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Peter Smith
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Crawley resident
Crawley Labour party
Chair Active Travel Crawley
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“We have longer life expectancy, higher social and environmental standards, and lower inequalities than all our global competitors.”

Europe is now setting out its stall. Good. It’s about investing in citizens, environment and standards. 💙
Special Address by President von der Leyen at the World Economic Forum
'Check against delivery' Lieber Klaus Schwab, Liebe Karin Keller-Sutter, Your Majesties, Presidents, Prime Ministers, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, The first quarter of the century has come to a
ec.europa.eu
January 21, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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This will probably come as no surprise to anyone but…

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December 10, 2024 at 9:18 PM
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“The polls are saying it, the governor of the Bank of England is saying it. And when immigration levels are four times higher now than when we were in the EU, the issue that served as the Brexiters’ trump card lies in shreds”

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Brexit makes no sense in a world dominated by Trump. Britain’s place is back in the EU | Jonathan Freedland
From defence to trade, the incoming US president is upending the old order – and standing apart from our neighbours leaves us dangerously exposed, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2024 at 5:36 PM
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Jeremy Clarkson, who owes his fame & fortune in large part to the BBC, sneers at the brilliant @vicderbyshire.bsky.social for being ‘classic BBC’ when she uses *his own words* to describe his position.
“So it’s not about you, it’s not about your farm and the fact you bought a farm to avoid inheritance tax?”

@vicderbyshire.bsky.social speaks to Jeremy Clarkson at the farmers’ protest in Westminster where thousands of farmers are protesting the government’s inheritance tax plans.

#Newsnight
November 20, 2024 at 5:30 PM
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Metrobus' Crawley depot now operates a liquid hydrogen station, fueling nine buses on its first day, converting #hydrogen into gas in vehicle tanks.

#HydrogenNow #FuelCells #CleanEnergy #H2 #Decarbonise #ZeroEmissions

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November 15, 2024 at 7:32 PM
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A new Labour MP has called for housing association properties to be nationalised

Peter Lamb, MP for Crawley, tells @siennarodgers.bsky.social it would be the “lowest-cost” way of boosting council housing

www.politicshome.com/news/article...
Labour MP Calls For Nationalisation Of Housing Association Properties
Peter Lamb, Labour MP for Crawley, has called for nationalising housing association properties as the “lowest-cost” way of boosting council housing...
www.politicshome.com
November 13, 2024 at 11:00 AM