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Maurice Cousins

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. @michaelgove @Lee4NED @redditchrachel deserve a lot of credit for helping to get this Bill through Parliament yesterday. Leaseholders are in a better situation today than they were yesterday. They are the very best of the Conservative Party. @FreeLeasehlders @HarryScoffin

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Maurice Cousins

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2 years

In 2019, @EdwardJDavey said we have more than enough gas. He said the success of our renewables industry meant we no longer need shale gas. He said he was proud that he deliberately sabotaged the sector with restrictive enviro regs. Thank him when you get your energy bills in Oct

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@Channel4News

5 years

"I'm very proud that you're looking at the person who basically stopped the fracking industry in this country." Former climate change secretary Sir Ed Davey and fellow Lib Dem leadership hopeful Jo Swinson say they would ban fracking.

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Douglas is right to call out @SuellaBraverman . I'm no longer interested in tough talk. I want to see action. Deport this man. And whilst she is at it, ban and deport people & orgs with links to Hamas, the Muslim Brotherhood, the IRGC and Hizb ut-Tahrir, amongst others. Enough.

Douglas Murray

@DouglasKMurray

7 months

What is this barbarian doing in our country? Get him out. @SuellaBraverman @RobertJenrick

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5 years

A classic tweet of its time. It sums up everything that is wrong with our media class. Rather than focusing on the substance of today’s events some pundits would rather look at this Brexit saga through the prism of identity politics. What has their gender to do with it?

Robert Peston

@Peston

5 years

A trio of extraordinary women have today changed the course of British politics in a fundamental way: Gina Miller, Joanna Cherry and Lady Hale. Wherever you stand on Brexit or Johnson, you’ve got to be impressed

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2 years

What a mess

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2 years

Germany is a step closer to gas rationing as German Economy Minister Robert Habeck triggers the “alarm” stage of a gas-emergency plan following steep cuts in supplies from Russia Latest updates:

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2 years

@Biz_Ukraine_Mag He’s the very definition of a useful idiot

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@theJeremyVine For once, I think you're right

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It is genuinely baffling how you can go from publicly endorsing Truss's 'fresh ideas and real energy' in 2022 to backing Starmerism today.

Iain Anderson

@iain_w_anderson

2 years

I’ve been a Conservative for almost 4 decades - I’ve known @TrussLiz almost half that time. I’ve worked with Liz on economic reform and boosting opportunity. She has fresh ideas and real energy. She does what she says and is strong and loyal. Thats why I’m backing #LizForLeader

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2 years

Another brilliant piece by ⁦ @CitySamuel ⁩ - the best analysis of what’s gone wrong. Today’s crisis is a warning to us all. Westminster and the media need to wake up about net zero - otherwise it is game over for the West.

How governments and the cult of net zero wrecked the energy market

Putin may be the proximate cause of this crisis, but the reason we were vulnerable was an intentional policy to crush fossil fuel investment

www.telegraph.co.uk

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@MDC12345678

9 months

@AndrewOrlowski The reaction has been extraordinary. They - industry and their outriders in Westminster - spent the last year telling us how competitive the sector is relative to gas. If it is x9 cheaper it doesn’t need lavish subsidies.

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2 years

@EdwardJDavey This is as much on you as it is on them. We are living with the decisions you took as Energy Secretary.

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@Channel4News

5 years

"I'm very proud that you're looking at the person who basically stopped the fracking industry in this country." Former climate change secretary Sir Ed Davey and fellow Lib Dem leadership hopeful Jo Swinson say they would ban fracking.

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8 months

JK Rowling is right, why isn't there more outrage from the public on this? Why should British Jews have to hide their identity? British multiculturalism is clearly failing if it cannot allow kids to go to school without being attacked by racist thugs.

J.K. Rowling

@jk_rowling

8 months

We said ‘never again.’ The UK was a safe haven. Now, after the biggest massacre of Jews since the holocaust, British Jewish children are being advised to hide their identities as they walk to school, for their own safety. There should be mass outrage that this is necessary.

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5 years

Theresa May does the honourable thing and offers Sir Roger Scruton his old job back

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2 years

@GNDRising @StopCambo @KwasiKwarteng You guys are the best advert for oil and gas! You’ve managed to get UK Ministers off the fence and actually defend domestic fossil fuel production. Thank you - keep up the good work!! 😘

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2 years

The irony of the PM talking about the UK being vulnerable to international gas markets and not doing enough on energy self-sufficiency whilst in…Blackpool. Lancashire is awash with gas!!! But it was his myopic 2019 manifesto that imposed the foolish moratorium on onshore E&P.

