Cllr Janice Long
@cllrlong.bsky.social
@UKLabour & @CoopParty candidate for Kenton LB Brent. I believe pavements are for pedestrians. Public transport user. QPR supporter Convenor of Dignity in Dying NW London & Brent Living Streets.
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🚨Thames Water is on the brink of collapse.
🙋We asked its customers what should happen next.
54% think the water regulator Ofwat should put it into special administration. And over two thirds (68%) believe that Thames Water should be run in the public sector.
Read the full results here.
🙋We asked its customers what should happen next.
54% think the water regulator Ofwat should put it into special administration. And over two thirds (68%) believe that Thames Water should be run in the public sector.
Read the full results here.
New polling: majority of Thames Water customers want Ofwat to reject creditors’ proposal for the utility
New polling has revealed that 54% of Thames Water customers think Ofwat should reject a deal proposed by Thames Water's creditors, and put it into special administration.
weownit.org.uk
January 12, 2026 at 4:20 PM
🚨Thames Water is on the brink of collapse.
🙋We asked its customers what should happen next.
54% think the water regulator Ofwat should put it into special administration. And over two thirds (68%) believe that Thames Water should be run in the public sector.
Read the full results here.
🙋We asked its customers what should happen next.
54% think the water regulator Ofwat should put it into special administration. And over two thirds (68%) believe that Thames Water should be run in the public sector.
Read the full results here.
Here we go again. Trump has told the UK that if we want a UK-US tech deal, we need to buy chlorinated chicken from the US! 🤢🐔 How dare he try and impose poor food standards in Britain. Sign the petition to keep chlorine-washed chicken off our shelves: 38d.gs/cc-df
Sign the petition to keep chlorine-washed chicken off our shelves
Here we go again. Trump has told the UK that if we want a UK-US tech deal, we need to buy chlorinated chicken from the US! 🤢🐔 How dare he try to impose poor food standards in Britain. Sign the petitio...
38d.gs
January 11, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Here we go again. Trump has told the UK that if we want a UK-US tech deal, we need to buy chlorinated chicken from the US! 🤢🐔 How dare he try and impose poor food standards in Britain. Sign the petition to keep chlorine-washed chicken off our shelves: 38d.gs/cc-df
Support the New Deal for Working People.✊🌹
Add your name. Show your support:
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Employment Rights Bill PASSED
We did it: Labour’s landmark Employment Rights Bill has finally passed BOTH Houses of Parliament –
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January 11, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Support the New Deal for Working People.✊🌹
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Widow who accompanied her dying husband to Switzerland is highly critical of peers for trying to turn the assisted dying bill into a ‘law for the rich’ by banning legal aid.
Widow who accompanied her dying husband to Switzerland is highly critical of peers for trying to turn the assisted dying bill into a ‘law for the rich’ by banning legal aid.
Liz Truss's right-hand woman 'tries to turn assisted dying into law for rich'
As the House of Lords again scrutinise the assisted dying bill, it emerges one amendment wants to see a ban on legal aid being used by terminally ill people going to High Court to seek permission to e...
www.mirror.co.uk
January 10, 2026 at 3:52 PM
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Widow who accompanied her dying husband to Switzerland is highly critical of peers for trying to turn the assisted dying bill into a ‘law for the rich’ by banning legal aid.
Widow who accompanied her dying husband to Switzerland is highly critical of peers for trying to turn the assisted dying bill into a ‘law for the rich’ by banning legal aid.
I just signed this @friends-earth.bsky.social petition to make 2026 the year big water polluters are finally made to clean up their act. Will you add your name too? foe.uk/eb6h3
Make 2026 the year polluters clean up their act
Last year, the government promised to crack down on water pollution. But without public pressure, its plans could once again let big polluters off the hook. We should all be able to enjoy clean lakes,...
foe.uk
January 8, 2026 at 5:19 PM
I just signed this @friends-earth.bsky.social petition to make 2026 the year big water polluters are finally made to clean up their act. Will you add your name too? foe.uk/eb6h3
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THIS is what Trump had to say about how drug pricing negotiations happened.
He is laughing at the UK and so many other countries who accepted huge price hikes. How utterly humiliating for Keir Starmer and Wes Streeting.
