Moorlands Labour
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Official Blue Sky Social account #StaffordshireMoorlands Labour Party
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Staffordshire Moorlands Constituency Labour Party, 25 Market Street, Leek, Staffordshire, ST13 6HX
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Staffordshire Moorlands Constituency Labour Party, 25 Market Street, Leek, Staffordshire, ST13 6HX
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And 125 years later, we've now got more working class MPs in the cabinet than there's ever been. 👏👏👏
#OTD 1900. 125 years ago today.
Labour Party is founded.
The Labour Representation Committee (LRC) is formed in London following a socialist conference.
The 129 delegates pass Keir Hardie's motion to create “a distinct group to represent working class people in Parliament”.
Labour Party is founded.
The Labour Representation Committee (LRC) is formed in London following a socialist conference.
The 129 delegates pass Keir Hardie's motion to create “a distinct group to represent working class people in Parliament”.
February 27, 2025 at 10:09 AM
And 125 years later, we've now got more working class MPs in the cabinet than there's ever been. 👏👏👏
On numerous occasions yesterday evening the #StaffordshireMoorlands Tories embarrassed themselves in the Council Chamber at Moorlands House
While we don't mind them looking a bit silly, we need to correct blatant lies
A 'Garden Tax' is just a figment of their vivid imaginations
While we don't mind them looking a bit silly, we need to correct blatant lies
A 'Garden Tax' is just a figment of their vivid imaginations
February 27, 2025 at 10:10 AM
On numerous occasions yesterday evening the #StaffordshireMoorlands Tories embarrassed themselves in the Council Chamber at Moorlands House
While we don't mind them looking a bit silly, we need to correct blatant lies
A 'Garden Tax' is just a figment of their vivid imaginations
While we don't mind them looking a bit silly, we need to correct blatant lies
A 'Garden Tax' is just a figment of their vivid imaginations
The #Labour administration at Staffordshire Moorlands District Council getting stuff done
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Leek indoor market reopens after 'incredible' refurbishment
The project in Leek is described as a "once-in-a-generation opportunity".
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February 22, 2025 at 8:22 AM
The #Labour administration at Staffordshire Moorlands District Council getting stuff done
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This cause is close to my heart - please sign: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/mi...
Mineworkers Social Welfare Campaign
Please Join........
The UK Mineworkers Social Welfare Campaign
The purpose of this campaign is to Shine a Light on decisions taken by the Coal Industry Social Welfare Organisation, that affect for...
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February 7, 2025 at 9:29 PM
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/mi...
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New Substack post from me on Maybe I'm Amazed: on the mysteries of musical repetition, and the glorious contentment of playing the same songs over & over maybeimamazed.substack.com/p/comfort-in...
Comfort in sound: on playing the same songs over and over again
Why musical repetition deilvers the feeling that "the world is right and everything is together"
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February 9, 2025 at 6:31 PM
New Substack post from me on Maybe I'm Amazed: on the mysteries of musical repetition, and the glorious contentment of playing the same songs over & over maybeimamazed.substack.com/p/comfort-in...
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If you want to win an election against far right opposition you need to bring together two groups. The activated liberals outraged by the other side and the more moderate groups who want govt to make their lives less difficult. Not by trying to win the enthusiastic supporters of the other side.
February 9, 2025 at 10:22 AM
If you want to win an election against far right opposition you need to bring together two groups. The activated liberals outraged by the other side and the more moderate groups who want govt to make their lives less difficult. Not by trying to win the enthusiastic supporters of the other side.
Kieran is quite right. Our mission shouldn't be to 'out Reform Reform' but be to change people's lives for the better. It really is that simple
"Labour is right to be worried about Reform. But seeking to dress up in Nigel Farage’s clothes is certain to end in failure."
