StewMott
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StewMott
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Lib Dem Parish Councillor | Tottenham supporter | Workplace pensions geek | Wickford, Essex
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GB News presenter Josh Howie linked the LGBTQ+ community to paedophilia. This is offensive, wrong and unlawful

Over 40,000 people have filed their complaint to send to Ofcom. The more of us that complain, the harder it will be for Ofcom to ignore us 👇

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Ofcom, stop GB News broadcasting hate
*CW: Homophobia, hate speech GB News is no stranger to spouting hatred and toxic lies. They take pride in it, and pretend the rules don’t matter. But they do. And they must be enforced. On 22 January,...
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February 8, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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35,000 people have now complained to Ofcom about GB News' contemptible homophobia.

Please, join them. action.goodlawproject.org/ofcom-stop-g...
Ofcom, stop GB News broadcasting hate
*CW: Homophobia, hate speech GB News is no stranger to spouting hatred and toxic lies. They take pride in it, and pretend the rules don’t matter. But they do. And they must be enforced. On 22 January,...
action.goodlawproject.org
February 8, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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The Lampard Inquiry is investigating thousands of Essex mental health patient deaths.

But when a former NHS manager came forward with a stack of paperwork showing staff warned ‘draconian cuts’ would kill patients, he was refused core participant status.

www.echo-news.co.uk/news/2489668...
Doctors 'warned bosses' mental health service cuts in Essex 'would fuel deaths'
Former Southend district psychologist Robin Jamieson says the Lampard Inquiry should investigate whether mental health service cuts fuelled patient…
www.echo-news.co.uk
February 1, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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At least 15 Indigenous people in Arizona and New Mexico have reported being stopped at their homes and workplaces, questioned or detained by federal law enforcement and asked to produce proof of citizenship during immigration raids since Wednesday, according to Navajo Nation officials.
Navajo Nation leaders raise alarm over reports of Indigenous people being questioned and detained during immigration sweeps | CNN
At least 15 Indigenous people in Arizona and New Mexico have reported being stopped at their homes and workplaces, questioned or detained by federal law enforcement and asked to produce proof of citiz...
www.cnn.com
January 27, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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Prof Alexis Jay, chair of public inquiry into child sexual abuse, says further national inquiry into grooming gangs isn’t needed & would delay action.

“The time has passed for more inquiries, we’ve had enough… We’ve set out action required & people should just get on with it, nationally & locally”
January 7, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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Child abuse inquiry chair attacks ‘politicisation’ of issue and says new investigation would delay reforms – UK politics live
Child abuse inquiry chair attacks ‘politicisation’ of issue and says new investigation would delay reforms – UK politics live
Prof Alexis Jay says ‘many people, sometimes in a very uninformed way, have waded into the argument’ over whether a further inquiry was needed Nigel Farage, the Reform UK leader, is doing a phone-in on LBC. He has just said that, if the government does…
www.theguardian.com
January 7, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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Some people in recent days have alleged a ‘cover-up’ over the grooming & rape of hundreds of young girls in predominantly northern UK towns, leading to calls for a ‘national’ public inquiry into child sexual exploitation

FWIW here’s a non-exhaustive list of inquiries into #CSE in last 12 yrs…
January 4, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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Inside south Essex’s crown court backlog.

One alleged knife attacker laughed his way out of court, freed on unconditional bail until mid-2026.

What the delays mean for victims, defendants & the public.

Thanks to @barristersecret.bsky.social for your input.

www.echo-news.co.uk/news/2475982...
Court backlog: Alleged sex attackers and knife thugs free on bail for years
Amid concern over the growing crown court backlog, long delays in trials leave potentially violent suspects free on bail for years in Basildon and…
www.echo-news.co.uk
December 2, 2024 at 7:15 PM
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With MPs voting on assisted dying next Friday, our new study shows that 73% of Britons think, in principle, that assisted dying should be legal – only 13% say it should not - with widespread support across all social groups

yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
November 22, 2024 at 9:22 AM
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NEW: you’ve bungee-jumped, you’ve jet skied, and you’ve won your party’s best election result for a century. So what comes next? For Ed Davey, it’s an attempt at the Christmas number one. This is *not* a joke.

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Ed Davey is dreaming of Christmas No 1 hit with carers’ choir
Lib Dem leader teams up with choir of young carers to record a version of their self-penned song, Love is Enough
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2024 at 7:15 PM
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Now more than ever, we must stand up for core liberal values—equality, democracy, human rights, and the rule of law.

Join us in defending these values: http://libdems.org.uk/join
November 13, 2024 at 5:42 PM