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3 years

@GuidoFawkes I'm shocked and saddened that a senior Labour MP could do this. In the words of Dawn Butler: "Diversity in the workplace matters it also helps to avoid making simple mistakes like this."

Dawn Butler calls out BBC for confusing her with another black MP

She said: 'I love my sister Marsha de Cordova but we are two different people.'

metro.co.uk

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Maurice Cousins

@MDC12345678

4 years

@JGForsyth I think this crisis is a disaster for the Scot Nats. It shows the importance of how we are stronger together.

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@MDC12345678

1 year

@TalkTV Contemptuous behaviour. He works for the BBC, the national state broadcaster. It is not unreasonable to expect impartiality. He is doing immense damage to the BBC's reputation. It is also transparent that he is on a martyrdom mission.

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5 years

@LibDems @sarahwollaston Dr Wollaston is a principled politician. I’m sure she’ll call a by-election now that she has defected twice. Remember, she supported calls for MPs to be recalled if they switched sides.

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@MDC12345678

5 years

@alextomo Why do these eco-loons think they are above the law? And why do the @metpoliceuk and @SadiqKhan allow them to get away with it? I cannot think of another political group that would be allowed to do this. Imagine what would happen if Brexiteers tried a similar stunt @patel4witham

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@MDC12345678

9 months

@SamCoatesSky I’m confused. I thought wind is x9 cheaper than natural gas! So why do these energy companies need more subsidies?

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@MDC12345678

2 years

It is not Putin’s job to keep our lights on. It is the responsibility of Ministers, who have been warned about scenarios like this for ages. We are here because successive Governments chose to prioritise decarbonisation at the expense of energy security and affordability.

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@MDC12345678

3 years

@davidyelland It really isn’t. The BBC - our national broadcaster - is morally bankrupt. Has been for years. The BBC exploited and deceived a vulnerable woman to drive ratings. Shame on the BBC and those who seek to excuse Bashir & Hall’s behaviour or minimise the seriousness of this.

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@MDC12345678

4 years

@BBCWorld You cannot win. One minute fashion and media businesses are told to accept all shapes and sizes. The next they are told they have "hijacked" the concept and "commercialised" it. Why not just accept that this is a victory as the concept has become more mainstream?

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@MDC12345678

1 year

Excellent letter by @ClausVistesen in this morning's @FT in response to @jburnmurdoch very thoughtful piece on Anglo attitudes to flat living. I love my apartment but hate the exploitative leasehold tenure. Don't buy a flat until @michaelgove abolishes the toxic leasehold system.

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@MDC12345678

1 year

@Bushra1Shaikh @nerdyJohnConnor Sorry, but violence is never acceptable in a liberal democratic society. We resolve disputes through peaceful means.

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@MDC12345678

2 years

Well said. Eco-vanity and identity politics needs to end. We need to return to serious politics because the last few weeks have shown us why it matters.

Dr Rakib Ehsan

@rakibehsan

2 years

Britain needs to return to 'hard politics' - obsession with eco-vanity projects and navel-gazing over US-inspired identity politics needs to end. We are a high-ranking performer when it comes to environmental protection and anti-discrimination rules but weak in many ways (1/5).

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4 years

@NicolaSturgeon You cannot help yourself can you? Always trying to find a way to promote the break-up of our precious Union. Very classy. Why not just say you mourn his passing and leave it at that?

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@MDC12345678

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@SussexFriends @SadiqKhan You don't have to be Jewish to feel horrified by this outrageous behaviour.

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@MDC12345678

7 months

@GoodwinMJ I would add the cult of net zero to this list. It seems like our political elite is pursuing a policy of unilateral economic disarmament

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@MDC12345678

4 years

Scumbags. The far-left desecrates our monuments and denegrates our history. The far-right violently intimidates ordinary people having a picnic in Hyde Park and give Nazi salutes in front of the Cenotaph and Churchill. Utterly shameful.

