Darren Fower
Darren Fower
@darrenfower.bsky.social
โ๐ผ Campaigner, ๐ฅ๏ธ blogger and ๐ political analysts/commentator ........ Based in #Peterborough ๐ฌ๐ง
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Financial disclosures filed with the Charity Commission reveal that chief executives leading prominent UK refugee and human rights charities regularly receive salary packages between ยฃ90,000 and ยฃ150,000+ ...! darrenfower.substack.com/p/is-the-uk...
๐ค Here's my thoughts on imported overseas labour and why millions of domestic working-age citizens remain on welfare rolls ......โ๏ธ ๐ darrenfower.substack.com/p/britains-...
Have a ganders at my article and let me know YOUR ๐ค thoughtsโ๏ธ ๐ darrenfower.substack.com/p/stockpile...
๐ค Time for RADICAL ๐ณ๏ธ electoral change? See my latest BLOG comments and let me know if you agree ......โ๏ธ ๐ darrenfower.substack.com/p/time-to-s...
๐๐ฟ Have a ๐ read of the Full article and feel FREE to drop a comment ..... ๐ darrenfower.substack.com/p/rayners-s...
When national policy disputes trigger the collapse of town hall administrations, local services and democratic mandates are left in the crossfire. darrenfower.substack.com/p/coalition...
๐ก Why are local council chief executives earning vastly more than the Prime Minister of the United Kingdomโ๏ธ #LocalGovernment #FatCats #Councils Check out my recent article and let me know YOUR ๐ค thoughtsโ๏ธ ๐ darrenfower.substack.com/p/town-hall...
The directors recruited to steer Poundland through its emergency sale process less than two weeks ago are on the brink of resigning, heightening the risk that one of Britain's biggest discount retailers will collapse within days, risking thousands of job losses. www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2h...
๐ฆ #AndyHaldane, the ex-chief economist at the Bank of England, has told The Times ๐๏ธ he thinks Britain is "close to being taxed out and maxed out in terms of borrowing". ๐ฏ Haldane has also claimed Labour MPs do NOT understand how "precarious" the current situation is for the country right nowโ๏ธ
๐ค It seems the UK 'intelligence' ๐ต๏ธโโ๏ธ services initially tried to control the narrative .... but โ FAILEDโ๏ธ โฝ๏ธ Locals were told they were JUST fuel-thieves, despite residents knowing this was a load of TOSHโผ๏ธ ๐ซ EVEN when the US shipped out their Bombers, the Ministry of Defence kept stumโ๏ธ๐คซ
Have a ganders at my article and let me know YOUR ๐ค thoughtsโ๏ธ ๐ darrenfower.substack.com/p/stockpile...
Major non-governmental organisations ... like Migrant Help have been awarded government contracts exceeding ยฃ190 million over multi-year terms to deliver advice and assistance services to asylum seekers. darrenfower.substack.com/p/is-the-uk...
๐น Labour's #ShabanaMahmood has announced plans for an independent review into the murder of #HenryNowakโ๏ธ ๐ An initial report will be published by March next year. ๐จ The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) is already investigating 2 officers for potential gross misconductโ๏ธ
Have a read of my article and let me know YOUR ๐ค thoughtsโ๏ธ ๐ darrenfower.substack.com/p/shared-ow...
Local authorities across England face an estimated cumulative funding deficit exceeding ยฃ4 billion over the next two fiscal years, meaning administrative instability risks disrupting vital frontline services! darrenfower.substack.com/p/coalition...
๐ค So far ... he's promised to lower energy bills, scrap the digital ID scheme, cap single bus fares to ยฃ2 from the New Year, end rough sleeping by Xmas, free bus travel for disabled peeps from April 2027 and a couple of other thingsโ๏ธ๐ #AndyBurnham #UKLabour #GMB #SusannaReid #RichardMadeley
๐คท๐ผโโ๏ธ There's ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ of intelligent, capable, decent ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฐ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ people in the UKโ๏ธ ๐คท๐พโโ๏ธ So why do ๐ก๐ข๐ก๐ of them ever become leader of the #LabourPartyโ ๐คฃ And lets not ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ the ๐๐๐๐ง Labour - in its ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ history - has ๐ก๐๐ฉ๐๐ฅ had a female leaderโ๏ธ #AndyBurnham #UKLabour #WorkersParty #Proletariat
The national directive directly jeopardises joint power-sharing agreements across 18 local councils in England and Wales, threatening power dynamics in key districts. darrenfower.substack.com/p/coalition...
๐๐ป๐ผ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฏ๐๐ฑ๐ด๐ฒ๐, another round of ๐๐๐๐๐๐ promises and tightening grips. With the tax burden sitting near ๐ต๐ถ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ต๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ and growth ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ its feet, are we actually going to see a plan that works, or just more creative accounting on ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ฑ๐ฎ๐? #Budget2026 #JohnHealeyMP #UKLabour
Is UK Shared Ownership a lifeline or a legalised trap? Earning ยฃ25k while sitting on ยฃ300k+ properties leaves buyers vulnerable to soaring rents and service charges. Is the housing bubble about to burst? ๐ โ ๏ธ darrenfower.substack.com/p/shared-ow...
โน๏ธ Over two years of a Labour Government, and still Brits continue to suffer ... while their MPs enjoy FREE food and subsidised beersโ๏ธ ๐ก ๐๏ธ The Trussell Trust says, almost half of British families with disabled children have run out of food in the past 12 months without the money to buy moreโ๏ธ
Has the management of the migration crisis evolved into a self-sustaining sector? darrenfower.substack.com/p/is-the-uk...