Introduction to the major five parities ahead of the local elections Political history could be made in England's local elections with five major parties polling quite closely, giving voters a real choice rather than a protest vote.

New substack article... open.substack.com/pub/tinklepi...

From dinners to website subscriptions, how questions are rasied over government spending GPCs have been an instrumental part of government funding, but there are several questions over how it is being used to dodge public scrunity and bypass traditional routes

Wrote a new article on GPC payments, and how they cover everything from £3,000 Tate phitographers to website subscription.
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Britain's infrastructure problem is highly dominated by planning bureaucracy With homes almost being rejected due to shadows over a playing field there are several restrictions to building better infrastructure in the UK

Britain's infrastructure problem is highly dominated by planning bureaucracy
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Can Labour's 10 Year Plan fix the postcode lottery baked into the NHS With 7million people waiting for tratement across the UK can Labour's plan to shift to community-based healthcare really work for everyone?

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What does the Gorton and Denton result mean for Labour's left-wing vote The recent by-election saw a 12,000 vote swing in favour of the Green's which could mean huge consequences for the Labour Party

What does the Gorton and Denton result mean for Labour's left-wing vote
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Why the world's most expensive transport system keeps seeing price rises The tube has seen another 5.8% price rise, but this is set to continue, as commuter numbers fail to recover completely post-COVID

Another Substack piece... :)
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Is devolution the solution to England's regional inequality With six regions currently being on the devolution fast-track, what exactly is the benefit of doing it?

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Fool's Spring A little bit of sunshine and the fool's spring in London got me again. Welcome back, third winter.

Also, one piece on there just to point people to my Insta:
tinklepingu.substack.com/p/fools-spring

UK universities feel India might have an answer to their funding issues Nine UK universities have planned to open campuses in India, and with mounting financial pressures, could this be the way for them

And one on why UK unis are opening campuses in India:
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Why is devolution led by mostly white men? Note: This article was written in Feb 2024, but never published, so keep in mind that since it was written, Claire Ward, Kim McGuinness, Andrea Jenkyns and Helen Goodwin have been elected.

There is one on the lack of representation in English devolution
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I am here now <3 Was not planning on starting a Substack bus since the spam PR emailers have found my personal email, might as well get back into it

My personal email is now getting the random press-relases from PR emailers, so I thought it's time to start writing again.

So here is my new Substack, it has two articles on there, hopefully it's interesting enough to you!

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Shikhar Talwar's showreel of on-screen work YouTube video by shikhar talwar

If anyone wants to employ me as a journalist, here is my video work 🫡

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What does Sizewell C mean for Suffolk? 'Good jobs and fantastic futures' says PM Prime Minister Keir Starmer spoke at Suffolk New College in Ipswich about the investment going to Sizewell C.

The Prime Minister says that Sizewell C is the future for young people
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Fire safety issues 'were known 10 months before flat went up in flames' A residential property tribunal heard that fire safety issues in Focus Apartments, Carr Street in Ipswich were known 10 months before a flat went up…

Fire safety issues on a town centre apartment block were known 10 months before a flat went up in flames, it has emerged.
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Plans for commonhold welcomed but more work needed to avoid 'two-tier system' A homeowner and leader in Ipswich has welcomed the new changes by the government to the residential system but said more needs to be done.

A homeowner and community leader in Ipswich has welcomed the planned new changes to the leasehold and commonhold system
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Ex-Tory councillor is now Ipswich's Reform UK chair A former Conservative Ipswich borough councillor who was suspended for social media posts is now Reform UK's chair for Ipswich.

A former councillor who was suspended over accusations of pro-Russian social media posts is now Ipswich's Reform UK chair.
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Kesgrave not keen on idea of joining new 'Greater Ipswich' council Community leaders in Kesgrave and Felixstowe have reacted to plans to form a 'Greater Ipswich' unitary authority.

Community leaders in Kesgrave say they are not keen on joining the mooted 'Greater Ipswich' council as part of the devolution plans.
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Could Ipswich be the next 'city' of culture? Ipswich MP Jack Abbott has had conversations with relevant ministers as he eyes a possible bid to make the Suffolk town the UK's City of Culture…

Plans are in the works to potentially make the town the UK's cultural capital🎵
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Hospital trust confirms move to outsource jobs of cleaners, porters and housekeepers East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) has decided to privatise some roles at hospitals in Ipswich, Colchester and elsewhere.

This decision will affect 1,100 people.
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OPINION: Completely awe-struck by going to Westminster for the first time Ipswich Star reporter Shikhar Talwar has written about his visit to House of Commons in Westminster.

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We have arrived!

Ipswich Star is officially on Bluesky🙌

Taxi firm accuses app of 'daylight robbery' after being issued seven fines An Ipswich taxi company that raised concerns about withheld fares from a fare comparison app say they have now been issued with fines.

An Ipswich-based taxi company at loggerheads with a fare comparison app over withheld payments say they have now been hit by fines.
www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/2473265...

I am easily influenced by whatever bandwagon is going on 🫡