@TerryReintke @GreensEFA So well deserved Terry! Congrats 💚
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I talked to a constituent this week who may lose her house as they can't afford the remortgage payments due next year. Works in NHS. Heartbroken that they probably won't find anything else they can afford in the local community.
This government is ripping people's lives apart.
RT @LibDems: Voters in the Blue Wall have made it clear that rising mortgages are causing just as much anxiety as fuel bills.
We will stand up for fami…
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@fishsarah @Torbay_Council @PlymouthCouncil @GloucesterCity @SouthHams_DC @ExeterCouncil @DefraGovUK @richhoskin1 A great result for the Stella Maris but long overdue. Sounds like IFCA enforcement methods need to be seriously examined, as well as the way this case was pursued.
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@paulwill318 So depressing to drive into Exeter past another huge new development of detached identikit box houses. Why can't we develop modern terraces - easier to heat, cheaper to install renewables, use less materials, grey water etc. too.
Such a lack of imagination and most poorly built
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@frankie_rufolo @russmakes I’m still waiting for any benefits to materialise. Happy for you to list the positives…
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The elephant in the room - and that’s an understatement.
Every time I hear them talk about growing the economy I think of that single market of 450 million people which they wrenched us out of. It was utter lunacy then and feels even more so now
RT @gavinesler: Ok I’ll have a go. Brexit has been a political, economic and constitutional disaster for the United Kingsdom. It began with lies, continues with lies and will end only …
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Happy to see this.
I’m one of the 5.7 million members and I’m right behind you!
RT @guyshrubsole: HUGE: The National Trust is threatening to mobilise its 5.7MILLION members to oppose the government’s #AttackOnNature. @ranil @trussliz @SimonClarkeMP change course now or face a rebellion on all fronts - and electoral oblivion
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I can think of many more important things our police and CJS should be dealing with than cannabis.
And what happened to not telling people how they should live their lives?
Suella Braverman wants to make cannabis a class A drug https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/suella-braverman-wants-to-make-cannabis-a-class-a-drug-7fpfdb3ql
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RT @RichardFoordLD: Reducing the amount of energy we use is vital to keep bills down and help protect our environment. With an energy shortage brewing, the fact the Govt won’t give people advice on how they can to save energy shows just how out of touch they are.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-63170588.amp
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@paulwill318 Insulating not only saves money on bills but reduces carbon emissions. Investment in this instead of borrowing to fund tax cuts. Agree on solar - in all new buildings as standard - no reason why not
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@paulwill318 into new housing schemes; more swimming pools, tennis courts, football pitches; better transport links to green spaces outside towns and cities; proper cycle lanes that actually encourage people to cycle... It's all doable. It requires a change of mindset and spending priorities
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@paulwill318 Not sure I agree it requires brainwashing. What it does require is a change of mindset and accessibility for everyone - meaning location and cost. Building good habits at school, subsidising leisure facilities (cheaper than healthcare), forcing developers to include green spaces
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@paulwill318 Direct investment in green tech, renewable energy, insulation, health prevention/promotion of healthy living etc means a) lots of jobs = more tax receipts b) climate action and c) healthier/happier people = less pressure on health services = lower costs.
Seems to me like a win
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@HackedOffHugh Wouldn't it be fabulous if the Mail went the same was at the NOTW...
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RT @anthlawson1: 'Liz Truss, a hollow vessel filled with secondhand ideas by the dark-money thinktanks'
description of the year from @GeorgeMonbiot
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/oct/05/rightwing-thinktanks-government-bbc-news-programmes?CMP=share_btn_tw
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RT @DMinghella: And here's the thing, even if you grow the pie (not conceding for a moment that Truss can do it, or even genuinely intends to do it) the guys who already have the biggest spoons just get even bigger portions. You gotta sort out the spoons.
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RT @LibDems: Liz Truss is totally out of touch and doesn’t care about the damage her government is doing, day after day.
The only solution to this crisis is to get the Conservatives out of power.
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Great headline 👇🏻
Why did Liz Truss wear the same outfit as a fictional fascist? | Liz Truss | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/politics/shortcuts/2022/oct/05/dictator-chic-why-did-liz-truss-wear-the-same-outfit-as-a-fictional-fascist
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Growth in justice for victims of rape
Growth in understanding of what consent is
Growth in mental health provision
Growth in equality
Growth in valuing health and happiness above wealth.
Growth, growth, growth - but the things that really matter. It’s not all about money
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I’d like to see
Growth in renewable energy
Growth in reliable, affordable public transport
Growth in provision of social housing
Growth in woodlands
Growth in access to sports and leisure facilities for all children
Growth in the number of teachers, nurses & social workers
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