Alan Collins Rosell 🏳️🌈
@alancollinsrosell.uk
Founder of @medwayelects.co.uk 🗳️ Catalanoparlant 🎗 Whovian 💙💙 Gills fan 💙 Solicitor ⚖️
(Occasional) blog: alancollinsrosell.uk
(Occasional) blog: alancollinsrosell.uk
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Why I've resigned from the Liberal Democrats and will be supporting Labour
Where I explain why I can no longer be a member of a party which appears to be edging closer to the Tories and Reform
alancollinsrosell.substack.com
Finally bitten the bullet and found my way here.
For those who don't know me, until last week I was a Liberal Democrat activist, but I resigned from the party to support Labour.
Find out why on my Substack 👇
alancollinsrosell.substack.com/p/why-ive-re...
For those who don't know me, until last week I was a Liberal Democrat activist, but I resigned from the party to support Labour.
Find out why on my Substack 👇
alancollinsrosell.substack.com/p/why-ive-re...
Sir Keir Starmer wanted the new term to mark 'phase 2'. This is not how he'd have wanted it to go down, but every problem is an opportunity - and this is an opportunity for the prime minister to reshuffle his team and show the country what 'phase 2' is all about.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Angela Rayner resigns over stamp duty row
Rayner’s departure is deeply damaging to prime minister who had initially stood by her
www.theguardian.com
September 5, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Sir Keir Starmer wanted the new term to mark 'phase 2'. This is not how he'd have wanted it to go down, but every problem is an opportunity - and this is an opportunity for the prime minister to reshuffle his team and show the country what 'phase 2' is all about.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Congratulations to all those across Medway and Kent who has been recognised in the New Years Honours from Abigail's Footsteps to Dr Who and more than 20 others.
www.kentonline.co.uk/maidstone/ne...
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The Kent people recognised in this year’s New Year Honours list
The annual New Year Honours list marking the achievements of extraordinary people across the country includes 26 people from Kent.
www.kentonline.co.uk
December 30, 2024 at 11:50 PM
Congratulations to all those across Medway and Kent who has been recognised in the New Years Honours from Abigail's Footsteps to Dr Who and more than 20 others.
www.kentonline.co.uk/maidstone/ne...
www.kentonline.co.uk/maidstone/ne...
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Heidi Alexander’s appointment as transport secretary means the cabinet is now 100% state-educated for the first time in history - great stat from @georgeeaton.bsky.social
November 29, 2024 at 3:02 PM
Heidi Alexander’s appointment as transport secretary means the cabinet is now 100% state-educated for the first time in history - great stat from @georgeeaton.bsky.social
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The status quo is failing “the fundamental aims of the law – to respect people’s right of personal autonomy, and to protect the vulnerable”
A significant intervention from Lord - former president of the Supreme Court - in favour of the #AssistedDying bill
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
A significant intervention from Lord - former president of the Supreme Court - in favour of the #AssistedDying bill
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
Ex-supreme court president backs assisted dying law change
Exclusive: David Neuberger, who ruled on high-profile assisted dying cases, believes tight terms of bill cannot be expanded in courts
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2024 at 10:26 PM
The status quo is failing “the fundamental aims of the law – to respect people’s right of personal autonomy, and to protect the vulnerable”
A significant intervention from Lord - former president of the Supreme Court - in favour of the #AssistedDying bill
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
A significant intervention from Lord - former president of the Supreme Court - in favour of the #AssistedDying bill
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
While 3 former Tory PMs have come out against the bill, Lord Cameron has shown that dignity in dying transcends party lines
www.thetimes.com/article/872f...
www.thetimes.com/article/872f...
David Cameron: Why I’m now backing assisted dying
The bill is not about ending life, it is about shortening death — and its robust safeguards have convinced me that it will protect the most vulnerable
www.thetimes.com
November 27, 2024 at 10:56 PM
While 3 former Tory PMs have come out against the bill, Lord Cameron has shown that dignity in dying transcends party lines
www.thetimes.com/article/872f...
www.thetimes.com/article/872f...
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This Labour government will ensure every primary school child can start the school day ready to learn.
Labour are rolling out free breakfast clubs for every primary school pupil across the country.
Labour are rolling out free breakfast clubs for every primary school pupil across the country.
November 27, 2024 at 4:41 PM
This Labour government will ensure every primary school child can start the school day ready to learn.
Labour are rolling out free breakfast clubs for every primary school pupil across the country.
Labour are rolling out free breakfast clubs for every primary school pupil across the country.
