Barrow. It's a shipbuilding town that's nearly part of the lovely Lake District. So, in our area, we've got big tourism, smallish industry that's really big in special things, and normal economic stuff. Old towns, especially Barrow, are rundown and poor.
Here's the news. Govt is trying to level up, without spending extra money. Just magic. 1/2
#Cumbria #LakeDistrict #PoliticsUK #deprivation
A northern English town looks to BAE Systems to help it ‘level up’ - https://on.ft.com/3ZaA8Vc via @FT

Ok, boomer speaking. The UK "triple lock" on increases to state pensions is coming back to the news. Should it be reviewed?
It started with an all-party review (2006) considering poverty, longevity etc that recommended BOTH a triple lock and increases to the pension age. And sex equality too.
Let's have a new conversation about low payouts from DC schemes, poverty, ethnicity, gender and longevity. Anyone here writing a party manifesto?
#pensions #TripleLock #politicsUK
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_Pension_(United_Kingdom)

They used to say that Italian Politics was corrupt, but the British political system makes Italy's look like a Tibeten Monastery.

#politics #politicsuk

Anyone else get the feeling that tax is taking a back seat in that old saying?

Death and Tories
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Never underestimate the power of STUPIDITY!

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Talking politics: Building support for democratic reform https://www.ippr.org/research/publications/talking-politics-building-support-for-democratic-reform #PoliticsUK #Reform

So today is NHS's 75th Birthday.

Like everything that has become old the #Tories are killing it off.

In any case Happy Birthday NHS

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#nhs75

Thames Water has been fined £3.3m after it discharged millions of litres of undiluted sewage into two rivers, killing more than 1,400 fish.

#Politics #PoliticsUK #Water #UK #ThamesWater #TorySewageParty #SewageScandal #Sewage

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-66097906

https://www.orcadian.co.uk/council-leader-seeks-greater-autonomy-for-orkney/ here is the article from the local Orcadian. Short but we will see on Tuesday what comes of it.

Pathetic for the country’s newspapers to make fun of the issue (neglect & experience of not being understood!).

Joke comes at expense of Islanders, was an opportunity to educate folk on the challenges faced by rural issues & how an empowered govt could address them, turn ride of stagnant population & revive cut services. #politicsuk #Scotland #scottishindependence

Random #politics thought - the thing I don't get is people saying that there's no point in voting or all the parties are the same. Just doing that you're asking to be absolutely abused for their benefit. Case in point when people could be arsed in the #local #elections and the #Tories went down like a cup of cold sick #politicsuk #political #apathy #voter #indifference

UK: new bill to ban councils from adopting ethical procurement policies condemned as 'outrageous' | Amnesty International UK

>Bill would make it unlawful for public bodies to make decisions about procurement or investment policies on ethical and human rights grounds

Unique status given to Israel in bill shows legislation driven partly by desire to prevent opposition to human rights violations against Palestinians
https://www.amnesty.org.uk/press-releases/uk-new-bill-ban-councils-adopting-ethical-procurement-policies-condemned-outrageous #ukpol #politicsuk #britishpolitics #ukpolitics #Tory

My wife they'd never get him...I assured her that due process needed to be done.

And he was

#borisjohnsonexpmandmp
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https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2023/jun/15/boris-johnson-partygate-privileges-committee-report-conservatives-uk-politics-live?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

The shit is gone

But the stain and stench will linger for years

#politicsUK
#borisjohnson
#conservativesuk

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/jun/12/boris-johnson-formally-steps-down-as-mp?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

Who's done the most damage to the UK? Nigel Farage, David Cameron, Theresa May, Boris Johnson, or Liz Truss? #PoliticsUK #BorisJohnson

HM Government wants to extend voter ID laws - despite Ree-Smugg admitting they were an attempt to manipulate elections. It’s a stitch up. We say: DITCH VOTER ID before the next General Election. #ProtectOurVote https://38d.gs/4edb
#voterid #votesuppression #politicsuk

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A new economic model for the left – East Anglia Bylines
https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/a-new-economic-model-for-the-left/

I separately asked AI if Boris Johnson and Keir Starmer were liars.

I received two very different responses.

#BorisJohnson #KeirStarmer
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So the COVID inquiry got hold of 20 Johnsonian notebooks....you can only imagine what blackmailing was in them....... .no new hospitals..new police...no new care system..... just blackmailing..or how else can he afford a 3m mansion in oxfordshire

#borisjohnson
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https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/may/24/boris-johnson-allies-issue-warning-to-sunak-over-partygate-witch-hunts?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

Is it just me, or do you think that when both the Daily Mail and the Daily Express are telling you the cost of living crisis is coming to an end, it's just total bollocks?
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