He is laughing at the UK and so many other countries who accepted huge price hikes. How utterly humiliating for Keir Starmer and Wes Streeting.
January 6, 2026 at 5:34 PM
THIS is what Trump had to say about how drug pricing negotiations happened.
He is laughing at the UK and so many other countries who accepted huge price hikes. How utterly humiliating for Keir Starmer and Wes Streeting.
He is laughing at the UK and so many other countries who accepted huge price hikes. How utterly humiliating for Keir Starmer and Wes Streeting.
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Stop Trump Coalition condemns the bombing of Venezuela and calls for the British government to finally condemn the US for its warmongering.
stoptrump.org.uk/trumps-crimi...
stoptrump.org.uk/trumps-crimi...
Trump’s criminal attack on Venezuela
Stop Trump Coalition
stoptrump.org.uk
January 3, 2026 at 10:53 AM
Stop Trump Coalition condemns the bombing of Venezuela and calls for the British government to finally condemn the US for its warmongering.
stoptrump.org.uk/trumps-crimi...
stoptrump.org.uk/trumps-crimi...
Here we go again. Trump has told the UK that if we want a UK-US tech deal, we need to buy chlorinated chicken from the US! 🤢🐔 How dare he try and impose poor food standards in Britain. Sign the petition to keep chlorine-washed chicken off our shelves: 38d.gs/cc-df
Sign the petition to keep chlorine-washed chicken off our shelves
Here we go again. Trump has told the UK that if we want a UK-US tech deal, we need to buy chlorinated chicken from the US! 🤢🐔 How dare he try to impose poor food standards in Britain. Sign the petitio...
38d.gs
December 31, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Here we go again. Trump has told the UK that if we want a UK-US tech deal, we need to buy chlorinated chicken from the US! 🤢🐔 How dare he try and impose poor food standards in Britain. Sign the petition to keep chlorine-washed chicken off our shelves: 38d.gs/cc-df
No need to dump your Christmas tree on a street corner. Plenty of other recycling locations available in Brent.
December 30, 2025 at 10:38 AM
No need to dump your Christmas tree on a street corner. Plenty of other recycling locations available in Brent.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from your team at Kenton Labour.
December 24, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from your team at Kenton Labour.
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Lords-a-delaying? While careful examination of legislation is vital, some recent delays look less like scrutiny and more like deliberate obstruction. electoral-reform.org.uk/lords-a-dela...
Lords-a-delaying? How our unelected chamber is stalling for time
It’s beginning to look a lot like… a hold up?In recent months, several government bills have been facing extended scrutiny in the House of Lords. While careful examination of legisl
electoral-reform.org.uk
December 16, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Lords-a-delaying? While careful examination of legislation is vital, some recent delays look less like scrutiny and more like deliberate obstruction. electoral-reform.org.uk/lords-a-dela...
Labour’s landmark Employment Rights Bill has passed BOTH Houses of Parliament.
Add your name and celebrate the Employment Rights Bill passing Parliament. www.labourunions.org.uk/backthebill
Add your name and celebrate the Employment Rights Bill passing Parliament. www.labourunions.org.uk/backthebill
Employment Rights Bill PASSED
We did it: Labour’s landmark Employment Rights Bill has finally passed BOTH Houses of Parliament –
www.labourunions.org.uk
December 16, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Labour’s landmark Employment Rights Bill has passed BOTH Houses of Parliament.
Add your name and celebrate the Employment Rights Bill passing Parliament. www.labourunions.org.uk/backthebill
Add your name and celebrate the Employment Rights Bill passing Parliament. www.labourunions.org.uk/backthebill
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EXC - Three senior opponents of assisted dying including two former ministers have urged the House of Lords not to filibuster the bill.
They voted against in the Commons, but warn today that the Lords is risking democratic legitimacy
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
They voted against in the Commons, but warn today that the Lords is risking democratic legitimacy
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Senior opponents of assisted dying bill urge Lords not to deliberately block it
Letter says there is danger of Lords losing legitimacy as more than 1,000 amendments tabled, delaying any vote
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2025 at 5:57 PM
EXC - Three senior opponents of assisted dying including two former ministers have urged the House of Lords not to filibuster the bill.
