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Alan Collins Rosell 🏳️‍🌈

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Founder of @medwayelects.co.uk 🗳️ Catalanoparlant 🎗 Whovian 💙💙 Gills fan 💙 Solicitor ⚖️ (Occasional) blog: alancollinsrosell.uk

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Alan Collins Rosell 🏳️‍🌈 @alancollinsrosell.uk · 13/09/2026
First Past the Post would have given the AfD nearly every seat in Saxony-Anhalt electoral-reform.org.uk/first-past-t...
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First Past the Post would have given the AfD nearly every seat in Saxony-Anhalt
There has been much coverage in recent days of the outcome of the state election in Saxony-Anhalt, which lies in eastern Germany. It is unusual for regional elections in other countries
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Alan Collins Rosell 🏳️‍🌈 @alancollinsrosell.uk · 15/08/2026
📣 End Crapita's pensions chaos www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/st...
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Stop the Civil Service Pension Crisis: Bring Pension Administration Back In-House
Civil servants deserve a pension service they can trust. Sign this petition to demand action now.
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Alan Collins Rosell 🏳️‍🌈 @alancollinsrosell.uk · 09/05/2026
100% of seats from 51% of votes. A one-party council. 49% of voters unrepresented. Zero opposition to hold the authority to account. This is not a healthy democracy.
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Alan Collins Rosell 🏳️‍🌈 @alancollinsrosell.uk · 07/05/2026
'This outdated system is destroying trust in politics. But there’s still time for Labour to follow Wales and Scotland’s example and introduce PR in the UK.' www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Whoever wins today’s elections, democracy is the loser under first past the post | Polly Toynbee
This outdated system is destroying trust in politics. It’s time for Labour to follow Wales and Scotland’s example and introduce PR in the UK, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
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Alan Collins Rosell 🏳️‍🌈 @alancollinsrosell.uk · 07/02/2026
I just emailed my Labour MP to support stable government during this critical time. You can too: holdtheline.org.uk
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Hold the Line - Tell Your Labour MP to Stand Firm
Email your Labour MP to support stable government. In a world where Trump tears up international rules and Reform waits in the wings, Britain cannot afford political paralysis.
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Alan Collins Rosell 🏳️‍🌈 @alancollinsrosell.uk · 05/09/2025
Sir Keir Starmer wanted the new term to mark 'phase 2'. This is not how he'd have wanted it to go down, but every problem is an opportunity - and this is an opportunity for the prime minister to reshuffle his team and show the country what 'phase 2' is all about. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Angela Rayner resigns over stamp duty row
Rayner’s departure is deeply damaging to prime minister who had initially stood by her
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Vince Maple @vincemaple.bsky.social · 30/12/2024
Congratulations to all those across Medway and Kent who has been recognised in the New Years Honours from Abigail's Footsteps to Dr Who and more than 20 others. www.kentonline.co.uk/maidstone/ne...
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The Kent people recognised in this year’s New Year Honours list
The annual New Year Honours list marking the achievements of extraordinary people across the country includes 26 people from Kent.
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Pippa Crerar @pippacrerar.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Heidi Alexander’s appointment as transport secretary means the cabinet is now 100% state-educated for the first time in history - great stat from @georgeeaton.bsky.social
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Gemma Abbott @gemabbott.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
The status quo is failing “the fundamental aims of the law – to respect people’s right of personal autonomy, and to protect the vulnerable” A significant intervention from Lord - former president of the Supreme Court - in favour of the #AssistedDying bill www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
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Ex-supreme court president backs assisted dying law change
Exclusive: David Neuberger, who ruled on high-profile assisted dying cases, believes tight terms of bill cannot be expanded in courts
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Alan Collins Rosell 🏳️‍🌈 @alancollinsrosell.uk · 27/11/2024
While 3 former Tory PMs have come out against the bill, Lord Cameron has shown that dignity in dying transcends party lines www.thetimes.com/article/872f...
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David Cameron: Why I’m now backing assisted dying
The bill is not about ending life, it is about shortening death — and its robust safeguards have convinced me that it will protect the most vulnerable
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Luke Pollard MP @lukepollard.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
This Labour government will ensure every primary school child can start the school day ready to learn. Labour are rolling out free breakfast clubs for every primary school pupil across the country.
Mirror newspaper with text: "Dawn of new era. All primary school kids will be eligible for free food before classes start."
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 27/11/2024
Jess Phillips on new anti-domestic violence measures: ‘I feel hopeful today’
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Jess Phillips on new anti-domestic violence measures: ‘I feel hopeful today’
Police say strict new restraining orders on domestic abusers will enable them to ‘manage offenders proactively’ In a white-walled room at Croydon custody centre on Wednesday, Jess Phillips lets out a little whoop. Talking about new strict new…
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Shea Coffey @sheacoffey.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
These kids are so brave.
