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Labour Cllr, deeply worried about the far right and those who don’t realise they are!
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Yup, the Wiki definition of fascism!!

an authoritarian, ultranationalist political ideology and movement, characterized by a dictatorial leader, centralized autocracy, forcible suppression of opposition, belief in a natural social hierarchy, subordination of individual interests for the a strong regimentation of society and the economy.

Horrible listening to Tories in today's Transport Committee say they think 20mph roads and road safety measures have went too far and are 'bad for the economy'. Would they rather more dead children? Shameful.

#Brexshit v #TrumpTariffs #FollowBackFriday #FBPE

Is it really true that Cllr Becki Bruneau has moved from theTW Alliance to the Conservatives and now to the Heritage Party all on the space of 5years? There is no further right to go, I think, without joining a proscribed organisation!

Just watched “No Other Land”, a documentary that will leave you speechless at the Israeli Government’s knowing brutality on the West Bank. I urge everyone to watch it, in whichever country you live. I won’t be able to sleep tonight I’m so shaken!

So, the LibDems on Tunbridge Wells Council have discovered the joys of ‘whipping’ - possibly the only way of holding them all together! Before they deny it, I’ve had it confirmed from a disgruntled member of their group!

£36.37 for a replacement cartridge; I’ve weighed the old one and the new. 6 grams! Thats it - what else can you buy for £6.06 a gram, I wonder!!

Monetized Holocaust denialism on Twitter but how dare anyone suggest that Elon did a sieg heil.

@setrains.bsky.social #setrains going to a charity event in New Cross; late train, missed connection at Orpington, now going to miss much of my mate’s music slot! I’ve made a donation to Prostate Cancer research. Perhaps #setrains can do the same, huh?

#setrains and pay for some staff on the platforms!!!

#setrains going to a charity event in New Cross; late train, missed connection at Orpington, now going to miss much of my mate’s music slot! I’ve made a donation to Prostate Cancer research. Perhaps #setrains can do the same, huh?

Just remembered this as a corporate lesson in acting as soon as you see the issue. The drip of the Reform movement is getting louder! If a drop of water is added to Wembley stadium and doubles in size every minute, the stadium will fill in 46 minutes.

Watching PMQs, I am seriously concerned about Robert Jenrick’s health. Thin, drawn and sallow, he may be doing it deliberately but it doesn’t seem to be good for him.

UK Health Secretary Wes Streeting says the NHS will remain 1. publicly funded. 2. free at the point of delivery. Silent on what is happening in-between. NHS becoming a shell, handing contacts to private sector. 30%-40% of money vanishes in profits. Money buys less. Say NO to NHS privatisation.

YouGov find just 30% of people think we were right to leave the EU. The lowest number yet. Just 10% of 18-24 year olds think it was the right decision.

Auschwitz Memorial gathering today in Tunbridge Wells; 2 mins silence, wreath laying, brief talks. 30 yards away in a coffee shop, sitting in the window, our MP, (chatting to his office manager), who didn’t join us! Wilfully intentioned, lazy or blissfully unaware? V disappointing.

Dear Elon .. a simple colour coded graph to help your pickled ketamine brain..

Conservative MP Joy Morrissey says; “Taplow is a beautiful and historic village, it must not be bulldozed over by Labour”. Where would you build then, (not just “not here”)? A village near mainline rail network, near the UK’s biggest city, motorways just north and south; Taplow perhaps?

The Local Government Association has published this useful FAQ on devolution and re-organisation: www.local.gov.uk/our-support/...

Am I missing something or does our MP, Mike Martin, only post on military strategy and war? As our local MP I’d like to hear more about what he’s doing for us in Tunbridge Wells! He may be doing lots but it’s not well communicated.

Reform Tsunami state, I guess councilors are now down to 38 of 18725 which is about 0.2%

Can someone please explain how any MP could abstain on the Tory amendment to have another public inquiry into child grooming? Either you support another delay of 7 yrs or you don’t! Every single LibDem MP was whipped to abstain. Pathetic!!! Mike Martin MP - “vote LibDem and get a Tory”!

Campaigners in coastal Kent are demanding action after the quality of their seawater went from "excellent" to "poor" in six years, which led swimmers to cancel the Deal Boxing Day Dip.

Good article by Ian Dale, a sensible Tory talking with compassion and a bit of thought! Very rare! liveapp.inews.co.uk/category/rob...

FTSE 100 CEO gets more in less than 3 days than average worker pay for a yr. Median CEO pay £4.22m, 113 times average worker. Nothing to do with performance. Shareholder objections ignored. Need worker-elected directors on boards. Let workers vote on exec pay. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Why doesn’t the UK press simply call Stephen Yaxley-Lennon by his proper name? (1) it would split the name recognition and (2) it would prick his ego! C’mon, just drop the other name; using it gives him credibility!

“A mind is like a parachute; to work it needs to be open”!

🚨MAJOR BREAKING: Judge Merchan has ordered Donald Trump to appear for sentencing in the hush money case on Jan. 10, 2025. HAPPY NEW YEAR! 🍿

Truly, if Reform win 120 seats at the next election (as predicted in a new MRP analysis but not before 2029 in all likelihood) Britain will be moving towards Germany in the mid-1930s; sleepwalking to national disaster. Argh!! We need to stop this nonsensical, jingoistic narrative.

I really feel that Chris Philp is floundering, criticising but not offering any constructive alternative - surely the Tories can find someone better to shadow Yvette Cooper.

"As resolutions are set for 2025, make it your mission to #EndDomesticAbuse so that no one in #Kent and #Medway suffers. Join the campaign at www.domesticabuseservices.org.uk. #KnowSeeSpeakOut #NewYear #NewYearResolutions "