Charlotte Gill

Dec 24, 2024 | charlottecgill.co.uk | Charlotte Gill

Yesterday I stumbled on a very interesting interview with Led by Donkeys, which sheds some light on their relationship with Keir Starmer. It was published in The New Statesman in October, but appears to have gone under the radar. In short, Led by Donkeys (LBD) know Starmer much more than Brits might realise - perhaps explaining why the group leaves him alone while constantly bashing Reform. In 2008 it turns out that Starmer helped two of LBD (before they were “Donkeys”) prepare a legal defence.

Dec 23, 2024 | charlottecgill.co.uk | Charlotte Gill

Have you heard of APPGs? That is, All-Party Parliamentary Groups. If you havenā€™t, I donā€™t blame you. Itā€™s quite hard to keep track of all the government quangos, committees and devolved administrations we now have - which I suspect rather suits the Radical Left. Itā€™s far easier to sustain a ā€œlong march through the institutionsā€ when no one can possibly remember the numerous institutions you are marching through.

Dec 6, 2024 | charlottecgill.co.uk | Charlotte Gill

I thought taxpayers might like to hear the wise words of Howard Dawber, London’s Deputy Mayor for Business and Growth, who posted about cafes today:Let's hear it for the traditional London caf. Not pretentious, not your global coffee chain. This is your honest to goodness family-run local breakfast place. They sometimes get called greasy spoons, but they aren't greasy at all. Every table's cleaned to an inch of its life...

Oct 30, 2024 | threadreaderapp.com | Charlotte Gill

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Oct 25, 2024 | threadreaderapp.com | Charlotte Gill

2) “migrant-led social sessions” 3) “Nurturing and Developing Migrant Leaders from the Grassroots” 4) Migrant Action 5) Refugee Legal Support 6) Work Rights Centre 7) Has also given hundreds of thousands to the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants, which blocked deportations to Rwanda: 8) It believes in open borders and has a Migration Fund for organisations that promote this vision: charlottecgill.co.uk/p/paul-hamlyn-… 9) HOPE not hate has won it three times - and had a total of £585k...