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Cliff Mitchell
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European Humanist #FBPE #HeForShe - supporting democracy, the EU & citizen journalism. Tech developer.
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Web: slippery.news, EMStaffs.uk, TuruncWalks.com.
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Reform UK Ltd’s net zero incoherence in Staffordshire

Under Reform UK Ltd, the county council is at odds with the other local authorities in Staffordshire on climate policy | Cliff Mitchell
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Reform UK Ltd’s net zero incoherence in Staffordshire
Under Reform UK Ltd, the county council is at odds with the other local authorities in Staffordshire on climate policy
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November 11, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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Say No to Japan’s Cruel Commercial Whaling Programme.
Take action today to save whales.
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November 10, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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Which one is more English?
November 6, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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The Leveson Inquiry was meant to usher in a new era of press regulation, but have we gone from one ineffective regulator to another? | Cliff Mitchell
After the Leveson Inquiry, is the press now beyond control?
The Leveson Inquiry was meant to usher in a new era of press regulation, but have we gone from one ineffective regulator to another?
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November 5, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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Climate change is a global emergency, but its impacts and solutions must also be a local priority for the Midlands | Cliff Mitchell
Climate change in the Midlands is a serious local concern
Climate change is a global emergency, but its impacts and solutions must also be a local priority for the Midlands
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October 26, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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Have you ever wondered why the Daily Mail is so right-wing? It's no accident, and to understand you just need to follow the fortunes of the Harmsworth family.
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The Enduring Ideology of the Daily Mail
An Analysis of Right-Wing Bias in the Daily Mail and the Political Legacy of the Harmsworth Dynasty
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October 24, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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The right-wing media campaign against Sadiq Khan continues...
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It's time for Sadiq Khan to come clean over grooming gangs - here's 4 things he must do
Right-Wing Bias IdentifiedThe article exhibits right-wing bias through its critical framing of London's Labour Mayor, Sadiq Khan, specifically concerning
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October 23, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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If anyone still thinks Brexit hasn't cost us, both nationally and personally, check out this analysis - and keep it as a reference source to counter the Brexiter misinformation.
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The true cost of Brexit
The financial ramifications of the United Kingdom\'s departure from the European Union (EU)
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October 20, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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If you want to know the facts, not the headlines, check out
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Digital ID will not secure our borders - it will only put law-abiding citizens at risk from hackers and create dystopian levels of state control: SIR DAVID DAVIS
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October 18, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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Badger cull dismantled from all sides in landmark Parliament debate
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Badger cull dismantled from all sides in landmark Parliament debate
The cull is collapsing under its own weight, and it is collapsing because people refused to accept a lie.
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October 14, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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🚨NEW: "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" just dropped its first response to ABC, FCC chair, and Disney firing Jimmy Kimmel.

Trump ain't sleeping tonight. 🤣

This is a must-watch. 🔥
September 19, 2025 at 3:02 AM
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The Peak District National Park has deployed a creative solution to moorland fire prevention
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A Staffordshire moorland tale of fire, peat and helicopters
The Peak District National Park has deployed a creative solution to moorland fire prevention
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September 18, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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The Nicholson memorial in Leek, Staffordshire, reminds us of the folly of war and the need to remember the fight for democracy.
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The Leek Nicholson War Memorial: a centenary reminder
The Nicholson memorial in Leek, Staffordshire, reminds us of the folly of war and the need to remember the fight for democracy
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September 10, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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I think if your surprise conference stars are Nadine Dorries, Andrea Jenkyns and Lucy Connolly it’s probably time to put the bottle down and have a good old think about how life is going.
September 7, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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"There is an ugliness to some of this - 𝘺𝘦𝘴 she should've done better - but it doesn’t equate to what we saw in the last gov’t with people on the make.”

Angela Rayner’s resignation has provoked sympathy in some, vengeance in others.
September 5, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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After only thirteen months in power, the papers have written off the Labour Government, but why is that and is it fair? @centralbylines.co.uk
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Labour delivers!
After only thirteen months in power, the papers have written off the Labour Government, but why is that and is it fair?
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September 4, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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STOP UK HATE FEST - email the Home Office
Over 5-6 September, Great Yarmouth is set to host the biggest neo-nazi music festival in over a decade. We’ve stopped gigs like this before, now we need to put pressure on the Home Office to block the...
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August 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Despite the media attention he receives, Farage does not represent the majority of people in Britain, nor the values that our country is built on - cooperation, democracy, fairness, human rights and the rule of law.
Don't let him persuade you his policies are popular.
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August 26, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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Imagine a country where you have no vote, no control over how you are treated in your own country. It could be closer than you think!
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How to dismantle a democracy in just six months: part 2
In this second of two articles, the creeping shadow of attacks on 21st century democracy is growing; we have failed to learn from history
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July 27, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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Why we should be worried about losing our democracy - Part 1 @centralbylines.co.uk
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How to dismantle a democracy in just six months: part 1
The first of two articles looks at the rise of the populist NSDAP party and the end of German democracy; what are the lessons for today?
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July 24, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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BREAKING: MPs vote to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales. The #AssistedDyingBill will now proceed to the House of Lords. A landmark victory for compassion, dignity, and choice.
June 20, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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A quick reminder of what today is really about: Russia threatens Europe. America is gone. It will not save us. Britain and Europe must work closely and with trust, on defense and everything else, in order to counter the Kremlin threat.
May 19, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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Thinking of voting Reform UK because you want a change?
Be careful what you wish for – Reform UK are salespeople offering simplistic solutions that come with baggage that would cost you and the country.
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Thinking of voting Reform UK because you want a change?
Be careful what you wish for – Reform UK are salespeople offering simplistic solutions that come with baggage that would cost you and the country
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April 27, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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This is a complete non-story. An ex-girl friend of Keir Starmer from 27 years ago, before he was married, is now a successful barrister. She is involved in 'numerous cases advancing the rights of women and girls'. This has nothing to do with Keir Starmer.
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Keir Starmer's ex-girlfriend is pro-trans judge
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April 27, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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#HappyBirthdayYorkshireBylines
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April 15, 2025 at 2:30 PM