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English investment. Wales & Scotland will benefit from Barnett consequentials but @ThatsDevolved
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In fairness to Starmer, he does actually say England in this piece. He doesn't explicitly locate policy as England-only but he does say when he's citing stats for England. It's an improvement.
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10 million free breakfasts served where?
#SayEngland #ThatsDevolved
10 million free breakfasts served is a massive achievement.
It's not just about the breakfast, it's the club too. A softer start to the day that gets children ready to learn and helps parents juggle work and family life.
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#SayEngland #ThatsDevolved
Why would a UK Government minister make a policy announcement without mentioning in either the tweet or the linked to press release that it is England-only?
Genuine question. Why? What is the point?
May 22
Labour is opening up access to subjects that have been the preserve of a privileged few for too long.
We're investing in school sport & overhauling the system to end the postcode lottery.
Levelling the playing field, so every child can achieve & thrive.
gov.uk/government/news/1bn-bโฆ
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And free bus pass when you reach 60
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Why avoid saying that bus travel already free for under 22s in Scotland?
@MRaceBBC
@ThatsDevolved
May 21
Cheaper tickets for theme parks and children's meals as Chancellor Rachel Reeves cuts VAT to 5% for some attractions this summer
bbc.in/4eV8k1d
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And do half of the interviews with Cardiff Uni students who might be from anywhere.
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Look at the way they just meld England-only policy with UK policy as if England and the UK were the same thing. With the obligatory Union Flag background even though most of these policies are England-only.
It's an insult to England (occluded by British nationalism, denied its own discrete politics).
And it's an insult to the rest of the UK (to have England-only policy paraded as British).
This is the result of asymmetric devolution in which one nation of the UK is denied its own democracy.
#SayEngland #ThatsDevolved
May 13
The Tories haven't tabled a debate on education for the King's Speech. I wonder why?
Maybe they don't want to talk about all the things Labour are doing to give children growing up in our country the best start in life โ so here's your reminder. ๐
ALT A list of achievements by the Labour government related to education.
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He's pretty safe as the top candidate in Swansea
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This article does not make clear this is in England only. Scotland has also banned no-fault evections. Tenants in Wales and Northern Ireland enjoy fewer protections and can still face no-fault evections. #thatsdevolved
independent.co.uk/news/uk/hoโฆ
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Apr 30
on behalf of media commentators who are working a full results shift while rapidly sliding down the razor blade of life towards forty I am very happy to be able to get a full nights sleep the night before but I secretly yearn for the youthful exuberance of an all night count
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The Welsh Government has control of planning decisions around onshore wind farms in Wales. As such, there was never a ban on onshore wind in Wales like there was in England, and @Ed_Miliband decision did not impact Wales @guardian #thatsdevolved
theguardian.com/commentisfreโฆ
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