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Sep 5 • 5 tweets • 3 min read
Excellent Policies, Children's and Families Scrutiny Committee meeting at County Hall in #Taunton this pm, with some excellent questions from members. However the big 🐘 in the room was Covid and its likely impact on education this autumn/winter... 🧵
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The Chair permitted me to ask an urgent question under AOB:
📈What measures are in place to tackle any anticipated rise in Covid cases/school closures?

With written follow up Qs:
💉What is the child Covid vaccination rate in #Somerset & what are we doing to increase take-up?
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🌬️How are schools monitoring air quality and are they being given the tools to purify the air?

😷 How many children have #longcovid in #Somerset?
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As I asked these Qs under AOB I can't expect immediate answers, so I must now wait for written responses from officers

🚨 Covid is still a big issue and we must continue to be vigilant - especially as we head into autumn
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Aug 21
It’s fun watching Tory MPs argue they did not, in fact, vote to allow water companies to discharge into waterways

They are essentially relying on us not knowing the detail of what happened last year when the Enviro Bill ping-ponged between the House of Commons/Lords
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Fact: the Enviro Bill originally did nothing for sewage overflows

Fact: House of Lords tabled Amendment 45 - to place a duty on sewerage undertakers to do everything they can to eliminate sewage overflows
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Tory MPs voted against that amendment - opting instead for a Government amendment that replaced the duty to eliminate overflows with a duty on water companies to “progressively reduce the impacts of sewage pollution”
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Aug 12
Some comparative stats have just been released by @cab_south in relation to hardship in #SouthSomerset. Comparing Jan-July 2021 with the same period in ‘22. They make for grim reading:
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⬆️ Food bank referrals +15,700%

⬆️ Fuel-driven financial crisis +2,900%

⬆️ Actual homelessness: +119%
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In the #CokerDivision alone, people facing financial crisis and seeking help with Citizens Advice has gone up +796%
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Aug 11
🚧 #ChinnockHollow update 🚨 I attended a very productive meeting with senior highways officers this afternoon, including the new Lead Member for Transport Cllr @MikeSRigby
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You don’t need me to tell you that sorting out the Hollow is going to be a complex and expensive job. Public safety is absolutely paramount, so this needs to be looked at with all due care and consideration. 2/ Image
I’m pleased to say that we’re very nearly in a position to start making meaningful progress - setting a budget, establishing deadlines and the rest of it.
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Jun 26
One thing heard during our campaign in #TivertonandHoniton:

“Why do you liberals leaflet SO MUCH? THINK OF THE PLANET!”

Hear it 4, 5, or 6 times during a 200 leaflet round and it starts to get to your volunteers…

But let’s do a bit of number crunching…
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Over the last 3ish months, @LibDems delivered 800,000 bits of paper across #TivertonandHoniton

Sounds a lot, right? It was. It took a gargantuan effort from 1,000s of dedicated volunteers

BUT…
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Let’s compare those numbers with the hate-filled rag that is the Daily Mail

Last available normal figures (pre-Covid) show the DM printing 980,000 copies per day. At 144 pages per copy that’s 141 million pages (141,120,000 to be precise

PER DAY!
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May 29
So, out in #Tiverton & #Honiton last week I knocked on the door of someone who has “always voted Conservative” (his words). He said some interesting things, which made me reflect on where rabid right wing politics has got us.
A thread… *paraphrased*
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“I’ve always voted Conservative”, he said, “but I’m not sure anymore. I like the Lib Dem leaflets I’m getting… but…”

“Go on?” I urge
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“Well there’s nothing about immigration on your leaflets. You don’t seem to have an immigration policy. What are you going to do about all these Africans coming over here”

I laugh…
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May 3
I’ve lived near #Yeovil for 11 years now. That’s 1/3 of my life. I’ve seen it go on quite a journey over that decade+

In contrast to High Streets up and down the UK, you can’t help but feel the town is on the up
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There are some fantastic places to visit in #Yeovil, too many to list here - and there’s genuinely something for everyone. Come and walk around the @QuedamCentre, bucking the high street closure trend and bursting with big names and indy shops
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Or visit #PrincesStreet - also bucking the national high street trend and thronged with indy shops

Why not have a burger and a cider at #cowandapple? Or some French cuisine at #lesamis? Both overlooking the beautiful St John’s Church right in the middle of town
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