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No Surrender to people who have picnics

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3 years

@jamesjohnson252 Well said. I’ve been trying to find a way to articulate this all day. We are at risk of not learning the real lessons from this attack. Yes, we need to improve decorum in politics - but let’s not forget this was an Islamist-inspired attack.

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@MDC12345678

2 years

@FerdiGiugliano @GDF I’m going to be in Trieste for Easter. Hopefully you guys can put this on Airbnb. It could become a tourist attraction alongside the Barcolana. Better yet, sell it and send the money to Ukraine

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@MDC12345678

9 months

@SamCoatesSky The same Ford that announced it was scaling back operations elsewhere due to a lack of demand?

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3 years

@s8mb There are none. Zero I can’t think of. There are, however, some good examples of how the French have enhanced Italian cooking. Ditto the Italians have improved some Germanic dishes.

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2 years

@francis_scarr What has he got against porridge? 😂

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@MDC12345678

2 years

@KeillerDon And Putin has us over a barrel! Slow clap for all those who opposed shale gas extraction in Lancs over the last decade. They were warned.

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@MDC12345678

3 years

@MrHarryCole As Douglas Murray says this AM, it is amazing how we now appear to hold our cricketers to a higher moral standard than our MPs.

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2 years

@mark_lynas I’m no appeaser of Putin, but this is a sensible thread. Thank you for posting. We need cool heads at the moment. We need to be careful not to fall into Putin’s trap by losing control and escalating this conflict. We need to maintain control.

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@MDC12345678

4 years

@cheesybeaver Hilarious that ‘Dragon Girl’ thinks charcuterie is for “rich people” - when it’s origins are the exact reverse! Anyway, you’ve inspired me. It looks delicious and I might have the same tonight!

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1 year

I just don’t think the ⁦ @Conservatives ⁩ or ⁦ @RishiSunak ⁩ have a clue about how much of a backlash is coming their way if they fail to deliver on this agenda that will transform the lives of millions for the better.

Conservative voters support scrapping leasehold, poll finds

A majority of Conservative voters are in favour of abolishing leasehold ownership, a poll has found.

www.insidehousing.co.uk

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@MDC12345678

3 months

If you are looking to buy a flat, put your dreams on hold until England and Wales sorts out its feudal system for managing them. No other country in the world has to put up with the corruption, extortion and lack of accountability enabled by the leasehold system. @FreeLeasehlders

BBC News (UK)

@BBCNews

3 months

Leasehold flats: 'I wish I had never touched them'

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@MDC12345678

2 years

@Ryderhull @MrHarryCole @sundersays And apparently, if you are black then fee-paying public schools are not for you either. Same old Labour - obsessed with identity and nasty class warfare.

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@MDC12345678

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@K_Niemietz Increasingly it does feel like there are very few areas of life that are not politicised. It is exhausting. I wish we could go back to a time when businesses just wanted to sell us stuff rather than promote their values or tell us what they are doing to reach Net Zero.

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@MDC12345678

1 year

@theJeremyVine @TimWilde16 Kim Briggs’ family might disagree with that last statement. Ditto Ian Roland Gunn. Surely the point is that there are rules for all road users and we should abide by them whether we are cyclists or drivers (I happen to be both). We should all be considerate others.

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@MDC12345678

3 years

@itvpeston @johnmcdonnellMP @realDonaldTrump We should take no lessons from a man who praised the violence of the IRA against the democratically elected British Government. We should take no lessons from a man who campaigned to make Corbyn our Prime Minister, a man who is on the record praising terrorists and dictators.

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@MDC12345678

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If the Government is serious about ending elements of gangster like behaviour in the leasehold system it must listen to @mtpennycook and axe forfeiture, which is used by freeholders as a form of leverage to extort cash. @michaelgove @Lee4NED

Barry Gardiner

@BarryGardiner

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Powerful testimony from @HarryScoffin at the first evidence session of the Leasehold Bill Committee. Government needs to treat people with respect and dignity, not like criminals. Abolish Leasehold now.

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1 year

Every @Conservatives in the land should read this brilliant article by @RossjournoClark on why @RishiSunak should abolish this toxic tenure. Political suicide to abandon. Recent polling for @CommonholdNow shows majority of voters want it axed 1/2

Why are the Tories so afraid to tackle housing reform?

If there ever were a couple of policies the government desperately needs to give it a chance of being re-elected next year it is rental reform and leasehold. Both in their own way would make life a...

www.spectator.co.uk

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@MDC12345678

10 months

@AnthonyBrowneMP Ever thought about building more reservoirs?

