Sam Talbot
@mrsamjtalbot.bsky.social
Walthamstow, Labour & Football on the whole. Sit on the London Labour REC.
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Just picking a buffet of topics from her Twitter feed. Terrible for scrutiny of the government, but with the happy possibility that at some point she might ask the PM about a joke she has taken as fact.
Kemi Badenoch is all over the place at PMQs. She's going from Chagos to Bangladesh to Gerry Adams. Bizarre
January 15, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Just picking a buffet of topics from her Twitter feed. Terrible for scrutiny of the government, but with the happy possibility that at some point she might ask the PM about a joke she has taken as fact.
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So many of their problems in government, and so many of their problems in opposition have the same root: by the end most ministers just weren’t across the detail and many of them have no experience of anything resembling functional policymaking.
Kemi Badenoch shadow minister rejected calls for mandatory child abuse reporting in 2018
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Tory shadow minister rejected calls for mandatory child abuse reporting in 2018
Then-safeguarding minister Victoria Atkins - now a member of Kemi Badenoch's shadow cabinet - said the case for a mandatory reporting duty had "not been made."
www.mirror.co.uk
January 11, 2025 at 2:48 PM
So many of their problems in government, and so many of their problems in opposition have the same root: by the end most ministers just weren’t across the detail and many of them have no experience of anything resembling functional policymaking.
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Come see us on Thursday and/or Friday! And find us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/gonuj_93
December 11, 2024 at 10:29 PM
Come see us on Thursday and/or Friday! And find us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/gonuj_93
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that was an incredible Commons debate with MPs speaking with sincerity and integrity on both sides, and total respectful silence when the vote came
November 29, 2024 at 2:28 PM
that was an incredible Commons debate with MPs speaking with sincerity and integrity on both sides, and total respectful silence when the vote came
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A remarkable stat: Heidi Alexander’s appointment as Transport Secretary means the cabinet is now 100% state-educated for the first time in history.
November 29, 2024 at 1:52 PM
A remarkable stat: Heidi Alexander’s appointment as Transport Secretary means the cabinet is now 100% state-educated for the first time in history.
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No fewer than six former editors/EiCs of the Observer have written to the Scott Trust urging them to pause the sale of the title to Tortoise Media pressgazette.co.uk/news/observe...
Six former editors urge Scott Trust not to 'gamble' with future of Observer
Six former Observer editors have urged the Scott Trust to halt the sale of The Observer to Tortoise Media in a new open letter.
pressgazette.co.uk
November 27, 2024 at 5:24 PM
No fewer than six former editors/EiCs of the Observer have written to the Scott Trust urging them to pause the sale of the title to Tortoise Media pressgazette.co.uk/news/observe...
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Labour should be louder about the good things it’s doing because there’s lots of little things like this getting missed right now
November 26, 2024 at 7:39 AM
Labour should be louder about the good things it’s doing because there’s lots of little things like this getting missed right now
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Why MPs should vote to legalise assisted dying. My piece for @newstatesman.com.
www.newstatesman.com/comment/2024...
www.newstatesman.com/comment/2024...
Why MPs should vote to legalise assisted dying
Maintaining a cruel status quo is not a neutral choice.
www.newstatesman.com
November 26, 2024 at 8:14 AM
Why MPs should vote to legalise assisted dying. My piece for @newstatesman.com.
www.newstatesman.com/comment/2024...
www.newstatesman.com/comment/2024...
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Why have the Guardian & Observer's journalists voted overwhelming to go on strike? I've attempted to summarise our concerns, the reports so far & why a Scott Trust board meeting tomorrow is a pivotal moment for press freedom & the future of journalism.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
How to Speak Truth to Power
...when that power is your own news organisation? I don't know. And I wish it was a question I didn't have to ask.
