Charlie Clinton 🔶
@charlieclinton
🔶Liberal Democrat Councillor for Alperton. Promoted by Brent Liberal Democrats, at 242 Webheath NW6 2JX
Want cheaper energy bills ? Back the Lib Dems plan to halve energy bills by breaking the link between energy bills and wholesale gas prices. libdems.org.uk/energy Yes you read that right - its GAS prices which are keeping our energy bills higher than everywhere else in…
Yet more evidence of the impact of brexit on the music industry. As if more was needed ! independent.co.uk/news/uk/politi…
Good news for pubs, bars and venues: as @libdems and @LondonLibDems passed in conference motions last year, the gov seems set on turning policy guidance into law so developers building next to existing venues will be forced to soundproof. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/… We need to…
This should be a big deal. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/… The ICJ has ruled countries can be legally accountable for damage caused by climate change - and said that "subsidising fossil fuels" is among the actions which could be considered a breach. According to the IMF, last year…
Agreed.
The Prime Minister must act with immediate airdrops of much-needed aid into Gaza and get other countries to do the same. It is simply inhumane that Gaza faces starvation due to Israel’s aid blockade. Words alone won’t save lives.
Labour-led councils, from Sheffield to Southwark, are being ran from SW1 rather than by locals. Labour are using our boroughs as a playground. Only Liberal Democrats will give you local champions who put residents, not party HQ, first. Join our movement: libdems.org.uk/join-local
As we are the home of the largest Stadiums in the country - I am calling on Brent Council to go further in its support for the large music venue levy called for by @musicvenuetrust @UK_Music @LibDems and more, to support #grassrootsmusic. In Brent we can work with Wembley…
There has been a lot of speculation over the past 24 hours regarding my removal as the Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Women and Equalities and Scotland. I can now confirm I have been removed from that position, and have shared my response below.
Honestly in disbelief watching this. The Tories have completely lost the plot. Quite apart from the continuing conflation of legal immigration with small boats, and that it overlooks the fact that these "foreigners" pay more into the economy than they take out, its just…
This really is not getting the attention it should. The Tories' latest proposal is to exclude *any household that includes any foreign national from any benefit*. And when asked about it, they keep citing small boat crossings - a minute fraction of migration - to justify it. ~AA
When the Chancellor gave her spending review statement, I was disappointed that she did not use the words local authority or council once. The @LGANews says there will be an £8 billion funding gap by the end of this Parliament. Councils need fairer funding!
I’ve had lots of casework as the MP for #Woking about leaseholders being fleeced by management companies. Via my role on @CommonsHCLG I’ve questioned the Chief Executive of FirstPort - we have now written to him demanding action.
We have written to FirstPort and Rendall & Rittner about the transparency of fees and their handling of complaints, following our evidence session on property management companies.
Myself and over 40 other @LibDems MPs have written to the Govt urging action on the unfair 90-day limit for UK nationals visiting Europe. UK artists, drivers and tourists need fair, reciprocal travel arrangements so they can work, tour and travel without unnecessary barriers 👇
Brave of @HinaBokhariLD not only to show how she really feels about the racism she experiences every day, but also to actively share that vulnerable moment in an effort to help shine a spotlight on this very real problem. Hate has no home in our country. #Standuptoracism.
I was on @BBCRadioLondon earlier to talk about the rising danger of Islamophobia and why London institutions urgently need Islamophobia training. I didn’t expect to get emotional live on air. But this is personal for me and 1.3 million Muslim Londoners. We deserve to feel safe.
Islamophobia in Britain is clearly at dangerous levels - as we saw in the violent outbreaks last summer. So I was shocked to discover there is ZERO dedicated training on Islamophobia whether in the Met, the LFB or any GLA body - and it seems the Mayor was too. We must do better⬇️
So many myths to dispel, its hard to know where to start. But perhaps this is the one that matters most: #Refugees are people. Not political footballs. #WorldRefugeeDay #RefugeesDeserveBetter
Today is Refugee Day. So we thought it was time to dispel the myths which surround asylum seekers and refugees. Could you live on £49 a week?
My thoughts are with the families & friends of those who were on board the Air India flight that crashed today. Such a devastating accident, and it hits home especially hard in Brent and Alperton as we have such a large, vibrant Indian community. bbc.co.uk/news/live/c8d1…