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Ralph Berry

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Bradford Labour & Co-op Councillor for Wibsey ; WYCA Scrutiny ; Bradford Children's Scrutiny Community Leader @Oasis_UK at Lister Park #Manningham #FilmPhotography Ev Driver Community Union; CharityTrustee ; Ex NHS NED http://cllrralphberry.wordpress

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Ralph Berry @rdrberry.bsky.social · Nov 23

#Wibsey Ward Councillors Surgeries #Wibsey #Bradford

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Ralph Berry @rdrberry.bsky.social · 8h

Another convoluted debate on Flags at Council..
Rather takes me to a trip to Falls Road and Shankhill 3 years back.
That's where the flag obsession leads....

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Kirsten de Vos 🚶🏻‍♀️💚🚲🍃 @kirstendevos.bsky.social · 15h

🔥 Domestic wood burning is becoming a serious public health issue

Residential wood burning now contributes 11% of the UK’s PM2.5 emissions - tiny particles that can harm lungs, brain & heart

See how your area is affected with this interactive map from UCL:

storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/9231...

Where are the wood burners in England and Wales?

Mapping the distribution of wood fuel heat sources using Energy Performance Certificates

storymaps.arcgis.com

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Ralph Berry @rdrberry.bsky.social · 10h

As a former Southfield Square house owner a few years later I just love the history and feel.

Ralph Berry @rdrberry.bsky.social · 11h

www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
Amazing .
Real photography genius in Manningham...lived there a few years a precious record
@bradford2025.co.uk

‘An unseen side of Black Britain’: memories of 1980s Bradford – in pictures

Pinball, boomboxes and vintage cars! Victor Wedderburn’s photographs capture the joys – and struggles – of the era for the city’s immigrant communities

www.theguardian.com

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Ralph Berry @rdrberry.bsky.social · 12h

Glazed moments of municipal relief for a long evening...
@municipaldreams.bsky.social
#Bradford

Ralph Berry @rdrberry.bsky.social · 12h

Interesting direct copy of recent French rules ...

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Ralph Berry @rdrberry.bsky.social · 12h

#Localdemocracy full on tonight at @bradfordcouncil.bsky.social full meeting ..12 Motions 4 petitions and 34 questions.
In Lockwood and Mawsons finest creation .
Too many motions tbh ...
@efrogwraig.bsky.social @municipaldreams.bsky.social

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Ralph Berry @rdrberry.bsky.social · 1d

Identitarianist Calvinism.
Yuk

Ralph Berry @rdrberry.bsky.social · 1d

Facts vs Narrative pt 300

Anthony Painter @anthonypainter.bsky.social · 1d

This is actually really dumb. Creates labour market stickiness rather than flexibility which is costly for productivity. Moving jobs becomes riskier.

Employers may think they benefit from it but they don't.

Resolution Foundation @resfoundation.bsky.social · 1d

The UK is an international outlier when it comes to protection from unfair dismissal.

Our two-year ‘qualifying period’ for unfair dismissal protection is completely out of step with other rich countries, where qualifying periods between three and six months are the norm.

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