#Council

Gavin Barrett

ProfGBarrett

Good thread by @BrigidLaffan on Phil Hogan situation. Will just add my own two cents worth by noting that formally since the Lisbon Treaty entered into force in 2009, Member

Laura Donovan-Hall

ldonovanhall

We go again. Please sign our petitions to help stop the closure of my Nan's care home in the middle of a pandemic, leaving 83 vulnerable people without their home

Alissa Walker

awalkerinLA

“Imagine restorative justice programs that get to the root of the problem and harm that was done and focus on healing and centering humanity, instead of investing the bulk of

Matt Stoller

matthewstoller

1. A quick thread on D.C. corruption and coronavirus. A few weeks ago there was a story about a private equity goon named Joel Freedman, who shut down a hospital

Waqas Ahmed

ahmedwaqas992

[THREAD] How the British Council Pakistan @pkBritish is literally running a scam.A friend of mine recently enrolled to sit for the IELTS exam on the 29th April. Everything was going

Raanah Amjadi

theranjad

1/10 Here's what I took away from the incredibly informative #DefundSPD Teach In hosted by @DecrimSeattle earlier today (a thread). 2/10 Important dates for 2020 budget: Week of 7/20 the

Councillor Alan O'Connor

AlanOC_Green

On the agenda for a meeting of Cork County Council today was the proposed retail outlet centre (ROC)/Kildare village style dev. for Cork. Info on that, details on a public

Owen Hatherley

owenhatherley

I've been reading this book lately and it's absolutely wildhttps://books.google.co.uk/books/about/An_Anatomy_of_Sprawl.html?id=NlxSSAAACAAJ&redir_esc=y for Southampton and Portsmouth comrades, if you want to know how S-P became

mmatigari

matigary

Random Thread: All you need to know about rooibois tea. 1/ Weeks ago, I kept seeing Earl Grey & Lipton tea during breakfast at a hotel. So I insisted I

Isaac Callan

isaaccallan

It's been a bit of a blockbuster fortnight at @PointerSauga and @PointerBrampton. Some brilliant features and reporting from my amazing colleagues. This investigation by @JoeljWittnebel exposes the devastating impact the

dave meslin

meslin

1. Mississauga City Council will be discussing ranked ballots tomorrow. Here are some reasons why they should move forward with reform! #ONpoli #Mississauga 2. First, Mississauga city council is

Joe Mathews

joemmathews

(1/) My Zócalo Connecting California column this week argues that the current debate about making mayors stronger misses the point. What we need is to make our tiny city councils

Rachel Chason

Rachel_Chason

There is a fascinating discussion right now among Prince George's county council members about racism, taxes, history & the impact of covid-19 The conversation began with a proposed charter amendment

David Lynch

Davi_Lynch

Morning all. Its the @OxfordCity election count today. Starting at 10am. Follow here for results from the count as it takes place#LocalElections2021 #LDReporter There's 48 seats in 24 wards up

Philip Weiss

kingrat

TWENTY-TWO weeks ago today, Seattle Police killed Terry Caver in Lower Queen Anne. Five men with guns surrounded a Black man in the middle of a behavioral health crisis, then

Anthony Cotter

agcotter

In March, Vancouver City Council asked: Are we planning to build too many homes? Staff’s answer: we’re building way too many new single-family homes, and not nearly enough of all