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Jess Phillips on new anti-domestic violence measures: ‘I feel hopeful today’
Jess Phillips on new anti-domestic violence measures: ‘I feel hopeful today’
Police say strict new restraining orders on domestic abusers will enable them to ‘manage offenders proactively’
In a white-walled room at Croydon custody centre on Wednesday, Jess Phillips lets out a little whoop.
Talking about new strict new…
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2024 at 6:23 PM
Jess Phillips on new anti-domestic violence measures: ‘I feel hopeful today’
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These kids are so brave.
BREAKING: New Action by Trans Kids Deserve Better (TKDB)
TKDB are holding a protest inside Victoria Station.
Updates, Photos and more video to follow.
TKDB are holding a protest inside Victoria Station.
Updates, Photos and more video to follow.
November 27, 2024 at 6:41 PM
These kids are so brave.
I emailed my MP @naushabahkhanmp.bsky.social asking her to vote for @kimleadbeatermp.bsky.social's Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill.
I didn't get the 'yes' I was hoping for, but did get a considered response. Happy to see she's thinking it through, as an MP should.
@dignityindying.org.uk
I didn't get the 'yes' I was hoping for, but did get a considered response. Happy to see she's thinking it through, as an MP should.
@dignityindying.org.uk
November 27, 2024 at 6:51 PM
I emailed my MP @naushabahkhanmp.bsky.social asking her to vote for @kimleadbeatermp.bsky.social's Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill.
I didn't get the 'yes' I was hoping for, but did get a considered response. Happy to see she's thinking it through, as an MP should.
@dignityindying.org.uk
I didn't get the 'yes' I was hoping for, but did get a considered response. Happy to see she's thinking it through, as an MP should.
@dignityindying.org.uk
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📲MP for a week!
This game is aimed at young people to give them a virtual taste of life as an MP and the range of roles a Member of Parliament has. Share with schools or groups who would like to have a go ⬇️
learning.parliament.uk/mp-for-a-wee...
UK Parliament Week (18-24 November) #UKPW
This game is aimed at young people to give them a virtual taste of life as an MP and the range of roles a Member of Parliament has. Share with schools or groups who would like to have a go ⬇️
learning.parliament.uk/mp-for-a-wee...
UK Parliament Week (18-24 November) #UKPW
MP for a Week Interactive Game
A game to test your skills at filling the shoes of an MP for a week
learning.parliament.uk
November 22, 2024 at 3:32 PM
📲MP for a week!
This game is aimed at young people to give them a virtual taste of life as an MP and the range of roles a Member of Parliament has. Share with schools or groups who would like to have a go ⬇️
learning.parliament.uk/mp-for-a-wee...
UK Parliament Week (18-24 November) #UKPW
This game is aimed at young people to give them a virtual taste of life as an MP and the range of roles a Member of Parliament has. Share with schools or groups who would like to have a go ⬇️
learning.parliament.uk/mp-for-a-wee...
UK Parliament Week (18-24 November) #UKPW
It doesn't.
That's why I left.
That's why I left.
I’ve seen a lot of Lib Dem MPs campaigning against the IHT changes to farms and don’t quite know how it fits with the preamble to their constitution:
“The Liberal Democrats …support the widest possible distribution of wealth”
liberalhistory.org.uk/history/prea...
“The Liberal Democrats …support the widest possible distribution of wealth”
liberalhistory.org.uk/history/prea...
Preamble to Liberal Democrat constitution – Journal of Liberal History
liberalhistory.org.uk
November 21, 2024 at 9:19 PM
It doesn't.
That's why I left.
That's why I left.
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'1% of the population owns half of the country.'
@guyshrubsole.bsky.social tells @mrjamesob.bsky.social how a small, wealthy elite controls so much of England’s land, while claiming to be 'custodians of the countryside'.
@guyshrubsole.bsky.social tells @mrjamesob.bsky.social how a small, wealthy elite controls so much of England’s land, while claiming to be 'custodians of the countryside'.
'Small farmers deserve support but not tax-dodging landowners' | LBC analysis
YouTube video by LBC
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November 20, 2024 at 2:16 PM
'1% of the population owns half of the country.'
@guyshrubsole.bsky.social tells @mrjamesob.bsky.social how a small, wealthy elite controls so much of England’s land, while claiming to be 'custodians of the countryside'.
@guyshrubsole.bsky.social tells @mrjamesob.bsky.social how a small, wealthy elite controls so much of England’s land, while claiming to be 'custodians of the countryside'.
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"Incorporating co-operatives into the curriculum encourages students to think critically about alternative ways of organising society and economy, and to develop the soft skills needed for successful collaboration"
✏️ Cllr Paula Hamilton
party.coop/2024/11/20/b...
✏️ Cllr Paula Hamilton
party.coop/2024/11/20/b...
