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Paul Davies @docdave.bsky.social · 9h

The top of the BBC are Tories. Bruce is a Tory.

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Paul Davies @docdave.bsky.social · 10h

Phew!

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Tracey @2300.bsky.social · 14h

www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

Gordon Brown’s chilling warning about what Farage as PM would mean for children

The former Prime Minister hit out at the cruel cuts pledged by Reform UK and explained this would be the equivalent of shutting down the NHS while closing schools

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Kevin O’Connell @hibou2.bsky.social · 1d

Train services operated by Greater Anglia will be brought into public ownership this weekend,

marking the half-way point in the nationalisation of the nation’s rail network.

Labour 👍

Promises made: promises kept

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Paul Davies @docdave.bsky.social · 1d

I’m voting for grey competence and sound values rather than flamboyant fascism.

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LaindonFeminist: 10 Year Keir @viviane49.bsky.social · 1d

This week’s top ten Labour achievements include better GP access, new licensing laws and the phenomenal benefits of the trade deal with India. Welcome Bollywood!

1. £84 million injection to tackle homelessness
2. Half of rail operators publicly owned with Greater Anglia onboard
3. First illegal migrants returned under new UK-France agreement
4. Patients in poorer areas to get better access to GPs
5. 10,600 new UK jobs have been unlocked during the Prime Minister’s visit to India
6. New licensing laws are being reviewed
7. 64 Indian companies will invest over £1 billion into the UK, creating 6,900 jobs spread across every region
8. £167m funding will allow specialist employment advisers in GP surgeries & mental health services. Helping people back into workplace.
9. CEO of JP Morgan Chase in Bournemouth announced £350 million expansion of their campus there
10. 21,000 new homes in North Sussex unlocked after four-year bottleneck
11. More than 1,120 senior gang members have been charged and over 2,300

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Paul Davies @docdave.bsky.social · 1d

In some ways, yes - although the government (with a massive parliamentary majority) are opposed to mass demonstrations. I believe the vast majority of the public are opposed to them too.

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Tracey @2300.bsky.social · 1d

The PM.
What you see is what you get. Makes a refreshing change from the bravado, arrogance & self serving disregard of the last govt.
He's gone grey in our service & is undeniably getting on with the job, popular or not.
Maybe we should all focus on the person, not just the persona for a change

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Paul Davies @docdave.bsky.social · 2d

Yay

Paul Davies @docdave.bsky.social · 2d

In part, they are.

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LaindonFeminist: 10 Year Keir @viviane49.bsky.social · 2d

Starmer’s had a really productive trip to India. 10,600 jobs secured. Including 200+ for Wales. And huge market opened up for Scotch Whisky. It’s so refreshing to have a PM who consistently delivers for his Country 👏👏👏

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Paul Davies @docdave.bsky.social · 2d

Discuss

Paul Davies @docdave.bsky.social · 2d

Reform feed off ignorance and promote it.

Paul Davies @docdave.bsky.social · 2d

A very generous analysis. Some regard it as delusional and politically irrelevant.

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 2d

Nigel Farage accuses teachers of "poisoning our kids" on race issues.

Here's a reminder of what teachers and fellow pupils at Farage's own school remember of his own views on that subject.

www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/nigel-fara...

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Paul Davies @docdave.bsky.social · 2d

And yet many of the disadvantaged of our country seem to think he has their best interests at heart.

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LaindonFeminist: 10 Year Keir @viviane49.bsky.social · 4d

Every week Labour delivers improvements and change in Britain.

Every week you aren’t told about it.

Every week the media ignores the good news.

And there’s plenty of it. Here are just ten good things accomplished by our hard working Labour government in 1 week. 👏👏👏

1. 151 flood schemes delivered in 12 months to boost flood resilience across the nation
2. £20m investment in civic museums to protect opening hours & jobs,
3. India Trade Deal Delivers for Scotch Whisky Industry
4. Patients receive earlier access to life-saving treatments as UK trial approval times cut in half from 91 to just 41 days
5. Aspiring teachers can get up to £31,000 tax free through bursaries and scholarships
6. New funds for local leaders to unlock jobs and boost innovation across the country
7. Major home buying overhaul, to save time and money and prevent abortive sales
8. First woman appointed to be Archbishop of Canterbury 👏👏👏
9. Marrying couples to gain freedoms to get married in new locations – from beaches to castles
10. Online appointment requests are now available at your GP practice
11. UK to reform asylum offer to reduce the pull factor for small boat crossings
12. UK reimposes UN sanctions o

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Paul Davies @docdave.bsky.social · 3d

Snap.

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Warren Oates @warrenoates1.bsky.social · 3d

County Lines

Since Labour came to power and invested in the County Lines Programme, record outcomes have been reported:

1,120 senior gang members charged

Over 2300 'deal lines' closed down

stabbings down 20% in county line areas

3,200 children & vulnerable people supported

More of this please!

Record number of gang leaders charged for county lines offences

A record 2,300 ‘deal lines’ closed in first year of this government.

www.gov.uk

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Peter Smith @redpeter99.bsky.social · 3d

What Badenoch doesn't understand is that many so called rip off degrees are proudly displayed on the mantelpieces of parents and grandparents who were denied the opportunity to enjoy HE.
It's known as aspiration.

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Paul Davies @docdave.bsky.social · 3d

The Tories are a gift to Farage

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Lewis Goodall @lewisgoodall.com · 4d

Birmingham, my home city, is a fantastic city, with fantastic people- a success story. It has its problems, like anywhere. But the obsession the online right has with it is as transparent as it gets.

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The Secret Barrister @barristersecret.bsky.social · 4d

This is a lie.

There are many criticisms you might sensibly and truthfully make of the Sentencing Council and the Sentencing Guidelines. I’ve been making them for years.

But this is an outright lie. Pure fabrication. A fraud on the public.

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Paul Davies @docdave.bsky.social · 5d

Nope

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Paul Davies @docdave.bsky.social · 6d

He is crazy