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November 24, 2024 at 6:30 PM
Why have the Guardian & Observer's journalists voted overwhelming to go on strike? I've attempted to summarise our concerns, the reports so far & why a Scott Trust board meeting tomorrow is a pivotal moment for press freedom & the future of journalism.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
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My dreams of running away to join the circus have been given a boost…
The circus is here - no running away needed! 🎪
The circus is here - no running away needed! 🎪
November 25, 2024 at 4:16 PM
My dreams of running away to join the circus have been given a boost…
The circus is here - no running away needed! 🎪
The circus is here - no running away needed! 🎪
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For anyone with a heart and soul (everyone here?…), and double portions for those keeping an eye on the Assisted Dying Bill, this is a must listen. Excellent.
Listen to today's full episode: Kim Leadbeater on assisted dying, fractious politics and Jo Cox
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www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/epi...
The News Agents - Podcast | Global Player
<p>Next week, MPs will get their first opportunity in almost a decade to vote on extending the choices available to terminally ill people at the end of their lives. A contentious subject, The Assisted...
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November 22, 2024 at 7:35 PM
For anyone with a heart and soul (everyone here?…), and double portions for those keeping an eye on the Assisted Dying Bill, this is a must listen. Excellent.
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#Wowzer honour & privelege WF recognised at the London Cycling Awards in the year of #Enjoy #MiniHolland 10th Anniversay for 'Active & Inclusive Travel'. Lots done, but plenty more to do! Lovely to bump into local WF Active Travel Campaigners Mariam from JoyRiders & Toby from Healthy Higham Hill.
November 22, 2024 at 12:34 PM
#Wowzer honour & privelege WF recognised at the London Cycling Awards in the year of #Enjoy #MiniHolland 10th Anniversay for 'Active & Inclusive Travel'. Lots done, but plenty more to do! Lovely to bump into local WF Active Travel Campaigners Mariam from JoyRiders & Toby from Healthy Higham Hill.
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Extraordinary how many of the Prescott takes just ignore Rayner's existence.
November 22, 2024 at 10:39 AM
Extraordinary how many of the Prescott takes just ignore Rayner's existence.
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My old boss taught me that there was only one indispensable figure in the Blair govt besides Blair, and it was John Prescott. He pulled off that trick of being fiercely loyal while still very much having his own mind: if he pushed back against something, it mattered. A total force of nature.
November 21, 2024 at 8:20 AM
My old boss taught me that there was only one indispensable figure in the Blair govt besides Blair, and it was John Prescott. He pulled off that trick of being fiercely loyal while still very much having his own mind: if he pushed back against something, it mattered. A total force of nature.
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Tony Blair’s tribute to John Prescott, in full docs.google.com/document/d/1...
November 21, 2024 at 8:15 AM
Tony Blair’s tribute to John Prescott, in full docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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Fantastic to see these positive health and educational benefits for London children. Shows how important universal services for children and young people are
Great to be here 👋🏽
Let’s start with some good news. A new report shows free school meals in London's state primaries are having a positive impact:
➡️ Improving children’s health and wellbeing
➡️ Supporting families, esp. those struggling with the cost of living
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Let’s start with some good news. A new report shows free school meals in London's state primaries are having a positive impact:
➡️ Improving children’s health and wellbeing
➡️ Supporting families, esp. those struggling with the cost of living
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Free school meals in all London primary schools 'boosting health of families'
A report finds a massive 84% of parents believe the rollout of free school meals for primary pupils in the London have also helped or significantly improved their household budgets
www.mirror.co.uk
November 19, 2024 at 5:04 PM
Fantastic to see these positive health and educational benefits for London children. Shows how important universal services for children and young people are
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November 18, 2024 at 10:00 AM
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Follow for the latest news and updates about our Borough from your Waltham Forest Labour MPs and Councillors 🌹👇 go.bsky.app/8DEMEru
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Obviously Dems have plenty to think about but some of the almost existential assumptions about their defeat needs reigning in. Relatively small shifts in the right places next time and they take back the White House.
November 16, 2024 at 6:11 PM
Obviously Dems have plenty to think about but some of the almost existential assumptions about their defeat needs reigning in. Relatively small shifts in the right places next time and they take back the White House.