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Warren Oates @warrenoates1.bsky.social · 5h

A reminder that as much as we'd like the Labour government to be only looking to the future, there are still many things coming to light from the Tory years which need fixing.

Like this; which ought to have a rare positive thing the Tories did, but still left a mess for Labour to clean up.

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Tens of thousands of homes insulated under government schemes need repairs

Insulation programmes costing billions of pounds have led to widespread problems with damp and mould.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Han🌹🏳️‍🌈 @ceremonialgeek.bsky.social · 4h

Good. This is what should have happened to begin with. Not consulting disabled people on the previous proposed changes was a mistake, and I am glad they are trying to do the right thing this time around.
inews.co.uk/news/politic...

PIP reform proposals will be decided by disability groups, minister pledges

Stephen Timms said he hoped the review would create a ‘consensus about the right way forward’ on PIP after MPs’ rebellion

inews.co.uk

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lazytitan258.bsky.social @lazytitan258.bsky.social · 8m

You seem to be accepting the media spin that is overemphasising a single aspect of a particular visa so that people think they are both racist & not doing anything else on immigration. 🙄

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lazytitan258.bsky.social @lazytitan258.bsky.social · 37m

It’s for workers who will earn more than most of the indigenous population.

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lazytitan258.bsky.social @lazytitan258.bsky.social · 55m

“A-Level” is a media equivocation, not part of the rules Labour is changing.

lazytitan258.bsky.social @lazytitan258.bsky.social · 57m

This is for skilled workers only, so not a major issue.

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Warren Oates @warrenoates1.bsky.social · 4h

This is another reason why the Best Start Family Hubs / Best Start website will be so important when fully up & running: as a source of trusted, reliable information.

The Government kicks off a new campaign to help parents cut through the bombardment of unreliable advice & false expectations.

Parents supported to navigate early years misinformation online

Government kicks off a new national campaign to help parents cut through the bombardment of sometimes unreliable advice and false expectations online.

www.gov.uk

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Warren Oates @warrenoates1.bsky.social · 11h

Fair Work Agency

This is another benefit of the Employment Rights Bill.

The agency, which has just had its first Chair appointed, will start operating from April 2026 and will be the new body to enforce workers rights - both existing and new rights.

It brings together responsibilities...

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New agency chair appointed to crack down on minimum wage underpayment and worker exploitation

Matthew Taylor to lead Government's new Fair Work Agency from April 2026.

www.gov.uk

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James Austin @jamesdaustin.bsky.social · 9h

*stares in public finances and the Clean Power Plan*

Common Wealth @cmmonwealth.bsky.social · 9h

“For right-wing populists, the cost of living crisis is the gift that keeps on giving, allowing them to blame the experience of declining living standards on migrants and perceived ‘outsiders’.”

Our Director @mathewlawrence.bsky.social in @theguardian.com 🔗👇

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Soaring bills are the gift that keeps on giving for Reform. Shame Labour doesn’t have the guts to do anything about them | Mathew Lawrence

A cost of living crisis is not inevitable if there is the will to stop companies extracting profits from Britain’s essential services, says Mathew Lawrence of the Common Wealth thinktank

www.theguardian.com

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Warren Oates @warrenoates1.bsky.social · 9h

Yesterday the Bus Services (No2) Bill completed its process through Parliament.

It now goes to the King for Royal Assent, when it becomes law.

As well as overturning the ban on public ownership of bus companies, it gives local authorities more power over who runs buses, fares, routes & timetables.

Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] - Parliamentary Bills - UK Parliament

Current version of Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] with latest news, sponsors, and progress through Houses

bills.parliament.uk

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lazytitan258.bsky.social @lazytitan258.bsky.social · 7h

Oh please! 🤦

The threshold for WFA is £35k & despite media frenzy, no pensioners actually suffered last winter. Indeed 1000’s more are now on pension credit getting nearly 5k more a year.

Labour is removing the cap 🤦

They rolled back on the PIP cuts.

Hardly “going after”🤷

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lazytitan258.bsky.social @lazytitan258.bsky.social · 7h

Sure ok. 👌

Maybe you just need to talk to non tankies?

You know the election isn’t for a while, right?