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Alan Collins Rosell 🏳️‍🌈 @alancollinsrosell.uk · 27/11/2024
I emailed my MP @naushabahkhanmp.bsky.social asking her to vote for @kimleadbeatermp.bsky.social's Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill. I didn't get the 'yes' I was hoping for, but did get a considered response. Happy to see she's thinking it through, as an MP should. @dignityindying.org.uk
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Juliet Campbell MP @julietcampbellmp.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
📲MP for a week! This game is aimed at young people to give them a virtual taste of life as an MP and the range of roles a Member of Parliament has. Share with schools or groups who would like to have a go ⬇️ learning.parliament.uk/mp-for-a-wee... UK Parliament Week (18-24 November) #UKPW
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MP for a Week Interactive Game
A game to test your skills at filling the shoes of an MP for a week
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Alan Collins Rosell 🏳️‍🌈 @alancollinsrosell.uk · 21/11/2024
It doesn't. That's why I left.
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LBC @lbc.co.uk · 20/11/2024
'1% of the population owns half of the country.' @guyshrubsole.bsky.social tells @mrjamesob.bsky.social how a small, wealthy elite controls so much of England’s land, while claiming to be 'custodians of the countryside'.
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'Small farmers deserve support but not tax-dodging landowners' | LBC analysis
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Co-operative Party @coopparty.party.coop · 20/11/2024
"Incorporating co-operatives into the curriculum encourages students to think critically about alternative ways of organising society and economy, and to develop the soft skills needed for successful collaboration" ✏️ Cllr Paula Hamilton party.coop/2024/11/20/b...
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Bringing Co-operation back into the National Curriculum
Labour & Co-operative Medway Councillor, Paula Hamilton outlines why co-operative values could make a difference as part of the National Curriculum
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Alan Collins Rosell 🏳️‍🌈 @alancollinsrosell.uk · 20/11/2024
Right to buy is one of the (many) causes of the housing crisis. While it helps get people who can afford it onto the housing ladder, it takes away vital social housing for those who cannot even afford to rent on the open market. Reform of the system is vital.
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Alan Collins Rosell 🏳️‍🌈 @alancollinsrosell.uk · 19/11/2024
Congratulations to @danfrancis02.bsky.social on passing the first hurdle! Backbench bills are often difficult to find their way onto the statute book, but I hope the government can make time to get this through to ensure accessible aviation for all.
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BBC Newsnight @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
“So it’s not about you, it’s not about your farm and the fact you bought a farm to avoid inheritance tax?” @vicderbyshire.bsky.social speaks to Jeremy Clarkson at the farmers’ protest in Westminster where thousands of farmers are protesting the government’s inheritance tax plans. #Newsnight
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Torsten Bell @torstenbell.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Big day for reasoned debate on farms/inheritance today - a debate undermined by @BBCNews repeatedly and wrongly reporting as fact that “farms worth more than £1m would have to pay inheritance tax”. This is just flatly wrong in vast vast majority of cases
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Alan Collins Rosell 🏳️‍🌈 @alancollinsrosell.uk · 19/11/2024
Who doesn't love a tax break? (Y'know, other than anyone who relies on the public services those taxes fund)
2 people interlocking visibly strong arms and shaking hands. The word 'Reform' overlays one arm. The words 'Lib Dems' overlay the other arm. The words 'Tax breaks for wealthy landowners' overlay the shaking hands.
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Alan Collins Rosell 🏳️‍🌈 @alancollinsrosell.uk · 19/11/2024
Ermm... Okay then
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LabourList @labourlist.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
"To keep vital rural seats at the next election, Labour must focus relentlessly on showing it understands the real concerns of those who live in rural communities." ✍️ The Fabian Society's Ben Cooper on what Labour's focus should be to win in rural areas: labourlist.org/2024/11/labo...
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‘Why it won’t be inheritance tax that decides if Labour wins rural seats in 2029’ – LabourList
No political party has ever formed a government without at least some rural voters. At the most recent election, Labour made enormous strides forward with…
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Alan Collins Rosell 🏳️‍🌈 @alancollinsrosell.uk · 19/11/2024
The government is (rightly) not backing down from the changes to agricultural property relief, as this joint DEFRA/Treasury statement sets out ahead of today's protest. For greater context: www.gov.uk/government/n...
A joint statement from the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Secretary Steve Reed and Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
BREAKING: Rachel Reeves and Environment Secretary Steve Reed have released a statement ahead of the farmers protest today saying they "recognise the strength of feeling expressed" but need to ensure the "most valuable farms pay their fair share”
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John Springford @johnspringford.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
You know who hasn't had this degree of media support for their financial interests? Disabled people, poor people with more than two kids, public sector workers (after all that clapping for the NHS). I'm not usually a 'blame the media' person but seriously - this is mad
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Richard Murphy @richardjmurphy.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Why inheritance tax charges are really good for real farmers – but not f... youtu.be/s9J0GpnXNhY?... An inheritance tax charge helps farming to reclaim farming for farmers and for the benefit of the people of this country. Labour is, for once, on their side and even doing the right thing.
