𝑺𝒕𝒆𝒑𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒚
@stephen-connelly.bsky.social
Labour & Co-Op Cllr for Bridge Ward on IBC, @CoopParty, Ipswich CLP, Proud to be a Governor at The Beeches Primary School
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This poem is dedicated to anyone making a start on their advent calendar today.
December 1, 2025 at 8:05 AM
This poem is dedicated to anyone making a start on their advent calendar today.
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Great to be out on the doorstep with the Labour team in Royton yesterday picking up local issues & speaking to residents on the issues that matter to them with our brilliant local Labour team & activist Kathryn England, and good to see the team out in Chadderton too!🌹💪
December 1, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Great to be out on the doorstep with the Labour team in Royton yesterday picking up local issues & speaking to residents on the issues that matter to them with our brilliant local Labour team & activist Kathryn England, and good to see the team out in Chadderton too!🌹💪
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"British gambling companies spent an “astronomic” £2bn on advertising and marketing last year, according to a new estimate that has intensified calls for the chancellor to increase taxes on the sector."
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
UK gambling firms spent ‘astronomic’ £2bn on advertising last year
Calls for Rachel Reeves to increase taxes in budget as estimate outstrips duties collected from online casinos
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:23 AM
"British gambling companies spent an “astronomic” £2bn on advertising and marketing last year, according to a new estimate that has intensified calls for the chancellor to increase taxes on the sector."
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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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 🫶
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
🎟️ 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 🫶
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 🫶
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We've marked Respect for Shopworkers Week with an important and timely discussion between Policing Minister Sarah Jones, trade unions and retailers.
Our Party and movement will always stand with shopworkers.
Our Party and movement will always stand with shopworkers.
November 16, 2025 at 12:31 PM
We've marked Respect for Shopworkers Week with an important and timely discussion between Policing Minister Sarah Jones, trade unions and retailers.
Our Party and movement will always stand with shopworkers.
Our Party and movement will always stand with shopworkers.
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We're about to start Day 2 of Community Britain: Co-operative Party Conference.
It's been a fantastic conference so far and we're looking forward to seeing you for our closing day today. 🐝
It's been a fantastic conference so far and we're looking forward to seeing you for our closing day today. 🐝
November 16, 2025 at 9:33 AM
We're about to start Day 2 of Community Britain: Co-operative Party Conference.
It's been a fantastic conference so far and we're looking forward to seeing you for our closing day today. 🐝
It's been a fantastic conference so far and we're looking forward to seeing you for our closing day today. 🐝
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"Labour came into government with a commitment to double the size of the co-operative sector and champion alternative ownership models. As business leaders, we’re thrilled to see this ambition backed up by real-world examples – businesses that prove these models work" ✍️ party.coop/2025/11/12/w...
Why We’re Transitioning to Employee Ownership – and Why It Matters
At Constellia we wanted to build a business that did things differently. Not just how we serve our clients, but how we operate as a company. Now we’re taking the next step in our journey by…
party.coop
November 13, 2025 at 1:53 PM
"Labour came into government with a commitment to double the size of the co-operative sector and champion alternative ownership models. As business leaders, we’re thrilled to see this ambition backed up by real-world examples – businesses that prove these models work" ✍️ party.coop/2025/11/12/w...
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Tomorrow, we welcome co-operators from across the country and across our movement to our annual conference.
We’re excited to share the best of Community Britain.
We’re excited to share the best of Community Britain.
November 14, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Tomorrow, we welcome co-operators from across the country and across our movement to our annual conference.
We’re excited to share the best of Community Britain.
We’re excited to share the best of Community Britain.
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Health insurance is expected to spike as tax credits for people who use the Affordable Care Act marketplace expire at year’s end. This comes as Illinois has launched its own marketplace it hopes will help people find an affordable plan.
What to know about expiring Obamacare tax credits at heart of government shutdown
chicago.suntimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Health insurance is expected to spike as tax credits for people who use the Affordable Care Act marketplace expire at year’s end. This comes as Illinois has launched its own marketplace it hopes will help people find an affordable plan.
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Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
October 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
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A City of Culture bid will attract more visitors, investment and new jobs, while supporting and celebrating the local artists, venues and organisations that make our town special.
We have so much talent. This competition gives us the chance to show that to the whole country.
We have so much talent. This competition gives us the chance to show that to the whole country.
Ipswich launches bid for £10m UK City of Culture prize
Ipswich MP Jack Abbott has fired the starting gun on Ipswich's bid for UK City of Culture 2029, after the Government announced a £10 million prize for the winning town or city.
www.ipswich.co.uk
October 30, 2025 at 6:52 PM
A City of Culture bid will attract more visitors, investment and new jobs, while supporting and celebrating the local artists, venues and organisations that make our town special.
We have so much talent. This competition gives us the chance to show that to the whole country.
We have so much talent. This competition gives us the chance to show that to the whole country.
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We have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to show the country what Ipswich is made of.
I am proud of Ipswich, and that is why I am firing the starting gun on our City of Culture bid.
Join me and help build a new future for our town!
I am proud of Ipswich, and that is why I am firing the starting gun on our City of Culture bid.
Join me and help build a new future for our town!