They voted against in the Commons, but warn today that the Lords is risking democratic legitimacy
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
They voted against in the Commons, but warn today that the Lords is risking democratic legitimacy
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
GB News’ recent Trump interview was outrageous - completely biased and full of lies. And GB News didn't challenge him ONCE. Ofcom MUST investigate them for breaching its rules. Sign now if you agree: 38d.gs/l_kt
OFCOM: INVESTIGATE GB NEWS’ SHOCKING TRUMP INTERVIEW
GB News’ recent Trump interview was outrageous - completely biased and full of lies. And GB News didn't challenge him ONCE. Ofcom MUST investigate them for breaching its rules. Sign now if you agree.
38d.gs
December 10, 2025 at 5:26 PM
GB News’ recent Trump interview was outrageous - completely biased and full of lies. And GB News didn't challenge him ONCE. Ofcom MUST investigate them for breaching its rules. Sign now if you agree: 38d.gs/l_kt
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NEW: A major boost for mutuals and co-operatives across the UK as package of support to grow the sector is announced.
We've long called for regulators to play a greater role in enabling growth. Today's big news is another promising step on our journey to doubling the co-operative and mutual sector📈
We've long called for regulators to play a greater role in enabling growth. Today's big news is another promising step on our journey to doubling the co-operative and mutual sector📈
December 5, 2025 at 12:01 PM
NEW: A major boost for mutuals and co-operatives across the UK as package of support to grow the sector is announced.
We've long called for regulators to play a greater role in enabling growth. Today's big news is another promising step on our journey to doubling the co-operative and mutual sector📈
We've long called for regulators to play a greater role in enabling growth. Today's big news is another promising step on our journey to doubling the co-operative and mutual sector📈
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🎰 “When First Past the Post collides with multiparty competition, the electoral slot machine spins into operation”
⚠️ A stark warning from the @economist.com that the “unfairness of FPTP could undermine the legitimacy of the governments it produces”
⚠️ A stark warning from the @economist.com that the “unfairness of FPTP could undermine the legitimacy of the governments it produces”
Our new model captures the lottery of Britain’s electoral system
Similar results, our data analysis shows, can yield strikingly different outcomes
stage.economist.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:24 PM
🎰 “When First Past the Post collides with multiparty competition, the electoral slot machine spins into operation”
⚠️ A stark warning from the @economist.com that the “unfairness of FPTP could undermine the legitimacy of the governments it produces”
⚠️ A stark warning from the @economist.com that the “unfairness of FPTP could undermine the legitimacy of the governments it produces”
This winter, #NHS staff across the country will be battling horrific conditions whilst trying to save lives & provide care for patients.
I just signed Just Treatment's digital Christmas card to show my support and gratitude. Add your name here ⬇️
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I just signed Just Treatment's digital Christmas card to show my support and gratitude. Add your name here ⬇️
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Sign the digital Christmas card for NHS staff 💙
This winter, NHS staff across the country will be battling horrific conditions whilst trying to save lives and provide care for patients. To show our support and gratitude for health workers, we have...
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December 4, 2025 at 4:55 PM
This winter, #NHS staff across the country will be battling horrific conditions whilst trying to save lives & provide care for patients.
I just signed Just Treatment's digital Christmas card to show my support and gratitude. Add your name here ⬇️
actionnetwork.org/forms/sign-t...
I just signed Just Treatment's digital Christmas card to show my support and gratitude. Add your name here ⬇️
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For families like Dave’s, deliberate delays in the House of Lords are not harmless. These tactics have real, human consequences. Every week of stalling means more people dying in ways they never chose.
Dave’s voice is a reminder of what is at stake. #AssistedDying @theguardian.com
Dave’s voice is a reminder of what is at stake. #AssistedDying @theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:12 PM
For families like Dave’s, deliberate delays in the House of Lords are not harmless. These tactics have real, human consequences. Every week of stalling means more people dying in ways they never chose.
Dave’s voice is a reminder of what is at stake. #AssistedDying @theguardian.com
Dave’s voice is a reminder of what is at stake. #AssistedDying @theguardian.com
Actually in Roundwood ward. And not a through road.
