwifery Council discovered 'bullying, racism and burnout'. @BBCNuala heard from the review's author @nazirafzal & @nmcnews Chair Sir David Warren 🔽
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Congratulations @AngelaRayner on your appointment as Deputy Prime Minister.
It's always great to see public figures role-modelling inclusion, and we've loved seeing Angela's posts sharing her sign language skills.
Here's a throwback to her Sign Language Week post this year. ⬇️
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Absolutely delighted. So much to do.
Chris Bryant MP @RhonddaBryant has been appointed Minister of State in the Department for Culture, Media and Sport @DCMS
He has also been appointed Minister of State in the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology @SciTechgovuk
ALT Sir Chris Bryant appointed Minister of State in the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and in the Department for Culture, Media and Sport
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.@jessphillips has spent her entire adult life working for the protection of women and girls. I know I wear a different coloured rosette, but I think this is a superb appointment from Keir Starmer. Well done, Jess. Xx
Welcome to the Home Office @jessphillips.
ALT Photo of Minister Jess Phillips, with text that reads: Jess Phillips MP - Appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Home Office.
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A real shame, but if you’re looking for an alternate to FPL, particularly with a wider array of statistics and flexibility in rules/rosters, check out DraftPL on @Fantrax !
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