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Wishing a very happy Yorkshire Day to everyone! Make sure you do something today to celebrate all things Yorkshire!

Has anyone seen ANY comment from the government about the removal of public funding from the Jodrell Bank Observatory and it's potential closure? Would have hoped for something positive by now...

It would be absolute madness to approve ANY more oil or gas drilling in the North Sea. Labour came to power promising no more (but pragmatically to allow existing licenses to run their course), instead promising more green energy. That must still be the promise today. 1/2

Burnham risks first revolt as PM over apparent support for North Sea drillingLabour MPs fear No 10 team lack up-to-date energy insight and don’t fully recognise voters’ climate concernswww.theguardian.com

Earlier today I posted how the Reform Leader of East Sussex County Council has threatened to report a local business owner, Barry Ashley, of the Grumpy Cook Cafe to the police for calling out Reform for stopping school holiday meal vouchers and... 1/2

This is amazing news! The first people have been given the first experimental vaccine against the Bundibugyo species of Ebola - the species responsible for the current outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. 1/2

First person gets new experimental vaccine for Bundibugyo species of EbolaEd Hunt, 37 and from the UK, voluteered after seeing news reports of the deadly Ebola outbreak in DR Congo.www.bbc.co.uk

Reform Council leader is reporting local business owner to the police for telling the truth and feeding hungry kids. Andy Woolley, East Sussex council leader, stopped school holiday meal vouchers on his watch and doesn't like being called out for it. 1/2 www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

Reform council chief threatens to report café boss who fed kids for free to copsEXCLUSIVE: Barry Ashley, who runs the Grumpy Cook café in Hastings, and Labour MP Helena Dollimore have been told by East Sussex County Council chief Andy Woolley that he plans to contact police after...www.mirror.co.uk

Unite the Union members - it's election time for General Secretary. This is an opportunity to get rid of Sharon Graham. Please vote for Simon Dubbins. Members will have got an email ballot from 'Civica Election Services' and a paper ballot. Voting closes noon on 11th August.

Estimations put it at costing £4.7m to hold the Manchester Mayoral by-election. Almost enough for 2 years funding for the Observatory.

#SaveJodrellBank It's been announced that Jodrell Bank Observatory, which houses the UK's largest telescope, will lose it's government funding and could close. This would be absolutely devastating for the 3000 scientists who use it in their work. It will save just £2.8m a year. 1/2

Jodrell Bank's Lovell telescope faces axe in science cuts, BBC understandsAstronomers warn it would tear the heart out of UK science, and leave a generation untrained.www.bbc.co.uk

My view on this: The government ought to try and intervene as much as possible within the law to purchase this company for the country. It could continue to be run as it currently is, but then used as something to develop and expand - encouraging other health services to switch to this system.

Alarm at NHS patient records being put under control of US private equity firmDoctors and MPs urge more scrutiny of £300m deal for company behind system used by most GPs in Englandwww.theguardian.com

Had a great idea this evening for a brilliant new data set and using newly learnt skills at work to collect it and keep it up dated! No details yet, but will be spending the next few weeks working on it!

The single biggest issue I have with Burnham (beyond the coup itself to grab power) is his pushing of this north-south divide. It's wrong. It's dangerous. And completely misrepresents the issues the country faces. 1/2

So far, 35 members of the government under Starmer have left through being sacked or resigning.

Let's get some more signatures for my petition to improve and strengthen the regulation of all our news media! petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...

Petition: Establish a single, powerful, independent statutory regulator for all news mediaThe Government must create a single, independent statutory regulator covering print, broadcast, and digital news media. This regulator should have the legal power to enforce truth and factual reportin...petition.parliament.uk

Interesting to see people crawling out of the woodwork to praise Burnham for his policy on business rates for pubs and live music venues who were silent on all the measures already brought in by Rachel Reeves... And remember, much of the controversy is due to the ending of COVID era relief... 1/3