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European living in Hastings. Chair Hastings & St Leonards Museum Association. Trustee Ore Community Land Trust and Hastings Story-Telling Festival. Labour Party member

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People also need to remember that Keir put country first throughout covid. Unlike the tories who grifted and acted thoroughly shamelessly

07.03.2026 17:51 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Churchill has retrospectively been turned into a cartoon like superhero who could do no wrong and who we all owe a debt of gratitude forever.

The gold standard of leadership.

A man of supreme wit and gifted with statesmanship unrivalled by any other

It's far more complicated and interesting 1/3

04.03.2026 08:09 πŸ‘ 793 πŸ” 193 πŸ’¬ 109 πŸ“Œ 22
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Wow! Excellent speech from Rachel Reeves in her Spring Statement just now.

Worth listening to it all - only about 25 minutes.

I'll share what I can below.

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03.03.2026 13:13 πŸ‘ 120 πŸ” 39 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 3
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Announcements from our Labour Government - most unreported by BBC, radio and the media.

The big one is the crack down on public sector fraud saving taxpayers Β£7.5bn.

Share far and wide we need to do the job of our media.
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03.03.2026 06:24 πŸ‘ 90 πŸ” 58 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 1

Keir Starmer is a PM whose priorities and decency align with the majority of British people.

He hasn’t responded within a political bubble with the US. He’s taken a view based on Britain. And has not kowtowed to Trump.

I imagine that sits right with at least 75% of UK (guess)

03.03.2026 06:34 πŸ‘ 63 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

The UK Prime Minister is making a statement this afternoon in the House of Commons on the Middle East.

It will likely be a 10 minute statement followed by an extended question and answer session.

I estimate it could start in about 15-20 minutes.

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02.03.2026 15:28 πŸ‘ 61 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 3
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β€œWe are not at war and we are not getting involved in offensive action that the U.S and Israel are taking”

Prime minister Keir Starmer

02.03.2026 17:46 πŸ‘ 205 πŸ” 51 πŸ’¬ 24 πŸ“Œ 6

So very disappointed in the UK public again, who time and again create quick, reactionary opinions before finding out facts.

They allow themselves to be swayed by media headlines and repeatedly fail to fact check sources of truth before sharing their misinformed views.

02.03.2026 07:15 πŸ‘ 108 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 3
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PM statement on Iran: 1 March 2026 Prime Minister Keir Starmer's statement on Iran.

For those believing the mainstream media BS about the UK’s involvement in Trump’s illegal Iran war.

01.03.2026 23:34 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
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Nigel Farage ridiculed in Brexit bus stunt as by-election battle intensifies In a final rallying cry ahead of the crucial by-election in Gorton and Denton, Labour’s Deputy leader also branded Nigel Farage a 'phony' who goes against everything that supports the working class

Don’t look back in anger… on Friday. Only Labour can beat Reform. πŸ‘‡πŸ»
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

25.02.2026 18:47 πŸ‘ 60 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A busy 24hrs of announcements. Here’s 11 bits of good news from our Labour government. Not widely available in our media without a negative slant. If at all.

Energy bills down, EV costs subsidised, greater Russian sanctions, investment in social housing & GP access changes

25.02.2026 07:46 πŸ‘ 96 πŸ” 49 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1
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Most people in England & Wales are not Christian, and it’s axiomatic to a free society that religious beliefs - or the lack of them - are irrelevant to civic participation. Britain is a pluralist, not a Christian, society; and this is one more reason to fight Reform UK.

23.02.2026 12:49 πŸ‘ 2592 πŸ” 699 πŸ’¬ 337 πŸ“Œ 85

Absolutely!

23.02.2026 06:52 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The change we’re bringing for children with SEND is to get them better, earlier support β€” where they need it and when they need it.

22.02.2026 15:50 πŸ‘ 28 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 3

More good news for dental services.

Labour promised 700,000 additional urgent appointments and have so far delivered over 1m more.

But the definition of 'urgent' has been deemed too narrow, so it's being expanded so many more people in need to dental treatment will be helped.

