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Luke Pollard MP

LukePollard

It looks like the Conservative’s decade long defence cuts affecting Devonport may be coming to an end. Today the PM announced more money for defence, but didn’t say where the

Jane Carnall

EyeEdinburgh

In 1999, secondary legislation extended the protection of the Sex Discrimination Act to trans people. Over 20 years ago. No protests. No anger. No complaints that if "sex discrimination" applies

Tabitha McIntosh

TabitaSurge

Gavin Williamson and I were born in the 70s.We grew up with ‘video nasties’ banned, ‘Relax’ banned from Radio 1, Sinn Fein politicians’ voices banned from being aired on UK

Adam Langleben

adamlangleben

Thread: I read this piece in Jacobin. Its really sloppy in key parts of it. It seems to rely on an implication that the EHRC are not impartial without any

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RouReynolds

Amongst all the memes and tired jokes about banana bread or dry January, it’s important to remember why the UK is now having its third lockdown - GOVERNMENT FAILURE FAILURE

Matthew Pennycook 💙

mtpennycook

With Biden and Harris now almost certain to win, what does their election mean for global climate action, for next year’s #COP26 summit in Glasgow, and for the UK? A

Richard Whiting

RichWhiting

A lot of noise that Labour aren't being proactive and are indistinguishable from the Tories, so let's take a look to see whether that is really true (Thread) https://labour.org.uk/press/labour-calls-on-the-government-to-adopt-plan-

Sebastian Payne

SebastianEPayne

.@michaelgove delivered the annual Ditchley Lecture last night. It was one of the most compelling critiques in modern times of the British state and its ability to deliver reform to

🍒 Andrew Fletcher 🍒

ScotiaIndyref2

In Scotland, as in many other countries, the outbreak of the French Revolution seemed to announce the dawn of a new age. News of the French Revolution was greeted with

Jon Worth

jonworth

It seems today is the day to play a "what does Johnson want on Brexit?" game"He wants a Deal!""No he doesn't want a Deal!"Hang on. What if he actually doesn't

L'il Jan On the Prairies✌❤🍁😷

Learning2GetBy

Reminder: Rebel is NOT a news source. They are right wing propagandists; sensationalist of the worst kind.Mainstream media needs to stop platforming Ezra Levant https://www.nationalobserver.com/2019/09/18/opinion/mainstream-media-needs-stop

Peter Kyle MP

peterkyle

It’s an important discussion to have but I resoectfully disagree with @SKinnock on this for two reasons.1. We got Brexit seriously wrong before ‘People’s Vote’ was started2. *The* biggest mistake

Tides of History

labour_history

#OTD 1975. Margaret Thatcher becomes Conservative Party leader.Seen as a party in terminal electoral decline, pundits wondered whether they could ever win again with their first woman leaderA thread revisiting

Tides of History

labour_history

“Labour’s Got Life and Soul” Wilson’s Gamble: The story behind Labour’s 1969 marketing campaign to win back its lost voters Costing £100,000, the Labour’s got life and soul’ was

Louise Adams

Shladams

Has anyone heard of John Stonehouse - MP in 70s? I had not and omGEE it's juicy.This story honestly has everything - espionage, affairs, a fake death, mistaken identity, &

Mabon ap Gwynfor 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

mabonapgwynfor

The Labour Party voted against @Plaid_Cymru 's motion to extend free school meals to children of all families on Universal Credit or with no recourse to public funds, as Adam

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