John S-T
@jstview.bsky.social
Labour Councillor Isleworth - Hounslow Labour🌹, Cycling, Chelsea FC, Allotments 🥕🌽🥔🍅, Ubique, 🐝🍯
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Many other councils have closed leisure centres in the face of austerity. We're bringing forward a new and much better one to support our residents' health and wellbeing for decades to come.
New West London leisure centre to open in 2031 on site of ageing facility
There will also be a number of flats built on the Brentford site in order to fund the new centre
www.mylondon.news
January 17, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Many other councils have closed leisure centres in the face of austerity. We're bringing forward a new and much better one to support our residents' health and wellbeing for decades to come.
The UK is rapidly approaching a moment of truth we either become fully paid Europeans or some mid Atlantic nonentity at Trumps beck and call - this is not a tough choice
January 17, 2026 at 8:26 PM
The UK is rapidly approaching a moment of truth we either become fully paid Europeans or some mid Atlantic nonentity at Trumps beck and call - this is not a tough choice
Sneak preview of new Piccadilly Line trains
January 17, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Sneak preview of new Piccadilly Line trains
Jenrick defecting must have been a great relief to the Tories
January 15, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Jenrick defecting must have been a great relief to the Tories
This demonstrates what can be achieved by a Labour Council working with a Labour Government-
January 15, 2026 at 5:43 PM
This demonstrates what can be achieved by a Labour Council working with a Labour Government-
This happens locally- several Labour Councillors decided that Labour no longer represented their values just after the
Nadhim Zahawi ‘begged’ for Tory peerage weeks before defection...
They all want to smash the establishment *right after* they stop advancing within it. ~AA
They all want to smash the establishment *right after* they stop advancing within it. ~AA
January 12, 2026 at 5:33 PM
This happens locally- several Labour Councillors decided that Labour no longer represented their values just after the
We see this on a regular basis from Hounslow Tories - they hate positive good news about our area
People have been trying to talk London down, but the evidence tells a different story.
Last year saw:
The lowest murder rate per capita since records began
The fewest murders of those aged under 25 this century
One of the lowest numbers of homicides for almost three decades
Last year saw:
The lowest murder rate per capita since records began
The fewest murders of those aged under 25 this century
One of the lowest numbers of homicides for almost three decades
January 12, 2026 at 8:56 AM
We see this on a regular basis from Hounslow Tories - they hate positive good news about our area
This directly contradicts Tory/Reform scaremongering- London is a safe city we can’t allow right wing politicians to keep lying about crime
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
London’s homicide rate drops to lowest in more than a decade
Sadiq Khan says ‘public health’ approach has made the capital one of the safest cities in the western world
www.theguardian.com
January 12, 2026 at 8:54 AM
This directly contradicts Tory/Reform scaremongering- London is a safe city we can’t allow right wing politicians to keep lying about crime
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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And there was little old me thinking that there was already too much anger being manufactured www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Kemi Badenoch says Conservatives will channel public's anger at Labour
The Conservative leader says her party has started to offer more than
www.bbc.co.uk
January 11, 2026 at 6:20 PM
And there was little old me thinking that there was already too much anger being manufactured www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Watch this space for May 26 local elections in every Borough the Tory / Reform promise will be not raise Council Tax - which they will then renege on
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform UK accused of ‘betraying’ election pledges after council tax rises
Four out of five councils controlled by party have proposed 5% council tax rises, the maximum permitted by law
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 1:41 PM
Watch this space for May 26 local elections in every Borough the Tory / Reform promise will be not raise Council Tax - which they will then renege on
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
I hope Trump remembers ‘China Barn Rules’ - if you break it you own it, a lesson from both Iraq and Afghanistan
Trump and his cronies can try to dress this up, but it is an illegal act of war to replace Maduro and grab Venezuela's oil for his billionaire buddies.
Full statement below:
Full statement below:
January 3, 2026 at 10:37 PM
I hope Trump remembers ‘China Barn Rules’ - if you break it you own it, a lesson from both Iraq and Afghanistan
Whatever it’s called and however bad Maduro was this is just plain illegal under international law. Worse still this leaves the door wide open for Russia, China or Israel to do whatever they want in the future
French Foreign Ministry: “The removal of Maduro from power and the violation of sovereignty constitute a serious act of aggression against the dignity of the Venezuelan people and their right to determine their own future.
