Tag Archives: yorkshire
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MAP Charity: Inspired by a sense of responsibility
I recently visited MAP Charity in Leeds where silk screen printing, rooftop aquaponic gardening, creative media and sound engineering are just some of the activities that re-engage young people with learning important skills.
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European Election Campaign
Some images from the European election campaign. Wonderful support from Labour Party members across Yorkshire and Humber.
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Place Jo Cox
On 27th September, the city of Brussels honoured the memory of murdered Labour MP Jo Cox, by naming a square beside the Ancienne Belgique music venue she often visited in the years she lived here, as Place Jo Cox, in a formal ceremony.
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Textiles and Brexit: No Silver Lining
I recently visited the Textile Centre of Excellence in Huddersfield. Speaking with Managing Director Bill Macbeth gave a fascinating insight into the history of textiles in the region. But it also came with some worrying warnings about Brexit.
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Democracy Rules OK in the EU
I responded to John Redwood‘s bogus claims in The Yorkshire Post that Brexit is justified because it is somehow undemocratic for 28 democracies to work together in the EU. (Redwood will try anything to avoid discussing economic damage of Brexit!)
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Brexit and the European Investment Bank
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is the world’s largest international public lending institution, providing loans and long-term project funding at very low interest rates. But the “Brexit means Brexit from every aspect of the EU” position of the Tory right wing is dictating that we must leave even this beneficial body.
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Sky News Interview : Adam Boulton
Talking with Adam Boulton about the many complex challenges with Brexit negotiations, the importance of protected food names for the British Economy and why we should remember that Brexit is ‘if’ not ‘when’, until we know what kind of deal is on offer.
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Yorkshire Flooding 2015
Has the Commission transferred to the UK Government any monies, from the Solidarity Fund or from other lines in the EU budget, related to the catastrophic floods that affected parts of Yorkshire in December 2015?