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4 months

. @BarryGardiner is right. This is not a Left/Right issue. He gets it and it is wonderful to see him reaching out and building broad-based alliances to improve millions of lives. Plenty of leaseholders owe him a whiskey or two when they next see him!

Barry Gardiner

@BarryGardiner

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Leasehold Reform Committee started the dry Line By Line scrutiny of clauses today. But great to see the right wing media calling out the injustice of Leasehold and its monopolistic, anti-free market practices. This should not be Right/Left It should be Cross-Party.

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@AZgeopolitics

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@DouglasCarswell @DouglasKMurray But we won’t. We never do. We didn’t after 7/7, Manchester, London Bridge, Lee Rigby… DM has spoken eloquently about this issue for over 20yrs. Imho, it is why the war on terror ultimately failed. We’ve never really wanted to confront the true ideological threat facing us.

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2 years

@JustStop_Oil Funny how these 'independent' journalists are always nearby to film JSO carrying out criminal acts in real time. If they know JSO are going to commit a crime, do they not have a duty to report them to the police in advance? Or are they in fact a joint enterprise?

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@MDC12345678

7 months

@antisemitism @metpoliceuk Mark Rowley, @SuellaBraverman and @SadiqKhan must go. Clear the lot of them out.

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@MDC12345678

1 year

Something for ⁦ @michaelgove ⁩ and ⁦ @lisanandy ⁩ to consider. Put historical neglect on the statute books. Freeholders who hoovered up service charges, but not maintained a block over a period of time cannot claim back the remediation costs.

Fury as flat owners told to pay £11,000 each for 'essential' repairs

People living in flats on Marine Crescent in Folkestone, Kent, have been told to pay the sum 'as soon as is practicably possible,' even though many lack the funds.

www.dailymail.co.uk

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@MDC12345678

4 years

@LozzaFox @NHS I have been to hospital pretty much every week since July and seen how much pressure they (both patients and staff) are under. It is very stressful. We are literally near the finishing line with the vaccine and you want add further pressure so you can prove a selfish point.

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@MDC12345678

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Work hard. Save for a deposit. Buy your first home. Get extorted by your freeholder or face having your home taken away from you and lose all your equity. Is this really what @Conservatives believe in? Is this homeownership? @redditchrachel @EddieHughes4WN @Lee4NED @RishiSunak

Nicola Hawkins

@nicola_hawkins

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1/ Today I received a letter from managing agent saying I’m in breach of my lease & they are starting proceedings to take my flat away from me. For not paying a £5500 bill. On a flat I was sold where I was told it would be £600 per year. Less than 2 years ago.

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1 year

@team_greenhalgh @luhc @WhatsApp @EddieHughes4WN @BorisJohnson Is this the calibre of people we are governed by? Makes me feel proud to be British and a Conservative. Really impressive. 😬

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@MDC12345678

5 years

@jeremycorbyn Says the man in an “alliance” with Nick Griffin, David Duke, Hamas, Hezbollah and the IRA

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@MDC12345678

1 year

@BBCr4today @Marthakearney The Establishment is coming for your car and private means of mobility. Ordinary people who treasure being able to go about their business as and when they choose (and at a reasonable cost) have no idea what is about to happen. This is not what people voted for in 2019.

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@RihoTerras God bless the brave Ukrainian people. Truly inspiring.

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@MDC12345678

4 years

@naomirwolf @BBC The internet, fortunately, never forgets:

Edmund Hochreiter

@thymetikon

5 years

Everyone listen to Naomi Wolf realize on live radio that the historical thesis of the book she's there to promote is based on her misunderstanding a legal term

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1 year

Strange times. The Labour Party now has a better policy on leasehold than the Tories and now has my attention as a life longer Tory voter. Things are getting competitive again! Neither the Tories nor Labour can take their voters for granted if they want to win.

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1 year

If reports that the Tories are abandoning fundamental leasehold reform are true, it will represent the latest broken promise in 13 years of failure. A Labour government would enact the Law Commission’s recommendations on enfranchisement, commonhold and right to manage in full.

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. @BarryGardiner doesn't do this because he has lots of leaseholds in his constituency. He's gone above and beyond. He’s helped leaseholders around the country. He does this because he cares and he is motivated by injustice. And if you listened to him in Committee he's also smart!

