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Ministers don't want to commit to anything that looks like HS2, but have found the two schemes are bound up with one another:
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Kent County Council, described as Reform's "shop window" council, has proposed a 3.99% council tax hike
Celebrated as a win by council leader: "Through sound financial management and efficiencies, the council has been able to keep the proposed increase below the level previously expected”👇
One Reform source tells me that the struggle to lower council taxes should be seen as "a learning curve" + it will be important for candidates to think about "overpromising + underdelivering” in 2026
Kent County Council, described as Reform's "shop window" council, has proposed a 3.99% council tax hike
Celebrated as a win by council leader: "Through sound financial management and efficiencies, the council has been able to keep the proposed increase below the level previously expected”👇
The LGA found that 1 in 4 councillors had experienced threats of violence or death against themselves or someone close to them
@noahvickers.bsky.social reports
The LGA found that 1 in 4 councillors had experienced threats of violence or death against themselves or someone close to them
@noahvickers.bsky.social reports
@jocoxfoundation.bsky.social and @local.gov.uk have welcomed the change:
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@jocoxfoundation.bsky.social and @local.gov.uk have welcomed the change:
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Graham Stuart and Andrew Bingham tell @noahvickers.bsky.social about the sport’s lasting popularity among MPs, peers and staff
Graham Stuart and Andrew Bingham tell @noahvickers.bsky.social about the sport’s lasting popularity among MPs, peers and staff
Less discussed, however, @matildamartin.bsky.social & @noahvickers.bsky.social report, is things getting ugly in London, where Polanski eyes gains
"The whole of the Olympic Park belongs to the Greens"
“The whole of the Olympic Park belongs to the Greens,” Labour source says.
“There is no Labour party presence in one of the most sizeable developments in the whole of London… It’s all Green, Green, Green.”
Story w @matildamartin.bsky.social
Less discussed, however, @matildamartin.bsky.social & @noahvickers.bsky.social report, is things getting ugly in London, where Polanski eyes gains
"The whole of the Olympic Park belongs to the Greens"
“The whole of the Olympic Park belongs to the Greens,” Labour source says.
“There is no Labour party presence in one of the most sizeable developments in the whole of London… It’s all Green, Green, Green.”
Story w @matildamartin.bsky.social
“The whole of the Olympic Park belongs to the Greens,” Labour source says.
“There is no Labour party presence in one of the most sizeable developments in the whole of London… It’s all Green, Green, Green.”
Story w @matildamartin.bsky.social
But London council elections will also be a crucial bellwether for the government. We can reveal that nervousness extends from City Hall to London Labour MPs & councillors
With @noahvickers.bsky.social
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But London council elections will also be a crucial bellwether for the government. We can reveal that nervousness extends from City Hall to London Labour MPs & councillors
With @noahvickers.bsky.social
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Now she says a third runway has "transformational potential"
Now she says a third runway has "transformational potential"
Ministers don't want to commit to anything that looks like HS2, but have found the two schemes are bound up with one another:
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
Ministers don't want to commit to anything that looks like HS2, but have found the two schemes are bound up with one another:
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
In a strongly-worded message to Westminster, the Greater Manchester Mayor said removing Manchester Airport from Northern Powerhouse Railway plans would be "ludicrous”
He sat down with @noahvickers.bsky.social
In a strongly-worded message to Westminster, the Greater Manchester Mayor said removing Manchester Airport from Northern Powerhouse Railway plans would be "ludicrous”
He sat down with @noahvickers.bsky.social
Cutting Manchester Airport from the route while expanding Heathrow would be "one of the most London-centric things ever"
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Cutting Manchester Airport from the route while expanding Heathrow would be "one of the most London-centric things ever"
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My feature for @thehousemag.bsky.social
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My feature for @thehousemag.bsky.social
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"We could have finished up with a much better outcome for the bats, without having to spend that money"
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"We could have finished up with a much better outcome for the bats, without having to spend that money"
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Sir Michael chaired the independent New Towns Taskforce which the government commissioned after last year's election. He tells me how ministers can make their grand plan a reality:
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Sir Michael chaired the independent New Towns Taskforce which the government commissioned after last year's election. He tells me how ministers can make their grand plan a reality:
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🔵Is keeping the pension triple lock an example of 'living within our means'?
🔵Will Tories change PIP to voucher-led system?
🔵Would he have resigned if he'd made Reeves' rental licence error?
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🔵Is keeping the pension triple lock an example of 'living within our means'?
🔵Will Tories change PIP to voucher-led system?
🔵Would he have resigned if he'd made Reeves' rental licence error?
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
“China has thrown everything they have up into space...For them, space is tied to the China dream."
Story from @noahvickers.bsky.social
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“China has thrown everything they have up into space...For them, space is tied to the China dream."
Story from @noahvickers.bsky.social
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Lawmakers as far away as New Zealand fear that cabling beneath the site could present security risks not just for the UK but globally
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Lawmakers as far away as New Zealand fear that cabling beneath the site could present security risks not just for the UK but globally
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He insists Badenoch can turn it around — but signs of progress are needed by May — and says "if you want revolution, then vote Reform"
He spoke to @noahvickers.bsky.social
He insists Badenoch can turn it around — but signs of progress are needed by May — and says "if you want revolution, then vote Reform"
He spoke to @noahvickers.bsky.social
My piece for @thehousemag.bsky.social
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My piece for @thehousemag.bsky.social
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