October 30, 2025 at 6:52 PM
We have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to show the country what Ipswich is made of.
I am proud of Ipswich, and that is why I am firing the starting gun on our City of Culture bid.
Join me and help build a new future for our town!
I am proud of Ipswich, and that is why I am firing the starting gun on our City of Culture bid.
Join me and help build a new future for our town!
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Trump: "I have the best numbers for any president in many years. Any president. And I would say if you read it, it's pretty clear I'm not allowed to run. It's too bad."
(Trump's approval rating is currently at a historic low, even for him, so no, his numbers are not the "best")
(Trump's approval rating is currently at a historic low, even for him, so no, his numbers are not the "best")
October 29, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Trump: "I have the best numbers for any president in many years. Any president. And I would say if you read it, it's pretty clear I'm not allowed to run. It's too bad."
(Trump's approval rating is currently at a historic low, even for him, so no, his numbers are not the "best")
(Trump's approval rating is currently at a historic low, even for him, so no, his numbers are not the "best")
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This is a lie.
There are many criticisms you might sensibly and truthfully make of the Sentencing Council and the Sentencing Guidelines. I’ve been making them for years.
But this is an outright lie. Pure fabrication. A fraud on the public.
There are many criticisms you might sensibly and truthfully make of the Sentencing Council and the Sentencing Guidelines. I’ve been making them for years.
But this is an outright lie. Pure fabrication. A fraud on the public.
October 7, 2025 at 8:03 AM
This is a lie.
There are many criticisms you might sensibly and truthfully make of the Sentencing Council and the Sentencing Guidelines. I’ve been making them for years.
But this is an outright lie. Pure fabrication. A fraud on the public.
There are many criticisms you might sensibly and truthfully make of the Sentencing Council and the Sentencing Guidelines. I’ve been making them for years.
But this is an outright lie. Pure fabrication. A fraud on the public.
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Is the media coverage of Labour biased? bylines.scot/opinion/is-t...
Is the media coverage of Labour biased?
What the media says about Labour versus what actually happens
bylines.scot
September 17, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Is the media coverage of Labour biased? bylines.scot/opinion/is-t...
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Asimov:
There is a cult of ignorance in the US, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.
There is a cult of ignorance in the US, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.
September 13, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Asimov:
There is a cult of ignorance in the US, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.
There is a cult of ignorance in the US, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.
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Amazing.
Newsom Just Masterfully Trolled Trump With Hilarious Fake Ad For 'Newsom University'—And We Can't
www.comicsands.com
September 13, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Amazing.
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"Resilience and composure have always been big strengths of hers. That's why she's won so many medals."
Ahead of the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, we speak to her coach Trevor Painter and physiotherapist Alison Rose about what makes Keely Hodgkinson such a strong athlete 🏃♀
Ahead of the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, we speak to her coach Trevor Painter and physiotherapist Alison Rose about what makes Keely Hodgkinson such a strong athlete 🏃♀
Keely Hodgkinson – from injuries and tears to gold medal favourite - Athletics Weekly
We talk to coach Trevor Painter and physio Alison Rose about how Keely Hodgkinson has been able to leap from world championship worry to 800m gold medal fav ...
athleticsweekly.com
September 4, 2025 at 2:37 PM
"Resilience and composure have always been big strengths of hers. That's why she's won so many medals."
Ahead of the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, we speak to her coach Trevor Painter and physiotherapist Alison Rose about what makes Keely Hodgkinson such a strong athlete 🏃♀
Ahead of the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, we speak to her coach Trevor Painter and physiotherapist Alison Rose about what makes Keely Hodgkinson such a strong athlete 🏃♀
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See also the U.K.
Or rather, don’t see the U.K.. Ofcom is far too afraid of offending Musk or Trump to dare enforce our own laws in the U.K.
Or rather, don’t see the U.K.. Ofcom is far too afraid of offending Musk or Trump to dare enforce our own laws in the U.K.
Trial against X starts today in Brussels for refusing to remove rape video in Belgium, based on Belgian criminal law prohibiting the dissemination of non-consensual intimate images (in Dutch) www.hln.be/binnenland/x...
X weigert verkrachtingsvideo Vlaamse vrouw te verwijderen en staat nu terecht: “Sociale media moeten verantwoordelijkheid nemen”
Er komt voor het eerst in ons land een openbaar strafproces tegen de sociaalnetwerksite X, het vroegere Twitter. Reden: het platform met ruim 600 miljoen gebruikers weigerde een video weg te halen waa...
www.hln.be
September 12, 2025 at 7:20 AM
See also the U.K.
Or rather, don’t see the U.K.. Ofcom is far too afraid of offending Musk or Trump to dare enforce our own laws in the U.K.
Or rather, don’t see the U.K.. Ofcom is far too afraid of offending Musk or Trump to dare enforce our own laws in the U.K.
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Next they'll be rewriting textbooks to say Japanese American internment camps were delightful summer resorts.
September 3, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Next they'll be rewriting textbooks to say Japanese American internment camps were delightful summer resorts.
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Jordan Peterson DESTROYED BY Jordan Peterson
May 29, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Jordan Peterson DESTROYED BY Jordan Peterson