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With the Coronavirus spreading at alarming rates, the Ministry of Justice are considering releasing "a limited number" of some low-risk prisoners in order to take pressure off the overstretched…
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Maggie Kellman,
Many argue that our political system is broken but why? - is it simply sour grapes from candidates who didn't win?
There is plenty of evidence to show that in the UK a…
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We have been notifiied by the Derbyshire County Council of a new scam :
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Layla Moran
It's right that we do all we can to limit the spread of COVID-19. But some people don't have a home to stay in. The government needs to help them as a priority.
Being told to stay…
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Kate Smith
Women in the UK have a lot to celebrate, but there is still so much to do to achieve gender equality, both here and internationally. As of December 2019 we have a record number of…
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"Council faces some of the most difficult decisions it has ever faced in balancing the budget." The most recent Borough Council Auditors Report was discussed at December's Council meeting. It warns…
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On 3 March 2020, Lib Dem MP Daisy Cooper put forward legislation which would ensure female offenders are given community sentences, unless they have committed a serious or violent offence which…
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Paul Holmes
At last night's Council meeting Chesterfield Labour Cllrs voted through an above inflation Council Tax increase and a Budget Plan that proposes doing the same each year through to…
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The Liberal Democrats
The Liberal Democrats believe in a modern Britain of genuine openness and equality without exception. We champion a society where everyone is treated with dignity and…
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This Tory government needs to take the climate emergency seriously - and that includes action to achieve a zero-waste economy. By Wera Hobhouse, Feb 13, 2020
When a person puts their empty…
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