Perhaps it’s even far enough away for you to learn about what they are doing instead of just vomiting illinformed bs you’ve been fed onto social media!

lazytitan258.bsky.social @lazytitan258.bsky.social · 11h

Then, as previously implied, you’re an idiot with a child’s understanding.

They have a detailed plan, set out in the manifesto, which they’re delivering on.

I’ve given you all the evidence for this & all you have is opinion pieces & conspiracy theories! 🙄🤦

Not being Corbyn is a good start!

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lazytitan258.bsky.social @lazytitan258.bsky.social · 11h

Again, confidently asserting debunked lies is not the same as being correct.

Your irrational, ideologically driven hatred blinds you to the fact that if Labour lose, which you are SOOOO looking forward to, Reform/Cons take over. But maybe that’s what you want? 🤷
Proves the horseshoe theory really

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lazytitan258.bsky.social @lazytitan258.bsky.social · 11h

GB Energy isn’t “a bung to business” it’s a publicly owned energy investment & production company that is involved in 100+ projects around the UK. Do you really think they can organise, fund & build massive new green energy production infrastructure in 12 months! 🙄🤦

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lazytitan258.bsky.social @lazytitan258.bsky.social · 11h

That’s just a lie, employment rights aren’t being watered down at all, labour just threw out all the watering down amendments from Tory, LD & Green Lords ffs! 🤦

Labour do have a major house building programme, & council houses too, do you just ignore inconvenient facts, we’ve covered this already!

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lazytitan258.bsky.social @lazytitan258.bsky.social · 11h

It’s not saying that if you actually read it.

It’s saying they inherited a smoking ruin & have constraints on what they can do. I disagree with the use of austerity, which is a lazy way to talk about reducing departmental spending when it’s not reducing public services.

Wealth taxes don’t work.

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ProTip (AKA alt_localgov) @protip.altgov.info · 1d

Ds didn’t shut down the government.

Ds withheld their votes, refusing to be accomplices to devastating cuts and this lawless administration.

Rs have all the seats they need to pass whatever they want. They don’t have the balls.

Ds are proud to stand up for America/ns. We did it. 🤞we’d do it again

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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 13h

98% of homes with external wall insulation installed under the government’s ECO scheme require work to correct major issues that will cause problems such as damp and mould - our new @nao.org.uk report www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... (full report www.nao.org.uk/reports/ener...)

Thousands of homes with botched eco insulation 'must be fixed'

Insulation programmes costing billions of pounds have led to widespread problems with damp and mould.

www.bbc.co.uk

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lazytitan258.bsky.social @lazytitan258.bsky.social · 13h

That’s nice for you, not the rest of the country, but for you, eh?

I assume you never complain about the state of the roads, or public services either? Oh but of course you do! 🙄🤮

lazytitan258.bsky.social @lazytitan258.bsky.social · 21h

Enhanced employment right, repealing anti TU laws, renters rights, growing the economy, huge green energy production investment to reduce energy costs - just a few to the things they’ve already done which are apparently an “utter irrelevance” to workers!

Good luck with the Yawn party! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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lazytitan258.bsky.social @lazytitan258.bsky.social · 21h

Your inability to admit you were wrong was what led to this.

You’ve been shifting topics whenever I disprove your claims and displaying your utter ignorance throughout our whole conversation.

I get you hate Labour because you supported Corbyn & have drunk the tankie KoolAid, but come on! 🙄

lazytitan258.bsky.social @lazytitan258.bsky.social · 21h

Dude, you’re so lame!

Is Lichfield part of Birmingham too? Because it’s between Birmingham & Handsacre. 🙄🤦

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lazytitan258.bsky.social @lazytitan258.bsky.social · 21h

They do. Do you remember when they did that last year?

You know when Starmer’s Labour won the same amount of seats in one election as Corbyn managed in 2 elections.

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Do you need a tissue?

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lazytitan258.bsky.social @lazytitan258.bsky.social · 21h

You literally said it was “north of Birmingham”, but because that would contradict your other statement, you can’t admit it.

You have no idea what Labour are offering, since you have just absorbed tankie rhetoric & regurgitate it without any actual knowledge.

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