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21.02.2026 19:12 πŸ‘ 130 πŸ” 49 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1

I'll be joining you tomorrow. Please wait for me .

21.02.2026 21:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Labour delivering very good economic news this week alongside some big news for Wales and SEND education. Also new tech for illegal waste is already delivering with multiple arrests.

A special call out to Rachel Reeves this week. πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘

21.02.2026 08:13 πŸ‘ 146 πŸ” 74 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 4
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Higher tax helped government finance reach record January surplus The government took in more from tax receipts than expected, official data suggests.

⬇️ Inflation down
⬇️ Interest rates down
⬇️ Borrowing down
⬆️ Retail sales up
⬆️ UK fastest growing European G7 economy

There's more to do, but Labour's economic plan is the right one.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

20.02.2026 19:26 πŸ‘ 89 πŸ” 31 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 4

The only bad news around at the moment is for the Right Wing groupies.

No wonder they wanted Starmer and Reeves gone so badly

20.02.2026 09:20 πŸ‘ 47 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1

He's risen even higher in my estimation.

20.02.2026 14:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ignore the professional gloomsters and doomsters.
- Borrowing ⬇️ (record surplus last month)
- Inflation (and interest rates) ⬇️
- UK fastest growing European G7 economy
- Retail sales up 4.5% over the year
There’s lots more to do but Britain’s economy is on the mend.

20.02.2026 08:31 πŸ‘ 207 πŸ” 79 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 5
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UK Posts Biggest Ever Budget Surplus as Tax Revenue Surges Britain recorded the biggest budget surplus on record as a bumper month for the public finances was augmented by a surge in inflows of capital gains tax and lower debt payments.

BREAKING: UK Posts Biggest Ever Budget Surplus as Tax Revenue Surges

Britain recorded the biggest budget surplus on record as a bumper month for the public finances was augmented by a surge in inflows of capital gains tax and lower debt payments

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

20.02.2026 07:23 πŸ‘ 143 πŸ” 32 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 9

Labour are cracking down on runaway private special school fees for SEND pupils.

Fees currently average Β£63k a year - more than double to the cost of state special schools' Β£26k.

Over 30% of private special schools are backed by private equity firms & there is no evidence of better outcomes

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20.02.2026 07:44 πŸ‘ 175 πŸ” 60 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 5

Good overview of the workload on staff and MPs, and what the role of the MP is/could/should be.

I prioritise dealing with casework quickly over replying to policy emails because e.g. helping a person access disability support is more important to me...
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17.02.2026 14:33 πŸ‘ 118 πŸ” 41 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 19
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Simon isn’t on here so worth a copy to share with you all.

17.02.2026 07:44 πŸ‘ 75 πŸ” 35 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 2
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Stop spinning it like some scandal BBC. It’s dishonest Reform UK bias. Most of these councils won’t even exist in a year because of reorganisation. So these votes are basically a pointless waste of time and money. Councils asked for delays - most of them under Tories. The Government just agreed.

16.02.2026 16:10 πŸ‘ 301 πŸ” 123 πŸ’¬ 31 πŸ“Œ 6

Slow hand clap for all the conspiracy theorists.

Measles - a once eradicated disease that killed 95,000 people in 2024 - is back in the UK.

If you’d do anything to protect yours and other children, the best think you can do is to get them vaccinated.

14.02.2026 23:05 πŸ‘ 65 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1

This is why Starmer is still the best person for the job. Committed to NATO, committed to Europe. Not some ridiculous populist who wants to dismantle NATO and/or capitulate to Russia. Yes I could be talking about Farage or Polanski.

14.02.2026 10:28 πŸ‘ 72 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1
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β€˜Handmaid’s Tale future’: Reform’s Matt Goodwin sparks outcry with fertility comments Byelection candidate accused of indulging β€˜alt right fantasy’ by suggesting women need β€˜biological reality’ check

β€œIt’s clear he didn’t run this grotesque idea past any women in real life.”

It is deeply offensive to blame or penalise women for not having children, it’s even more painful for those like me who have suffered the pain of miscarriage after miscarriage.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

13.02.2026 18:01 πŸ‘ 69 πŸ” 26 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 1