Sign the petition: strip MPs of their fuel allowance too! Did you know this? MPs can claim back money spent on heating the second homes they need for their role - and there's no cap on what they can claim! At a time when the Winter Fuel Allowance is being sc...

This cause is close to my heart — why should MPs have a winter fuel allowance for second homes when many pensioners are having theirs stopped? - please sign: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...

The two soon-to-be former Labour MPs disseminating prejudice in a WhatsApp group would do well to remember the wisdom of early pioneers in online discourse: “don’t post anything online that you wouldn’t physically put on a public noticeboard.”

I hope so! I brought them up that way.

Good to see Richard is back in the fold

Apparently Trump is going to buy Greenland and Mexico is going to pay for it.

Public-Private partnerships have had a mixed review. Is this the missing link for developing resilient and inclusive communities. This is something our politicians need to know more about:

theconversation.com/how-cities-a...

Tell your MP that mental health funding must be protected I've emailed my MP about protecting vital mental health funding. Will you join me?

Mental health services are collapsing at a time when mental health in the UK is at an all time low. Please tell your MP the proposed cuts are irresponsible.

This year saw 1.5bn people in 70 countries voted in general elections yet there seems to be a growing sense of unease and cynicism that political leaders are failing to address key questions such as child poverty, homelessness, and the climate crisis. Are we seeing the decline of party politics?

Brilliant, John!

I recall quite a few Tory MPs anticipating the inevitable a year or two ago, saying a spell in opposition would do them good as it provides better scope for clarifying what the Conservatives should stand for. How well
13 years in opposition helped Labour remains to be seen.

With Labour holding 63% of parliamentary seats it’s churlish to imagine a petition will facilitate an election in less than 4 years. Irrespective of how many signatures there are.

Please help us and take the short survey here...it's all about political donations...something I talk a lot about in my book

Democracyforsale.co.uk/safeguard

The warrior @petergeoghegan.bsky.social who leads Democracy For Sale is taking this to MPs who support transparency

PLEASE SHARE 🙏🏼

I follow the money — which is why I support the survey.

Stand with the People of Georgia !!

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/commentisfre...

Government by ‘Talking Shop’? Hardly – Here’s Just Some of the Major Reforms Keir Starmer Has Introduced So Far You don't have to look very hard to see that Starmer's Government has been far more active than the Daily Mail is telling you

Labour seems more active in government than the media would have us believe:

bylinetimes.com/2024/12/03/g...

#Starmer #Labour

Labour has a manifesto. Enact it?

Help a fella out & complete this short survey, would you?

The perfect future rejoinder to anybody who suggests austerity is the answer: just say “George Osborne”.

Sweden's remarkably clean power grid. In November, this was its electricity generation mix:

Hydro 38%
Wind 31%
Nuclear 28%
Bioenergy 4%

Zero coal or gas.

- Ember data

The recent general election in Ireland bucked the trend in 2024 of replacing incumbents with right wing governments.
How best to ensure social democracy fights back?
#populist #socialDemocracy