Barry O’Leary

🌈Life in sometimes sunny Somerset with Alfie! Views mine or Alfie’s alone. Public Policy especially Financial Wellbeing. Likes cheese 🧀🌈

[Barry O’Leary @EvercreechBarry]

My language might be a bit picturesque, but the point remains!
Open countryside isn’t where you build suburban housing estates
You build houses estate along with the infrastructure such as doctors, schools, cycleways. people wnat not just a life but a good quality of life

[Daniel Mumby @DanielMumby]

"No matter how neatly you slice it, you can’t turn this sow’s ear into a silk purse"

Strong words from @EvercreechBarry as plans for 40 new homes in #Evercreech are refused for a second time by @SomersetCouncil: https://t.co/rHAzMApbXC #LDReporter #Somerset #B3081

[Barry O’Leary @EvercreechBarry]

@KarlBrophy I hope that’s a Negroni in the glass

[Barry O’Leary @EvercreechBarry]

Il also being a developer it seems it’s a bit like being able to sit an exam and when you leave the hall going back into edit your answers later!

This bizarre practice has to stop somewhere
@DanielMumby @bbcsomerset @SheptonNubNews

https://t.co/sWxsG7HKdM via @38degrees

[Barry O’Leary @EvercreechBarry]

Is a mega mayor for the south west really a good idea ?
- whats really behind the move .. a bigger council tax bill for you and your family
#Somerset #localpolitics #somersetcouncil
https://t.co/UG5VbDH9V2

[Barry O’Leary @EvercreechBarry]

Another week of blogging!

Do our traditional physical parties need to be reminded while it’s easy to run for election on hope you cannot then govern with a shrug ?
#somerset #LocalGovernment #ukpolitics

https://t.co/HOC5bnpkGL

[Barry O’Leary @EvercreechBarry]

Another week of my #Somerset & #localpolitocs blogging and there’s only one star of the show!

As UK crumbles enter Mr Nigel Farage

https://t.co/eIfWPgCcUg…

[Barry O’Leary @EvercreechBarry]

Another blog another week!!
Reflections on local political experience #somerset #localpolitics https://t.co/k4m4BUN6Zn

[Barry O’Leary @EvercreechBarry]

@Tesco is there a reason why #PrideMonth seems invisible from your store on #sheptonmallet this year when last year the store was fully decked out?

[Barry O’Leary @EvercreechBarry]

reflections on the failures exposed by Brexit and Covid, the paralysis in local government, and a case for a bold thinking #localpolitics #Elections
#UKpolitics #SomersetCouncil #lga

https://t.co/CmUBLNOHM9

[Barry O’Leary @EvercreechBarry]

@KarlBrophy @GavanCasey @rugby_ie Many congrats, never a surprise - about either lol @KarlBrophy

[Alex Cole @acnewsitics]

Community Notes is the only good thing about this app. 😂

[Barry O’Leary @EvercreechBarry]

@KarlBrophy Don’t expect this to figure in any antsy by media !

[Declan Dunne @Decland31447995]

Surely now with @MichealMartinTD and @SimonHarrisTD been elected on first count and Mary Lou having to wait until THIRD count the shinners will do the decent thing and realise she has no mandate to be Taoiseach. After all that’s been their mantra for last 4 years

[Darragh Mowlds @DarraghMowlds]

Before you delight in the loss of a TD’s seat over the weekend… 1) they are human even if you don’t like them & 2) they have staff with mortgages and bills to pay who also lose their jobs. Do a private knee slide if you wish but keep your glee to yourself if you can #GE24

[Barry O’Leary @EvercreechBarry]

@KarlBrophy Just for fun

FF 39
FG 40
SF 38
SD 6
Ind 26
Aon 3
II 6
Lab 7
PBP 5
GP 5

[Barry O’Leary @EvercreechBarry]

@KarlBrophy Big prediction care
to put that into numbers or seats or even a range

[Turnbull @cturnbull1968]

You need to be reminded that blue parts of that map generate 73% of our entire economy. 🤔

[Barry O’Leary @EvercreechBarry]

@_ConnorPayne Connor that’s a fair comment, but let’s be clear you agreed with her policies and you endorsed her for leader . The budget she provided over smashed the wrecking ball through years of painful progress.

[Barry O’Leary @EvercreechBarry]

@IainDale Fun fact. The Spanish National Anthem is one of only four in the world that has no lyrics.

[Barry O’Leary @EvercreechBarry]

@IainDale Emm no words - you might learn something here ?!!