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Ever since meeting the Ipswich Family Bank during the general election campaign in June 2024, I’ve been so proud to support their vital work. This Christmas, @PLMRLtd and @GenesisPRUK have been supporting their wonderful work by delivering Christmas packages for families in most need.
We look forward to continuing our support into 2026. Please visit ipswichfamilybank.com if you are able to do the same.
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Enlightening panel discussion with #LordLansley, @KevinCraigUK , @ShoesmithKate and #KieranBergholcs, expertly moderated by @andrewpolitics .
Attending the THIRD #SuffolkChamber #SuffolkConvention at #AdastralPark @BTGroup .
Some good speakers on the agenda, with @Guto_Harri getting us off to a thoughtful start.
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I see all the right people are losing their minds about this.
It's good for our politics for people to see the human side of their political leaders... and its for charity 🤷♂️
It is always great to spend time with the Ipswich Family Bank team. I am forever inspired by the work they do to support local families week in and week out!
That’s why it is such a privilege and honour to become the charity’s Patron for the following three years.
Since first meeting the team during the 2024 General Election campaign, I’ve seen the huge difference they make to local families and have been proud to support their invaluable work ever since.
The team are the best of the best, and they inspire me every day. I look forward to working alongside them in the future.
If you might be able to help, please visit: ipswichfamilybank.com
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Green Party deputy on their policies regarding the Jackdaw gas field, fossil fuels, renewable energy and UK climate targets.
LIsten to @DaleVince on this 👇👇👇
Today’s @guardian article about the go ahead for Jackdaw is packed with angry reactions from environment campaigners of one flavour or another. On the whole I find them illogical.
@tessakhan of Uplift says Jackdaw won’t stop the overall decline in North Sea jobs - obvious.
Ellie Mae O’Hagan of E3G says the government should invest in heat pumps instead - madness.
@ZackPolanski says it’s climate vandalism and a betrayal of all our futures - counterfactual hyperbole.
Ami McCarthy @Ami_McC of Greenpeace says this project won’t boost energy security - but the gas will be used here…..
The arguments against Jackdaw are mainly arguments against something the government hasn't claimed today….but there’s also the 'Shrodingers Jackdaw’ - it’s described as both too small to make any difference yet so big Shell will “generate record profits” - can it be both things? Nah. It’s actually too small to make much of a difference to anything, good or bad.....
Jackdaw is tiny, it holds six months or less of total UK annual consumption - that’s it. The gas will be used here, I don't think that boosts energy security by any measurable amount, but it will be made and used here - unlike the oil from Rosebank - important distinction..
But here’s the big thing that's missing - the gas from Jackdaw will have a much lower carbon footprint than the LNG we use now. Up to 75% less. Overall our carbon emissions will surely go down not up. Not by much - this is a tiny project.
Climate activists (some of them) need to be real - tiny gas field, already licensed, producing lower carbon gas than we already use, therefore lowering our emissions as a country (but not by much) - doesn’t move the dial much on anything actually.
Calm down and carry on I say…:).
The North Sea is in terminal decline, our need for fossil fuels is going down with it - this graph in the G illustrates.
Jackdaw makes no difference.
#JACKDAW
#northsea
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I welcome today's decision on Jackdaw. I have always argued that we should use our own resources to enhance our energy security. (1/3)
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Laid a wreath and paid my respects at the Aberfan Cemetery, along with the Lord Lieutenant and two survivors, in remembrance of the victims of the disaster 60 years ago.
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Mark Ashton celebrates incredible $1m boost for Suffolk with help from Ed Sheeran ift.tt/07WZhxL
Such brilliant work by Mark Ashton @edsheeran and the @Lentonbrook_ Foundation - will change kids’ lives in Ipswich and Suffolk 👊👊👊
💙 Great to hear that The Lentonbrook Foundation, founded by Chairman Mark Ashton, recently raised an incredible $1 million at a fundraising event in New York.
The money raised will support underprivileged children and young people in Suffolk.
lentonbrookfoundation.co.uk/…
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A certain Rachel asked Nobel laureate Paul Krugman a question at Oxford last night, casually noting the IMF’s praise for UK deficit and debt reduction and the productivity puzzle being revised away. All during her time as Chancellor, as it happens. Laughter and applause.
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On the fifth anniversary of the murder of my good friend Sir David Amess, killed doing his job as an MP, I'm thinking of his family. David was unfailingly kind & treated everyone equally. In our democracy, everyone should be able to go about their work without fear of violence.
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Andrew Black (Betfair co-founder)
'(Gambling Commission board has) 10 people all of whom look down their noses at gambling and think it is an unhealthy activity, as far as I can see... there is not a single one of them that has got any history of gambling.'
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Five years ago today, Sir David Amess was killed while serving the people of Southend West.
I knew David as a kind, tireless colleague who dedicated his life to public service. His death was a terrible reminder of the risks faced by those in public life, and of our responsibility to ensure that everyone can serve their communities without fear.
Today, we remember David’s extraordinary commitment to the people he represented, and the lasting loss felt by his family, friends and all who knew him.
Well said @KanishkaNarayan - it is the central question in Britain - it is asking what are we actually about?
We are over the moon to welcome Social to the @PLMRLtd Group. John and his team have built a fantastic business and it is a real pleasure to welcome their entire team.
This acquisition brings with it a presence in Manchester, Leeds and Liverpool - further diversifying PLMR's reach throughout the United Kingdom.
In his prior role as Mayor of Manchester, @AndyBurnham created an exceptional economic environment for businesses such as Social to flourish and we are excited for their growth to continue within the PLMR Group.
Welcome Social.
Today, Social.co.uk joins the PLMR Group. 🚀
🤝 A fellow PR Week Top 150 agency & B Corp
📍 Offices in Manchester, Liverpool & Leeds
📈 Strengthening of our PR, design, creative and built environment proposition
Brilliant result. Congratulations to my friend @Sagal_AW, I know you are a brilliant champion for our communities and will be a fantastic MP.
Donald Trump banning certain media outlets is incredibly un-American. One of the great things about the UK is our free press. Media outlets can (and do!) challenge the government of the day and our democracy is all the better for it.
Utterly wild. A @Conservatives Leader talks with good sense on being English and pride in our country and @reformparty_uk politicians tear into her and relish citing her full name. Why? (Checks notes).