Barry Gardiner

@BarryGardiner

4 months

Enjoyed discussing Leasehold with @drdavidbull on @TalkTV this morning. Good to see how such influential opinion formers recognise this is an outdated feudal system that needs to be done away with. @FreeLeasehlders @LKPleasehold @EOCS_Official

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@RichardWellings I’m a Conservative, but this barmy net zero agenda is forcing me to consider what is the point in voting for the party going forward. If I wanted a Green Government, I would have voted for the Green Party.

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@SadiqKhan Nope. She is bang on the money. The only question now is what will @RishiSunak do?

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@MDC12345678

4 months

Great to see @Telegraph @rubyhinchliffe covering Nicola’s shocking story. It is also encouraging to hear that @michaelgove is now actively looking at ways to strengthen the Bill to put leasehold on the pathway to abolition. Forfeiture must go.

Flat owner threatened with homelessness over £5,500 service charge

Leaseholders are still being hammered by sky-high costs as calls for reform intensify

www.telegraph.co.uk

Nicola Hawkins

@nicola_hawkins

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1/ Today I received a letter from managing agent saying I’m in breach of my lease & they are starting proceedings to take my flat away from me. For not paying a £5500 bill. On a flat I was sold where I was told it would be £600 per year. Less than 2 years ago.

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@metpoliceuk @macjay72 Being friendly and engaging isn’t the issue. The issue is that they thought they should engage in a friendly manner with parents who think it is acceptable to dress their child up as an Islamist terrorist. Presumably, it was a tribute to Hamas?

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@MDC12345678

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⁦ @DoctorChrisVT ⁩ is right. We need to end the monopoly that UPFs have over our national diet and food culture. It should be a source of national shame that sub-standard industrially produced ‘food’ is the norm for so many people. Time for a reset!

It’s Time to End the Tyranny of Ultra-Processed Food

Industrially processed pizzas, cereals, and convenience foods are responsible for a host of diseases. Policymakers and doctors need to lead the food fight.

www.wired.com

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@Wera_Hobhouse What is more sinister is the attempt by politicians and the media to smear people as ‘far-right’ and ‘conspiracy theorists’ for having legitimate social and economic concerns about anti-car transport and urban policies.

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@elliemaeohagan But do not overlook leaseholders - who represent ~20% of residential housing stock in England and Wales. They’re heavily mortgaged tenants that face spiralling charges and, in some cases, ground rents on top of their mortgage. Not all homeowners own the freehold title.

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1 year

I understand the issue the Government is trying to address here, but won't this end up making domestic holidays more expensive and harm local tourism industries?

Holiday lets will require planning permission

Michael Gove announces red tape rule to 'protect cherished towns'

www.telegraph.co.uk

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@MDC12345678

2 years

@MC_Skovorodker @JavierBlas More like 40+yrs. The Reagan administration warned them about the oil weapon back in the 1980s.

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5 years

@CarolineLucas Amazing how you can say this with a straight face. You’ve openly said you would not accept Brexit - even if voters voted for it a second time. And yet, you have the temerity to claim others don’t respect democracy. Incredible lack of self-awareness.

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2 years

Anyone involved in energy policymaking over the last 15yrs needs to be held to account for this failure. Collectively, they’ve destroyed our economy. It didn’t need to be this way >>> UK Inflation on Track to Hit 18% Due to Rising Energy Prices

UK Inflation to Rise Past 18% in Gas Crisis, Citigroup Says

UK inflation is on track to rise above 18% for the first time in almost half a century next year as energy prices rocket, according to the investment bank Citigroup.

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@MDC12345678

2 years

@CSkidmoreUK Shame on you for putting ideology ahead of the national interest. As with those MPs who opposed taking military action in 2014 against Syria, I hope you can live with the economic and geopolitical consequences of this vote. Banning fracking aids Putin's war effort.