January 3, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Whatever it’s called and however bad Maduro was this is just plain illegal under international law. Worse still this leaves the door wide open for Russia, China or Israel to do whatever they want in the future
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There was never any "350M spent" to recover.
Sure, nominally we owed £280M weekly in membership fees.
But we gained £1.9Bn every week!
This snivelling subhuman snot still peddling this fantasy after five years of Brexit damage proof should be in jail.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Sure, nominally we owed £280M weekly in membership fees.
But we gained £1.9Bn every week!
This snivelling subhuman snot still peddling this fantasy after five years of Brexit damage proof should be in jail.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Michael Gove makes bold claim about controversial £350m Brexit bus slogan
Former Tory cabinet minister Michael Gove has defended the controversial Brexit bus slogan claiming £350million was going to the EU weekly and should instead be going to the NHS
www.mirror.co.uk
January 1, 2026 at 11:03 AM
There was never any "350M spent" to recover.
Sure, nominally we owed £280M weekly in membership fees.
But we gained £1.9Bn every week!
This snivelling subhuman snot still peddling this fantasy after five years of Brexit damage proof should be in jail.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Sure, nominally we owed £280M weekly in membership fees.
But we gained £1.9Bn every week!
This snivelling subhuman snot still peddling this fantasy after five years of Brexit damage proof should be in jail.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Wait until the farmers see the deals Farage would almost certainly do with the US - GM crops and battery farmed animals
Jeez. This is completely insane given the disastrous impact Farage and his championing of Brexit has had on UK farming
www.fwi.co.uk/news/farm-po...
www.fwi.co.uk/news/farm-po...
Farmer support for Reform UK jumps to 40%, FW poll shows - Farmers Weekly
Disenchantment with the Labour government and lasting memories of the previous Conservative administration have played into the hands of Reform UK, with a
www.fwi.co.uk
January 1, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Wait until the farmers see the deals Farage would almost certainly do with the US - GM crops and battery farmed animals
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We’ve got the populism of the left in Polanski. And the populism of the right in Farage”…“One is offering you a unicorn, the other’s peddling hatred, and we need to expose that.” www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Zack Polanski offering voters fantasy solutions, says head of Fabian Society
Joe Dromey, head of the Labour thinktank, urges his party to take on the ‘twin populisms’ of Reform UK and the Greens
www.theguardian.com
December 31, 2025 at 7:37 AM
We’ve got the populism of the left in Polanski. And the populism of the right in Farage”…“One is offering you a unicorn, the other’s peddling hatred, and we need to expose that.” www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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15. Celebrated 30 years of Bedfont Lakes Country Park
14. Extra money allocated for road re-surfacing-including Whitton Dene
13. Launched Walking and Wheeling & Cycling action plans
12. Ensured 88% of primary children received first choice of school
11. Launched culture strategy
14. Extra money allocated for road re-surfacing-including Whitton Dene
13. Launched Walking and Wheeling & Cycling action plans
12. Ensured 88% of primary children received first choice of school
11. Launched culture strategy
December 29, 2025 at 6:14 PM
15. Celebrated 30 years of Bedfont Lakes Country Park
14. Extra money allocated for road re-surfacing-including Whitton Dene
13. Launched Walking and Wheeling & Cycling action plans
12. Ensured 88% of primary children received first choice of school
11. Launched culture strategy
14. Extra money allocated for road re-surfacing-including Whitton Dene
13. Launched Walking and Wheeling & Cycling action plans
12. Ensured 88% of primary children received first choice of school
11. Launched culture strategy
Putin told Trump the drone attack really did happened - why would Trump not believe him especially as he promised he was telling the truth
It appears the whole Putin “Ukraine tried to kill me with 91 drones last night” was entirely made up. And of course Trump repeated it and said he was mad at Ukraine.
Nightly Russia launched drones and missiles at innocent people.
And tried to Kill Zelensky every day
Spare me the gaslight
Nightly Russia launched drones and missiles at innocent people.