Kieran Connell on why trying to out Reform Reform would be a mistake
Kieran Connell on why trying to out Reform Reform would be a mistake
‘Why trying to out Reform Reform would be a mistake’ – LabourList
It’s 1964 and a newly installed Labour government are worried about anti-immigrant sentiment among its core voters. At the general election in October that year,…
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February 8, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Kieran is quite right. Our mission shouldn't be to 'out Reform Reform' but be to change people's lives for the better. It really is that simple
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Given some of the misinformation, hysteria and hyperbole that has been dredged up locally over the past couple of weeks, I thought this might be worth a reshare #NorthStaffordshire
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Redrawing Maps
A personal take on devolution and local government reorganisation in North Staffordshire
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February 7, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Given some of the misinformation, hysteria and hyperbole that has been dredged up locally over the past couple of weeks, I thought this might be worth a reshare #NorthStaffordshire
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Make Growth Real
Forget talk about abstract theory and numbers and focus on practical solutions
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February 6, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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Some on benefits are 'taking the mickey', says UK minister.
Some may do so, millions do not but will be victimised by cuts.
What about those abusing the tax system, govt procurement, buying honours, impoverishing people with profiteering, selling dud products, crashing companies?
Some may do so, millions do not but will be victimised by cuts.
What about those abusing the tax system, govt procurement, buying honours, impoverishing people with profiteering, selling dud products, crashing companies?
Some on benefits are 'taking the mickey', says minister
The work and pensions minister says the welfare system needs reforming to encourage young people to work if they can.
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February 7, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Some on benefits are 'taking the mickey', says UK minister.
Some may do so, millions do not but will be victimised by cuts.
What about those abusing the tax system, govt procurement, buying honours, impoverishing people with profiteering, selling dud products, crashing companies?
Some may do so, millions do not but will be victimised by cuts.
What about those abusing the tax system, govt procurement, buying honours, impoverishing people with profiteering, selling dud products, crashing companies?
Very interesting....
Owner ditches 'unviable' holiday let in shadow of Alton Towers
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Owner ditches 'unviable' holiday let in shadow of Alton Towers
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February 2, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Very interesting....
Owner ditches 'unviable' holiday let in shadow of Alton Towers
www.stokesentinel.co.uk/news/stoke-o...
Owner ditches 'unviable' holiday let in shadow of Alton Towers
www.stokesentinel.co.uk/news/stoke-o...
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Mega-rich Tory MP Chris Philp says Britons need better work ethic.
He was Treasury Chief Secretary under Liz Truss.
Under the Tories NHS hospital waiting list trebled. 2.8m chronically ill
38% of Universal Credit claimants are in work.
What brass neck.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
He was Treasury Chief Secretary under Liz Truss.
Under the Tories NHS hospital waiting list trebled. 2.8m chronically ill
38% of Universal Credit claimants are in work.
What brass neck.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Britons need better work ethic, says senior Tory MP Chris Philp
The shadow home secretary says the UK is in a global race and everyone needs to make a contribution.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 31, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Mega-rich Tory MP Chris Philp says Britons need better work ethic.
He was Treasury Chief Secretary under Liz Truss.
Under the Tories NHS hospital waiting list trebled. 2.8m chronically ill
38% of Universal Credit claimants are in work.
What brass neck.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
He was Treasury Chief Secretary under Liz Truss.
Under the Tories NHS hospital waiting list trebled. 2.8m chronically ill
38% of Universal Credit claimants are in work.
What brass neck.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Exclusive polling for Left Foot Forward has shown what the public think of Elon Musk's impact on British democracy
EXCLUSIVE: Voters say Elon Musk represents a threat to UK democracy, poll finds
Not good news for Musk...
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January 31, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Exclusive polling for Left Foot Forward has shown what the public think of Elon Musk's impact on British democracy
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Senior Tory MP tells British public - just like Liz Truss did - that you don't work hard enough.
There you have it. That's what they think of you.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
There you have it. That's what they think of you.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Senior Tory MP accused of ‘brass neck’ after saying Britain needs better work ethic
Chris Philp, the shadow home secretary, says fact nine million people out of work shows Britons must ‘up our game’
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January 31, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Senior Tory MP tells British public - just like Liz Truss did - that you don't work hard enough.
