Social Media, public figures and the press need to be held accountable for the impact that their actions have on society.  People like Musk believe they are unassailable when peddling and supporting hate. We as citizens, along with politicians and others, can make a difference. ,

This is yet another case of an egregious defamation by a government official being picked up by the taxpayer. Make Michelle Donelan pay the settlement fee back to the taxpayer.

I have personally found it impossible to get full Freedom Of Information about myself from: the NHS Trust, Borough Council, and a local Supported Housing Company- one of which my solicitor paid £50 for yet never received.

Alan Bates has devoted so much of his life in seeking justice for those who have seen their lives ruined, were sent to prison, lost their businesses their homes and had their previous good character destroyed. Without his devotion it is almost certain a that this wrongdoing would never have come to light and that those wronged would have had to live with for the rest of their lives.

Its bigotry and racist and has no room in the 21st century

Glasgow is a vibrant friendly city. We are welcoming and caring, we run toward problems and don't back away, we posses pride in abundance. However, we have as a city been let down greatly by knife crime. For decades we have faced this issue and its destructive outcomes - we have lost our sons and daughters, and there is never any going back from that. I would therefore like to see bleed control kits situated around the city much in the way defibrillators are, which can help to buy time whilst awaiting emergency help. Glasgow, we look forward to a day when knife crime no longer takes our loved ones from us, but in the mean time I hope we could achieve training and support to the public on how to effectively use bleed control kits, so that one day there are less 'what ifs'. Any one of us could be a victim of knife crime. Glasgow sadly still loses loved ones to this horrific crime which leaves a void to families that can never be filled, dreams shattered, chances taken away, love that can no longer be directed to ones who are gone .

The Deadly Downside of a Cashless Society I first became aware of the dangers 21 years ago. In a nutshell, a female client was tracked down by her abusive partner and held at knifepoint. He tracked her down using the cheque and card transactions and ambushed her at the hotel. Back then, she had a few weeks of breathing space because the bank statements arrived every few weeks. Now, every card transaction is instantaneous and gives massive amounts of detail about exactly where you are in terms of geographical location. Many women* I've worked with over the years only had some semblance of a life because they were saving their 'pin money' so their partner couldn't track their every move. In May 2022, I found the ticket machines at Paddington Station, London, didn't take cash. A distressed looking woman tried to buy a bottle of water on the train on the same day. They denied her. She didn't speak much English and said she didn't have a card. I was only on the train for an hour and a half, but imagine in this weather having to go for the full 4 hours without water. On a sweltering hot day in Regent's Park last month, I tried to buy an ice lolly and a banana with the exact change. No can do. The incident in the park did also make me wonder if children are now walking round with debit cards and tapping smart watches. Two years ago, as the pandemic took hold, it became apparent many families don't have a PC or regular Wi-Fi, so I'm thinking the aforementioned is unlikely. * I've said women because it was a woman who first alerted me to this problem back in 2001. I know there is also an often silent demographic of abused men in the world. This move to a cashless society creates several dangerous silos. Aside from those attempting to flee domestic abuse and violent situations and not wishing to leave an instant digital trail as they go, there are also those who do not have the luxury of access to fully topped up debit cards and smart watches. The incident I faced in Regent's Park when trying to buy an ice lolly on a sweltering hot day in London; yes, I know, a rare combination but true, raised the issue of children. Are 10-year-olds all now walking around with fully loaded smart watches? What about those less affluent families who can't afford such technology? And what about the elderly and those who don't cope well with or have access to technology or bank accounts? And what about the homeless population? I've been discussing this globally, and we are all now losing count of the number of places now refusing to take cash.

This is important to ensure that any future governments cannot take advantage of the people's trust ever again as this most recent administration has done. Most U.K. citizens will be unaware or apathetic to the fact that we do not have a codified constitution. However, they must realise that this is paramount to securely protecting our interests for the future and future generations to come.

The longer this matter goes on, the more urgent it becomes to resolve it, so the country can move on, we can restore dignity and integrity to our Politics, and stop being an international laughing stock (as we have become), enduring such apparent tawdry and criminal behaviour from a man who has brought the office of Prime Minister, and his party, into disrepute.

Better UK supports people being active, and improving their health and wellbeing. This should start by supporting members to cycle, rather than drive, to their gyms. At the moment they have posters up in the bike hangars warning members about bike thefts in the area, but they are not taking any direct action to prevent this from happening. We, the members, would like to see this issue addressed and resolved through investment in a secure bike storage solution. A handful of the many recent cases : https://stolen-bikes.co.uk/stolen-bikes/brompton-bicycle-s6lu/ https://stolen-bikes.co.uk/stolen-bikes/specialized-vado-turbo/ https://stolen-bikes.co.uk/stolen-bikes/brompton-bicycle-m6l-2016-model/

We need an independent investigation to determine that the Tory Party are changing their procedures so that this can never happen again

Women are the predominant victims of coercive control, affecting 1.6million in 2019. These figures have greatly increased in 2022. Coercive control is often a hidden abuse, where there involves a lot of gaslighting, lies, behind the scene manipulating and sabotage. The damaging element is that it takes a long time to know what is going on, and also it affects every part of the victim's life and also it is hard to be believed. Often a victim is very isolated and having to suffer on their own. This has far reaching and permanent damage. Coercive control is a crime but it is hard for a victim to bring that perpetrator to court for the crime. Equally the courts are not arresting many perpetrators of coercive control. So again the victim is in a trap. If the perpetrator is not going to be arrested then surely they should have some punishment for their crime and that would be in the form of a fine or compensation to the victim.