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15 MINUTE CITIES
I spoke in Parliament today to ask the Government to hold a debate on the international socialist concept of so called 15 minute cities and 20 minute neighbourhoods.
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I spoke in Parliament today to ask the Government to hold a debate on the international socialist concept of so called 15 minute cities and 20 minute neighbourhoods.
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Ultra Low Emission Zones (ULEZ) in their present format do untold economic damage to any city. However the second step after ULEZ is this so called 15 minute cities or 20 minute neighbourhoods.
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🧵2/7 #Doncasterisgreat #stronglocaleconomy
These will take away your personal freedoms as well. Bristol, Oxford, Canterbury are signed up for them as is now @SheffCouncil. See their minutes of 2 February 2022. ➡️ democracy.sheffield.gov.uk/mgAi.aspx?ID=2…
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🧵3/7 #Doncasterisgreat #stronglocaleconomy
NATIONAL APPRENTICESHIP WEEK
I did an apprenticeship. I have also employed many apprentices over my working life and it’s a joy seeing their skills progress and watching them progress as individuals too.
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I did an apprenticeship. I have also employed many apprentices over my working life and it’s a joy seeing their skills progress and watching them progress as individuals too.
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I’m doing all I can to promote apprenticeships and I am lobbying those in Government when I can.
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This week I met with @GillianKeegan the Secretary of State for Education to press the case for apprenticeships. Being on the @CommonsEd has enabled me to raise questions of her before.
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🧵3/4 #Doncasterisgreat #stronglocaleconomy #education
UCAS & APPRENTICESHIPS
Today, the Government is launching plans to allow young people to use @ucas_online to search and apply for apprenticeships alongside degrees.
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Today, the Government is launching plans to allow young people to use @ucas_online to search and apply for apprenticeships alongside degrees.
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This will give them a better understanding of all the options available to them so they can get the best possible start in life.
I’m really pleased as apprenticeships are something I feel are not used enough.
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I’m really pleased as apprenticeships are something I feel are not used enough.
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Both my son and I served apprenticeships and gained so much from the experience. New skills. Salary. No debt. A real launchpad to get ahead in life.
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🧵 3/6 #Doncasterisgreat #stronglocaleconomy #apprenticeshipweek
