Clive Richardson
@ctr246
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Retired Librarian; former councillor. Likes music, moths, The Netherlands, organic gardening, people. I love my cats.
Bradford
Joined December 2009
I've now managed to download the Devolution White Paper. Sadly the chapter on Democracy is missing. Combined councils are not democratic, as members of them are appointed not elected.
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Based on what we’ve heard so far, this country will be making a dangerous lurch to the right at the end of the Tory leadership election.
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Soaring inflation confirmed, as energy prices rise 90% in a year
dutchnews.nl
The rate of inflation in the Netherlands reached a 40-year high of 6.4% in January, when calculated according to the Dutch system, national statistics agency CBS said on Thursday. In December...
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Failing to report that a multimillionaire Conservative Party donor paid for the Downing Street flat refurbishment is not only a gross breach of the rules but makes a mockery of the standards we expect from our Prime Ministers. Boris Johnson is taking us for fools.
Today, we’ve published the report of our investigation into the Conservative and Unionist Party about the reporting of donations and the recording of payments.
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These are some elements that are in the Health & Social Care Bill. #NHSPrivatisation
#ScrapNHSBill
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Ever wondered how a caterpillar becomes a butterfly? 🦋 Here’s how the amazing and beautiful process takes place 😍 Take part in the Big #ButterflyCount 👉 https://t.co/2y19tFBxVR
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Multiply butterfly: Increase in Dutch butterfly population
dutchnews.nl
You are likely to see more butterflies floating around this summer, says butterfly protection organisation the Butterfly Foundation. The group writes of an explosion in the butterfly population on...
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Corbyn increased Labour's polling 15% in five weeks with a socialist manifesto. Johnson increased Tories polling 20% in five months promising to get Brexit done. Starmer saying it's going to take years for him to achieve anything is just an excuse to cover up his shortcomings.
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How dare the Tory posh boys just write off £13 Bn pounds of Labour induced NHS PFI debt without so much as a vote through Parliament? 🤯
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Back to back programmes on Covid 19, with reporters interviewing other reporters is a waste of TV time. Just the facts will do, not endless analysis
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There's nothing wrong in identifying Covid 19 as Chinese or Wuhan virus, yet the Left seem to think that's offensive. Why have they never sought to rename Spanish flu, especially as it did not originate in Spain?
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So saddened by reading this. Anyone who enables Jeremy Corbyn to become Prime Minister tomorrow, should think very carefully about whether they want this on their conscience.
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Just 24 hours until the close of the most important election of my lifetime. More rests on this than I can mention. The fabric of our democracy The viability of our economy Our Union Our standing the the world Our national security The safety of our Jewish friends and neighbours
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"More than 100 victims of IRA bombings have written to Jeremy Corbyn demanding a meeting and seeking an apology for what they see as his historic sympathies for terrorists." #GE2019
https://t.co/94P7i9MlIx
standard.co.uk
EXCLUSIVE
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