Bringing Co-operation back into the National Curriculum
Labour & Co-operative Medway Councillor, Paula Hamilton outlines why co-operative values could make a difference as part of the National Curriculum
party.coop
November 20, 2024 at 4:37 PM
"Incorporating co-operatives into the curriculum encourages students to think critically about alternative ways of organising society and economy, and to develop the soft skills needed for successful collaboration"
✏️ Cllr Paula Hamilton
party.coop/2024/11/20/b...
✏️ Cllr Paula Hamilton
party.coop/2024/11/20/b...
Right to buy is one of the (many) causes of the housing crisis. While it helps get people who can afford it onto the housing ladder, it takes away vital social housing for those who cannot even afford to rent on the open market.
Reform of the system is vital.
Reform of the system is vital.
NEW: MHCLG opens consultation on sweeping right to buy changes
🏠Council tenants to live in home for approx 10yrs (up fr 3) to qualify
🏠New-build social homes exempt
🏠1-for-1 replacement target for councils
🏠Discounts to fall further - to max of 20%
🏠Repaid if tenants sell w/in 10yrs, up from 5
🏠Council tenants to live in home for approx 10yrs (up fr 3) to qualify
🏠New-build social homes exempt
🏠1-for-1 replacement target for councils
🏠Discounts to fall further - to max of 20%
🏠Repaid if tenants sell w/in 10yrs, up from 5
November 20, 2024 at 4:40 PM
Right to buy is one of the (many) causes of the housing crisis. While it helps get people who can afford it onto the housing ladder, it takes away vital social housing for those who cannot even afford to rent on the open market.
Reform of the system is vital.
Reform of the system is vital.
Congratulations to @danfrancis02.bsky.social on passing the first hurdle!
Backbench bills are often difficult to find their way onto the statute book, but I hope the government can make time to get this through to ensure accessible aviation for all.
Backbench bills are often difficult to find their way onto the statute book, but I hope the government can make time to get this through to ensure accessible aviation for all.
Delighted that my 10 Minute Rule Bill on Aviation Accessibility passed its first reading today! 📜
Thank you to everyone that has sent supportive messages - I will continue to work with campaigners to ensure that these measures are passed into law.
#AviationAccessibility
Thank you to everyone that has sent supportive messages - I will continue to work with campaigners to ensure that these measures are passed into law.
#AviationAccessibility
November 19, 2024 at 11:03 PM
Congratulations to @danfrancis02.bsky.social on passing the first hurdle!
Backbench bills are often difficult to find their way onto the statute book, but I hope the government can make time to get this through to ensure accessible aviation for all.
Backbench bills are often difficult to find their way onto the statute book, but I hope the government can make time to get this through to ensure accessible aviation for all.
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“So it’s not about you, it’s not about your farm and the fact you bought a farm to avoid inheritance tax?”
@vicderbyshire.bsky.social speaks to Jeremy Clarkson at the farmers’ protest in Westminster where thousands of farmers are protesting the government’s inheritance tax plans.
#Newsnight
@vicderbyshire.bsky.social speaks to Jeremy Clarkson at the farmers’ protest in Westminster where thousands of farmers are protesting the government’s inheritance tax plans.
#Newsnight
November 19, 2024 at 1:19 PM
“So it’s not about you, it’s not about your farm and the fact you bought a farm to avoid inheritance tax?”
@vicderbyshire.bsky.social speaks to Jeremy Clarkson at the farmers’ protest in Westminster where thousands of farmers are protesting the government’s inheritance tax plans.
#Newsnight
@vicderbyshire.bsky.social speaks to Jeremy Clarkson at the farmers’ protest in Westminster where thousands of farmers are protesting the government’s inheritance tax plans.
#Newsnight
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Big day for reasoned debate on farms/inheritance today - a debate undermined by @BBCNews repeatedly and wrongly reporting as fact that “farms worth more than £1m would have to pay inheritance tax”. This is just flatly wrong in vast vast majority of cases
November 19, 2024 at 9:28 AM
Big day for reasoned debate on farms/inheritance today - a debate undermined by @BBCNews repeatedly and wrongly reporting as fact that “farms worth more than £1m would have to pay inheritance tax”. This is just flatly wrong in vast vast majority of cases
Who doesn't love a tax break?
(Y'know, other than anyone who relies on the public services those taxes fund)
(Y'know, other than anyone who relies on the public services those taxes fund)
November 19, 2024 at 3:18 PM
Who doesn't love a tax break?
(Y'know, other than anyone who relies on the public services those taxes fund)
(Y'know, other than anyone who relies on the public services those taxes fund)
Ermm... Okay then
“It’s not just farming, it’s civil liberties.
