Cllr Janice Long
cllrlong.bsky.social
Cllr Janice Long
@cllrlong.bsky.social
@UKLabour & @CoopParty candidate for Kenton LB Brent. I believe pavements are for pedestrians. Public transport user. QPR supporter Convenor of Dignity in Dying NW London & Brent Living Streets.
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Unelected Lords are blocking assisted dying – this is a democratic outrage | Simon Jenkins
Unelected Lords are blocking assisted dying – this is a democratic outrage | Simon Jenkins
Second chambers are a good idea, but they should not be able to overturn clear decisions reached by an elected body, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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"Second chambers... should not be able to overturn clear decisions reached by an elected body."
The assisted dying Bill has the will of the people and MPs behind it. A minority of opponents risk the reputation of the Lords with attempts to run down the clock.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
November 20, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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"If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it's a bloody duck...🦆🦆🦆"

@ianbyrnemp.bsky.social says
new private finance is EXACTLY THE SAME as
old PFI deals that led to NHS Trusts spending for hospitals up to x 27 over

Take action today before the budget weownit.org.uk/act-now/no-pfi
Just 5 days to STOP new NHS private finance debts - take action now
Your MP can help STOP plans for new private finance debts in our NHs in the Autumn Budget
weownit.org.uk
November 20, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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🎟️ Your new all-access consumer protection just dropped ✨

The Government is announcing today that ticket resellers will be BANNED from selling tickets above face value.

We've been backing music fans and we'll see you on the barrier for these brand new protections 🫶
November 19, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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Retired Midwife describes her scary experiences of working in an NHS hospital built using PFI.

We mustn't allow private finance near our NHS again. If you agree, sign our petition:
vist.ly/4f6tg
November 19, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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💯 “The electoral system is at breaking point now, because we're in this multi-party system, because of political fragmentation.”

🎙️ @alexsobel.co.uk, chair of the @appgfairelections.bsky.social on @lbc.co.uk #CrossQuestion
November 19, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Outside the Department of Health with WeOwnIt making our message clear - there is no place for PFI in our NHS.
November 18, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Billionaires shouldn't be able to buy a bigger voice in politics. Add your name to ‪@electoralreform.bsky.social‬'s call to put a cap on how much they can donate in the #ElectionsBill
action.electoral-reform.org.uk/page/179420/...
Sign now to demand an end to big money in politics
It takes 30 seconds
action.electoral-reform.org.uk
November 18, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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November 9, 2025 at 12:32 PM
November 9, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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“This Bill… brings all of that into the open.”
Former Director of Public Prosecutions Max Hill said the assisted dying Bill would replace the current lack of oversight - which criminalises compassion and hinders proper investigation - with clear, regulated safeguards.
November 5, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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It is unbelievable that not a single session for the Terminally Ill Adults Bill Committee will include terminally ill people. You cannot exclude their voices, and their experience is vital in understanding the workability of the proposed. #AssistedDyingBill
humanists.uk/2025/10/29/t...
Terminally Ill Adults Select Committee won’t hear from the terminally ill
The House of Lords Select Committee for the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill has just announced its final oral witnesses, and it will not hear from terminally ill individuals or those who have...
humanists.uk
October 29, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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“If 30% of the population in Wales vote for a party of the far right, they’ll have 30% of the Senedd, and 70% will continue to be for parties who broadly share a progressive idea of what the future Wales should be like.”

🌹 Mark Drakeford #Labour4PR
Drakeford says new Senedd voting system will keep Reform UK out of power
Martin Shipton Mark Drakeford has defended the fully proportional new voting system he has introduced, saying it will prevent the far-right Reform UK party forming the next Welsh Government with less ...
nation.cymru
October 29, 2025 at 1:41 PM
We can't stop deforestation without the experts: Indigenous people. 💚

At #COP30, the UK govt has a chance to champion their rights, funding and legal protection.

Tell the UK climate minister: back the forest defenders. Sign our open letter. action.friendsoftheearth.uk/petition/def...
Demand UK support for Indigenous forest defenders at climate talks
Our world’s forests are under threat, worsening climate change, biodiversity loss and threatening vulnerable communities. This year’s UN climate talks – hosted in the Amazon – are our chance to act. W...
action.friendsoftheearth.uk
October 28, 2025 at 3:47 PM
www.kilburntimes.co.uk/news/2556594.... Rogue shop fined in Willesden High Road for dumping. One of many unsocial activities by this shop.
Willesden Green shop fined over £20k for blocking road with bins and raw meat
Nour Damascus , a Willesden Green shop, has been fined over £20,000 for piling the high street with raw meat and crates of rubbish.
www.kilburntimes.co.uk
October 23, 2025 at 1:01 PM
October 19, 2025 at 1:22 PM
I’ve just signed the Record of HOPE – a movement bringing people together to rebuild communities and stand for unity. Add your name here: secure.hopenothate.org.uk/page/178037/...
Biggest record of hope against hate
Add your name to show you’re with us >>
secure.hopenothate.org.uk
October 16, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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A reminder that every new signature of our Charter tells the government: Enough is enough.

Stop the sell-off of our NHS. Start investing.

✍️ bit.ly/SignEDNHSCha...
October 16, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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Why we & @justtreatment.org delivered a massive cheque and 250,000 signatures to the UK government…
October 13, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Attended a script read through of We Are The Lions Mr Manager at Willesden Library. Going on tour, back at Willesden Library on 29 November.
It seemed like a mirror of then and now. Racism and anti-migrant rhetoric still here. And for non union recognition substitute Amazon.
September 28, 2025 at 8:40 AM
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Assisted dying bill moves one step closer to becoming law
Assisted dying bill moves one step closer to becoming law
The bill has passes its second reading in the Lords after peers agree to set up a scrutiny committee.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 19, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Dame Helen Mirren leads stars' pleas to Lords on assisted dying
Dame Helen Mirren leads stars' pleas to Lords on assisted dying
Dame Helen Mirren and Sir Ian McKellen are urging peers to 'show the world Britain can lead with empathy and courage' on assisted dying.
www.dailymail.co.uk
September 8, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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'I believe in the sanctity of life and excellent palliative care but reject the assumption that the sanctity of life means ill people have to endure a painful death against their wishes when they have the capacity to choose' www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2105630/assisted-dying-bill-christian-religion
Preacher's plea for 'Christian compassion' over assisted dying
EXCLUSIVE: Pamela, a terminally ill lay preacher, has shared her view as the Bill faces another hurdle in the House of Lords.
www.express.co.uk
September 8, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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"With a record 60% of the public in favour of changing how we elect Parliament, Labour must take action. Our APPG – the largest all-party group – urges the Government to establish a National Commission on Electoral Reform without delay."

📢 APPG for Fair Elections Chair, @alexsobel.co.uk
Electoral reform is urgent – or an extreme party could win a majority in Parliament
The APPG for Fair Elections first called on the government to establish a ‘National Commission on Electoral Reform’ last November, in the wake of t...
www.politicshome.com
September 8, 2025 at 9:27 AM