Prof Colin Talbot
@colinrtalbot
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Prof (Emeritus) U. Manchester ▪️government ▪️co-ops and cooperation ▪️progressive pluralism▪️ex Aikidoka ▪️Arsenal ▪️Born Dover (that's my Castle)
Bedford, UK
Joined April 2010
With PCCs abolished, who polices the police? - me, for The Constitution Society
consoc.org.uk
Colin Talbot explores the unanswered questions arising from the government's decision to abolish Police and Crime Commissioners.
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Gosh! How about - it’s the law of the land? Equality was legislated for - decades ago.
The Civil Service code defines 'impartiality' as requiring a 'commitment to equality and diversity'. How can being impartial involve a commitment to an overtly politicised agenda? No wonder things are going wrong. War is peace, freedom is slavery, ignorance is strength.
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ICYMI …. Abolishing PCCs will introduce more chaos into the criminal justice system?
With PCCs abolished, who polices the police? - me, for The Constitution Society
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Wasn't completely sure what I thought about this Erasmus move but Lord Frost's intervention has helped: I am now strongly in favour.
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All MPs enter a ballot to be picked for a PMQ - you have the same chances of being called as the rest of us. I note though that you came out the ballot for DEFRA questions this morning but didn’t show up to ask your question….
PMQs today will be rigged again by the Labour party. I will sit in the gallery.
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How the UK government spends £100 of its budget— What does the British government spend its budget on? The chart shows spending broken down by category, scaled to £100. It combines both central and local government spending. Social protection is the single largest item. Out of
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So much diversity in this photo of White House interns. You have tall white people, short white people, white people with blonde hair, white people who are brunettes, white males and white females.
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🚨Keir Starmer's No 10 is cancelling the afternoon lobby briefing, when journalists can ask the PM's spox as many questions they like, for as long as they like. They'll also sometimes cancel morning lobby, replacing it with press conferences with ministers, meaning many orgs
No10 has sneaked out, at 4.50pm on the last day before Christmas, that they are cancelling the daily afternoon lobby briefing for journalists. And they'll sometimes be cancelling the morning one too, to in favour of a televised press conference, to which "content creators" will
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It takes the Sun 225–250 million years to orbit the Milky Way’s centre. A Galactic Year. Travelling at 515,000 mph, we’ve only made about 20 laps in the Sun’s 4.6 billion year history. The last time we were in this spot, dinosaurs were just appearing! 🦖✨
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A co- op thank you! We at DotCoop are delighted to look back on our journey with https://t.co/A1k6SaAhLv in 2025, now showcasing over 84,000 organisations. See the latest update and our new data partners here: https://t.co/bJipnRNpxa
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JOB: Professorship of Public Policy @ the University of Cambridge https://t.co/NHrrsXJn5h
cam.ac.uk
The Board of Electors to the Professorship of Public Policy invite applications from candidates whose work falls within the field of public policy. We are looking for a successful and dynamic leader
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What’s notable about this - it makes no mention of the 41 Labour & COOPERATIVE MPs. Like all too many commentators @georgeeaton ignores them. Why? @CoopParty 👇🏽 Inside Labour’s five families - New Statesman
newstatesman.com
The rival tribes that could shape the party’s future
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Fun fact: @Nigel_Farage said he would buy a house in Clacton a year ago. He then angrily stated “I’ve just exchanged contracts on a house in Clacton, what more can I do?”. He then stated his girlfriend Laure Ferrari had bought it. He then said he had had an expensive weekend
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Anyone else on here finding their TL flooded with this stuff? I’m blocking dozens a day but they still keep coming…..
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The BBC should do the same for Trump’s financial records? He is claiming their broadcast cost him financial harm - let him try and prove it?
The @PulitzerPrizes board is demanding @realDonaldTrump turn over his psychiatric and medical records in discovery as part of his lawsuit against the board.
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“The battle isn’t now to protect Jews against reactionary hatred; it is to protect all of us against reactionary hatred.” Very well said by @Dannythefink, who has been targeted by the very worst of people for it.
thetimes.com
Extremists walk among us — and trying to ignore them won’t help. This is a fight for the future of liberal democracy
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Pleased @energygovuk has just put out a statement, effectively telling firms - They are expected to pass on the full £150/yr budget cuts to all customers (inc fixes, prepay etc) - This should be done from the day they start ie 1 April 2026 The statement is here
gov.uk
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On deep time. This week’s philosophy column @TheNewWorldmag - inspired by @Jamie_Woodward_ ‘s A Little History of the Earth @yalepress
thenewworld.co.uk
A Scottish geologist made a discovery that altered the way we see ourselves, and our planet. And yet his name is widely forgotten
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BREAKING on MS NOW: Jack Smith, in his opening statement to the House Judiciary Committee, says: "Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and to
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WALES - PC-Labour Coalition - incoming?
New @YouGov/@WalesGovernance Senedd poll in Wales is fairly staggering. > Plaid 33% > Ref 30% > Lab 10% > Con 10% > Greens 9% > Libs 6% According to @CavendishCymru seat model that would mean:
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