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Tractor run in memory of Matt Vanstone
On Saturday 18th September Winkleigh & Bow YFC held a tractor run in memory of Matt Vanstone. Matt was a popular young farmer who sadly took his own life last year. All in all, there were 111 tractors on the run and the event raised £3817.50. With the majority of the proceedingsContinue Reading
Commenting on the Independent Office for Police Conduct’s (IOPC)
Commenting on the Independent Office for Police Conduct’s (IOPC) investigation into Devon & Cornwall Police in relation to the shooting in Keyham in August, Plymouth Sutton and Devonport MP Luke Pollard said: “The community in Keyham is still grieving for the five people murdered in August. We remember Maxine, Lee,Continue Reading
Who is Kye Whyte? Dancing on Ice 2022 contestant and Tokyo Olympics BMX star
BMX star Kye Whyte is swapping his bike for a pair of skates in the New Year. The Team GB hero has been announced as part of the lineup for Dancing on Ice, with the new series set to air on ITV early in 2022. JOIN SUN VEGAS: GET AContinue Reading
‘Zoltan’ ready for a ‘Star’ performance!
Zoltan Star is a long-time winning but this 75-rated Kodiac colt has a gilt-edged opportunity of putting behind several disappointments in a nine-runner Maiden Stakes over five furlongs of Chelmsford polytrack tonight under glorious floodlights which make flat-racing dynamic for spectators; a far cry from many drab venues of yesteryearContinue Reading
Universal credit uplift was a lifeline during the pandemic – our research shows cutting it will leave families with impossible decisions
The UK’s social security (welfare) system entered the pandemic in exceedingly poor health after years of cuts, ill-equipped to provide support to people who became ill or lost their jobs because of COVID-19. The £20 increase to universal credit was arguably a tacit acknowledgement of the inadequacy of our system,Continue Reading
Boris Johnson fails the ‘showman-to-statesman’ test in party conference speech
Boris Johnson is not unfamiliar with taking the platform at Conservative party conferences. Indeed this is a man who has crashed into and then crashed out of a succession of conferences – usually with a combination of befuddled bamboozlement and buffoonery – generally to the joy of the expectant mediaContinue Reading
Five things we learned about levelling up from the Conservative party conference
Every political party relies on slogans to sell their policies and justify their decisions. Most vanish instantly into the void, but some are more special. These are the slogans that hold the others together. They are designed to sell not just a policy, but a whole programme for government. TheseContinue Reading
Scotland won’t prosecute personal possession of class A drugs, but outdated laws prevent deeper reforms
In Scotland, a person in possession of a class A drugs will be issued a police warning in most cases, effectively decriminalising personal possession. This recent announcement comes hard on the heels of a record-high 1,339 drug-related deaths in 2020. England and Wales also saw a record year of drug-relatedContinue Reading
Pandora papers: how revelations about Czech PM could push country further from EU
With just days to go before a national election, the name of the Czech prime minister, Andrej Babiš, appeared in the Pandora papers, a massive leak of documents exposing the secret financial transactions of multiple world leaders, among others. The papers reportedly show that Babiš purchased a mansion in FranceContinue Reading
Luke Pollard is back in Labour’s Shadow Cabinet
Plymouth MP Luke Pollard has returned to Labour’s Shadow Cabinet, after a month stepping back from frontbench duties to support the community in Keyham after the tragic mass shooting in August. Labour Leader Keir Starmer had agreed to a request from Luke to spend more time focusing on the communitiesContinue Reading