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@MDC12345678

4 months

I hope @BarryGardiner doesn't mind me saying this, but to many leaseholders, he is fast becoming to leasehold what James Arbuthnot was to the the sub postmasters. For a long time we've needed an energetic champion prepared to take up the cause in Parliament. @FreeLeasehlders

Barry Gardiner

@BarryGardiner

4 months

LEASEHOLD – a documentary exposing the injustices of our feudal housing system From ground rent and service charges to mould and combustible cladding, my documentary telling the victim’s stories is now available to watch here:

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4 months

Three easy ways @michaelgove can strengthen the Leasehold Reform Bill: 1) End forfeiture. 2) Liberalise Right to Manage to increase competitive pressures on freeholders and improve service provision. 3) Mandate share of freehold for future developments. @FreeLeasehlders

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3 months

REAL pensioners come out against the feudal leasehold system. They are angry and they are organised. They all have a vote and they are more likely to use it. @michaelgove @RishiSunak act now to strengthen the Bill and protect them from the scam that is the leasehold system.

Free Leaseholders

@FreeLeasehlders

3 months

According to an @OpiniumResearch poll this month: 💥62% of people aged 65+ want leasehold scrapped 💥65% want all ground rents gone 👴In response, we launch a new campaign group, #PensionersAgainstLeasehold 👵 To “PAL” up, contact pensioners @freeleaseholders .org.uk today.

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@MDC12345678

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So Labour plans to only build freehold houses for sale? If the party does not have a plan for abolishing the leasehold system for flats, they cannot claim to be the party of homeownership.

The Labour Party

@UKLabour

12 days

Here’s how Labour will create the next generation of homeowners👇

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@MDC12345678

5 years

@GreenRupertRead Good

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@MDC12345678

4 months

This is utterly damning. The @ThePLSA has a lot of explaining to do here. They are allowed to u-turn, but to allege that @HarryScoffin ‘misunderstood’ a quote issued by telephone, when it was sent by email is really sloppy. They should set the record straight and come clean.

Free Leaseholders

@FreeLeasehlders

4 months

Before the Public Bill Committee closed on February 1st, @ThePLSA submitted a letter to MPs seeking to trivialise the significance of their September 2023 statement to us and to delegitimise leasehold campaigners. Here is our open letter to the Chief Executive. (1/2)

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@MDC12345678

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I know Shaun and others are doing their best to keep the dream alive. We have 24 hrs to save the Bill. Labour and Conservatives must put politics and work together to ram it through.

Shaun Bailey

@ShaunBaileyUK

9 days

RESCUE THE LEASEHOLD AND FREEHOLD REFORM BILL So many of you have written to me sick with worry about the fate of this Bill. Our party promised it in our election-winning 2019 manifesto. We must deliver it. I will keep fighting for this legislation to be in the wash-up.

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@MDC12345678

3 years

@DouglasCarswell And not a peep from the other broadcasters either! Funny how they all close ranks on each other like a bunch of mafiosi! All that rubbish they spew about being defenders of the truth, holding the powerful to account etc. Our media class is just in need of reform as our political.

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@MDC12345678

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@Anna_Soubry “Specialist officers have assessed the video and have not identified any offences arising from the specific clip. We have also sought advice from specialist Crown Prosecution Service lawyers who have reached the same conclusion.”

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@MDC12345678

1 year

@CityHallTories This rhetoric from @SadiqKhan and @UKLabour is really worrying and confirms the legitimate anxieties many have about the direction of travel we are taking on net zero. Dystopian.

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@MDC12345678

1 year

What a day for @HarryScoffin and the leaseholders @CommonholdNow represent in their struggle - he’s knocked it out of the park. Hits in national, trade and local press. Even launched a new video campaign endorsed by the local Tory MP and Labour candidate.

Cardinal Lofts leaseholders join forces with campaigner to introduce new laws

Leaseholders of Cardinal Lofts in Ipswich, Suffolk, join forces with Commonhold Now to introduce new laws that will protect homeowners across the…

www.ipswichstar.co.uk

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@MDC12345678

3 years

@1MrLondon @GBNEWS It is grotesque. My partner is Italian. She was diagnosed with cancer last year. Currently in remission. But she has been unable to see her elderly mother for ~12-months because of travel restrictions and quarantine rules. But a UEFA grandee is exempt so he can watch football.

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@MDC12345678

2 years

@GregHands @beisgovuk @KwasiKwarteng @hmtreasury This is total rubbish. Increased reliance on intermittent renewables without sufficient backup is a recipe for economic ruin. Alongside investment in nuclear, we need another dash for domestic gas - both in the North Sea and onshore.

