Jack Howland

The new Scottish Member of Parliament Irshad Ahmed tries to explain that pubs aren’t designed for religious minorities which don’t drink alcohol 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

I thought the flagshagging gammons in the comment section said we weren’t going to grow? who looks stupid now?

Islamic attack against a peaceful English journalist…

I know people are worried about fuel prices. And I get it. You get to the pump, watch the numbers climb, and wonder why it's costing so much more than it used to.   The reality is that global events are pushing up costs, and families here at home are feeling the impact.   But I won't accept that there's nothing I can do to help.   That's why from today, you'll be able to see petrol and diesel prices on Google Maps, compare nearby stations and find the cheapest option before you fill up.   It's a small change, but if there's a practical way to help people keep more money in their pocket, I'll do it.

Enough is enough. For years, people have been expected to put up with Avanti’s cancellations, delays, overcrowding, and a service that has failed them time and time again. So my Labour government is bringing Avanti West Coast into public ownership at the earliest opportunity in March next year. That means passengers, not shareholders, will come first. More investment, fewer delays, and a renewed focus on getting the basics right. We're putting essential services back in public hands and building a railway that actually works for the people who use it.

SOME GOOD NEWS FOR COVENTRY FOR ONCE 👏 Neighbourhood crime has fallen faster in Coventry than anywhere else in the West Midlands, according to newly released figures. The latest annual report from West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner Simon Foster says neighbourhood crime in Coventry has dropped by a massive 39.2% compared with the baseline year of 2023/24. That's the BIGGEST reduction recorded across all seven West Midlands policing areas. For comparison: Coventry: down 39.2% Wolverhampton: down 34.5% Solihull: down 26% Across the West Midlands as a whole, neighbourhood crime fell by 24.5%. The category includes the sorts of crimes that can have a huge impact on how safe people actually feel where they live, including residential burglary, robbery, theft from the person and vehicle crime. Across the wider West Midlands, residential burglary has fallen by 27.2%, robbery by 38.2%, theft from the person by 28.3% and vehicle crime by 20.1%. But it isn't all good news. Business crime has actually increased across the region, with the rise largely being driven by shoplifting, which was up 30.2%. And statistics obviously aren't the same thing as people's everyday experiences. You can tell someone crime is falling, but if they've recently had their car stolen, been burgled or regularly see antisocial behaviour where they live, they're probably not going to feel particularly reassured by a percentage. So we're interested in whether the figures match what people are actually experiencing across Coventry. Do YOU feel safer in Coventry than you did two years ago? And what about your particular part of the city? Let us know your area and whether you think things have improved, got worse or stayed exactly the same. 👇

A message to supporters from our Owner and Executive Chairman, Doug King. ➡️ tinyurl.com/4zmz2cp6

I didn’t become Prime Minister to just make a few tweaks around the edges. I want to change the way this country works. For too long, politics became comfortable with the idea that some things just can't be fixed. People sleeping on our streets. Huge inequalities between different parts of the country. Young people unable to afford a home. Communities watching decisions about their future being taken somewhere else, by someone else. Governments have talked about those things. They've even promised to fix them. But too often, they've reached the same conclusion: it just can't be done. I don't accept that, and I never have. That’s why we’ve invested to offer everyone who needs it a route off the streets by Christmas. It's why we've announced the biggest council housebuilding programme since the Second World War. It's why we're opening 159 new mental health centres. It's why we've finally put technical education on par with the academic route. It's why we're delivering the biggest transfer of power out of Westminster and into local communities in a generation. And it's why we opened No10 North too. Not as another government office. But because I believe one thing very strongly: Britain won't be rebuilt from the top down. You have to put power back in the hands of the people and places that know their communities best - and then put the full weight of government behind them. I also want to give people a bit of breathing space too. That's why we've cut tax on electricity bills, capped bus fares at £2, and made subscriptions easier to cancel. It’s why we've cracked down on fake discounts and cut business rates for pubs, social clubs and music venues. And it's why we've extended the 16-17 Saver Railcard and introduced free 24/7 bus travel for disabled people. That is the change we have started. More power for our communities, more support on the cost of living and a long-term plan to rebuild the country. Each one of those changes is part of the same thing. Good growth in every postcode. Reindustrialising Britain. And making sure wherever you live - and whatever your background - you feel this country has a future for you. Because, in the end, that's what this is about: bringing back hope.

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I get Coventry are playing arsenal but their recruitment has been poor. 9 of that starting 11 are champ quality and 2 are unproven in the prem they've spent £100m but what do they have to show for it? Sunderland have shown the blueprint.

Yesterday saw my run as part of the Matchday Production team at Coventry City come to an end. Wrote words on the past 9 years of being a part of the team and what fading out one song has had on so many things. Read if you like. Enjoy, I hope. #PUSB medium.com/@studcourt/from-a…