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Why inheritance tax charges are really good for real farmers – but not for financial whizz kids
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Matthew Wright @matthew-wright.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Man who told The Times in 2021 that he’d only bought his £4.25m farm to avoid paying inheritance tax to lead protest against inheritance tax 😂🤣😂 www.thesun.co.uk/news/3179317...
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Clarkson defies docs to lead 20,000 farmers protesting against 'tractor tax'
JEREMY Clarkson will defy health fears to join up to 20,000 farmers protesting in Westminster over the hated “tractor tax”. The Clarkson’s Farm star, 64 — recovering after a life-saving heart op — …
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
The protestors want to call it "the tractor tax" because calling it "the inheritance tax protest" would turn off public opinion. The tractors coming into London today, in fact, pay no road tax, no congestion charge, and no ULEZ. Exempt from all.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 19/11/2024
AI cloning of celebrity voices outpacing the law, experts warn
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AI cloning of celebrity voices outpacing the law, experts warn
David Attenborough among famous people whose voices have been exploited by fraudsters It’s the new badge of celebrity status that nobody wants. Jennifer Aniston, Oprah Winfrey and Kylie Jenner have all had their voices cloned by fraudsters. Online…
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Jeremy Clarkson is turning up to the protest tomorrow. A reminder that he bought his 312-acre farm in 2012 for £4.25million in HIS OWN WORDS so that he: *would not be required pay death duties on the land*
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Tom Calver @tomcalver.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
NEW: Is Britain’s welfare too generous? Most countries pay workers who lose their jobs more than half of their previous salaries. In Britain, unemployment benefits are *12%* of the average wage @thetimes.com 1/5 www.thetimes.com/article/c28d...
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BBC Newsnight @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
"It's not a death tax." Observer Columnist Will Hutton argues that the inheritance tax on farmers is justified for them to contribute their economic share. #Newsnight
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The Secret Barrister @barristersecret.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
I see that a collection of MPs have taken it upon themselves to “launch” a private prosecution, in relation to a case which is still awaiting a CPS charging decision. What might be the problems with this? 🧵
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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
I'm against protectionism, and I don't really believe in cultural appropriation, other than we should never have let them turn this perfect, 12 hour British drama into a sprawling, interminable American monstrosity.
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Jo Stevens MP @jostevenslabour.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
The Tories hollowed out and underfunded our Armed Forces over the last 14 years. I'm proud to give my name to the #ArmedForces Commissioner Bill to improve service life for our forces and the families who support them.
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BBC Newsnight @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
“For the first 10 years [I was working] 120 hours a week - I was sleeping 20 hours in a whole week.” Celebrity chef Heston Blumenthal speaks to @vicderbyshire.bsky.social about his recent diagnosis for bipolar and his wife’s decision to have him sectioned. #Newsnight
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Medway Elects 🗳️ @medwayelects.co.uk · 18/11/2024
If you don't live within the Hoo St Werburgh & Chattenden area, you'd be forgiven for having missed the neighbourhood plan referendum earlier this month. Fortunately, we found the results so you don't have to! www.medwayelects.co.uk?page=referen...
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Ed Jennings @edjennings.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Created a Medway Starter Pack of interesting Medway-related people and accounts on here. I've leaned toward politicians, journalists, and public figures rather than individuals, but I'm happy to add anyone who would like to be included. Give me a shout if that's you!
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LabourList @labourlist.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
"A few loud voices should not be prioritised over the concerns of the wider British public. A reality check is in order." Demos' Dan Goss busts five myths about Labour's inheritance tax reform: labourlist.org/2024/11/inhe...
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Five myths about Labour’s inheritance tax reforms – busted – LabourList
After last week’s landmark Budget, a debate is heating up on the reforms to inheritance tax. As expected, some of those seeing their tax breaks…
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Alan Collins Rosell 🏳️‍🌈 @alancollinsrosell.uk · 17/11/2024
Finally bitten the bullet and found my way here. For those who don't know me, until last week I was a Liberal Democrat activist, but I resigned from the party to support Labour. Find out why on my Substack 👇 alancollinsrosell.substack.com/p/why-ive-re...
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Why I've resigned from the Liberal Democrats and will be supporting Labour
Where I explain why I can no longer be a member of a party which appears to be edging closer to the Tories and Reform
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Alan Collins Rosell 🏳️‍🌈 @alancollinsrosell.uk · 17/11/2024
Prices and rents will fall under Rachel Reeves’ plans, enabling a younger generation with new ideas to enter the field www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Farmers have hoarded land for too long. Inheritance tax will bring new life to rural Britain | Will Hutton
Prices and rents will fall under Rachel Reeves’ plans, enabling a younger generation with new ideas to enter the field
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