Tom Bowell
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Tom Bowell
@thomasbowell
Politics fanatic @uklabour. Work in public transport. Lover of travelling and random facts. Views are my own.

Uplifting session today celebrating our Pride in Place £20 million funding for Croydon West - so wonderful to meet new people who have passion and ideas and want to help our community. To those residents, thank you, you were inspiring. Much more to come. #Hope






Pride in Place, fundamentally, should be about investing in those places at the sharp end of regional inequality and where opportunities and aspiration is at it's lowest. It is unacceptable to see that investment being diverted into London and the South East.


Exc: Pride in Place - fund giving £20 million each to selected neighbourhoods of around 10k people - quietly moves away from only looking at how deprived a place is Now areas have to score badly on "cohesiveness" too. The main beneficiary: London, just ahead of local elections

Doctors trained overseas are 2.5 times more likely to be referred to the medical regulator for malpractice. It's totally insane that the NHS is prioritising overseas doctors over our most talented medical graduates. It's a terrible deal for doctors and patients alike.

This is one of the worst downgrades of all time Old London Bridge was a medieval stone structure that stood for over 600 years and was once considered a wonder of the world. It was 926 feet long and filled with houses and shops, making it the longest inhabited bridge in Europe



HS2 trains could run 16% slower than planned to save billions, minister says news.sky.com/story/hs2-trai…



Sorry to have to say this... The British do not like the kind of diversity that intends to take over Britain and kill any infidel that does not convert to Islam Is that hard to understand, silly little man ?




'If he's creating a support package, that's going to be done with taxpayers' money' Kemi Badenoch was critical of Starmer's plans to address rising energy bills ahead of his chairing of a Cobra meeting on Monday 'I'm very concerned that everything they touch they make worse'

We are investigating an antisemitic arson attack on Jewish ambulances in Golders Green. We know this will cause significant concern in the local community and are stepping up patrols and engaging with faith leaders. Read more here: mynewsdesk.com/uk/metpoliceuk…






