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9 November 2026
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Monthly column: Conservatives have dangerously neglected our public services

The impact of 13 long years of austerity has been highlighted in the past few weeks by the RAAC crisis – schools, hospitals, and other public buildings at risk of collapse. The infrastructure of this country...
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Mohammad Yasin MP in the House of Commons

Monthly column: Tories in danger of breaking triple-lock pension manifesto pledge

Last week in Parliament, only one Tory MP voted with Labour’s Motion to protect the Pension Triple lock. Despite it being a Tory manifesto pledge for the state pension rate...
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Shock as Bedford’s Spaghetti John’s announces sudden closure

Bedfordian foodies have expressed their sadness this morning at the news that Spaghetti Johns on Castle Lane, Bedford has closed. In a statement on their Facebook...
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