@mattdavisbath.bsky.social
There’s a HUGE Elon Musk shaped hole in the Government’s new plans to improve our elections: shady billionaires like Musk can still donate massive amounts of money with no cap: effectively buying our democracy. Add your name to call for a cap on donations today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...
Take Big Money Out of Our Politics
British politics is awash with money from super rich donors. In 2023, two-thirds of all private donations came from just 19 people. These so-called ‘mega donors’ enjoy privileged access to political p...
you.38degrees.org.uk
July 25, 2025 at 10:36 AM
There’s a HUGE Elon Musk shaped hole in the Government’s new plans to improve our elections: shady billionaires like Musk can still donate massive amounts of money with no cap: effectively buying our democracy. Add your name to call for a cap on donations today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...
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🚽 FLUSHED WITH SUCCESS! Thank you!
Labour proposals for a better public loo strategy passed unanimously at B&NES Council last night, seconded by Lib Dem Economic Development lead Paul Roper. Next? Solid action, so this motion doesn't just go down the pan...
#BNES #Labour #PublicLoos
Labour proposals for a better public loo strategy passed unanimously at B&NES Council last night, seconded by Lib Dem Economic Development lead Paul Roper. Next? Solid action, so this motion doesn't just go down the pan...
#BNES #Labour #PublicLoos
July 18, 2025 at 9:23 AM
🚽 FLUSHED WITH SUCCESS! Thank you!
Labour proposals for a better public loo strategy passed unanimously at B&NES Council last night, seconded by Lib Dem Economic Development lead Paul Roper. Next? Solid action, so this motion doesn't just go down the pan...
#BNES #Labour #PublicLoos
Labour proposals for a better public loo strategy passed unanimously at B&NES Council last night, seconded by Lib Dem Economic Development lead Paul Roper. Next? Solid action, so this motion doesn't just go down the pan...
#BNES #Labour #PublicLoos
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Only 20 public loo sites for the whole of Bath & NE Somerset. Local? Ask your councillor if they're voting to sort out the out of date public loo strategy on Thu 17th. Contact them here - democracy.bathnes.gov.uk/mgFindMember... and read the Labour Group motion here - shorturl.at/W6Gdi
July 10, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Only 20 public loo sites for the whole of Bath & NE Somerset. Local? Ask your councillor if they're voting to sort out the out of date public loo strategy on Thu 17th. Contact them here - democracy.bathnes.gov.uk/mgFindMember... and read the Labour Group motion here - shorturl.at/W6Gdi
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Brilliant from @teamlabouruk.bsky.social, Mayor Helen Godwin & the west of of England combined authority. Kids are free to explore their local countryside and towns over the holidays rather than festering, with nothing to do, over the summer holidays. Brilliant initiative! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽❤️
Children to have free bus travel in west of England during summer holidays
Children to have free bus travel in west of England during summer holidays
About 150,000 under-16s will benefit across West of England combined authority and North Somerset
Children under the age of 16 will be able to travel for free on buses in the west of England during the school summer holidays in a move benefiting about 150,000 young people.
The West of England combined authority (Weca) – covering Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol and South Gloucestershire – plus North Somerset will allow children aged from five to 15 to travel for free with no bus pass or registration required. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
June 9, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Brilliant from @teamlabouruk.bsky.social, Mayor Helen Godwin & the west of of England combined authority. Kids are free to explore their local countryside and towns over the holidays rather than festering, with nothing to do, over the summer holidays. Brilliant initiative! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽❤️
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Big win for BNES families - from Sept 25, all eligible families will be auto-enrolled for #FreeSchoolMeals, thanks to @BNESLabour. From Sep '26, all families on Universal Credit qualify - almost 6,000 local families. Labour locally, working with Labour nationally. #LabourDelivers
June 5, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Big win for BNES families - from Sept 25, all eligible families will be auto-enrolled for #FreeSchoolMeals, thanks to @BNESLabour. From Sep '26, all families on Universal Credit qualify - almost 6,000 local families. Labour locally, working with Labour nationally. #LabourDelivers
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Have you seen the papers today?
