James Valentine
@jamesevalentine.bsky.social
Labour Councillor for Kempston West, Bedford Borough Council. Current responsibility; Chair of Children's Services Overview & Scrutiny. Liberal, proud European.
‘Reviving Sure Start is a great first step – a children’s minister should be the next’
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'Reviving Sure Start is a great first step - a children's minister should be the next' - LabourList
It’s time to stop treating children’s issues as an afterthought buried in wider departments. Our young people deserve more than a footnote in education policy - they deserve a champion.
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July 19, 2025 at 8:12 AM
‘Reviving Sure Start is a great first step – a children’s minister should be the next’
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"We don’t need to choose, but we urgently need to prioritise and both the economics and public opinion point in one direction - towards 1.5% GDP growth with Europe."
👉 Our CEO @pimlicat.bsky.social on why we need to prioritise our relationship with the EU over the US.
www.lbc.co.uk/opinion/view...
👉 Our CEO @pimlicat.bsky.social on why we need to prioritise our relationship with the EU over the US.
www.lbc.co.uk/opinion/view...
Starmer’s strategy is back to front - the trade deal we need isn’t with the US
In Donald Trump’s mad world, up is down, black is white, and war is peace.
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April 4, 2025 at 8:48 AM
"We don’t need to choose, but we urgently need to prioritise and both the economics and public opinion point in one direction - towards 1.5% GDP growth with Europe."
👉 Our CEO @pimlicat.bsky.social on why we need to prioritise our relationship with the EU over the US.
www.lbc.co.uk/opinion/view...
👉 Our CEO @pimlicat.bsky.social on why we need to prioritise our relationship with the EU over the US.
www.lbc.co.uk/opinion/view...
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David Edgar and I on Blue Labour's journey into the arms of Trump. All part of The Great Moving Right Show. @willjennings.bsky.social @sundersays.bsky.social @quinnslobodian.com @jdportes.bsky.social @lewisgoodall.com @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social bylinetimes.com/2025/04/01/b...
Blue Labour on MAGA Square: Maurice Glasman’s Journey to Trumpism
Jon Bloomfield and David Edgar look at the nationalist populist drift of Labour's anti-progressive tendency
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April 2, 2025 at 10:54 AM
David Edgar and I on Blue Labour's journey into the arms of Trump. All part of The Great Moving Right Show. @willjennings.bsky.social @sundersays.bsky.social @quinnslobodian.com @jdportes.bsky.social @lewisgoodall.com @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social bylinetimes.com/2025/04/01/b...
Today, of all days. The TBI institute says we should sacrifice creatives to suck up to the US. Pathetic. tinyurl.com/4nftey9y
UK needs to relax AI laws or risk transatlantic ties, thinktank warns
Tony Blair Institute says enforcing stricter licensing rules for copyright-protected material will threaten national security interests
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April 2, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Today, of all days. The TBI institute says we should sacrifice creatives to suck up to the US. Pathetic. tinyurl.com/4nftey9y
This is a sad and desperate message. Who's it supposed to impress? www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Rachel Reeves: Britain needs a dose of Trump positivity
The Labour chancellor thinks it’s time for Britain to quit the slow lane and learn something from the US president
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January 25, 2025 at 9:58 AM
This is a sad and desperate message. Who's it supposed to impress? www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Contrary to the assertions of Musk & the Tories, sex trafficking in Rochdale and other towns was revealed a while ago. The BBC's "Three Girls" exposed it in 2012 and the drama shows how kids can be exploited more vividly than any report. www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Three Girls
The true story of the young victims in the 2012 grooming and sex trafficking case in Rochdale. Powerful drama starring Maxine Peake.
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January 11, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Contrary to the assertions of Musk & the Tories, sex trafficking in Rochdale and other towns was revealed a while ago. The BBC's "Three Girls" exposed it in 2012 and the drama shows how kids can be exploited more vividly than any report. www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
I've worked with @treesforstreets.bsky.social to get trees planted in my area and can recommend them.
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January 7, 2025 at 11:47 AM
I've worked with @treesforstreets.bsky.social to get trees planted in my area and can recommend them.
I am not generally keen on Telegraph front pages but tomorrow's "Musk turns on Farage" says it nicely.