We’ve got people locked up for tweets and paedophiles walking the streets.”
@lewisgoodall.com talks to farmers protesting Labour’s inheritance tax plans outside Parliament.
We’ve got people locked up for tweets and paedophiles walking the streets.”
@lewisgoodall.com talks to farmers protesting Labour’s inheritance tax plans outside Parliament.
November 19, 2024 at 3:13 PM
Ermm... Okay then
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"To keep vital rural seats at the next election, Labour must focus relentlessly on showing it understands the real concerns of those who live in rural communities."
✍️ The Fabian Society's Ben Cooper on what Labour's focus should be to win in rural areas:
labourlist.org/2024/11/labo...
✍️ The Fabian Society's Ben Cooper on what Labour's focus should be to win in rural areas:
labourlist.org/2024/11/labo...
‘Why it won’t be inheritance tax that decides if Labour wins rural seats in 2029’ – LabourList
No political party has ever formed a government without at least some rural voters. At the most recent election, Labour made enormous strides forward with…
labourlist.org
November 19, 2024 at 9:09 AM
"To keep vital rural seats at the next election, Labour must focus relentlessly on showing it understands the real concerns of those who live in rural communities."
✍️ The Fabian Society's Ben Cooper on what Labour's focus should be to win in rural areas:
labourlist.org/2024/11/labo...
✍️ The Fabian Society's Ben Cooper on what Labour's focus should be to win in rural areas:
labourlist.org/2024/11/labo...
The government is (rightly) not backing down from the changes to agricultural property relief, as this joint DEFRA/Treasury statement sets out ahead of today's protest.
For greater context: www.gov.uk/government/n...
For greater context: www.gov.uk/government/n...
November 19, 2024 at 9:21 AM
The government is (rightly) not backing down from the changes to agricultural property relief, as this joint DEFRA/Treasury statement sets out ahead of today's protest.
For greater context: www.gov.uk/government/n...
For greater context: www.gov.uk/government/n...
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BREAKING: Rachel Reeves and Environment Secretary Steve Reed have released a statement ahead of the farmers protest today saying they "recognise the strength of feeling expressed" but need to ensure the "most valuable farms pay their fair share”
November 19, 2024 at 9:11 AM
BREAKING: Rachel Reeves and Environment Secretary Steve Reed have released a statement ahead of the farmers protest today saying they "recognise the strength of feeling expressed" but need to ensure the "most valuable farms pay their fair share”
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You know who hasn't had this degree of media support for their financial interests? Disabled people, poor people with more than two kids, public sector workers (after all that clapping for the NHS). I'm not usually a 'blame the media' person but seriously - this is mad
Explainer: What are the inheritance tax changes affecting UK farmers? www.theguardian.com/environment/...
November 19, 2024 at 7:17 AM
You know who hasn't had this degree of media support for their financial interests? Disabled people, poor people with more than two kids, public sector workers (after all that clapping for the NHS). I'm not usually a 'blame the media' person but seriously - this is mad
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Why inheritance tax charges are really good for real farmers – but not f... youtu.be/s9J0GpnXNhY?...
An inheritance tax charge helps farming to reclaim farming for farmers and for the benefit of the people of this country. Labour is, for once, on their side and even doing the right thing.
An inheritance tax charge helps farming to reclaim farming for farmers and for the benefit of the people of this country. Labour is, for once, on their side and even doing the right thing.
Why inheritance tax charges are really good for real farmers – but not for financial whizz kids
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
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November 19, 2024 at 7:08 AM
Why inheritance tax charges are really good for real farmers – but not f... youtu.be/s9J0GpnXNhY?...
An inheritance tax charge helps farming to reclaim farming for farmers and for the benefit of the people of this country. Labour is, for once, on their side and even doing the right thing.
An inheritance tax charge helps farming to reclaim farming for farmers and for the benefit of the people of this country. Labour is, for once, on their side and even doing the right thing.
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Man who told The Times in 2021 that he’d only bought his £4.25m farm to avoid paying inheritance tax to lead protest against inheritance tax 😂🤣😂 www.thesun.co.uk/news/3179317...
Clarkson defies docs to lead 20,000 farmers protesting against 'tractor tax'
JEREMY Clarkson will defy health fears to join up to 20,000 farmers protesting in Westminster over the hated “tractor tax”. The Clarkson’s Farm star, 64 — recovering after a life-saving heart op — …
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November 19, 2024 at 7:00 AM
Man who told The Times in 2021 that he’d only bought his £4.25m farm to avoid paying inheritance tax to lead protest against inheritance tax 😂🤣😂 www.thesun.co.uk/news/3179317...