SDevonIndependents

We are a group of councillors and individuals interested in standing as Independents. We support progressive alliances and taking the party out of local politic

[James Melville 🚜 @JamesMelville]

Why has racism, xenophobia and bigotry has become normalised?
Pop down to your local newsagents and find out.

[Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis @chiefrabbi]

I was so moved by the eloquence and courage of speakers in yesterday’s unprecedented debate on antisemitism in Parliament, introduced by @sajidjavid. I am deeply dismayed that it was necessary but heartened by the number of MPs who passionately declared #EnoughisEnough

[Channel 4 News @Channel4News]

"Mr Zuckerberg, what do you have to say to Facebook users who are finding out today that their data has been harvested?"

Mark Zuckerberg refuses to answer questions from @C4KylieM ahead of his evidence session in Washington DC tomorrow, as he issues a new apology to users.

[SDevonIndependents @SIndependents]

@RobBurl @Channel4News So from what I’ve heard, the BBC were offered the C.A. story first, but turned it down - do you know why?

[SDevonIndependents @SIndependents]

@RobBurl the @BBCNews @bbcnickrobinson turned down the #cambridgeanalytica story when it was first offered to them. I’d like to know why? We’d all like to know why?

[Louise Overy @LuOvery]

What if a city were a national park? How about London? Great interview with Daniel Raven Ellison https://t.co/BJAVmWUBl1 @robintransition

[SDevonIndependents @SIndependents]

@GuidoFawkes Well it does - but of course being dreary cancels that point out. They should have said the same point in a really excited voice and you’d be nodding along - #shallow

[SDevonIndependents @SIndependents]

@bbcnickrobinson @NewStatesman Can you explain to me why the BBC turned down the #CambridgeAnalytics story please? A story of global importance - and you turned it down?!

[annavarle @annavarle]

Blizzard conditions on Dartmoor. Up to 50 cm snow expected during the next few hours. @BBCSpotlight

[BBC South West @BBCSpotlight]

Sledging in Totnes 😮 https://t.co/59TJGsfdEt

[WEP Exeter @wepexeter]

#ff appreciated @SIndependents We like your intention to do politics differently in #Devon.
@WEP_UK also puts into practice a new kind of politics - non-partisan, collaborative not combative, and we call for a change from first-past-the-post

[The Independent @Independent]

Vast, hidden network of cities found hidden in Guatemalan jungle https://t.co/0A6QAdLCxG

[SDevonIndependents @SIndependents]

@Independent Wow! How exciting

[SDevonIndependents @SIndependents]

@Independent 40??

[James Melville 🚜 @JamesMelville]

A Brexiter recently stated that I am wasting my time calling for a second EU referendum.

He claimed that support for another referendum is dwindling. Rather predictably he added: “you lost, get over it.”

To prove he’s wrong, please retweet if you want a second EU referendum.

[Georgina Allen @garthur1]

@BBCParliament Brexit was always about a bonfire of worker/environmental/human rights which hold up the money machine for a nano of a second.

[J.-P. Janson De Couët @jpjanson]

Putting extreme right moron and failed educationalist Toby Young in charge of universities comes from the same Bullingdon bully type of contemptuous patrician humour as burning £50 notes in front of poor people. Titters all round at the oiks, what what?

[Andrew Adonis @Andrew_Adonis]

Any day soon Govt hopes to smuggle out news it’s packing the House of Lords with more Brexit Tories, unless media damage causes Mrs May to delay. Tories already have 53 more seats than Labour, so this is unconstitutional. Jeremy Corbyn & Vince Cable shd be saying this loudly!

[Georgina Allen @garthur1]

The endless foulness of #tobyyoung

[Georgina Allen @garthur1]

Didn’t May promise to tackle sexual abuse in government? The appointment of arch-toad Tony Young makes a mockery of that claim and only reveals how weak her influence in gov must be. #TheresaMay @Telegraph @theresa_may @EmilyThornberry @Anna_Soubry