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I am both humbled and honoured to say Last Monday I got Elected Deputy Mayor of Tiverton. I have already put it on Facebook. But I have been extremely busy to update this platform.

Zelenskyy joins EU leaders’ meeting over €800bn defence plan after Macron’s stark Russia warning – Europe live Leaders gather to discuss €800bn plan to boost military capacity and help Ukraine as French president says Europe has to be ready to defend itself without US help * See all our Ukraine war coverage If you wonder what The Guardian makes of Merz’s…

Zelenskyy joins EU leaders’ meeting over €800bn defence plan after Macron’s stark Russia warning – Europe live

The BBC did not receive 8% of its ‘total funding’ from USAID - Full Fact It was the international charity BBC Media Action, not the BBC as a whole, which got 8% of its funding from the United States Agency for International Development in 2023/24.

Full Fact: The BBC did not receive 8% of its ‘total funding’ from USAID
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Ofgem increases its price cap for a third consecutive quarter

10% hike in October
1.2% hike in January
6.4% hike in April

What part of “price cap” doesn’t Ofgem understand?

“Wes Streeting says he wants to take the NHS ‘back to basics’,” says @shawncharlwood.bsky.social

“Ending scenes that belong outside bakeries in the Soviet bloc would be a good start.”

“Making promises won’t restore access to millions.”

“Only action will.”
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This is ansult on the British people. We need a #Fairdeal #Libdems.

Exclusive: Labour Plans To Use Nigel Farage's NHS Views To Halt The Reform UK Surge The former Ukip leader has raised the prospect of a French-style insurance system for the health service.

ICYMI Labour sees Nigel Farage's NHS-scepticism as his major Achilles Heel with voters, and plan to attack Reform on it.

Source: "It’s important that we highlight the danger of Farage’s consistent position on moving to a fee-paying model."

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SLCC | Town Clerk and Responsible Financial Officer Contract Type: Permanent Working Hours: Full time, 37 hours per week, flexible hours including regular evening meetings and occasional weekends Salary Grade: £42,708 – £45,718 (representing spinal col...

Tiverton in Devon UK, is looking for a Town Clark.
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Honiton, Sidmouth LibDems, are Looking for an Organiser, to work With @richardfoordld.bsky.social please see the link below for more information.

Reference: 95346

Date Added: 6 January 2025
Closing Date: 20 January 2025

Job Title: Constituency Organiser
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BREAKING: Merrick Garland has released volume one of the Jack Smith report

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" In 2022, a Channel 4 investigation revealed that workers at a Shein supplier in China were on 18-hour shifts with only one day off per month.Similarly, a B... Lib Dem MP Josh Reynolds GRILLS Shein lawyer on working conditions

Lib Dem MP Josh Reynolds GRILLS Shein lawyer on working conditions

The serious point about how chaotic our electoral system would be at converting current vote shares in the polls into seats is that this (a) shows why MRPs (and similar) are so useful, and (b) why now would be a very good time for the media to get much better at understanding MRPs. E.g. you...

Met to hold inquiry over handling of Mohamed Al Fayed allegations Internal inquiry into two complaints will seek to establish if there were ‘any missed opportunities or failures’ Two complaints from victims about the Met police’s handling of allegations against Mohamed Al Fayed in 2008 will be investigated by the…

Met to hold inquiry over handling of Mohamed Al Fayed allegations

10 corporations that kept their promises after January 6, 2021 After a violent mob stormed the Capitol building on January 6, 2021, hundreds of corporations took action to communicate to the public that democracy itself was more important than maximizing their po...

1. Hundreds of companies who pledged to stop donating to members of Congress who voted to overturn the election on 1/6/21 have broken their promise over the last 4 years

But we've identified 10 promise keepers:

Farmers
Airbnb
Expedia
Nike
Clorox
General Mills
Holland & Hart
Qurate
Whirlpool
Lyft

Lib Dem leader Ed Davey on Elon Musk: "Anyone who wants to serve in a foreign government commenting on our affairs should be very careful."

"I think the government should call in the US ambassador"

Graphic with a background image of Richard Foord standing in the countryside. At the top is a header reading "Richard Foord MP Demanding better for Honiton & Sidmouth" on an orange translucent background. On the left is a blue translucent box with text reading "16th - 20th Dec 2024" and 5 ticks as a list with: - At PMQs, uged Keir Starmer to back Ukraine in the face of Trump's lukewarm support - Used my Herald column to call for further action on water companies - Met with the Housing Minister to discuss needs of rural areas such as Mid- and East Devon - Talked about how pharmacies are taking the strain in our communities - Reiterated Lib Dem support for women affected by state pension changes" There is a Liberal Democrat logo in the bottom-right corner.

This week I have:

I prefer conversations that generate light, whereas X (formerly Twitter) has become a place that generates only heat. Musk's changes stink, and I have decided to become part of the exodus from X. Instead, I am up for some blue-sky thinking.

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Today we celebrate Boxing Day in the UK, so named because cats spend the day exploring empty boxes discarded from Christmas Day*

*This may not be true

MPs fear government too trusting of China in wake of alleged spy scandal Alleged spy reportedly used relationship with Prince Andrew to get to the heart of Britain’s establishment MPs fear the government is moving too fast to re-establish UK-China relations as some consider naming the alleged spy who used his relationship…

MPs fear government too trusting of China in wake of alleged spy scandal

What are people's thoughts?

Speaking as a member of a planning committee, I am concerned about what Labour are planning to do. I agree with Wera. Well done for the @libdems.org.uk for sticking up for local Communities.

🇸🇾👀 Syrian rebels have entered Assad's palace in Damascus. What Russia has been building in this country for almost 10 years has been destroyed.

‼️ This morning, the rebels announced the beginning of a new era. People in Syria are celebrating in the streets.

‘We can barely believe what’s happening’: how Syria’s frozen conflict flared into hot war that could topple Assad With insurgents closing in on Damscus, questions remain over whether the Assad regime will dig in, and if Hayat Tahrir al-Sham are as moderate as they seem When Islamist militants swept into her home town of Aleppo little over a week ago, Rama Alhalabi…

‘We can barely believe what’s happening’: how Syria’s frozen conflict flared into hot war that could topple Assad

Love Is Enough Bath Philharmonia, Bath Philharmonia Young Carers' Choir, Ed Davey · Love Is Enough · Song · 2024

Lets get this to number one @libdems.org.uk

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Having had issues with Dentists myself. I know how important it is to Residents in Castle Ward Tiverton. It was really good catching up with friends and learning. It has been a busy week. Thank you for your kind words this week it has ment a lot!

It was really good to meet up with the Right honourable Jenny. It was great seeing theMPs SteveDarling, MartinWrigley IanRoome. We talked about the Lack of Dentists and really pushing that matter at D&C LIBDEM Local Conference .It was nice to see RachelGilmourMP there and RichardFoordMP!