The government wants to remove defendants’ right to choose a Crown Court trial, leaving more people to face magistrates instead. Politicians should know that they cannot fix a queue by moving it.
#JuryTrials #JusticeSystem #CrownCourt #AndyBurnham #TheWhipLine
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When criticism becomes uncomfortable, do those being criticised answer the allegations or try to discredit the people making them?
#ZackPolanski #Zionism #Palestine #Israel #GreenParty #Antisemitism #PoliticalCommentary #TheWhipLine
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Would banning people with ADHD, autism or anxiety from PIP save money? The Resolution Foundation says no, but what about its own proposals?
#PIP #DisabilityBenefits #ADHD #Autism #TheWhipLine
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Hundreds of Royal Mail workers are quitting every week. Are cost-cutting and misguided efficiency plans undermining the postal service?
#RoyalMail #Privatisation #TheWhipLine
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Disabled people are losing up to 85 per cent of their Access to Work grants. How can people lose the support they need to do their jobs?
#AccessToWork #DisabilityRights #DWP #DisabledPeople #Employment #TheWhipLine
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Disabled people are losing up to 85 per cent of their Access to Work grants. How can people lose the support they need to do their jobs?
#AccessToWork #DisabilityRights #DWP #DisabledPeople #Employment #TheWhipLine
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Zack Polanski has been banned from Israel after the Greens adopted a motion declaring “Zionism is racism”. But is the motion justified?
#Zionism #Palestine #GreenParty #TheWhipLine
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The Conservatives are facing allegations of copyright infringement. This isn't just about a cartoon or a few water bottles; it's about a wider principle.
#Conservatives #Copyright #PoliticalHypocrisy #StanleyChow #AndyBurnham #TheWhipLine
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Disabled people are losing up to 85% of their Access to Work grants, even when their circumstances haven't changed. Here's why.
#Disability #AccessToWork #DWP #DisabilityRights #TheWhipLine
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The Conservatives are promising 50,000 new prison places if they return to government. But why should we believe them?
#TheWhipLine #Tories #Prisons #KemiBadenoch #Austerity #UKPolitics
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Badenoch says police numbers had to be cut because there was “no money”. But with the National Debt much higher, why is she promising 10,000 more police?
#KemiBadenoch #PoliceCuts #Conservatives #Austerity #Police #NationalDebt #TheWhipLine
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Think the government has reversed its plan to take away defendants' right to choose a crown court jury trial? Think again!
#JuryTrials #Courts #Justice #TheWhipLine
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Andy Burnham has proposed a National Care Service for England. But to help pay, he wants to change the way the state pension increases.
#AndyBurnham #NationalCareService #TripleLock #Pensions #TheWhipLine
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The Tories are accused of using artist Stanley Chow’s Burnham cartoon without permission. Their defence is nonsense.
#Tories #Copyright #StanleyChow #TheWhipLine
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In 14 years of government, the Tories added 500 prison places and closed 23 prisons. Now they want us to believe they can deliver 50,000. Who's paying?
#Tories #Prisons #Austerity #TheWhipLine
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Kemi Badenoch says Tory police cuts were necessary because there was “no money”. But debt is higher now and she says we need 10,000 more officers. #KemiBadenoch #PoliceCuts #Conservatives #Austerity #TheWhipLine
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Reform UK wants school pupils regularly singing hymns and the national anthem, but could these politicians meet that standard themselves.
#TheWhipLine #ReformUK #SuellaBraverman #Schools #NationalAnthem #Hymns
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Small boat arrivals are falling. Why? What if the most effective long-term immigration policy starts thousands of miles from our border?
#Migration #Immigration #Refugees #SmallBoats #Diplomacy #TheWhipLine
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A government policy can sound frightening, reassuring, generous or punitive depending on how it is presented. But the headline isn't the policy.
#TheWhipLine #Politics #Government #DWP #Benefits #UniversalCredit #PIP #PoliticalAnalysis
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Andy Burnham's National Care Service will be universal, free at the point of use, protecting homes and savings. But can he make it sustainable?
#AndyBurnham #SocialCare #NHS #Pensions #Labour #TheWhipLine
thewhipline.substack.com/p/burnham-ha...