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Chris Williamson MP #GTTO @DerbyChrisW
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What the hell is going on?
I tabled a parliamentary question recently and discovered the Foreign Office has given £2m of public money to a shady organisation that's indulging in black propaganda against Jeremy Corbyn and the Labour Party.
theyworkforyou.com/wrans/?id=2018…
These Tories are using public money to subvert democracy.
dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/…
The irony of the govt's response to my question about them funding this shady organisation is that they claim it's "...to defend democracy against disinformation."
I put these questions to the Govt last week - I am due an answer today - @AlanDuncanMP - I trust the responses will arrive on time?
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I just appeared on the @daily_politics to discuss Kober’s resignation in Haringey. I was told that describing HDV as 'social cleansing' counts as bullying. Of course bullying must be reported and taken seriously, yet the HDV did threaten the homes of working class residents... >
that’s why the policy was so universally unpopular. Just look at what Southwark Council and Lend Lease did to the Heygate Estate where 1,200 social homes were replaced by just 82. You only need to go to Elephant and Castle to see the dramatic changes taking place there >
If you want to see the Haringey story from the perspective of the local residents, not the councillors, then I recommend @chakrabortty's article here theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
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Given the infamous National Broadband Plan has been in the news of late - SSE pulled out of the eNet consortium and the whole project now looks in doubt - it's worth looking again at the FOI case involving eNet.. 1/ many
*sips hot chocolate*. *Ready your popcorn*
Way, way, way back in the mists of time, there was the original national broadband plan. It was called Metropolitan Area Networks (MANs). It was 2002. Dermot Ahern was the minister. 19 schemes were approved. €32m!
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1. Let me explain political tribalism using sports as an example.

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So here's my last #Brexit thread of the year.

If you saw Theresa May's message today you'll see that all she has is bland platitudes. She's totally disconnected and out of her depth. She doesn't understand Brexit or the sentiment behind it & has no idea what direction to take.
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