#Councils

Jack Simpson

JSimpsonjourno

Before the cladding debate starts today, I think context is important.For nearly three and a half years the government has been consistently saying that leaseholders should not pay for cladding

Robert Colvile

rcolvile

Throughout the pandemic, to a rough approximation, every single UK policy success has been built on a good database. And every single policy failure has resulted from a bad/nonexistent one.

Akheil Singla

AkheilS

As conversations continue about reforms to law enforcement, I think we should also talk about revenue-motivated policing. It’s the result of bad fiscal incentives and systemic racism. But I think

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AxleRyde

My daughter starts intermediate in the next few days. She & I have really enjoyed #cycling to & from school in #IslandBay over the last year. She has done the

Greg McCortney

gmccortney

I was on three COVID-19 related zooms this morning. One for healthcare workers, one for legislators, and one about the state Cares Act funds. A few things that I feel

Jannik Giesekam

jannikgiesekam

I've had several recent exchanges with local authorities who're interested in tackling embodied carbon in buildings but struggling to keep up with all the docs out there. So here's my

Narîn🌞نارین

narinology

Afro-Iraqis are a critical part of Iraqi culture and unfortunately continue to endure brutal discrimination. Slurs like “Abeed” (slave) are still used against them.Hear from these community members themselves from

Alistair Simpson

ChristiCorvus

County Councils, and their close cousins the Unitary Authority, tend to fly under the radar when it comes to local election coverage. To change this, I'll be doing a Guide

Robert Colvile

rcolvile

The vaccine passports debate is a perfect illustration of my new working theory: that the most important part of modern government, and its most important limitation, is database management. Please

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OwsWills

In May 1839, a group of men in women's clothes attacked and demolished a turnpike at Efail-wen, Carmarthenshire.Their riots would empower the poor.They became a totem.A symbol of rebellion, against

Ben Chu

BenChu_

Thread on the return of austerity Some are arguing that, due to this week's Spending Review from @RishiSunak, austerity is back.Is it?...1/ ....We've obviously got the well-discussed foreign aid cut

Mark Pearson MLC

MarkPearsonMP

BREAKING: KOALA KILL BILLS RUSHED THROUGH NSW PARLIAMENTThe NSW Coalition Government have pushed to debate the hugely controversial Local Land Services Amendment Bill 2020 with the hope of slipping it

Resist the Hologram - Stu Cvrk

STUinSD

Thread – Has the Armed Conflict Phase of the Civil War Started?1. Here’s a staggering report from Bedford County, PA, as received from a pal. 2. BLM has

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eledritch

This is a whale wild fact thread bc I’m researching my Original Writing Project & they keep getting infinitely cooler. 1. Sperm whales, at 230 dB, are the loudest animals

Trinh

Trinhnomics

Leszek Kolakowski - What’s socialism? Let me tell u what it isn’t, a state in which:One responsible for one’s ancestors;A crime to be a bro, sister, son or wife of

James Barry

JamesBarry1789

This is your regular reminder- you’re not crazy, men can’t become women, women can’t become men. We should respect people with genuine gender dysphoria, and be polite to them. But

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