#Councils

Andy Fewings

Andyfews

Shameful @LancashireCC selling off public spaces in Burnley by auction tomorrow. Whilst suspending Council services saying that they're not essential during the #COVIDー19 crisis.Community ignored on green space proposals. Despite

Howard Sherman

HESherman

I WON'T SHOUT AGAAIN, but consider everything that follows to be in an emphatic tone bordering on anger: Do you know how much the UK government provided in arts and

PandemicPGRs

PandemicPGRs

OPEN LETTER UPDATE We sent off our open letter at the beginning of the month, demanding that PGRs in the UK be given the support that they have been promised

Jennifer Williams

JenWilliamsMEN

After a good sleep (and an even better curry) and in the full knowledge I’m probably going to have to work today, have been thinking about the past couple of

Peter Apps

PeteApps

Government to axe 'Section 106' in favour of new infrastructure levy in planning shake up. The law - which councils use to impose affordable housing requirements on developers - is

The UK Movement

TheUKMovement1

Thread - Creating a federal UK1/ The Blair constitutional reforms of late 90’s successfully devolved power but caused inconsistency in how different parts of the country were treated. 2/ Wales,

Carole Cadwalladr

carolecadwalla

NEW: the government has privately admitted the combined impact of Covid + pandemic will disrupt multiple essential services including food, medicine & drinking water & risks plunging UK into a

Tides of History

labour_history

#OTD 1988. Section 28 is introduced. Law states that local authorities cannot 'promote homosexuality' or 'the acceptability of homosexuality as a pretended family relationship'. A look back at the controversy

AEA

AEA_Elections

THREAD You may not be able to drink inside a pub just yet, but might vote in one today - over 100 are polling stations. Working alongside @democlub we’ve had

IndigenousXca - Alexis @ankatea

IndigenousXca

Let's talk about restorative justice! My other volunteer position at Aboriginal legal services is a member of the Community council. We sit with Indigenous community members who have been arrested

Lugard Tare-Otu

Lugard_Tareotu

After many months of debates and horse-trading, they agreed on all we now know as the Bible at the last Council Meeting in Lycerene. These Councils were under the auspices

Sikh Socialists UK

SikhSocialists

THREAD: It’s come to our attention that Hindu Council UK has penned an open letter expressing support for Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis’ condemnation of Jeremy Corbyn over anti-semitism in Labour.

Connor Dwyer 🎗

ConnorD291

‘We want Preston to not just survive, but thrive’ - Cllr Jade Morgan‘Preston shows what Labour can do in power’ - @AngelaRayner Watch Preston Labour’s manifesto launch https://twitter.com/prestonlabour/status/1380227064695980034 @

Sally Meseret

sallymeseret30

How to Stand against the Corruption of the Ontario Student Trustees Association:Students:- Do not run for the position of Student Trustee, there are many leadership opportunities available with which you

Niall Griffiths

niallgriffiths

THREAD: @greatermcr has agreed to what they hope will be the final draft of the long-delayed, and much-debated, Greater Manchester Spatial Framework. Councillors will debate the plan next month before

North Kensington Law Centre

NorthKenLC

#NKLC50 THREAD: The funny thing about me being a #housing paralegal in a law centre going up against local authorities is that my father has spent his entire career as