Great to hear live music at the Kirkgate. Saturday’s gig with the Jake Leg Jug Band was really fun! TheJake Leg Jug Band

Liz Truss seems barely even a Conservative. Today’s congratulations to an Italian political roots going back to Mussolini’s fascists;anti-monarchist/royalist;Lib Dem/Tory;proEU/Brexit diehard;austerity fan/public debt junkie. She’s even out of touch with herself. No integrity.

As a former ‘provincial’ journalist (Leeds & Manchester) I can confirm that local reporters are often much better at getting stuck in with politicians like Liz Truss than those in Westminster. Thanks to Yorkshire Post Newspapers for my training 1973-76 James Mitchinson

Surely there has to be a no confidence vote in Truss when Parliament returns. Most Tory MPs voted Sunak in the leadership election & he’s going ‘I told you so’ now. The Sunakites have to vote ‘no confidence’. They know they’re all toast anyway now. They must put the country first

Liz Truss has just said she wants to live in a country where women feel safe walking at home at night. Well her party have been in charge for the past 12 years & in that time rape prosecutions are at record lows. The Conservatives need to get a grip.

Liz Truss is a manifestation of billionaire cash as mediated through dark money think tanks. My latest contribution to Double Down News

One of the effects of menopause can be unplanned & problematic pregnancy sometimes not detected until many weeks in. Do you support a woman’s right to choose abortion Mark Jenkinson & access to free, safe, legal, well-funded & easily accessible local abortion services?

What a humiliation Liz Truss has inflicted on herself. But the country is being humiliated and trashed by the Tories. It’s not funny. There has to be a General Election. They cannot treat us like mugs and the country like their personal fiefdom

Only six women out of 30 attending Cabinet. Seriously? In 2022? Four times as many men as women around that table? WTF? #theauthoritygap

Fascinating exhibition ⁦Kirkgate Arts⁩ about my old grammar school in Cockermouth which started life as an ‘Industrial School’ aka Approved School (punishment for being poor!) ⁦Cumbria Arts and Culture Network⁩

Sent my son some surprise ⁦L.Robson & Sons⁩ in the post & he didn’t know who they’d come from initially. Thought he’d got on the wrong side of someone #paranoia #sleepwith thefishes

Shocked and very sad to hear of Ian Jack’s death - one of the greatest journalists and writers of my generation and a really lovely man. They don’t make them like that anymore theguardian.com/media/2022/oct…

Spotted in the window of a cafe in the East End of London today. Elliot and Black, the blinds and curtains people, are now at that address @elli0tblack

Kirkgate Arts Out West is the Rural Touring arm of Kirkgate Arts and Heritage, serving a large area of West Cumbria from North to South. Why not check out some of the upcoming shows we have available? Tickets: thekirkgate.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/sh… #kirkgatearts

Meet Labour Cycles this Tuesday in Parliament. We will joining the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Cycling and Walking for this year’s Parliamentary showcase event. The event runs 11am - 1pm - registration is required and free. See you there! eventbrite.co.uk/e/cycling-walk…

We recently had the welcome news of funding for a new project from the National Lottery Heritage Fund. We’re calling it In My Shoes and it’s going to focus on how diverse the local community is, celebrating all the different kinds of heritage that local people have... #InMyShoes

The Art Society has kindly donated £250 towards the #InMyShoes project (photographed below). Their aim is to enjoy and support the arts and they are delighted to support the Kirkgate with its wide range of arts and local and social history work. theartssocietycumbria.org.uk/Home.aspx

Antisocial behaviour ruins communities. Labour will stamp it out.