Admiral Lord West, former First Sea Lord: "I’m delighted if more young people become aware of defence and are involved … but this idea is basically bonkers." Rishi Sunak Conservatives James Cleverly🇬🇧 Rt Hon Sir Grant Shapps

I walk around London and see beggars outside shops, people sleeping in doorways, tent cities everywhere… and I think of what Sunak, Cameron and their friends have done to us in the past 14 years and how well-fed and satisfied with themselves they look.

So. Farewell then, Nadhim Zahawi, who, just days after the last Eye asked when he might take the hint and resign as MP for Stratford-on-Avon, has done precisely that. Zahawi's resignation letter ran through his greatest hits without mentioning his tax blunders or expenses claims

NEWS Post Office scandal: Police are going to deploy 80 detectives for criminal inquiry into executives for perjury and perverting the course of justice Finally 👍🏼👍🏼 theguardian.com/business/artic…

NEW: I can reveal Labour’s investigation into suspended MP Diane Abbott’s racism comments finished 5 months ago A source says she was given a ‘formal warning’ in Dec ‘23 Ms Abbott was required to do an online ‘anti semitism course’ - which she did in Feb Yet source says she

Nick Ferrari is doing a phone-in with parents who are taking their kids out of private schools because of Labour’s VAT policy… They sound gutted One is sending his kids to Spain Another to Dubai …all to avoid state schools that 94% of us have little choice but to use.

Harry Satloka, Harrogate Free Walking Tour, will be our guest speaker at ‘Afternoon Tea with Friends’ in June. Harry is well known for his humorous talks and is sure to entertain us with ‘Ramblings of a Harrogate Walker’.

We are looking to recruit volunteers to be responsible for identifying suitable locations in Wetherby for our collection boxes and collecting them when needed. Time commitment, a couple of hours per month. If you can help, please email [email protected]

This week we celebrate Volunteers Week. It is our opportunity to give a ‘Big Thank You’ to all our amazing volunteers. Without their support we simply could not fundraise and purchase equipment for our Harrogate Hospital. #VolunteersWeek #harrogate #harrogatehospital

Enjoy a sumptuous Afterrnoon Tea in the elegant relaxing surroundings of The Harrogate Club to be followed by Harry Satloka, Harrogate Free Walking Tours, who will be our guest speaker this month. Harry is well known for his humorous talks and is sure to entertain us all.

It's weird how they never mentioned that...

Czech billionaire set to buy Royal Mail for £3.6bn. The story so far: 1st class stamp £1.65; 2nd class 85p When privatised in 2013: 1st class 60p; 2nd class 50p Benefit of Privatisation: Higher price, worse service. The same will continue. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

linktr.ee/TheStraymen …..here it is #Harrogate …. Our very own #Christmas #Song ….. listen here …. #MerryChristmasHarrogate

The brand-new song, Merry Christmas Harrogate, which was launched this morning, is now available to download for free on Spotify 🎄🎶 harrogateadvertiser.co.uk/news/people/ha…

As the Tories are rejoicing re #TulipSiddiq an interesting bit of essential tv that may be worth a watch. On Channel 5, Monday 20 January 9.00 pm. The Michelle Mone Scandal Where did our Money Go? #PPE #CovidInquiry #PPEScandal #Channel5

Truss and Kwarteng wiped £300bn off the value of Britain's assets. If that doesn't count as crashing the economy, what does?

The NHS costs half what the American insurance based system costs and is twice as good. That's Thatcherism as we know only too well. So they could be spending double what they are currently spending. Imagine what we are missing because crooks have taken over the asylum.. #bbcqt

Kemi Badenoch's parents visited Britain from Nigeria for a couple of weeks to give birth to her and steal a British passport. Later she returned at 16 to get all the benefits of British citizenship by this fraud on the British taxpayer.. #bbcqt

Do come to our first meeting of 2025 on January 31st. ⁦British Heart Foundation⁩ ⁦Pumping Marvellous Foundation⁩ #heartfailure ⁦Harrogate & District Community Action⁩ ⁦Lynda Fussell⁩ @hs4lc ⁦@MindinHarrogate⁩ @aacharrogate ⁦Henshaws⁩ ⁦⁦Karen Weaver⁩ ⁦Wellspring⁩ ⁦

It's not the Disabled people, it's not the pensioners, it's not the immigrants. It is the billionaires taking all the money, paying no tax, cutting your wages and increasing their prices every single year.