There you have it. That's what they think of you.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
There you have it. That's what they think of you.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Cheshire and Warrington set to be official name of new proposed combined authority, not just Cheshire. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Devolution: Town name to remain in devolved Cheshire authority
Cheshire and Warrington is set to be the official name of a new combined authority for the area.
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January 31, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Cheshire and Warrington set to be official name of new proposed combined authority, not just Cheshire. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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With the 'red wall' no longer in play and 'levelling-up' rarely mentioned, the national political and media focus on northern England seems to have weakened. 'Is Rachel Reeves abandoning the North?' www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Is Chancellor Rachel Reeves abandoning north-east England?
The chancellor announces projects in England's south as infrastructure in the North East crumbles.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 31, 2025 at 2:24 PM
With the 'red wall' no longer in play and 'levelling-up' rarely mentioned, the national political and media focus on northern England seems to have weakened. 'Is Rachel Reeves abandoning the North?' www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Land use plan for England to map best areas for farming and nature
Land use plan for England to map best areas for farming and nature
Minister to announce consultation that will exclude certain areas from housing, solar panels and onshore wind
Valuable farmland will be protected from housing, solar panels and onshore wind under a new land use framework, the government has announced.…
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January 31, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Land use plan for England to map best areas for farming and nature
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The Butter Market #Leek #Staffordshire
January 31, 2025 at 8:06 AM
The Butter Market #Leek #Staffordshire
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New on Substack, part two of my study of the Hulme Crescents scheme in Manchester described in 1978 by the city's chair of housing as an ‘absolute disaster – it shouldn’t have been planned, it shouldn’t have been built’.
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The Hulme Crescents, Manchester: a ‘British Bantustan’
In 1971, the Hulme Crescents were thought to represent the best of modern social housing as we saw in last week’s post. The planning principles which inspired them were intended not only to provide de...
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January 30, 2025 at 8:30 AM
New on Substack, part two of my study of the Hulme Crescents scheme in Manchester described in 1978 by the city's chair of housing as an ‘absolute disaster – it shouldn’t have been planned, it shouldn’t have been built’.
open.substack.com/pub/municipa...
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Great video by @labourunionsuk.bsky.social of John Prescott, whose funeral was today. John was a Labour Party giant who spent his life trying to improve the lives of others.
Thank you, John. ✊
Thank you, John. ✊
January 30, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Great video by @labourunionsuk.bsky.social of John Prescott, whose funeral was today. John was a Labour Party giant who spent his life trying to improve the lives of others.
Thank you, John. ✊
Thank you, John. ✊
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Reform UK selects local election candidate who supports conspiracy theories and Tommy Robinson
Once again, does Reform UK have a candidate vetting process?
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Once again, does Reform UK have a candidate vetting process?
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Reform UK selects local election candidate who supports conspiracy theories and Tommy Robinson
Does Reform have a vetting process?
leftfootforward.org
January 30, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Reform UK selects local election candidate who supports conspiracy theories and Tommy Robinson
Once again, does Reform UK have a candidate vetting process?
leftfootforward.org/2025/01/refo...
Once again, does Reform UK have a candidate vetting process?
leftfootforward.org/2025/01/refo...
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"Turning points or inflection points are major events in history that profoundly reshape our lives," writes London School of Economics and Political Science assistant professor David Motadel. "One central characteristic of them is their irreversibility."
Are we at a turning point in world history? | David Motadel
Political leaders increasingly caution that we are facing a historical ‘inflection point’. Are we?
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January 28, 2025 at 8:44 PM
"Turning points or inflection points are major events in history that profoundly reshape our lives," writes London School of Economics and Political Science assistant professor David Motadel. "One central characteristic of them is their irreversibility."
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This strikes me as believable.
My only disagreement would be that I think Badenoch is finally realizing she is out of her depth. Her body language implies she is replacing self-confidence with slightly nervous bluster
January 28, 2025 at 10:22 PM
This strikes me as believable.