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@MDC12345678

4 months

This week, a number of lobby journalists were contacted by cynical ground rent grazers spinning that leasehold reforms to protect homeowners from being screwed over will ruin granny 🙄. This video busts that myth. @hoffman_noa @christiancalgie @jamesriding10 @mattuthompson

Free Leaseholders

@FreeLeasehlders

4 months

🐷EXPOSING THE GROUND RENT GRAZERS🐷 This one’s for @BimAfolami , @RishiSunak , @michaelgove , @Lee4NED and @mtpennycook . In a general election year, it is crucial to debunk the sector spin of the ‘ruined granny’ and show who is really behind the protection racket of ground rent.

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@MDC12345678

1 month

. @ShaunBaileyUK has been an absolute trooper for leaseholders. Thank you!

Shaun Bailey

@ShaunBaileyUK

1 month

Update on the committee stage of the Leasehold and Freehold Reform bill:

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@MDC12345678

1 year

Big announcement from the most energetic and determined campaigners within the leasehold liberation movement today. Enough is enough. We need to abolish this toxic tenure in the next King’s Speech and deliver real homeownership via @CommonholdNow @michaelgove @lisanandy

Harry Scoffin

@HarryScoffin

1 year

🚨 ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨 Fired up by the abject failure of the Queen’s Speech last year to introduce a Bill to liberate the estimated 10 million existing leaseholders, today we launch @CommonholdNow to force an end to leasehold (and fleecehold) in the King’s Speech this November. (1/5)

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@MDC12345678

11 months

@helenhayes_ Name and shame the agent and the landlord

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@MDC12345678

4 months

If you are a leaseholder show some love to these heroes: . @NormaCohen3 . @HarryScoffin . @wharfgirl . @ClausVistesen . @BarryGardiner . @timleunig . @redditchrachel

Free Leaseholders

@FreeLeasehlders

4 months

🐷EXPOSING THE GROUND RENT GRAZERS🐷 This one’s for @BimAfolami , @RishiSunak , @michaelgove , @Lee4NED and @mtpennycook . In a general election year, it is crucial to debunk the sector spin of the ‘ruined granny’ and show who is really behind the protection racket of ground rent.

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@MDC12345678

2 years

Just watched @FryRsquared programme on cancer for BBC Horizon. A very raw, but brilliant film. Everyone should watch it to help them understand what patients have to go through and why they are some of the bravest people you’ll ever meet.

Making Sense of Cancer with Hannah Fry

Hannah Fry explores the issues surrounding how we screen for- and treat cancer.

www.bbc.co.uk

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@MDC12345678

2 years

@BBCPanorama @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer The BBC is rather slow to this. The excellent @OwenPaterson raised this very issue eight years ago in a speech to @GWPF_org @NetZeroWatch

Owen Paterson's speech on abandoning the 2050 climate change targets – full text

Tonight former Environment Secretary Owen Paterson gave the Global Warming Policy Foundation’s annual lecture. Here’s how he said we should go about ‘Keeping the Lights On’: I would like to thank...

www.spectator.co.uk

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@MDC12345678

1 year

@Councillorsuzie @MayorofLondon You do realise that this Conservative Government endorsed ULEZs as a “placed-based solution to decarbonising transport” in its Transport Decarbonisation Plan (2021), yes? Grant Shapps wrote the Foreword and Boris endorsed it.

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@MDC12345678

3 years

@stephenpollard Who else is to blame? When you've been told that some medical appointments - including for cancer - are being scaled back because the decisions he took pre-Xmas - despite everything we know about Covid - have resulted in hospitals being overwhelmed then what do you expect?

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@MDC12345678

3 years

@BBCBreaking And? I’m more interested in how much senior civil servants, council bosses, serving politicians, BBC execs and presenters etc take home each month.

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@MDC12345678

2 years

Another brilliant post from Commemt is Freed. Best newsletter on Substack at the moment. ⁦ @LawDavF ⁩ ⁦ @Samfr ⁩

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@MDC12345678

1 year

It really is crazy how the @Conservatives have created this open goal and allowed @UKLabour to take advantage of this. Well done to Lisa Nandy for standing up for the millions of leaseholders impacted by this toxic tenure. @CommonholdNow

Lisa Nandy

@lisanandy

1 year

In January the government rightly promised to abolish the feudal system of #leasehold , but now they appear to be rowing back. Fundamental reform is long overdue. It’s time to end leasehold.

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