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On the @bankofengland intervention:
Am told the BoE were responding to a “run dynamic” on pension funds - a wholesale equivalent of the run which destroyed Northern Rock.
Had they not intervened, there would have been mass insolvencies of pension funds by THIS AFTERNOON.
The little #VanguardRST e-bike from @BromptonBicycle has had a busy couple of hours.
In two hours:
5x Drivers on their phone
1x Disqualified Driver
1x Drug Driver
1x Vehicle in Dangerous Condition
1x Illegal plates
Longest time between stops: 7 minutes.
#Fatal5
@HgateAdvertiser Who owns Hornbeam Park Developments, and what are their business interests? Would like to make sure I’m not spending any money in Harrogate that benefits them.
@AJonesMP We keep hearing from your party that wage rises are fuelling inflation, but which sectors of the economy have seen their pay increase? Apart from MPs and bankers’ bonuses of course…
I wonder if @AJonesMP approves of this? It’s a race to the bottom with this government and every Tory MP who supports it should be ashamed of themselves.
NEW: Boris Johnson has watered down the ministerial code - allowing ministers to break the rules without resigning - and blocked a bid to give his ethics advisor the power to investigate him…
https://t.co/IlDvkqbhSX
First event! If people are struggling with bills, or need a post-lockdown leg up to help meet people, then come for some free food, and time to 'simply be' & chat.
Bilton Community Centre, 7pm
Conservative MP Richard Bacon defends Boris Johnson and suggests NHS staff had also been "letting their hair down" during pandemic
https://t.co/55EEldCIUg