Richard Honnoraty
@RHonnoraty
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Co-founder of several Yorkshire devolution organisations, erstwhile campaigner and a Yorkshireman.
Yorkshire and The Humber
Joined November 2019
RT @Yorkshire_Party: The Yorkshire mayoral model is a mess, fragmented powers, uneven influence, and a patchwork of devolution that leaves….
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
A potential change of government presents an opportunity to resubmit the One Yorkshire devolution proposal rejected by the Conservatives
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RT @Yorkshire_Party: Westminster is failing our kids. The GCSE gap isn’t about talent—it’s about centralisation, underfunding & southern bi….
smf.co.uk
Analysis of this mornings’ GCSE results day data:
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RT @JPYorkshireman: A fine report that again calls for bigger & better devolution. This is too big a job for an individual Mayor. This type….
countycouncilsnetwork.org.uk
Devolving housing, income and tourism taxes to England’s counties could raise more than £4bn a year to invest in local services and supercharge economic growth, a new report reveals. The research...
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Austerity was an absolute disaster. If we are to have a strong economy, we need more investment particularly in deprived areas.
More cuts to public services would be EXACTLY THE OPPOSITE of what the country needs after 14 years of austerity. Strong public services are the bedrock of a strong economy, not optional extras 🏥👩⚕️🚸💡🧑🔧🚌🚄.
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RT @tomgordonLD: It was a pleasure meeting Lauren Doherty last week and hearing about the incredible work she’s doing to promote road safet….
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It is an outrage that Thames Water has been allowed to accumulate so much debt. The government has been asleep on the job for years, so it would seem.
Thames Water must be turned into a public benefit company to end this farce that is saddling customers with terrible service and rising prices. @timfarron
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For Conservative, Labour and Reform read the incompetent English Establishment. None of them are worth the time of day in their present forms. We deserve better!.
Scotland 🏴 . The Reform surge is even happening in Scotland. “A new snapshot opinion poll has put Reform level with the SNP on 24% of the vote.”.
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"Yorkshire has historically been a region of strong local pride and resilience.". People should have a say in how they are governed and what policies are implemented.
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
Policies and initiatives are more effective, fairer and more sustainable when they emerge from the community, not dictated from the centre
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"A regional government could focus on policies tailored to Yorkshire's economy, addressing disparities in income and investment when compared with London.".
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
At a meeting in Leeds on 7 June, campaigners will take the next step toward true Yorkshire devolution – real power, shaped by and for its people
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I would like to think that things can only get better but I thought that in the past and look what happened.
The Tory government were dreadful, but is this the worst government frontbench in living memory?
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It should be that companies and billionaires support the country that is making them rich by paying their fair share of taxes. It is the government's job to ensure that this happens. Clearly there is one rule for the rich and another for the rest of us.
The average billionaire in the UK gets £300m a year in tax avoidance benefits. The top companies Shell, BP, Amazon. are getting up to £5bn each. If we are cutting benefits, cut them for billionaires and trillion dollar companies who definately don't need them.
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RT @MayorRos: £14m redevelopment of iconic Doncaster Dome Leisure Centre has begun!. @AllianceLeisure are proud to be leading the extensive….
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It does not matter who wins an election, the government will be controlled by the corporations and financiers. Just the threat of action by "the markets" is enough to bring down the government. We are in an abusive relationship but it does not have to be this way.
HSBC fined $1.9bn in US for money laundering. UK Chancellor Osborne, regulators protected it. No investigation. £1bn HBOS frauds: FCA/SFO passed buck to LLoyds Bank. Promised report in 2018. None published. Corporate crimes facilitated by the state.
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Labour has sold out to the "markets"! It is probably too late to take back control of the party. It might be time to think about what will replace it.
Starmer and co are trashing Labour’s legacy. We must take back control of our party – before it’s too late
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Privatisation of water services was supposed to be regulated. Not exactly been a great success though. If this is the best they can do, then it is time for public ownership.
Amidst the driest Spring in 69 years, the National Drought Group says many water companies’ plan for drought is « simply praying for rain. » . Private water companies cannot adequately prepare us for the existential threat of climate change. It's time for public ownership.
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"The event aims to ignite a region-wide conversation about Yorkshire's democratic future and build public support for meaningful constitutional reform." This includes moving to a federal system with most of the power exercised by the regions.
yorkshireparty.org.uk
A Constitutional Convention for Yorkshire
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The Yorkshire Party responds to Yorkshire's Plan for Rail. "The conclusion is that whilst representing progress, this is not the transformational plan that Yorkshire needs.".
yorkshireparty.org.uk
Is this the transformational plan that Yorkshire needs ?
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RT @Yorkshire_Party: A poor decision - we need to invest more in job-relevant education, not less. The ramifications for the NHS alone will….
bbc.co.uk
The government will no longer fund some courses for older learners in order to boost entry level training places.
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RT @boroinyorkshire: London would like more devolution, of course they do. So do the deprived regions of the North and Cornwall. Fiscal dev….
standard.co.uk
London faces global economic headwinds arising from the Trump presidency and Brexit, alongside pressures such as a rapidly rising population, now more than nine million, in need of additional housing...
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The coalfields never received the investment they deserved. We got austerity instead which was a complete disaster. Economists wonder why we have such low productivity. Seems pretty obvious to me.
How decades of neglect deepened the decline of our former coalfields | Thatcher may have closed the mines, but the governments that followed also had a hand in the decline of former coalfield areas | John Cole. @_mia_gray.
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