Josh Simons MP
@joshsimonsmp.bsky.social
Dad, Husband, and MP for Makerfield | Author: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Algorithms-People-Democracy-Age-AI/ | josh.simons.mp@parliament.uk
The labyrinth of UK governance badly needs rationalising. Nobody knows who does what.
Less of rights and treaties, more of powers and duties.
Thankfully, we have political constitution. This CAN be done with vigour and focus.
Less of rights and treaties, more of powers and duties.
Thankfully, we have political constitution. This CAN be done with vigour and focus.
September 3, 2025 at 12:57 PM
The labyrinth of UK governance badly needs rationalising. Nobody knows who does what.
Less of rights and treaties, more of powers and duties.
Thankfully, we have political constitution. This CAN be done with vigour and focus.
Less of rights and treaties, more of powers and duties.
Thankfully, we have political constitution. This CAN be done with vigour and focus.
What needs to be done?
Parliament needs more power. The state more accountable to ppl the public elects.
Parliament needs more power. The state more accountable to ppl the public elects.
September 3, 2025 at 12:57 PM
What needs to be done?
Parliament needs more power. The state more accountable to ppl the public elects.
Parliament needs more power. The state more accountable to ppl the public elects.
In my case, my constituents in Platt Bridge, Abram, and Bickershaw, in just a few square miles, have had a major fire and a major flood.
Both were preventable and involved multiple state failures.
bit.ly/4mK63qH
www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...
Both were preventable and involved multiple state failures.
bit.ly/4mK63qH
www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...
"I'm p***ed off": MP rages after 'illegal' waste dump erupts into huge blaze
"We are going to get answers"
bit.ly
September 3, 2025 at 12:57 PM
In my case, my constituents in Platt Bridge, Abram, and Bickershaw, in just a few square miles, have had a major fire and a major flood.
Both were preventable and involved multiple state failures.
bit.ly/4mK63qH
www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...
Both were preventable and involved multiple state failures.
bit.ly/4mK63qH
www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...
Mad planning rules…
@chriscurtis94.bsky.social : theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Unfinished housing developments…
Local McEvoy: thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/2536720...
I could go on. Everywhere, people have found sclerotic organisations and a lack of accountability to elected officials.
@chriscurtis94.bsky.social : theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Unfinished housing developments…
Local McEvoy: thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/2536720...
I could go on. Everywhere, people have found sclerotic organisations and a lack of accountability to elected officials.
As a proud son of Milton Keynes, I say bring on the new towns – roundabouts and all | Chris Curtis
Growing up, I reaped the rewards of the freedom and access to nature that a well-planned town offers its residents, says Labour candidate for Milton Keynes North Chris Curtis
theguardian.com
September 3, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Mad planning rules…
@chriscurtis94.bsky.social : theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Unfinished housing developments…
Local McEvoy: thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/2536720...
I could go on. Everywhere, people have found sclerotic organisations and a lack of accountability to elected officials.
@chriscurtis94.bsky.social : theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Unfinished housing developments…
Local McEvoy: thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/2536720...
I could go on. Everywhere, people have found sclerotic organisations and a lack of accountability to elected officials.
Like me, Katie Lam had a major toxic waste dump in a green area. Organised crime, but while the Environment Agency investigate, they cannot STOP the dumping.
Ask her about it. Cue a masterclass in how accountability falls through the cracks of our state.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Ask her about it. Cue a masterclass in how accountability falls through the cracks of our state.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Hoads Wood: Environment Agency ordered to clear waste - BBC News
Campaigners have been calling for the site in Hoads Wood to be cleared of waste.
www.bbc.com
September 3, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Like me, Katie Lam had a major toxic waste dump in a green area. Organised crime, but while the Environment Agency investigate, they cannot STOP the dumping.
Ask her about it. Cue a masterclass in how accountability falls through the cracks of our state.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Ask her about it. Cue a masterclass in how accountability falls through the cracks of our state.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
@joshmacalistermp.bsky.social has had a bright orange marina in Whitehaven that has taken countless ministerial interventions to begin to sort.
Ask him about it. Cue a dissection of what’s wrong with the British state.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Ask him about it. Cue a dissection of what’s wrong with the British state.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Whitehaven Harbour's orange water remains 'real frustration' - BBC News
An MP says iron ochre in Whitehaven Harbour's water is damaging the town's reputation.
www.bbc.com
September 3, 2025 at 12:57 PM
@joshmacalistermp.bsky.social has had a bright orange marina in Whitehaven that has taken countless ministerial interventions to begin to sort.
Ask him about it. Cue a dissection of what’s wrong with the British state.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Ask him about it. Cue a dissection of what’s wrong with the British state.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Read more here: www.thesun.co.uk/news/politic...
Fed-up dads gather nationwide to demand more than just two weeks with their baby
FED-UP dads across Britain met today to call out a system that gives them barely any time with their newborns — and nothing at all if they’re self-employed. More than 20 events were held in towns a…
www.thesun.co.uk
April 5, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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