Latest polling shows clearly that only Labour & Helen Godwin can beat the Tories & Reform here.
Don't risk it by voting for any other party on Thur 1 May 🗳
Latest polling shows clearly that only Labour & Helen Godwin can beat the Tories & Reform here.
Don't risk it by voting for any other party on Thur 1 May 🗳
April 27, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Have you seen the papers today?
Latest polling shows clearly that only Labour & Helen Godwin can beat the Tories & Reform here.
Don't risk it by voting for any other party on Thur 1 May 🗳
Latest polling shows clearly that only Labour & Helen Godwin can beat the Tories & Reform here.
Don't risk it by voting for any other party on Thur 1 May 🗳
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Our latest webinar has been recorded and is now available on demand! Why Invest in a Commercial Unit Test Tool?
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February 11, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Our latest webinar has been recorded and is now available on demand! Why Invest in a Commercial Unit Test Tool?
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WECA Labour Mayoral meet the candidate public event 25th Jan will be interesting. I’m going.
events.labour.org.uk/event/474098
events.labour.org.uk/event/474098
Meet Helen: Your West of England Mayoral Candidate Bath - Labour Party
Come and meet Helen Godwin, Labour's candidate for the West of England Mayoral. She wants to hear from local residents about the issues that matter to you.
Please email helengodwin@labour.org.uk if ...
events.labour.org.uk
December 6, 2024 at 10:57 AM
WECA Labour Mayoral meet the candidate public event 25th Jan will be interesting. I’m going.
events.labour.org.uk/event/474098
events.labour.org.uk/event/474098
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Time to repost this chart. There’s no mystery about why we haven’t built 300k houses a years for decades.
December 6, 2024 at 8:07 AM
Time to repost this chart. There’s no mystery about why we haven’t built 300k houses a years for decades.
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While the US has seen a significant rise in wealth inequality over the past 40 years, the UK has not.
This is despite UK household wealth doubling in this period.
How has this happened? And what is the impact of this extra wealth?
https://buff.ly/4f1H5hQ
This is despite UK household wealth doubling in this period.
How has this happened? And what is the impact of this extra wealth?
https://buff.ly/4f1H5hQ
December 6, 2024 at 8:35 AM
While the US has seen a significant rise in wealth inequality over the past 40 years, the UK has not.
This is despite UK household wealth doubling in this period.
How has this happened? And what is the impact of this extra wealth?
https://buff.ly/4f1H5hQ
This is despite UK household wealth doubling in this period.
How has this happened? And what is the impact of this extra wealth?
https://buff.ly/4f1H5hQ
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Jeremy Clarkson, James Dyson, the Earl of Derby – they’re up in arms about paying tax on the vast areas of land they own.
Small farmers are worried that changes to Agricultural Property Relief (APR) will affect them. But who are the big landowners complaining the loudest? Thread: 1/
Small farmers are worried that changes to Agricultural Property Relief (APR) will affect them. But who are the big landowners complaining the loudest? Thread: 1/
November 18, 2024 at 12:28 PM
Jeremy Clarkson, James Dyson, the Earl of Derby – they’re up in arms about paying tax on the vast areas of land they own.
Small farmers are worried that changes to Agricultural Property Relief (APR) will affect them. But who are the big landowners complaining the loudest? Thread: 1/
Small farmers are worried that changes to Agricultural Property Relief (APR) will affect them. But who are the big landowners complaining the loudest? Thread: 1/
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We've been out today encouraging Bath parents & other residents to back our campaign to ensure B&NES Council provides free school meals to all eligible children
November 16, 2024 at 4:31 PM
We've been out today encouraging Bath parents & other residents to back our campaign to ensure B&NES Council provides free school meals to all eligible children