January 5, 2025 at 10:47 PM
I am not generally keen on Telegraph front pages but tomorrow's "Musk turns on Farage" says it nicely.
Not entirely clear on social care reform IMO but otherwise a spot-on interview from @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social on the Trevor Phillips show. And a robust defence of Starmer and Jess Phillips from Musk's disgraceful attacks.
January 5, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Not entirely clear on social care reform IMO but otherwise a spot-on interview from @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social on the Trevor Phillips show. And a robust defence of Starmer and Jess Phillips from Musk's disgraceful attacks.
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Elon Musk, owner of X, tweeted that Home Office Minister Jess Phillips "deserves to be in prison" and labelled her a "rape genocide apologist"
This is the type of radicalised content that socialises people towards violence against Ministers and MPs
www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/starmer...
This is the type of radicalised content that socialises people towards violence against Ministers and MPs
www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/starmer...
Starmer urged to take action as 'out of control' Musk targets Jess Phillips
Days after calling for X posts to be "more positive", Musk has dubbed Jess Phillips a "rape genocide apologist".
www.thelondoneconomic.com
January 4, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Elon Musk, owner of X, tweeted that Home Office Minister Jess Phillips "deserves to be in prison" and labelled her a "rape genocide apologist"
This is the type of radicalised content that socialises people towards violence against Ministers and MPs
www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/starmer...
This is the type of radicalised content that socialises people towards violence against Ministers and MPs
www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/starmer...
Still perplexed by the Govt's plan for adult social care (members haven't been consulted). Why the insistence on cross-party agreement when they have a massive parliamentary majority? And don't they feel confident of a second term?
January 4, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Still perplexed by the Govt's plan for adult social care (members haven't been consulted). Why the insistence on cross-party agreement when they have a massive parliamentary majority? And don't they feel confident of a second term?
I recall "anti-imperialist" pickets at Labour Party conference coming out with White Helmet conspiracy stuff.
Remembering the so-called "anti-Imperialists" who completely lost their minds when I wrote this article about Russia-backed propaganda targeting Syria's volunteer rescue group
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How Syria's White Helmets became victims of an online propaganda machine
The Russia-backed campaign to link the volunteer rescuers with al-Qaida exposes how conspiracy theories take root: ‘It’s like a factory’
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December 11, 2024 at 10:24 AM
I recall "anti-imperialist" pickets at Labour Party conference coming out with White Helmet conspiracy stuff.
Still can't figure out why Keir Starmer is going for a "measure me against these targets" strategy when this so clearly failed for Sunak.
December 5, 2024 at 7:39 AM
Still can't figure out why Keir Starmer is going for a "measure me against these targets" strategy when this so clearly failed for Sunak.
Thousands of Amazon workers are expected to protest or strike in more than 20 countries during Black Friday to press for better workers’ rights and climate action - a great initiative from over 80 unions and anti-poverty campaigners. tinyurl.com/5xbz6hct
Amazon workers in 20 countries to protest or strike on Black Friday
Workers and their representatives to press US retailer to respect their rights and take action on the climate crisis
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November 25, 2024 at 4:28 PM
Thousands of Amazon workers are expected to protest or strike in more than 20 countries during Black Friday to press for better workers’ rights and climate action - a great initiative from over 80 unions and anti-poverty campaigners. tinyurl.com/5xbz6hct
Should the UK do more about the migration "pull" factors? Radio4 investigation highlights the relative ease of joining our informal labour market. And what about re-examining the ID card case?
November 22, 2024 at 6:53 AM
Should the UK do more about the migration "pull" factors? Radio4 investigation highlights the relative ease of joining our informal labour market. And what about re-examining the ID card case?
Interesting to hear support for cross-party action on adult social care but no current Tory rep on the LauraK panel, just yesterday's man Mr Raab.
November 17, 2024 at 9:37 AM
Interesting to hear support for cross-party action on adult social care but no current Tory rep on the LauraK panel, just yesterday's man Mr Raab.
Shouldn't have put books as one of my interests, I am getting all this stuff about libraries..
November 16, 2024 at 1:01 PM
Shouldn't have put books as one of my interests, I am getting all this stuff about libraries..