And tried to Kill Zelensky every day
Spare me the gaslight
December 29, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Putin told Trump the drone attack really did happened - why would Trump not believe him especially as he promised he was telling the truth
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25. Twenty green flag awards for our parks
24. Celebrating local heroes at our community stars awards
23. Cracked down on blue badge misuse
22. Introduced an article 4 direction to protect commercial an business spaces
21. Ofsted ‘Outstanding’ given to Westbrook Children’s home
24. Celebrating local heroes at our community stars awards
23. Cracked down on blue badge misuse
22. Introduced an article 4 direction to protect commercial an business spaces
21. Ofsted ‘Outstanding’ given to Westbrook Children’s home
December 28, 2025 at 12:01 PM
25. Twenty green flag awards for our parks
24. Celebrating local heroes at our community stars awards
23. Cracked down on blue badge misuse
22. Introduced an article 4 direction to protect commercial an business spaces
21. Ofsted ‘Outstanding’ given to Westbrook Children’s home
24. Celebrating local heroes at our community stars awards
23. Cracked down on blue badge misuse
22. Introduced an article 4 direction to protect commercial an business spaces
21. Ofsted ‘Outstanding’ given to Westbrook Children’s home
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25 for ‘25: twenty-five things Labour-run Hounslow council has delivered in 2025. Nos 20-16.
December 28, 2025 at 5:05 PM
25 for ‘25: twenty-five things Labour-run Hounslow council has delivered in 2025. Nos 20-16.
If ever there was ever a case for bring a utility company back into public ownership Thames Water is it
A year of reasons why Ofwat should just say NO to Thames Water's outrageous deal: a licence to pollute our water for the next 15 years.
JULY: Thames Water gives £2.5m in fat cat payouts despite Ofwat's bonus ban.
Tell Ofwat to reject the Thames Water deal. #OFWATsayNO
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JULY: Thames Water gives £2.5m in fat cat payouts despite Ofwat's bonus ban.
Tell Ofwat to reject the Thames Water deal. #OFWATsayNO
vist.ly/4jur7
December 27, 2025 at 10:02 AM
If ever there was ever a case for bring a utility company back into public ownership Thames Water is it
No one can say they weren’t warned if Reform ever get into power
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform council’s plan to shut eight care homes ‘a betrayal of local people’
Announcement after proposed sale falls through prompts backlash and union says more than 200 jobs at risk
www.theguardian.com
December 23, 2025 at 4:31 PM
No one can say they weren’t warned if Reform ever get into power
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Hounslow’s first Culture Strategy sets out a bold vision for the next decade to place #Hounslow on the map as a destination borough and place culture at its heart.
To read more, visit www.hounslow.gov.uk/news/article... @salmanshaheen.bsky.social
To read more, visit www.hounslow.gov.uk/news/article... @salmanshaheen.bsky.social
December 22, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Hounslow’s first Culture Strategy sets out a bold vision for the next decade to place #Hounslow on the map as a destination borough and place culture at its heart.
To read more, visit www.hounslow.gov.uk/news/article... @salmanshaheen.bsky.social
To read more, visit www.hounslow.gov.uk/news/article... @salmanshaheen.bsky.social
If he was an ex Labour councillor that would almost certainly be the lead off to this story
Why are the BBC NOT saying Philip Young is a former Conservative Councillor?
www.wiltshire999s.co.uk/husband-char...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Husband and 5 other men charged with sex offences against ex-wife
Philip Young is charged with offences including rape and administering a substance with intent to stupefy.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 23, 2025 at 9:15 AM
If he was an ex Labour councillor that would almost certainly be the lead off to this story
This what will happen across the country if Reform takes control of councils. Sadly many of those telling us they support Reform will be the very people these policies will effect.
Reform UK have repeatedly said that Kent is their "flagship" council and "the shop window" for how they intend to run things.
When they are exposed as planning to slash social care for old people, in order to hire their cronies as advisors at £150k a pop, I think people should believe them. ~AA
When they are exposed as planning to slash social care for old people, in order to hire their cronies as advisors at £150k a pop, I think people should believe them. ~AA
December 23, 2025 at 9:10 AM
This what will happen across the country if Reform takes control of councils. Sadly many of those telling us they support Reform will be the very people these policies will effect.