🚶♂️ #pedestrians #roads #London 🚶🏾
😡 Another day, another #KSI, this time a fatality in #Willesden
@londonls.bsky.social @wandsworthls.bsky.social
@brentlcc.bsky.social @cllrlong.bsky.social @carolinerussell.bsky.social
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😡 Another day, another #KSI, this time a fatality in #Willesden
@londonls.bsky.social @wandsworthls.bsky.social
@brentlcc.bsky.social @cllrlong.bsky.social @carolinerussell.bsky.social
news.met.police.uk/pressrelease...
Man arrested after murder investigation launched following fatal collision
He can now be named as Ruben Nunes, 34.
news.met.police.uk
December 4, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Actually in Roundwood ward. And not a through road.
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Unelected Lords are blocking assisted dying – this is a democratic outrage | Simon Jenkins
Unelected Lords are blocking assisted dying – this is a democratic outrage | Simon Jenkins
Second chambers are a good idea, but they should not be able to overturn clear decisions reached by an elected body, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Unelected Lords are blocking assisted dying – this is a democratic outrage | Simon Jenkins
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"Second chambers... should not be able to overturn clear decisions reached by an elected body."
The assisted dying Bill has the will of the people and MPs behind it. A minority of opponents risk the reputation of the Lords with attempts to run down the clock.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The assisted dying Bill has the will of the people and MPs behind it. A minority of opponents risk the reputation of the Lords with attempts to run down the clock.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
November 20, 2025 at 5:51 PM
"Second chambers... should not be able to overturn clear decisions reached by an elected body."
The assisted dying Bill has the will of the people and MPs behind it. A minority of opponents risk the reputation of the Lords with attempts to run down the clock.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The assisted dying Bill has the will of the people and MPs behind it. A minority of opponents risk the reputation of the Lords with attempts to run down the clock.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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"If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it's a bloody duck...🦆🦆🦆"
@ianbyrnemp.bsky.social says
new private finance is EXACTLY THE SAME as
old PFI deals that led to NHS Trusts spending for hospitals up to x 27 over
Take action today before the budget weownit.org.uk/act-now/no-pfi
@ianbyrnemp.bsky.social says
new private finance is EXACTLY THE SAME as
old PFI deals that led to NHS Trusts spending for hospitals up to x 27 over
Take action today before the budget weownit.org.uk/act-now/no-pfi
Just 5 days to STOP new NHS private finance debts - take action now
Your MP can help STOP plans for new private finance debts in our NHs in the Autumn Budget
weownit.org.uk
November 20, 2025 at 7:13 PM
"If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it's a bloody duck...🦆🦆🦆"
@ianbyrnemp.bsky.social says
new private finance is EXACTLY THE SAME as
old PFI deals that led to NHS Trusts spending for hospitals up to x 27 over
Take action today before the budget weownit.org.uk/act-now/no-pfi
@ianbyrnemp.bsky.social says
new private finance is EXACTLY THE SAME as
old PFI deals that led to NHS Trusts spending for hospitals up to x 27 over
Take action today before the budget weownit.org.uk/act-now/no-pfi
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🎟️ Your new all-access consumer protection just dropped ✨
The Government is announcing today that ticket resellers will be BANNED from selling tickets above face value.
We've been backing music fans and we'll see you on the barrier for these brand new protections 🫶
The Government is announcing today that ticket resellers will be BANNED from selling tickets above face value.
We've been backing music fans and we'll see you on the barrier for these brand new protections 🫶
November 19, 2025 at 2:20 PM
🎟️ Your new all-access consumer protection just dropped ✨
The Government is announcing today that ticket resellers will be BANNED from selling tickets above face value.
We've been backing music fans and we'll see you on the barrier for these brand new protections 🫶
The Government is announcing today that ticket resellers will be BANNED from selling tickets above face value.
We've been backing music fans and we'll see you on the barrier for these brand new protections 🫶
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Retired Midwife describes her scary experiences of working in an NHS hospital built using PFI.
We mustn't allow private finance near our NHS again. If you agree, sign our petition:
vist.ly/4f6tg
We mustn't allow private finance near our NHS again. If you agree, sign our petition:
vist.ly/4f6tg
November 19, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Retired Midwife describes her scary experiences of working in an NHS hospital built using PFI.
We mustn't allow private finance near our NHS again. If you agree, sign our petition:
vist.ly/4f6tg
We mustn't allow private finance near our NHS again. If you agree, sign our petition:
vist.ly/4f6tg