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Good to see Jelley didn't wobble - but yet another example of why we need to "Clean up Westminster" including replacing the House of Lords
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...
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Tory peer to leave Lords after investigation finds he breached standards over Covid PPE deals
Lord Chadlington introduced government to company in which he had financial interest in 2020
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/06/tory-peer-lord-chadlington-leave-house-of-lords-covid-ppe-deals
3 months ago
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My recent piece on why now is the time to 'Clean up Westminster' ā¬ļø
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The Overton window for cleaning up Westminster has swung wide open. Ā It is swaying wildly on its hinges, buffeted in a gale of sleaze. It feels grotesque to suggest it, given all the suffering theā¦ |...
The Overton window for cleaning up Westminster has swung wide open. Ā It is swaying wildly on its hinges, buffeted in a gale of sleaze. It feels grotesque to suggest it, given all the suffering the Ep...
https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:share:7431406363005575168/?originTrackingId=S8g7vtMAlqtIEaTsKrqvYA%3D%3D
3 months ago
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The Overton window for cleaning up westminster just swung wide open. We should do what polly says:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Public faith in politics is now in the gutter. Hereās how Labour should drag it out | Polly Toynbee
With Britain sliding down the index of transparency and voters angry, the looming election bill fails to confront the real issues, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/10/public-faith-politics-labour-britain-transparency-donations
4 months ago
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www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
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UK and US sink to new lows in global index of corruption
Countriesā drop in scores in annual table comes amid āworrying trendā of backsliding in established democracies
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/10/uk-and-us-sink-to-new-lows-in-global-index-of-corruption?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
4 months ago
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Peter Stefanovic
4 months ago
āWe owe it to Epsteinās victims and to British democracy to demand historic changeā Gordon Brown
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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We owe it to Epsteinās victims and to British democracy to demand historic change | Gordon Brown
The abuse of women by figures such as Epstein, and of political power by the likes of Mandelson, must be confronted. As far as I am able, I will play my part, says former UK prime minister Gordon Brow...
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/06/peter-mandelson-jeffrey-epstein-victims-democracy-change-gordon-brown
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I fully support PR but not sure it is where I would start. We need to clean up politics or face an overwhelming crisis.
add a skeleton here at some point
4 months ago
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Kier Starmer should immediately announce 1. Cap on political party funding 2. Much tougher code of conduct for ministers with harsh sanctions. 3. Abolition of House of Lords
4 months ago
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Future Advocacy
11 months ago
āŖ20 years ago today, the world came together for Live 8 š¶ Our CEO
@ollybuston.bsky.social
reflects on an extraordinary day - from the chaos of organising 10 concerts across 9 countries in just 3 months, to the billions in debt cancellation and AIDS funding that followed. š
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Extraordinary new analysis of the impact of Labourās new aid cuts by
@onecampaign.bsky.social
www.one.org/press/campai...
#StopKillerCuts
#CutsThatKill
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Campaigners Warn UK Aid Cuts Will Cost Lives as PM Starmer Meets President Trump
LONDON ā As UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer meets with US President Donald Trump today, new analysis from the ONE Campaign demonstrates the devasting consequences of the UKās decision to reduce Officia...
https://www.one.org/press/campaigners-warn-uk-aid-cuts-will-cost-lives-as-pm-starmer-meets-president-trump/?bbeml=tp-cY89iujDAUCm89xiV8CRhA.j2NnLjjEinEWKNZ2OdGVNZQ.rKdv6sBjQIkeQulwS4X0irw.lfq2ASSGEBUy8PPvdLiuUQA
over 1 year ago
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We definitely need a stronger military right now. But cutting aid to fund the military is cutting your nose to spite your face. If you don't believe me just ask the guy who ran Britain's army
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Starmerās cut to aid budget a āstrategic mistakeā, says former army head
Exclusive: Gen Lord Richard Dannatt warns āshortsightedā move will ultimately add to burden on Britainās armed forces
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/feb/27/keir-starmer-foreign-aid-defence-budget-richard-dannatt?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
over 1 year ago
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stark message from Bill Gates on Trump/Musk aid cuts:
fortune.com/2025/02/18/b...
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Bill Gates warns of millions of deaths if Trump and Musk don't reinstate axed foreign aid funding
The philanthropist warned that if aid funding out of the world's largest economy continues to dwindle, millions of lives will be on the line.
https://fortune.com/2025/02/18/bill-gates-trump-musk-foreign-aid-funding/
over 1 year ago
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