Lovely to be back at Maltby Learning Trust this afternoon to see the completed works funded by ÂŁ5m of Levelling Up Funding that we secured. The facilities really are state of the art, with support for local businesses and brilliant learning opportunities for post-16 students.
At the local elections we committed to create hundreds of apprenticeships for Rotherham residents - itâs great to see these three started with Equans:
Three ambitious trainees have taken their first steps towards a career in construction after securing sought-after apprenticeships with energy and regeneration specialist Equans.
Sheâs so far out of her depth isnât she? Starting to get Truss vibes from her now.
How broken is Britainâs housing market? Well, âcouncils in London have a projected cumulative overspend of ÂŁ432m, of which ÂŁ230m is roughly from temporary accommodation pressures.â www.room151.co.uk/funding/motb...
We have reached a point in local government where the funding system is âfundamentally wrongâ and we are ârunning out of optionsâ.
The most undiscussed fact in British politics: the average personal tax rate is at its lowest since 1975. ifs.org.uk/articles/how...
In an early pitch to be Chair of the new Office for Budget Irresponsibility.
Sure, Danny Kruger. Yell at the kids loudly enough and theyâll all turn into obedient little imaginary Victorians. I really do want to see you try
![âI believe, and I see, actually a desire for some of those small-c conservative values of rootedness, responsibility⌠honor, duty, Victorian ideas that I think would resonate [with young people] if we conveyed them with authorityâ, he told the meeting.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_fullsize/plain/did:plc:fwgh5pmcxpaxkacrmxh7vl6x/bafkreiaroi6b3uq7sxir4eoikrcv2htqcbgmrsbrjdapit5ninfcgtloqi@jpeg)
Glad the Tories have come to Birmingham to slag off....maternity pay 𤌠I guess it's a welcome break from the people they normally single out to have a pop at. Tomorrow I'm expecting some harsh words to be said about apple pie.
Popped into this morningâs MacMillan coffee morning in Swinton. Many thanks to Gina and Victoria for organising this and raising funds for such an important cause.
I had a stab at distinguishing the different groups of those involved here: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...@sundersays.bsky.social
Only a few weeks ago the big story in many of our Northern communities was the rioting and disorder we saw this summer, seemingly sparked by the horrific killin