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Hundreds of Thousands of Girls Were Victims of Grooming Gangs

At least 250,000 cases of abuse involving girls across 149 areas of the UK are alleged to have taken place, according to the findings of an independent inquiry published in June in a report entitled Rape Gang Inquiry. The report’s conclusions, together with the response of the mainstream media, have generated widespread discussion on social media.

Dale Vince: Sharon Graham...

Sharon Graham @UniteSharon I just heard of a planned protest by Unite on the issue of high energy bills - outside Ecotricity’s office in Stroud. Understand the core issue is ‘profiteering’ and you published a useful table of profits in the overall sector to back your point. If you look at that properly you’ll see that the super high profits, as margins and as £s - are not being made by energy Retailers - where OFGEM controls profit margins to a pretty marginal 2%. The big money and where we have common cause with you - is being made by Extraction (53%), Grid (38%) and Generation (28%). You’re aiming at the wrong target in Retail (2%) and your own data shows that. We’ve published a number of papers on energy market reform, would be happy to share them - we see a way to halve energy bills with three simple (though fundamental) reforms. Wanna chat?

Liz Webster: Big ruling in USA...

🔥 Big ruling in USA. US Supreme Court blocks Trump from scrapping birthright citizenship by executive order. In the UK, Starmer has shown far less restraint, stripping Shamima Begum of citizenship and repeatedly abusing executive power to withhold Mandelson documents and block scrutiny. Reform and the Tories love talking tough on citizenship. They should note how easily executives overreach when there are no real checks.

Liz Webster: BMMagazine report: Bank of England deputy...

🆘 BMMagazine report: Bank of England deputy governor Huw Pill acknowledges that Brexit has made inflation worse in the UK The structural changes: new customs checks, rules of origin, supply chain friction and a permanently weaker pound have added lasting cost pressures. This confirms what independent studies have shown for years: leaving the Single Market and Customs Union was a negative supply shock that made controlling inflation harder. 🧵

Bushra Shaikh: I don't think people fully...

I don't think people fully appreciate what has happened. Iran demonstrated that its strategic position in West Asia - particularly its influence over the Strait of Hormuz - forces even the U.S. to factor its responses carefully. Whether you agree with Iran or not, that's a significant display of regional leverage. The balance of power in West Asia has shifted. Iran is still standing. All Gulf Arab nations are aware of this realisation and are due to work with Iran to protect their own security and economic interests in the region. Israel's attempt to dominate is coming to a close. Israel knows this, as does the U.S. If they choose aggression, the next blockade will be to Haifa, where 80% of Israel's imports get to and this would significantly affect their economy. Israel will inevitably end up as a lonely island state. It's happening...

Deborah Haynes: So much for defence...

So much for defence being the first priority of government. The housing vision set out today by Andy Burnham is all very well for peaceful times. But as every military chief and former military chief and defence secretary and former defence secretary is warning, these are not peaceful times. Without security, there is little point in investing in good homes… “If you don’t give people a good home what chance have they got of having a good life? Everything starts with a good home and this country finally has to put that at the top of its priority list.”
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