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Jeremy Corbyn MP House of Commons London, SW1A 0AA 16 November 2017 Dear Jeremy Corbyn, Thank you for reading out the letter from the GAP lettings agency in Lincolnshire in PMQs about the pre-emptive warning to tenants of coming evictions under Universal Credit. It is inevitable that many hundreds, more likely thousands, of evictions will occur...
Initial response from Future Dorset Council Leaders Cllr John Beesley, Cllr Rebecca Knox, Cllr Janet Walton, Cllr Jeff Cant, Cllr Anthony Alford, Cllr Graham Carr-Jones. Council leaders welcome Secretary of State’s support for local government reform in Dorset Statement attributable jointly to: Cllr Rebecca Knox, Dorset County Cllr...
It does not matter which way we voted. It matters that we have a system that understands and respects the nuances of democratic principles. I might not agree with you but I want to be able to hear you. I want to be able to debate with you. I...
Theresa May recently said in a speech to mark 20 years of the Bank of England's independence, "A free market economy, operating under the right rules and regulations, is the greatest agent of collective human progress ever created. It was the new combination which led societies out of darkness...
Within Britain's historic class system the idea of an upper class person getting a job was unthinkable, that's what common people did. Today, within the Rees-Mogg household, the idea of Sixtus Dominic Boniface Christopher Rees-Mogg growing up and wanting a job would be a cause for outrage. It's not...
What. A. Speech:  Just watch the video/listen to the audio. To remind you: This is the "Unelectable", until 2015 previously unknown, 'fare Left (he isn't)' political leader in his late sixties. I say this, as for the first few minutes, you may think you are about to watch a...
Designers have a saying, 'form follows function', it means understanding what something is for, what its use is, before they start messing with it's structural form. A chair has a very specific function, supporting someone who desires to sit. It can support other functions, as a platform to...
I was at a Fabian Society meeting with Hilary Benn tonight. If Parliament were to overrule the referendum then there is a real risk of populist parties rising in response. .  If Parliament were to have a referendum on the deal negotiated by the government then it would...
Tuesday greetings to all in the 5.38 club...the size of this Labour Party conference is overwhelming ,all the fringe events in the hotels and Momentum fringe are packed out with Labour visitors and delegates and seats filled in advance.The welcomes for Len McCluskey,Dennis Skinner and John McDonnell were absolutely...
People vs PFI gives a huge welcome to John McDonnell’s speech at the Labour Party conference today calling an end to the disaster of the Private Finance Iniative. It is recognition that PFIs not only burden public authorities with debt, they have also been a major vehicle for the privatisation of...