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The two soon-to-be former Labour MPs disseminating prejudice in a WhatsApp group would do well to remember the wisdom of early pioneers in online discourse: “don’t post anything online that you wouldn’t physically put on a public noticeboard.”

I hope so! I brought them up that way.

Good to see Richard is back in the fold

Apparently Trump is going to buy Greenland and Mexico is going to pay for it.

Public-Private partnerships have had a mixed review. Is this the missing link for developing resilient and inclusive communities. This is something our politicians need to know more about: theconversation.com/how-cities-a...

Mental health services are collapsing at a time when mental health in the UK is at an all time low. Please tell your MP the proposed cuts are irresponsible.

This year saw 1.5bn people in 70 countries voted in general elections yet there seems to be a growing sense of unease and cynicism that political leaders are failing to address key questions such as child poverty, homelessness, and the climate crisis. Are we seeing the decline of party politics?

Please help us and take the short survey here...it's all about political donations...something I talk a lot about in my book Democracyforsale.co.uk/safeguard The warrior @petergeoghegan.bsky.social who leads Democracy For Sale is taking this to MPs who support transparency PLEASE SHARE 🙏🏼

Stand with the People of Georgia !!

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Labour seems more active in government than the media would have us believe: bylinetimes.com/2024/12/03/g... #Starmer #Labour

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Sweden's remarkably clean power grid. In November, this was its electricity generation mix: Hydro 38% Wind 31% Nuclear 28% Bioenergy 4% Zero coal or gas. - Ember data

The recent general election in Ireland bucked the trend in 2024 of replacing incumbents with right wing governments. How best to ensure social democracy fights back? #populist #socialDemocracy